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This restaurant never misses! I always enjoy my experience at Deluxe. The way I enjoyed my lobster and red velvet waffle was truly indescribable--my lobster was cooked to perfection, and the waffle was absolutely delightful. I hadn't been in over a year, which I'm sure made the experience even better. The ambiance was great overall. It was a little chilly since we were seated near the door, but the manager, Sebastian, made sure we were quickly reseated and comfortable, which we appreciated. We went on a Sunday afternoon, and the 90s R&B and Afrobeats playlist definitely added to the vibe. An all-around great experience!
Yes, food presentation can be fun! We can were for a birthday dinner and it was truly special. Right from drinks presentation, to popcorn shrimps, to puffs, and our entrees. We loved how our food tasted and the service. Drinks were well made too. A bit too expensive though.
My boyfriend and I visited this restaurant as a recommendation because we were out of towners celebrating a birthday. Pros: The aesthetics of the environment were nice including the live saxophonist which added a wonderful touch. The customer service was great, I forgot the name of our server but she was extremely sweet, knowledgeable about the menu, and attentive. Also, the presentation of the drinks and food were fun and instagram worthy! Cons: Though provided with large portions, the quality of the food was lacking. The chicken wings tasted like frozen wings, the lamb lacked seasoning and there wasn't much to them. The fried lobster was also underwhelming. The drink prices were a bit pricey for the amount of alcohol in them. Overall, this restaurant has potential, I just think that the quality of food could be improved.
If good food, great drinks, and a fun vibe had a meeting, it would be called Deluxe Fun Dining. From the moment you walk in, the energy is playful and stylish -- warm lighting, cute décor, and music that sets the mood without overpowering conversation. The food was beautifully plated and full of flavor, and the drinks were generous, smooth, and crafted with intention. Nothing felt rushed, and everything arrived right on time to enjoy the moment. Huge shoutout to our server Lilly, who was attentive, friendly, and made sure every detail was handled effortlessly. What really made the night special was the atmosphere -- laughter in the room, people celebrating, music humming, and a vibe that makes you want to relax, dance a little in your seat, and stay awhile. We laughed, we danced, we ate well, and we left happy. Deluxe Fun Dining is more than a restaurant -- it's an experience. Perfect for celebrations, date nights, or anytime you want your night out to feel a little extra. I'll definitely be back.
First time I have returned since my visit in 2021. This is definitely a place to take someone to impress ! There were 10 of us and one guy was celebrating his birthday. They gave him a crown and a smoking septre. Each of our items were served with ridiculously outrageous presentation. I tried the crab dip with pita bread and it was delicious! I also tried a bite of the steak bites and they were pretty good. For an entree, I got the lamb chops. They were tender and had a cilantro cream sauce and slices of pickled red onion. My cocktail was witches brew ($20) and it was absolutely fabulous! My husband also got a raspberry bourbon cocktail that was also very good. ($18) For dessert, I got the chocolate mousse cake with side of hot cocoa sauce and fruit. The chocolate sauce was amazing and reminded me of one of those chocolate lava cakes. Tip of 20% is automatically added to groups. There is a note on the menu that they WILL NOT SEPARATE CHECKS FOR 12 PEOPLE OR MORE. So be aware of that if you go with a group. The bill for my husband and I for 2 cocktails, 2 lamb chop entrees, and one chocolate dessert including tip was $195. Parking at the lot across the street is expensive ($14.) One guy parked in a garage and walked farther for $10. They redecorated since the last time I was there and it is much more colorful and fun ! Did they change the name too ? Because I thought it was Delux Fine Dining. Now it is Delux Fun Dining. Anyway, I'll be back in a few years due to the cost of parking and the cost of the items here. Lol
Was so excited for a fun experience but it was really all for show and the food was super disappointing. I wish they paid as much attention to flavor and temperature of food rather than just presentation
The good exotic & unforgettable in appearance and vey tasty! Our host Curtis and saxophonist Shablee provided superior fun and entertainment our entire dining experience. Entire staff seemed nice although the manager seemed bothered. However, the aesthetics and the entire dining experience was beautiful and unforgettable. This is my new " got to do this on the regular and especially for special occasions! I love the smoke effect all over my food and drinks! I was thrilled to be able enjoy the edible drink decorations!
