Wine Bars in Linville Falls

“Found this place "by accident" when we were driving to Linville Caverns. They had set up a smoker up just off the road and the smell lured us in.You drive along a gravel drive back off the road for a short bit and the scene opens up to a beautiful setting of the "barn" and decks and ponds. It's absolutely gorgeous!There was a group of 12 of us and we all grabbed beers and walked around and explored the space. Very relaxing. Then we made our way back to order lunch and, between the 12 of us, we ordered about half the menu.If you order trout, you can either go catch it yourself (HOW FUN!!) or have them catch one for you. The trout is cooked simply (which is the best way to treat super fresh quality ingredients) and it may have been the best trout i've ever had. We had three of them for our group and everybody raved about it. Definitely the STAR of the menu. The hushpuppies and fries that came with it? Eh. They both needed to be cooked more. Fries were not very hot and no crisp to them at all (flavor was good). The hushpuppies had no crisp to them at all and were a bit soggy on bottom where they had soaked up moisture from the fries or the fish.The BBQ pork was top notch. Several of us got it as part of the meat lovers basket and we all agreed it was great but I think i'd get it as a sandwich next time and skip the meat lovers basket because, while the flavors were spot on, the rest of the meats (wings, ribs, brisket) were on the tough/chewy side. Good... but not great.Also of note was the pimento cheese app. Pretty darned good.The staff was a mix of owners and family and they were all SUPER! Great folks. Fun to talk to.We will be going back when we are in the area.“

“On a girlfriend's weekend we stopped on a whim & we were surprised how much was inside. The owner made us Chill Billy Pina Coldas that were wonderful. The cider on tap was great & the owner sat with us & told us all about the area. It was a great time & we enjoyed our visit & drinks.“