Sometimes change is necessary. Last month one of the chefs was promoted to executive chef and currently Noble's is replacing the general manager. His High Point restaurant has been in business for 16 years. Noble's is one of Charlotte's latest adventures in showpiece dining and tries hard to provide a virtual escape from its Morrocroft office building setting. The expansive main dining area is reminiscent of an outdoor Italian piazza on an early summer's evening.
Wooden trellises frame the ceiling.
One section has a painted cloudy sky overhead. Separating the dining sections are river stone half walls bedecked with topiaries. Large floral upholstered chairs and tables form movable circular dining areas while smaller seating arrangements line the wall and the center. A large, open kitchen faces the dining room. Mark Brantley created the remarkable faux finish on all the walls and floors.