Simplicity’s Menu
Our restaurant, Simplicity at The Mast Farm Inn, is open to the public six days a week. Inn guests, local diners, traveling diners, and their guests, are equally welcome at Simplicity’s. Walk-ins are also welcome, but reservations are recommended. Reserve by calling 828.963.5857, by writing reserve@themastfarminn.com, or by clicking here. For menu details and pricing, see the "big print" list of menu items below.
Days & Hours
We are open every evening from 5:30PM-9:00PM except Sunday and Monday. We are open for Simplicity’s Brunch on Sunday from 11:30AM-2:30PM. The schedule can vary seasonally, and we sometimes add or reduce days and hours of operation for the seasons, special weekends and holidays. SPECIAL NOTE • If you are driving a long distance, or lodging at the Inn, please make sure to call 828.963.5857 to obtain the restaurant days and hours for the period of your visit or stay. The menus below are for dinner at Simplicity’s, see Simplicity’s Brunch menu by clicking here.
Menus & Prices
Each evening we present two menus; An "A-La-Carte" menu, for those who wish to design their own meals, and a four course "Chef’s Menu" designed by Chef Andrew Long, and which is different every day, at a set price every day. See both menus and prices below. Our cuisine can be described as "Sophisticated Southern Country Gourmet Mostly Organic Farm-To-Table Fine Dining". What we offer is gourmet fine dining of extreme quality and freshness; a meticulous cuisine prepared with mindfulness, mindful of our mountain region’s heritage, and mindful of the high quality of the natural ingredients, with a level of care and personal service second to none. You can read more about our culinary philosophy by clicking here, and about our Executive Chef Andrew Long by clicking here.
A-La-Carte Menu • Each evening we offer both A-La-Carte fine dining for those who wish to select their own meals, and a chef’s menu at the same set price every day. For A-La-Carte menu details and pricing, see the "big print" list of menu items below.
Our Daily Bread
Owl Creek Breadworks Artisan Breads, Herb Butter & Accompaniments • Included
Appetizers
Sweet Potato Velouté
With corn and crab cake, sage • 9
Watauga River Pork Belly
with Hoisin BBQ, Collard-Peanut Slaw, Scallion and cornmeal pancake • 11
Torchon de Foie Gras
With caramelized celery root and pistachio salad, muscadine syrup • 14
Crispy Thomasville Tomme
With garden lettuces, pickled pear, marinated baby tomatoes, dried cherries, sherry mustard vinaigrette • 10
Happy Valley Applewood Smoked Sturgeon
With caviar, Owl Creek Bagel Chips, shallot oil, goat’s milk crème fraiche, mustard seeds • 16
Main Courses
Pan Seared Sea Scallops
With pear butter, candied house smoked bacon, roasted garlic and squash farro grains • 27
Crispy Duck Breast
With “leeky” whipped potatoes, fig gastrique • 26
Smoked Heritage Farms Pork Chop
With shaved Brussels sprouts, sage and brown ale mustard •24
Iron seared All Natural Red Angus Tenderloin
6 ounces, with sautéed fingerling potato “cheese fries” • 34
Young Chicken
Roasted crispy with ginger and MFI honey glaze, snap peas and carrots • 23
Olive Oil Roasted Butternut & Kale Hash
With farro grains, shiitake mushrooms, pepper confit, smoked scallion and pecan pistou • 22
For The Table
Shaved Brussels sprouts • 7
Duck fat sautéed fingerling potatoes • 7
Creamed cauliflower • 7
Roasted kale • 7
Leek mashed potatoes • 7
Desserts
Marie’s Incredible Edible Fruit Cake • 7
Hummingbird Cake A-La-Carrie • 7
Pumpkin Roll by Jonah & Liv • 7
Velva’s Double Chocolate Cake • 7
Simplicity’s Menu • Simplicity’s Executive Chef Andrew Long prepares one special four course meal every evening designed to feature our farmers, vendors, and dishes of Cultural and historical significance. Andrew presents a different menu every evening, and the prix-fixe menu is offered at a special all inclusive price of $42.50-52.50 per adult, and $32.50 per child between the ages of 2-12. Due to the nature, and the limited number of these meals available each evening, this menu does not allow for reductions, modification or substitutions, and items from this menu cannot be ordered A-La-Carte. For A-La-Carte dining options please see our A-La-Carte menu. Below you will find examples of previous Simplicity’s Menus for a two week period.
