The Front Porch Cafe — Restaurant in Pigeon Forge

We are season pass holders / locals however we have never ate at this restaurant before on our visits. Should have listened to my instincts telling me that we should not but we thought we would try something new . There was only 3 of us. My mom, granddaughter and myself. When we finally got seated after almost 20 minutes ( no they were not busy) the table was sticky and nasty so bad that that menu's were sticking to the table . We asked to get it cleaned and was told they are always like that. So luckily I carry wipes with me and I got them out and cleaned the table off. The staff was rude. The hostess out front dropped a menu while we were waiting to be seated and my granddaughter who is 6 picked it up and said " You dropped this Ma'm " and she just gave her a dirty look and never even took the menu from her! When we finally got waited on the waitress was very rude and my mom ordered coffee and we asked for a refill several times and never got it. The food was not good at all. My granddaughters fries were cold and hard and her grilled cheese sandwich the bread was grilled but the cheese wasn't melted on the inside. It was like it had been put on after the bread was done. My mom got the meatloaf plate. It was piled on top of a huge slice of Texas toast . Other than that she said it was ok. I got the BBQ plate the fries were cold and hard and the bread was stale. We had to ask 3 different people for utensils as we were not given any. It took forever to get our check and even then it was like we were inconveniencing her. Needless to say we wont be back in there and we will make sure to tell everyone we know about it and that comes up to visit to not go in and waste their...

I ordered a Chicken sandwich and fries, and i was given a TINY portion of fries, much smaller than my friend's who ordered the exact same thing. Also the fries were cold and barely cooked and the food was soooooo over priced: FIFTEEN DOLLARS FOR THE WORST FOOD EVER. The chicken sandwich was less appetizing than nyquil chicken. It was soaked in old oil and the breading tasted terrible and was falling off. Shortly after we ate me and my friend both got horrible stomach aches. Im talking terrible. We didn't even ride any rides when we got our stomach aches. The pain was so bad it was like an 8/10. This food is clearly not made for human consumption. Also the waitress would not come check if we needed refills. We had just received our food, not even taken a bite yet, when she came back and said "how is the food tasting" and then left and didn't come back for THIRTY MINUTES! THIRTY! THE FOOD WAS SO BAD WORST $15 OF MY LIFE NEVER AGAIN THE FOOD FEELS UNSAFE TO CONSUME AND IM ON THE VERGE OF FILING A COMPLAINT TO THE TN GOVERNMENT ON UNSAFE FOOD PRACTICES. DO. NOT. EAT. HERE. Ive had a mcchicken that was better than that and i hate mcdonalds, and everyone knows how bad the mcchicken is. If it was not that bad i wouldn't have spent my time writing this. Also I'm not a karen lol I was just caught off guard on how bad the food and...

Short Review: A wonderful place to eat at Dollywood with delicious food and wonderful staff.

Longer Review: We were at Dollywood the other day and it was a scorcher. Most restaurants we saw were outdoor seating, and we just weren't down for that. We needed somewhere to cool off and enjoy our food, and The Front Porch Cafe was the perfect place!

We checked in at 1:43 pm and were told there would be a 30 - 45 minute wait but that they would get us in sooner if they could since we were only 2 people. We received the text that our table was ready at 1:57 pm. Of course we were very happy & grateful for the short 14 minute wait.

The restaurant is family-style all-you-can-eat. You get to pick 2 meats and 3 sides. My fiancee & I chose the ribs and flounder for the meats. We chose the garden salad, green beans, and mac & cheese.

Everything was SO good! My fiancee said the green beans gave his grandma's recipe a run for their money. The mac and cheese reminded me of my great grandma's. I don't think food can receive higher praise than that, to be honest. Additionally, the ribs were cooked tender & served with a delicious sauce, the flounder was seasoned & cooked wonderfully & also had a sauce that paired nicely, too.

Oh, their sweet tea was like a sip of sweet summer...