The Red Onion Cafe

A Casual Dining Restaurant in Boone, North Carolina

The Red Onion Cafe is a casual dining restaurant in Boone, NC with an expansive menu including daily & weekly specials located across the street from Appalachian State. For your pleasure, our entire restaurant is smoke free. We open daily at 11 a.m. and serve continuously through dinner. We offer a variety of seafood, pasta, pizza, salads, sandwiches, and homemade desserts. And, to wash it all down, our menu also includes a variety of both domestic and imported beer, or complement your meal with the perfect wine selection.

After a hard day of skiing or snowboarding, hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway, venturing through the Linville Caverns, seeking hidden waterfalls, or just relaxing in the High Country visit the Red Onion Cafe for a pleasant relaxing dining experience. Our restaurant is privately owned and offers dishes available nowhere else. Try one of our classic dinners or sample a truly unique special of the week.

For starters, consider our famous one-of-a-kind artichoke dip. Our salads offer fresh cut vegetables that you can top with our own balsamic vinagrette or asian dressing. For dinner our menu offers a wide array of items including Tenderloin Steaks topped with Grilled Asparagus and Bernaise Sauce, our classic Florentine Wild Mushroom Lasagna, our Mediterranean Grilled Tuna, and a variety of pizza and pasta including several vegetarian entrees. Or, consider one of our weekly specials such as the Asian Baked Salmon or a Grilled Ribeye topped with Blackened Shrimp and Bernaise Sauce.