If you happen to be staying in Mooresville, N.C at the Spring Hill Suites like we did, you will find Jeffrey's right across the parking lot. If you are looking for fine dining, Jeffrey’s is one of just a handful of available restaurants in Mooresville. Their menu is “New American” with a southern slant. Jeffrey's was recommended by two staff members so we felt rather confident giving them a try.
We arrived on a Wednesday at 4 p.m. and as expected we were the only diners for a while. They are open for lunch Monday-Friday. and Sunday. We were greeted by the bartender since we came in through the bar and directed to the front. We had menus in no time at all and were given our drinks and the dinner specials. They have an interesting menu that includes plenty of steaks which Al enjoys.
He ordered a 9 oz. filet with a baked potato and asparagus. I had the tapenade pasta with shrimp. We started our meal with the fried green tomatoes.
It didn’t take long for our appetizer to arrive. The tomatoes had a thick crispy coating and there was Cajun Trinity Gravy on the plate. Since this is something that we don’t see at home very often it was enjoyable to be able to eat them here. They were as delicious as they look in the picture.
Al's filet was cooked perfectly. It is choice beef that has been aged for 21 days. He was very happy with his baked potato which was served with butter and sour cream. He is very fussy about the doneness of a baked potato so the fact that they got it right was a big deal for him.
My pasta was perfect. It is served with a lemon butter sauce and if I have any complaint it is that I would have liked to have a little more sauce but on a positive note, I didn’t drip anything on my shirt. It is a very interesting combination of ingredients, capers, chopped tomatoes, olives, artichokes, and onions. The shrimp was the perfect addition but did cost me an additional $8 for 4. It is usually made with gluten-free pasta but I asked for linguini since I have no issue with gluten.
We ordered a piece of lemon cream cake to take away with us to our room and it was worth the $7. A nice size piece that was simply put, delicious.
The atmosphere at Jeffrey’s has a definite industrial feel. Ceilings at least 30 feet tall with fans and huge windows. It feels like an old factory building even though it is quite obviously a new building. The food was not inexpensive but it was very good and we left feeling as if we had just dined not just eaten.
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