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Posana Cafe Details

  • Dining Style: Casual Elegant
  • Website: http://www.posanacafe.com
  • Phone: (828) 505-3969
  • Hours of Operation: Dinner
    Tuesday – Thursday 5pm-10pm

    Friday & Saturday 5pm-10:30pm

    Brunch
    Saturday & Sunday 10am-3pm
  • Payment Options: AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
  • Cuisine: Contemporary American, Californian
  • Executive Chef: Peter Pollay
  • Dress Code: Casual Dress
  • Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
  • Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Entertainment, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Gluten-free Menu, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Private Party Facilities: Posana Café’s banquet & event room is a unique downtown venue offering contemporary elegance, fine cuisine and sophisticated technology. The newly-remodeled space will comfortably accommodate 60 diners for a sit-down dinner, and can accommodate a larger group for a presentation or cocktail event.
    If your party is larger, reserving the entire restaurant will accommodate 115 guests.
  • Private Party Contact: Crystal Edwards (828) 505-3969
  • Special Events & Promotions: Posana Cafe’s private banquet and special event room is a unique downtown venue offering contemporary elegance. Accommodating 60 for a seated meal and 65-75 for a presentation or cocktail event. Complete with Hi-Def Video & a retractable 119” screen.

Getting there

  • Cross Street: Patton
  • Parking: Street Parking
  • Parking Details: Meter Parking is available on Broadway/Biltmore Avenue and Around the Vance Monument. Meters run from 8am-6pm Mon-Sat and accept nickles, dimes and quarters.

    Lot Parking is available on Biltmore at Eagle Street; Broadway at College street; and Patton at Lexington Ave.
A word from Posana Cafe
Educated at the Culinary Institute of America, Exec Chef/owner Peter Pollay brings years of restaurant experience to one of Asheville's most beautiful corners. All of Posana Cafe's dishes, desserts and pastries are prepared from scratch featuring premium ingredients. Enjoy lunch, dinner or weekend… brunch on the spacious patio, or looking out onto Historic Pack Square from the dining room, lounge or bar.

Posana Cafe utilizes local farmers and purveyors and chooses to serve only hormone/antibiotic-free meats and eggs. Posana's pastry chef & culinary team are constantly evolving the menu to reflect seasonal and local specialties in addition to offering the region's largest selection of gluten-free cuisine.
The bars expansive menu features house-made flavored syrups, mixers, infused liquors & freshly squeezed juices providing an exemplary drink experience when ordering a custom soda, espresso drink or cocktail.

