The Duke’s Feast returns to downtown Albemarle

Published 1:59 pm Wednesday, July 30, 2025

ALBEMARLE — Following an introduction last August and a return this past January, a dining promotional event is back in downtown Albemarle once again to combine great food with a boost to the local economy.

The Duke’s Feast, presented this week by Albemarle Downtown Development Corporation, is the city’s signature Restaurant Week event where local restaurants offer exclusive dine-in dinner specials as a fixed-price, three‑course menu alongside their regular items.

Albemarle’s Five Points Public House and The Courthouse Tavern and Table will host the event through the end of Sunday night with Duke’s Feast dinners available after 4 p.m. for $25 and $35, respectively.

“The Duke of Albemarle invites you to The Duke’s Feast for Albemarle Downtown’s Restaurant Week,” Albemarle Downtown announced. “Enjoy a specially priced, three-course meal fit for royalty. While you’re downtown, don’t forget to visit our wonderful local shops and support Albemarle’s small businesses.”

Coinciding with the end of July as Independent Retailer Month, The Duke’s Feast was created to encourage residents and visitors to dine locally and financially back the city’s businesses, offsetting a time of year when a slowdown in sales is not uncommon.

Five Points — a local favorite at 304 East Main Street — offers an upscale pub atmosphere with a rotating selection of craft, draft and local beer; its $4 draft beer feature for the week is Uwharrie Brewing Liquid Art Kolsch.

For The Duke’s Feast menu, the restaurant will have the choices of ahi tuna, house salad, Caesar salad or watermelon summer salad for the first course, followed by grilled salmon, blackened snapper, New York strip or blackened chicken alfredo as entrees.

Five Points’ dessert options are cookie crumble sundae and brownie crumble sundae.

Formerly known as Off The Square, The Courthouse at 114 South Second Street provides southern dining staples as well as craft cocktails and a wide wine selection.

The restaurant has the choices of a Caesar salad, Courthouse salad or soup of the day for the first course, along with entree choices of grilled sirloin steak, grilled pork tenderloin, blackened chicken alfredo, butcher block of the day or catch of the day.

The Courthouse’s dessert options are strawberry short cake and chocolate mousse cheese cake.

“Our friends at Albemarle Downtown have come up with a plan for a feast,” the Stanly County Convention and Visitors Bureau said in an advertisement. “Treat yourself to a fantastic time and a magnificent culinary feast in beautiful downtown Albemarle.”

The full list of Duke’s Feast menu items and descriptions are available for viewing at albemarledowntown.com.