text: Initially we really liked Aira, but this is definitely not the case now. My husband and I visited Aria towards the end of May for my birthday dinner. I made the reservation two weeks in advance to make sure they had availability. Upon arriving hostess #1  whispered to hostess #2 that she wanted to seat us upstairs at the small table. Hostess #2 was initially hesitant but then said \"fine by me\". At first I thought perhaps, it would be a more quiet and romantic table. I was wrong, it was not just a small table, it was tiny. My husband's legs were crunched because we were sitting at right angles to each other instead of across from each other. Sitting across was not possible. The table location was facing the upstairs exit sign and right near the kitchen exit where all the servers come out with the food. We only stayed at the table because our server was so nice and we did not want her to miss out on a good tip. There was plenty of other seating available but the hostess seated us at the worst table in the restaurant. This definitely should not be given to people with a reservation or better yet, it should be removed. To give them some credit, the food was good and our server was top notch.  As we were leaving hostess #1 ducked her head and was laughing uncontrollably. Unbelievable!  Aria, you are only as good as your worst employee. You lost a repeat customer because you hired a ridiculous hostess. Good luck! Charlotte's population is growing, more restaurants are opening, people have options.