Season's At Highland Lake in Flat Rock - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

The rainbow trout was spectacular and the service was excellent.

Restaurant quite empty. We were there among perhaps 8 other dinners at 5 tables. Our waitress perhaps was new but she has a lot to learn. Have eaten there many times before but this was a Birthday treat for my friend. Only 2 of us, multiple cocktails (2 per person) but 1 was brought out per time. So I had to ask when I would be served. Waitress pleasant but should have been trained before serving. $200.00 plus meal and a disappointing evening out.

Upon arrival, we checked in and went to our room. The place is nice. We are looking forward to a great weekend getaway. Until…. We went to the restaurant for dinner. We had a cocktail in the room and arrived at dinner, at the Seasons, and were greeted by the manager, Mercy. We travel a lot and have been to many places where we have had wonderful experiences and have made great memories. Not here. This was the absolute rudest person I have ever encountered. Haughty would be a good description. Please save yourself the embarrassment and find somewhere else to dine. We ended up leaving. There was no way I could have enjoyed my $200 dinner with this introduction. A very venomous person. Maybe she should find a new line of work.

The atmosphere is wonderful and the food is delicious. The only negative was that they got my order wrong and it took a little too long for them to fix it, so my friend was finished with his meal before they brought mine.

An incredible experience! Thoroughly enjoyed the buffet. Wonderful options. Highly recommend.

They got my order wrong and done nothing to make it up. I have had better experiences at lesser places. Probably will never go back because of this!!

Great coffee. Full bar available. Brunch served buffet style. The whole atmosphere is upscale casual. The soups were clearly house made and delicious. The salad bar small but mighty. The charcuterie was excellent. There was a delicious hot selection. And I loved the omelette station. There were also carving station and dessert station. There was plenty without being overwhelming. Plenty of seating but it never felt crowded. We felt relaxed and always well attended to. Thanks for a great experience!

Very expensive, but the food is great

Breakfast buffet was great. Good variety of items. Very attentive staff.

Absolutely a wonderful experience! The service was outstanding, friendly not stuffy, like an old friend! The cocktails were fabulous, the wine choices and costs were spot on, and the food…oh the food was hot and delicious! I had the trout, my daughter the salmon and my husband the Chicken Cordon Bleu and every bite was heaven! Let me not forget about the bread, so so good as were the salads with the homemade buttermilk dressing! YUM YUM YUMMY! If you have the opportunity don’t miss this fabulous place! So happy we made this choice to have dinner here on the 4th of July!

Food was okay place seriously needs updates

Great atmosphere. Halibut was beyond excellent. Service was attentive and courteous. Nice upscale experience for any special occasion with special friends.

Great food. Great ambience. Great service. A little pricey, but we'll worth it.

Curtious and friendly staff. Gourmet style food at a reasonable price. Calming atmosphere. Beautiful views and setting. A hidden gem!

I tasteful gem in the mountains near Asheville. After years of going to the Grove Park Inn, eating a list and satisfying, overprice buffet for special events. The Seasons buffet was a wonderful change. The quality of the food was excellent. The prime rib was cooked perfectly and you could ask for your slice to be cut at the temperature you preferred. The shrimp, oysters on the half shell, and other seafood was tasty, and as fresh as you could get in the mountains. There were ample amounts of other types of food, and a wide variety of desserts. I will happily return for special events and also to try their regular menu

All of the serving staff are very good, but we often seem to have Melissa H; a true professional. My wife thinks the Seasons Dry-aged Duroc Pork Chop is the best she has ever had. A pretty good compliment from a culinary school graduate. I had never heard of Seared Red Drum fish. Melissa took her time to make sure I understood what it was, thanks! Almost forgot to mention the wooded setting. Please be careful of the steps to the restaurant. They are uneven.

I want to thank you folks for making my wife's Birthday so memorable. She actually got emotional because the atmosphere and view from our table was so incredible. You guys are awesome!! Again, thank you. P.S.: And tell the chef that I said "BAM"!

