Chandler Wallace Bonds
+5
My husband and I had the most fabulous meal and experience here the other night. He ordered the Chef’s tasting menu to celebrate our anniversary. It was by far one of the best meals I've ever had. Our server was fantastic, too. I would certainly recommend this restaurant to anyone. The food is wonderful, original, and thoughtfully done! ❤️❤️❤️. The wine and cocktails are fantastic, too. We will definitely be back.
After the dumplings, steak tartare and seafood hot pot we noshed on the pork terrine for desert. We sat at the bar and our server, she was a badass.
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Good quality cooking, dubious if it’s worth the price. I had high expectations for Lantern as it is the only restaurant currently open in the Triangle area with a JB award. The pan-Asian Southern concept is also quite interesting: it allows the restaurant to get away from authenticity if it allows for better flavor. Although, I doubt if that decision really pays off for Lantern (the fried okra with tomato chutney is markedly inferior to any Indian or Southern preparation of fried okra). The rest of the dishes, however, were executed perfectly. The noodles, in particular, were a highlight: it’s as if the very essence of an oyster mushroom was distilled into the sauce. Similarly, the dumplings were cooked to a perfect toothsome level and the sesame dipping sauce accompanying them was outstanding. All that said, I’m still unsure this is worth the price - there are certainly better restaurants in the Triangle area that you don’t have to pay this much for. Worth a visit, but not more than once.
Went here on a Wednesday night and sat outside. Great location and even better restaurant. This place is incredible. Reminds me of brewery bhavana or bida manda but in Chapel Hill.
I highly recommend going here. Great drink selection and great prices. For food get the pork dumplings, beef tar tar, mushroom noodles!
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The first time I came to Lantern in August 2019 I was absolutely blown away. I was excited to take my husband so once they opened post-COVID we were eager to book a spot in their outdoor patio. They have a new system where you order entirely on your phone (although a waiter does come check on you and bus the table). The food was still good but I felt like it wasn't up to my last experience. The pea shoot scallion dumplings were my favorite of the night, in large part to their miso sesame dipping sauce. We also got the fried okra but it tasted kind of cold when it arrived. The fried cauliflower was not particularly stand out. The crispy catfish I expected to be more flavorful but it was bland (I got a whole fish the first time which was bursting with flavor). The real winner of the night was the Peach Melba dessert - that was a 5 star and not even usually big on dessert. I still love Lantern from my original experience so maybe it was an off night - hoping things turn around and recognize the hardship they've been through! Pic - Junebug cocktail (similar to Pimm's cup, and appetizers).
food here was amazing, as always. our server Miguel was wonderful. and I was psyched to see some spirit-free cocktails on the menu, which I don't recall from last time we came. the tea smoked chicken was the winner 🏆 and the brown butter cake with that pink peppercorn ice cream, oh my my my! 🤩
Came for dinner, and sat out on the patio which was really nice. Tried a bunch of different dishes that we shared and all of them were quite unique and tasty. Service was excellent! Not an everyday place due to the cost, but it's worth it as a special event place.
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