Came here on a weekend despite the reviews on Instagram it was quite empty. The place was clean and well organize the had several awards on the wall from 2020 to 2023. They were no current awards. Paid for parking upon entering was greeted and had a reservation. We were seated and waited for a very long time. No one came to the table not even even bring water. So we left the table because I was so hungry and went to the bar area as it was empty. I grabbed some food from the bartender. I enjoyed the lychee mimosa the popcorn shrimp. The shrimp and grits, lacked vegetables and real flavor and only had four shrimp. I quite enjoyed the Godiva brownie. The food came around a good time. The temperatures and textures were good. The service is where they lost everything. When checking out they wanted to charge me for two meals made the correction. Hope they get organized so much potential.
I'll keep this simple. Food was good, service was good, space good, drinks and presentation were fun. Now for the however. There was a 20% service fee included in the bill of $330 which I'm good with and we added an additional $15 because the service was solid. We got sideways looks and huffs insinuating we didn't tip enough. I think there was an implied expectation of an additional 20% strictly for the server. I would love to go back but won't based on the expectations. Know before you go.
Last night, 7/11/26 a grouo of us celebrate the birthday of an amazing friend. We had an amazing time - Jose our server 100/10 - he was extremelt attentive to us and the birthday girl as well as a Manager (forgot his name) who really made us feek welcome. Everything from the vibe, the music, the drinka (Smoked Old Fashion 10/10) the kindness of the other patrons was top tier.The food was ok - oysters 5/5, crab dip 5/5, and the popcorn shrinp 5/5. However, I was unsatisfied with my main dish the Salmon Supreme meal - it has absolutely no seasoning or flavor on it. My friend had the lobster and shrimp pasta and when I looked at her face, she had this look of disappointment because the presentation was amazing. I would strongly encourage the chef's to re-evaluate the menu and how they season the food. Both dishes got a 0/10 for us and we just packed them up and left shortly after. I was a patron before and the main dishes were the reason I never came back. For the price, I expected more and again was very disppointed.
So let me start by saying that whoever is making videos of this place has been doing an amazing job promoting this restaurant. I saw this restaurant first on a video that someone posted on Instagram. It looked fun and exciting and we had some friends that we wanted to bring with us and have an outing together at a cool fun place. The menu is a little tricky. They promote a $45 brunch that gives you one starter, one main course, and one desert, but there are only a few items on the menu that match the $45 fee. As you look over the menu, the items on the menu have a "+$x" where "x" is a dollar amount to add to the brunch fee. For example. The burger was additional $24 so you pay $69 for the burger. The chicken wings are additional as well. So there are only a few items in the main course that are "included" in the $45 brunch fee. The representation of the food is really creative. I've never seen food displayed this way. So it was quite an experience and made that part of the brunch very fun. Popcorn shrimp brought out in a popcorn maker machine was one of those. The food, however just wasn't making the grade. And there was a mistake where the table beside me ordered the 24k gold chicken wings and I did as well and the kitchen brought their plate to me. After they sat it down, the lady beside me said "I think that is my plate" and I said "you can have it, I didn't touch anything and all I did was take a picture". But she insisted on not taking it. That made it weird for both of our parties. She was the only one at her table without food and I was the only one WITH food. The staff really screwed that up and for what you pay for this experience and the food, that was a big issue. The chicken wings were dry and not very meaty at all. More bone than meat and just not something I'd ever try again. I regretted not getting something else. The burger had lobster on it and we shared the lobster with others at the table and it just wasn't up to par with a $69 burger with lobster on it. You have a choice of ordering water only and it was warm to barely chilled, which added to the dryness of my chicken. There were 5 of us. My daughter had a $12 Caesar salad. I had the 24k chicken wings, there was a child with us that had the chicken nuggets, and the two others in our party at the shrimp & grits and the burger. When the bill came it was $292+ and I realized there was a $45 surcharge on the bill (tip is included by them). That's sad because I give a HUGE tip for good service and less if it's not up to speed. But enforcing a tip on ALL sales is really odd. I can see this for big parties. But not a group of 5. We took the desert home. It was a brownie for all of us. The brownie was not fancy restaurant style brownie. It tasted like something you'd buy at the grocery store. I'm not trying to be this critical. The food just simply didn't match a $292 meal for 5 (when one was a kids meal and one was a salad only). That's pricey for such low quality. Another interesting thing that turned weird was that during the start, a guy comes up with an SLR camera and says "can I take your picture?" By the time the meal came out, he walked up and showed us a very fancy frame with our picture in the frame. He said "you can buy this for $25". What? I mean in the 90s this was probably a cool thing. But it's 2025 where people can take a photographer grade photo with their phones now. And surely nobody would want to pay $25 for it. We chose NOT to buy it. But as I was leaving the waiter approached me and said "hey sir, did you want this picture". And I said "no thank you". I would give them 10 out of 5 on presentation and cool ways to display food. I would give them a 2 out of 5 on the food - it just didn't satisfy me. Maybe it was just the dry thin wings. But it just didn't do anything for me. I would give them a 1 out of 5 for how they price their food and how they add a tip to every ticket. I may come back. But I'll have to really think about that before doing it again.