Tuesday
The Soup • Cream Of Potato & Leek Soup, Feeling Home Sweet Home With Herbs De Provence, Heavy Cream, Thyme, Onion, Garlic, White Wine, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Butter, And Chicken Vegetable Broth
The Salad • The Little Chief’s Salad
The Entrée • Shrimp & Grits In Sausage Gravy, Sausage, Onions, Heavy Cream, Thyme, Swimming With Creamy Parisian Grits
The Desserts • The Big Chief’s Select Dessert of The Evening, The Incredible Edible Fruit Cake Not For Mailing To Friend Or Foe, Chocolate… Hurry, Hummingbird Cake Sure To Have You Humming Carolina In My Mind
Wednesday
The Soup • Fire Roasted Red Tomato, Redder Pepper Soup, And Reddest Wine Soup, With Basil, Oregano, Parmigianino, Onions, Garlic, Chocolate, And Extra Virgin Olive Oil
The Salad • The Big Chief’s Salad
The Entrée • Filet Of Beef Sleeping In A Pastry Dough Sleeping Bag With Onion Compote, With Herbs De Provence, Parmesan, Served With a Side of our Home Made Cranberry and Pear Chutney
The Desserts • The Little Chief’s Select Dessert of The Evening, The Incredible Edible Fruit Cake Not For Mailing To Friend Or Foe, Chocolate… Hurry, Hummingbird Cake Sure To Have You Humming Carolina In My Mind
Thursday
The Soup • Cream Of Potato & Leek Soup, Feeling Home Sweet Home With Herbs De Provence, Heavy Cream, Thyme, Onion, Garlic, White Wine, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Butter, And Chicken Vegetable Broth
The Salad • The Mini Sous-Chief’s Salad
The Entrée • Chicken Stuffed A-La-Fig served with Sweet Mashed Potatoes, Butter, Crème Fraiche, Maple Nectar, Ginger & Cinnamon Along With Some Keep It Simplicity Organic Fresh Vegetables
The Desserts • Velva’s Select Dessert of The Evening, The Incredible Edible Fruit Cake Not For Mailing To Friend Or Foe, Chocolate… Hurry, Hummingbird Cake Sure To Have You Humming Carolina In My Mind
Friday
The Soup • Cream Of Roasted Butternut Squash, Cumin, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Curry, Orange, Onion, Garlic, White Wine, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Butter, And Chicken Vegetable Broth
The Salad • The Little Chief’s Salad
The Entrée • Lightly Baked Mountain Troup Served with Locally Made Fresh Organic Pasta Tossed with Mushroom, Spinach, Cherry Tomatoes and a Champagne Cream Sauce
The Desserts • The Big Chief’s Select Dessert of The Evening, The Incredible Edible Fruit Cake Not For Mailing To Friend Or Foe, Chocolate… Hurry, Hummingbird Cake Sure To Have You Humming Carolina In My Mind
Saturday
The Soup • Cream Of Yellow Squash, Feeling Home Sweet Home With Heavy Cream, Thyme, Onion, Garlic, White Wine, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Butter, And Vegetable Broth
The Salad • The Big Chief’s Salad
The Entrée • Locally Raised Pasture Fed Braised Short Ribs Bathing In a Cream of Mushroom Soup Made From Scratch using a hint of Beer, Brandy, Dijon Mustard and Garlic Topped With Locally Grown Red Potatoes, Purple Top Turnips And Carrots
The Desserts • The Little Chief’s Select Dessert of The Evening, The Incredible Edible Fruit Cake Not For Mailing To Friend Or Foe, Chocolate… Hurry, Hummingbird Cake Sure To Have You Humming Carolina In My Mind
Tuesday
The Soup • Cream Of Roasted Butternut Squash, Cumin, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Curry, Orange, Onion, Garlic, White Wine, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Butter, And Chicken Vegetable Broth
The Salad • The Mini Sous-Chief’s Salad
The Entrée • Locally Raised Cornish Hens Roasted To Perfection With Oranges, Garlic, Apples, Onions and Garlic Finished with The Mast Farm Inn Bee Hives’ Honey and Ginger Glaze
