Carmel's Kitchen & Bar

I had the catfish Reuben. Everything fit a classic reuben. Large pieces of catfish, great slaw, thousand Island dressing all fit Great together. We also had a burger that was a 10. Cooked perfectly. Tasted wonderful. Fast great service. Definitely going back.
Apr 8th, 2024

The catfish Reuben was fantastic
Apr 8th, 2024

Very disappointed. I am an Asheville resident and I really wanted to have a great experience. Not busy on a Saturday night. They were out of the wine I ordered, out of the entree my friend ordered. I had the French onion soup which was fine but the wedge salad was all chopped up and contained soggy Romain, hardly any bacon, tomatoes, or blue cheese. Small salad. My friend got the burger which she said was good. When the manager came to our table to see how everything was, I told him. He just looked at me, no apology, offer to get me something else, discount our bill or anything.
Apr 5th, 2024

Great dinner and Charles was fantastic. Served with enthusiasm and lots fun. It was a quiet Friday night and felt like we had the whole place to ourselves. Be sure to order the carmels martini or the spa water cocktails
Apr 4th, 2024

First time visiting Asheville and I am happy to say that Carmel's Kitchen and Bar was the biggest highlight of our trip thanks to its Maitre d. This is something every business should learn. You put someone like the guy we met out front to greet people walking by. I wish I would have gotten his name, but he was the friendliest person you could ever meet. He merely smiled and greeted us as we walked past the restaurant. He gave us recommendations and directions for things to do in town. He had an uplifting personality and was fun to speak with, and for that, we promised to return to have lunch with our group of friends. Lunch was decent. I can't say anything stood out about the food but we had burgers and personal pizzas --- all of which were quite good as were the glasses of beer we enjoyed. It was a beautiful day so sitting outside with our dog, enjoying our meal, was complete bliss. Of course, our Maitre d friend came over to see how we were doing. Later that afternoon, we parked our car in front of the restaurant, and remembering us, the Maitre d came out to warn us that the police might issue us a parking ticket for backing in our vehicle instead of parking head-forward. I thought that was very kind of him to give us a heads-up. When we returned to our car for the last time, he waved us all goodbye. We felt as if we made a friend in Asheville.
Apr 3rd, 2024