Mount Mitchell Cafe & Eatery

Don’t worry ! You can drive almost to the summit ❣️ interactive museum and gift shop both are worth stopping in. You could spend hours in the museum with so much information about North Carolina’s tallest mountain. The gift shop husband and wife team were the most helpful on a cold day, they didn’t stop till we found a hoodie for a cold hiker. Thank you! The snack and sandwich bar was manned by the owner of our campsite! (Surprise)It’s a short walk to the summit and...read full review

A few trails to hike and a paved one to go to the peak of Mount Mitchell. The tallest peak on the East Coast. The gift shop was cash only, so make sure you have cash. Their wire was cut by accident 2 weeks ago and it had not been fixed. So to be on the safe side bring cash for souvenirs. The snack shop was working on another line so they still took credit cards. The burial place of Mr. Mitchell is at the peak of the mountain.

The food was really, really good. If just based on the food this rating would be 5 stars. However literally every other category is 1 star or less. Maybe it was just a bad day. But the servers were so disinterested. The tables were filthy. The hostess was flat out rude. So I would like to give this place another shot to see if this changes but for now my review stands.