Garden Deli Restaurant is located in downtown Burnsville, NC overlooking the Burnsville Town Square. Open year-round, Garden Deli is the place to go for lunch offering a variety of sandwiches, soups, and salads, with plenty of outdoor and indoor seating available. Come enjoy our relaxing, casual atmosphere where we use only the freshest, highest quality deli meats, sliced thin, and piled high.
For dinner Thurs.- Sat., we've added steak, ribs, and your choice of chicken, fish, or shrimp platters. Looking for something new and different in a bar and kitchen near Asheville, NC or Johnson City, TN? Check out the Snap Dragon Bar & Kitchen and discover a great place to meet friends for drinks and food after work or a late night out.
For dinner Thurs.- Sat., we've added steak, ribs, and your choice of chicken, fish, or shrimp platters. Looking for something new and different in a bar and kitchen near Asheville, NC or Johnson City, TN? Check out the Snap Dragon Bar & Kitchen and discover a great place to meet friends for drinks and food after work or a late night out.
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Our breaded chicken filet served on a Kaiser with Romaine lettuce and shredded Parmesan cheese. Our breaded chicken filet served on a Kaiser with Provolone cheese, Romaine lettuce, and shredded Parmesan cheese. A generous portion of our in-house hickory-smoked BBQ pork piled on a Kaiser and topped with tangy sauce.
Our own deli-made chips piled high and smothered with taco-spiced beef, cheddar cheese sauce, shredded cheddar, lettuce, black beans and jalapenos. Hearty mix of ham, turkey, Genoa salami, Swiss and Provolone, topped with specially seasoned shredded lettuce and sliced tomatoes. Please see our beer & wine menu for a wide selection on bottled beer, local draft beer & wine.
Captain Burns began his career carrying cargo on his merchant ship from North Carolina all the way to Portland, Maine. He became known as a skilled and very reliable sailor, transporting goods to and from ports all along the Eastern seaboard. When war broke out with England in 1812, Captain Burns felt compelled to help his struggling country.
Blue Ridge Burger*** 1/3 lb. of lean beef from locally raised certified grass-fed Texas Longhorns.* Your choice of natural cheeses and fixins. Served with our seashore fries. Topsail Fish Tacos - Hand breaded Mahi Mahi, cilantro slaw and fresh salsa folded into two warm torillas and drizzled with home made chipotle-lime sauce.
Our bartenders can make just about any drink you'd like. Our signature cocktails are original recipes and tweaked classics make with house-made mixes and natural fresh juices. Blue Ridge Rita (Rimmed with Outer Banks Sea Salt) - Tequila, Blue Curaao, lime, OJ, and float of Grand Manier. Royal Navy Painkiller - Pusser's Rum, cream of coconut, pineapple juice, OJ, fresh nutmeg.
Reviews (28)
Keith S.
Jan 23, 2022
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Lorie Gaskin
Nov 01, 2021
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Stanley Binig
Oct 27, 2021
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Justin Fox
Oct 22, 2021
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Buddy N.
Oct 22, 2021
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Fabien Goutagny
Oct 21, 2021
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Karrie Merck
Oct 01, 2021
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We are visiting Burnsville for our anniversary trip on 9/23/21 and decided to visit this place for dinner, we arrived at 7:55pm and was not greeted with a smile or a welcome. We were looked at by the younger guy up front with a look like how could you come in at this time?!?! He looked at his watch and the lady grabbed menus and said we can seat you but will need to take your order quickly. We said are you all about to close and they said yes at 830, we said we could go else where and wouldn’t return. They said are you sure and so we said YES!! Terrible customer service!!
