Hickory Tavern

Tom M. 

on Citysearch

13 years ago

Had to defend hickory tavern – After reading the bad reviews, i had to write. I am a local in Arden and regularly visit Hickory Tavern. The food is just as good as any other pub establishments. One of our favorites is the Fish sandwich. If u don't like it with a bit of flare, they will cook it to your liking( less seasoning or plain). The coconut cake and steak sandwich are good also. The service is 90 percent good. You can't always expect superior service because u can't control when someone calls in or fails to show up. It... read more

oXkudzuXo 

on Citysearch

14 years ago

not impressed – Hello sportsfans! If you like a place thats wall to wall TVs, then you might have a new place to call home. If you're expecting great food...I'd stick to a liquid diet and just have beer. I had the Black & Blue chicken sandwich. I could not detect any cajun spices on my chicken & the blue cheese tasted like paint or some other industrial solvent. My friend had the California burger & she said it was flavorless & kinda soggy in her mouth. Bleh 

jade4898 

on Citysearch

14 years ago

Hickory Tavern (Bad experience) 9/10/2010 – My Husband & I live in Biltmore Park. We decided to experience Hickory Tavern for the first time We planned our visit for 4:00PM so it wouldn't be busy. There were only about 4 tables so we planned well. The waitress was very dry and didn't have knowledge of what was avail & failed to give any info about any specials . The food was terrible. It took 45 minutes for our meal to come out and 15 after placing our order for a small salad to arrive. My husband ordered Coconut Cake. he th... read more