I love going to the blind elk every chance I get! The staff is so friendly, the atmosphere is fun,…read moreoften with live music, and the drinks are great! They have a great selection of non-beer options, which is perfect for me, someone who doesn't like beer!

Stopped in for a craft brew on a rainy Sunday. Was overwhelmingly surprised by the most amazing…read morefood and great live music! Super friendly local crowd as well. The highlight of the day!

We both had burgers and they were excellent. Maybe the best I've had. The fries were outstanding…read more The beer was also great.

I visited here one evening with a couple friends to get food after getting drinks at a nearby bar…read more Ryan was bartender/server who was great. I order red wings and fries. The wings were HOT, fresh, and well seasoned! The fries were also really tasty. My son ordered bacon cheese burger and fries, which he enjoyed. I would definitely return when I'm in the area again. My friend and were just visiting to do some hiking!

Best way to describe? Better than OK. Service was good, very attentive. Food was good but just ok…read moredepending on what you ordered. Started with jalapeño poppers. Small but the Cajun spice in the breading gave them a good kick. Wife had trout with rice and vegetable medley which she enjoyed. Veggies were fresh and seasoned very well. I had full rack of ribs which comes pre sliced. Nice meaty, semi pull off the bone and a real Smokey flavor.,. A little too grizzly in the middle for my liking, but I enjoyed. We had a group of 6 and they divided check with no problem. A couple said it was ok but won't be back. One major problem was the bartenders not knowing recipes for their own cocktail recipes. Server came back twice asking questions about drinks off their own menu. They do not stock regular Jim Beam, only apple and peach flavor. We were told because non of their custom drinks has regular Beam. An old fashioned is $15 with Bullitt Bourbon, but was not made correctly.

Wait staff was great. Manager, great. The food, very disappointing. I got the rotisserie chicken…read morewith a baked sweet potato and what I thought was rice pilaf. It was just cooked rice with a little seasoning. One of my friends ordered the chicken tortilla soup and when she got it, it was broth with some tortillas in it. My other friend ordered a steak and mashed potatoes. She said the steak was fine but the mashed potatoes tasted like dirty potatoes skins. I think the need to find a new chef. I expected good southern food since we were in the south. Disappointing. I wish we had looked around at our other options before we settled on this restaurant.

Great bar and grill in the heart of downtown Banner Elk. TVs all over, a menu with variety,…read morefriendly staff and tasty drinks. Went on a Monday which is their wing day and it was packed. Plenty of seating inside and out, with a really nice outdoor covered patio. Ordered some wings, an enormous fish n chips plate, and a few cold ones to wash it all down with. The wings were a bit underwhelming. I ordered them first and they came out 30 seconds later. They were most likely sitting there in the kitchen instead of made to order especially on a wing night. It showed since they were a bit chewy and not hot and fresh. Everything else was amazing. The fish n chips knocked it out of the park! I wasn't planning on ordering it, but after the 3rd plate of it went by I couldn't resist. 2 huge fresh, hot and crispy fish on top of their homemade chips. The fish was outstanding. Perfectly fried with that outer crisp and inner tenderness. I will have a hard time ordering anything else here. If you haven't had it here, get it for sure. With a fresh and made to order wings dish, this place is a 5 star review with no hesitation!

Great! We sat at the bar and had a great experience all…read moreevening watching a football game. The bartenders were all super attentive and the food while several mistakes were made they promptly fixed them and all was fine. Would definitely enjoy another night out there.

being new to asheville i am happy to have found packs and have lunch there every two weeks. great…read moremenu with plenty of choices. your bartender andra is wonderful and does a great job! kendale k

A beautifully restored building perfect Tavern, larger than you would think along with a full patio…read morethat's covered and auto walls as it cools at night. I sat outside with my service dog and I had Anne-Marie N. as my waitress and she was very attentive letting me know about the specials, as well as the items highlighted with yellow on the menu Tavern greats. I ordered the Turkey Flatilla with sweet potato tater tots, what a great meal, hit the spot and it was the right amount of food. There was bison meatloaf and the Cajun chicken pasta that sounded outstanding as well. And throughout the meal, it was nice that Anne-Marie stopped by to see if the meal was good or if I needed anything as well as bringing me another drink, even though it was just a lemonade I'm from Connecticut, but when I'm back in town, I will definitely eat here again

This restaurant we have meet up another Yelp couple for dinner. It is great place in the mountain…read moreto eat. They have night time entertainment with local live music. Parking is at the back of plaza. There three restaurants own by same person including this restaurant. Their menu is attractive. We also find out their Thursday night special. They have the prime rib special a deal. The cost is a steal. The prime rib is roasted with a thick cut. It come with sautéed veggies and mash potatoes. The meat is tender and juicy. Very good piece of steak. I like the rolls with great butter. The last local ale taste very good. This restaurant is actually located at busy Banner Elks. The service is good. The close out with payments is a bit slow. Otherwise they are good. Love to visit them if I vacation here again.

