The Laughing Owl Restaurant

What a hidden gem. Meal was great, staff was great, and no wait(on a Monday night) could be different on other days for sure, but I will definitely be back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

What I expect, decent staff, good food.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

The food and the people were excellent as always thank you Mr Jose for a great meal and experience

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Curry

Diamond in the rough.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Loud music for dinner time. Maybe turn it up after 8.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 1

I was pleasantly surprised to find a restaurant with such delicious food in Kinston. They have a lot of options in the menu and it is so difficult to choose one because all of them look amazing. I ordered one thing but could try from the dishes of all my friends that ordered different things and OMG all the dishes were delicious ?. The atmosphere is nice and the service was good too. ? recommended. I’ll be back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nice place for a bite to eatGood

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Crab Rangoon, Pot Stickers

We don't dine out much due to the lack of quality eateries in Kinston, but we have dined at the Laughing Owl about once per month since our move to this town. Last night was a Wednesday but it was Valentine's Day, so we thought that that the staff would be prepared to serve us. I selected steamed veggies and rice with a garlic ginger sauce. It is simple food that requires little preparation. The veggies can be prepped for cooking in advance as can the sauce and the sauce should have tasted hot and sweet. I usually prepare mine in a wok with freshly grated ginger root and thinly sliced garlic. I add corn starch to thicken the sauce a little. The veggies and rice were acceptable. The sauce was tasteless and watery and served on the side in a bowl. I thought that it was soup. My dining partner ordered pasta with Alfredo sauce and shrimp. I asked her how her meal was and she said that it was disgusting. She invited me to sample it. I did so and she was right. We took it a go box to feed to a neighborhood stray dog that we call Shorty. Shorty ordinarily enjoys table scraps. I am guessing that he might reject this offering. I have no complaints about the wait staff. I was adequate although we had to request both salt and pepper for the table. I am done with this place.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

I love Laughing Owl. I ordered Walnut Shrimp and they were out of walnuts so we substituted cashews and it was delicious. Large servings.

Parking: There's always parking on Queen st, about half a block away.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Seafood, Beef

Food wasn't good at all, overrated. I had gotten the shrimp Alfredo which Is lacking alot of flavor. Also, it has a really bad after taste. Don't go here if you don't want to be disappointed.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

GreAt food and service. All at a reasonable

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Absolutely fabulous.Great food and fabulous

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mongolian Beef

Lunch meeting. Everything was good. Many food choices here!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Seafood, Curry Chicken with Rice, Spinach & Goat Cheese Salad

This is one of the places where the outside does not match the inside. It was so tasteful done inside. The calamari was thick slices, so it was a bit chewy but was good with the chili dip. Flank struck, and peppers were tender and full of a variety of flavors. Making each bite great. The friend rice was a thumbs down. No taste. Ble crab ragoons was by far the best tasting ragoons I've had in a very long time. You could actually taste the balance of cream cheese and blue crab meat.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Crab Rangoon

Delicious food, great selection of beer. Service was excellent. Definitely or new favourite spot.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5