My husband and I, with 3 other couples went to Season's restaurant yesterday, April 13th, with a 12:30 reservation. We are very sad to say that our experience was probably one of the worst experiences we ever had at a restaurant. We waited an hour before we the waitress took our order, and then amazingly, we waited about another hour before our food arrived. 7 of us had salads which need minimal prep time, one person had quiche which was probably re-heated. The salads were ok, but not exceptional. 2 of the meals were sent back because one was wrong (spinach instead of no spinach) and for the other the shrimp was too salty. We had to remind the wait staff to bring soup that one of our friends ordered. And there were minimal apologies or concerns from the wait staff and no manager ever came by to extend any courtesy to us. All in all, it was a very unprofessional and dissatisfying experience.

We have been going to Seasons for years and have ALWAYS enjoyed everything and this Easter was right near the top.The food and ambience is top notch. So nice to walk in, sit down and have a great meal.From salads to deserts it's ALL very fresh and cooked to perfection. Give it a try...

Had a wonderful Easter dinner here today! Very nice buffet reminiscent of private dinner clubs.

We usually eat here befor events at the Flat Rock Playhouse. Always have excellent food and service. The fried zucchini strips are amazing.

We’ve had the buffet before and it was wonderful. Dined there the other night and the food was very disappointing and they were understaffed.

Beautiful setting at the edge of mountains to take that special someone for a special treat. Prime rib sliced to order, omelette bar, various gourmet breakfast and lunch dishes. Leave room for an excellent selection of desserts. Great place to go for a Sunday drive. (Make reservations well in advance.)

The four of us were here for the Christmas Eve buffet at 5P.M. We were amazed at the way about one third of the people were dressed. Really, shorts, a streched out undershirt and tennis shoes for a "fancy" special dinner? This showed no respect for the restaurant, which was considered a bit upper scale we thought. The food was average. when you get a dress code we might be back.

From the very first moment we stepped foot into the building, we felt that the staff didn’t think we belonged there. We are a young couple and we were staying AT the resort and thought to try the restaurant’s dinner. We are both under 21, and we knew we did not want to or were able to order alcoholic beverages. Well, as soon as we got to our table one of the waiters came by and snatched out wine glasses without saying a word. For the remainder of the night, the only thing we were given to drink was ice water, not even sodas. We thought this might be some restaurant policy so we didn’t say anything. Then we ordered our food, and while the waiter was talkative and playful with all the other tables around us, he kept conversation and pleasantries at a minimum with us, acting almost annoyed for having to wait on us. We got our food, which was very disappointing compared to the breakfast. I could not finish my plate so when the waiter came back I asked him if he could bag it. He took the plate back to the kitchen and gave us the dessert manu. By the end of the night he brought us the check and I asked for my food, he said I did not ask for it to go, and that he was “deeply sorry if I misunderstood you” with the most insincere look on his face. That was over half the meal still left on the plate. Needless to say, it was a terrible experience and really disappointing. It does not represent the rest of the staff at the resort, who were eager to help and provided outstanding service. Mrs. Emma and the breakfast staff were the sweetest and made our days that much better.

We loved our visit at Seasons. The food was absolutely delicious, decor was cozy, warm and inviting. What really made our total experience even better was our waiter Mark Patterson. He knew what to recommend off the menu. His whit and charm just made our whole evening. Kim and David.

The only thing bad about christmas brunch at seasons is that it has to end. And it's way too long until we treat ourselves to the next one. Worth every penny. Every dish is great and then there are some really memorable ones. Even a simple chocolate chip cookie for dessert when we were very full was an eye opener. Highly recommend their buffets!

Very expensive and questionable quality. Very frustrating when they run out of everything before people are finished visiting buffet. Will go elsewhere next time

The Christmas buffet was wonderful!

Had the almond-crusted flounder piccata and the Glogg poached pear salad - they were amazing. There was live music and the waiter was very friendly and courteous. Definitely recommended.

The Brunch, Banquets, Dinners, and Events are over the top in excellence in every area!!!

They did a great job having 700 reservations

EXC buffet breakfast- frittata , steel cut oats. fresh fruit. many types of hot tea . exc bacon . sausage, pancakes,

Great food at a great location. Service was wonderful. We were there for the Thanksgiving Day buffet.

