The annual celebration of cherishing the woman who raised you — Mother’s Day — is Sunday, May 14. And among the best ways to honor the work your mom put in is to take a load off of her by taking care of the food.
Think of how many hundreds — no, thousands — of meals your mom acquired for you, cooked for you or arranged for you to have. Not to mention the shopping, dishes and other chores that went along with that. Now, it’s time to step up!
Whether you have a mother, have become a mother yourself or want to recognize the important women in your life who have served as mother figures this Mother’s Day, here are Charlotte area restaurants and food and drink services that can help you celebrate in 2023. (Be sure to check back, too, as this list will grow in the coming weeks.):
Barcelona Wine Bar
Location: 101 W Worthington Ave Ste 110, Charlotte, NC 28203
Barcelona Wine Bar is offering a Mother’s Day brunch with a Spanish influences, serving iitems including:
- Brunch fideos with crispy pork belly, egg and garlic aioli
- Mushroom omelet with creamy Manchego
- Olive oil ancake topped with quince butter
- Torrijas with apple compote.
How to order: Make a reservation or order online.
Deadline: ASAP before reservations are full.
Price: Varies, as items are a la carte.
Pickup: In-person dining or set for the time you choose.
Buttermilk Sky Pie
Location: 16836 Birkdale Commons Pkwy, Huntersville, NC 28078
Buttermilk Sky Pie is offering pre-orders on its 9” Mother’s Day pies to top off your celebration meal with something sweet.
How to order: In person or online.
Deadline: While supplies last. Pre-orders are limited to 9” size pies only; 4” pies will be first come, first serve and are in limited quantity.
Price: Prices vary upon flavor and size, but pre-orders are $30-$33. All walk-in pies Mother’s Day weekend will be $35.
Pickup: Before Mother’s Day, May 14.
The Capital Grille
Location: 201 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28202
The Capital Grille is greeting moms with a rose and brunch from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Mother’s day, plus a la carte items are available. Specials include:
- Lobster Frittata with Butter Poached Lobster Tails
- 14-ounce Bone-In Dry Aged NY Strip and Eggs
- 8-ounce Center Cut Filet Mignon with White Cheddar Hash Browns and Specialty Blueberry Bread.
- Smoked Salmon and Caviar served with White Cheddar Hash Browns.
How to order: Make reservations online.
Deadline: ASAP before reservations are full.
Price: $45 for adults, $16 for children; a mimosa add-on is $12. A la carte items are available, as well.
Pickup: In-person dining only.
Chef Alyssa’s Kitchen
Location: 4001-C Yancey Rd. #100, Charlotte, NC 28217
Chef Alyssa’s is offering pre-ordered Mother’s Day brunch meals, served cold and ready to reheat. Options available include:
- Fritatta with caramelized onion, Swiss cheese, spinach and choice of house-made bacon or mushrooms with farm eggs
- Parfait kit with chocolate granola, mixed berries and vanilla Greek yogurt
- Spring salad with local mixed greens, sliced strawberries, shaved fennel, carrots and cabbage
with a lemon vinaigrette (herbed chicken is available to add)
Country hash with roasted potatoes, onions, garlic, bell peppers and house-made sausage patties.
Mimosa kit with strawberry puree, blood orange juice.
How to order: Pre-order online.
Deadline: Wednesday, May 10, 1 p.m.
Price: Varies, as items are a la carte. A frittata that serves six is $25, as is the Parfait Kit that serves four. A mimosa kit is $32.
Pickup: Pickup or delivery Saturday, May 13, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Chef Joya
Location: Online
Chef Joya’s vegan Mother’s Day Brunch Box includes a vegan charcuterie board, roasted vegetable lasagna, two vegan krab cakes with corn maque choux, lemon blueberry cheesecake parfait and a sparkling beverage.
How to order: Place an order online.
Deadline: May 10
Price: $165 per box, which is portioned for one person
Pickup: Pickup at Pilot Brewing Company, 1331 Central Ave., Suite 104, or delivery Saturday, May 13, 2-5 p.m.
Church and Union Charlotte
Location: 127 N. Tryon St. #8, Charlotte, NC 28202
Church and Union will be serving an Mother’s Day brunch buffet from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., which includes a complimentary Bloody Mary or mimosa. Brunch offerings will include:
- Scrambled eggs
- Home fries, biscuits and French toast, grits and assorted pastries
A variety of cakes
- Bacon, sausage links, turkey sausage and sausage gravy
- Prime Rib
- Oyster bar and shrimp cocktail
- Mixed greens.
How to order: Book reservations on OpenTable
Deadline: ASAP before reservations are full.
Price: $70 per person; $40 for kids 12 and under
Pickup: Dine-in only.
Customshop
Location: 1601 Elizabeth Ave, Charlotte, NC 28204
Customshop will be serving a variety of brunch classics for Mother’s Day, including its Shrimp & Grits, Steak & Egg and Carmen’s Flan.