Based on how Deluxe Fun Dining is advertised and the pricing I expected an elevated dining experience from the area, ambiance, food and service. However, I feel like only 2 of the 4 were met. The area is downtown Charlotte but on the edge. It looks a little run down compared to the photos. Additionally the inside of the restaurant looks a little DIY when it comes to decor. But the food was absolutely delicious! I thought the salmon Wellington was a unique and flavorful dish! The flakiness of the pastry was just right! I also really enjoyed the seafood pasta. The sauce was super yummy and the chunks of lobster and shrimp were perfect. I'll mention that the lobster stuck to the inside of the shell a bit which made for messy hands. So if you trying to stay cute, maybe choose a different dish lol. The customer service was also good! I'd recommend this spot for a good meal but it's not the swankiest of places. Some parties were dressed up but there were others in t-shirts.
3 years ago
If your looking for an experience + fun + good food, then this is your spot, now let's be clear...its not cheap so budget if you need too... because it's definitely worth it. So let's talk. ATMOSPHERE: fantastic, we were greeted quickly, by two hostesses. the restaurant was decorated for the season, they had 3 Christmas trees which was great for pictures.... FOOD: The presentation of each dish was surprising from the drinks to the food and it was all delicious. What we ordered: popcorn shrimp, and fried calamari both tasted delicious, it was actually my first time trying fried calamari. Tomahawk steak surf and turf and we requested that our lobster tails be fried and it was fried perfectly.... our guests had the bucket of bones which had a little bit of everything fried chicken wings, lobster and I can't even remember what else, lol SERVICE: Our waitresses name was Jasmine, SHE WAS THEEE BEST!!!!!! she informed us of the gratuity that she splits between the bartenders and the cooks, she was well informed about the drinks and provided suggestions based on our favorite alcohol choice. PRICE: Not going to lie its pricey but well worth it for a special occasion like girls night, birthday, dinner dates etc.. read more
3 years ago
The food was okay. It could've been better. The lamb was very small and lacked flavor. The popcorn chicken was fresh and delicious. I got the love & lime cocktail which was delicious, strong, and we loved the cocktail decor/theme. We also got I don't know cocktail which I asked for a blanco tequila and citrus flavor. It was great. The deviled eggs were bland and nasty. The seafood toppings didn't compliment the egg. Our server was great and intentive. The music was so loud were yelling to speak to each other. The dancers were an unnecessary surprise lol. The restaurant is small and very busy. I'm glad I got to experience something new but I doubt I'll go back. The cocktails were the highlight of my experience. read more
3 years ago
What a cute birthday spot! I was going to take myself to Steak 48, but then a friend came in town so we decided to have some Deluxe FUN dining instead. It's definitely a cool experience with all their fun dishes. They had dancers for Mardi Gras so that was nice. I had the birthday drink, it had a nice chocolate taste to it. The appetizers were good as well, we had the popcorn shrimp. I had the gold salmon. It was ok. Overall, very cute experience to celebrate a n event. read more
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Food/ drinks-Amazing. Atmosphere/ ambiance-eclectic. Service- attentive and timely. Had a great time and will be back! read more
This place is absolutely amazing! There is NO place in Charlotte like this! The service was amazing. The drinks were amazing and creative! I'm a sucker for crafted cocktails and this place did not disappoint! The gold lamb chops, the Chilean sea bass, the duck breast! Everything was amazing and the presentation was on point! I can't wait to show this restaurant off to my family and friends! If you are on a date and want to impress him/her bring them HERE!!!!!! There are a lot of great menu options and they have an extensive wine list! I'll definitely be back! Now off to Instagram to post my Insta worthy photos! Lol! read more
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Staff was nice and food presentation concept is really fun but the food quality is really really really not worth the price. Almost everything I ordered was either bland or overcooked/tough. I took only one bite of everything except for the lobster popovers and felt so bad about wasting all that food (which was just not good). I think they're too worried about fun presentation and Instagrammable offerings that they're not focusing on the actual food. If I had to go again, I'd get a drink and the lobster popovers. But I really don't think it's worth the trip over. They recently installed a nice patio during COVID, I just wish the restaurant was tastier. read more
