People's Choice — Restaurant in Newport

Driving through Newport, my sister spotted this restaurant so we stopped for lunch. We walked in & someone from behind the counter yelled for us to sit wherever we wanted. My sister selected a booth near the side door. A waitress appeared & took our beverage orders. She returned promptly & took our lunch orders. The restaurant had a plethora of knick knacks & my sister commented that she was impressed there was not a cob web or dust bunny to be seen anywhere amongst them. We chatted about the number of Betty Boop items & I spent some time trying to look up the Will Lea whiskey distillery from an old jug on a shelf. At that point it became apparent our food was taking a ridiculous amount of time & the conversation turned to how long we had been waiting with so few customers in the restaurant. I was getting a bit irritated. About 5 minutes later, the waitress showed up with our food explaining she had been working on a to-go order for a company that orders from them regularly. She had never come to our table to tell us there would be a wait, never checked on us during the time she was working on their order & appeared to expect everything to be excused when she said the name of the company. I appreciate that regular customers are their bread & butter, but they ignored customers currently sitting in the restaurant to accommodate this to-go order. As a result, although the food was good, they've assured I will not return to...

The Place The People's Choice is located at 230 W Broadway in Newport, Tn. Classic little diner with some booths and tables. Like many small businesses cash is the only means of paying the bill. People forget credit card transactions cost the business 4% - 6% so actually you are saving money paying by with cash as well. Don't let the humble surroundings deter you... this is a made from scratch kind of place.

The Menu/Food The menu covers the breakfast basics. Eggs your way with choice of Bacon, Sausage, Bologna, Country Ham, Ribeye Steak, or Tenderloin. Pancakes, French Toast, Grits, Oatmeal and toast as well. Sides of hashbrowns or Homefries with Onions, Peppers, Cheese, Tomatoes.

We choose an order of 2 Eggs over easy with Sausage, biscuits and gravy. Along with an order of 2 Eggs scrambled, hash browns, biscuits and gravy. Our breakfast was very good. The gravy was obviously made from scratch and very good.

The Service/Value/Experience Our service was good. Our waitress was hustling the whole time we were there. Breakfast was a very good value. It was a fun small diner experience. Give...

First, this is a CASH ONLY place & secondly the store hours are not posted anywhere so I'm not sure when they open or close. The food was good (I think the majority of items are made from scratch) however I believe the pinto beans had fermented. The decor inside has an quaint feel with mismatched tables, chairs, antiques, Betty Boop's, & plants that have most likely been growing since the restaurant itself opened in 1970.

The waitress didn't say much beyond asking for our order & if we needed more tea though I would have liked to let her know the beans were bad before she came with the check. I'd like to give this place another try since I drive by it daily & it seems like a good local...