The Chestnut Grille at The Green Park Inn — Restaurant in Blowing Rock

Visited with a party of eight people. Those of us that ordered a seafood related dish left satisfied (the teriyaki salmon was awesome) but those of us that ordered beef were extremely disappointed. The steak was full of gristle and tasted more like the grill than anything else. Calamari appetizer was also disappointing. There were 8 pieces of calamari on the plate, and for $8. We honestly thought that half had fallen off the plate on the way to our table. Food also took an extremely long time to arrive, and the restaurant was hardly full.

The only redeeming part was the awkward stage area with sitting chairs that made for a GREAT group photo at the end of the meal. (Also, "à la mode" was misspelled on the dessert menu, followed by a handful of crazy caps.) Don't charge $30 for a steak and $8 for apple pie with ice cream and have spelling mistakes and grammatical inconsistencies...

The food was good, but the overall experience was lacking. We ate at 0900, and only half lights in the place were on. It was like eating in the dark, due to our table location. The milk was fresh and real with cruds in it. My nephew wasn't a fan. I enjoy strawberry jam. The staff said they were out due to they only come 2 in a pack, rest were grape. The staff wasnt really busing tables it seemed that day. Many sat with dirty plates and cups. Maybe they were under staffed. It did take a long time to get waited on and I'm pretty sure the waitress wanted to be somewhere else. Overall the good food didn't out way...

Not a great experience this weekend. Despite wait staff friendly, service was terrible. This restaurant needs a floor manager. Breakfast was good, but long wait, no coffee refills unless asked. My waiter disappeared in the back. Other wait staff walked right by with us refilling their tables, but ignored our empty cups. Hash browns were burned both mornings. Evening service was pretty much the same lack of service. From the website I was assuming this was a fine dining instead I get better attention and food at a Denny's. I...