Dog Friendly American Restaurants in Blowing Rock, NC

Bring Fido to the pet-friendly Social on Main in Blowing Rock, NC. This brunch restaurant has an outdoor patio where dogs are welcome to join their owners for a bite. They serve breakfast and lunch favorites like pancakes, chicken and waffles, omelets, sandwiches, and wedge salads, along with cocktails including mimosas and Bloody Marys.

The pet-friendly Hellbender Bed & Beverage in Blowing Rock, NC, is a boutique hotel and casual restaurant with an outdoor patio featuring umbrella-shaded tables where dogs are welcome. The menu offers a mix of elevated comfort foods and classic dishes, such as mussels, steak frites, smash burgers, and salmon, alongside a full bar.

Dogs are welcome at the outdoor tables on the pet-friendly covered porch at The Local in Boone, NC. Serving wood-fired flatbread pizzas, salads, burgers, seafood, pasta dishes, steaks, and tacos, The Local offers a variety of options for lunch, brunch, or dinner. The patio is weather permitting, so owners are encouraged to call ahead and confirm availability.

The Banner Elk Cafe in North Carolina has a spacious outdoor seating area that is very dog friendly. You and your pup can enjoying dining, rain or shine, at an umbrella-covered table or under their covered, heated patio. There are two entrances to the outdoor area, and they allow dogs of any size. Menu favorites include shrimp po boy and blueberry pancakes.

Come Back Shack in Boone, NC, serves tasty burgers in styles like Carolina, Hula, Cajun and California. For the full experience, pair your meal with chili cheese fries and a milkshake. The covered deck with heaters is dog friendly, making it a great spot to dine with your pup.

Boondocks Brewery is a dog-friendly brewpub in West Jefferson, NC, where Fido can join you at an outdoor table on the covered patio. In addition to year-round and special-release craft beer, Boonedocks serves food like fire-cracker shrimp, Cajun blackened chicken sandwiches, Kobe beef and veal meatloaf, and Neapolitan flatbread pizza.

Wild Craft Eatery is a New American restaurant located in Boone, NC. Fido is welcome to join you on the outside patio. This dog-friendly eatery offers lunch and dinner options, as well as local beer, fine wine and craft cocktails. You can fill up on Bonnie's Pot Pie or keep it light with the Veganista Salad.

Dogs are welcome at several outdoor tables on the lower patio at this cafe in downtown Banner Elk. Banner Elk Cafe serves pizza, pasta dishes, salads, coffee, fresh baked muffins, and smoothies. Stop in for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Alcoholic beverages are also served. Banner Elk Cafe is open Sunday - Thursday 7am - 9pm, Friday - Saturday 7am - 10pm.

Leashed dogs are welcome on the pet-friendly patio of Bayou Smokehouse & Grill in Banner Elk, NC. This Texas-Louisiana-style eatery serves items like fried chicken, ribs, catfish, po'boys, red beans and rice, crawfish etouffee, gumbo, burgers and more.

Vidalia is a wine bar and restaurant located in Boone, NC. Fido is welcome to join you at an outside table as you sip on a glass of wine, craft beer or seasonal cocktail. This dog-friendly bistro offers a mixture of American and Southern cuisine. Be sure to try a specialty entrée like the smoked pork belly tostada or the fried chicken and waffles.

Since 1975, Pepper's Restaurant & Bar has been a staple of the Boone, NC community. This local eatery welcomes dogs to sit with their owners at one of the pet-friendly tables outside while chowing down on a bite from the dog menu! Pups can nibble on diced chicken or a hamburger patty while owners treat themselves to flatbread pizzas, sandwiches, steaks and more.

Upscale, casual restaurant and bar makes an excellent choice for either an intimate dinner or family gathering. Menu features Thai chicken skewers, sirloin filet, grilled pork tenderloin, fresh Atlantic salmon, and pasta primavera. Outdoor seating is dog friendly.

Kaye's Kitchen is a locally owned and operated eatery located in Newland, NC. Choose from a variety of dining options including an all day breakfast menu, lunch and dinner dishes, freshly baked pies and cakes, brownies, cookies, cupcakes, and more. Bring Fido along and snag a seat at one of their pet-friendly outdoor tables (weather permitting) while you try a piece of pie (Buttermilk Coconut, Chocolate Chess, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip, Key Lime, and more!) Kaye's Kitchen is open Monday through Tuesday from 8:00am to 2:00pm, Thursday through Saturday from 8:00am to 2:00pm, and Sunday from 9:00am to 1:30pm.

This retro '50s style diner serves breakfast all day, homemade soups, fresh salads, NC style BBQ, meatloaf, and burger, sandwich, and seafood baskets. Outdoor tables welcome dogs.

Dogs are welcome at outdoor tables at this Southern restaurant. Gamekeeper Restaurant serves wild game and fresh fish in their ""modern mountain cuisine"" menus that change according to the season. Representative menu items include potato soup with bacon and green onions, cheese plates, cocoa-rubbed elk, grilled bison steaks, and cornmeal crusted trout. Gamekeeper Restaurant is open Thursday - Saturday 5pm - 9pm. Reservations are recommended."

Stick Boy Kitchen in Boone is a dog friendly eatery where Fido is welcome to join you at an outdoor table. Breakfast offerings include a variety of specialty breakfast sandwiches, quiche, bagels, pastries, cinnamon rolls, muffins, granola and more. Lunch and dinner options include hot and cold sandwiches, homemade soup, French fries and salads. They have an extensive coffee and espresso bar menu that includes lattes, cold brew, smoothies, chai, hot cocoa and tea.

Kaye’s By The River is a restaurant in Newland, NC, where Fido is welcome on the spacious riverside, dog-friendly patio for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast includes omelets, fluffy pancakes and their popular apple fritter French toast. For lunch and dinner, dishes include California chicken cordon bleu, NC trout amandine, glazed pork chops and steak frites. The restaurant also offers salads, charcuterie boards, seasonal pasta and a Sunday brunch buffet.

Omelettes and pancakes for breakfast, and sandwiches and burgers for lunch. Umbrella patio tables are dog friendly.

Buffalo Mercantile Co. & Cafe is a dog-friendly restaurant in Lenoir, NC, where furry friends can join their owners outside at one of the tables. Their extensive menu features a variety of American fare like starters, salads, hot dogs, burgers, sandwiches, pizza and more. Treat yourself to their hand-dipped ice cream or homemade pie for dessert.

Walk-up restaurant serving burgers, hot dogs, fries, ice cream, and frozen treats. Outdoor tables welcome dogs. The Lenoir Mulberry Rec Center has a covered picnic area just across the street.