The Desserts • Velva’s Select Dessert of The Evening, The Incredible Edible Fruit Cake Not For Mailing To Friend Or Foe, Chocolate… Hurry, Hummingbird Cake Sure To Have You Humming Carolina In My Mind
Wednesday
The Soup • Smooth Cream Of Spinach & Potato Soup, Conspiring With Heavy Cream, Nutmeg, Onion, Garlic, White Wine, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Butter, And Chicken Vegetable Broth
The Salad • The Little Chief’s Salad
The Entrée • If You’ve Gotta Go, Go With Happiness Wrapped In Pastry Dough North Carolina Sea Bass, With Carrots, Fennel, Celery, Onions, Shallots, Thyme & Mascarpone Cheese, Accompanied By Roma Tomato Compote, Sautéed With Shallots, And Topped With Basil Remoulade
The Desserts • The Big Chief’s Select Dessert of The Evening, The Incredible Edible Fruit Cake Not For Mailing To Friend Or Foe, Chocolate… Hurry, Hummingbird Cake Sure To Have You Humming Carolina In My Mind
Thursday
The Soup • Cream Of Three Legal Mushrooms, Made with 3 Types Of Law Abiding Mushrooms, Thyme, Herbs De Provence, Nutmeg, Parsley, Heavy Cream, Onion, Garlic, White Wine, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Butter, And Chicken Broth
The Salad • The Big Chief’s Salad
The Entrée • Organic Beef Tenderloin Stuffed with Organic Prosciutto, Provolone and Garden Fresh Basil
The Desserts • The Little Chief’s Select Dessert of The Evening, The Incredible Edible Fruit Cake Not For Mailing To Friend Or Foe, Chocolate… Hurry, Hummingbird Cake Sure To Have You Humming Carolina In My Mind
Friday
The Soup • Smooth Cream Of Spinach & Potato Soup, Conspiring With Heavy Cream, Nutmeg, Onion, Garlic, White Wine, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Butter, And Chicken Vegetable Broth
The Salad • The Mini Sous-Chief’s Salad
The Entrée • Coq Au Vin or Drunken Chicken Slowly Braised in Red Wine, Mushroom & Pearl Onions Seasoned With Thyme, Rosemary And Tarragon
The Desserts • Velva’s Select Dessert of The Evening, The Incredible Edible Fruit Cake Not For Mailing To Friend Or Foe, Chocolate… Hurry, Hummingbird Cake Sure To Have You Humming Carolina In My Mind
Saturday
The Soup • Cream Of Potato & Mushrooms Soup, Feeling Home Sweet Home With Herbs De Provence, Heavy Cream, Thyme, Onion, Garlic, White Wine, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Butter, And Chicken Vegetable Broth
The Salad • The Big Chief’s Salad
The Entrée • Roasted Poussin Rouge With Cherries, Garlic, Apples, Onions and Garlic Finished with The Mast Farm Inn Bee Hives’ Honey and Ginger Glaze
The Desserts • Velva’s Select Dessert of The Evening, The Incredible Edible Fruit Cake Not For Mailing To Friend Or Foe, Chocolate… Hurry, Hummingbird Cake Sure To Have You Humming Carolina In My Mind
The Best Dish in North Carolina Award • Top 10 in 2010, 2nd Place in 2011 • Our restaurant Simplicity at The Mast Farm Inn was selected from among hundreds of fine dining restaurants in North Carolina for ”The Best Dish in North Carolina Award”. Best Dish is North Carolina’s Official State Restaurant Competition presented every year by The North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services and sponsored by Our State Magazine.
For More Information
Children’s Menu • A children’s meal is also available nightly for children aged 2-12 for a fixed price of $15, but children’s meals must be reserved in advance.
Taxes & Gratuities • Prices listed here do not include taxes or gratuities. Taxes are 6.75%. Prices listed here do not include gratuities. Gratuities for parties of five or less are at your discretion, a gratuity of twenty percent is added to dining which includes parties of six or more.
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