Terrific find with superb Italian fare!! Going back soon.

Wish they had a little move expansive bar stock specifically burbon

It was our first visit to Zinicola. It's hard to fairly judge a restaurant during the pandemic because everything is so scaled back. But under normal standards, they were no better than average. Nothing that would compel you to return soon.

Excellent - Thank you Everything was wonderful .. service, food, ambiance

We celebrated our daughters and son in law’s 10th wedding anniversary, traveling from Georgia and Virginia and found this wonderful Italian restaurant. They made our socially distancing dinner perfect with seating we requested, delicious food and great service. Highly recommend this restaurant, careful attention to their making our night so special.

Had not been to the restaurant since before the COVID related lockdowns. Had always enjoyed dining here, so chose it for our wedding anniversary dinner. As always, it was a most enjoyable experience on every level. Definitely recommended and will keep coming back - wearing a mask, of course!

Excellent date night with the wife! Saw all of the great reviews and had to try it. Top service from the hostess to Brennan (the server) to seeing how they well they observed and implemented Covid protocols (Including seeing them sanitize chairs and tables in between customers). We felt very comfortable because of this. Excellent food - octopus appetizer with a variety of flavors; heavenly beef cheeks over polenta, delicious flounder (out of branzino), and incredible tiramisu and pistacchio gelato. Very attentive service and recommendations from Brennan and was near where we could observe the chef/owner and impressed!

Food, prices, service,...everything was outstanding.

Great food! Our server, Emily, was special! My wife and I sampled several starters and salad along with the entree and desert. It was a great dinner! This is a great place for Italian in Ballantyne. Don’t miss it!

Food is consistently great along with the service.

Noir was awesome! Thank you for a great experience!

Sat at a chef’s table near the kitchen and talked with the owner and executive chef, Richard Cranmer. Great food and a great experience!

Waiter not at par for this type of restaurant. Did not get a wuaw factor.

Fabulous dining experience, tables widely separated, ideal restaurant to safely eat dinner. Service was superb as were the Seafood Rigatoni and Chicken Parmesan. Ambience of quiet atmosphere rarely found in South Charlotte. Wide variety of rooms and booths for dining. Truly superb experience again! We love this place,!!

A very good experience. Our server, Emily, was exceptional. Very knowledgeable about all the menu items we asked about.

The table’s were well spaced out and the server’s all worked together. We felt safe and protected from Covid-19. I would go again!

We love this treasure of a restaurant. Hope they weather this Covid 19 storm.

Great dinner and service!

Great dinner with team.. it’s a great Italian spot with amazing wine list and can come here for a nice evening for business or pleasure

Good knowledgeable waiter. Octopus appetizer & squid ink pasta with clams & mussels were great, pizza crust was thin, slightly crispy with no doughy taste. Corkage charge is high for area. But all in all was very good dinner.

Great food, server was not super attentive and slow with getting us anything.

Good food, good service in a really nice dining environment. The calamari was the best we have had in Charlotte. The Chicken Parm and Seafood Rigatoni were both excellent as were the generous portions of wine by the glass. This place is definitely a keeper for our rotation.

fabulous dinner out !! gem of a find. Server / Brennan was wonderful, great recommendations and very attentive. Assistant/ Alex was happy & bright our food speedily. Wonderful yummy dinner. Fabo cocktails, recommend the Old fashion !! great deal on 1/2 price bottle wine too. PLUS .

Fabulous service and food! The staff was very attentive. We enjoyed our experience.

Was great!!

What a special night . . . because of the COVID19 restrictions, we were fortunate to have a 'table for two' essentially by ourselves, with candles, and an excellent "wait" person, Alex, who advised us on our selections, was courteous, and checked with us often! The ambience of the room we were seated as well as the feeling of 'privacy' in our area made this a very special evening for us. We'll be back!

The food was outstanding, every morsel enjoyed. Guest safety protocols followed. My only "complaint" would be having to sit in the private room which is most definitely not date night ambience. We will absolutely be back.

All 4 of us enjoyed the food and wine. The featured cocktails, aperol spritzer and basil martini were very good. Our server Alex was helpful and knowledgeable.
We would definitely return. Thanks for a nice evening!

Absolutely delicious. Great service in a lovely restaurant. We thoroughly enjoyed our juicy, succulent Chicken Parm.

Enjoyed a nice meal outside and with a fan it was not that hot at around 7PM, great drinks, salads and even the two deserts were great as well!

My wife loved her sliced strip steak done perfectly medium rare on a bed of something I can’t remember but she loved it. My flounder entrée was disappointing because I didn’t expect cubed fried flounder, I thought it was gonna be grilled or broiled but otherwise experience was excellent.

My husband and I went for a COVID lunch "break" as we needed to mentally escape for a little bit. We sat outside and we felt perfectly comfortable and safe (and we are pretty neurotic about social distancing, etc.). Our waiter was friendly but kept a safe distance and was very attentive but not "in your face". As usual, the food was delicious and the presentation was beautiful. We both ordered the Bucattini special with the seafood and enjoyed every bite of it. I would recommend a glass of the J. Lohr Chardonnay to go with it.

Wonderful wait staff. Warm and quiet atmosphere. Perfect date night

Great place to eat, we will return at the end of the month for a dinner club event -- can't wait!

Food was very good and presentation was great. Service very accomodating. Restaurants attention to the COVID requirements was outstanding. Felt very comfortable eating there.

Great food and our friends always love it.

This place is very good! We had meatballs as an appetizer. You get 3 large tasty meatballs and bread.
They made a special order shrimp scampi that was amazing. I had the bolognese and it’s about the best I’ve had. This place is a great find!

Great little restaurant - casual relaxed atmosphere, excellent service, very good food.

Even Covid coudn't put a damper on our evening @ Zinicola!

Friendly staff. Good service. Good food.