Speckled Trout
The Speckled Trout
A mountain restaurant and bottle shop at the Main Street junction in Blowing Rock, serving local trout six ways, with the almond cornmeal-crusted trout the standout.
Located at the junction of Main Street and Highway 221 in downtown Blowing Rock, this restaurant occupies a converted former gas station. It reopened in 2017 after a renovation and also has a bottle shop and outdoor gear store. The menu changes with the seasons and centers on local trout, prepared six ways. The almond cornmeal-crusted pan-fried trout is the top recommendation, and sides include garlic roasted potatoes and squash and corn hash. There is a front patio, with live music on Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Main courses cost about $20 and cocktails about $16. Book through OpenTable, especially in summer and on weekends. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
Opening hours
Thursday–Monday 11:00 AM–9:00 PM (Monday may close at 8:00 PM); closed Tuesday and Wednesday
Nearby sights
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
- Glen Burney Trail
- Blowing Rock Main Street
- Moses H. Cone Memorial Park
- The Blowing Rock
- Appalachian Ski Mtn.
- Tweetsie Railroad
- Price Lake (Julian Price Memorial Park)