Carpe Diem Restaurant

Carpe Diem Restaurant
Restaurant Cuisine: Eclectic, Fusion, American
1535 Elizabeth Ave
Charlotte, NC 28204-2501
#4
of 1184 restaurants in Charlotte
TripZen Score
8.5 / 10 Overall
189% Recommend
9Overall8.5Food
8.5Food
Activities: Health club, Hot tub, Pool (outdoors)
Check-in / Check-out time: 11am / 3pm
Description:Carpe Diem has been open since 1989. We have moved twice due to downtown business developments, but are now in our third incarnation at 1535 Elizabeth Avenue. Our interior is done in a beautiful art nouveau style. Mahogany doors, copper lighting that vines around the wood work, and marble floors ...Read more
A breakfast nook.
Carpe Diem Restaurant Map

Traveler Reviews

TripZen Score
8.5 / 10 Overall
189% Recommend
9Overall8.5Food
8.5Food
Overall
  • My favorite restaurant in Charlotte that never dissapoints.
  • Kudos to the owners (3 sisters) of Carpe Diem for creating a lovely establishment!
  • The place is beautiful, lots of dark wood and old looking wall with white table clothes, smooth service, mostly very friendly.
  • Carpe Diem was a lovely experience.
  • Everything impressed my wife and me.
  • It's always great when a place can be consistently good over time and with changes in locale.
  • Had a wonderful experience at Carpe Diem on 07/07.
  • It has moved several times but it is always good.
  • Intimate, attractive restaurant;
  • Overall the experience and the food was good;
  • This is one restaurant that I have been excited to try.
  • Carpe Diem is one of the best dining experience in Charlotte.
  • Great experience.
  • But not one of my favorite restaurants in Charlotte.
  • Awsome Place
  • I will recommend this restaurant to everyone.
  • It is an excellent restaurant -
  • Food and service were great and consistent with this restaurant.
  • I love this restaurant....And it is such a beautiful place.
Food
  • Great food....Classy decor and innovative menu.
  • Great food, great time to share memories....The Pan fried Chicken is fabulous!
  • As always wonderful food and excellent service.
  • Food and waitstaff were terrific.
  • The food was wonderful, the flavors complimented each other in unexpected ways.
  • It was an excellent meal.
  • The salads were great.
  • Our food at Carpe Diem was very good.
  • Great meal....Enjoyed the Queen's Feast menu.
  • The food was very good....Taste and presentation were excellent.
  • wonderful ambiance, excellent attentive service, attention to detail and presentation, delicious food beautifully presented, and all at extremely reasonable
  • The food was well-prepared, well-presented and delicious.
  • Served items from their standard menu and the food was excellent.
  • We had a wonderful meal -
  • Carpaccio, Mussels, Fried Chicken, and Duck were great!
  • Dinner was excellent.
  • The food was terrific;
  • From the appetizer to the dessert, the food was beautifully prepared, abundant, and delicious.
  • Otherwise, food was excellent as well as service.
  • My wife and I had dinner at Carpe Diem prior to going to a show uptown, the food and service was excellent!...W shared the grilled grape salad, a nice balance of bitter greens and sweet grapes....We shared 2 appatisers, the Thai carpaccio was outstanding the best carpaccio i have ever had....My wife had the duck and she loved it....I went for comfort food with the fried chicken, best of my life the pepper gravy is unbelievable!
  • Terrific food and very special decor make this a restaurant we will revisit.
  • excellent food;
  • Overall the experience and the food was good;
  • We found some really great plates and a few misses.
  • A unique decor with interesting molding and wrap around bar greet you at the entrance....Food was outstanding and the selection from the menu has something for everyone.
  • We decided that this was the best meal out together
  • Great food.
  • Our waiter made a great wine recommendation that we all enjoyed....I thought the prices were very reasonable for the quality of food.
  • We enjoyed our dinner as usual!...Fantastic food and service!
  • Inventive food;
  • Excellent food, excellent service, excellent ambiance.
  • Service was great and very friendly and the food was outstanding.
  • Enjoyed a nice dinner for my birthday.
  • The food was fantastic and so was the atmosphere.
  • Regardless, the scallops were great!...This dish was fit for foodies!
  • The salmon and the pork chop both were divine.
  • Food and service were great and consistent with this restaurant.
  • Wonderful food....It was delicious as well.
  • Service is always high-class without a hint of snobbishness and the food is always elegant and delicious.
Service
  • Excellent service.
  • Fabulous service.
  • As always wonderful food and excellent service.
  • Food and waitstaff were terrific.
  • The best service I've ever had
  • The place is beautiful, lots of dark wood and old looking wall with white table clothes, smooth service, mostly very friendly.
  • We enjoyed Carpe Diem throughly from the meal to the service!
  • The wait staff were attentive, polite, and presented themselves excellently.
  • wonderful ambiance, excellent attentive service, attention to detail and presentation, delicious food beautifully presented, and all at extremely reasonable
  • Servers were extremely friendly and cordial.
  • Our waitress was very helpful, gave us good advice about matching our mood for the evening with the entrees available
  • the service was impeccable;
  • My wife and I had dinner at Carpe Diem prior to going to a show uptown, the food and service was excellent!
  • Our service was also warm and attentive.
  • warm and professional service;
  • The hostess and wait staff were pleasant and attentive and friendly.
  • Attentive staff.
  • The service was amazing, which always make for an even better dining experience.
  • Fantastic food and service!
  • a soothing and interesting mix of art nouveau and modern decor, and genuinely kind wait staff.
  • Excellent food, excellent service, excellent ambiance.
  • Service was great.
  • Service was great and very friendly and the food was outstanding.
  • great food, great atmosphere, great waitresses and other staff.
  • Food and service were great and consistent with this restaurant.
Ambience
  • Classy decor and innovative menu.
  • we got a perfect table off to the side and everyone that came into contact with us wished us a happy anniversary.
  • The atmosphere was very nice as well.
  • Taste and presentation were excellent.
  • wonderful ambiance, excellent attentive service, attention to detail and presentation, delicious food beautifully presented, and all at extremely reasonable
  • Atmosphere was very pleasant.
  • Ambiance is good but not remarkable.
  • Terrific food and very special decor make this a restaurant we will revisit.
  • A unique decor with interesting molding and wrap around bar greet you at the entrance.
  • The decor is understated, appearing almost unfinished.
  • Excellent food, excellent service, excellent ambiance.
  • great food, great atmosphere, great waitresses and other staff.
  • I love the decor.
Value
  • it was amazing and well worth the price.
  • if not modest, prices.
  • The prices are reasonable and the whole experience will leave you thoroughly satisfied.
  • I thought the prices were very reasonable for the quality of food.

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