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The Best Cellar Restaurant

The Best Cellar Restaurant in Blowing Rock, North Carolina was established in 1975. The original location was in a basement on Main Street, where previous owners sold soups, sandwiches and new and used books. The name was derived from the fact that the restaurant sold books in a basement, hence The Best Cellar. Over the years, the menu evolved from sandwiches and soups to the freshest of meats and seafood.

The Best Cellar prides itself on having provided its customers with the finest of food, wine, and service for 30 years. All dishes, including bread and desserts, are prepared each day on site. Many of our dishes have been favorites for years, but we always have daily specials to satisfy those customers looking for something new. [Tel. 828-295-3466]

 

The Best Cellar Menus

Lunch Menu
(May thru Oct
11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 7 days a week
)

— — Appetizers — —

Cheese Plate
Assorted artisanal cheeses with fruit and crackers.
9.95

House-made Pimento Cheese
Served hot or cold with Carr’s crackers
7.95

Fried Green Tomatoes
Served on a bed of black-eyed peas, red onions, and tomatoes. Finished with goat cheese crumbles and smoked bacon vinaigrette.
8.95

Vidalia onion rings
House-made, buttermilk fried and served with roasted red pepper ketchup
6.95

Tempura Battered spicy Portobello French fries
Served with seasonal horseradish cream
7.95

Soup of the day
Priced daily

— —Salads — —

Fried Oyster Spinach Salad
Spinach served with hard boiled egg, crumbled bacon, thinly sliced red onion topped with crispy fried oysters and warm bacon vinaigrette
10.95

Caesar Salad
Romaine Hearts tossed with traditional dressing served with aged Parmesan and croutons
7.95
with Grilled Chicken 10.95 with grilled Shrimp or Salmon Filet 13.95

Trio Salad
A bed of greens topped with a scoop of chicken, egg, and tuna salad. Served with fruit and crackers
10.95

Flank Steak Salad
Arugula and spinach topped with grilled flank steak, pickled onions, tomatoes and cucumbers; dressed with
tarragon-radish butter, Goat cheese crumbles and creamy horseradish dressing
12.95

— — Sandwiches — —

All sandwiches are served with a choice of side item

Tuscan Chicken Sandwich
Grilled chicken breast topped with charred tomato jam, grilled red onion and smoked Mozzarella on a Kaiser with Dijon aioli
9.95

Muffeletta
A New Orleans classic of thinly shaved ham, turkey and salami with Provolone and crispy pickled vegetable relish
10.95

Smoked Turkey and Brie Melt
Served on sour dough with lettuce red onion and
roasted red pepper mayo
9.95

Blackened Prime Rib Sandwich
Shaved and served with grilled red onions, mushrooms, on a Bleu cheese buttered baguette with au jus for dipping
10.95

Chicken Salad
House Made with apple, celery, and pecans in an herbed mayo on sourdough or wheat
9.95

Grilled Portobello Sandwich
Open-faced with caramelized onions, tomato confit and smoked Mozzarella finished with basil pesto coulis
10.95

Southern BLT
Smoked bacon, fried green tomato, lettuce and pimento cheese with herb aioli on sour dough  
9.95

Fried Oyster Po' Boy
Served with shredded lettuce, pickled shaved onion and caper tartar
10.95

North Fork Farms Char-grilled Burger
Served with choice of Cheddar, Bleu or Swiss cheeses;
grilled and accompanied by lettuce, tomato
and onions on a Kaiser roll
10.95

Signature Burger
Locally grown beef seasoned with ancho chili dry rub,
char-grilled and topped with crispy fried onions, green chiles, and Pepperjack cheese, dressed with cumin mayo  
10.95

— — Light entrees — —

Served with a house salad

Crab Cakes
Served on a bed of sautéed spinach; garnished
with Cajun remoulade
13.95

Local Mountain Trout
Seasoned and pan sautéed, garnished with olive tapenade and served with rustic potato green bean salad
14.95

Grouper Fingers
Served with caper tartar sauce, coleslaw and french fries
12.95

Flank and Fries
Char-grilled flank steak, medium rare or to your liking, sliced and served with house steak sauce and french fries
15.95

Rockefeller Pasta
Linguini tossed with spinach, onions, and smoked bacon in a
white wine sauce with freshly shaved Parmesan cheese  12.95

with Grilled Chicken or Shrimp  
15.95

 

— — Sides — —

Cup of soup du jour
Shoestring fries
Rustic potato and green bean salad
Macaroni and Cheese
House Salad
Cucumber, Tomato, Vidalia Salad

 

Best Cellar Restaurant Dining Room

Best Cellar Wine Tasting

Assorted Wine Selections