My family went here for Thanksgiving thinking it would be good. The turkey was dry, the prime rib was tough, and the sides were bland. Desserts were frozen.

Took my family here for Thanksgiving because I have seen good reviews. We were all very disappointed with the food served and how terrible certain things tasted. Turkey was completely dry. Desserts were served frozen. Green bean casserole looked like slop and tasted disgusting. I was so embarrassed I took my family here for our Thanksgiving meal.

Worst experience for Thanksgiving! Everything tasted AWFUL!

Excellent service and relaxing atmosphere. The rainbow trout is delicious.

Good food and service. Place is dated and could us a redo.

Portions are a bit small . Otherwise, Four Star + food and service. Great atmosphere. A bit expensive and charging even $3.00 for the bread is a bit petty. 4.5stars

These folks serve a top tier breakfast buffet. Usually would prefer to order from the menu, but this was a really good option. Food was great, and service was good too. Nice atmosphere. All good.

Seasons has been our favorite restaurant in the area since we moved here six years ago. We dine there very often, and have never been disappointed. The food, service, and atmosphere are exceptional. Last night, we went to Seasons with a couple who recently moved here from Florida. They said the meal was as good or better than the very best in Miami! Last night, the special was flounder piccata and it was wonderful. I highly recommend the ribeye, the lobster ravioli and the chicken cordon bleu. The shrimp appitizer is amazing as well. Just beware that the main way to Seasons is via Upward Road which is under heavy construction. But, there's an easy back way in. Just ask for directions.

Whata wonderful place to go to for dinner with the family! We had Melissa as our server and she was awesome. The sides and appetizers were absolutely delicious. We had the mushrooms, muscles, and bread. There is a garden nearby in that same area so it was nice to walk around in after dinner as well.

Cool atmosphere and great service! The food and drinks were good as well.

The food was fantastic. I would recommend. Also, a beautiful atmosphere.

Great food and service! The quiche was wonderful!

Excellent place for a romantic dinner or special occasion. Even a casual brunch. Beautiful dishes locally sourced and prepared so thoughtfully. Also on Saturday nights a local musician plays perfect background jazzy guitar. Makes a perfect evening.

The wine dinner was absolutely the best meal I've eaten in all the years I've lived in Hendersonville. Every morsel was stellar.

First time and probably last at dining at Seasons at Highland Lake in Flat Rock. The food was way overpriced and not very good. I was really looking forward to trying this restaurant but it didn't hold water after all said and done.

Great service, amazing staff, and great Brunch menu.

Recently had our wedding reception here last weekend and words can't express how much we enjoyed our beautiful seating, the friendly and caring staff and how great the food was! Our man host recommended the zucchini fries and now I can't get them out of my mind haha! Would definitely recommend and hope to come back one day when we are visiting the area from where we live in Atlanta Georgia! Thank you so much to the staff at seasons from start to finish from planning to eating to cutting our wedding cake!

Robin was very helpful putting our group which consisted of 3 tables of people in one room. Everyone in our group said the food was outstanding and the service was the best. Thank you for a very enjoyable evening!

Wonderful food and service! We had appetizer and dinner. Food and service were 5 star! Breakfast there is amazing, couldn't be improved!

Good food, very nice atmosphere.

We stayed at Highland Lake Inn & Resort for three days this week. Since Seasons is their resident restaurant, we first enjoyed the breakfast buffet. It was WONDERFUL. It was like Sunday morning every day! We had dinner one night and an appetizer at the bar one night. Equally terrific every time. (We especially recommend the trout.) The wine list is one of the best I’ve ever seen. Extensive, interesting and priced to encourage enjoyment. While some might describe the decor as stodgy, it is in keeping with the traditional western North Carolina decor of the inn and resort. But it also means that we enjoyed a graciously served meal and could carry on a relaxing conversation with one another. No shouting required. And the dining areas have lovely large windows so you can enjoy a soothing view of the grounds. The staff was outstanding-both breakfast and dinner. All the wait staff were friendly, happy, and professionally attentive. We enjoyed the bartender immensely. She prepares gorgeous cocktails and made me a mean Old Fashioned. This is a clearly well managed restaurant. Great food, great staff, great value. Tone always starts at the top, so kudos to the owner. This is a restaurant not to be missed.

