Rooster's Ballantyne

Rooster's Ballantyne reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Mike VIP

   Charlotte13 reviews

   2.0

   Dined today

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 1

   I hate this review. I LOVE Roosters and have been to the uptown location easily 30-40 times, and I was thrilled they were opening this location only a couple miles from the house. Uptown is perfect, intimate, excellent food, bar downstairs is also intimate, we love it. Here, when you walk in, you walk into a large open air metal building that feels like a warehouse or an airline hanger. Almost like a Costco, but a taller ceiling with fans necessary to move air, feeling the breeze. It's so loud, everyone raises their voice, so it's even louder. One guy near us was on his phone and had to have his finger in his ear to hear. We sat at a tiny table in the middle of the traffic, and with the environment, the traffic, the noise and the warehouse vibe, we decided to leave before we ordered dinner. So disappointed, as we really wanted this to be a local neighborhood spot we could go to, as we know we LOVE the food! I'd go all the way downtown a dozen times before I'd bother going here again unless they make massive fixes. I'm sure the food is excellent, and our service was excellent too, but even they understood why we chose to leave, and even admitted many others did too for the same reason. Roosters - we love you, but you need to fix this metal building, drop the ceilings, make it intimate, add sound buffers, solve the concrete floors, or something. This is more 'new' brewery than restaurant. We'll watch from a distance, and we hope we'll try again sometime, but not until you turn it from a warehouse into a restaurant.
   

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   Debbie

   Charlotte49 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Love what a tight ship Roosters is. It’s pretty loud inside and in hindsight I would have loved to sit outside. Son felt like steak was small (not a full NY strip) but overall we love the food… I thought the campanelle dish was a little skimpy in size too but my other son thought it was fine. The fries are amazing and the service was top notch.
   

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   John

   Nashville1 review

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Our experience was nothing short of AMAZING! We had reservations for 6:45, but came a bit early. After a brief wait, we had a table. Our server, Nick, was phenomenal. He thoroughly explained the menu, taking the time to answer all of our questions. We were all very satisfied with the food and exceptional service!
   

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   Sony VIP

   New York City64 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   What an awesome experience! We stumbled across this special restaurant while visiting our friends in NC. On every level, our experience from the decor to the friendly staff and most, importantly, the chefs who excel at their craft was exemplary. We thoroughly enjoyed their baby kale Caesar salad with anchovies, fennel sausage, red onion and arugula pizza with a side dish of roasted beets. 10 stars across the board!! I absolutely encourage everyone to visit this gem!!
   

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   Marilou VIP

   Charlotte43 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 30, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was excellent along with our server. Will be back soon.
   

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   Cyril

   Charlotte1 review

   5.0

   Dined on April 28, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great great place Good food. Will definitely go back highly recommend.
   

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   Mark VIP

   Charlotte4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 26, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great Food and Location Need sound proofing. Way too loud with high metal ceilings. Get sound buffering curtains on ceiling to stop echo noise
   

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   Jean

   Charlotte26 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 26, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Appetizers were perfect, but my salmon was a little overcooked and the char just tasted like something burnt. My husband's rib-eye was a little chewy and no one at the table enjoyed the cauliflower. My daughter loved her scallops, and her fiancé said his chicken was delicious. Everyone liked the collard greens. Our server was attentive and very upbeat, but the food was a bit of a mixed bag.
   

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   Laurie VIP

   Charlotte1 review

   5.0

   Dined on April 25, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   First of all, Roosters Ballantyne is SOOOO much better than the Southpark location! It is quite busy AND LOUD so be prepared (we were also there on a Friday early-ish so "happy hour" time.) Eric, one of the managers was super AWESOME and helped us (party of 5) move to another table as we were originally by the bar w/ my elderly mother and she was having lots of trouble hearing! He found us another table and they quickly moved /accomodated us and were the BEST!! The food was delicious and our server was quite pleasant and attentive - unfortunately, didn't get her name!
   

   Rooster's BallantyneResponded on April 26, 2025

   Hello Laurie, Thank you so much for the wonderful review. It was our pleasure having you last night! Tricia was taking care of you and she is truly amazing and such an asset to our team. Thank you so much for dining with us, I'm glad the stars aligned and we were able delivery such a great experience for your family. Hope to see you all soon!
   

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    carlos VIP

    Western NC53 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 24, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    The food and service was excellent as always.  Noise level high and hard to hear, however,  not really sure they can contain. more of an FYI, if you dine here.
    

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