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Top of the Tower

320 Hillsborough St
Raleigh, NC 27603-1726
Phone: (919) 832-5248

Ratings & Reviews Summary for Top of the Tower

What Users are Saying:

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User Reviews for Top of the Tower

1 Star Rating: Not Recommended

09/25/2005 Posted by hairhair

That was my first time there and probably my last. The choice of menu items was not great, the service was not far from it. We only had drinks but a good thing because there was only another couple sitting at a table and it was like 30 minutes before they got their food. So all four of us had a couple drinks a piece and left to go somewhere else to eat. I would not recommend this establishment to anybody except to check the view out.

Pros: view, good parking

Cons: service, redo menu

4 Star Rating: Recommended

09/21/2005 Posted by 1imagination

Great View. Great Potential. Need to advertise to get a larger draw. Rarely crowded.

Pros: View, Potential

1 Star Rating: Not Recommended

05/03/2003 Posted by mwgmcmahon

We dined at the Top of the Plaza recently after being away for over a year. The view is as good as ever, but the food and service have gone downhill dramatically. Despite an almost-empty restaurant at 7:00 on a Friday (that should have clued us in), the service was slow and the waiter got one order wrong and forgot the soup that my wife ordered. When the food did arrive, we were all disappointed. My supposedly medium-rare Prime Rib was medium well and cold. My wife's crab stuffing was almost pure bread with little or no crab; my son was presented with a tough, almost inedible section of ribs instead of the baby backs he was expecting. If we hadnt already been late for the performance, we would have sent everything back to the kitchen. We were very disappointed and will not return.

Pros: Panoramic View

Cons: Food, Service

Editor's Review

Find one of the best views of downtown Raleigh in this top-floor Clarion Hotel bar.  See the full editorial review.

Insider Tips

The Extras

The bar actually only occupies half of the top floor, but the southern exposure is quite interesting. It's fun to go with a friend who knows Raleigh so you can try and pick out the various downtown buildings. Look directly down and you'll see Second Empire--look straight out and you can see well down Hillsborough Street.

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Parking

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Hours

  • Daily 5pm-2am

Dress Code

  • Smart-casual

Payment Types

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