Located in historic Biltmore Village in the original 1896 train depot is the newly renovated Village Wayside Bar & Grille. We offer new twists on the classics we all know and love. Owners, Mark and Polly dreamed of their menu while waiting on the perfect location, incorporating the midwestern and southern influences they grew up eating.

Try the turkey reuben, slow roasted and brined in house with a sweet peach hibiscus tea brine, or Mark's favorite, the beef brisket, smoked in house and smothered in homemade Cheerwine BBQ sauceserved with hand dipped local Kolsch beer battered onion rings. Craving something more substainsial? Check out Potsy's Pigs, Hungarian style cabbage rolls, or filet tips over a bed of house made hummus.

The Village Wayside serves lunch and dinner all day long with something for everyone!

A bit of History about the Biltmore Village Train Depot:

Designed by Richard Morris Hunt, the building has a central porte cochere, low-hipped roof, wide overhanging eaves and heavy, chamfered brackets which distinguish the exterior. The depot, along with Hunt's other designs in Biltmore Village, stands in striking contrast to Hunt's more monumental efforts, such as the Biltmore Estate.  

The arrangement of the interior is typical of small railway stations of the period. Double waiting rooms are separated by a center ticket office and vestibule. The depot's placement is directly in the line of sight of All Souls Church, so passengers arriving by train had an impressive view of the church. This central axis was the focus for Biltmore Village. Passenger service on the impressive Southern Railway line continued to arrive in Biltmore Village until August 1975. Today, the building serves visitors as a historic restaurant and lounge- The Village Wayside Bar & Grille.

Historic view of the Southern Railway Passenger Depot. Photo courtesy of William A. Barnhill Collection, Pack Memorial Public Library, Asheville, North Carolina

                                  Hours of Operation

                                  Monday- Thursday 11am-10p

                                  Friday - Saturday 11am-until late

                                  Sunday 12pm-9:00pm