Excellent Local spot. Avoid the chains and eat real food here. Food is actually cooked and locally…read moresourced.

This restaurant offers quality "home cooking" with exceptional homemade biscuits!!! They offer…read morebreakfast, lunch and dinner - check their website for hours of operation. Enjoy

Food great Service great…read moreAmbiance great View outside seating was great Very friendly

GREAT food and GREAT customer service! Prime location to watch the hustle and bustle by the lake.read more

Great view of lake! Service was amazing and the food was delicious! I had the blue cheese salad and…read moremy son had the grilled cheese. We both loved our lunch! I highly recommend!

Everything from the service to the food to the views were amazing ! I was wary about this place…read morebecause of the reviews and rating but honestly everything was great. Staff was friendly , service was attentive even though he was rocking multiple tables sat at once- didn't miss a step. Spinach dip is spinach heavy w bigger chunks of artichoke but my bf and I loved it. Drinks were good and views were great. Boyfriend got chicken tenders and I got a steak. Both were delicious.

Great service, great food, beautiful views! The people are friendly and helpful, and the owner may…read moreeven come over to your table and chat with you. My husband recommended the chili to a friend as the best he ever tasted.

It pains me to write a 3 star review for this place because I've had previous positive experiences…read more I sat at the bar around 5p with the idea of getting an early dinner and rolling out quickly for an early day tomorrow. There were maybe 3 other people sitting there when I arrived. I ordered the chef salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing and the Turkey Melt which I had once before and recall it being THE best melt I ever had. When I got my salad, it had ranch dressing. I asked the waitress what was the dressing and she said, it's our special made ranch dressing, it's sooo good. I said 'I ordered balsamic vinaigrette', she said 'oh my, you're right, we'll get this fixed for you'. Oh well, I thought it was simple. When I got the Turkey Melt, it was so messed up, I could not EVEN pick it up, it was sliding off the panini. I had a guy sitting next to me who could not even order a pizza. He didn't know what his choices were. When the waitress told him his options, he said ' wait a minute, I have to make a call'. He was talking to someone about what he could have on his pizza. When the waitress came back, he couldn't remember what he wanted, finally he just said 'I just want cheese'. Then this couple at the end of the bar are SO loud, everyone is looking at them. They were locals because the kept talking about local stuff. Then as more people came in, they all went to the end of the bar to see this couple and all of a sudden it felt like a party. I was enjoying the HDTV, it had the golf Channel, ESPN and CNBC all at the same time, three of my favs' Then the sound of rolling THUNDER and all the channels went blank. It was more than I could deal with, I ask for my bill and a go box.

Great food, great drinks at a good price Only downside is…read moreget there early because parking is at a premiunm. Awesome location on the river and love the live music.

Things change That's all good…read moreBut you hate to see a cool little bar run every body off Between the 3-4 locals who hold every seat at the bar for friends or the $20 hamburger and $5 can bud or the handwritten signs everywhere,$15 to swim,no grilling,no this this and that. Feels like my parole officer had taken over Good luck

Went to this restaurant for the Brunch on Sunday. Wife and I arrived without reservations and we…read morewere told to wait a few minutes. The host came back and said there wouldn't be a problem as long as it was an inside table. When the waitress arrived with the water we asked her for two Bloody Marys and we went to serve ourselves from the buffet Food was delicious starting with the omelette station and the rest of the items including the prime rib. The drinks never arrived and the waitress never came back with water, she actually never came to our table, we had to ask for water to the busser same for the check. I am not sure what their system is but looks chaotic since you help yourself to the food it should be fairly easy to assign zones or tables to each server. We walked out to the veranda and came back in the building to seat in the lounge where a pianola was on auto play, really nice environment that takes you back a few decades. The Inn is called The 1927 Lake Lure Inn

We came here for Sunday Brunch our reservation was for 12:00 PM, our party arrived on time and we…read morewere seated immediately. Margret was our server somehow I don't think this was by accident I had met her a few days earlier at the hotel bar - she has been here for years and years and some of our friends have been enjoying her amazing personality and high level service for a decade or more. Once seated she offered to put our drink orders in while we explored the feast laid out in the adjoining room, the drinks are made at the hotel bar but they have a table set up to allow you to customize your specialty drinks i.e. Bloody Mary's are amazing before any modifications. The food was simple but elegantly displayed, the quality of the product was exceptional and the preparation was very creative and professional. I started at the omelette station two burners and a limited selection of ingredients but all delicious and being I'm not a veggie guy the meats and cheese exceeded my expectations. The neighboring stations were both carving stations, beef and ham both cooked to the perfect temperature and very tender and flavorful - yes I made two trips. I tried a few of the other sides trying my best to stay away for the carbohydrates that most of the side dishes bring with them. Well as much will power and restraint that I have it all slowly eroded away each time I passed the dessert table. The chocolate fountain surround by sliced pineapple, strawberries and cubes of moist cake, lemon and chocolate pies, cheese cake, chocolate cake, cookies and omg peach cobbler - trust me you can gain a few pounds just by being close to this table. The service was spectacular and the total package price is ridiculously reasonable - I don't think you need to lower your expectations to throughly enjoy this brunch but you do need to keep things in perspective this is a small community and this nostalgic hotel / restaurant puts it all out there so enjoy...

Great restaurant with great menu options. Beautiful view of mountains and lake…read more Can't go wrong with anything, but highly recommend ribs and lasagna.

Appetizer came out frozen in the middle, asked the wait staff about it, they brought it back to the…read morekitchen and brought it back still cold on the inside! Ketchup came out full of water and it poured out on my partner, and they filled his Sprite with water. Mediocre food, bad service.

This fabulous riverfront tavern in the Village of Chimney Rock serves up one of the best burgers…read moreI've ever tasted, along with a great selection of craft beers. My Smokehouse Burger was not only massive, but also dripping with BBQ flavor, with the crisp onion rings adding a delicious texture to the perfectly cooked patty. My wife enjoyed the restaurant's signature Riverwatch Burger -- a more traditional choice that was just as large and almost as delicious. Riverwatch says it serves the best burgers in North Carolina, and it's hard to argue with that claim. There are nearly two dozen different burgers on the menu, and they all look amazing. If burgers aren't your thing, the restaurant also serves salads, sandwiches, hot dogs and other fare. But they're famous for their burgers, so find one that fits your taste and dive in. The beer selection here is also terrific, with a number of local and regional NC crafts on tap and in bottles. And the service on our recent visit was outstanding. Seating is available outside or on the spacious deck overlooking the Broad River, which is a great place to enjoy a good meal and a fantastic view of the Hickory Nut Gorge and the distinctive Chimney Rock, towering high above the valley. Like much of this area, Riverwatch endured traumatic damage during Hurricane Helene, but reopened in September 2025. Well worth the drive from anywhere in North or South Carolina!

Pretty good place to stop by while you're in the mountains. This area was hit hard by the…read morehurricane. They've come a long way. We stopped by for some drinks. Nice atmosphere. Live music also. Highly recommend.

Wine tasting was amazing and food was delicious. Serving sizes were large. Atmosphere was beautiful.read more

I wanted to say something nice, but they just didn't want to work with us. It's a large beautiful…read moreroom dominated by a mostly empty bar. We walked in and asked to be seated Sunday at 130pm. The hostess said, "well, there's a wait". We said ok, then she says, "are you sure? It's over 30 minutes....". She wasn't friendly about it at all. We said that's ok, and went over to a literally deserted section of bar to sit and wait, maybe 10-15 feet from another couple.