Stephen Brewster
Sep 01, 2021
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What a great place for lunch, especially when it's 75° outside. They also have indoor seating. I had the roasted red pepper 🌶 and smoked gouda soup with a BLT (add extra bacon). The homemade soup was one of the best I've had in a long time. Perfect layers of flavor and the gouda had small chunks instead of all blended in which enhanced the taste. The BLT was spot on crispy and look at the blood red tomatoes. Yummy! I would to come back and try some more items. Service was friendly and thorough. Highly recommended
What a great place for lunch, especially when it's 75° outside. They also have indoor seating. I had the roasted red pepper 🌶 and smoked gouda soup with a BLT (add extra bacon). The homemade soup was one of the best I've had in a long time. Perfect layers of flavor and the gouda had small chunks instead of all blended in which enhanced the taste. The BLT was spot on crispy and look at the blood red tomatoes. Yummy! I would to come back and try some more items. Service was friendly and thorough. Highly recommended
Dino DiNenna
Aug 03, 2021
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Went for lunch about 1pm on a beautiful summer Friday. 4 adults, 3 children, and 2 dogs. Pet friendly!! Constant inflow of people, but seated us in the covered garden within 5-10 minutes. Great atmosphere! Good, reasonably priced food, though nothing jumps out as "I wanna go there for that!" Mostly sandwiches and salads at lunch, and chicken tenders with fries was the extent of the unwritten children's menu. Decent selection of beer. Thoughtful service, patient with children and pets. We'd come here again👍
Ting Zhao
Jul 31, 2021
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Mary K.
Feb 06, 2021
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Melinda Champion
Feb 02, 2021
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Jennifer M.
Oct 12, 2020
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Stopped for dinner at this quaint little restaurant during a weekend trip to the mountains. Very friendly staff. I had the grouper tenders with potato wedges and a side salad. Hearty portions and very filling. Mom had the ribs and said they were fantastic, very tender. My friend had the flat iron steak and was not impressed. They have a beautiful patio nestled behind greenery in order to give privacy between the patio and parking lot.
Dani R.
Oct 20, 2019
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This is a very busy place with a small dining room but very large outdoor dining space so if it is not nice weather plan on possibly waiting for a table at both dinner and lunch.
I have not had anything bad here and I have had the best Ruben sandwich ever at this establishment. Their soaps are phenomenal of what I have had BUT if you don't get there pretty early you will miss out because they are often out of soups posted on their daily special menu. The mushroom and Brie was out of this world delicious.
Their lunch and dinner menus are similar but I have found their lunch menu is better
I have not had anything bad here and I have had the best Ruben sandwich ever at this establishment. Their soaps are phenomenal of what I have had BUT if you don't get there pretty early you will miss out because they are often out of soups posted on their daily special menu. The mushroom and Brie was out of this world delicious.
Their lunch and dinner menus are similar but I have found their lunch menu is better
Brian M.
Sep 17, 2019
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Great value! Big portions and great flavor. When you stop in you'll find right away that it's a local favorite.
The staff was ridiculously polite and kind with their service. We had multiple servers ask if we had been helped during our visit.
The tuna melt was a total delight and was reminiscent of my beloved grannies recipe and presentation.
The outdoor covered patio was perfect for the rainy afternoon we stopped in. Many happy friendly faces.
Overall quite thrilled!
The staff was ridiculously polite and kind with their service. We had multiple servers ask if we had been helped during our visit.
The tuna melt was a total delight and was reminiscent of my beloved grannies recipe and presentation.
The outdoor covered patio was perfect for the rainy afternoon we stopped in. Many happy friendly faces.
Overall quite thrilled!
Daniel E.
Aug 11, 2019
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I absolutely adore this place! Garden Deli is a absolute gem in this neighborhood. There sandwiches and entree are so elevated compared to other restaurants across town. The flavors remind me of the time I use to live in New York City and I couldn't be more fortunate to come across this restaurant. I always order there Reuben sandwiches because of the nostalgic flavors. A home run favorite of mine are their half-rack of BBQ ribs. Slow smoked with homemade savory BBQ sauce.... count me in! Thank you Greg (restaurant owner) for taking care of my cravings.
I will be back soon but with more
I will be back soon but with more
Briana Morgan
Jul 28, 2019
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Mark G.
