The Pure & Proper 114 East State Street, Black Mountain, NC 28711

"This place is amazing! Food, ambiance, staff- every aspect is perfect. The culinary creations are out of this world. There are so many things I didn’t like until I tried it here! We live about an hour and a half away and it is well worth the trip. We absolutely love it."

"Delicious food in an almost impossibly cute and cozy location! I had the duck, the steak tartar appetizer, and the brussel sprouts appetizer. It was all perfect and it felt like I was in another world filled with great food and people that could all be my friends. The building itself is also so cool and contributes to the charm of the place."

"This was my second visit, and it’s some of the best food I’ve ever had. I had the steak sandwich, and it’s nearly perfect. Love the pickled vegetables on the juicy steak. My wife had the pickled pear grilled cheese, and it was wonderful too. We shared the potato wedges and Brussels sprouts, and both were excellent. I hope we can stop by to try their dinner menu soon."

"You might be asking yourself "Why does this guy have a picture of the bathrooms in his review?" And that would be a great question. Whenever my wife and I try a new restaurant we will scope out the bathroom before we get our food and report back to the other how the bathroom stacks up on a 1 - 10 scale. The thought is that if we owned a restaurant we'd either invest in the kitchen to make sure the food is on point or the front of house to create a top notch ambience. The last thing we'd dump money into is a bathroom. So if the bathroom is in good shape we use that as a barometer to estimate that the rest of the experience will be good. It isn't exactly based in science, but the theory has served us well. Ladies and gentlemen the Pure & Proper is a 10 on the bathroom scale. And every other scale for that matter."

"We have dined twice at Pure & Proper on this visit to Black Mountain. For dinner we enjoyed their Cheeseboard, Trout entree and the salad. Then for brunch with our family (grandchildren), everyone was delighted with their dishes. The Lox has a spin with rye bread and whipped goat cheese, delicious Fried Chicken & Waffle, tasty avocado egg salad, and a savory flat iron steak. We sat outside upstairs for dinner nice but noisey. For brunch we sat inside downstairs for a more private and quiet dining venue. Good staff, too."