I have never written a bad review before but I feel so strongly about our experience I just had the…read moreshare. We had lunch/brunch today with several friends. It had to be one of the Worst meals I've had in a long time. Out of the 10 meals, only 3 people enjoyed theirs. One of the couples in our group had eaten here several times and they said they have never had a bad experience until today. The biggest complaint was with the roasted vegetables. They were not just roasted they were incinerated and apparently the chef tried to mask that with salt! Doesn't sound like a big deal but 3 of us had a meal that was centered around the vegetables. Holy smokes every meal except the shrimp and grits was brining with salt. Another concern was that we arrived with reservations at 12:00. It was 2:30 when we left. The restaurant was not busy. I have No intention of returning.

We made Valentine's Day reservations four months in advance, noting that one of us was vegetarian…read more Less than 24 hours before our scheduled reservation, we received a text from the restaurant that they would not accommodate vegetarians. This left us scrambling to make alternative dinner plans on one of the busiest nights of the year, which was not how we intended to spend the holiday. Blanton House's lack of flexibility, empathy, and remorse was shocking, and we will not attempt to go back.

We just attended a birthday party here for an 8 year old. It was such fun. The venue is…read moreappropriately rustic & kid friendly, there was plenty of seating available. We had several children who had never ridden a horse before (a few adults as well) who were thrilled to have a chance to ride. They had several interesting reptiles, goats, bunnies and a Patagonian Mara to pet and learn about. We brought the picnic & had a lovely day. Thank you Lazy C Farms!

Took my kids today and they loved it! Our trainer Did such a great job making it a memorable time…read more Kids won't stop talking about it. They learned to take care of the horses before and after the ride . They even braided the horses tail. Very happy with our experience. Thank you!!!!

Thank you to the Horse Shoe Ranch Team for helping make our event a success. The open conference…read moreroom with adjacent lounge and media room provided a professional yet intimate atmosphere. The tranquillity of the ranch was the perfect setting for the difficult topics under discussion definitely show casing the natural beauty of North Carolina. Looking forward too next years conference already!

I have been coming to The Horse Shoe Farm on retreat at least once a year since 2021. This…read moreproperty, this land, has a special pull for me. On top of that which should be enough, the accommodations are luxurious, elegant, and beautiful, and the dining room is a foodie's delight for breakfast lunch or dinner. Plus they have a great wine list and great cocktails. I don't think there is anywhere else like it anywhere. Also fwiw- one past reviewer mentioned the Chihuly "inspired" glass sculptures. Honey, those are genuine Chihuly originals and they are sprinkled throughout the property. Great Art is part of the back story of The Horse Shoe Farm.

The wines are among the best in the Blue Ridge Mountain area, plus the views are superb and…read moreexceeded only by the graciousness of the hosts.

We stopped by on a foggy/ rainy December Friday. We opted for the flight and were able to pick out…read moreour 4 wines- they only had reds and roses to choose from though. It was a bit pricey but the wine was good. The views were amazing! They had a nice porch and patio with seating that overlooked the vineyard and the mountains. They also had blankets that we could borrow to use during our stay which was nice since it was cold! There was also a fire pit but it wasn't lit while we were there. They had seating inside as well. There was a good selection of Ashe county cheese and crackers for purchase to snack on. Would go back!

My husband's High School Reunion was held here. It is the perfect venue. There is ample parking,…read moreplenty of seating and super clean restrooms. The view over the pond with all the stars in the sky is amazing and so peaceful. There is even a stage for live music and a playground for the kiddos. The tour of the tiny house revealed a cozy hideaway for a quaint, quiet retreat. I highly recommend this venue for your next gathering and the tiny house for a cozy getaway!

We used the Farm at 159 for our Sunday School party. It was great. Everyone was able to park and…read morehad no problem walking into the covered picnic table area. There was room for our food and plenty of places to sit and eat. We even played bingo and had a great time. The owner made sure all the lights were working and the bathrooms were clean and accessible. It was so peaceful and really made a great impression. Many of our class members are telling family about the tiny house for when they come in from out of tow. Highly reccommend this place!

We had our daughter's wedding at The Venue at Knot Hill on May 25, 2024. From the moment that we…read morewere introduced to the place we were met with a desire to make this event as special as possible. They have gone above and beyond with the details to make any event not only go smoothly, but to be as comfortable as possible with every need being met. We 100% recommend this Venue as a place to hold your next event.

From the owner: The Venue at Knot Hill was founded by The Humphries family…read more The venue sits on 48 acres of land that has been in the family for over 100 years. Following his daughter's vision, Chad Humphries decided to build this venue to share the beauty of this property with everyone. Beginning with a dream, this venue was drawn on a piece of notebook paper and built with love as friends and family pitched in to help see this dream become a reality.

So peaceful, a great getaway! In the NC mountains learning…read morecrafts and eating very well. It's a great time!

