Barrister’s

This is a hidden gem! A colleague and I had lunch in their courtyard as it was perfect weather outside. Our server, Kayla was amazing, friendly, and made the experience enjoyable! The food was fantastic and had I've been able to return for dinner, I would not have hesitated! If I make it back to Gastonia, not only will I eat here again, but I will stay at the hotel!

3*=A OKI came here with some friends for dinner. Place is small on seating on the inside. Lots of seating outside for warmer weather. Server was ok, stretched too thin. Almost to the point of acting like "my 20% auto gratituty is there, so I can forget things, be slow, and not check on how you like your food."Ordered 2 cocktails. Pictured is the Abysance. It was ok. My Last Word was better. Ordered the pasta dish. I was excited because the pesto seemed fresh, but it lacked seasoning. Chicken, pasta, and mushrooms were great. Too much oil seeping out of the pesto. My table mates all complained that their food was either missing seasoning, or overly spicy. This was odd because the menu didn't describe a thing to be spicy. Like the veggies and roasted potatoes were covered in some type of cayenne blend! One Ordered the creme brulee, covered in untoasted Almond flour...like why??? She dumped that off. I opted not to try desserts. I don't know if I would return to eat, maybe just for drinks. But there are at least 2 places on the block for great drinks, so I don't know if i'll be back. .

I'm torn. The restaurant is adorable and the food was prepared quickly however the service was tough to get past. I wasn't acknowledged at all by several waitresses just standing there talking and multiple others until I obviously looked very bothered. The lady looked at the others standing around confused but yet failed to empathize or address the wait time. The pasta was really good. I will say give it a try, maybe it was just a bad night.

A new place for us to try. It's a quaint place inside the hotel. They did well with the space. The menu has plenty of great choices. We started with the Barrata, superb. I had the Bone-In Pork Chop served on grits with a roasted Succotash. Excellent, the chop was perfectly done, nice char. Grits, amazing. Highly recommend.

Went for breakfast. No coffee. Asked for iced tea, and was told only served at lunch. Hostess was also the waitress. Limited menu only 3 options. No music playing. A breakfast sandwich was $4 extra for meat. Only came with egg and cheese for $9 on a biscuit. The sandwich was good but the experience was not worth 30 something dollars for two waters and two sandwiches.

The food was amazing, and the staff was very courteous. I definitely enjoyed my date night there.

I left a sterling review of this place approximately 2 years ago and I would like to retract every word. The waitress was very kind and attentive and the water tasted fine, however those were the highlights of my visit.According to the condescending manager, there is a new owner and new management who is intending on changing the direction of the restaurant. I'm guessing this involves using subpar cuts of meat and intentionally hiring management with the attitude and competency of an earthworm.Here's a tiny tip to humanity: if solicit someone's opinion about your product, it is unacceptable to criticize their feedback. If you're incapable of receiving the tiniest bit of criticism, then you shouldn't deal with the general public.Example: "Did you love your food?""No, not really, but it's okay...""Oh really... tell me why you think it tasted like that. I don't understand and I don't believe you. We've never had a complaint. I love the smell of my own farts!"Anyways, if you're walking by this restaurant and want a glass of water, served by a nice waitress, I would totally recommend. However, you're going to be criticized my the manager before you leave if you ask for ice.

Gastonia's hidden gem in the land of fast food. Wonderful cocktails and service. The food is delicious. The restaurant is very nice and there's outside seating as well.

My first visit was awesome. The chicken fried chicken was so good. The grits were an awesome compliment to the chicken. Loved the atmosphere. The staff provided great recommendations. Looking forward to my next visit.

We were so disappointed last night. My daughter and I took my husband out for his birthday. We were not told when we booked our reservation that they had a wedding rehearsal dinner in the main dining area, so when we arrived we were seated in the downstairs bar at a table facing the service door. When the door opened, we were hit in the face with fluorescent lights. Definitely not the ambiance we had expected. We left after appetizers. I felt terrible for the server. He was very nice and great at his job. We did leave him an appropriate tip. Barrister's, we have so few choice in fine dining, please do better.