How to order: Book reservations online
Deadline: ASAP before reservations are full.
Price: Varies — the menu is a la carte.
Pickup: Dine-in only.
[READ NEXT: Learn how to make flan with this recipe and video from Charlotte restaurant Customshop.]
Eddie V’s Prime Seafood
Location: 101 S Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28280
Eddie V’s is offering a prix fixe three-course brunch menu for Mother’s Day from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., plus live music at dinner starting at 4 p.m. A children’s menu is available, as are a la carte dinner options.
Brunch main courses include:
- Butter-poached Maine Lobster Quiche Florentine with Fuji apple salad, roasted avocado and jumbo lump crab with lemon butter on brioche toast
- 8-ounce pan-seared steak and eggs with potatoes au gratin and red-eye gravy.
How to order: Make a reservation online.
Deadline: ASAP before reservations are full.
Price: $52 for adults, $16 for children; brunch cocktails are an $11 add-on.
Pickup: In-person dining only.
Figo36 Modern Italian + Wine Bar
Location: 416 E 36th St Unit 600, Charlotte, NC 28205
At Figo36, the Mother’s Day menu will feature brunch favorites such Eggs Benedict and Biscuits and Gravy, Peaches and Cream French Toast, along with Pasta Alla Vodka and Carbonara. The first seating is available at 10:30 a.m., with the last at 2:30 p.m.
How to order: Make reservations online.
Deadline: ASAP before reservations are full.
Price: Varies — the menu is a la carte.
Pickup: In-person dining only.
Golden Owl Tavern
Location: 9041 Robert D. Snyder Rd, Charlotte, NC 28262
Golden Owl Tavern is offering a breakfast and brunch buffet from May 12-14 to celebrate Mother’s Day. Breakfast is available 6:30 a.m.-9 a.m., when it switches to brunch until 3 p.m. Breakfast items will include:
- Scrambled eggs
- Breakfast potatoes
- Pork and chicken sausages
- Biscuits and gravy.
Brunch will include all breakfast items, plus heartier fare such as:
- Chicken and waffles
- Shrimp and grits
- Sliced prime rib
- Oven roasted salmon.
How to order: Make reservations online.
Deadline: ASAP before reservations are full.
Price: Breakfast is $28 for guests 15 and older, and $18 for guests 5-14. Brunch is $45 for guests 15 and older, and $35 for guests 5-14. Guests under 5 are free.
Pickup: In-person dining only.
La Belle Helene
Location: 300 S Tryon St Suite 100, Charlotte, NC 28202
Like its sister restaurant Church and Union, La Belle Helene will also be serving an Mother’s Day brunch buffet from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., which includes a complimentary Bloody Mary or mimosa. Brunch offerings will include:
- A raw bar
- Slow-roasted NY Strip Loin
- Rotisserie Chicken
- Smoked salmon Benedict
- Lemon blueberry ricotta pancakes
- Crêpe station
- Vegetable crudité
- Strozzapreti pasta
How to order: Book reservations on OpenTable
Deadline: ASAP before reservations are full.
Price: $70 per person; $40 for kids 12 and under
Pickup: Dine-in only.
Hello, Sailor
Location: 20210 Henderson Rd, Cornelius, NC 28031
Hello, Sailor will serve a Mother’s Day brunch buffet on Sunday May 14, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
How to order: Make reservations online.
Deadline: ASAP before reservations are full.
Price: $34.99 per adult and $12.99 per child 12 and under. Pricing does not include tax, gratuity or beverages.
Pickup: Dine-in only.
Link & Pin
Location: 155 New Bern St. Charlotte, NC 28203
Location: 9723 Sam Furr Rd. Huntersville, NC 28078
Location: 8128-1200 Providence Rd. Charlotte, NC 28277
All Link & Pin locations will be open Mother’s Day and serving the restaurant’s full brunch menu, including omelets and waffles, lobster rolls and shrimp and grits. Select dinner favorites will also be available, such as steaks, lobster tail, market fish and truffle lobster mac and cheese. Guests will find the usual dinner menu from 4 p.m.-10 p.m., with options for steak, grilled portobello with mixed vegetables and more.
How to order: Online
Deadline: None
Price: Varies — the menu is a la carte.
Pickup: Choose delivery, or pickup is available at the South End and Huntersville locations.
Metro Diner
Location: 8334 Pineville-Matthews Rd Suite 110, Charlotte, NC 28226
Location: 14211 Reese Boulevard, Huntersville, NC 28078
Location: 10412 E Independence Blvd #400, Matthews, NC 28105
Metro Diner is serving up Mother’s Day brunch favorites — which you can pair with a mimosa — that include:
- Fried Chicken & Waffles
- Huevos Rancheros
- Steak & Scramble Bowl
- Avocado Toast
- Western Omelet.
How to order: Online.
Deadline: None
Price: Varies, as items are a la carte.