I went here with group of people from my life long learning club…read more The scenery is breathtaking, wonderful clean air, and a few narrow walking trails. The rooms are basic rural with dark wood furniture, rustic pattern bedspreads. Perhaps a bit musty but there is heat, and working clean bathrooms. The food basic, the salad bar probably the best food of the buffet, coffee was good, staff friendly. Internet reception very limited, A bell is rung at 7:30 am to wake you up and again for breakfast at 8 am, 12:30 lunch and 6 pm for dinner. The road to Wild Acres is very narrow, sharp curves and very winding, no guard rails, and somewhat scarry. I enjoyed myself once there but also glad to leave those narrow rural steep mountain roads. I didn't see any bears although I was told it was bear hunting season. The resort is open for April through October.

This is a beautiful venue. It is truly a beautiful and…read morehidden gem. The views, the places for photos, the owners, all of it was amazing! They hosted a beautiful wedding for my dear nephew and his now wife The staff were kind, friendly, and helped those with clunky shoes back down to their cars which was so, so thoughtful

We were looking to book our wedding here. Drove over a hour to tour the venue, which we had an…read moreappointment. Waited for over 30 mins, this place has no communication skills whatsoever. Beautiful place it looks like from pictures. But communication isn't there. We will book somewhere else. Hope this saves someone else a headache that we had to go through.

I remember in both elementary and middle school my friends and I used to go here. The staff was…read morealways pretty rough here and disrespectful to absolutely everyone. It was to a point where my mom would not leave me and my friends alone here she would stay to make sure that we weren't being disrespected by staff members. You can even see on the Google reviews they were always yelling at children and talking down to people degrading them. My real problem comes in with the owner or previous owner Daniel. What happened 5 years ago when I was 12. I would go as far as saying, I was harassed by him, and he started to hate campaign against me to his staff. so what happened was he had this area section off, and it was only being restricted by a chain that was attached two column walls. One of my friends had tripped over this, and that caused part of the wall to fall off with the chain. It was a very clean break and a very small chunk of wall. It probably only would've took some basic home repair glue or whatever to fix it. The owner started yelling at everyone who was crowding the area seeing what happened. I don't even think he asked my friend if she was OK. This resulted in us being very embarrassed and upset, and especially me because I knew that my mother and my parents had been giving this place a lot of money at that point. We had bought several pairs of rollerskates off of them and rollerskate bags. We had come basically every Friday. Bringing in money every Friday. So even 12-year-old was like if this is how you're gonna treat a paying customer I'm gonna leave a bad review. Of course, my bad review when I was 12 was probably not very helpful and it was probably exaggerated. The day after I made the review, I did end up deleting it because I felt bad and my friends had also made bad reviews, but none of them faced the hatred that I faced when I came back to the skating rink. when I came back, Daniel the owner yelled. What are you doing here? I was like I deleted the review and I just want to skate like normal. With the skates that I bought off YOU. And bag I bought off YOU DANIEL! he should appreciate that we were such loyal customers, I understand 12-year-old me might've made a mistake and he's allowed to allow whoever he does or doesn't want in his establishment. My mother was with me and tried to talk to him, he would not allow me to even step foot in the skating rink, but he let my mom go into a private room with him where she told me that he just yelled at her so she left. I believe he took her in the privacy to yell at her because he knew that he would be stopped if he did it in public. When a review is deleted, you have nothing to be mad about anymore. It's gone. And your customers are back so why are you mad? this is not good business. I am only 5 feet and 100 pounds, and I was probably even smaller when I was 12 because I'm 18 years old now and I know I'm right for this bad review. I cannot be guilt tripped into deleting it ever again. my size is relevant to the rest of the story because he had this big guy when I tried to enter the room, I think I was just trying to go with my mom. But he had this big guy, literally go chest to chest with a child. This man was pointing me out and not even saying anything to me, but "out". Daniel, you put 12 year-old me in danger by separating me from my mother I could have been kidnapped and you know the type of people besides kids that come to skating rinks. they don't have stellar records let's just say that. to me it just sounds like Daniel was a big coward because I know he wouldn't have yelled at my mom or me if my father was there. My father wouldn't have allowed it and he wouldn't have done it with another man in his presence. Who was not below him. His staff is below him so they have to listen. Daniel is lucky that we stopped my father from going over there. I would call this harassment and a hate campaign, I would say it's harassment because he brought my mother into a private room to yell at her. That is in intimidation and very threatening to my mother. He intimidated me with that large man, even though he never needed a large man to do that he just could've told me stay out of there. To me the fact that he turned his staff against me too, was a hate campaign because I was friends with those people. And all of his staff just seemed like they had turned against me. Keep in mind the review had been deleted. I had apologized and his customers had all come back, so there was really nothing to be like this about. He knew we were loyal customers.

As I teenager it is very fun place to come and hangout with your friends and skate the workers are…read morevery nice and funny