Ivory Road Café & Kitchen

Jill and her team at Ivory Road are a dream for wedding catering. The tasting experience once you book (or are deciding whether to book) was fun and a good time to get to know Jill and talk about your day. There really are way too many delicious things they make to create your menu without FOMO of all the food you didn't order. Ivory road did our cocktail hour apps, dinner as well as wedding cake and assortment of single serve desserts. Kept it simple not having to have a dessert vendor separate from food. Everything was phenomenal and we loved having all the customizable options. Jill came to our venue months in advance to scope out the space and accomodations to make sure that the day would not have surprises. She worked with me on little things I could DIY or supplies to lend versus what she could help with to either decrease stress or cost depending on the situation. Sounds confusing but if you plan a wedding yourself you will understand. I recommend Jill and her team in all aspects of catering your event. Thank you Ivory Road!!!

Photographs are by Grand Jour Photography

The ambiance and food is fantastic at Ivory Road. Ever time I visit Asheville it’s a must. Today I had the avocado toast and added smoked salmon. It was wonderful!

We had a small retirement party here, this place is amazing! All of the food was delicious-my favorites were the shortbread cookies and the hummus! The tea was fulfilling, and each of us received our own tea kettle, which added to the enjoyment! All of the staff were so friendly and super sweet! This is such a cozy experience! We will definitely be back! Recommend this place 10 out of 10 for small gatherings or just to enjoy their delicious food!

Amazing local food. The chicken and waffle w tacos were the tastiest thing I’ve tried in a long time. It gave a nice twist to a good southern dish. Love the atmosphere and staff.

The new ordering style and service was a nice surprise. This might be the new brunch spot :)

Ivory Road catered a taco bar for me and it was incredible! Plenty of food and excellently prepared. The pork was particularly good. And their cakes and macarons are perfect. (Our favorite: lavender cake with the smoothest lemon icing.) My decision-making process that led to landing on the taco bar was somewhat tortuous, and Jill was extremely patient and went above and beyond to accommodate. Additionally, I've eaten at Ivory Road at least once monthly since January when I discovered them, and everything I've had has been delicious and well-priced. A $3.75 well-made cappuccino! Highly recommend.

Overall great visit, good food, the breakfast menu doesn't show much veggie options but the lunch and breakfast is all day so if you're vegetarian you should be fine.

Only negative was that the waitress talking care of us felt awkward and kept leaving quickly thinking we're done with whatever we were interacting with her on, such as ordering food, asking questions, and when she came up check up on us. If she asks "how is everything", she should actually stick around until we finish the obligatory "everything is great" for a second so we can actually say something. For example I needed ketchup but she came and left twice (!) and I couldn't get in the request. I had to flag down someone else to tell them to bring ketchup after I was half done with my meal.

Ivory Road cafe is like your favorite Indy band that the selfish part of you doesn’t want them to get “too” popular to block your ability to enjoy them but yet you know damn well that the world deserves and needs to know just how amazing they are. Jill and her crew of amazing human beings have always treated us like friends and family every time we come and it’s one of our favorite brunch spots for my family that lives locally. Although they keep staple menu items, they routinely change the flavors or ingredients and everything is always amazing with enough variety of choices to please any/all diets or picky eaters. We love them so much that we rented out their venue privately for our elopement which was one of the best meals and service experiences we’ve had and loved it all so much so that when we were able to have our larger wedding after COVID calmed down, we had Ivory Road cater our dessert for the wedding. We had nearly 175 guests and ordered A LOT of extra dessert “just in case”, gleefully hoping we’d have left overs next day and it’s the first I’ve ever seen essentially none of the desserts left over because everyone ate everything because their desserts are that amazing! Thank you to Jill and her amazing pastry chef Jenni as well as the rest of her chefs and staff for all they do and joy they bring to their community especially to our bellies :) Get yourself a donut or a scone while you’re there or a lavender mimosa (my personal fav).

I absolutely love this place and I've only had two dishes! If you're looking for a healthy meal in good portions and a great price I highly recommend this location. They do require masks indoors at this time but the dining area (which is super cozy, by the way) is open and there's plenty of seating for the porch or yard. It's also very easy to order ahead online via their website, your order is easily customizable! Not to mention the folks that work there are talented and very kind.
Thank you for all you do, Ivory Road!

I had Ivory Road cater my wedding, and Jill was amazing! Guests loved the food, and it was delicious! I've also tried their special event dinners, and it is always a culinary departure from the mundane that doesn't disappoint. Highly recommend!

All around the best experience in a long time. The staff was above and beyond perfect and the food was even better. I fell in love with the painting from a local artist on the wall and went home with it! I will be returning as much as I possibly can. Thank you for an out of life experience. Out of my stress, out if my chores, out of my mundane cuisine, out of this world great.
Thank you just doesn't seem to say it. My gratitude and respect ten fold.