3RD & FERNWOOD

4.2

88 Reviews

$30 and under

Southern

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2 people

Dec 24, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 5 times today

Experiences are available.

Charming
Good for groups
Good for special occasions

Welcome to 3rd and Fernwood, where the charm of an American Southern villa meets modern Southern cuisine in Charlotte. Located in the heart of Midtown Charlotte in the Metropolitan shopping center, 3rd & Fernwood showcases Chef Greg Collier’s culinary prowess. Enjoy a fusion of rustic elegance and contemporary flair, making every dining experience a celebration of tradition and innovation.

OUR LAST SEATING IS 8:30 PM AND WE STAY OPEN UNTIL 10 PM

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Southern, Soul food, Comfort Food
Hours of operation
Mon–Sat 12:00 pm–10:00 pm Sun 1:00 pm–6:00 pm
Phone number
(980) 207-1582
Website
https://www.3rdandFernwood.com/
Dress code
Business Casual

Location
1100 Metropolitan Ave, Charlotte, NC 28204
Neighborhood
Midtown
Parking details
None

Experiences

Restaurant Week Deal December 31st-January 31st
$40.00 per person
Dec 31, 2024 - Jan 31, 2025
Join us at 3rd and Fernwood for an extended Charlotte Restaurant Week experience, running from New Year’s Eve through the end of January. Delight in a three-course menu meticulously crafted by James Beard Finalist Chef Greg Collier, showcasing exceptional cuisine and hospitality. Indulge in bold flavors and innovative Southern-inspired dishes for just $40 per person (excluding tax and gratuity). Celebrate the season with a culinary journey that promises to be as memorable as it is delicious. Reservations are highly recommended—don’t miss this exclusive dining opportunity!

Shaved Greens Salad$14.00
Shaved collards greens, shaved kale, Cheddar, roasted garlic dressing, and cornbread crumble
- Extra Sauce/Dressing$0.00
- Sauce/Dressing on Side$0.00
- No Sauce/Dressing$0.00
Farm Salad$14.00
Local lettuce, roasted sweet potato dressing, black pepper farmers cheese, and fried pickled onion
- Extra Sauce/Dressing$0.00
- Sauce/Dressing on Side$0.00
- No Sauce/Dressing$0.00
Shaved Cauliflower and sqsh$14.00
With green olive dressing, golden raisins, and smoked almonds
- Extra Sauce/Dressing$0.00
- Sauce/Dressing on Side$0.00
- No Sauce/Dressing$0.00
Daily Bread$6.00
- No Butter$0.00
Fern Wings$12.00
- Extra Sauce/Dressing$0.00
- Sauce/Dressing on Side$0.00
- No Sauce/Dressing$0.00
Seafood Salad$13.00
roasted trout, trinity, crispy trout skins, potato chips
Hush Puppies$9.00
With roasted onion, and apple mostarda butter
SOUP OF THE DAY$10.00

Sandwiches

Smoked Mushroom Sandwich$15.00
carolina gold rice and smoked mushroom pattie, bread and butter pickle remoulade and lettuce
- TN Seasoned Chips$0.00
- NO Chips$0.00
- Extra Sauce/Dressing$0.00
- Sauce/Dressing on Side$0.00
- No Sauce/Dressing$0.00
Fried Chicken Breast$16.00
Carolina gold sauce, Memphis style slaw, and brioche bun
- TN Seasoned Chips$0.00
- NO Chips$0.00
- Extra Sauce/Dressing$0.00
- Sauce/Dressing on Side$0.00
- No Sauce/Dressing$0.00
Catfish Po Boy$17.00
French bread, roasted garlic tomato dressing, tomato,lettuce, and pickles
- TN Seasoned Chips$0.00
- NO Chips$0.00
- Extra Sauce/Dressing$0.00
- Sauce/Dressing on Side$0.00
- No Sauce/Dressing$0.00
Smash Cheese Burger$15.00
House ground chuck beef blend patty, pickles, American, onion, comeback sauce, and brioche bun
- TN Seasoned Chips$0.00
- NO Chips$0.00
- Extra Sauce/Dressing$0.00
- Sauce/Dressing on Side$0.00
- No Sauce/Dressing$0.00

