Noah's Restaurant & Lounge — Restaurant in Charleston

My son and I have gone to Noah's every year since they opened for his birthday (because the chef has been amazing in the past), however, I amending my 5 star rating. Please bear in mind,, I go ALL OUT for my son's birthday.....he is an only child that was quite the miracle baby, so I don't mind a high price. I made reservations on Noah's website, making a special note that it was my son's 25th Birthday. Tonight, we may as well have went to Applebee's. First, there were more "starters" than entrees. (There were THREE entree choices....a beef, poultry, and a fish) I must admit, my starter choice, Salad Lyonaise was very good, though it was approximately 3 bites. His Butternut Squash Ravioli was delicious....but again, 2 ravioli for $12.00. More of an "amuse bouche". Entrees? Different story. My son ordered Grilled Beef tenderloin skewer. You would think for an upperscale restaurant, one might ask...how would you like that cooked. Nope. Apparently, well done is the preparation of the day. Gray all the way. However, the pomme frites (aka French fries were delicious) and cucumber/tomato salad were great. And because the meat was so overdone, a little extra chimmi churri may have been in order. I chose the Bone in Chicken Breast. Again, the Chef's attention was elsewhere because it was dry as a bone. I tried my best to soak the meat with the accompanying mushroom demi glace, but alas, not enough of that either. The pomme puree and roasted vegetable were delicious. One shining point (ALMOST......) was dessert. As you may recall, I had alerted the restaurant it was my son's birthday. In fact, the somewhat grumpy waiter "Gene" hesitantly told my son "Happy Birthday". So, when we ordered dessert, Bread Pudding for him and Coffee Cardamom Pot de Creme for me, I expected, perhaps, a candle. Nope. Now, the desserts were delicious, however, not 3-5 minutes after we got our desserts a table approximately 5 feet from us had a young lady get a dessert with a lit candle....🤔🤔🤔. I feel the Head Chef, Noah Miller, has lost control of his restaurant. He was exponentially better when he had 7-10 tables behind a parking garage. You have lost quality to quantity. You will not last long in the restaurant if you do not get a handle on whomever is cooking for you, because tonight was CLEARLY...

It was supposed to be the best, but it wasn’t. This place was recommended by our hotel as we were traveling through WV and we decided to make reservations during our return trip through WV. We made reservations but the only time offered was 8:30pm. Without a text or phone call from the restaurant, our reservation was changed to 8:15pm. We checked into our hotel at 4pm and arrived at 8pm. We could have easily arrived earlier but we had 8:15 reservations. There was no maitre d so we had to go to the bar. The bartender saw us but didn’t acknowledge our presence until he decided to at some point. We asked him how to get seated and then he did. So far this wasn’t “the best“. We get seated, order drinks and then order starters. Our waitress asks if we are ready to order entrees. Rushing much? We weren’t. After bringing our starters she again asked if we were ready, when we said we weren’t (at 8:30pm) she informed us that the chef was shutting down the kitchen in 10 minutes! Obviously it was inappropriate for them to offer reservations at 8:30 or 8:15 if you’re stopping at 8:40! This was beyond terrible. The worst part is that we could have been available at 7pm and at 8pm there were several empty tables. This was billed as the best and it must be the best for them because second best is a waffle house. It was also a Saturday so there is no reasonable explanation for this subpar experience. On top of that, at 9pm it was a ghost town in this place. As far as the food, my chicken kabob was dry, which I expected after I was informed that my presence was a nuisance to the chef. The locals must have low expectations and so the chef is resting on his...

the kanawha valley in charleston, which is as low as 565 feet in some places, is known for their scenic scenery, but not their innovative cuisene. This restaurant is a welcome exception. the price is accurate, the service is the opposite of appaling , and the food is quite sophicated indeed. my 77 year old grandmother would probably agree it's a welcome change of pace from the gino's pizza's off of expressways I-79, which also passes through Morgantown, though there are no gino's located in that town on the banks of the same river that flows through pittsburgh, I-77 which trespasses the kanawha valley south of charleston, and then rises to 2,400 feet in Beckley and a even higher 3,264 feet near Ghent or in the opposite northerly direction goes to Parkersburg before crossing the Ohio River into Marietta OH, or I-64 which in the westward direction heads towards Huntington which is at 564 feet above level on average, or eastward it crosses the New river, which also flows in Virginia and even North Carolina, before heading into Lewisburg, crossing the Greenbrier river which is where the towns of Roncervate, Marlinton and Cass are located on and then ascends to the Virginia state line. west virginia is a beautiful state, and the Kanawha valley is no exception. i'm glad that Charleston which enjoys a moderate elevation of 601 ft stepped up their restaurant game, even it's not yet as good as the city that has the Tidal Basin, the city that has the East River, or the city that has Lake Pontchartrain. Once again a...