9 Best Seafood Restaurants near Pisgah Forest

“Great seafood that reminds me of the beach. I’ve only had the calabash shrimp.“

“We always love dining at Falls Landing when we are in Brevard! Our go to restaurant for over 30 years!“

“Today‘s lunch of fried catfish po-boy and fried okra was excellent! Our host, Kaitlin, provided a very pleasant atmosphere, with fast service, friendly personality and great conversation. I highly recommend this eating establishment.“

“Had lunch here on Labor Day, initially because not many other places were open. But so glad I did! They were a bit understaffed, but the food more than made up for it. Chile Rellenos were actually roasted. Corn tortillas were handmade and delicious. Black beans were amazing. Would definitely go back. Moved to WNC a few years ago from TX and this place is now in my top 5 list of Mexican restaurants.“

“Amazing food and great service! Jose is so nice and you can truly tell that he cares about the restaurant! You need this food!“

“We stopped here for early dinner over the weekend on our way back to Asheville after hiking to waterfalls at Gorges. Excellent food and service; will be coming back!“

“My favorite Mexican restaurant here. Fantastic.“

“My dad and I eat at the diner at least twice a week. The food is always good. The wait staff is always good. We love this place! My only complaint is that one of the Owners is an Alabama fan, but their is no accounting for taste. GO GATORS! ?“

“We heard about the Mills River Restaurant, 4467 Boylston Hwy, Mills River (Henderson County) from a friend and we finally gave it a try. Went there for lunch today.

The restaurant is quite large with plenty of easy parking. We told our waitress extraordinaire, Ashley that this was our first visit. Ashley offered a number of menu suggestions. She was very polite, super friendly and helpful. Ashley didn’t rush us, was very informative and attentive. When we were paying our bill, we praised Ashley to a man whom we believe was the owner or the manager.

Be prepared, Mils River Restaurant has a huge menu! With this being our first visit, we went with Ashley’s suggestion of the “All Time Favorites” that had a choice of the one trip to the salad bar, a side vegetable OR 3 dailyvegetables. The entrees came with warm, slices of fresh bread with plenty of butter or a margarine type spread.

The Salad Bar I forgot to take a picture of. A large variety of salad toppings such as pickled beets, 3-bean salad, cottage cheese, chick peas, shredded cheese, olives, eggs, chopped ham and other endless choices. Their Salad Bar was so excellent!

I had to try their fried chicken breast and my husband ordered their grilled marinated chicken breast. The fried chicken were TWO 7-oz chicken breasts, with a nice, super crunchy breading. Not overly breaded, it was just right. My husband ordered the TWO 7-oz marinated chicken breast was amazing…great marinade, juicy and grilled to perfection. Both plates were $16.99 each.

Another nice thing was none of the food items were overly salted nor overly seasoned, which was a huge plus. The fried okra was lightly battered and fried just right. I asked for butter with my mashed potatoes, no gravy for me….well, this time anyway. The mash were made from scratch and were so tasty. Both chicken entrees were very flavorful and delicious. The chicken breast portions were quite generous. Since we had the Salad Bar, we ended up bringing home most of our chicken plates, which will be another meal.

Fabulous food, reasonably priced, great service, nice spotless atmosphere… can’t get any better than that! Highly recommend Mills River Restaurant!

Open Tues- Sunday 7am-9pm. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner! They also serve appetizers, steaks, chops, seafood, burgers, sandwiches, salads, ribs, Italian and Greek dishes and so much more. This restaurant runs like a well oiled machine, smoothly and perfect…they do it right. As I said, Holy Moly they have an extensive menu! Walked away extremely pleased with this restaurant. 😋

We will be back!“