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Dining in the Red Onion Café
Basic Info
The restaurant opens daily at 11 a.m. and serves continuously into the evening. The Red Onion Cafe also features a lunch menu, large children's menu and, during the summer months, a covered open-air patio for dining. For your health and dining pleasure, our entire restaurant is smoke-free.
Reservations are accepted - Call 828.264.5470. For groups of five (5) or more, a gratuity of 18% may be added to your bill.
Red Onion Café: A New Look But Same Great Service, Atmosphere and Food
Story by Sam Calhoun, High Country Press (June 26, 2008)
A smile creeps across Danny Mauney's face when he remembers the day when Red Onion Café overflowed for the first time and the hostess had to make a wait list for customers. [Read more...]
Dining, Menu & Atmosphere
Menu - With unique and varied menu offerings including burgers, sandwiches, wraps, salads, pizza, pasta, steaks, fresh soup, salmon, tuna, and rich homemade desserts many customers return regularly for their favorite foods. The cafe also offers a fittingly varied selection of high-quality beverages. with an impressive selection of both imported or domestic beers and quality wines, liquor and mixed drink specials, and a full selection of coffees.
Patio - In the Spring, Summer and Fall the Red Onion offers covered open-air outdoor seating. The 24-seat patio was renovated in 2008 and a good thing has become a great thing. Rain or shine, the patio adds refreshing mountain air to enhance our guests' dining experience.
Frequent Diner & Birthday Club
Our frequent diner program says "Thank You" to our many regular customers. Frequent diners accumulate points with their meals and receive a $10 discount coupon for each 100 points ($100 spent).
Coffee Selection 
Freshly ground, shade-grown, certified fair trade beans provide unmatched flavor in our full selection of European- and American-style coffees.
To learn more about our coffee, its origin, and the wonder of its aroma, visit the CounterCulture website.