new south kitchen & bar

my wife and i love this place. great food and service. the fried oysters are excellent as well as the shrimp and grits. it is a good to restaurant for us. can't wait to go back.

fresh & local. everything we had was fantastic! if you are reading reviews here, you already know what this place is about so i will spare you further explanation.

we shared: brie & crackers, shrimp and grits, grilled romaine, and (awesome) penne mac & cheese along with a couple of local beers. the food was dynamite, and all (except the brie) from a short menu they use during weird hours like sunday afternoon before dinner. so many places are closed during this time, so i applaud them for being open.

our server was great, too!

enjoyed sitting outside in the nice weather, wish it was more ambient than an active shopping center parking lot. maybe some iron railing would help? plants?

sadly, we saved no room for dessert - the choices sure sounded good. we've already made a plan to return!

a wonderful surprise. after looking at queen's feast menus, we came to new south. it was delicious. starting with the old fashioned all the way to dessert, our group enjoyed each bite. the server was friendly and attentive. we'll be back.

the new south kitchen and bar has a new approach to southern cuisine that utilizes quality fresh ingredients from local farms. many of their dishes are inspired by southern classics but i still want to see what more this restaurant can do.

i love new south! the food is always exceptional, atmosphere is great as well! always worth the money, and portion sizes are generous. my only complaint is the service last time was something be desired. it must have been a fluke b/c usually the service is as delicious as the food!

excellent experience. we ate at this restaurant last saturday. the new southern cuisine theme was what attracted us to the restaurant. there was plenty of parking and it's located in a shopping center so it's easy to find. there was no wait for a table though the restaurant was busy. i rate restaurants experiences based three things; food, service and atmosphere.

food - we ordered two appetizers for the table. the pork spring rolls were very tasty far better than i expected them to be! fried green tomato's are one of our favorite dishes and the ones prepared here did not disappoint. very tasty also! i ordered the pan fried chicken for my entree. i'm not sure i would call what i was served pan fired. it was more sauteed than fried. part of that may be on me, as i was thinking southern fried chicken when i ordered it. one bite however eliminated any regrets on my part. it was delicious. it was served with seasoned mash potatoes and green beans. the chicken was seasoned boneless breasts covered with a light batter and covered in a light white sauce/gravy along with the mashed potatoe . the portion sizes were generous and pleasantly plated. my wife had the sliced turkey breast. she was quite happy with it. i had a taste of it also. the turkey was very moist and served with dressing, cranberries, and mashed potatoes. nicely prepared and plated also. dessert was a shared chocolate tort. very rich but very good also. on a scale of 1-10 with ten being the best i rate the food at 9. it was good!

service- our waiter was efficient though he forgot a couple of things asked for and had to be reminded. not a major mistake. the meal took a while to come out of the kitchen, but the place was busy and the wait was appropriate given the number of diners and the diner hour. on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best i'd rate the service as a 7.

atmosphere - this restaurant looked clean, table settings were neat and orderly, and the decor more or less standard restaurant design with an eye toward an upscale look. 1 - 10, i'd give the atmosphere a 7 also.

we will definitely go back here again. the menu had a lot of good options and i'm looking forward to sampling more of them!

aweful. if these people call this good southern food then i am ashamed to call myself a southerner. food was bland. it also was not fresh!! we had the meat loaf, and shrimp and grits. yuck!! talk about poor quality and taste. the grits were soupy, watery. the meat loaf tasted like a ball of meat with ketchup on it. i ate what i was given but i wish i would not have wasted my time or money. they can take my picture, i will not be back.

be careful other website are padded by owner and staff

don't waste your time. i will never go back to this restaurant again! i went with a large group, and naturally, the childrens food arrived first, but then other parents food came, but my food, along the food of the two women i was sitting with did not come. we waited, thinking it would be out soon, but it never came! we talked to two servers, and waited a full hour and a half, but the food never came! finally my husband had to go track down the manager, who was extremely rude. instead of being apologetic, and willing to fix the problem, she got defensive, and told him it wasn't her fault, and that they were busy that night. when the food finally came a full two hours after we ordered it, we just had it boxed up, and left. worst service ever.

major sanitary issues. came in on a busy friday night, grabbed a hi-top table in the bar. we ordered and in 9 minutes we received someones chicken tenders appetizer. i was expecting someone to notice, like our server, but after 10 minutes of the plate on the table i told a manager. he removed the plate, laughed and thanked me, then handed the plate to another server who immediately took it to another table in the bar. we were disgusted and passed on the rest of our food.

too bad.. seemed like it was going to be great.

this is all about management/ownership

horrible food. instant potatoes and white rice as risotto. not worth the $$$. very expensive.


-----18 jun, 2013-----

horrible food. the "farm fresh" potatoes are instant. the risotto is made with white rice. the carrot cake is tasteless. the service was bad also. also over priced with a pretentious manager. i will never return.

i enjoyed my experience at new south kitchen. i had the fried green tomatoes and meatloaf. both were fantastic. the dessert was amazing. i had the pound cake and my husband had the pecan bread pudding and they were both wonderful. i will go back again

the service is terrible, the food is mediocre at best; add to that the fact that the food is overpriced and you get a disappointing experience.

walked in father's day am. no wait. sat at high tops. food was fantastic had the shrimp omelet and peach pancake. service was great. manager super friendly. def recommend and plan to go again on our next visit to matthews area

panthers and fried green tomatoes. hi chris,
go panthers!

also, i loved your fried green tomatoes today...they really hit the spot. service was impeccable as well.

new south kitchen is truly a hidden gem. you should not be a secret!!!
best,
jessie.

this place is great! great fresh food, friendly staff, fantastic options and specials that change weekly. definitely one of our favorite spots!