A friend of mine from my hometown in Michigan found out I moved to Charlotte for a bit and told me I must check out Blue- so after a month and a half here, I finally did. We made an Open Table reservation thanks to Yelp (recognizing my boyfriend under his first-name-last-name-initial Yelp alias when we arrived at the host stand) and discussed where they would seat us amongst themselves for what seemed to be a solid 5 minutes. The host finally walked us to a table, realized the table wasn't available, and walked us across the very large restaurant to a little two-top nook. Not a bad table, but it always makes me laugh when hosts/hostesses are confused about where to take the table. I mean, I know how it is from my college days as a hostess in fine dining, having servers whine about not having equal tables and blah blah.\n\nSo we're seated and we look over the menus. It's supposedly Mediterranean but there are dishes from all over the world, with the origin of the dish and suggested wine pairing accompanying the description. We were torn between the crab/lobster cakes and the hummus, but opted for the cakes because LOBSTER. Always go for lobster. We ordered our main courses (venison for him, scallops/pork medallions/pasta for me) off of the \"seasonal\" menu section... shortly after, our appetizer arrived. Absolutely delicious cakes, however there were two and very small. I suppose for something so rich you only need a bite. My pasta dish was good and not cream-based- it mostly got its flavor from  the scallops and pork. Very good, a lot of pasta which I didn't finish. We always share bits of our meals whenever we go out, though this time I didn't try the venison- maybe it's the \"I grew up in Michigan and I protest against deer hunters\" thing, maybe it's because venison is just too gamey. He liked it though.\n\nThat said, we go out several times a week and haven't been totally blown away with any Charlotte dinners until this weekend- 2/2 nights out this weekend were solid- and I'm glad my friend recommended Blue to us. For the food, we'll definitely be back.