Nolia Kitchen

Underwhelming and overpriced. The service and ambience were good (we sat in the back "bar"), but the food was surprisingly bland and dangerously undercooked. It's never great when the best thing you can say about a meal is that the bread was good. Even worse when it's cornbread, the world's cheapest bread, that sells for $15 for a 4" skillet. Did you know you could eat lukewarm, rare duck? Apparently you can, but it wasn't pleasant. The play on shrimp grits also featured a showy but meager and undercooked (partially translucent) protein. The grits had the most flavor and were tasty, but looked like vomit. Each main plate you see here was $45-50. No salad or sides included. We got the green beans and they were decent, but not spectacular. Cocktail was showy but just ok. After $90 per person, I left underwhelmed and still a bit hungry.

Drove up from dayton for my wife’s bday. We liked our experience and food but for $240 we should have loved it and didn’t. The soup and cornbread were the stars of the show and if we would have stopped there we would have been elated. I had the duck and my wife had the shrimp and grits. We both looked at each other afterwards and said “it’s was fine” The wait staff was excellent but the lady at the front seemed irritated. The last little thing is they put a water pitcher on the table which is awesome but they literally came to the table 5 times to top off the water. I felt like they were part of our date.

The service was excellent. Cocktail was good. The entrees did not meet our expectations from the menu description. I specifically avoided the raw bar on this occasion because I didn't have an appetite for raw seafood. So I was disappointed when the scallops seemed to be ... raw. This was not indicated on the menu. I was overwhelmed. My date ate the inside of the shrimp head and got sick later that night.

Nolia is top notch. I have been here twice now, once in September and once in October so two separate menus since they change it ever 90 days or so. The food was amazing both times. Every bite is so flavorful. The cornbread is a must. The pinchos (pork cheek) were bursting with flavor, we savored every bite. The oysters with the Nolia hot sauce were so good, we could have made a whole meal of them. We also split the potato dumplings and the partridge entrees. The potato dumplings were my favorite out of the entrees. The service was also great. We were checked on regularly, but not to the point where it would be annoying. Our drinks were kept full. The servers were knowledgeable of the menu. I loved being able to see the head chef and other cooks at work, being able to see the art of the meals from start to finish. The chefs were so personable with their greetings when we walked in and left, despite being busy. We really enjoyed our experience and I can’t wait to come back for the next menu and bring more friends and family!

We didn’t have a reservation and they were able to accommodate us. Small restaurant with the space creatively managed. I didn’t drink so cannot comment on the drinks menu. Cornbread - this is their staple. It was good but not sure I liked the grit taste. The butter saved it Roasted mushroom - my favorite. The texture, the presentation and the taste was a great combination Half kitchen - it was just okay. Nothing specular Pork/rice - it came with slices of pork, greens and some rice. Overall, good combination Bread pudding - it was warm and it tasted fresh Overall, pleasant experience and great staff. I just didn’t like seeing the cooks touch the food without washing their hands. This is a pet peeve of mine. They were wiping their hands on a towel but seeing all that and having to eat the food put a distaste in my mouth.

We finally visited Nolia… it was the perfect place to celebrate my birthday. We really enjoyed our evening. The food was delicious, the atmosphere delightful, and the service was top-notch. We will be back!

We visited The Nolia Kitchen for dinner after hearing great reviews. We ordered cornbread, fish, and partridge. The cornbread was excellent, but the fish and partridge were a bit dry. The service was fantastic,however we were left feeling underwhelmed by the fall menu.

Worth all the hype. Cozy and sophisticated. The staff was attentive but discrete. The food was melt in your mouth and decadent. We shared an appetizer, meal, and side and walked out full.