Thank you for your interest in Herons.  The dining room will be closed during the months of July and August for a complete enhancement of our kitchen design.  During this time, we will be offering a seasonal, chef-attended buffet in our Bar and Lounge area.  The buffet will be available for breakfast, lunch and dinner and a chilled picnic menu will be available for in-room requests twenty-four hours a day.  The buffet will feature a selection of chilled and hot selections created by our Executive Chef Scott Crawford.  Many of the dishes will feature produce sourced directly from our garden and entrees will rotate on a regular basis.

The Umstead's Executive Chef Scott Crawford and consultant Al Berger of Alliance Food Equipment Inc. in Dallas, TX have designed a highly efficient Montague Cooking Suite for The Umstead Hotel’s Herons restaurant.  The result will be a cleanly designed kitchen with all appliances finished in high grade stainless steel with copper accents. The new Herons kitchen will be glass enclosed providing a full view of the food preparation that is taking place.

To view a sample of our Buffet menus, click here.  For more information, kindly call 919-447-4200.