Restaurants near Cougars Den

The Green Valley Grill is just wonderful! We stopped by on our way back to Durham after visiting the Christmas light show at Kersey Valley Farms. I had been wanting to take my husband there after eating lunch with friends on a Greensboro day trip. The food did not disappoint, and the cocktails were some of the best we've ever had. We enjoyed a selection of small plates, and the crab-spinach dip was especially good, with the lovely sharp cheese balancing the slightly sweet crab and fresh spinach. The only hitch is that it was VERY BUSY when we arrived, and we were seated in a remote corner of the bar instead of the main dining room, despite having reservations. No biggie, I've worked in the food industry, so I get it. Our server overlooked us for about 15 minutes, and we got pretty hungry. So, my husband spoke briefly to the GM about getting some food, and then they overwhelmed us with attention and gave us one of the small plates at no charge. This is how you turn customers into loyal patrons. We would drive to Greensboro just to have dinner here -- it's that good!

Love the new look of the dining room and the very comfortable chairs. Good menu options for our table. The oysters were perfectly made, could have had 2 orders. Everyone enjoyed themselves

Food is delicious. Large wine/champagne menu with “by the glass” or bottle options. Adorable ambiance inside with available outdoor seating when weather permits. Cost is very reasonable. Employees are warm, welcoming and knowledgeable.

We celebrated a birthday and lovely ambiance with delicious food. Menu options were good - each one of us had a different dinner choice with perfect pairings of vegetable and starch - and were delighted to be able to add a glob of that lucious goat cheese on request! Well done, servers and kitchen. Our reservations were spot on time, no rush for us to spend time together and yet, food was quickly served on order.

As always the food and service were amazing! Kim and her staff are good people!