Celiac Friendly: Gluten free menu available.Continued
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Awards voted by OpenTable diners
  • Diners' Choice WinnerContemporary American
  • Diners' Choice WinnerGreat for Brunch
  • Diners' Choice WinnerOutdoor Dining
Diner Reviews
  • "Our server was excellent, the food was great and the restaurant was hopping."
    Dined on 7/19/2014
  • "We have become regulars at Posana. All food and service is of a high standard. Peter and crew are innovative without stepping away from mainstream selections. Will not disappoint."
    Dined on 7/19/2014
  • "Food was thoughtfully sourced and well-prepared. Delicious and plated beautifully. Safe environment for the celiac or gluten-sensitive. Server was friendly and skilled. Restaurant décor was elegant without being stuffy. Will definitely be going back whenever I am in Asheville. Positive experience all around."
    Dined on 7/19/2014
  • "We really enjoyed our experience Fried tomatoes were unbelievable Salad was great Hamburgers were cooked perfectly Thought the desert menu was rather limited"
    Dined on 7/18/2014
  • "What an enjoyable evening we had at this fine restaurant. Everyone at our table commented how good the food and their overall experience was. If you didn't know that the entire restaurant was gluten free you couldn't tell from the quality of the food. We will be back soon."
    Dined on 7/15/2014
  • "we had appetizers, salads, main dishes (no room for dessert). everything was delicious. you will never go wrong by choosing this place to eat. it does not have anything for children. the only problem was on saturday night there is a loud party in the park next door. this made outside dinning less than pleasant."
    Dined on 7/12/2014
  • "We had three appetizers, three entrees and two desserts. The food was comparable to our favorite restaurants in Charleston, and that's saying a mouthful."
    Dined on 7/12/2014
  • "This was a great find. Best Kale salad we've ever had. You'd never know but it turns out it's 100% gluten free too for those who have the need. Highly recommended!"
    Dined on 7/12/2014
  • "Read great reviews on Posana, unfortunately our experience didn't measure up to the experience of others. We had the sweetbread and chicken confit appetizers, which were both bland and disappointing. Our entrees were good but not spectacular. The desserts were OK. Overall it wasn't a bad experience just not as good as many of the other restaurants in Asheville. We probably won't be back."
    Dined on 7/11/2014
  • "The hostess seated us promptly and we were greeted with water at the table. Ordered the kale salad- best in town- for the first item. The grilled Scottish salmon was tasty"
    Dined on 7/9/2014
  • "A very nice location for people watching and spirit lifting. The food was good but the main course was the view out onto the busy plaza. I'd recommend it for drinks and fun with a good date or group."
    Dined on 7/6/2014
  • "Wrong appetizer served;had to wait 15 minutes for the correct one to be brought out. Two of us ordered the pork chop but my husband wanted his rarer than I did. When our plates were served, he got the more done chop and I got the less done one. The chef cooked both perfectly, but we should not have to start eating to realize that we were served the wrong plates. My husband had already eaten most of my chop, figuring that his request for a rarer chop did not happen. When I cut into my chop I saw that it was much rarer, so I passed it over to him. How hard is it to make sure that the correct plate is given to each diner? There were only 3 of us. Finally, we were charged for both appetizers, the one we ordered and the one we didn't. Grr."
    Dined on 7/6/2014
  • "Well-prepared, tasty and interesting food with friendly service!"
    Dined on 7/6/2014
  • "With a special watermelon margarita to start, all seemed to bode well for dinner. We were not disappointed. After a long hot day, I chose a light meal beginning with a kale salad followed with the lobster Mac and cheese from the appetizer menu. Both were perfect. The kale was hearty but with no sharp edge (thanks to lemon juice, said our waiter), and dressed lightly so that the greens could be enjoyed. The Mac and cheese had a generous portion of lobster meat in a creamy, seafood sauce. Although I thought that I was too full to eat another bite, I couldn't say no to an olive oil lemon cake. And I nearly licked my plate."
    Dined on 7/5/2014
  • "Me and my husband had a great meal at Posana on our first visit to Asheville. We would eat there again."
    Dined on 7/5/2014
  • "Wonderful restaurant, outstanding service and food delightful. The kale salad is the best we have ever eaten. Highly recommend the scallop appetizer. Nice selection of wine and beer at reasonable prices. Will return often."
    Dined on 7/4/2014
  • "This restaurant was recommended by a friend who knew that we liked Asheville. We will definitely add it to our list of Asheville favorites. We had one of the specials for dinner Friday night and then returned for brunch on Sunday. Both times, the food was very good and the wait staff was friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful."
    Dined on 7/4/2014
  • "We love Asheville's downtown restaurants and our recent visit to Posana Cafe made it our new favorite! Service matched any fine dining establishments we've been to, and each dish was wonderful. We loved the kale salad (I've not been a big fan of kale in general, but the server was kind enough to share some of the preparation tricks, so I'm eager to try at home), Forbidden Rice (wow!), breadsticks, and of course, the entrees: Jerk Rubbed Tofu and Ashley Farms Chicken. We will return to Posana as often as possible!"
    Dined on 7/4/2014
  • "We drive 2.5 hrs just to come to Posana. All of their food is gluten free and delicious! They have homemade sticky buns, muffins and scones during brunch which are fabulous."
    Dined on 7/4/2014
  • "We chose this restaurant because it was on USA Today's top 10 list of places in Asheville. For an Italian restaurant we were surprised to find that they had not one single pasta dish. A lot of us ordered the short ribs which came with gnocchi. It was the hardest and most unsavory attempt at pasta we've ever tasted. It was solid, dense and did not resemble the fluffy hand made pieces we were expecting. The meat was cooked well and the taste was good. Unfortunately, the place did not live to our expectations."
