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.
In July of 2005, The Best Cellar Restaurant proudly opened its 2nd location in Linville, NC. The Best Cellar at Linville, NC opened its doors on July 25th, and continued the tradition of providing guests with great food and service in a casually rustic atmosphere. Although some favorites were brought over, the menu at the Linville location provides many new choices for the discriminating palate.
The Best Cellar Menu
— — Appetizers — —
Crab Cake 9.95
Jumbo lump crab lightly seasoned, sautéed and served over a lobster chive cream sauce
Marinated Brie 9.95
Small wheel of Brie marinated in olive oil, roasted red peppers and fresh herbs, grilled and served with gourmet crackers
Prince Edward Island Mussels 11.95
Steamed to perfection with tomatoes, shallots, and garlic in a white wine butter broth finished with a chiffonade of basil
Fresh Calamari 10.95
Buttermilk fried and served with Cajun remoulade and lemon
Oysters Rockefeller 12.95
½ dozen fresh oysters topped with a mixture of spinach, onions, smoked bacon and Parmesan; baked and finished with hollandaise
Seared Tuna 10.95
Seared Sesame encrusted Tuna served over Asian noodle salad garnished with green onion
Duck Spring Rolls 8.95
Pulled Roasted Duck with spinach, onion and shitake mushrooms; fried and served with Jack Daniels honey Dijon dipping sauce
Escargot Bruschetta 9.95
Escargot sautéed with tomatoes, onions and fresh basil; topped with fresh Buffalo Mozzarella cheese and served over toast points
— — Salads — —
Spinach Salad 6.95 served with an entrée 5.00
A bed of baby spinach topped with grilled Portobello slices, hard-boiled egg, and red onion served with our warm smoked bacon and Vidalia vinaigrette
Caesar Salad 5.95 served with an entrée 4.00
Hearts of Romaine tossed with a traditional dressing, served with aged Parmesan and homemade croutons. Topped with anchovies upon request
— — Entrees — —
Seafood
We strive to serve the freshest of seafood delivered daily, and filleted in house
Shrimp Primavera 23.95
Large Gulf Shrimp and julienne fresh vegetables sautéed in a roasted garlic pesto sauce served over angel hair pasta sprinkled with Parmesan cheese
Crab Cakes 24.95
Jumbo lump crab lightly seasoned and sautéed; served over a lobster cream sauce
Best Cellar Tuna Marinade 25.95
The house specialty! Yellow Fin Tuna marinated in light soy, olive oil, lemon juice, and fresh ginger; grilled and served with pickled ginger and wasabi
Stuffed Grouper 25.95
Grouper stuffed with smoked Gouda cheese; seasoned with lemon pepper; baked in white wine butter sauce and topped with toasted almonds
Glazed Salmon 23.95
Filet of Salmon lightly blackened, served over a sweet chili glaze
Mountain Trout 22.95
Panko and horseradish encrusted filet of farm raised trout, pan seared and served with a dill caper beurre blanc
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Beef
Aged a minimum of 30 days
USDA Prime grade beef is the ultimate in tenderness and flavor.
It has lots of marbling which enhances both flavor & juiciness
Grilled Blackened Rib eye 28.95
14 oz Angus Rib eye rubbed with Cajun spices and grilled; served atop Bleu cheese cognac cream sauce
Filet Au Poivre 35.95
8 oz filet coated with cracked peppercorns and grilled; served on a mirror of brandy peppercorn cream sauce
New York Strip 13oz 27.95 16oz 30.95
Seasoned and char grilled to your liking, and finished with a roasted garlic and chive compound butter
Filet Oscar 39.95
8 oz filet seasoned and grilled; topped with jumbo lump crabmeat, asparagus, and finished with béarnaise
Veal Picatta 24.95
Thinly pounded, floured and sautéed with capers and finished in a lemon white wine butter sauce
Veal Oscar 27.95
Scaloppini of veal sautéed and topped with jumbo lump crab, and asparagus; finished with
Béarnaise sauce
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Poultry and Pork
Roast Duckling 25.95
Half a duckling roasted until crispy, boned and served with red raspberry sauce
Parmesan and Herb crusted Chicken 20.95
Thinly pounded chicken breast, encrusted with fresh herbs and panko breadcrumbs, sautéed and served with herbed sour cream
Chicken Marsala 22.95
Breast of Chicken thinly pounded and sautéed with mushrooms, cream and sweet Marsala wine
Mediterranean Chicken 23.95
Breast of Chicken sautéed with red onions, capers, Kalamata olives and artichoke hearts; finished in a Feta white wine butter sauce served over angel hair pasta
Pork Tenderloin 24.95
Pork tenderloin, seasoned and char grilled; served with a roasted red pepper cream sauce
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All entrees are proudly served with a house salad, starch, and choice of one of our house vegetables.
Our salad dressing are all made in house and include Creamy Horseradish, Chunky Bleu Cheese, Raspberry Vinaigrette, and Sweet Onion and Basil Vinaigrette.
Vegetables include: Steamed Asparagus with hollandaise, Baked Acorn Squash with brown sugar cinnamon butter, or a Stuffed Zucchini boat filled with three cheeses, caramelized onions, pecans and bread crumbs
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Desserts
Please ask your server for tonight’s selections of sweets, specialty coffees, and after dinner drinks
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Thank you for refraining from cell phone use in the dining room
A gratuity of 18% may be added to tables of eight persons or more