Proteins

Smoked & Brined Chicken Breast$13.00
Served with Burnt Fresno Honey
Smoked & Brined Chicken Thigh$10.00
Served with Burnt Fresno Honey
Pan Fried Trout with Roasted Okra Gravy$15.00
Pan roasted citrus pepper trout, roasted okra gravy, and pikliz
- No Okra Gravy$0.00
- No Pickliz$0.00
- Okra Gravy on side$0.00
- Pickliz on side$0.00
- Everything on side$0.00
- No toppings$0.00
Braised Ox Tail Meatloaf with Red Pepper Glaze$16.00
Braised Oxtail and beef, red pepper glaze
Pork Chop$14.00
Buttermilk fried pork chop, black pepper gravy, pickled onion and apple relish
- No Sawmill Gravy$0.00
- No Apples$0.00
- Sawmill Gravy on side$0.00
- Apples on side$0.00
- Everything on side$0.00
- No toppings$0.00
Rabbit Captain$16.00

Sides

Candied Sweet Potatoes$9.00
With brown butter, thyme, and sorghum
- Extra Sauce/Dressing$0.00
- Sauce/Dressing on Side$0.00
- No Sauce/Dressing$0.00
3 Cheese Baked Mac$11.00
With smoked Gouda, Cheddar, and mozzarella
- Extra Sauce/Dressing$0.00
- Sauce/Dressing on Side$0.00
- No Sauce/Dressing$0.00
Dirty Rice Grits$9.00
carolina gold middlins, mushrooms, trinity, cajun
- Extra Sauce/Dressing$0.00
- Sauce/Dressing on Side$0.00
- No Sauce/Dressing$0.00
Braised Greens$8.00
With smoked turkey necks, SDT, & cornbread crumble
- Extra Sauce/Dressing$0.00
- Sauce/Dressing on Side$0.00
- No Sauce/Dressing$0.00
- No Corn Bread Crumble$0.00
- VEGAN$0.00
Field Pea Mafe$9.00
With purple eye peas, sea island peas, cream peas, peanut, and trinity
- Extra Sauce/Dressing$0.00
- Sauce/Dressing on Side$0.00
- No Sauce/Dressing$0.00
chips$5.00
- Extra Sauce/Dressing$0.00
- Sauce/Dressing on Side$0.00
- No Sauce/Dressing$0.00
Green Beans$9.00
- Extra Sauce/Dressing$0.00
- Sauce/Dressing on Side$0.00
- No Sauce/Dressing$0.00
- No Onion$0.00
- No Cracker Mix$0.00
- VEGAN$0.00
SUNDAY KIDZ MEAL$0.00
- Extra Sauce/Dressing$0.00
- Sauce/Dressing on Side$0.00
- No Sauce/Dressing$0.00
SUNDAY KIDZ MEAL $$0.00
- Extra Sauce/Dressing$0.00
- Sauce/Dressing on Side$0.00
- No Sauce/Dressing$0.00
Grilled Beets$8.00
- Extra Sauce/Dressing$0.00
- Sauce/Dressing on Side$0.00
- No Sauce/Dressing$0.00
chuckwagon peas$10.00
- Extra Sauce/Dressing$0.00
- Sauce/Dressing on Side$0.00
- No Sauce/Dressing$0.00
Broccoli Cass$8.00
- Extra Sauce/Dressing$0.00
- Sauce/Dressing on Side$0.00
- No Sauce/Dressing$0.00

Sweets

Plantain Puddin$10.00
Roasted Plantain pudding, whipped cream, crumbled nilla wafers
Carrot Cake $9.00
Buttermilk chess pie with blackberry and muscadine
sweet potato bread pudding$9.00
sweet potato bread pudding, coconut milk caramel, spiced whipped cream
Cake Fee$4.00
Thank You!$0.01

Group Sales

chix dinner$50.00
beer sales event$8.00

What 88 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.2

4.2 based on recent ratings

4.3Food
4.2Service
4.2Ambience
4.2Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Charlotte
Innovative
Charlotte
Innovative

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

3RD & Fernwood offers a fresh take on Southern cuisine, drawing praise for its "amazing flavors" and "excellent quality" dishes like oxtail meatloaf and fried squash. The atmosphere is described as inviting with unique decor and music. Despite some service hiccups during its soft opening, many diners are eager to return for the "spectacular" food experience.

