Campfire Grill — Restaurant in Mountain Park

Smoked Regret and a Side of Despair

Let me start by saying: I love BBQ. I would eat brisket at a vegan yoga retreat if someone offered it to me. So when I saw Campfire Smokehouse, I thought, hey, how bad could it be?

Spoiler alert: BAD. Apocalyptically bad.

First, the smell. Imagine if a tire fire married a raccoon’s armpit and then invited burnt hair to the honeymoon. That’s the welcoming aroma. It hits you like a spiritual crisis.

We ordered the burger and pulled pork sandwich.

The burger was so salty and musty, I’m 90% sure it was soaked in a sweat solution for 48 hours. The pork had the texture of regret and tasted like they’d been seasoned with tears and old pennies.

For sides, we got “french fries.” I put that in quotes because it was clearly powdered potatoes packaged in some country far away, shipped to the US, then microwaved stateside. The baked beans were baked in the sense that they had seen heat once, briefly, and then been forgotten in the back of a fridge during the Bush administration.

Bonus points for atmosphere: the floors were sticky, but not from anything identifiable. We were the only ones in the joint. The coke machine was out of 1/3 of stuff somehow, but the place was clean.

To be fair, I didnt leave hungry. I left confused about how anyone can serve that tier of food. I would much prefer burgers and bbq from GA high school lunch. Seriously…..GA high school lunches are fine dining compared to this slop. I wasnt hungry, so mission accomplished.

Furthermore, this (along with a few $500+ fine dining experiences) will be one of the most memorable meals of my life. Ironic, right?

By the end, I wasn’t sure if I’d eaten food or survived a curse.

Would I recommend it? Yes. But only to people I...

Avoid this place. The employee that took our order did not mention that you can not substitute sides for the barbecue sandwiches. Instead, he just nodded his head yes to all of our requests while ordering. Once we sat down at our table, we realized he only charged for 1 sandwich instead of 2. After going back to the register to fix the issue, the cashier was not interested in anything I had to say. He just kept pointing towards the card reader for me to pay for the extra sandwich. He never mentioned that we could not have fries like we ordered. The soda machines were out of CO2 and the drains were over flowing with ice. Several employees were getting drinks for themselves and completely ignored the fact that they couldn’t put their cup under the dispenser because of the large amount of ice piled up. Instead of taking 30 seconds to dump the ice, they just made their drinks and walked away. After waiting for 30+ minutes, our food came out and to no surprise, it was all wrong. Our burger was plain when it was ordered with lettuce, tomato, and pickle. We had only 1/2 our fries we ordered. The lady in the window realized that this was no fault of our own and made it right by giving us the fries we wanted and an extra bag of chips. The employees seemed like they had no training whatsoever. From now on, we will eat outside...

Chante was our waitress here and Sunday was the man that was supposed to clean up the drink that was spilled. Not only did he not clean up underneath the table, leaving us to soak our feet in sticky tea, but my mom had to wipe down the table for him. Chante never replaced the spilled drink and came to the table once. She then added an 18% gratuity onto our bill for 6 people, which included two children at the table. All of this horrible service, and she has the nerve to tack on a tip. As icing on the cake, all the food looked like it came from a box. I ordered the chili which came to my table cold and greasy, and the Mac n cheese I ordered was also cold and disgusting. It honestly didn’t even taste like Mac n cheese. Considering this is the only eat in restaurant at Stone Mountain Park, and considering how much money the park brings in, you would think the owner would invest more money in experienced workers, better food, and an overall...