![]() Next door at Incendiary Brewing, started by two locals in 2018, the crowd sways and sings along with the band playing in the corner - it’s standing room only at the bar, where patrons line up to order porters, pilsners and American IPAs. The line to order stretches about 20-deep, with customers scanning the busy warehouse-like space for an open table. On a Saturday night at Bailey Power Plant in downtown Winston-Salem, wide-eyed children watch as pizza chefs at Cugino Forno toss dough high in the air before turning their attention to the spinning rainbow of Italian gelato in the rotating freezer by the register. She was outstanding and very knowledgeable about the wines and the food.A short drive north of Charlotte, Winston-Salem is rich with history, art and an emerging culinary scene.īy Cathy Martin | photographs courtesy visit Winston-Salem The highlight of the evening was our server Izzy. We thought the prices were a bit high for the wine ($19 for a glass of pinot), but generally the food prices were in line with the quality of the food. There was an extensive wine selection, especially of dry French wines. We found it a bit strange that the butter for the bread had a layer of salt on top, and that our chocolate dessert also had a touch of salt. Perhaps one of the others would have been a better choice. There were 6 to choose from, and the Horseradish & Honey Creme Fraiche Butter was my choice. A little short on flavor I thought, but the "housemade accompaniment" helped a bit. The filet was tender and cooked medium as ordered. The salmon would have benefited from a sauce, but had a nice crisp to the outside and was very tasty but a little dry. We had the roasted salmon and the filet mignon meals. Our server was superb, so she earned them the extra points. I would have gone for 3 1/2 stars, but that's not an option so I went with 4. We’re not talking about a cheap breakfast either.40$ for two and no juice or fruit included!! Never again!! More But, unfortunately, this time turned me off completely. I have been here a number of times before and always had a nice experience. The problem here? An incompetent server with no attention to detail and TOO FEW workers. After another LONG delay our order arrived and …NO OMELETTE!! Scrambled! My sister’s muffin not even TOASTED. When our server took our order, I asked for an omelette and my sister, an English muffin. I finally just got up and asked someone else and I got some. 10 minutes later, my coffee is getting cold and NO creamer. I told her that I’d like some creamer and she said that she’ll get some. The server was pleasant and brought me coffee. No one even offered us any attention at our table until 30 minutes later. What a disappointment!! The reservation was for 8:30 am. ![]() My sister was visiting and I thought she’d enjoy breakfast here-especially because the Cardinal Hotel is a beautifully preserved Art Deco gem. I'd recommend The Katharine, especially to tired hotel guests who don't feel up to leaving the hotel to find a place for dinner. In spite of the hotel's fire alarm going off in the middle of the dinner, and us having to evacuate to the street for a good ten minutes or so, the meal was enjoyable. Everyone loved the desserts, however, which were the s'mores pot du creme and the apple tart. The chicken au poive was also enjoyable.more so than the trout, which was overpowered by the vinegary potatoes. The steaks were very well cooked, well seasoned and quite good. We started with the onion soup and a simple arugula salad, both of which were quite tasty.įor the entrees, two people got steak, each served with a different house-made compound butter. Even though it is right off the rather stylish art deco lobby of a boutique hotel, the restaurant itself gives off a more casual vibe. There is no need to get dressed up to go to The Katharine.
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