We grabbed some drinks from the bar after coming back from a day of skiing! Service was very…read morefriendly and the Martinis were good! We wanted to stay out longer, and the bartenders were helpful telling us where to head to next after they closed.

Food is great here came for a burger didn't disappoint at all had a side of home made chips. Sat…read moreon the back porch nice area. Service was very good. Will be back.

Excellent FF, suggestion always get the double burger and never get the chili on your burgers bc is…read morejust meatless tomato sauce

Great local spot for food and drink service was great food was good. Go and enjoy the catfishread more

Service was great. Decor was cool. Burgers were fine. The shredded corn beef on the Reuben was a…read morelittle dry. Didn't care much for the music. The seared-on-the-grill buns and bread were awesome. Classic rock might be a more appropriate music genre for the theme of the restaurant.

Great spot for lunch and a brew while heading to Boone. I had a delicious turkey and gueyre…read moresandwich with homemade chips. Yum . And cold Mexican lager. Hubby got the fried chicken sandwich with a cold ipa. Always great spot to stop.

Where to start my review of this truly horrible luncheon experience. In a town that is geared…read moretowards tourists (I'm a resident), and where one restaurant tries to outdo the other, this restaurant is sorely lacking, in everything from wait staff to food. What they do have is a lot of different types of beer. So I guess if you just want a beer with tasteless food then this is the place to go. My friend and I had lunch at around 12 noon. There were literally only four other tables with a few people. Our waiter came to take our order and basically gave the impression that he wishes he was anywhere other than in this restaurant working. Not even a smile or a hello how are you doing? He was truly uncaring and answered us in half syllables when we had questions about the menu. OK whatever -/so we ordered a burger and the turkey Gruyère sandwich. At $19 for a burger (most other places in Blowing Rock charge around 12) and another 19 for a turkey sandwich you would expect at least french fries or coleslaw as a side. The sides are potato chips ( how cheap can you get) or green beans?????? if you want anything else like a side salad or fruit you have to pay an additional five dollars. Literally every other restaurant in town that serves sandwiches or burgers gives you a choice of several sides that come with the meal . But here a hamburger with a side of fruit was $23. Our waiter never came back to check on us, but another waitress did come a couple times and filled my tea glass with ice and asked us how everything was and brought samples of the beer. Thank you to whoever that was. Wish you could have been our waitress. Because our waiter was so unconcerned about waiting on us that he apparently forgot we were there. After a half an hour of not receiving our food in a restaurant that was mostly empty, I flagged him down and asked him what happened to our food. He said he would go and check on it. He came back and said that ours was the next ticket up.!! so basically this waiter held onto our ticket and then got reminded that he had to actually put it in for us to get our food. So we waited another 10 minutes. The burger was so tiny you practically needed a magnifying glass to see it. Burned to a crisp because of course the waiter also forgot to ask how we wanted it cooked. We like it medium rare, and definitely not charred and well done. The Turkey sandwich with Gruyère was just some turkey slices and I'm assuming gruyere cheese which I couldn't really taste. The whole sandwich was definitely forgettable. So that's my review. I still gave the waiter 10% tip, which he did not deserve. He did not deserve a tip at all. Needless to say, will never be back at this restaurant again. Nor will I ever recommend it. Because lunch for almost $60 for two people with two disgusting sandwiches was obscene.

This place is awesome!! It's definitely been around for a little it seems like because it has that…read moreold style pub look, smell and ambiance which we love! Plenty of draft options with local beer and regular beer and seltzers. We ordered the pub pretzels with beer cheese and homemade mustard (the mustard is to die for). Also got some wings in the lemon pepper flavor and honey habanero. The baked Jamaican pizza is so yummy and the homemade chips are amazing! I definitely recommend this pub that offers plenty of seating inside and out. There's also cornhole boards set up outside for a good competitive game. The waitress was on top of everything and never let our glasses get empty which is nice!

Great bar, nice location…read more We went to watch the basketball game but we had our dog. There were picnic tables set up outside, bean bag toss, a bar and 4 big screen televisions. They even had water set up for our dog. The girl in the bar outside was supper nice, friendly, quick and brought the alcohol we wanted out to her bar. We were supposed to order inside but that bartender inside was not very nice- the one outside got our food orders too. Drinks and food were great- I had a grilled chicken salad- it was big and good. Be careful where you park!