Summer, our waitress took great care of us! She went out of her way to help us when we were out in the rain. The food was wonderful also. read more

Joe is the best, service is amazing and he's really friendly. We ask for him all the time!

Joe was awesome! Best server here. Always takes care of us and super friendly! Never gave an issues and glasses are always kept full!!

We had just landed from a West Coast flight (a 3-hour time difference, obviously) and stopped in for dinner around 10 PM, even though they close at 11. Our server, Tybra, was AMAZING--the best service my family has ever received while dining out. She made every request feel effortless and never once acted like anything was a bother. Even after the kitchen had technically closed, they were still letting a few stragglers stay and watch Game 2 of the Stanley Cup, and she even let me order dessert. Not only that--she made it herself! Tybra went above and beyond to make us feel welcome, and her positive attitude completely turned a long travel day around. Outstanding service and hospitality. read more

Sounds like you had a mixed experience, Robert -- good food, fun atmosphere, but service that really dragged the visit down. If you're thinking about turning this into a clear, constructive review, here's a polished version that captures exactly what you described: The tavern has a great sports‑bar vibe and the food was solid. Unfortunately, the service didn't match the quality of the meal. Our waitress wrote down the wrong order and wasn't very attentive, stopping by only three times throughout the entire visit. The atmosphere and food were enjoyable, but the service needs improvement. read more

We had a great experience! Summer was a great waitress!! Food was delicious. Me and my friend had to be by a power outlet and they let us sit in a table by one. Everyone was so nice! read more

Hickory Tavern - Sports Bars Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

Stopped by after the movies to watch the NCAA Women's basketball championship game and grab a bite to eat. I sat at the bar, staff were very friendly and attentive, drinks were well made and the food came out in a timely manner. The TVs are closed captioned so you can follow the games when the patrons are getting loud. read more

Hickory Tavern - Pork sandwich with fries - Sports Bars Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

My hunt for a good Berger lead me here. With the reviews I decided to try it. My boyfriend tried the BBQ chicken nachos large and he didn't realize how big it was going to be. The chips and BBQ sauce were amazing and he said he would definitely order this again. The burger on the other hand...the tater tots should have been fried a little longer. They were still mushy lacking that crunch. The burger patty was delicious with their spices and melted cheese. The bun was toasted with butter which made it a perfect pair. The burger itself were dry. It definitely needed a sauce or at least mayonnaise. The lettuce used was shredded and had a weird taste that didn't go with the burger. It also came with tomato with I opt out. The pickles were included but nothing was different. Just typical pickles. Would have been good if they were kind of thick kosher pickles but oh well. All in all we would go back for the nachos again but not the burger. read more

Hickory Tavern - Classic Tavern burger with tater tots - Sports Bars Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

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Wow! I am quite impressed with this place. Came here on a Monday night. They had live music which made the place so welcoming. HUGE TV's for football Monday. 1/2 priced burgers and 1/2 priced well drinks ohh and $3 domestic beers! What?! That's unheard of. We ordered a few burgers. My FAVORITE was the mushroom with Swiss cheese. Service very was amazing. Everyone here was ultra friendly. They also have a trivia night.. I think it's Tuesday but check up on it. Definitely great for couples and family. Just a great place with plenty of parking as well. I'll definitely be back as this is my new go-to local sports bar. read more

Hickory Tavern - Monday night football with live music and 1/2 priced burgers - Sports Bars Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

We love Biltmore Square, a lot of restaurants choose from great views great people. We are seated quickly and I noticed they had some new additions to the menu. I've always been disappointed. They stopped doing the brick oven pizzas but they brought back flatbread pizza and if I could tell you, it's the worst I've ever had that be an understatement. The pizza was made on seem like taco tortillas and smelled like bleach. I never complain, but I had to tell the waitress and she said yeah we get that a lot but I promise you it's clean. We just can't figure it out. I'll send out the manager so the manager comes out. He says the same thing as they washed the boards and this and that but they just smell like that. I promise him if I got food poison I've been in his front yard that night, but I didn't, but the pizza is still zero out of 10 for me sometimes it's better to stick with what you like. We'll be back though. Just wanna order that terrible flatbread pizza. read more

My go to lunch or dinner spot! Nothing is gourmet but everything is terrific - from building my salad topped with tuna - to food truck chicken and rice - to burgers and Philly cheesesteak they are in the top 10 percent of all WNC restaurants... and the staff makes them even better! I think I will ho there for a late lunch today! read more

Summer was great. She took our order quickly, checked on us while we were eating. She even gave us to go drinks after we were done. The burgers were great, I wasn't a fan of the honey butter on the sweet potato fries. Otherwise great. read more

Summer was amazing! Had wonderful service and the food was great for lunch! Highly recommend the chicken tenders with all the sauces!

