Village Tavern - Ws

Everything was fantastic, up until the last interaction that I had. A friend and I had paid, walked outside, and sat on the stone wall at the edge of the patio because I wanted to smoke a cigarette before leaving. A server was in the middle of apologizing to us for getting so excited about our attire (we were dressed well, in all black, coming from a funeral), and we were assuring him he was just fine, and thanks for the compliment. I 'm guessing the lady who came out was some kind of manager, but I can 't say for sure. She cut off the server who was speaking to us to tell us in a raised voice that NC LAW PROHIBITS PEOPLE FROM SMOKING ON THE PATIO AND WE 'RE TECHNICALLY ON THE PATIO. I am paraphrasing, but that 's the impression that I got. Guns blazing, she came at me (my colleague was an innocent bystander, as he does not smoke). Okay, so no, NC law does not prohibit smoking on patios, unless it is an enclosed area. Misquoting your restaurant 's policies as state law is really bad form. You have no signs that say anything to the effect of, No smoking beyond this point. Furthermore, there are benches a few feet away, with a Smoker 's Outpost. In all of my years of working in restaurants and bars in Winston, I have made it a point to always, *always* attempt the most tactful approach to anything resembling this kind of situation, and reserve that kind of hostility for people who earn it. Thanks for the wonderful food from the kitchen, and attentive service from... Kaylin? A day of mourning was made so much better by that, and this review is NOT a reflection of anything besides the 10-second freak out that was unnecessary and unprofessional. I will not be back.

First I'll like to give compliments to our waitress Lexi. She was very, very considerate of any allergies we may have and explained that some of our food choices may contain those. She was very attentive to providing great service, and I just wanted to commend her for that. We started off with some calamari for starters and finished up with a cauliflower sausage and pepper honey pizza. The calamari had a great flavor on its own, even without the sauce, and the pizza itself really hit the spot.

Nick is an amazing waiter. I had the Cobb salad it was out of this world best I’ve had! My husband had shrimp and grits we both had the crab dip. Cocktails are a lot to choose from made perfectly. Great time place we highly recommend ?

We went out of our way to eat here because we heard such great things and it was worth it! The hot crab dip was creamy with the perfect amount of crab. The Thai chicken salad was not just delicious but was artistic in presentation. We don’t normally have carrot cake but this homemade one made us want to come back for more. The dinner would not have been so perfect without our server who went above and beyond to make our evening special. Ask for Alaina her personality and attention to detail makes you feel like you have reconnected with family!

Good food. Small inside seating area. This is much more for outside seating experience unless you want to wait for a bit. All the meals were decent size portions. Food tasted good. Service was good even though they were busy.