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The Veranda Restaurant exemplifies the southern traditions of service, presentation and fine dining fare.

The Veranda Restaurant features local favorites and chef designed entrees served either indoors or on the veranda overlooking the beautiful scenery of Lake Lure. Local favorites like rainbow trout, along with fresh seafood and steaks, are sure to please any palate. Dinner is served Thursday through Saturday from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. The Inn is also famous for its lavish Sunday Brunch, served every Sunday from 10:30 a.m. until 2:30 pm.

Whether it’s dining at The Veranda Restaurant surrounded by exquisite antiques, a fireplace and French doors, relaxing in the Moose and Goose Lounge, or dining al fresco on the veranda, you’ll be sure the experience will be one to remember.

Early Bird Special Thursday through Saturday 5:00pm to 6:30pm. $12.99+tax price includes choice of: Soup or salad, Grilled Jamaican Jerk Chicken Breast, Beef Braciole With Demi Glace, or Pan Seared Fillet of Trout and Chef's Choice of Dessert.

Hours:

Veranda Restaurant

Dinner – Thursday through Saturday, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Sunday Brunch – Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The restaurant and lounge may be unavailable on some dates due to private parties. Please contact the Inn for reservations.

Menu

Appetizers

Escargot in Patissière $9.00
Served with sautéed garlic spinach and Chèvre goat cheese

Classic Beef Carpaccio $11
Served with capers, red onions, and eggs with Wasabi crème sauce

Salmon Rolls $9
Rolled English cucumber, smoked salmon, and chive cream cheese served with cucumber dill coulis

Scallop and Shrimp Ceviche $11
Marinated in citrus juice and herbs

Chesapeake Lump Crab Cake $9
Served with horseradish crème and roasted red pepper coulis

Soup and Salads

Soup du Jour $5
Specialty soup by Chef James

Grilled Caesar Salad $7
A classic salad with a twist

Lake Lure Inn Salad $6
Mixed baby field greens, tomato and cucumber with salad dressing choices: Blue Cheese, Buttermilk Ranch, Thousand Island, or Balsamic Vinaigrette

Roasted Red Beet Salad $8
Roasted red beets, baby greens, spicy pecans, and Blue Stilton cheese served with blueberry vinaigrette

Entrées

Seared Maple Leaf Duck Breast $22
A nine-ounce Canadian maple leaf duck breast, pan-seared and prepared medium served over wild berry and fig compote with Kahlua sweet potatoes

Pan-Seared Mangrove Snapper $23
Served with roasted garlic basil couscous with mango and papaya relish

Prawns and Grits $21
Classic southern dish with a twist, a combination of Stilton cheese, grits and grilled prawns

Pan-Fried Fresh Rainbow Trout $18
Locally farm-raised trout with mushrooms and lemon caper crème served with rice pilaf

Roasted Tenderloin of Pork $21
Roasted tenderloin of pork with whole grain Dijon mustard cream served with Kahlua sweet potatoes

Black Angus New York Strip $27
Center cut grilled strip with Stilton cheese and caramelized onions served with roasted garlic mashed potatoes

Grilled Filet Mignon $29
Hand cut filet of beef grilled to order with Merlot herb butter served with roasted garlic mashed potatoes

Roasted New Zealand Rack of Lamb $24
Mint marinated four bone rack of lamb with mint mascarpone served with rice pilaf

Desserts

Banana Caramel Cheesecake Xangos $6
Rich, creamy cheesecake layered with chunks of banana and real butter caramel in a flaky pastry tortilla

Raspberry White Chocolate Cheese Brulee $7
A silken-smooth yet refreshingly light white chocolate cheese swirl with vibrant red raspberry hand-fired and glazed in simple elegance

Hazelnut Cappuccino Torte $7
A four-layered torte made entirely of lightly toasted hazelnuts (flourless), bittersweet chocolate ganache and coffee buttercream

Chocolate Toffee Mousse with Kahlua $8
Golden toffee crunches float among clouds of creamy, rich Kahlua chocolate mousse

Kentucky Pie $6
A warm chocolate chip bred with our Georgia pecan pie - a winner!

Beverages

Fresh-Ground Columbian Coffee (Regular or Decaf) $1.50

Imported Herbal Tea $1.50

Café Diablo (Flaming Coffee) $10
Warm Brandy and Rum with coffee, whipped cream and cinnamon stick

Jamaican Coffee $12
Jamaican dark rum and Tia Maria, coffee and whipped cream

Early Bird Special
Served 5:00 PM until 6:30 PM

Appetizer

Soup du Jour or House Salad

Entrée

Grilled Jamaican Jerk Chicken
served with black beans and rice

Beef Braciole with Demi Glace
Flank Steak with spinach and roasted red pepper

Pan Seared Filet of Trout
with lemon caper crème

Dessert

Chef Specialty

$12.99 per person
tax and gratuity not included