My husband and I, along with our pooch Rufus, will be visiting Asheville for a day/night next month and will be driving from Charlotte. We imagine we will get to Asheville around 11:00 am and will not be able to check into our hotel (and drop off the dog) until later that afternoon. I'm hoping to find a place to have lunch that has an outdoor patio that allows dogs. We've been to Asheville several times but usually, because of the dog, we end up with fast food or something similar.

Thanks!

Accommodations

Comfort Inn Asheville Airport -15 Rockwell Road Arden
Quality Inn and Suites Biltmore S -1 Skyline Inn Drive Arden
Best Western of Asheville Biltmore East -501 Tunnel Road Asheville
Comfort Suites Biltmore Square Mall -890 Brevard Road Asheville
Days Inn Asheville Biltmore East -1435 Tunnel Road Asheville
Days Inn Asheville Mall -201 Tunnel Rd Asheville
Days Inn Asheville Patton Ave -120 Patton Ave Asheville
Holiday Inn - Blue Ridge Parkway -1450 Tunnel Rd Asheville
Holiday Inn Sunspree Resorts -One Holiday Inn Drive Asheville
Log Cabin Motor Court -330 Weaverville Highway Asheville
Motel 6 - Asheville -1415 Tunnel Road Asheville
Red Roof Inn Asheville West -16 Crowell Road Asheville
Residence Inn Asheville Biltmore -701 Biltmore Avenue Asheville
Sleep Inn Biltmore -117 Hendersonville Road Asheville
Sleep Inn West -1918 Old Haywood Road Asheville
Super 8 Asheville/Biltmore Square Area -9 Wedgefield Rd Asheville
Super 8 Asheville/East -1329 Tunnel Rd Asheville
Super 8 Black Mountain -101 Flat Creek Rd Black Mountain
Apple Blossom Cottage -46 Drawspring Road Candler
Days Inn Asheville West -2551 Smoky Park Hwy Candler
Suzanne's Farm and Gardens -31 Toms Road Candler
Days Inn Asheville Airport -183 Underwood Rd Fletcher
Holiday Inn -550 Airport Road Fletcher

Accommodations - Vacation Home Rentals

Carolina Mornings/Asheville Cabins -Call to Arrange Asheville
Spring Pond Cabin -640 E US Hwy 176 Saluda

Accommodations - RV Parks and Campgrounds

Bear Creek RV Park -81 S Bear Creek Road Asheville
Pisgah National Forest -1001 Pisgah H (H276) Asheville
Creekside Mountain Camping -24 Chimney View Road Bat Cave
Asheville West KOA -309 Wiggins Road Candler
Jellystone Park -170 Rutledge Road Fletcher

Attractions

Asheville Urban Trail -2 South Pack Square (Pack Place) Asheville
Biltmore Estate -1 Approach Road Asheville
Craggy Gardens -Milepost 364 Blue Ridge Parkway Asheville
North Carolina Arboretum -100 Fredrick Asheville
Old Pressley Sapphire Mine -240 Pressley Mine Road Canton
Vance Birthplace -911 Reems Creek Rd. Weaverville

Parks

Chimney Rock Park -H 64/74A Chimney Rock

Shopping Centers

Biltmore Village -Biltmore Plaza Asheville
Grove Arcade Public Market -1 Page Avenue Asheville

Stores

PetSmart Pet Store -3 McKenna Rd Arden
Blaze N Skyy Pet Boutique -62 Wall Street Asheville
PetSmart Pet Store -437 Swannanoa River Rd Asheville
Three Dog Bakery -21 Battery Park, Suite 103 Asheville


Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company -675 Merrimon Avenue Asheville
Carmel's Restaurant and Bar -Corner of Page Avenue and Battery Park Asheville
Cats and Dawgs -1 Page Avenue, Suite 132 Asheville
Dog Day Cafe -204 Weaverville Hwy Asheville
Sunny Point Cafe and Bakery -626 Haywood Road Asheville
The Laughing Seed Cafe -40 Wall Street Asheville
Urban Burrito -640 Merrimon Avenue Asheville


Give these a shot, Tracy. And tell Rufus NO CHOCOLATES for him, but you should definitely try The Chocolate Fetish.

cmc, you are awesome!! Thank you! LOL...And no worries...Rufus will be in the safe confines of our hotel room when I hit up Chocolate Fetish, and this time I know to eat all of the chocolate before he has a chance to get a hold of it!

By the way, have you tried any of the restaurants listed? I've heard good things abut the Laughing Seed Cafe, but know nothing about the others. I'm going to research them now.

Tracy

Flying Frog Cafe...definitely
Salsas if you like some heat to your food

Three Dog Bakery is for treats for Rufus. The Laughing Seed is the only one I know and I like it quite a lot. the others are very casual and have outdoor seating where dogs can join their owners. Asheville will be lovely so you should have a great time.

I do love the Flying Frog Cafe which smixson mentions, but don't think it is dog friendly. Try it some night when Rufus is sleeping.

Have fun, Tracy

cmcfong, I wanted to thank you for your pooch-friendly recommendations! We went to Asheville this past weekend. Our first stop was Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company, where we sat on the patio with Rufus and enjoyed a nice lunch. The food was really good!

Instead of partaking in the "lovely" free continental breakfast at the Comfort Inn, we went to the Sunny Point Cafe for breafkast before heading back to Charlotte. Again, the food was really good and it was nice being able to sit outside with Rufus.

smixson, we didn't get to the Flying Frog Cafe for dinner because it was absolutely packed so instead we went to Salsas. The food was excellent! I was expecting traditional Tex-Mex food so we were pleasantly surprised by the menu options with Carribbean influences. Very different from anything we've had before, and I would definitely return.

Thanks again!
Tracy

Great information.

Glad it worked for you, Tracy. And Rufus, get ready, big changes ahead!!