Excellent food, great service, lovely romantic vibe. We sat indoors but so many options. OH is on the road to being a destination restaurant and hotel. We have a vacation home in the area and we've been waiting for the restaurant and bar to open. Our first visit gave us a sense that the owners and exec chef are looking to give visitors of the quaint corner of Ashe County a unique experience. A small menu (3-4 appetizers or first course; 5-6 dinner plates or second) but are packed with flavor punch: Elk steak, pork loins, ribeye (to be expected meat dishes but with a big city twist) with Polenta and risotto which is often a tough sell or precarious to cook. So good. Respectable wine list and full bar. If you are bougie... come to OH for big city meal and lovely environment; If your are country, come here for a very special experience without family or partner without the big city drama! And dessert... the s'more's or strawberry with rhubarb shortcake ---nummy! After dinner, take a stroll down main street. The lights in the trees, moutains, and old cars cruising by.. it's like the old days! read more

I took my wife to this recently renovated restaurant for our anniversary. Most of the great food choices I saw in other reviews were not on the menu. No elk, no pork, mostly "roadside diner" options. I wasn't in the mood for trout so I ended up ordering fried chicken and gravy and my wife opted for the rib eye steak from the few entrees available. Both meals were ok but nothing memorable. My fried chicken could have been taken from a Chick-fil-A sandwich and placed in 2 tablespoon of gravy. I asked for more gravy as it looked more like a plate decoration than a side. My wife's steak was pretty good but about a third was inedible fat. The menu describes some sort of au gratin potatoes on the side and on my chicken some local wild mushrooms. Each plate had four 1 inch potato cubes and my chicken had 3 tiny mushrooms on top. Obviously, if we had been really hungry, extra sides would needed to have been ordered at $8 or $9 each. Seasoning was very light and plain on most everything. We had never been before so we told them we were there for dinner and they seated us in the bar. We thought it was just a very plain restaurant since a dining room option was never mentioned. We were glad we gave it a try but nothing really made us look forward to a second trip. At $110 for 2 light and ordinary meals with no alcohol, it seemed a bit pricey to us. read more

We had an amazing experience! The pork was absolutely delicious, and the trout was out of this world perfectly cooked and full of flavor. Every dish was fresh and beautifully prepared. A special thank you to Olivia, who took care of us. She was incredibly kind, sweet, and very polite. Her warm attitude made our visit even more enjoyable. read more

This is for the Ginseng Room, their elevated dining experience. First, I want to say THANK YOU to the management for keeping the music at a low enough volume that you didn't have to shout to be heard. This allowed diners to speak at normal levels and it never got loud, even as the place filled up. Our waiter, Arlen, was friendly and attentive and gave us good advice on what to order. I was pleased to see that the restaurant partners with so many local vendors. The wine list offered local wines (and more), and the prices were reasonable. The dining experience began with a complimentary amuse bouche of cornbread, prosciutto and pepper jelly. Very nice. I had the pork tenderloin (served on the rarer side of medium rare) and hubby had the elk. Both were spectacularly good as were the sides. Plating was beautiful. Then a complimentary palate cleanser of strawberry sorbet with fig oil. Really different and very good. The whole evening was lovely and exceeded our expectations and we'll be back! So glad to add the Ginseng Room to fine dining options in our area! read more

OH Restaurant & Bar - Pork tenderloin - Desserts Near Me - West Jefferson, North Carolina

Bypass the Ginseng Dining Room... "surprise" $30 per person cancellation fee unless you cancel 24+ hour in advance. Made reservations to take my elderly mother. A few hours before dinner she began to feel ill. When we called to cancel, we were advised of a $30 per person fee that is not included in communications during the booking. Additionally, the restaurant had available booking every 15 minutes on the day of our reservation - so clearly our cancellation was not preventing another booking. Don't book here if you have health challenges lest you pay for nothing. read more

Great food and awesome cocktails. We were a large group, so they put us in a private room and the service was fantastic. Elliot was our server and she took care of us well and was a great sport for our rowdy group. Hopefully they move the fried green beans from their special to the regular menu - they were great. I don't think anyone had a bad meal, but I really enjoyed the French dip sandwich. read more

