The Barn at Blackberry Farm
Escape to one of America’s most hidden treasures, and experience what true southern hospitality is all about with a meal at The Barn at Blackberry Farm. Designed in the same country-meets-luxury style that Blackberry Farm exhibits in its rooms, the visually stunning Barn allows guests to sample regionally inspired dishes on a nightly basis.
Executive chef Cassidee Dabney uses the freshest ingredients from Blackberry Farm’s on-site heirloom garden and its house-made cheese, eggs and honey, and incorporates these ingredients into her unique Smoky Mountain “Foothills Cuisine.”
Despite its location in the rustic foothills of eastern Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains, The Barn at Blackberry Farm provides a refined and unique dining experience that uses all locally grown ingredients (just a few feet away from The Barn), while still maintaining the charm of rugged mountain life.
Executive chef Cassidee Dabney uses the freshest ingredients from Blackberry Farm’s on-site heirloom garden and its house-made cheese, eggs and honey, and incorporates these ingredients into her unique Smoky Mountain “Foothills Cuisine.”
Despite its location in the rustic foothills of eastern Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains, The Barn at Blackberry Farm provides a refined and unique dining experience that uses all locally grown ingredients (just a few feet away from The Barn), while still maintaining the charm of rugged mountain life.
Things to Know
• The Barn at Blackberry Farm requests that guests arrive in business casual attire for their meal. Although gentlemen are required to wear jackets, ties are optional; ladies are asked to dress accordingly as well.
• The Barn has an impressive 180,000-plus bottle collection and 8,000 unique selections on the wine list. A team of sommeliers led by Andy Chabot (also director of food and beverage here) are excited to share their knowledge and navigate guests of all oenophile-levels toward the perfect food and wine experience.
• Both The Barn and Blackberry Farm offer a wide range of culinary events. Sign up for a cooking demonstration; a whiskey, wine or beer tasting; or schedule a day with the master gardener and learn about the history and craft of sowing, harvesting and seed-saving.
• If you want to celebrate a special occasion at the Four-Star restaurant and have a large guest list, then reserve the Tack Dining Room, which seats up to 40 people, or the Barn Wine Cellar Room which seats up to 50 people.
• The Barn has an impressive 180,000-plus bottle collection and 8,000 unique selections on the wine list. A team of sommeliers led by Andy Chabot (also director of food and beverage here) are excited to share their knowledge and navigate guests of all oenophile-levels toward the perfect food and wine experience.
• Both The Barn and Blackberry Farm offer a wide range of culinary events. Sign up for a cooking demonstration; a whiskey, wine or beer tasting; or schedule a day with the master gardener and learn about the history and craft of sowing, harvesting and seed-saving.
• If you want to celebrate a special occasion at the Four-Star restaurant and have a large guest list, then reserve the Tack Dining Room, which seats up to 40 people, or the Barn Wine Cellar Room which seats up to 50 people.
The Food
• Blackberry has a brewery on its farm and produces three types of hand- crafted beers. Be sure to sample these sips during your visit to the Four-Star restaurant.
• Vegetables, herbs, honey, cider, cheese and more are produced at Blackberry and executive chef Cassidee Dabney creates a menu at the luxury Tennessee restaurant with fresh foods that comes from her surroundings.
• Choose from three menus: A chef’s tasting menu, an à la carte menu or a garden tasting, featuring items such as seared foie gras with blackberries, frisee and toast.
• Dessert selections also change seasonally to feature the freshest ingredients. Options might include pineapple and peanut cake or wild ginger ice cream.
• Vegetables, herbs, honey, cider, cheese and more are produced at Blackberry and executive chef Cassidee Dabney creates a menu at the luxury Tennessee restaurant with fresh foods that comes from her surroundings.
• Choose from three menus: A chef’s tasting menu, an à la carte menu or a garden tasting, featuring items such as seared foie gras with blackberries, frisee and toast.
• Dessert selections also change seasonally to feature the freshest ingredients. Options might include pineapple and peanut cake or wild ginger ice cream.
The Design
• The red, gambrel-style 1800s culinary barn is a unique focal point on The Barn at Blackberry Farm’s pastoral estate. The restaurant opened in 2007 and was built from a dismantled 14,000-square-foot barn from Pennsylvania.
• The Harvest Dining Room is a large, wide open space covered with reclaimed barn boards and rustic exposed wood beams. A large chandelier in the center of this dining room and a floor-to-ceiling hand-crafted stone fireplace add a sense of luxury to this grand setting.
• With tables dressed in antique linens, custom-designed chairs and sterling silverware, dinner at the Four-Star Tennessee restaurant gives both a regal and rustic ambience.
• Enjoy your multi-course meal in a setting that is both comfortable and scenic, with the Great Smoky Mountains serving as its backdrop.
• The Harvest Dining Room is a large, wide open space covered with reclaimed barn boards and rustic exposed wood beams. A large chandelier in the center of this dining room and a floor-to-ceiling hand-crafted stone fireplace add a sense of luxury to this grand setting.
• With tables dressed in antique linens, custom-designed chairs and sterling silverware, dinner at the Four-Star Tennessee restaurant gives both a regal and rustic ambience.
• Enjoy your multi-course meal in a setting that is both comfortable and scenic, with the Great Smoky Mountains serving as its backdrop.
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