Waightstill's Restaurant and Tavern

NEW OPERATORS 11/25 and expanded dining room with FULL BAR. This matters regarding some older reviews. We've lived in Avery 4 years and we've almost gone here for breakfast a few times, but never went before today (2/25/26) and decided to try it for dinner. I'll be honest when the inital operators opened under the current name, the first special I saw was soup beans for $12.99. I was offended. We went tonight expecting sandwiches, burgers and salads - instead we were so pleasantly surprised. First of all, there are now three sections to the restaurant - they occupy the whole building. I was so amazed by the setting that I was sending pictures to friends as soon as we were seated. There is the main "cafe" area that most are familiar with (think clean, simple, 50s diner) and two "lounge

Had the beans and rice with sausage, chicken and shrimp. It was true southern cooking and great food. The bar had good spirits and the staff was awesome. I highly recommend this place anytime in Newland or the surrounding area. Suzanne and Nathan are great owners. We will definitely be back!

First time, glad we did. Food was good but skip the cheddar on the pimento dip.. it was greasy enough. Serve 2 pitas with, 1 wasn't enough. Cocktails were good. Add good cherry to your ol' fashions. Harvest salad was killer, stuck my head in kitchen to compliment chef, great mix of flavors. Fish n chips were good but needed side tartar. Step up fry game to a double fried or truffle fry... Will be back, lounge looks great will stop in there first. Nice to see Newland step up food game keep up the hard work.

Highly recommend Waightstill's Restaurant & Tavern for a memorable dining experience. I’ve attended two of their monthly Supper Club events, and each time the offerings have been exceptional. The quality, creativity, and presentation of the food and custom cocktails have been truly impressive. The staff is top notch, consistently friendly, attentive, and accommodating. It’s clear they take great pride in both their service and their culinary offerings. I look forward to future Supper Club events with their creative themes!

Waighstill's has never disappointed. The Supper Club special tonight was absolutely phenomenal. It was one of, and quite possibly, the best meals that we have ever eaten. The chef is extremely talented and the staff was wonderful. I cannot say good enough things about this place. 100% recommend!