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Diners' Choice: Romantic restaurants in Asheville / Western North Carolina

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Updated May 05, 2025

Looking for restaurants that are the most romantic in Asheville / Western North Carolina? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

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Appalachia at The Lodge

5.0

5 (453)

$31 to $50

American

Lake Lure

About the restaurant

Appalachia Restaurant brings an upscale-casual experience to an intimate setting. With stunning views and a cuisine that offers an Appalachian flair, you will be immersed with the true spirit of Lake Lure.
Dinner at the restaurant begins at 4:30pm.
We bring the Appalachian heritage from the outdoors in while dining in front of the stunning 525 million year old mountains. Inside, outside, or bar room dining, you will have a gorgeous view of Lake Lure and the Appalachian mountains. Boats Slips are first come, first serve. Due to the small volume of tables, we cannot accept preferred table/view requests.
Dress Code: No swimwear or coverups, must have shoes.

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Paul

Dined 4 days ago

Superb, chef prepared meals, excellent service, a beautiful historic building, and a grand view of Lake Lure. I've eaten there a number of times, and never been disappointed. The lodge also has a fine bar. Well worth a drive from Asheville or elsewhere!

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4.9

4.9 (3455)

$50 and over

American

Boone

About the restaurant

You haven't fully experienced the Blowing Rock, NC region until you've dined at The Gamekeeper. It's a true gourmet restaurant with an engaging blend of upscale elegance and mountain charm.

Famous for an evolving menu that blends the traditional with the exotic, The Gamekeeper features a selection of perfectly prepared game plus a range of continental and American entrees.

Acclaimed chef and owner Ken Gordon brings tremendous warmth and skill to the table treating you more as friends than guests. You'll experience a meal to remember that includes fine wines, decadent desserts, and a generous serving of personal attention. You'll leave happy and impressed with a desire to return soon!

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BobVIP

Dined 5 days ago

Always a great experience. They provide great service and make you feel special.

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Oak Steakhouse - Highlands

4.9

4.9 (1752)

$30 and under

Steakhouse

Highlands / Sapphire

About the restaurant

Skyline Lodge features Indigo Road Hospitality Group's Oak Steakhouse, a contemporary steakhouse restaurant. Oak's menu includes steakhouse classics with a modern flair, utilizing Certified Angus Beef and local ingredients. The steakhouse, designed by Skyline's interior design team, Mey & Co, seats up to 80 guests in an intimate and inviting dining room lined with luxurious leather banquettes, a custom floor-to-ceiling wine display, and three original working native granite stone fireplaces. Oak Steakhouse Highlands is sure to become a go-to for both Skyline Lodge guests and locals.

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CatherineVIP

Dined 5 days ago

Always excellent service and food! Mike was our server; attentive and helpful.

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Brussels Sprouts

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Southern Caramel Cake

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Venison Wellington

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Burntshirt Vineyards

4.9

4.9 (95)

$31 to $50

Bistro

Hendersonville

About the restaurant

Burntshirt Vineyards presents the Vintner's Table Restaurant and Wine Bar at our Hendersonville, NC location. The on-site restaurant offers fresh and exciting farm-to-table dishes emphasizing local ingredients to accompany our award-winning wines. We offer wine + dine pairings monthly, wine flights and slushies! We are family and pet friendly, and can accommodate parties of all sizes! We encourage larger groups to visit us for all your celebrations to come! We offer full table and bar service inside the Vintner's Table dining room with servers and a host who manages seating and reservations. When you reserve on OpenTable or phone, you have the option to choose the location of the reservation (dining room, outside patio or tasting room); service is based on seat location. The Tasting Room is first to serve non-reserve guests.
Contact us directly at 828-230-3455 or vintnerstable@burntshirtvineyards.com. Groups of 30 or more must contact events@burntshirtvineyards.com for reservations.

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Christa

Dined on Apr 10, 2025

We gad a great experience of a wine tasting and lunch.

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4.8

4.8 (2406)

$50 and over

American

Highlands / Sapphire

About the restaurant

A Wine Spectator award-winning restaurant since 2005 with “Best of“ awards since 2008, Madison's wine list features an extensive wine cellar. Madison’s sommeliers help with selections. Please contact madisonsreservations@oldedwardsinn.com with any inquiries.

All reservations are for inside Madison's only. Seating outdoors in the Wine Garden or Rooftop Terrace is available on a first-come, first-serve basis and is seasonal.

Custom celebration cakes may be ordered for the table. 24 hours notice is required. Outside cakes may be served for a $35 cakeage fee.

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Emily

Dined 5 days ago

Everything we ate was amazing. The staff was attentive and gracious. 10/10, would recommend this to anyone looking for a lovely meal in Highlands.

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The Dining Room - Biltmore Estate

4.8

4.8 (3265)

$50 and over

Contemporary American

Asheville

About the restaurant

A valid Biltmore admission ticket, Biltmore Annual Pass, or current overnight stay at The Inn, Village Hotel, or Cottages on Biltmore Estate is required to dine on the estate. Please inquire at Biltmore’s Reception and Ticketing Sales Center for evening access to the estate. All reservations for November 1 through January 7 can only be made by calling (828) 225-1699.