    Dined on 7/3/2014
  • "Beautiful presentation. Interesting ingredients without being over the top."
    Dined on 7/3/2014
  • "We were very excited to find this spot on our vacation to Asheville. My sister is gluten-sensitive and so it was lovely to find a restaurant where she could eat practically *anything* on the menu. Not to mention, even if we hadn't known about the gluten-free options, our dining experience was fantastic. The food was delicious and the atmosphere was very interesting. Would highly recommend."
    Dined on 7/3/2014
  • "Both the service and the food were outstanding. We had no worries about gluten free entrees, and the choices were plentiful. Will return to this eatery. Thank you."
    Dined on 7/2/2014
  • "Wonderful food & service. Spectacular ambience. Great location. Will be returning."
    Dined on 7/2/2014
  • "So good you won't even care that it is gluten-free. Vegan choices too. Great wait-staff too."
    Dined on 6/29/2014
  • "It was great as always. Any meal there is memoriable."
    Dined on 6/29/2014
  • "We chose this restaurant because of needing to accommodate someone with celiac disease. In all our travels this is the first all gluten free full service restaurant we've ever come across and we were in awe about that. Well, what an unexpected bonus was what a great restaurant this is! The service was exceptional and the food was absolutely delicious! The food was perfectly seasoned, wonderfully imagined, and beautifully presented. And, wow, our celiac friend could pick anything on the menu! Highly recommended GF or not."
    Dined on 6/27/2014
  • "Posana Cafe is our restaurant of choice for all occasions - birthday celebrations, Mother's Day, Father's Day, and any other day in between. The food is consistently excellent, the servers very pleasant and the gluten free kitchen makes this the safest -and only - restaurant that we can fully trust as a dining out experience. And their dinner burger is the best in town!"
    Dined on 6/26/2014
  • "Watermelon gazpacho, peach and goat cheese salad and tender tasty short ribs were all delicious. Limited menu and wine list, but don't let that stop you."
    Dined on 6/25/2014
  • "New decor, poor design.T he front door/receiving area is not large enough to accommodate incoming/waiting guests and exiting guests. New decor looks chosen from a restaurant design catalog. I have eaten there before, probably more than a year ago, and it has always been pretty good but the food was not good and some uneatable. Of 5 meals two were returned and we were not charged. The manager was very nice treated us kindly. But, that will not make me take another chance there."
    Dined on 6/22/2014
  • "This restaurant gets it right. I have to eat gluten free; my husband does not. We both love this place. Creative flavors, beautiful presentation, fun atmosphere. When I go to Asheville for the weekend I eat every meal here!"
    Dined on 6/20/2014
  • "My husband and I dined at Posana on a Friday based on an online recommendation for celiac dining in Asheville. If we hadn't seen that it was a 100% GF restaurant, we never would have known. The food was that amazing. Our server was attentive without being overbearing and was very knowledgable about the menu and the wine list. The restaurant itself is gorgeous, as well. The whole experience was so good that we went back for drinks on Saturday afternoon and brunch on Sunday morning before heading home. We highly recommend Posana to anyone looking for delicious food and drinks, fabulous service, and a vibrant atmosphere. Posana is the complete package."
    Dined on 6/20/2014
  • "Wonderful birthday dinner. Great food and excellent service."
    Dined on 6/20/2014
  • "Posana Cafe is delightful. Delicious and creative! Love it!"
    Dined on 6/18/2014
  • "The wine list was great, Tuesday night is 1/2 price bottles, the service was friendly and fun, the setting is nice both indoor and outside. I have never had a bad meal at Posana, all 4 in my party enjoyed their meals. I was an excellent dining experience and I recommend Posana."
    Dined on 6/17/2014
  • "This is a must try is you're in the Asheville area! Whether its for a special occasion or just a night out during the week, I highly recommend Posana Cafe. In a city filled with incredible food, Posana definitely is on the top of my list. Their locally sourced foods are perfectly paired and satisfying to the core. The staff is very attentive and friendly. Lastly, the restaurant design is beautiful, with characteristics reminiscent of nature and the ocean, its a place that you will find hard to leave!"
    Dined on 6/15/2014
  • "Had the lobster omelette for brunch. Awesome!!! The Bloody Mary was quite good also. Never get tired of Posana. Great food and attentive waitstaff."
    Dined on 6/14/2014
  • "We go to Posana a lot and have always enjoyed it! Tonight was mixed. We had trout--excellent, and swordfish--not so good. It seemed to not be quite fresh. I'm reluctant to give a mixed review because all in all Posana's batting record has been great. In retrospect, we should have sent the swordfish back! I know they would have been accommodating if they had known we were not pleased."
    Dined on 6/13/2014
  • "We had reservations for a graduation dinner at 5 pm, when the restaurant opens. We arrived only 10 minutes early and were locked out, and it was down pouring outside. Another elderly woman was there before us, standing in the rain. REALLY? Of course the house was filled with staff. The guy at the cash register wouldn't open the door until 5:00 on the dot. We can't stand in the foyer and be dry? When he finally opened the door, he said he "couldn't find the key" and "we don't open until 5". LOSER. Good way to lose customers. There are LOTS of restaurants in AVL. You guys should have a protocol to be open before "5 on the dot", like other places. and...my swordfish was dry and salty. Maybe next time will be better. :-("
    Dined on 6/13/2014
  • "The outdoor seating was great in spite of the rain. Food good, service very good. Lot of people watching and street entertainment with patio seating. All in all it was fun."
    Dined on 6/10/2014
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  • Contemporary American
  • Great for Brunch
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  • Asheville Winners
  • Great for Brunch
  • Outdoor Dining
  • Most Booked
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