The Terrace Hotel Dining Room at Lake Junaluska — Restaurant in North Carolina

Hello,

Great place!! What a way to spend my first night in the mountains of western NC.

I decided to veer off the road , on my way to Maggie Valley, to see Lake Junaluska, for a bite to eat and was most pleasantly surprised by this beautiful Lakeside town.

This is my first time here , and I googled for outside dining in Lake Junaluska, and found the bistro Lakeside at the Terrace.

The outside dining is on the third floor, and has the most spectacular view of the lake and the sunset.

Everyone at the bistro went out of their way to make sure I had a fabulous experience.it was a chilly night but they had heaters and it was perfect.

I started with a small Caesar salad, which had to be one of the best Caesar salad’s I’ve ever had !

Everything is made from scratch, and I ordered the buttermilk chicken with the Brussels sprouts, and the macaroni and cheese .👍👍👍 So fantastic.

Just a note, there is no alcohol served here yet, but if you have your own wine or beer, you can bring it in. I happened to have a bottle of wine with me so that worked out quite well.

I also splurged, and had dessert which was the fresh berry crisp. Yummy.

Everything was delicious , and so much food!!

I want to say thank you to Chef Sam, my server Megan, and also the host, Daniel . As I’m on a vacation, Chef Sam who is a native , came out to talk with me about the area and where to go. He was so helpful! Thank you , Chef Sam!

The downstairs lobby level has a very large fireplace and beautiful floor to ceiling windows overlooking the lake, and rugged rustic wood, and glass and stone walls.

Everything was very beautiful and I am glad I ventured off my path to find this place.👏👏

Thank you!

Jennifer from Deerfield...

Visited Saturday October 9 at 8:50 am. My wife has a small poodle service dog wich has very visible identifiable markings. Upon arrival the waitress Kayden stated that we would have to sit outside because of the dog and some people are allergic to dogs. My wife stated that it was a service dog and she was in violation of ADA. She still stated that we would have to sit outside. My wife wanted to speak to a manager. She stated that there was no manager to speak to.. Could not find anyone to speak to regarding this matter. They advertise breakfast buffet is open until 9. Buffet had little to no food. Nothing was ever replaced.. The biscuits that were left were like hockey pucks.. They really need to maintain bar so individuals can get what they pay for. Very disappointed with the food and their lack of knowledge in the ADA requirements. This place needs to do some employee training. Maybe legal action would...

We were pleased with every aspect of Lakeside Bistro at Lake Junaluska. Last year we had dinner there since it was raining and because it was so good we chose to have both of our evening meals there this visit. The lake view was stunning, the staff were friendly, courteous and caring, the menu was great and the food lived up to the photos. I even met one of the employees (Will Fryar) outside of the restaurant and he represented them very well. If I had not already eaten there his attituded and love for his job would have taken me there for sure. My wife and I took my 87 year old mother and each of us had the same opinion. Nothing could be finer than Lakeside Bistro at Lake Junaluska. Try it, enjoy it and go back often. We will. David, Debbie and...