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

Full disclosure, my friend Lacey works here. So I may be a little biased. But I'll be d*mned if I didn't just have some of the best chicken wings of my life. Seriously; and it's not even a game day! It's just lunch on a Friday. For starters, this place is HUGE. If you want to watch a game, while drinking cold beer and eating great food, this is your spot. Whether you're alone and want great service at the bar, or if you bring a crew to grab one of their many, many tables, this is your spot. Or, if it's a nice day and you just wanna sit outside on the patio, get a burger and a couple beers, I've done that and it's awesome. Work can wait. Oh. And if you're a dude, the men's room has those old school urinals that go all the way to the ground. Call me crude. But I love that sh*t. I haven't been here in a while and I'm glad I came back for a visit. You should, too. read more

Always a great place to enjoy my dirty shirley and barbecue nachos with house chips. Smash burger is always a good go to. Atmosphere is great service is great. Clean bathrooms plenty of leg room. Cold beer amd hot food! Plenty of TV time. read more

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

We come to this establishment a lot. Last week it was so packed in here. I have to give kudos to Ashley, McKenzie, Kayla, and Casey. They worked their hind ends off and made sure everything went well. We look forward to coming here again. read more

Hickory Tavern delivered good eats, excellent service and tasty drinks to our party of 25! They split the checks too! Arugula salad with chicken was quite tasty but I would get the dressing on the side if I had to do it over. Shrimp tacos were fantastic. Great spot to watch a game! read more

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Wow! I can't say enough great things about this restaurant. I searched high and low for the perfect venue to host my in laws 50th wedding anniversary. I'm so grateful I found this place, I started planning and communication with them before hand and everyone was so helpful and professional and made this party seamless. We had the entire heated inclosed outdoor patio area which was handicap accessible. Our server was amazing, she really nailed it. The food was delicious, came out perfect even with our large group. They even let us bring in our decorations and a microphone for toasts. I highly recommend this restaurant for your large event or if you're hungry! When I walked in the door, I felt like a friendly team of people greeted me and offered to help set up. So appreciate of this restaurant and the staff 10 stars read more

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Great atmosphere! New menu! Come out and try the house made mozzarella sticks! New burgers and chicken dishes with tons of flavor!! Great for football or just a casual dinner! Cocktail specialties that'll keep you coming back again and again!! read more

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Definitely one of the best sports bars I've ever been to! We came in late on a Wednesday night and they were packed! Excellent food and drinks, large selection of beer, and a live band. What else could you ask for? Our server was definitely slammed, but she still managed to take great care of us. I had the quesadillas and the Diablo burger, and my wife had the shrimp tacos which unfortunately came out stone cold, but she got a replacement right after we let our server know. Everything was absolutely delicious and we surely had a great time. read more

Great wings! I don't know if I was just hungry or they have amazing wings but I am giving them credit for awesome wings, lol. This place was busy and had a lively atmosphere. The beer was good and the service was good as well. Everyone in our group had a great time. read more

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

This place is my favorite place to go to watch college football, service is outstanding and ambiance allows full enjoyment of immersing myself into the game being played. Food is exceptional quality for a sports bar, I'm sold on being a regular here now! read more

Pretty much all of my food was really good. I really liked how they had a build your own salad option and they also were doing music trivia which was really cool and a good surprise. read more

Hickory Tavern - Peel and eat shrimp - Sports Bars Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

We were in town for a event going on and this was the only restaurant that said they were open and actually allowed people to come and eat at 10pm. other places claimed to be open until midnight and stopped sitting at 10pm. The service was pretty slow which was understandable the food and drinks were pretty good. read more

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

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Horrible, I ordered a salad the other year and I have to wait so long and I missed the preview at the movies.

Tried this place out on a football Sunday.. Plenty of screens around. Just a typical sports bar I guess. Service was ok, I had some nachos, they were also just ok. The restaurant was clean. Not much else to say. I'll give it another shot next time I want to go watch the game somewhere read more

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

One of the best burgers around, I got the Diablo burger and wings dry rubbed all were great and fresh. read more

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

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our first visit this past Saturday. very limited menu available due to Helene, but we were pleased with both of our dinners. We had 2 different servers - the first one got off, and we were switched. The first server was indifferent, and the second was very helpful and attentive. read more

Good wings and late night eats. Try the teriyaki wings they are delicious. Friday night live music was good and so refreshing to hear.

