Best Restaurants for Birthdays in Hickory

Our birthday celebration meal was so perfect! Our food was delicious- Margherita pizza with the thinnest crispy crust, the green weeds salad we shared, and the little Carmelo pasta was a real treat with the added balsamic addition. All of the pasta, made in house, was al dente with perfect amounts of sauce. But the staff at Luminosa was, as always, exemplary in their attentiveness, knowledge of the menu items, and kindness. They make this wonderfully historic space worth coming often, which I have! We even got a tour of the newly opened red ribbon space - thank you Ace, Sara Charles and Amy.

Our waiter, Daphne was superb. Great service and a fine dining experience. Delicious root vegetables and salad with pomegranate, squash, pecans, goat cheese. We had a wonderful evening and ended it by sharing the chocolate mousse which was decadent.

This was our first time back to this location after the Asheville flood. Luckily, the building came through without issues. They had a limited menu, but our food was excellent! We had an excellent server and the dining room decor is very nice and fits the Asheville/Biltmore vibe. Overall a very pleasant evening!

Food was yummy. Service amazing. Served a free dessert for my birthday :)

Mela is always fantastic. They also were very generous in giving free meals if needed after Helene.