Uptown Bar & Lounge

I went to this restaurant because I was HANGRY and it was across from my gate. This was the beginning of my birthday weekend and it was after 12pm so a mimosa was in order. It was fine; that’s hard to mess up. The chicken flatbread I ordered was mediocre at best. It was served with a packet of Parmesan cheese. That’s right, a packet. I suppose the need to have to get people in and out efficiently is a priority. The only reason I’m giving 2 stars is because, Melissa, my server was very kind and attentive. Otherwise, this review can be summarized by saying «go to another concourse, the walk will be worth it.»

This place is NOT a good meal option. My jaw is sore from eating the leather sandwich. They call it a steak sandwich, but I know leather when I taste it. Good thing it came with mushy French fries to give my over worked jaw a rest. Why 2 stars? First, hop drop and roll on draft! Very good. Secondly, good music. Only option to sit down and eat in terminal A. United, please fly out of another terminal!

This is an airport bar. It’s not the classiest or the snazziest bar around, but it will get the job done. I had a while to kill after a test I had taken, not feeling great about it-​so rather than wallowing in a bar in a city I wasn’t familiar with alone and potentially missing my flight, I decided to come to the airport early and have a drink or two past security to decrease the possibility of doing so. ’
The bartenders here are clearly used to people being down in the dumps because of people missing flights and the like because that was the first thing he asked me as I sat down. 2 glasses of wine later I felt better, especially considering I paid for one :) Not a bad place to kill an hour or five if you’re in the airport and have nowhere else to go-​maybe you will make a new friend.

It is an airport bar that is pretty crowded when the evening bank of flights go out. My biggest complaint is the wine glasses smell of bleach/​detergent. If I were to come back I would ask them to hand rinse the glass before pouring.

Quality of food was not there for the price. We had mushroom burger, fries, chicken tenders, and potato soup.
The waitress was very nice, but slow on service.

Surprisingly a delicious and affordable place to get something to eat at the airport while waiting for your flight. My boyfriend and I both ordered a cheeseburger with fries ($ 11 a piece) and everything was tasty. The service was decent too. Glad we chose this place over the other options in the area.

All because of my server Lindsay’s very nice service, I am giving 4 stars. She was very very nice and kind. The food, BBQ pork salad was quite good but the onion rings were a bit weak.

The staff is pleasant, the management cordial. The nachos are a crime against humanity. But don’t believe me, I’m only on the interwebs so what do I know about such things. Allow me to take you on a trip… Imagine if you will a plastic salad bowl from Wendy’s. Piled low with small bite sized stale chips in festive reds and whites (because we all know corn tortilla chips are naturally red in color). Dancing playfully upon this stale stage of sorrow is a ¹⁄₃ can of Hormel beanless chili. Nothing says Nachos like Hormel! Yum! Drizzle the trough with AMC Theater brand «nacho cheese» to make it authentic and show the whole dish three black beans and BAM! Ultimate nachos for the reasonable price of $ 8,75! Best.Dish.Evah! Sad when Nachos at Taco Bell are more authentic.

Average airport bar food. Staff was attentive.

I’ve been through Douglas International several times. Normally it’s the same routine for me… when I have a short layover I come in and go out. When it’s a little longer, I normally have a beer and some sushi out in the open area at Hissho Sushi. This particular time I had a 2 hour layover for a early morning flight, and had to catch my plane down in the A terminal… a place that I had never been before.
As I wandered down this particular terminal, I noticed that there was little down there. It was a smaller area with a lot less to offer. The biggest place that I saw was the Uptown Bar & Lounge. They had multiple large screen televisions and a huge bar, so I decided to wait out my 2 hours here.
They had a full bar and were also offering a small breakfast menu. I decided to go that route and ordered a egg and cheese sandwich on wheat along with grits, a mimosa, and a cup of coffee.
The coffee was pretty decent. It wasn’t as strong as I like, but at the same time it wasn’t watery like a lot of other places. The mimosa wasn’t anything special. I just watched the bartender pour some juice in some champagne. I eventually got my meal, which is served on a plastic plate along with plastic ware. The egg sandwich was something that I normally make when I’m in a rush and half awake in the mornings. Nothing special at all… actually a little below average. The plastic bowl of grits had a few lumps and no flavor at all.
The bartender was nice, not anything overwhelming, but she was nice, and polite, and gave me what I ordered. You can’t ask for more than that.
If you have a flight out of A, this is a decent spot to grab a drink and watch some TV. Unless you have a flight leaving out of A, there’s no reason to venture down that way. Uptown Bar & Lounge doesn’t really deserve the ride down the moving sidewalk.

Man oh man, what a mistake this was. I knew I was in trouble when I asked for medium rare and the guy said «I’ll put it in, but I can’t guarantee it». What does that even mean??? Well I sure figured out quick, as soon as the burger arrives. The patty is perfectly rounded, and even thickness throughout, Which tells me it was not hand made, or fresh. No juices running at allllll. No doubt this came out of the freezer. This is happy meal quality. Oh let’s not even get into the fact that they gave me the wrong burger. I honestly feel insulted. Steer clear!

