Zebra Restaurant, Charlotte, North Carolina Restaurant Details

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Risotto too salty. Our table was wobbly. Our flower was wilted. They keep serving dishes in wine glasses...cheap wine glasses, thick wine glasses. This restaurant is overrated.
I came for lunch with clients and it was much better than this gastronomic dinner mascarade.

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Simply put the food and service at Zebra is brilliant. Following the amazing service comes wonderfully cooked and presented food. It quite simply deserves more than a 5 star rating for the quality and value! We live locally and will be eating here regularly with friends and family. So whether you live in Charlotte or your just visiting I recommend this restaurant for a great experience!

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After dining at Zebra I feel like I can confidently conclude that this is an establishment of convenience for South Park suburbanites who do not feel like driving into uptown for a legitimate fine dining experience that you would expect at a similar price point.

The food at Zebra is not bad. The oysters on a half shell with watermelon-cucumber mignonette were certainly more creative than your usual serving idea for oysters, but the flavors clashed more than they worked in tandem in my opinion. The entrees were good. I thought that the crispy skin duck was well prepared and reasonably priced. Their NY strip is clearly an exercise in quantity over quality. For 64 dollars, I can think of at least a dozen places in town you would be better off going if you wanted a steak. Do yourself a favor and just go somewhere else if you are looking for a good steak dinner.

The main detractor from the experience is the (unjustifiably) snooty atmosphere. They clearly think very highly of themselves here without the culinary chops to support their lofty self-assessment. I won't go so far as to say that the service is poor. It's actually quite average. If you want a great fine dining experience, just do yourself a favor and take that cab into uptown. If you really just don't want to leave Cotswold/Myers Park tonight and don't mind getting a relatively poor value for your dining dollar, then Zebra is your ideal establishment.

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After many many visits to Zebra I felt compelled to send out my gratitude and appreciation for the fine service and excellent food. We have supported Zebra for years with dinners for parties of 2 to 30 guests. Funny how they can serve the same high quality food, in the same amount of time for any size group...we always feel fully engaged by our server...and on most occasions more than just the server.

I like a gin and tonic before dinner and I surely appreciate the generous pour.
I drink a glass of red wine with dinner (doctors orders you know) and they always pick just the right wine for my entree!

Keep up the great work!

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Food and service never disappoint at Zebra, but I have had enough of the manager. I woulld like to think the owner is unaware of what an arrogant jerk he has representing his business. I have never in my life been witness to such unprofessional behavior. If you need help with your wine selection be prepared to feel as if you are at a used car dealership. This man actually negotiates the prices of the wine in order to sell it to you, AND after he tells you how fantastic the wine is, convincing you to buy it, he has the nerve to ask to taste it! Clearly he is full of s**t! My wife and I have over looked how he belittles the staff, and how he seems to think he owns Zebra, several times but they have finally lost our business. I feel bad for the owner and staff because the manager is ruining the experience Zebra is supposed to be.