The Rivers and Rails Tavern

Dillsboro, NC · Restaurant

Rating
4.3/5
★★★★☆ 4.3
Reviews
20
Rank in Dillsboro
#3
of 9 restaurants
City Percentile
25%
rating percentile
Address
The Rivers and Rails Tavern, 2 Dills St, Dillsboro, NC 28725
Phone
(828) 354-0480
Website
rnrtavern.com
Status
Closed · Opens 11 AM Sat

The Rivers and Rails Tavern is a restaurant located in Dillsboro, NC. It is one of 9 restaurants listed in Dillsboro. Its 4.3-star rating is slightly below the Dillsboro city average of 4.5 stars. It ranks #3 among Dillsboro restaurants by combined rating and review volume. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About The Rivers and Rails Tavern

Fresh is always best! Hand made burger patties, handmade sauces...handmade everything! Full disclosure, we do not make bread or ketchup. We had to stop somehwere ;) Everything else is our own! And we have something for everyone. From Florida? The... More

Hours

Friday11 AM–11 PM
Saturday11 AM–11 PM
Sunday11 AM–10 PM
Monday11 AM–11 PM
Tuesday11 AM–11 PM
WednesdayClosed
Thursday11 AM–11 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Eddie Hendrickson · Mar 2026

Stopped in for lunch and we were seated promptly and greeted by our waitress. We had iced tea and our waitress suggested several favorites for lunch. I had the burger and fries and my wife had the Korean Steak Bowl. Everything was delicious and we enjoyed the meal.

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 kimberly mcintosh · Dec 2025

We came in at 5:55 pm on a Friday night. Party of 5 women. We stood at the hostess station for 5- 10 minutes before making our way to a table before we were told to go back to the hostess station and wait. We explained that we didn't understand we were supposed to continue to wait because no one showed up at the station to seat us and 2 other parties were waiting as well. We were then seated at a four top but managed to switch tables with a party of 3 to a more appropriate sized table. Our wonderful server Erica was quick to the table, great with the service and personality. That's the only good part of the whole experience. Cocktails came moderately quickly and were delicious. Two of us had soup and salad, another ordered fish and chips , one had the chicken sandwich and one had the

★★★★☆ 4.0 Palazoloup · Nov 2025

We visited for lunch on a Sunday and was very busy and took a while to get a table. Food was very good and served hot. I had the chicken tinga tacos. The truffle fries were awesome.

★★★★★ 5.0 Sidney Galloway · Nov 2025

Excellent food👍 Great service! We love their menu. Paige took great care of us! A super awesome experience.

★★★★★ 5.0 Natalie Terry · Sep 2025

After carefully reading the reviews, we called about a month ahead of time to make a reservation for our family of 9. Not all places take reservations so we were excited to have this in place. We ordered all kinds of things from the menu. The drinks, tacos and burgers were excellent. We have picky family members and they gave it great reviews too. No problem on the gluten free request either. Paige was our server and she was exceptional. Very attentive, made great suggestions and brought our food out with no issues. At the end if our dinner, we went outside where Paige took this picture for us. Thanks for having us. We really enjoyed the food, the staff and our visit!

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Outdoor Seating ✓ Onsite Services ✓ Takeout ✓ Dine In ✓ Delivery ✓ Fireplace ✓ Sports ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating ✓ Alcohol ✓ Beer ✓ Cocktails ✓ Coffee ✓ Comfort Food

Services

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