Asheville – Hey guys! Quick one here about a new Asheville find you’ll want to know about: The Waterbird (https://www.thewaterbirdasheville.com/), located at 197 Charlotte Street, sharing a building with Ultimate Ice Cream.
Coffee Shop by day, Cocktail/Wine Bar by night, it’s a place for community to gather, work, and/or relax.
It’s light, airy, and beautiful inside! Just look at this bar set up. Note the fresh fruit stacked under the left-hand hanging shelves. Those are used for zesting and juicing.
“We thoughtfully create all syrups, tonics, sodas, teas, & mixers in house. All juices are squeezed & pressed in house. Taste the love.”
And don’t even get me started on the loungy seating area. The only problem is that there aren’t more seats. Blue can be considered “cool” or “warm”, depending on the hue. This back corner seating area definitely feels warm and welcoming.
Small-scale, but with enough variety Breakfast, Lunch, and Late Night menus are available. See all menus here.
My friend Marilyn and I met up at Waterbird for lunch last week. We’re both suckers for deviled eggs, so couldn’t pass up sharing this Deviled Egg Flight ($5) of Traditional, Pickled Beet, Wasabi, and Smoked Trout. And of course, I had to do my latte test. Passed!
Our favorites were the Traditional, Pickled Beet, Wasabi, and Smoked Trout. Never mind.
Marilyn had the Cheese Board ($14). SO understated on the menu: “Rotating Cheeses, Roots & Branches Crackers, Accouterments. Really people. Look at that spread! By the way, that’s house-made, beautifully reduced fruit jam front left.
What better to have with that Cheese Board than a Vodka Highball ($10) made with Vodka, Yellow Chartreuse, and Rosemary Thyme Shrub. Not sure how I feel about describing a cocktail as having a shrub in it, but it was pretty tasty.
My Roast Beef Sandwich ($10.50) was delicious. I paid attention to the meat, in particular. The flavor and doneness were perfect, but was it hard to bite through easily? Was there any gristle? No to both. Without opening the sandwich up to actually check, the meat seemed semi-chipped.
Beyond the Roast Beef, spreading the Multigrain toast with Whipped Horseradish Goat Cheese was inspired. Especially when you consider the layers of pickle slices and lettuce. I chose their flavorful (with a slight kick) Mac & Cheese for my side.
I already told you about the Cheese Board, so focus on the Pear, Ginger, Cardamom Soda ($6). It’s non-alcoholic and listed under “Elixers” on the menu. Really good! Pace yourself. It was all I could do to not down this baby in one go.
There’s a fairly good-sized parking lot which had plenty of space when we were there, but might get crowed once word really gets out about Waterbird.
The Waterbird is definitely Epicurean recommended. Get yourself there as soon as you can!
P.S. Their Grand Opening is Saturday, May 26th. They’re offering “drink & food specials in addition to some fun activities.”
The Waterbird (https://www.thewaterbirdasheville.com/)
197 Charlotte St
Asheville, NC 28801
Phone: (828) 552-3662
hours?
Hello!
Their hours are listed on their Facebook “About” page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/thewaterbirdasheville/about/?ref=page_internal
Look at the Hours section to the left of “About Us”. There’s a drop down arrow that will expand the listing, showing all hours.
Best to you,
Laura