Located at the Inn on Biltmore Estate, indulge in elegant dining specializing in regional cuisine. Our culinary team invites you to enjoy our seasonal menus with beautiful views, and gracious service. We strive to support the local community through the use of sustainable agriculture.

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Randy

Dined 3 days ago

just a wonderful experience. service, food, ambiance, and everything was terrific.

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Sunset Terrace - Omni Grove Park Inn & Spa

4.8

4.8 (6340)

$31 to $50

American

Asheville

About the restaurant

Sunset Terrace is our iconic upscale classic restaurant featuring traditional American cuisine with an emphasis on hand cut steaks, seafood and regional favorites and an award winning wine list. Taste signature cocktails paired with popular dishes from the lobster cobb salad to the chilled seafood platter. Located on the outdoor terrace of the 100 year old Main Inn, enjoy breathtaking views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Executive Chef, Enrique Galan and Chef de Cuisine Joel Mauck craft delectable dishes to be enjoyed with a setting and experience that you will always remember.

The Sunset Terrace is an eleven-time recipient of the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, most recently in 2024.

Reservations are strongly recommended.

Dress accordingly to the weather.

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ReneeVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Food and service were both phenomenal, and the view from the terrace is amazing. Highly recommend!

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Lobster Cobb Salad

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Vue 1913 - Omni Grove Park Inn & Spa

4.7

4.7 (2925)

$31 to $50

Contemporary French / American

Asheville

About the restaurant

Vue 1913 offers guests a comfortable and stylish setting for a leisurely meal designed only with the love of food in mind. The brasserie style format allows our chef the flexibility to truly showcase the best local rustic ingredients of each season which can be paired with a broad selection of wine from an abundant wine cellar cultivated over the years. Vue 1913 offers signature dishes including deviled eggs and caviar and elk tenderloin, carefully crafted. All dressed up with an art deco decor and panoramic view of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Vue 1913 is the perfect fit for your everyday dinner plans and your special occasions.

Vue 1913 is honored to have consistently received The Wine Spectator Award of Excellence and to be one of only two AAA Four Diamond Restaurants in Western North Carolina.

Reservations recommended.

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JuliaVIP

Dined on Apr 26, 2025

Our server, Karen, was so amazing!!! She was attentive and extremely helpful at providing recommendations for compliments to our meal. The hostess also looked at our seating preferences and was very accommodating. Food was DELICIOUS!! Cooked and seasoned very well, presented beautifully. Quality ingredients were also noted. Overall, an amazing anniversary experience for us! We will definitely return!

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Grilled Mozzarella

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Berkshire Pork Tenderloin

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Newman's Restaurant

4.7

4.7 (569)

$50 and over

American

Hendersonville

About the restaurant

We are a farm to table fine dining restaurant in an elegant setting with fabulous views of the surrounding mountains. The 4-course price fixed dinner menu ($95.00 per person, tax and gratuity not included) and 3 course brunch menu ($45.00 per person, tax and gratuity not included ) that changes monthly and focuses on regional seasonal ingredients many of which come from our organic garden. Aaron Edwards is extraordinarily gifted in the culinary arts. Each item on every plate is uniquely prepared in an innovative way to deliver maximum sensual pleasure in both taste and appearance. With our friendly professional servers, incredibly beautiful setting and amazing food this is way more than fine dining. It's a true dining experience! Our Menu changes monthly based on what is available and in season at the time. Feel free to call us anytime and we can tell you exactly what is on the menu for that week.

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Gene

Dined on Apr 26, 2025

Another great celebratory evening and meal at Newman's. Very nice service, well attended, timely and seamless delivery of absolutely delicious and well-prepared food. We'll be back and perhaps staying a couple of nights.

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The Restaurant at The Greystone

4.4

4.4 (718)

$31 to $50

American

Highlands / Sapphire

About the restaurant

Our peaceful Restaurant, with its fireplace and breathtaking views, is guaranteed to lower your blood pressure. The floor to ceiling windows allow for unobstructed views of the lake and mountains, giving guests the feel of being on an Alpine retreat.
We also offer a bar menu in our mansion bar. The mansion bar serves snacks from 2:00pm - 9:00pm Monday through Sunday

Guests are as comfortable in a jacket as they are a collared shirt to enjoy award-winning Chef's seasonal menus, inspired by the surrounding forests and mountains, lakes and streams.

Open year round to the public, The Restaurant at the Greystone is committed to reducing our environmental impact and increasing our use of sustainable resources, while providing the finest and freshest foods for our guests.

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DanVIP

Dined 6 days ago

Service was terrific. Seafood entrees delicious. View is beautiful. Just wish there were a few other menu options.

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CAB Beef Tenderloin

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Berkshire Pork Tenderloin Noisette

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