Duner's

My husband and I were very excited to try this restaurant as it had been recommended to us by many people. The cocktails and food ended up being our favorite meals we've had out in the Charlottesville area! Unfortunately, our service was less than desirable. We saw our waitress to order drinks and dinner and then did not interact with her until the check. I was hoping to order wine with dinner, but after receiving our entrees, she did not come by to ask about the meal or ask for any more drink orders. She did ask the couple next to us how their appetizer was and checked on the couple to our other side multiple times without turning towards us at all. After she came to gather the empty plates and we mentioned how amazing the food was, it was received with no response from her as she walked off with our check. Very disappointing level of service considering the food was so delicious and this restaurant came highly rated.

I have never had such a terrible dining experience. Me and my best friend came here for a girl's weekend. This place was recommended by our Airbnb. We came here, without a reservation and found ourselves sitting at the bar. We usually love sitting at the bar, but not here. We were totally ignored and felt very unwelcome. Matt never followed through. We felt so uncomfortable the entire time we were here. Terrible service. I just cannot believe we were treated like second class citizens. I will never recommend or return.

We visited from Norfolk for the weekend and ate here last night, OMG, this was one of our best meals in years. We live by the water and are spoiled by all of the fresh seafood we get at home so we were hesitant to order seafood. Glad we did. Had the shrimp and grits app, super tasty with good medium/large sized shrimp. The mussels app by far took the cake. HUGE plump mussels, cooked perfectly, and about 2dz at least in the order for like $15. The broth it came with was so good, we were soaking it up with the complimentary bread. Now onto the entrées. She had the beef tenderloin and I had the short ribs. Hers was cooked perfectly, we like it rare, and was one of the best steaks I’ve had in years, and I’ve had many. My ribs were so tender and the sauce was a cream based, not too overwhelming, just right. I wasn’t sure about short ribs as I’ve never had them, but it was like eating pot roast. The staff was so nice, friendly and attentive. It was our anniversary and on our dessert they wrote happy anniversary in chocolate. That was a nice touch. I would totally recommend eating here and would go back for sure.