Established in 2022, the Highlands Tavern is nestled in the quaint, historic Highlands NC. We are striving to bring you a beautiful old Tavern feel. Serving food and drinks that will delight your palate and keep you coming back for more! Our rotating custom cocktail menu, and rare Bourbon tastings, will ensure you can always have a new experience! Our talented Chef blends traditional and innovative techniques to create unique offerings, using local ingredients in all of our dishes.
Based on 60 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.9 stars. Price
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery
Address:
205 S 4th St, Highlands, NC 28741
Phone: (828) 526-9002
Website: https://www.highlandstavern.com/
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Hours
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | 5–11 PM |
| Saturday | 5–11 PM |
| Sunday | 5–11 PM |
| Monday | 5–11 PM |
| Tuesday | 5–11 PM |
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Reviews
Sravan A
Creative menu. Salads were pretty good. PLEASE NOTE, THE MENU CHANGES EVERY WEEK. if you like something from the Google pics, it may not be there on the menu when you visit. Small number of seats but that’s a good thing.
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Bill Grubb
Genuine staff and savory food. The chicken curry, Tuna, and salads with a protein are our favs — get the bacon app for a decadent treat. We’ve been a dozen times now and honestly it’s great every time. Getting a seat can be tough but it’s worth continuing to try.
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Michael Walters
This place is special. Really wonderful food and you can tell the staff is passionate about putting smiles on their patrons’ faces. It’s a bit of a tight space and often crowded, but worth the wait. The brisket burger is excellent. The chef came out to deliver desert to us, and I could once again tell that this was someone who loved their job. Wonderful atmosphere and a menu that is both delicious and original. Probably my favorite spot in Highlands, can’t recommend enough.
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M C
Salmon dinner plate – the side salad came with way too much dressing. In fact, it was swimming in dressing. A piece of salmon was nicy cooked.
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Zemo Trevathan
It’s just a tavern, right? But omg were we not prepared for what an awesome tavern it is! It feels like a secret trip into a past world when you walk in, with the carefully curated decor and textures. We’ve felt welcomed home by both staff and fellow diners each time we have been there, and have just been blown away by the care and quality that goes into the cocktails and food. We had to have the chef come out so we could give her a round of applause — there is not an “average” item on the menu, as far as we’ve tasted. They completely set a new standard for what is possible at a ‘tavern.’
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Peter A
First time here after wasting time down the street at Wolfgang’s Bistro trying to get anyone to even drop off a menu.
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Katherine Harness
Great new place. Andrea is so kind and warm. She was the perfect example of all the things a bartender can and should be. She went above and beyond with the service and I couldn’t recommend giving her a visit more.
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Eliza Wofford
Both of our meals as well as the focaccia, hummus and coffee cheesecake were absolutely extraordinary! The staff and the phenomenal chef were also kind, attentive and shockingly quick!
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J Patt (JP)
First time at this wonderful tavern. It’s small and was full when we arrived on a Monday night. We quickly had a table. The food was outstanding. Steak sandwich, burger and salad was top notch not regular bar food. Waiter was friendly and helpful. Great drinks BTW!
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Brannon Patterson
We have been looking forward to trying this place for a while. The flavor of the food was great and so was the service. Lower rating come from very cramped seating, music was so loud. It was very difficult to hear the waiter. A little confused on the tavern name. It was definitely more Asian fusion. Portion size varied. The tuna entree was very small – the same as Bone fish appetizer but twice the price. Delicious all the same, but the portion size left me still hungry. Those with sandwiches seemed happy. We have been eating in different restaurants with a group all weekend, but everyone said this experience could have been a bit better. Online menu and menu in restaurant were different and that left some members of our party a bit disappointed. Out of our party of 6 they rated it from a 5/10 to a 9/10. The happiest in our crew ordered the chicken sandwich and beer. The lower rating comes from a big difference in expectation vs actual experience.
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