Service was outstanding! Summer was great! Awesome personality! Will come back and ask for her! Food was great as well! Our favorite restaurant when we're in Biltmore Park! read more

Wednesday is half price wings and they are always good. Summer was my server and she has served my family many times. She always does an amazing job. I drink a lot of Diet Coke and she makes sure that I don't go below the half way mark. She pays attention!!!! And she does good table maintenance. I hate trash and empty cups sitting on the table all night. read more

Summer was amazing! Couldn't have asked for better service under really difficult conditions.

Summer was a GREAT waitress. She was very attentive and super quick! Thank you for a great lunch!

Summer was fabulous!!! One of the best servers we have ever had. Thanks so much! Food was delicious read more

Stopped into Asheville on the way to Gatlinburg !! Had the. wings / ribs / lots drinks and dessert. Now waiting on NFL draft 2nd round! Love this vacation !! The waitress was new and great . The food was excellent and the drinks were Amazing!! read more

Hickory Tavern - Chocolate Brownie with Ice Cream!! I done need but had to order . - Sports Bars Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

Our server Summer was awesome! She was very helpful. Loved the charred wings! Excellent service and food!

I had surgery on my shoulder several days ago and was really craving wings last night, so I had someone go pick up some for me. The wings were ok, I didn't eat much because they were pink and looked undercooked however at 4am I woke up and didn't stop puking for 6 hours. I'm still trying to recover from this awful food poisoning on top of trying to heal my shoulder, so I will not be back. And honestly if you're hungry, GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!!! It's not worth the level of pain and sickness I had to endure last night. I would rate this place zero stars if I could. read more

Summer was an awesome server! It was my birthday and we had a great time!!!! Will be back soon!

Service and ambiance was more pleasurable than usual because there was live music when I showed up. I got my hands on the Cedar Plank Salmon, which is a baked salmon fillet with a chili lime rub, alongside steamed yellow rice. The salmon was cooked to a beautiful mid-rare and the rub was exceptional. The yellow rice was steamed to perfection. Overall, a great late-night meal. read more

Hickory Tavern - *Cedar Salmon Steamed Yellow Rice - Sports Bars Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

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We had the chance to have Ashleigh as our server! She was incredible, and funny! She always checked in on us and we always saw her working! The food was amazing as always! It was a very great atmosphere as well! Not too loud! I would go with Ashleigh every time though, she made the whole energy great! :) read more

The service is exceptional, the food is weak, at best...the atmosphere is good...ribs were mostly just fat and the salmon was a slithering.... read more

Summer was an amazing server. The food was amazing and trivia was a fun experience as well.

Summer was awesome. Good food and had fun at trivia night. Go there if u are hungry. You will not be disappointed

Had such a great time. Ty Hickory Tavern. I really liked all the food and the staff was amazing. Gracen was such an amazing server.

Summer was great and so was the food! the pretzel bites and Brussels sprouts were fantastic.

Summer is awesome and makes our experience at Hickory Tavern so much better. We keep coming back hoping to get her as our server. She's the best! read more

Summer was FANTASTIC!! Would definitely come back to enjoy the patio and some cocktails.

summer was amazing! Great service :) will come back. food was really good especially for the price

Heather was outstanding. We came here from fl last year on vacation and came across this great tavern This year we literally planned vacation around hickory tavern to come back here as crazy as that sounds. Again we were very lucky that Heather still works here. A 10 star rating for the food and of course the customer service read more

Tuna tacos are delicious and a steal at half price on Tuesdays. House chips and ranch my favorite side and great selection of beverages. Sports bar feel and lots of tvs. Service always good. read more

Hickory Tavern - Bday dinner - Sports Bars Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

We often visit the Hickory Tavern and have come to enjoy their environment and the personnel. The food is always perfect and my wife's favorite is the pretzel rolls!. Your bartenders specifically are always on top of their game always with a friendly smile. JD and Charlotte read more

