Black Cap Grille
North Conway, NH · American
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
This listing's current published materials advertise Wagyu, but the offering does not meet our full verification standard for provenance. It carries no authenticity badge; undisclosed details remain explicitly unverified.
Why it's listed
A year round American grille at Settlers Crossing in North Conway, on Route 16 between LL Bean and REI, serving seven days a week from noon. Wagyu turns up in three places on the card: a Steak and Frites entree built on kuro wagyu (ca) top sirloin at $39, a $28 Wagyu Burger with camembert and shiitake mushrooms, and wagyu top sirloin offered as a salad topper. The kitchen credits its suppliers elsewhere, naming Broken Arrow Ranch for the antelope sirloin, but the Wagyu lines carry no grade and no statement of the cattle's breed generation.
Authenticity flags
- The Steak and Frites is the only Wagyu item here that names a source, printed as kuro wagyu (ca). No grade is given, and the menu does not say what share of Japanese Wagyu genetics the cattle carry, which is the thing that separates one American Wagyu from another. Ask if that matters to you.
- The Wagyu Burger and the wagyu top sirloin salad topper name no origin or producer at all, so the menu does not say whether they come from the same beef as the steak.
Wagyu on the menu
- unknown
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
- American
- Brand / Prefecture
- Kuro Wagyu
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| American | Kuro Wagyu | Not listed | Not listed |
The experience
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Cuts named on the Wagyu menu
Read from this venue’s quoted evidence, so a listed cut may not be on tonight. What these cuts are
Evidence on file
“Entrees section: 'Steak & Frites (GF)', described as 'kuro wagyu (ca) top sirloin steak | house fries | black cap steak sauce | grilled asparagus', $39.00.”
order.spoton.com “'Wagyu Burger', described as 'camembert cheese | shiitake mushrooms | grilled red onion | butter toasted bun | our specialty burger best served medium rare', $28.00. No origin, grade or producer is given on this item.”
order.spoton.com “The 'Greens' section header reads 'Cap any salad with... grilled natural chicken breast | seared salmon | black bean cake | sauteed shrimp | wagyu top sirloin |'.”
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“The Kuro Wagyu brand's own site describes the product only as 'Our premium wagyu is never treated with hormones and is raised on a grain-fed diet for more than 450 days to ensure each cut is abundantly marbled to grade for consistently rich and buttery quality'. It states no...”
kurowagyu.com “The same Entrees list names sources for other proteins: 'Seared Antelope Sirloin, broken arrow ranch | bcg wild boar sausage | roast oyster mushrooms | au jus | roast potatoes', $47.00, and 'Australian Angus Rib Eye, grass fed steak | black garlic & smoked gouda risotto', $42.00.”
order.spoton.com “'We are open 7 days a week. Hours of Operation: Monday - Saturday Noon to Nine (last seating), Sunday Eleven - Eight (last seating). Now Serving Sunday Brunch From Eleven - Three'. Address given as '1498 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, NH 03860', 'located in Settlers...”
blackcapgrille.com
Quoted from the venue's own menu or site. A Wagyu claim on a menu is not the same as documented provenance.
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Common questions
- Does Black Cap Grille serve real Wagyu?
- Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on August 18, 2026. What the menu does not do is say which Wagyu: no prefecture, grade, breed status or producer is published, so the sourcing cannot be checked from outside. That is a gap in what is written down rather than a suggestion that anything is wrong with the beef, and plenty of kitchens buy carefully without printing the details.
- What kind of Wagyu does Black Cap Grille serve?
- Its menu discloses unknown and Kuro Wagyu. Each of those is taken from the venue's own current materials rather than from a review or a listing site, and the evidence behind it is quoted further down this page.
- Why is Black Cap Grille listed without a Wagyu badge?
- Because a badge here means the sourcing was checked, not that the food is good. This listing is published because the venue genuinely advertises Wagyu on its own current material, and it carries no badge because that material does not say which Wagyu. If the venue publishes the prefecture, grade, breed status or producer, the listing can move.