Rhubarb

The menu is so exciting - I love all the local and Appalachian ingredients they use! It's not often you find places that put such an emphasis for the kinds of ingredients that are local but not really used in American culinary settings - daylily blossoms, juneberries, sorghum. Even the tea is from a local tea company.We got the hoe cakes, green garlic bread, beet salad, hushpuppies. It looks like it's not currently on the menu (we went 4 months ago) but it was a dish that involved I think braised beef and olives - if I remember it I will update my review, because it was one the most perfect entrees I've ever eating. Really exceptional.Service was very good and ambiance was nice. I would definitely go back if I'm visiting Asheville again to see what other local ingredients I might be able to try next!

Date of visit: September 18, 2024We came here for a private event while in town and there was a lot to love and some opportunities as well!Pimento Cheese Hushpuppies: Quite good! I am not normally a fan of these.Chicken Pot Pie Fritters: Another winner, I could have eaten several of them!House Seasonal Bread: Literally the best thing on the menu, so bummed that I didn't take a picture of it! Served in a large, ramekin-style dish, it was fantastic and I would have eaten so much more.Wood-Roasted Chicken: Not much to it.Roasted Brussels Sprouts: Definite miss. Looking for it to be flaky and crunchy but instead it was just hard. Perhaps it was out of season.Garlic Roasted Root Vegetables: Another miss, lacking in flavor and also very hard.Buttermilk Smashed Yukon Gold Potatoes: Another one for the win column!Apple Crisp: The smoked cinnamon ice cream was quite good, and I liked the apple part, but it wasn't served warm, which seemed like a definite opportunity to end on a high note.However staff was very friendly and accommodating, glasses were never empty and plates were cleared quickly!

Very original menu. Perfect place for adventurous diner. Everything we had was great. Great service and right downtown. Teri thumbs up for sure!

We enjoyed this farm to table restaurant! Our server, Nicholas, helped a lot with my sister's dietary restrictions. He checked things with the chef, offered menu suggestions, and was attentive and friendly. We sat in a nook by ourselves and it was so fun! The little touches, even in the restroom with the industrial toilet paper holders, candle, and yummy soap were nice! Our only wishes: a vegan/gluten free dessert that was not sorbet, and a smaller fish option with no eyeballs & bones!

I still dream about the comeback sauce in the hush puppies appetizers. Their apps are huge and great for sharing. Get the bread and butter - you can't go wrong.

What a fantastic experience. Absolutely love this place. My favorites were the oysters, pimento cheese hush puppies, the hoe cake, and the trout.I love the peanut butter budino dessert, and my girl loved the rhubarb dessert. Kelsey was absolutely amazing. We will definitely come back the next time we are in town.

Had the opportunity to take part in their Sunday Supper two weeks ago as an annual visitor. What a great experience! We felt welcomed by the community - sharing the table with the purveyors, the community, and other visitors was a pleasure. Ok, now about the food! Menu items were cooked and seasoned superbly. Plus, Chef John walked us through the courses! It was well planned, paced, and very complementary.

Let me start by saying that if your restaurant is called Rhubarb, one would expect that anything made with rhubarb would be exceptional. Alas, this was completely opposite from my experience at Rhubarb. I'll start with my initial rant: we ordered the rhubarb pie with visions of sweet and tangy rhubarb in a flaky buttery crust. Instead we were served soggy rhubarb, visually unappealing and small and with brown burnt crust. My meal was also borderline inedible. I had a house smoked sausage that was dry and unseasoned. The beans underneath were bland. My brown food was plated on a brown plate and oh my!, it looked as untasty as it was.Husband had the smoked pork Osso bucco. Overcooked and charred on the outside. Sides were good.Left the restaurant hungry.

Wild rice and mushroom dish was excellent (and vegan without butter). Bread service was stellar. Old fashioned with local rye was spot on; less good with bourbon. Kind service. Good vibes for gatherings of all types.

Won't lie, this wasn't our first option, but was so glad we ended up here. The food was delicious and the dessert! Woah, the peaches and cream was the best dessert I've had in a while. Wasn't too sweet, which is my preference and it was cold which made it all the more better in the heat. We sat outside since we had our dogs, and the waiters were super accommodating and sweet. Although it wasn't like other places around that had dog menus etc, they brought out water containers for our pups, and brought us some chopped carrots for them to munch on when we requested it and were super sweet. really enjoyed this place and our pups loved the carrots and water, thank you!