Upscale, colorful eatery offering a wide selection of refined American fare, plus brick-oven pizzas.
Address and Contact Information
Address: 10709 McMullen Creek Pkwy, Charlotte, NC 28226
Phone: (704) 541-8000
Website: http://www.trio-charlotte.com/
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Reviews
The menu at Trio is customized for some seasonal holidays including this one. We ordered the Roasted Cauliflower dip for starters and for the mains we ordered the Crispy Cod and the Farro Risotto. The starter was delivered soon after our order was placed and mains were delivered appropriately after. The Cauliflower dip was exceptional and we also enjoyed the main plates.
In summary a great experience, we will be back.
Why is that so important? Because in a world that’s rapidly changing and a town that looks nothing like it did 30 years ago, sometimes it’s crucial to have one place where you know the Cobb salad, fried chicken, almond basket dessert, muligatawny soup and prime rib are going to be steady and delicious. $7 bucks for a decent pour of decent wine? Yep. Warm bread with real butter? That’s right!
Trio is a warm hug. A nostalgic delight that reminds you all is still well in the world.
Just brought my 17 year old daughter here and she said “why have we been sleeping on this sweet tea and platter of chicken fingers?” Thats teenager for “why haven’t we been here in awhile?”
The pizzas are great too.
Do yourself a favor and go swim in the safe waters of Trio. I know my parents are toasting our return from Heaven. They loved it too. The bar is full of friendly strangers and the booths are always welcoming. Get over to Trio! (I should have taken more pics but trust me)!
Also who still serves baked Alaska? That’s right…TRIO!
Rating: ⭐ (One star, because the bread eventually showed up)
If you’re looking for a place to celebrate your birthday where you can experience the thrill of being completely invisible, look no further than Trio. I’ve been coming here for years, but my visit on December 23rd was less of a “celebration” and more of a “social experiment in neglect.”
The “Vanishing Act”
Our party of six arrived, and while the first half got water, the second half apparently entered a different dimension where servers don’t exist. We sat there for 25 minutes—long enough to contemplate our life choices and memorize the wood grain on the table—before I had to physically hunt down a hostess to remind her we were, in fact, humans who required sustenance.
Five minutes later, our waitress appeared. No apology. Just the cold, hard silence of someone who clearly had somewhere better to be.
The Kitchen Scapegoat
We ordered immediately to save time. Forty minutes later, we were still staring at empty plates. When I went searching for a hostess again, the lobby was a ghost town. When the waitress finally graced us with her presence at the 45-minute mark, she brought… bread.
She immediately pivoted to the classic “blame the kitchen” strategy. I told her flatly: If the food hasn’t started, we’re leaving. She promised it was coming. It eventually did—an hour after ordering and 90 minutes after we sat down. By that point, I wasn’t even hungry anymore; I was just impressed by the commitment to the delay.
The “Management” Special
The real “cherry” on top of this birthday disaster was the manager. When he finally approached us, he didn’t offer an apology. Instead, he gave us a tour of his excuses:
* It was the owner’s fault.
* He had to bartend.
* (And his personal favorite, which he repeated three times): “As long as the food was hot and good, that’s all that matters.”
Newsflash: When it’s someone’s birthday, the “service” and “not being ignored for an hour” actually matter quite a bit. I don’t care if the chicken was forged in the fires of Mount Doom; or if you served Lembas bread, the temperature of the chicken is the least of my concerns.
The Verdict
The food was… okay. But the service was a dumpster fire of “not my job” energy. If you want to spend your birthday being blamed for the restaurant’s staffing issues while a manager explains his resume to you, Trio is your spot. Otherwise? Run. We’ve been loyal for years, but after this? We’re officially “ghosting” Trio just like they ghosted us.