FreeMore Tavern — Restaurant in Charlotte

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (because the food & staff need love)

The food? Sizzlin’. The staff? Cool as cucumbers. The building? Hotter than a jalapeño’s armpit.

I feel for the staff — they’re hustling in conditions that would make a rotisserie chicken say “that’s enough.”

Freemore Tavern has long been my go-to neighborhood spot — killer food, cold drinks, and some of the best staff in Charlotte. I’ve been a loyal regular for years. But lately… walking in feels less like grabbing dinner and more like entering a steamroom with nachos.

It’s July in Charlotte, which means you step outside and the air slaps you. But the real shocker? Stepping inside Freemore and realizing it’s somehow hotter. Beers don’t stay cold (my Coors Light mountains are basically puddle gray), and the humidity could qualify as a dipping sauce.

I wanted to order my usual blackened chicken Caesar wrap last week, but the thought of seasoning it with my own sweat was too much. That’s not “extra salt,” it’s a cry for help.

I don’t need my wrap blackened — I am blackened. I’m the wrap now. The wrap is me.

Please, I beg you — for the love of your amazing staff, for the glory of cold drafts, and for the health and hydration of your loyal regulars — fix the A/C. We want to stay faithful. We want to stay cool. But right now, we’re just staying home.

I’m begging you with the last dry thread of my t-shirt. No shade to the actual Sauna House next door — I fully support their mission of intentional sweating. But I came here for wings and a beer, not to open my pores and realign my chakras with every sip of Coors.

With sweaty love, A very...

I wanted to bring to your attention a very disappointing and unprofessional experience I had at your establishment recently.

There was an employee who was incredibly rude. Approximately 20 minutes before closing, a woman wearing a grey sweatshirt with "Freemore Tavern" written on it, rang a bell given from her from behind the bar. She rang the bell several times, signaling that the restaurant was closed yelling "we're closed."

Although, several customers were in the restaurant, she turned around rang the bell again and said "does anyone hear me, we're closed" specifically to my table.

She was sitting at a table with other employees. Some which were on the clock and others that were not.

As my group and I were getting up to leave, we mentioned that the announcement of closing had been very rude. The employee responded by stating that she worked there and was only joking. However, as a paying customer, this was not perceived as a joke at all. She continued to assert that she worked there and kept repeating that she was only joking, while gesturing in an aggressive and rude manner.

Another employee attempted to intervene and apologize for the "misunderstanding," however, the employee off the clock, rudely insisted that it was a joke and we can't take a joke.

This experience was very unprofessional, unwelcoming, and frankly left a negative impression. It's disappointing to feel treated in such a manner at an establishment that I have otherwise enjoyed visiting.

I trust you will address this situation to ensure that this never...

I’ve been coming to this bar for a while now because I love the atmosphere, the staff, and the regular crowd — but it’s becoming really hard to justify hanging out here when the AC has been broken for over a month. It’s mid-July in North Carolina, and the heat inside is unbearable. I’m not the only one frustrated — I’ve overheard plenty of customers complain, and even the staff have voiced how rough it’s been trying to work under these conditions. I know it’s not their fault, but it’s disappointing that ownership hasn’t prioritized fixing something so essential.

I’ve seen longtime regulars walk out because it’s just too uncomfortable to stay, and I don’t blame them. I’ve even had to cut my own visits short or skip hanging out with friends here entirely. This place is important to a lot of us, but if something as basic as air conditioning keeps getting ignored, people are going to stop coming altogether. Please fix this — we want to support you, but we also want to breathe.

P.S. Bryce and Mike were absolutely amazing through it all — still friendly, still hustling. They...