On the day of Super Bowl 51, we didn’t only look forward to watching the game, we also looked forward to having a special dinner to celebrate our wedding anniversary! ♥ We always go out to dinner on special occasions and once again we checked out a restaurant that is new to us.
Chestnut is located at Biltmore Avenue in downtown Asheville. I’ve been wanting to try this restaurant out after reading a lot of great things about it. It has been considered one of the best in the city and after that special dinner, I now see why. We also found out that they are a sister company of one of our favorite restaurants, The Corner Kitchen, where we have eaten a few times like Hubby’s birthday last year and on an impromptu breakfast date with the hubs.
THE STARTERS
So while waiting for the food, the waiter gave each of us this super delicious starter!
I’ve already shared this photo on Instagram and as what I said, this chicken salad on a crispin was really good I was going to ask for more. 😉
As usual, our drinks were served first. And as always, the little one’s orange juice was almost gone before his entree’ was served. That’s how much he loves orange juice.
THE RESTAURANT’S INTERIOR DESIGN
The interior design is a combination of rustic, classic and modern. Love the brick wall at the end part of the restaurant.
I’ve always preferred sitting in booths and that was the kind of seating they have. The one shown on the photo are for a couple. We were seated right across in one that is good for four people.
A unique lamp shade yet chic!
THE FOOD
The restaurant offers American cuisine that has a lot to choose from for different palates.
Our son’s favorite fried calamari with chips. He had two orders of the calamari, by the way. 🙂
My tempura trout with rice and veggies. The veggies were spicy which I wasn’t aware of. I am not into spicy food, but I managed to eat a little of the veggies. I just had to drink a lot of juice with every bite. 🙂
Hubby’s pork chop with collard greens and cheesy grits.
We had their housemade s’mores chocolate mousse for dessert. The waiter gave it to us for free after he learned that it was our anniversary. Sweet! It was a bittersweet mousse topped with marshmallow fluff, graham cracker & a Hersey’s milk chocolate piece.
FINAL THOUGHTS
This restaurant definitely did not disappoint. The food were amazing, the ambience was fabulous and the service was excellent. No wonder they are one of the best in Asheville!
Happy Anniversary!! I love to try out new restaurants, this looks like a fun cozy restaurant for a date night at!!
Oh my gosh, that place looks amazeballs. I love the atmosphere, and the food looks absolutely divine. Om nom nom nom.
What a great looking restaurant. That food looks to die for!!
Happy Anniversary! Looks like a tasty way to celebrate with each other! That dessert has won me over!
Hapoy anniversary. So nice that you were able to celebrate in style. Those dishes look delicious. Nice photos of the place at that. Looks like a nice dinner spot.
Oh my goodness! Glad that you enjoyed your dinner. Those foods are looks fantastic and perfect. Happy Anniversary to both of you.
Happy belated anniversary! I’ve been wanting to visit Asheville for a while. I’ll have to check out the Chestnut, that chocolate mousse looks delicious!
Happy Anniversary to both of you. The restaurant looks cozy and the meals are beautifully prepared. It look delicious too.
I like going to a restaurant like this one that has good food and drinks but also a nice interior. Your surroundings really matter when away from home.
What a fun place to celebrate your anniversary. I’ll have to try this place sometime, that mousse looks mighty tasty.
All of that food looks amazing!! I would love to go there for date night!!
Happy Anniversary!!! The food looks amazing. We tend to stick to traditional restaurants but we are going to change that soon.
I love it when restaurants serve beautiful presentations for their meals. This sounds like an amazing restaurant!
All that food looks really good. Sounds like it was a very nice restaurant. Happy Anniversary!!
Oh, man – everything looks so delicious and now I’m starving! LOL
This sounds like a great place to take a date for Valentine’s day or someone on their birthday. Their food all looks so good and I love the presentations. Thanks for sharing your amazing experience and Happy Anniversary.
That dessert looks so good! I think if I had the calamari and dessert, that would be all I would need. The atmosphere looked great too.t
Sounds like you guys had a great dinner. Hope you had a great anniversary.
Happy Belated Anniversary to you and your husband. I love the cozy look of the restaurant. Te food looks yummy as well.
Love the food! Especially the calamari with chips!
You guys have such fun tryng out new places to eat! This sounds like a wonderful place to celebrate an anniversary!
happy anniversary to you guys… glad you had an amazing time together sharing great food! yum!
I love this post and Happy Anniversary! The food was all looks delicious. I’d love to go there
The tempura trout looks great. Happy Anniversary and glad that you enjoyed your special day. – yolonda
I have a lot in common with your son! I LOVE Fried Calamari, and can also demolish more than one order all by myself! #NomNomNom
Happy anniversary! The foods look so good.. I love trying new restaurants and dish! The tempura looks tasty!