Crossroads Chapel Hill

Dear Mac Jenkins (Carolina Inn Front Desk Supervisor),\t\n \t\nThank you for your prompt and positive response to my request for a refund of the parking fee I incurred on Tuesday, March 2 when we ate at the Crossroads. Some questions remain:\t\n\t\n1. What will happen i...n the future if we dine with you and attend a concert? Will we be charged a $10 fee? Or do you advise us to choose the less expensive parking available nearby?\t\n2. On Tuesday, we were seated promptly at 6pm and ordered immediately from the ""fast"" menu. We ordered no appetizers. Yet dinner was served at 4 minutes before 7pm. We had to leave at 7:15pm to get to the concert, so we did not finish our meal, much less have coffee and dessert. Are we to expect similar treatment if we dine with you again?\t\n3. Our table of 4 ordered red wine with dinner. However, our waiter explained that the restaurant was out of red wine glasses, so he set us up with white wine glasses. If we choose to dine with you again, are we to anticipate a similar substitution?\t\n \t\nAll in all, it was a perplexing experience. Fortunately, the other couple who dined with us were able to stay, finish their meal, and settle the check (they had no concert tickets). I say perplexing because we have dined at the restaurant several times previously and everything went smoothly.\t\n \t\nLet me close with this: As usual, the food was excellent! Read More

Carolina Crossroads has by far the best food in town! My fiance and I have eaten there 3 times now in the past 6 months. Each time, the entire menu has changed. We have never left upset with a meal, and have always been disappointed that our last favorite is no longer t...here. However, we quickly discover a new favorite.\t\n\t\nWe highly recommend this restaurant. Next time we eat there, I will make sure to give everyone a rundown of our meal and what made it so nice. Our experience has been that the flavors are always well balanced and the food cooked perfectly.\t\n\t\nThe waitstaff is relatively young for such a nice restaurant. As a result, they do not always know what is going on in a dish. In addition, they regularly mispronounce basic fine dining words or leave parts off. For example, amusee bouche became amuzee. I know this is nitpicky and kind of hoity toity, but for the price they charge service should be near perfect and not just good enough.\t\n\t\nThe sommelier is excellent. He has always made good selections that match our meals. Read More

I spent my first Mother's Day at the Carolina Crossroad's brunch and had the best experience there! First of all, the restaurant is gorgeous. The perfect place for an elegant meal or a really cute bridal luncheon. The buffet was delicious! Well worth the money we sp...ent on it. The buffet had everything you could want on it except for maybe some boiled shrimp. The desserts were really good. I can't wait to have tea there. The service could have been a little bit more attentive, though. I had to ask for our plates to be cleared after they walked past our table a few times. The servers seemed to be more concerned with taking care of the larger tables. All-in-all, it was a great way to spend my first Mother's Day. Read More

Carolina Crossroads is right across the street from UNC-Chapel Hill, and is frequented by professors. There is a large bar/casual food area, in addition to a more formal dining room. The fare is expensive, but great quality. The buffet coul...

Carolina Crossroads is a conservative restaurant in a liberal university town. Housed neatly in the Carolina Inn at the heart of Chapel Hill, Crossroads provides an elegant setting reminiscent of the Old South. While the the scene says ""southern supper"" the food is ...less sincere and attempts to put on airs in both preparation and presentation. Unfortunately, Crossroads shortcomings stem primarily from trying too hard to be too formal. More creative offerings can be found at more comfortable settings-- see Magnolia Grill or Nana's. However, on occassion you may want the attention of a ""nouvelle"" southern supper rather than a true ""new"" south experience. Read More

The portions were a little small, but the quality of the food was good. There was good mixture of traditional foods as wells as more adventurous faire. The waitstaff tried a little too hard to impress, but relaxed as time wore on.