I keep trying to give this place a chance and I'm continuously disappointed. Kept trying to order beer for the waitress to tell me they were out of each kind I ordered. Finally ordered a corona and she brought me something similar and then literally brought a corona to the next table. Food isn't bad but you will spend hours waiting on your food. read more

The food and service is wonderful. The array of large screen TVs is very visible and great for the sports fan. If however your team/game will be on ESPN+, Hickory Tavern does not have ESPN+! read more

If I could a ZERO star review, I would. Took an hour and 15 minutes to even get our orders taken (there were only 3 of us). Took another hour for our food to get to our table. Out of Gouda Mac and Cheese, potatoes, and shrimp. The waitress said they were short staffed and it's really not her fault but this is the worst experience I've ever had at a restaurant. read more

The rating I saw??? Wrong!!! Misty our server rocks it and my pasta... you HAVE to get this with chicken (okay so I had the chili flakes on the side whoooo) But seriously great casual sports oriented for your guy! And great food and appetizers... did I say the pasta was good oh my ask for Misty!!! read more

Hickory Tavern - Pasta w chicken... Olala - Sports Bars Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

Finally happy to mention that the service is getting much better then it was back in 2014-17th... Great that they open late! Definitely it is the best place for raw oysters!!! They are always fresh and very large in size. Steam oysters are OK to taste but usually too tiny inside. read more

Hickory Tavern - Steam oysters. Half a rack. - Sports Bars Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

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We went for a lunch date at Hickory Tavern today. About half way through our meal, my husband noticed a bug crawling on my plate. It was spider! He killed it & called the waitress over. She got her manager who said she would remove it from our bill. We thought, that was fair... Turns out, she only took off $3.00! Then when my husband tried to tell the waitress we weren't happy with those terms, I kid you not, she turned around and walked off... Not to be heard from again!!! Now, it had nothing to do with the amount of money that was to be refunded, it was about the lack attitude & responsible... As for us, we won't be eating at this restaurant again! read more

I DID NOT EVEN GET TO TRY FOOD!!!! We had reservations and gave out our table to Someone else! I did not ever hear them shout Missi! Worst place ever hope there business does die out sometime soon! 0 stars read more

Many mixed things here. We started with a plate of buffalo wings which were good, but somewhat under cooked. They need to be crispy on the outside and cooked on the inside. My older son had a burger which he enjoyed and my younger son loved the Mac/Cheese. My wife and I both had a salad which was watery. No idea how that happened. Did they not drain the salad after washing? It definitely wasn't the dressing because both my wife and I had watery salads and different dressings. read more

3 stars is generous, came on Saturday around 5:00 pm, we put our names in and told them we'd wait at the bar for a table.. the drink i ordered was bitter tasting, not good,...well after 30+ minutes we checked and they had crossed out our names and never contacted us. When we finally sat down and ordered right away food took a long time to come out, Reuben sanwich was very greasy and bread was overtoasted and burnt, the sandwich was also way over salty! Tater tots were good, fresh and hot... don't think I'll go back read more

Made order through Uber eats. Always reliable. Driver showed up with 1/2 of my order. I ran out to his car to make sure he didn't have a second bag. He even let me search his car to prove he didn't have another bag. Hickory Tavern did not give him the complete order. I ran back in and tried to call Hickory Tavern on a Friday evening for over an hour and they would not even answer the phone. They went as far as to pick up one time as I let it ring and hang up on the call. Terrible customer service, terrible management. read more

Horrible experience. Sat at outside table; 30 minutes later went to bar for drink. Finally flagged down a manager. No one would make eye contact. Ordered appetizer which was not very good. Will never go back! read more

Sloooowwww. Always out of random menu items and beers on tap. High turnover of staff which speaks volumes. Place has gone downhill (regardless of upgrades) over the past few years. Food quality is sub par. Music often too loud to hear the person sitting in front of or next to you. My family and I have tried and tried to give this place chance after chance to no avail. Waitresses try but hard to overcome poor management. Go elsewhere. Trust me. read more

Visited for the first time and was pleasantly surprised. We were expecting routine bar food. While it is bar food, it's definitely not routine. Between the two of us we had a Diablo burger (perfectly cooked), a side salad, queso, pork tacos and home made potato chips. All were well above average and service was friendly and quick (thanks Caroline!). I think we have found our new local hangout! read more

Food was pretty good. Went with a group of 9 and sat outside. Atmosphere is very nice. Waitress was nice but hostess seemed like we were a bother. Maybe a bad day but wasn't our fault. Had a nice Saturday lunch other than cold reception. read more

Ordered salmon and fries. Asked specifically for crispy ones. When my order arrived it was such a small portion I could t believe it! $32 for crap. Fish was fishy fries were undercooked and soggy. read more