Boca

We try to support the finer dining locations in Hickory at every opportunity. Boca has an excellent atmosphere and our server Jeff C. was very professional, pleasant and accomodating. Our cocktails were served quickly and very much enjoyed. Overall we were pleased with the restaurant experience and meal for a couples night out. The one negative and it brought the overall experience down, was the $26 crab cake special of the day we ordered. 33% of our meal cost before tax and tip for mostly bread and minimal crab meat. This was the highest priced item on our bill and left the highest amount of distaste for our experience at Boca. The crab cake special should have never been offered as a "special" and at that level of pricing based on the quality and offering of that item.

Delightful small plates! We tried the delicious Moroccan beef sliders, the shrimp tacos, the fried calamari, and the **utterly heavenly** whipped ricotta dip. Everything had perfectly balanced flavor and texture. Gordon Ramsay would approve. The service was excellent and the restaurant was warm and cozy - even on a rainy evening. The live music was at a tasteful volume - you could comfortably carry on a conversation. 10/10 would recommend Note - the dishes are priced consistently with a nice restaurant serving small plates, but not at all overpriced.

I went here for a work outing. It’s really fancy. It’d be good for special occasions. They have lots of unique menu options. And, our waiter was excellent.

Small plate, fine dining denotes a certain caliber of quality which over all was completely lacking to the point it was just uembarrassing. Ordered a filet mignon grilled MEDIUM arrived half BLUE! This alone would be a major deal breaker for such a caliber restaurant. Plating looked like it was just slopped on there with zero consideration or respect from the chef. I was utterly confused. My $10 house salad was reminiscent of something from a cafeteria (again so embarrassing) server never asked for a drink order so I awkwardly drank water (city water?) .No problem with a $50 steak dinner but please get it right , it was sincerely an embarrassing dining experience for very fundemental failures. If not with a group I would have walked out and I've only ever done that once in my entire life. Disappointing across the board ,go somewhere else .

Good food

The food is always on point and the service is welcoming. I personally enjoy their tapas portion of the menu and their bartender makes THE best espresso martini around, hands down.

You'd have to go to understand!

Excellent place

Boca is fantastic. I went there over the holidays in a group of 4 children and 9 adults, and the service for our large table was excellent. I can't think of a more lovely place in Hickory to have such a large party all be seated comfortably at one table. The food was delicious and varied for vegetarians and meat eaters in our group.