The Gamekeeper
A game restaurant in a stone house in the woods between Boone and Blowing Rock, known for bison, elk and venison, and consistently ranked at the top locally.
The Gamekeeper is housed in an old stone building on Shulls Mill Road, between Boone and Blowing Rock, and is known for game dishes. The menu features bison, elk, venison and wild boar, and the kitchen forages wild ingredients from the mountains. It holds an AAA Four Diamond rating. Signature dishes include a game platter, bison short ribs, grilled elk leg and venison shank in the Italian style. Dinner only, opening around 5:00 PM Thursday through Sunday. Reservations are recommended, and valet parking is available. Prices are high, with dinner averaging more than $100 per person. Entrées range from $39 to $74. You need to drive there; it is about 10 minutes from downtown Blowing Rock.
Opening hours
Thursday–Sunday, 5:00–9:00 PM (closed Monday–Wednesday; check the official website)
Nearby sights
- Moses H. Cone Memorial Park
- Price Lake (Julian Price Memorial Park)
- Glen Burney Trail
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
- Appalachian Ski Mtn.
- Blowing Rock Main Street
- Horn in the West
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens