Village Social

"I have traveled all over the country for the last 5 years doing reviews on restaurants so that the large growing population that is celiac or gluten allergy can rest assured the restaurants I review are safe and can be trusted to eat. This being said, I have been a pass holder for the biltmore for 14 years now. I love coming to Biltmore for many reasons, but one is the food and live out of state, but come several times a year. On this trip, I decided to eat at this restaurant because the stable cafe closed early. I have eaten here in the past and never had a problem till this visit. The server was pleasant, but when I started asking questions about the gluten-free options, she got on the offensive and a little rude. I have to literally question servers about the food and how it is prepared to ensure I don't get cross contamination or gluten in my food. I was assured it was with my choices. As you can see in the photos, I got the chips and hummus to start because I was hungry only eating breakfast and didn't want to stop on the way up on my 4 hour drive. The chips and hummus were delicious. I overheard the server next to use offering an egg drop soup and had to ask if it was gluten-free. She went to ask and stated it was, but it wasn't on the menu as such. I should have known not to try. The soup came, and the trout meal I had ordered. The trout had fried round strips on top that I had never seen before served at the Stable Cafe. So, I asked the person who brought my food, not my server, what it was, and is it gluten-free? The guy said it was fried onions in batter. That was a red flag for me. I immediately asked if it fried in a dedicated frier here or somewhere else? He did not know, so I then asked my server. This is when she got snoody with me, which I have to add to my table was only one not being frequent to see if we needed more drinks refilled like the others and we did run out of drink while waiting for our food. The place wasn't busy either. So, she stated that my trout was gluten-free because it's stated on the menu that way. I had my doubts, which I should have listened to. Why ? In my years of traveling to thousands of restaurants, when hearing these words means either the batter used to fry, the onions are not gluten-free, or the frier is not a dedicated for just gluten-free. Needless to say, I had a reaction to either the fried onions on the trout or the egg drop soup. Either way, I had to run to my car for medication. Luckily, I parked close. My server was nowhere around, so I told the server I got the egg drop soup from I had a reaction, and it contained gluten. No reaction from her as I walked by pushing my friends wheelchair, hoping I would make it back to my car and where I was staying for the night. Needless to say, I will never trust this restaurant again. I don't care about the money which i have no compilation for the meal was offered. I do care that people like me can eat at a restaurant and can be free of fear that I might die from cross-contamination or gluten in my food. I left as fast as I could to take care of my medical needs. I was also pushing my friend around in a wheel chair who is disabled. I treated him to a meal because he is dying from a rare muscle disease that has roughly 3-5 years left. Would I recommend this restaurant? Absolutely not if you have celiac or gluten allergy. Would I return to this restaurant? Absolutely no."

"Waitress was so sweet and nice. Food was very good and came out pretty fast. I decided to try something out of my comfort zone and got the blueberry BBQ wings which were pretty good but weren’t my favorite thing. For appetizers fried green tomatoes and bacon brussel sprouts which were really good. I also enjoyed a nice Shirley temple. I will say it was in the higher price range"

"Really good!! We visited for both breakfast and dinner. If you stay at the Village Hotel the breakfast is included. This was my favorite spot on the Biltmore property, really good food and a relaxing atmosphere. The bagels and lox is outstanding, the whipped dill mascarpone was so good! The biscuits and gravy were the best I’ve ever had. You can tell that there was a lot of thought behind the quality ingredients, flavor and overall menu. There is also a comfy sitting area around a warm fire, a great spot to enjoy a drink after a good meal."

"My wife and I had heard good things about this restaurant but we were not impressed. The atmosphere is fine and the service adequate. But the food was a little bland. My wife had the pot roast dinner. Very average. I had the roast chicken; it was under-seasoned and dry. The portions were definitely enough and parking is good but a little bit of a walk."

"Delicious meal with live music made for an awesome Friday night dinner. To start, we had the cheese plate with pickled veggies. We also had the summer arugula salad and it was so fresh, full of flavors! It had fresh fruit along with the greens and whipped goat cheese. For our main entree I had the meatloaf which was really good, but the cheddar potatoes were phenomenal. They were so flavorful and rich. The meatloaf had a blackberry BBQ sauce- maybe a hint too much for my liking, but was very tasty. My husband had the vegetarian risotto and added trout for a protein. It was flavorful and enjoyed. We thoroughly enjoyed our dinner here!"