Tavern at The
Mimosa
lite fare
homemade desserts
daily food & beverage
specials
Prix fixe dinner Friday & Saturday
Open Tues - Sat from 5 PM
Built on the foundations of the original Mills family home, The
Mimosa Inn is an historic 10,000 square foot, 106 year old
"Plantation" style mansion with 10 guest rooms, all with private
baths and a/c, situated on four park-like acres facing the Blue
Ridge Mountains. The site is famous for its many champion trees,
including the largest
Mimosa Silktree (Albiziz julibrissin)
growing in the USA. The Inn is also home to many
Harlequin Glory
Bower (Clerodendrum trichotomum) flowering shrubs that blossom
from July through October providing a wonderful light fragrance
throughout the summer and fall seasons.
The on-site licensed restaurant and wide-open spaciousness of the Inn's public rooms, porches,
patios & 55' front verandah make it an ideal setting for
weddings, special occasions or romantic get-a-ways.
Conveniently located between four major cities (Asheville,
Charlotte, NC & Greenville, Spartanburg, SC), Tryon is probably
the most cosmopolitan small town in North America. Voted
one of the top ten best places to retire, Tryon’s citizenry
represents a real cross section of America with more than half
of them originally from somewhere else.
This diversity of backgrounds and places of origin help to make
Tryon
“Almost Perfect. Always Tryon".
A visit to the Mimosa Inn and Tryon/Polk County area takes you
back to a time when the Cherokee and settler both competed for
the land. Years before the Revolutionary War, the Royal
Governor, William Tryon, himself journeyed to the area and
negotiated a new dividing line between the Indian and white
man. This is reflected in the names of the surrounding mountains
(Tryon Peak & White Oak Mountain for the Indian Chief).
Today the area is renowned for its exceptional beauty, great
weather, barbecue championship competition and equestrian
traditions. Tryon has been named number 4 on a list of towns
where "the horse comes first". The fox hunts, horse shows and
steeplechase events are well known through out the country. You
can Golf all year long at the many great golf courses within a
half hour of Mimosa, including a great Fazio and a new Palmer
course.
