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Dining Lake Lure Area

The Esmeralda Inn offers fine dining for breakfast, lunch and dinner in season. Our restaurant features traditional American comfort foods with "farm to table" local produce when available. Our menu will be changing often and always enticing your palate. We are happy to announce the arrival of our Brown Bag Permit! Bring your favorite bottle of wine, beer or mixer and we'll provide a great dinner to go with it.  A nominal corkage/pour fee will be applied per bottle or glass.

Our staff focuses on using local vegetables and meats whenever possible, and the freshest seafood available. The menus reflect our commitment to providing the highest quality ingredients possible! Our vision is to keep people in the community working for each other. In addition to our regular menu, we feature blackboard specials, offering the freshest of what is available for the season.

To provide the best possible service for all of our guests, we do not prepare separate checks for tables of 8 or more.

Winter Restaurant Hours:

The Restaurant is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Every Wednesday - Special $16.95 Pasta Night!

• Closed for Breakfast and Lunch
• Dinner - 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Thursday - Saturday

• Breakfast, 8:00 - 11:00am
• Lunch, 11:00am - 3:00pm
• Dinner, 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Sunday Brunch

• 8:00am - 3:00pm
• The Lunch menu is available from 11:00 to 3:00pm on Sundays.

The Esmeralda Inn has special hours for all Holidays. During off season, The Esmeralda Inn always offers a Continental breakfast to its Inn guests. Make reservations now or call 828-625-2999 for more information.

Special Events and Occassions in Lake Lure and Chimney Rock

The beautiful Esmeralda Inn and Restaurant is available for private events, weddings and catering. Contact us with your special request.