We had a great experience here and excellent food. Service was outstanding. We had breakfast, lunch, dinner and desserts during our 4 day stay at the resort. Each experience was great and the restaurant was truly the highlight of our stay.

A great place get away restaurant from the hustle of surrounding downtown restaurants. Lovely secluded atmosphere, nice variety of food, service has always been welcoming and courteous. Worth the drive

Best food and service in a very relaxing atmosphere. We didn't have a reservation but were happily greeted. Highly recommend going there for dinner.

Gourmet delights in beautiful surroundings. I recommend spending a night or two for a fun experience

I stayed on the property for 3 days for a leadership retreat. I should have taken more photos of the food. It was outstanding. Every meal was delicious and ended with cake. I’m not someone with much of a sweet tooth but I ate the cake because it was that good. The lemon was my favorite. One night I had a pasta, another meal was chicken, a sandwich at lunch and lots of salads. All of it was incredible. The breakfast buffet is also outstanding. Can’t go wrong with anything here.

Had a wonderful evening in May following an absence of about 3-4 years. Lovely restaurant as always, we’ve missed being there. This time was wonderful ambiance on a rainy night, great menu even if waitress wanted to hurry us at 8:15. We worked that out, wife had great scallops & I had trout, both wonderfully prepared with vegetables & sauces. Bread is extra $3 but ok. Food is flavorful & wonderful, service is good & the evening was great. Nice if we can enjoy our drinks and food to 9pm or later as we do at Postero & Brandy’s. Will much enjoy returning to the unique, delicious excellence of the Seasons menu in a relaxed time 8-9:30 late week.

Seasons was our choice for our anniversary dinner, and we were not completely disappointed. Our table request was honored and the service was excellent. We had mixed feelings about the cuisine. The Crab Cake appetized was very small and was warm/cold when served with a tiny bit of sauce. It was rather disappointing. Bread service was not worth the $3 per person charge as our basket came with three very small pieces of bread, hardly enough for one person, let alone two. For our second course we enjoyed spinach and fruit salad. To avoid a split charge, we simply shared it from one plate. The salad was good, but again the portion was very small for the price. The highlight of our dinner was the main courses. My wife enjoyed an excellent version of chicken cordon blue, and my ribeye steak was perfectly prepared. The scalloped potatoes served with the ribeye were simply the best I might have ever had at a restaurant. Finally, we enjoyed fantastic coffee service and ordered two desserts, crème brulee and tiramisu. The crème-brulee was flavorless and a disappointment, while the tiramisu was fantastic. To sum: atmosphere and service were outstanding; appetizers, bread service and salad were mediocre; main courses were fantastic; dessert was hit and miss.

