If you are planning a trip and wondering which Biltmore Estate Restaurants you should eat at, this post is for you!
Biltmore Estate Restaurants
Having just visited the Biltmore for 3 days back in April, I’m happy to report that there are loads of tasty options when considering where to eat here. From the Stable Cafe in the House to the Village Social located in the Village Hotel and little places to grab a snack, there’s something for every palate! Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to try every restaurant on this trip. So, if I am lucky enough to visit again in the future, then I will return to this post and update with additional reviews.
I’ll start this guide by mentioning how big the portion sizes are here. We started out ordering our own entrees, but were splitting them by the end of the trip as we kept having leftovers. So, just something to keep in mind.
Stable Cafe for Luminere Dinner
I figured I might as well start with the restaurant located in the basement of the House – Stable Cafe! This is literally where the stables were located when the house was lived in! We ate here twice during our trip. Our first meal here was for dinner during Luminere. We enjoyed some fresh salads for the mains. The chicken was a little dry on my salad, but overall it was a good dish. I really enjoyed my special mocktail here for Luminere. It sweet, but the ginger cut it nicely.
The real star here was the desserts though! My husband got the Blueberry Mousse Cake. It was a good combination of sweet and tart with the lemon-passionfruit cremeux. I got the Raspberry Parline Profiterole and was thrilled with it. Once again, it was the perfect combination of sweet and tart with the raspberries cutting the sweet chocolate. This meal was the perfect way to begin our Luminere evening.
Stable Cafe Lunch
After touring the house, we enjoyed lunch the next day here as well. We split The Appalachian Sampler (pictured in the blog image above) and had more than enough food for the two of us. We enjoyed trying the seasonal Ancho Chili Blueberry Barbeque sauce with the chicken and pulled pork. I would love to try other seasonal sauces in the future. Again, the chicken was a touch dry, but the sauces really helped. The pulled pork was so flavorful it didn’t really need the sauces.
The smoked baby carrots were simple but tasty. We also loved the truffle mac and cheese. The potato salad looked like mashed potatoes but tasted as it should. My husband enjoyed the house pickled vegetables. We also tried the blackberry lemonade and strawberry lemonade. They were fine, but I think I would get something else next time. We ended the meal by splitting the Toffee Fudge Cake, which was amazing! It was rich and chocolatey! I loved it.
Cedric’s Tavern
Moving over to Antler Hill Village, we enjoyed lunch upon arrival at Cedric’s Tavern. My husband ordered the Tavern Rueben and was pleased with it. It was a good combination of flavors and a great value for the $20 charged. I selected the Lobster Roll, which had a shocking amount of lobster (1/2 pound) on it! I truly enjoyed it, but it was too much food for me. We both left this meal with a box of leftovers. We ended up finishing them later that night in the hotel room. I think it’s worth noting that the dessert menu posted online was out of date when we visited.
Village Social – Breakfast
We had a breakfast package that allowed us to enjoy breakfast both mornings of our trip at the Village Social, which I highly recommend. I absolutely loved the Pecan Waffles I ate both mornings. On the second morning, my husband and I actually split an order of the waffles and an order of biscuits and gravy. This restaurant is fantastic because they will physically split your dishes on two separate plates for you! So, that was super helpful! Although, I see that the online menu now lists a Blueberry Waffle instead of the Pecan. I’m sure it’s great too!
One thing to note: There was a 25 minute wait for a table for two people here on Saturday morning, versus no wait on Friday morning. So, maybe send someone ahead to get on the waitlist on the weekends.
Village Social – Dinner
This was our last dinner here and it was really good. We split the Fried Chicken. The chicken was good and moist with the added hot honey (although, not really spicy). The smashed red skin potatoes were good too. I even ate some of the estate pickled coleslaw! Overall, it was a good dish that I don’t regret eating.
I was tickled to be able to get the Luminere mocktail Nightfall here again. My husband got a coconut mocktail that was tasty. For dessert, I got a strawberry rhubarb crumble with vanilla ice cream. I was pleased to see that it didn’t contain an artificial red strawberry slush, but was kind of natural red/brown. I was also happy that I could actually taste the tart rhubarb. It was a good dessert. My husband enjoyed a cake, but we can’t recall what it was. Unfortunately, they don’t have the dessert menu posted online.
The Creamery
One of the last places we stopped at on our visit was The Creamery, located in the Village. I got an amazing banana pudding milkshake! My husband got an orange creamsicle float that was pretty good. We also grabbed a pastry for the road. I got the mixed berry and he got ham/cheese. Both of those were really tasty, even hours later when we ate them at home after a long drive.
Biltmore Estate Restaurants
As I stated above, this is not an exhaustive look at all of the restaurants on property. Rather, it’s an overview of where we’ve eaten so far. If I make a return trip, I will come back and update this post with more locations – like the Dairy Bar or The Dining Room at the Inn. So, where do you enjoy eating when visiting The Biltmore Estate?
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