Awesome lunch and beers at Balsam Falls - the chicken tenders are delicious and a very generous…read moreportion! Highly recommend if you are in Sylva!

Good burgers and such . Staff very mountain town friendly, walk in from street, with town of…read moreSylva great place to be. My wife and I have found another place to be relaxing from the norm ... Store front sit down outside bar is inviting .

First, Adriana is a sweetheart!!!! Excellent service. We started with the pork belly appetizer. A…read more maz. Zing!!! The slaw was fantastic and added balance to the Asian pork belly...which, by the way were perfect! Crunchy and fantastic flavor. Our friends ordered chicken nachos. These were also quite fantastic. Excellent queso, the chips were a bit thicker than expected, but still perfect for the huge amount of toppings. The campfire burger was amazing. If I had to pick on one thing, it would have been nice to be able to order medium rare. But, nonetheless, outstanding burger. The perfect amount of char. A well toasted burger n, and the garlic aioli was the perfect complement. As for beverages, the pineapple jalapeños margarita was good, but the red sangria was wonderful. The atmosphere was super relaxed on the patio with some southern rock/ 70's music. Amazing way to spend the afternoon.

We stopped by Bryson City Brewing on the Fourth of July during our 2026 North Carolina road trip,…read moreand it was a fun place to spend part of the evening. The brewery itself has a great setup with both indoor and outdoor seating, a full liquor bar in addition to their beers, and a stage for live music. It's in a perfect downtown location, making it easy to walk around Bryson City and explore everything nearby before or after your visit. We tried the Brussels sprouts appetizer along with a couple of their local beers, and both were really good. The only thing that missed the mark for us was the live band that night. Music is incredibly subjective, and they're probably a great fit for many people, but the style just wasn't what we were expecting. Coming from Tampa, we're spoiled with an amazing local music scene and were hoping for something with a little more variety and crowd interaction. Ironically, the highlight of the performance was an adorable little girl who got up and danced her heart out--she absolutely stole the show with her energy and had everyone smiling! After the fireworks, the brewery was hosting an after-party, which looked like a great way to keep the celebration going. Overall, I wouldn't let one band's performance influence my opinion of Bryson City Brewing. The venue, atmosphere, food, drinks, and location all made for a great experience. If you're visiting Bryson City, I'd absolutely recommend stopping in. Looking forward to seeing a different band the next time I'm in town!

Great menu, great waitstaff, and beautiful views right on the Nanthahala River. Lots of fun to see…read morethe thru hikers in the spring in the fall since it's right on the A.T. Highly recommend.

I love this place. Great food, great service and cold beer!! I had the Jerk Trout and it was just…read moreawesome. Notes: Bar stools are first come first serve. There is outdoor seating, but if you are taking photos of the Kayakers you'll want a window seat inside. They do serve breakfast a few days a week. (Meant to take a picture of the sign) Enjoy!!

We come up for a week every year, and the last couple times we've wanted to try this place. So glad…read morewe made the stop today! My wife loves eating outside, and loves hearing/seeing water, so this checked off those boxes. Nice to see they're very pet friendly too! For starters, our waitress Kiersten was a DELIGHT! So sweet, knew the menu, and a pleasure to talk with. She needs to get props for making our first visit so enjoyable, that we WILL be coming back! It was before 5pm and we wanted to take it easy, so we ordered the brussel sprouts app and the Philly Cheesesteak to share. Great choices! The fried sprouts app was HUGE and delicious, especially dipped into their homemade ranch! So much that we brought a third of it home! The Philly was very flavorful and the curly steak fries were crispy and filling! The menu is so big, that we are going to have to come back MANY times to try it all -- and that's something are looking forward to!

16oz Ribeye entree was good. SERVICE sucked!!!…read moreThey charge extra for using a debit card....the biggest SCAM ever!!! Credit card fees are built into every financial plan for any/all retail business!!!

We stopped in after a GSMRR ride and really enjoyed all we ordered. We asked about a few of the…read morebeers and were offered samples which definitely made the choice easy. Husband got the Orange Creamsicle which tasted very much like a Sunkist in the best way. We saw another table get a flight which could have been fun too. It was an odd time of day, not lunch or dinner so we ordered some things to share: buffalo chicken flatbread was the clear winner. Perfect level of heat, not oily or too cheesy like you'll sometimes get, and the flatbread was so good: crunchy on the bottom and a good chew. Wedge salad was also very good. Fried pickles were okay, we both agreed if the slices were thinner the chips would have had better crunch. Service was very attentive and our waiter offered recommendations. Only minor quibbles kept this from 5 stars: when we got our food the waiter asked if we needed anything else and offered ranch for the pickles, we accepted, but then on the bill there was a 75 cent charge for the ranch, not a big deal but annoying since he offered it. And other things seemed to have pretty high prices too, even for a tourist town. For example: I can't bring myself to pay $18 for a pretzel.

Everything here was... adequate...average. Definitely not amazing but not horrible either. The…read morewedge salad was a bit watery, bacon pieces should've been bigger and blue cheese was of lower quality. It wouldn't take much to make an OK salad into something really good. The buffalo chicken flatbread was OK. I did like the crust. There was very little chicken on it and for $15, they could have used a bit more. Reading the past reviews, there seems to be regular issues with people sharing, even if they're ordering the same amount of entrées as people. While we weren't charged like other people, we had an odd experience with getting plates to share entrees. When we were served our lunch, we asked for two plates so we could share. We were first offered two tiny ones, like the size of a saucer that would go under a coffee cup. we asked for larger ones so we could split the entrées and eat on our separate plates but was only brought one. We gave up then but it was strange like no one's ever wanted to share food before? All in all it was fine. We sat at outside table which was nice and it's in a good location, right downtown.

Excellent place to have something to drink and a bite to eat .every time i'm in town. I always…read morestop. I always feel comfortable and have a great time .has an outdoor patio once again great place. thanks for the sticker. See you guys soon.

About the only things that saved this place from 1star were the smoked wings and the owner's sweet…read morelittle dog. Service was ok - she was friendly and helpful if not very observant. We both had the house pale ale but neither of us finished them. Mine just did not taste good. The overall ambiance is local dive bar - kind of dark inside, sticky surfaces, dollar bills stuck to the ceiling, etc. - but you know, that would've been ok if the the beer had been good. ‍

Quick & Easy Lunch on a Sunday in Bryson City. We were having trouble finding a spot on a Sunday…read morewith a group of 6 but they sat us right away!

American Italian. Italian sub, sampler appetizers and pasta with evoo and garlic. We also got a…read morepizza to go for breakfast the next morning. Food was good. Service was good. 10/10

Food was great, service fast friendly and awesome! The space was large, relaxed and comfortable…read more The menu had lots of options. Would recommend 10/10

Wow! We weren't sure what to expect going in; but after it was all said and done we were glad we…read morestopped in! Karaoke, good drinks, and delicious food? Top that off with good service and a great atmosphere!? Sold! Definitely had a good time and enjoyed ourselves and our food!