OFFERING:
  • A Casual Fine Dining Atmosphere
  • Steaks, Fresh Seafood & Spirits
  • Open 6 Days a Week
  • Indoor/Outdoor Seating
  • Live Music
  • Full Service Event Planning

  • WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR:
  • Rehearsal Dinners
  • Corporate Events
  • Anniversaries & Birthdays
  • Wine Tastings
  • Bridal and Baby Showers
  • Private Parties
  • Cooking Classes
  • Business Conferences/Meetings/Luncheons
  • Special Occasions
  • Catering All Kinds of Events
  • We can help you celebrate your occasion, from a private dining experience for two, all the way to a corporate dinner for your entire company. We will work with you on every detail.


    Five Fifty Three Dining

    The dinner menu includes selections such as shrimp and grits, fresh local trout, grilled filet mignon, crab cakes and 22 oz ribeye.

    The bar features fine wines, locally brewed beer and spirits, including 53 specialty cocktails.

    We offer an extensive children's menu and specialty playroom just their size.

    Sunday brunch menu features amazing omelettes, beignets and fresh fruit.

    View our Summer 2008 Menus


    More About the Owner/Chef

    Chef Ross Lorenz, from Western North Carolina, has returned with his wife, Bonnie, to Main Street Sylva to start Restaurant Five Fifty Three.

    Ross is a graduate of Johnson and Wales University in Chrleston, SC and has worked in the Hospitality Industry for over 13 years. Ross has worked his way up to Chef, General Manager and Sommelier in many highly respected restaurants. Together, Ross and Bonnie have created an always changing menu according to the property greenhouse and garden beds, local organic farmers, and global availability of fresh food.