3 years ago
Came here for a birthday gathering. We were about 15 minutes late and they tried to give our table away. This place requires a deposit down for 5 or more people. If people are putting deposits down, then you have no right to cancel the reservation. We finally arrived at the restaurant and we were stated that we only have 10 minutes to order. TIK Tok has definitely over hyped this place. The food was carried out on old and the most random plate settings... which were awkward on the tables giving barely enough space. Great ambience for a date night or out with the girls. Food was salty and not that great. read more
3 years ago
Drinks were great and had some interesting flavor combinations. Food was just so-so. They served it on extravagant trays but the quality wasn't worth the price. The menu was supposed to be prix fixe but most items were only available for an additional charge. $75 for a short rib French dip and Caesar salad is ridiculous, not fun! Service was very slow. Had to flag down our server several times. And no one cleared the monstrous plates between courses. Wouldn't go back and certainly would not recommend. read more
3 years ago
Great food, great atmosphere! Only downside was they charge a cake fee for outside cakes but other than that the salad was amazing! read more
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When we arrived at Deluxe Fun Dining, we weren't sure what to expect. We'd seen photos online, but could it really be like that carefully crafted image? The answer is yes, it absolutely could! From the friendly service we received from our server Nick, to the unique presentation of both drinks and courses, it's an experience we won't soon forget. On top of it all, the space was beautifully decorated for the holidays. I had the brunch special with cheese puffs, French dip, and Nutella croissant. Perfect! read more
5 years ago
I would like to update this establishment. I have been several other times here after my first experience years ago . Even when I came I thought they were pretty decent but not raving worthy ! I have to give it to them for stepping it up with some of their dishes here and cocktails major upgrade for sure . I have added some updated photos of my last visit here . read more
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Astrik I.
Thank you Shionda, we appreciate your review and hope to see you with…
2 years ago
Our Aunt was visiting from Houston and a colleague recommended this place. It did not disappoint! The food was delicious, the staff were attentive, the manager, John was so welcoming and the entertainment was wonderful! We are definitely coming back! Deluxe Fun Dining is amazing!!! read more
5 years ago
Novelty place. It was cool to see how they presented the food. Food was good, some better then others. We did not care for any of the desserts. Diced pineapple cocktail was delicious but small for $18. Go for an expensive unique experience but I doubt you will go back. read more
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This is the first time I've experienced a restaurant like this before. The food comes out on a platter with a piece of artwork on it. The ambiance was a bit off with the style food that was offered. The cheese puffs and Caesar salad were delicious. My entree was a bit bland and didn't have much flavor. The artwork was too big for the table and I had to dodge it as I ate. Overall they have a couple of good items, but it's extremely overpriced in my opinion. read more
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The pasta was not like good and the tables really small with these big plates and the photos were from Walmart. DO BETTER read more
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This place was wonderful! The presentation was whimsical and fun. We went dring the Queen's Feast Restaurant Week, which ends Jan 29th. The drinks came out in a chest with dry ice. For appetizers, my friend had seafood deviled eggs, and I had cream puffs filled with hot melted cheese. For our entrees, my friend had blackened salmon with whole shrimps. I had a giant short rib on mashed potatoes covered in a bordelaise sauce. Dessert was vanilla ice cream and a brownie. Aside from a very dry brownie, everything was delish. The service was on point. No dilly dallying; it was pleasant and professional. I definitely will come back. read more
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305 W 4th St
Charlotte, NC 28202
Uptown
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