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You've seen how beautiful the area is around The Mast Farm Inn from yesterdays blog... and you've seen some photos of the gorgeous room that I got to stay in - The Joe Mast Room. But let me tell you more about the evening. When making the reservation I was asked if we planned to have dinner in the restaurant at the Inn "Simplicity at the Mast Farm Inn" and urged to make reservations before we arrived. The best thing I can say is do not miss having dinner here at some point in your life!! Of course, I would highly recommend that you also stay at the Inn for the evening, as that makes the entire experience complete... but even if you can't stay at the Inn, it is well worth your time (and a major treat in life) to have a meal in this restaurant. There are two quaint dining rooms with only a few tables in each... so dinner is very intimate, and it's as if you are being served by a family member. When we first arrived at The Mast Farm Inn earlier in the evening we were greeted by Courtney, who showed us to our room as well as around the Inn... and it was also Courtney who showed us to our table for dinner. The dinner menu is a set menu, but you are given a personalized menu describing dinner for the evening that you may keep. Our dinner started with a creamy cauliflower soup, an awesome salad that had a molasses glaze drizzled on it (I seriously wanted to lick the plate!), fig-stuffed chicken, sweet potato souffle and a zucchini casserole. Then for desert there were several choices (at least one with chocolate), of which I chose peach cobbler (my fav) with homemade caramel-vanilla ice cream. I was only able to eat maybe half of my food... but wouldn't have missed tasting all of it. They also offer a very nice selection of wines and beers, with recommendations for what will best compliment dinner.
After the wonderful dinner we decided to hang out in the front parlor. It was a beautiful night, but honestly I was exhausted from a busy day of taking pictures and walking around Blowing Rock at the shops. And the parlor was irresistible...large overstuffed leather chairs, a large comfy leather sofa (where I planted myself for the evening!) It wasn't too long before we were joined in there by two other couples, who just so happened to also be from the Charlotte area - but none of us knew each other prior to this evening. One couple had started a game of backgammon before dinner, so they were back to finish up their game. The other couple was watching to learn how to play the game - and we watched to remind ourselves of just how to play the game too. But more than that, we were three couples who were hanging out in this gorgeous old house on a Saturday night... laughing, getting to know each other, sharing our lives and making new friends. During our drive home the next day my husband and I were talking about how great it was to be somewhere that there were no TV's - that we didn't have the computer to distract us - and we were forced to relax and just enjoy life. Now let me share some of the evening with some photos.....
Josh and Nicole were such a cute couple - they were at the Inn to celebrate their one-year anniversary! I know it will be a 1st anniversary to always remember, sharing it with 2 other couples, playing backgammon (and even winning a game or two!) and laughing until it hurt!
Then there was John (who is married to Heather) - and he was a master of backgammon. He was a very patient teacher, and his humor brought many laughs from us all.
I LOVED capturing the evening... seeing the excitement when there was a good roll (or many good rolls!).... and I may also have a much better understanding of the game myself now!
And then there was the great group shot with the four of them (no - I'm never in the pictures -- that's why I'm the photographer!!) ....John, Heather, Josh & Nicole
So the next time you're trying to think of a romantic getaway weekend, if you are anywhere near the NC mountains, I would urge you to consider The Mast Farm Inn. You will surely have no regrets, and you may even leave the weekend with some new friendships! But you will surely be rested and feel welcome while you are in their care.
After the wonderful dinner we decided to hang out in the front parlor. It was a beautiful night, but honestly I was exhausted from a busy day of taking pictures and walking around Blowing Rock at the shops. And the parlor was irresistible...large overstuffed leather chairs, a large comfy leather sofa (where I planted myself for the evening!) It wasn't too long before we were joined in there by two other couples, who just so happened to also be from the Charlotte area - but none of us knew each other prior to this evening. One couple had started a game of backgammon before dinner, so they were back to finish up their game. The other couple was watching to learn how to play the game - and we watched to remind ourselves of just how to play the game too. But more than that, we were three couples who were hanging out in this gorgeous old house on a Saturday night... laughing, getting to know each other, sharing our lives and making new friends. During our drive home the next day my husband and I were talking about how great it was to be somewhere that there were no TV's - that we didn't have the computer to distract us - and we were forced to relax and just enjoy life. Now let me share some of the evening with some photos.....
So the next time you're trying to think of a romantic getaway weekend, if you are anywhere near the NC mountains, I would urge you to consider The Mast Farm Inn. You will surely have no regrets, and you may even leave the weekend with some new friendships! But you will surely be rested and feel welcome while you are in their care.
The fine print.....
*These pictures and this blog are by no means advertisement for The Mast Farm Inn... in fact, I only hope that they will see this blog and these pictures and be pleased to learn of the wonderful experience we had staying in their Inn this past weekend.
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