We go to Season’s at Highland Lake every year for Mother’s Day. They had a few hiccups after Covid (probably unsure of how many people to expect) and they ran out of a few menu items last year, notably, some of my favorite desserts! This year, they seemed to be in good form, with a nice variety. Here are the pros and cons and some tips. Cons: 1. It’s always a little chilly in the restaurant. Tip: bring a cardigan. 2. Although they did not run out of desserts, they seemed to have simplified their offerings. They had a lemon cake and cheesecake and a chocolate cake, and some Macarons, Keylime pie, and quite a few other favorite items…but in the past, they would have a wide variety of desserts. This may be why they ran out of a few. And I think it’s disappointing if you see something at the dessert table, and are looking forward to it, only to realize that they have run out. So it makes sense for them to go with a dozen basics, that everybody would like, than creating a wide variety of different desserts, but I miss that wide variety. In the past, they just had so many different types of offerings! Quite a dessert bonanza! 3. I love their seafood bar portion, and every year I look forward to the cold shrimp. The shrimp were excellent, but the cold salmon was just not very good this year. 4. I absolutely loved the flavor of the sweet potato au gratin that was on offer, but unfortunately, the sweet potatoes were way undercooked. So they were quite hard. Flavor was excellent though, and it was wonderful that they had sweet potatoes instead of a regular potato au gratin. Pros: 1. Don’t neglect the salad bar and soups! This is always a favorite. The corn chowder was excellent and they had three different salads, all of them wonderful. Their salad that had fennel in it was outstanding. 2. The rest of the hot savory lunch buffet had quite a variety. The chicken was tender, the cooked salmon was good and lots of veggie offerings. 3. The breakfast portion of the hot buffet is excellent, and that is what my son loads up on. He creates a bacon sandwich (see photos). 4. The servers know it’s Mother’s Day, and they are sweet and lovely, offering to take photos of the tables, and they are very attentive. Tips: 1. If they do go back to a larger dessert offering next year, I would grab a couple of desserts, and bring them to the table before I start my savory portion, just in case they run out of a fave. 2. The property has some swings, and it is a tradition of ours to take photos on them every year. Having a nice walk around the property after lunch, is really lovely for digestion!

Didn’t expect to find a pls s like this on Flat Rock! Felt like an olde club house restaurant- excellent service, varied (inexpensive) wine list and good food - we will return!

We had one of the best dining experiences. Exceptional meal—Salmon with fingerling potatoes and Scallops with a mushroom risotto. The risotto was creamy and flavored with different mushrooms. Started with outstanding salads. Exceptional customer service—friendly server. The Chef/Manager came by and we had a great discussion—we expressed our thanks for an outstanding meal.

We went to Seasons for an anniversary dinner. The food was great but the atmosphere was terrible. They had closed one dining room and crammed everyone into one dining room. The noise was so loud that I could barely hear my husband talking across the table. I will not go back to Seasons for a special occasion or recommend to others.

All 4 meals were excellent and we made reservations to take 8 friends.

Excellent service and food in a charming location.

Sunday brunch, highly recommend, Everything was excellent!

Our steaks were cooked perfect. Service was great.

Great place to visit and eat staff is excellent chefs are excellent great service have been coming there for several years now and plan on continuing

It is pleasant and and surroundings are beautiful. Staff was great.

Lovely menu, not as perfectly executed- but a holiday buffet is challenging. Composed salads were nice. Lamb a bit overwhelmed with too much sauce. Fish with skin in sauce not a good idea. Otherwise choices were plentiful, good value. We appreciated the guitarist and kind service. Pretty location - a bit old-fashioned despite a more contemporary menu. Lots of older people enjoying a traditional “old school” venue.

Our group of eight enjoyed the menu variety. Everything was delicious and well presented. Desserts were tasty. The Short Rib was wonderful.

This was a nice spot for lunch. We enjoyed a grilled vegetable panini and a hamburger. The food was fine, great coffee, beautiful view and excellent service.

always our Easter Sunday go-to place

Jan Great experience as always. Love this place! Waitress very friendly, and the food was delicious. Enjoy the ambiance.

Great atmosphere, service, and food.

Came here with a friend for lunch. I had the Chicken Pot Pie, probably the best dish I've had for lunch all year. The topping was great, and the flavor of the rest was perfect. I am not a steak or fish fan, so I wish this could be on the dinner menu also. At least keep it for lunch all year please.

Wonderful "Special Occasion" restaurant. Great service. Diverse menu.

I enjoyed my time here with friends....their food was also good.

We looked forward to the Christmas buffet, but we were disappointed. Some of the food items were not replenished before drying out or looking like leftovers. This was at 2pm. Presentation is needed badly. Just take a spoon and move the food around to make...

Pork chops and vegetables were delicious.

Upscale but comfortably classic dining experience. Perfect for a memorable meal with good friends. Well executed and unique dishes such as Cornish game hen and dry aged pork chops. Wonderful desserts and distinctive salads as well.

We were in a group of around 20, which i understand takes time.... but we were not the only group there and we had reservations, which should have prepared you to be staffed for large groups. We were there from 11:30 until after 2....entirely too long. Our waitress did the best she could.....but 2 1/2 hours for a lunch is too long. Food was good tho!