It’s a bit of an oasis in tired-​old Terminal A. Friendly, sit down waitress service and full
Bar. But don’t expect stoneware and metal flatware. It’s a plastic forks, disposable plates, and flimsy paper napkins. I was actually glad I didn’t order wings when I saw the cheap paper napkins. The Bacon Vodka Mary was unimpressive. The Pepperoni Flatbread was tasty and satisfying; but less light & crispy flatbread and more hand-​tossed crust pizza. If I had to, I do it again.

After leaving the TSA area and heading to CLT’s forelorn and neglected step-​child Terminal A, Uptown Bar is the only place you can sit down and order food. Being the only restaurant, this place is obviously meant to turn tables fast to deal with the packed crowd.
The service is airport chaotic but swift. It really needs a host/​hostess to seat people because the tables are every man for himself, and many 4-​tops are taken by one man himself. Luckily a customer leaving asked if I wanted his seat at the bar.
The menu is pretty standard American fare: club sandwiches, BLTs, nothing fancy burgers and fries. Everything but the alcohol is served with plastic plates and utensils. My nothing fancy Mushroom & Swiss Cheeseburger was actually pretty decent and onion rings better than I expected.
My first choice of draft beer was out but good thing Uptown had Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. It would’ve been nice if they offered more local craft brews Charlotte is putting out.
The whole terminal, this restaurant included, is long overdue for a facelift.

Grabbed a quick breakfast before an early morning flight. Enjoyed the scrambler (eggs, hash browns, sausage). Service was good (and fast) and prices were very reasonable.
Would definitely recommend this vs a basic coffee shop, especially before a long flight.

Opens early in the morning for those if us who need to fly out early. Service is friendly. Place is clean…
Now. This place feels like a bar and not a place the serves ‘breakfast daily’. Plastic plates and plates forks and knives. And I was eating at the restaurant. The food was a minor step above hotel food. It filled a gap but not something i would like to repeat or rave about. The prices are ok, but in an airport with limited choices… there’s not much you can do…
Not sure I would come again…

Other than the prices, which are always going to be insane at an airport, this was a good location to grab a drink and a snack. I had some Sierra Nevadas and the pepperoni flatbread, which is a fancy and kind of untrue thing to call a PIZZA. But it was good. The service here was, er, serviceable. It was very busy here on a Thursday afternoon, but our server wasn’t difficult to get ahold of. Nice place to relax with colleagues after a week of work before the flight.

Food OK and waitstaff was OK albeit a little slow.
The «seat yourself» thing just doesn’t work. You have clueless people sitting alone at a 4-​top, and three sumo wrestlers crammed at a two top. Like most airport restaurants, they seem oblivious to the fact that you might, you know, be in a hurry and that, umm… you might have some personal possessions with you.

I don’t think I could ever give an airport restaurant more than 3 stars, so consider this rating middle-​of-​the road as far as airport restaurants go. The service is SUPER fast and friendly — I think I waited less than 5 minutes for my burger to arrive. On that note, it tasted like it took less than 5 minutes to make. My salad also tasted like the plastic bag it came from. But the ladies behind the counter were very accommodating and made sure I had everything I needed. Can’t comment on the drinks (I thought 11am on a Thursday may have been pushing it). But next time I am at the airport, I will probably try a different restaurant out before resorting to this place.

Great customer service, but food was just average. Can’t expect much from an airport restaurant, but it was food in the belly before a long flight home.
The trend I saw at all the dining establishments I went to in the south were… friendly, southern hospitality service from waiters and staff and bitching and rude customers. Apparently the people who sat down before we did at the same table were total jerks. I guess what they say is true about the south… «there’s nothing like it».

Had almost a 2-​hour layover during dinner hours and saw this place near my gate. The comfortable looking lay-​z-​boy esque chairs drew me in. I ended up ordering the Grilled Chicken sandwich and opted to go with the House Salad instead of the Fries.
The brioche bun was nicely toasted and had great texture. The chicken was pretty good despite it’s odd, circular shape. The tomato, red onions, and shredded iceberg lettuce added some freshness to the sandwich. The salad was fresh and crisp, but very average. It looked just like the sandwich toppings, but in a bowl. The service, not the food, is what really made this a 4-​star worthy experience. I sat there for over an hour leisurely eating while I waited for my next flight. She was great — friendly, attentive, and didn’t appear to mind that I took my time… but it’s an airport so she probably sees that all the time.
Average airport prices for food — $ 10-​$ 15 for most of the items. My sandwich and salad was $ 9.95 plus tip. So it’s what you would normally pay for a chicken sandwich and salad at most sit-​down restaurants. A nice find that I would probably return to if I have another long layover here.