My wife and I dined in the "fine dining" area of OH, in West Jefferson. Reservations in March for dinner for 2 at 6 pm. It wasn't very busy. Free on street parking. I ordered the elk rack and my wife has the ribeye. Portions were smaller than average in our experience but we're both very good. Service was excellent and did feel like it was a fine dining experience. Several cocktail options along with a good wine selection. There's also a "casual" section towards the front of the restaurant that is first come first served and has a different menu. A mid-sized bar borders the casual dining area. We're looking forward to returning soon and recommend the fine dining for special occasions. read more

Didn't like the sweet potato fry appetizer so, when and the server came to bring my entree and the plate wasn't touched she asked what was wrong and I answered honestly and she ended up taking it off the bill without me even asking! Ambience was nice love the mirrors, vibrancy and bar. Chicken sandwich and Mac and cheese were very good however, the sides are extra and it is a bit pricy. read more

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The food was mediocre and took over one hour. The potatoes must have been cooked in contaminated oil. The chicken salad was greasy. They served me wrong drink. Do not go. read more

It was AMAZING!!! The service was excellent and the they had the most amazing holiday drinks. I had the egg nog and my best friend had the pumpkin drink. Both were incredible!! The bartender Cindy actually came to our table with her protege Fee. Sooo friendly! I can't wait to go back next year!! I'll be going in October so can't wait to see what incredible creations they come up with for the fall!! read more

Two of us ordered the pimento cheese fritter appetizer, the pork tenderloin, and the Mac Attack and we left FULL and happy. The app was fun. The Mac Attack was a good portion size. The pork tenderloin was incredibly juicy. read more

The dining room at the OH is pretty but somewhat cramped. If there are only two people dining, prepare to be seated at a very small table. The night my husband and I were at the restaurant we both ordered the trout. It came with NO sides. We each received one small (overpriced--$19--but tasty) fillet of trout. Additionally, we each ordered a beet and apple salad. The salad arrived on a saucer that one might use with a teacup. Salads were $7. I specifically asked for the cheese to be left off of my salad, but our waiter failed to convey my request to the chef. I had to wait for a second salad to be prepared which I ate after I ate my trout. My husband ordered unsweetened tea which was refilled with sweet tea, so he had to request another glass. I kindly suggested to our waiter that he needed to listen to what people said, and he said his mom told him the same thing. My husband and I might go back to this restaurant again if we hear that the management acts on customer feedback. For now though, we wait. read more

limited menu could be tolerated somewhat. Awful service cannot be yet although they acknowledged this while we were present at recent fiasco but they made no changes. slow service is one thing, but not telling you about the daily specials is unacceptable, worse yet is the only way you find out is by seeing another table order. When questioned, no apology, just a comment sarcastically "what do you care you already ordered". All in all my biggest disappointment truly was expecting to be dining in a cozy or if not the old warm architecture they showed in a photo. Ok, didn't get that, but I hate sterile environments. Wow bummer. Small cold cafeteria like setting with disinterested staff. I try to never given a restaurant a poor review. if unhappy or disappointed I choose not to say anything. Otherwise I have raved about multiple restaurants. This was so poor and unsettling. I broke my own rules about leaving a negative review. read more

Fine Dining Menu is horrible. Do not spend your money eating here. Soup is not "soup" and "salad" is not a salad. Very limited menu.

Amazing craft cocktails!! Excellent service!! We just went in to have a drink & ended up having 2 of the best works of art we've ever had. The staff was so fun, great sense of humor, lots of Joy & laughter. The place is beautifully decorated, nice ambiance. Looking forward to coming back for dinner. I highly recommend this place! read more

Delicious dinner in such a unique historic atmosphere. So happy to have this restaurant open in town.

This review is specifically about the fine dining restaurant in the new incarnation of the historic downtown West Jefferson Hotel. First, let me say the hotel has been attractively restored and is quite lovely. The fine dining room is an intimate spot with an attentive wait staff and comfortable seating. But the food was a disappointment. It is important to note, before you order, that prices listed on the menu are for the entree ONLY, and if you want a vegetable or side dish it will be added on to that base price. You get nothing but the entree otherwise; a piece of trout, a piece of chicken, a piece of sliced pork tenderloin, etc. My second complaint is that the food was bland. VERY bland. It has as much flavor as convention center, airline or nursing home fare. If you like seasoning on your food you'll need to bring your own. I won't be going back. There are more flavorful options in town with better prices. read more