The Stubborn Bull at Mill Creek

The Stubborn Bull at Mill Creek - Event Venue in Highlands, North Carolina

Restaurant · Highlands, North Carolina

445 North 4th Street, Highlands, North Carolina, United States

About The Stubborn Bull at Mill Creek

The Stubborn Bull at Mill Creek is a Spanish-inspired restaurant in Highlands, NC, featuring international tapas, craft cocktails, and an extensive wine program. Overlooking Mill Creek, it offers a modern yet inviting setting with multiple event spaces, including a courtyard ideal for garden brunches, cocktail hours, and celebrations. The venue hosts private parties such as rehearsal dinners, welcome parties, corporate dinners, and luncheons.

Venue Details

  • Meeting rooms: 4

Ratings

Google Rating: 4.6/5 (216 reviews)

Guest Highlights

  • Staff
  • Restaurant
  • Setting
  • Room
  • Ambiance
  • Service
  • Food
  • Dining

Amenities

Facilities

  • courtyard
  • multiple event spaces

Room Features

  • creek views

Meeting Rooms & Event Spaces

Back Room

  • Type: Private Dining
  • Features: Wheelchair accessible, attached patio
  • Private back room with an attached patio offering elegance and exclusivity; suitable for custom plated dinners and intimate gatherings.

Front Patio

  • Type: Outdoor Space
  • Capacity — Banquet: 20
  • Features: Wheelchair accessible
  • Private front patio offering privacy and exclusivity; suitable for custom plated dinners and intimate gatherings, for up to 20 guests.

Twenty-Seat U-shaped Bar

  • Type: Multi Purpose
  • Features: Wheelchair accessible, full bar
  • Chic, open bar area featuring a full bar; available for fully private rental during or after service hours.

Court Yard

  • Type: Outdoor Space
  • Capacity — Banquet: 20, Cocktail: 35
  • Features: Wheelchair accessible
  • Outdoor courtyard near Mill Creek; ideal for garden brunches, intimate cocktail hours, and celebrations. Available late spring to early fall, weather dependent.

Style

modern, elegant, waterfront, garden

Contact

Phone: (828) 200-0813