Jul 20, 2019
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Elizabeth J.
Apr 12, 2019
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Lisa W.
Mar 19, 2019
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Arriving in town yesterday in the evening, I hadn't had a chance to go to downtown Burnsville. I found several good recommendations, but this is the one I chose.
The menu is pretty straightforward, sandwiches and salads, but oh boy are they delicious. Waitress was helpful in helping me select my choices. I had the roast beef and Swiss on a Kaiser roll served with au jus for dipping. It comes with a pickle spear, cole slaw and your choice of potato or Mac salad. She recommended the Mac salad and it was probably one of the best I've had in a restaurant. The sandwich was divine
The menu is pretty straightforward, sandwiches and salads, but oh boy are they delicious. Waitress was helpful in helping me select my choices. I had the roast beef and Swiss on a Kaiser roll served with au jus for dipping. It comes with a pickle spear, cole slaw and your choice of potato or Mac salad. She recommended the Mac salad and it was probably one of the best I've had in a restaurant. The sandwich was divine
Myrtle W.
Nov 14, 2018
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You're better off buying at the grocery store deli because the food is not fresh. Couldn't believe they serve store-bought potato salad, tuna is inexpensive Chuck light not albacore. We ordered a pastrami sandwich, it was a cheap cut very dry. Bottom line Is the place is too expensive for what they're serving, we're are not going back.
Carmen J.
Oct 13, 2018
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Sweet little cafe downtown Burnsville, NC. Choice of indoor or outdoor patio seating. The patio feels secluded due to all the vines and vegetation. Beautiful place on the inside.
I ordered a BLT (without the B) and it was delicious. I also had a choice of a side and I opted for the fried potatoes-basically fat French fries. The food was delicious and so was the service.
I ordered a BLT (without the B) and it was delicious. I also had a choice of a side and I opted for the fried potatoes-basically fat French fries. The food was delicious and so was the service.
Jeff G.
Jul 09, 2018
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Jamie W.
Nov 12, 2017
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Isles G.
Oct 19, 2017
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I've been here two or three times now and it's okay. I do wish they were open for lunch at least until 3pm. I feel like they need to give a little more effort into actually preparing food rather than opening boxes and cans, but maybe they just do that for lunch. I've never been there for dinner. I would also like to see sweet potato fries on the menu as another side option.
Stephanie C.
Oct 16, 2017
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Vince M.
Oct 30, 2016
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On this beautiful crisp October morning my wife and I suddenly and unexpectedly decided to vacate our south Charlotte digs for a night at the Nu Wray Inn in the uncomplicated little mountain town of Burnsville, North Carolina. Our choice of the Garden Deli for dinner was a simple one as it was directly across the town square from our inn and there were few other non-fast food choices in the historic downtown area.
The mixed Yelp reviews had us a bit uneasy but our concerns were quickly put to rest by our superb server Tonya. The very comfortable and cozy bi-level dining room had light oak walls
The mixed Yelp reviews had us a bit uneasy but our concerns were quickly put to rest by our superb server Tonya. The very comfortable and cozy bi-level dining room had light oak walls
Terry S.
Aug 28, 2016
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Surprised at the negative reviews, but a couple things..... You are in the mountains. Slow down. Take a deep breath. Enjoy the garden atmosphere outside or the A/C inside. Your food is coming. If every table is taken it is going to be a few...is that really surprising?
Every table wasn't taken when we stopped in for a late lunch on Saturday, and we were waited on quickly and courteously. We ordered sandwiches, they came out in a timely fashion with the correct condiments. My pastrami was very good, and I really liked the potato salad. I don't think it was homemade, but I don
Every table wasn't taken when we stopped in for a late lunch on Saturday, and we were waited on quickly and courteously. We ordered sandwiches, they came out in a timely fashion with the correct condiments. My pastrami was very good, and I really liked the potato salad. I don't think it was homemade, but I don