Pickup: At the restaurant or dine-in.
Port City Club by David Burke
Location: 18665 Harborside Dr. Cornelius, NC 28031
Port City Club — which has newly been taken over by celebrity chef David Burke — is launching brunch, beginning on Mother’s Day.
How to order: Make reservations online.
Deadline: Book ASAP before reservations are full.
Price: Varies — the menu is a la carte.
Pickup: In-person dining only.
Restaurant X
Location: 408 S Main St, Davidson, NC 28036
Lake Norman’s Restaurant X will be open on Mother’s Day, serving its regular menu from 4:30-9:30 p.m. The restaurant recently added cocktails to its beverage options, which include wine and beer selections, so you and your mom can have drink outside on the patio as you eat.
How to order: Make reservations online.
Deadline: Book ASAP before reservations are full.
Price: Varies, as items are a la carte.
Pickup: In-person dining only.
The Social Cork
Location: 887 Gold Hill Rd, Fort Mill SC 29708
You can brunch with Mom at The Social Cork from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and toast a mimosa, while enjoying live music and a special floral gift from Indigo Iris Farms.
Brunch will include pastries, your choice of Tuscan salad or breakfast quesadilla and liquor pound cake or chocolate fondue. Upgrades are available.
How to order: Call 803-802-5916.
Deadline: Book ASAP before reservations are full.
Price: $40 per person plus tax and gratuity, although its full bar and menu will be available, as well.
Pickup: In-person dining only.
Steak 48
Location: 4425 Sharon Rd. Charlotte, NC 28211
SouthPark steakhouse Steak 48 will open early for Mother’s Day, from noon-10 p.m., and serve its full menu, featuring options such as fresh seafood, Australian wagyu filet and corn creme brulee.
How to order: Reservations can be made on OpenTable and by calling the restaurant at (980) 580-4848.
Deadline: Book ASAP before reservations are full.
Price: Varies — the menu is a la carte.
Pickup: In-person dining only.
Supperland
Location: 1212 The Plaza, Charlotte, NC 28205
Supperland will be kicking off its new brunch service Mother’s Day weekend. Served hot items for the buffet will be lined up along the chef’s counter in the dining room, and a self-service buffet table centered in the main aisle will hold items like pastries, ambrosia, deviled eggs and tea sandwiches. Guests will receive passed items, as well, such as raw oysters, shrimp cocktail and warm cinnamon rolls.
How to order: Reservations open online May 1 at 11:11 a.m.
Deadline: Book ASAP after the link opens before reservations are full.
Price: $65 person for adults and $25 for children under 12, but ages2 and under are complimentary. Beverages, tax and gratuity are not included.
Pickup: In-person dining only.
Table & Twine
Location: 2600 Youngblood St., Charlotte, NC 28203
Table & Twine delivers Mother’s Day Brunch packages that come ready to heat. The package includes:
Lowcountry Shrimp & Grits
Roasted Tomato and Sharp Cheddar Quiche
Spinach and Ricotta Stuffed Croissants
Blueberry Crumb Cake
Fresh Broccoli Salad
Thick-Cut Applewood Smoked Bacon
Seasonal Fruit Salad
How to order: Online
Deadline: ASAP, while supplies last.
Price: Options for six people start at $159.99.
Pickup: Items will be available for pickup or delivery Friday, May 12.
Tous les Jours
Location: Piedmont Town Center, 4625 Piedmont Row Dr #105, Charlotte, NC 28210
Location: Super G Mart, 10500 Centrum Pkwy, Pineville, NC 28134
Tous les Jours, a French-Asian bakery and café, has created a “Happy Mother’s Day collection” that includes gourmet cakes, pink donuts and flower-shaped macarons. The selections include:
- Pink Lady – Strawberry cake with cream cheese icing and a seasonal floral design.
- Berry Pistachio – Pistachio sponge cake with layers of strawberry buttercream and strawberry compote, decorated with buttercream roses.
- Chocolate Espresso – Chocolate sponge cake with rich mocha buttercream, featuring seasonal décor.
- Strawberry Tiramisu – Strawberry tiramisu cake with layers of mascarpone cheese mousse cream and strawberry puree and topped with fresh berries.
- Berry Cloud Bouquet – Signature Cloud cake with fresh berries and a Happy Mother’s Day banner.
- Blueberry Yogurt for Mom – Blueberry sponge cake with yogurt cream, finished with fresh berries, seasonal florals and Mother’s Day sign.
- Strawberry Shortcake – Strawberry shortcake with layers of strawberry compote and strawberry mousse cream. Available as a piece.
How to order: Call ahead to pre-order — (980) 939-1247 for Piedmont Town Center or (704) 910-5353 at Super G Mart.
Deadline: Available May 4-14
Price: Varies — the menu is a la carte.
Pickup: At the store for the time you arrange.
This story was originally published April 20, 2023 6:00 AM.