Our waitress Angie did a wonderful job taking care of the table of seven. The entrees were delicious, however the cocktail pour(3 oz) of cab sav for $13 is an underwhelming delivery from the bartender. The crème brûlée was prepared with bitter toppings and cold, the chef failed miserably on this dessert. The replacement cheesecake however was delicious. The gentleman at the desk ( there is usually a nice lady ) did not acknowledge us as we departed for the evening of December 9th which was quite unusual from previous visits.

Did you ever go to the Catskills with the family in the 70s? Well, that's the first thing we thought of when we approached the place. I think we were pretty spot-on in our first impression. (Actually wondered if the cast of Dirty Dancing might...

We visited Hendersonville for our anniversary and chose Seasons as our dinner meal. We chose this restaurant thinking it was upscale fine dining based upon our google search and research of the area’s options. Upon arrival at our reservation time (which was also closing time evidently) we were seated beside some very loud guests. We asked to be moved and the wait staff immediately obliged giving us several other seating options. We ordered within minutes of seating and our food came out very quickly. We have dined in several fine dining restaurants and this did not compare to most as far as the atmosphere and food quality goes and is definitely overpriced when taking these things into consideration. Overall the service was great and the best part of the meal is dessert! Next time in town we will stop in for dessert and coffee.

Awesome Thanksgiving pre-made dinner from Season's. Will have again!

Always a special experience! Thank you, Colette for your attentive service. The food....awesome!

It was fantastic! We stayed at the resort and had breakfast, lunch and dinner. Great service, food was better than 5 stars. Staff friendly and knowledgeable. Don't miss it!!

We went here based on reviews we'd read. Big mistake. The place was awful... Taking overly long for cocktails, salad and entrees. But the food... Let me start by saying, I am gluten free. I'm used to asking questions and having limited options... But when the menu has no GF indicators and there is no separate GF/dietary menu, I would expect the waitstaff to be knowledgable. The waitress didn't really seem to understand what gluten free meant. After some back and forth (she told me I couldn't have some selections because they contained corn starch. Corn starch itself, is gluten free.) I opted to go with a salad and the salmon entree. She assured me the salmon was delicious and wouldn't need any substitutions. My food was completely flavourless. I've never had a meal like this... Literally no flavor at all. The root vegetable side, nothing. The creme sauce... Tasted like water. The fish, shockingly lacking in any flavor. Add to this poor service... Fumbling waitstaff (somehow my husband ended up with 8 or 9 utensils to my fork and spoon), light pour cocktails and overpriced food. The waitress knew we were unhappy... And while honest, we were kind and polite when dealing with her. No manager was ever sent to our table... The poor food was not addressed and while we were offered a 'flavourful" gluten free desert... After one glance we left it on the table. I strongly recommend you look elsewhere for a good dining experience.

Husband and I had a nice meal here. I got the broiled halibut with squash salad. Everything was made to perfection. Their chef does a great job. Our server Matt gave us 5 star service🙂Will definitely be back.

This was the most amazing Restaurant! It was our 50th Wedding Anniversary and our waiter Matt was Fabulous. He was attentive and great with suggestions. It was a wonderful experience and the food was delicious. We were in the Asheville area for 4 days and this was by far the best food.

Great venue, polite staff, very good food. They had a new menu that everyone at our table had a different item and all were delicious, especially the soups

Excellent food and great service. Tenderloin is very excellent and if you decide to do dessert the dulche de leche cheesecake is superb.

Been there before, good food and great place to stay

We ate breakfast here t mornings in a row. These meals came with our room at Highland lake inn. The food was good. It was a breakfast buffet. They had a chef continuously preparing more fresh food. I can't say anything really bad, other than...

Great cozy place and excellent food and staff.

Disappointing overall. We had stayed at the Inn in 2020 and had very nice meals as well as enjoying the accommodations. Went there for lunch on Labor Day and were pretty disappointed with the food. We met friends there that shared our sentiment. Will probably not go back.