The Hungry Bear Cafe

just an awesome little place! waitstaff are great, good food, competitive pricing... I would much rather be here than at a chain!

A fantastic Diner! Everything we’ve had is great. Good breakfast, but love their burgers! Order the Grizzly! Cheeseburger with bacon and chili!

A HIDDEN GEM!! And the best bang for your buck for lunch in this area. Love that the hours are only 6 Am-2 Pm on weekdays, so you know it is a spot for locals!! Thank you for that. And thank you for amazing prices. I have been working in the Candler area for 7 years and I am so regretful that I just tried the Hungry Bear Cafe for the first time. If I could review myself, I would give myself 1 star for being such an idiot for missing out on amazing burgers for lunch for all this time. BUT yesterday, I finally came to my senses and went to lunch at the Hungry Bear Cafe with a couple of co-worker's. As soon as I walked in and saw the red and white checkered table cloths, I knew I had made the right choice and this place was about to HIT. The next thing I noticed was all the cool decor ..like the cut out of cowboy John Wayne, a classic 80s photo of a cop in a Lamborghini patrol car pulling someone over in the desert that said “I can’t drive 55”, and all kinds of other old school 1950s-1980s memorabilia. To be able to catch this kind of vibe in Candler/Asheville for breakfast of lunch? You won’t anywhere else.. everything is just... well... not this cool around here. Too trendy if and fit for tourist only. And then I get the menu, and the huge selection, and wow the prices! BINGO. I thought to myself, “as long as the food is good, this is literally my new favorite lunch spot.” I wanted to find a type of burger that would be similar to a homemade big mac (like tastee diner on haywood rd. used to have, but boy does that place suck after they changed ownership and remodeled and got an all new menu. lameeee). I see the Big Boy burger on the menu. It’s a double cheese burger, lettuce, pickles, onions, middle bun, and the hungry bear sauce. I had found my homemade big mac and it was quite possibly the best burger I have had anywhere in a WHILE. Crinkle cut fries were also perfectly warm, crisp and delicious. The only thing missing in this place was a little music, I don’t remember hearing any and they had a small tv playing instead. I cant wait to go back and try everything, especially the breakfast!! Stop wasting your time and go here immediately.

If you are in Asheville and want true country cooking and just amazing food, this is it!! My wife got breakfast and it was perfect and I had the best burger I've ever had!! It is really small so not many seats, so if you have to wait it would be worth it!!

Great dive breakfast! Food was excellent, service was sweet and kind, coffee was hot. A

Breakfast is delicious! I had the bacon and egg omelette with a side of house fries and toast, and my boyfriend had the breakfast bowl with gravy. All ingredients tasted natural and fresh. Coffee was very good too. The staff was very attentive and courteous and served everyone with a smile. The diner space is in fact small and the tables are very close to each other, but the atmosphere is nice and has a very local feel which we loved. Will be a faithful customer from now on 3

Food was delicious, the people that work here are incredible.

Always great home cooked breakfast. The gravy you have option of white or brown. The brown gravy is just like what grandma used to make.