Some restaurants are just a place to eat. Others become an experience you talk about for weeks. 🏰
Wandering Vine at the Castle in Shawnee, Kansas — just a stone’s throw from Olathe — is firmly in the second category.
Owned by husband-and-wife team Dan and Carla Dyer, this award-winning, upscale dining destination brings together scratch-made seasonal cuisine, a world-class wine program, and the jaw-dropping ambiance of a 120-year-old historic castle to create something the Kansas City area has never quite seen before.
How Wandering Vine at the Castle Won Shawnee’s Hearts
Dan and Carla Dyer — two people with zero prior restaurant experience — spotted the historic Caenen Castle going to auction in July 2019, just three days before the sale, and in a moment of bold, borderline-reckless inspiration, submitted the winning bid from an airline counter as they were checking their bags to leave town.…