Although satisfying and delicious, digesting literature can often be difficult on the system and leave the tongue with a sticky, dry feeling. Today's Groupon lets you indulge in something more palatable than a gothic-novel guilty pleasure. For $20, you'll get $40 worth of upscale, eclectic fare and drinks at Flights Restaurant, located inside the Renaissance Raleigh North Hills Hotel. This Groupon is valid for lunch and dinner only, and dinner patrons will enjoy complimentary valet parking. You must purchase at least one food item.

Papaya-hued curtains cast a sunny glow across the expansive and airy dining quarters of Flights. Smart lunchers can fuel up on midday fare including Angus burgers cooked to order ($14), free-range pulled chicken salad wraps ($14), or black-truffle pasta bathing in a roasted-garlic madeira cream ($18). The menu melts the buttery hearts of the most discerning foodies with such dinner selections as grilled rocket shrimp with tropical salsa ($25), short ribs sided with shoe-string potatoes ($25), and blue-crab ravioli in a saffron beurre blanc ($20).

Casual and inviting, Flights maintains a popular Facebook page with nearly 200 fans. Treat mothers to dinner, woo the cute businessman in the lobby, or safely meet your online pen pal for a smart lunch amid the high ceilings, pillars, and gigantic sun-spilling windows in the dining room.

To use your Groupon for alcoholic drinks, you must purchase at least one food item.

Reviews

Urbanspooners give Flights a 96% approval rating, and nearly 200 Facebook fans give many compliments:

• What an amazing dining experience. The restaurant itself is beautiful, spacious, and immaculate. Our waiter was extremely knowledgeable about the entire menu and made some excellent suggestions. The dishes themselves were outstanding. – Robert Williams, Urbanspoon
• We have eaten at Flights four times, which is a bit of an accomplishment since we live in New Bern...two hours away. That's how good this place is! – Joshua, Urbanspoon
• I recently had the opportunity to dine at Flights and was not only impressed with the atmosphere, but the service was impeccable. The staff was very friendly and well informed. – emb224, Urbanspoon