Heyoooo. Total sucker for some build your own salad action. Especially paired with a wine or seltzer. Basic bitch over here. To be honest, this menu is incredibly welcoming to all diet types as it has a solid foundation yet builds off that to be extremely versatile. But again, my personal plus is the BYO salad option. Came here a few years ago with friends to watch some sports and forgot about it. Then I recently came back when I was in the area. I honestly forget about this whole little patch of shops and stuff because I'm not usually out this way. It's really not that far though and there's plenty to do around. I mean there's always a reason to stop in to REI right? Very clean inside especially the bar area. Nice bathrooms too. And a patio that's covered to spend some time people watching outside. Tons of TVs of varying sizes but when there is a game on, it can be pretty loud so consider yourselves warned. I'm guessing if you go there during a game, you're probably going to watch it anyway. So that just fuels your game day excitement. Plus the other times I've been when there isn't something sports related going on, the volume has been normal. All of this to say, great place for some game day energy, and a nice Tavern spot regardless. I really went the roundabout way to make that point. Sheesh Bartenders are always willing to change the channel for you if there's something you want to watch and they have the service. Very kind staff in general. They have a ton of alcohol options for everyone. Seems like they just got new fancy cocktails so be looking for those on the menu. I am more of a wine or seltzer person, and they have plenty of those to choose from as well. Prices are comparable to other places especially for the area. Sometimes have specials so check that out. I appreciate that the menu has a foundation, but you can really explore and be adventurous and grow from that. You will find a plethora of upscale, pub, food, such as burgers and tacos and nachos, as well as some nicer entrée, such as shrimp and grits, Again, I love the salad option where you can choose your base and dressing and cheese and fruit/nuts/veggies. It felt extremely healthy both times I recently got it, and it came out, looking fresh and full. They have veggie burgers and shrimp and salmon for me and chicken and steak for others. Win win. read more

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The worst lunch I can remember. This place used to be pretty good, but this experience was a disaster. Geez - where to start? Its a sports bar, so how can you be out of beer? Like the first 3 choices were "out"? really. Server tried to make excuses for a busy yesterday, but --------. Looked like he had slept in the clothes from yesterday too. Chicken sandwich tasted like it was made yesterday and left in a cooler all night to reheat. Tough as shoe leather, dry, and so small the bun was twice the size of the chicken. Fries were cold. If I could give a minus 2 stars I would. Hickory Tavern owes me a decent lunch!! read more

We came here for happy hour after a long day of meetings at the Hilton across the block. I popped in and we sat on the outside area, watching the weather get progressively worse. Thunderstorm alert! Our server, Kaleigh, was awesome and came out to lower the walls to keep us as dry as we could get with the setup. I was enjoying the Hendrick's Peach refresher, which was a little sweet but the club soda cut through the sweeter side of them. Had a couple and could've seen myself enjoying too many but someone ordered queso and spinach artichoke dip so I was also enjoying the warm crispy homemade chips with the rich and delicious dips. Since it was pouring we decided to stay. I ended up ordering a Reuben and had tater tots as my side. Used some Carolina gold bbq sauce to enhance the flavors. Tangy, sweet- really tasty! Service was great, we never needed anything because Kaleigh was all over it. Water was filled, when the storm ended she put the blinds back up because the heat and humidity was high after the storm passed. Really enjoyable. The bar food here is good, the drinks are tasty, there's no reason why you shouldn't come in here and enjoy yourself. Support small businesses! read more

Hickory Tavern - Reuben sandwich with a side of tater tots and 1000 island dressing on the side. - Sports Bars Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

We ate at Hickory Tavern last night during their music bingo night. It truly was SO much fun - I had a blast and definitely enjoyed my time here. In my opinion this is a great place to come if you're looking for wonderful food - the Freedom burger was DELISH - Hickory also has a wonderful atmosphere, and the people are so welcoming and so sweet! Our host, Autumn, was amazing! Her hospitality and the way she handles herself during busy times is absolutely astounding! 100/10 recommend if you're local or even visiting for the time-being. This place truly will not and did not disappoint. I will definitely be back! read more

One of my favs. Great wings, burgers, fried pickles. Bloody Mary's r spicy. Fudge sundae a must. Sports tv. Live Music during week. Location is super in Biltmore Park read more