Restaurants near Penland School of Crafts

Always a great experience. Food and service is amazing!

Excellent food and choices during the holiday. We loved every option we chose and it paired well with the side. The service was amazing, from those seating us to our waiter. Restaurant was clean and well cared for. I also loved that our reservation was seated on time, and I appreciated that they are mindful of that. We now have this as our yearly holiday dinner and can’t wait to come back next year

Another amazing meal at Americano!! We visit here several times a year when we come up to our cabin. Absolutely love the food, ambiance and everyone on staff including the owner. The holiday specials were a hit this year with most of our table ordering the surf and turf, our son had the filet which is always amazing and I had the sirloin equally delicious. Broccolini was fantastic and well seasoned. The truffle fries, clam chowder, escargot, firecracker shrimp all amazing. The Caesar salad is usually a favorite among all but tonight was overdressed. Still good but definitely overdressed and I don’t think anyone finished theirs. Dessert we enjoyed bread pudding and crème brûlée and both were very good. The guys enjoyed their old fashioned and us ladies really enjoyed our cosmos and espresso martinis. This is a must visit Everytime and I’m so grateful we have this wonderful restaurant 10 minutes from our house!!

Blue Ridge is consistently excellent! The food last night was absolutely delicious with the pork loin with apple chutney being a standout. The salad station was fresh and well stocked, the soups were heavenly, and the dessert bar was amazing with the mousse cups and bread pudding causing us to go back for seconds. The Grove Park Inn is full of history and is fun to walk around and explore, the views of the mountains are spectacular, during Christmas the decorations are festive, and the fireplaces are so cozy. So when you go for dinner, it’s not just a meal but also an experience. I take everyone that comes to visit us in Asheville. It was another delightful evening.

We are local and have spent a lot of time at GPI/Edison's over the last 13 years, especially during the holiday season. The menu is just perfect, the service is always top-notch, and the environment is warm and welcoming.