The Pump House

  • PLEASE NOTE: The Queen's Feast specials shown on this website are available during dinner only, unless otherwise noted on an individual restaurant's menu page.
  • Southern-Influenced Modern American Cuisine. Built in 1946, the pump house supplied the Celanese Corporation’s Celriver plant with water for its daily operations. The structure, with its five pumps capable of moving 4.7 million gallons a day, would be used for cooling operations and to generate 70% of the electricity needed to power manufacturing of cellulose acetate. After the plant closed in 2005, the abandoned pump house fell into disrepair. The building was purchased in 2014, and a two-year restoration and renovation project increased the size of the building by 50%. Alongside the modern upgrades, interiors wear original heart pine salvaged from the Monaghan Mill cotton warehouse in Greenville, and custom wall boxes display Catawba Native American pottery, highlighting the historic craftsmanship of the region. A custom, 987-bottle wine cooler by a European woodworker takes pride of place in the main dining area, and a private, 4th floor dining area for groups and special events has a bird’s eye view of this area, along with stunning river views. The rooftop deck and dining area is the ultimate in riverside ambiance, featuring both enclosed dining and fireside open space perfect for enjoying a breeze off the water and a beautiful night view of the Catawba River Bridge.
  • $40 per person (does not include tax or gratuity)
  • Starter (choice of one)
    • Fried Green Tomatoes (V) - cracker meal, house-made pimento cheese, tomato jam, roasted poblano ranch
    • Shrimp Cocktail (GF) - Old Bay & citrus-poached jumbo shrimp, spicy cocktail sauce, Carolina white sauce
    • Deviled Eggs (GF) - baby arugula, creamy egg yolk, candied bacon, smoked paprika
    • Winterbean & Smoked Ham Chowder (GF) - creamed white bean bisque, collard greens, slow-smoked ham
    • Chopped Wedge Salad (GF) - smoked bacon, Gorgonzola, egg, grape tomatoes, carrot, fines herbes, roasted poblano ranch
  • Entree (choice of one)
    • Grilled Pork Chop - Hoppin’ John rice, crisp okra, apple bourbon gastrique
    • Slow-Braised Short Rib (GF) - garlic mashed potatoes, charred heritage carrots, Cheerwine glaze
    • Shrimp & Anson Mills Grits - jumbo white shrimp, heirloom white corn grits, roasted sweet peppers, tasso ham, Creole-style white wine cream sauce
    • Chicken & “Dumplin's” - pan-roasted airline chicken breast, gnocchi, roasted vegetables, chicken velouté, fines herbes
    • Mushroom Pot Pie (V) - roasted mushrooms, leeks, potatoes, herbed mushroom velouté, puff pastry crust
    • Filet Mignon 8 oz. (+$10) (GF) - fingerling potatoes, charred broccolini, green pepper "gravy"
  • Something Sweet (choice of one)
    • Turtle Cheesecake (V) - Tahitian vanilla bean cheesecake, crème caramel, milk chocolate ganache, candied pecans
    • Apple Crisp (V) - brown sugar-glazed apples, cinnamon, spiced Chantilly

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