88 Reviews

K
Kristin
Charlotte
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
It was our first time and everything was wonderful! The hush puppies were perfect, I loved the beets in Alabama white sauce, the meatloaf was great as well. My partner loved the catfish po’boy and the green beans. We even took the plantain pudding to go and it was such a great take on banana pudding. The cocktails were awesome, and the service was fast and friendly. We will definitely be back!! Thank you for a great experience!
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John
VIP
Charlotte
22 reviews
5.0
22 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
First time I've been here and it was outstading. The facility was clean and had fresh flowers on each table. Our waitress and her service great. The food was great. I had the pork chop and my wife had the pan trout and they both were prepared perfectly. No complaints here. I'll be back!!!
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Katie
New York City
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on December 15, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food is very good! Love getting lots of things and splitting them. Our favorite are the sweet potatoes, greens, and oxtail meatloaf
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Robert
Houston
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 15, 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 1
Service was very slow- feels more like you are in a big barn than a restaurant
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Darlene
Charlotte
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 14, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was delicious!!! We came for my son’s graduation. Every thing we ordered was great! My son found your restaurant on TikTok. We give 5 stars! Will be back soon ❤️
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C
Clare
Charlotte
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 12, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Expensive, small portions, fine place otherwise. Won’t be going back.
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Tijwanna
VIP
Charlotte
14 reviews
5.0
14 reviews
Dined on December 8, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Very good service and accommodating. Food was delicious!
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Henry
New York City
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 8, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
Went there for a dinner reservation at 8:30 only to find out the “closed at 9” (which is not what was listed on their google page ntw). The restaurant was pretty empty so I’m assuming the staff just wanted to leave early. Understandable but I felt rushed. The food was just ok. It came out very fast which is never a great sign to me. Cocktail I ordered were disgusting. Not sure if I’d go back.
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Dan
Charlotte
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on November 26, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
One of the best restaurants in Charlotte….full on unique flavor
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Walter
Charlotte
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 10, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Great experience. Greeted as soon as we walked through the door. Staff seemed happy and upbeat The bartender was awesome!!! Recommended the Colonel Taylor cocktail and it was PERFECT!!! That sweet potato syrup (house made) really took it to another level. The food was good. I recommend you give it a try for the atmosphere and customer service alone. Great job guys!!!
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3RD & FERNWOOD is rated 4.2 stars by 88 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Dec 24, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 5 times today

Experiences are available.

1100 Metropolitan Ave, Charlotte, NC 28204

Additional information

Neighborhood
Midtown
Hours of operation
Mon–Sat 12:00 pm–10:00 pm Sun 1:00 pm–6:00 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Southern, Soul food, Comfort Food
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
None

Website
https://www.3rdandFernwood.com/
Phone number
(980) 207-1582

3RD & FERNWOOD

Make a reservation

Additional information

Restaurant Week Deal December 31st-January 31st

Bread

Daily Bread$6.00

Appetizers

Shaved Greens Salad$14.00

Farm Salad$14.00

Shaved Cauliflower and sqsh$14.00

Daily Bread$6.00

Fern Wings$12.00

Seafood Salad$13.00

Hush Puppies$9.00

SOUP OF THE DAY$10.00

Sandwiches

Smoked Mushroom Sandwich$15.00

Fried Chicken Breast$16.00

Catfish Po Boy$17.00

Smash Cheese Burger$15.00

Proteins

Smoked & Brined Chicken Breast$13.00

Smoked & Brined Chicken Thigh$10.00

Pan Fried Trout with Roasted Okra Gravy$15.00

Braised Ox Tail Meatloaf with Red Pepper Glaze$16.00

Pork Chop$14.00

Rabbit Captain$16.00

Sides

Candied Sweet Potatoes$9.00

3 Cheese Baked Mac$11.00

Dirty Rice Grits$9.00

Braised Greens$8.00

Field Pea Mafe$9.00

chips$5.00

Green Beans$9.00

SUNDAY KIDZ MEAL$0.00

SUNDAY KIDZ MEAL $$0.00

Grilled Beets$8.00

chuckwagon peas$10.00

Broccoli Cass$8.00

Sweets

Plantain Puddin$10.00

Carrot Cake $9.00

sweet potato bread pudding$9.00

Cake Fee$4.00

Thank You!$0.01

Group Sales

chix dinner$50.00

beer sales event$8.00

Overall ratings and reviews

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