Countryside — Restaurant in Vonore

Recently we were on vacation and it was so good we ate here four times.

The restaurant is clean, the staff was always friendly and efficient, and in addition to the inside seating there is a nice outside patio area with sun umbrellas.

We were very impressed with the quality and quantity of the food, and the prices were very reasonable.

I liked the homemade meatloaf so much that I had it three times. It had finely minced onion and sweet peppers in it, and it is covered in caramelized sweet catsup-- my wife and I both loved it. We also loved the grilled pork chops with cinnamon apple slices. Both meals come with your choice of two sides, and they have a huge assortment of sides: including fried okra, turnip greans, beans (cooked with bacon), corn, sweet/creamy coleslaw, pinto beans, and macaroni and cheese. The sides are served in large bowls (we tried all except the turnip greens. After 4pm a baked potato is also available as a side (stick with butter and sour cream-- we didn't feel the up charge to make it "loaded" was worth it, and the potato is huge enough you don't need bacon and chives, and cheese on it.

The prices are very reasonable : $11 for the meatloaf dinner and $13 for the two-pork chop dinner. These two meals (and others) are also available in a smaller portion and one side as part of their lunch menu. I believe I saw a notice about a fried fish special on...

My wife and I eat here often and the food and service is always great...no complaints...in fact we left a 20 dollar tip on a 21 bill... However as we were leaving she went to the restroom and I went to get the car..I had parked a distance away and my wife has extreme difficulties walking...I pulled the car up close to the bldg..but I was careful not to block any walkways I got out to open the door for my wife when she came...all of a sudden two employees rushed me and told me they had had complaints of my parking...I had been there all of 45 seconds..I informed them I was not parking but merely pulled upto pick my wife up ...I offered to go back in and apologize to the the people that complained but the employees blocked my path...they the said they were the complainers...they were afraid of their boss may get angry with them if I didn't move my vehicle ....I at this point I don't know which lie not to be67onelieve...so I apologized and moved...I am 75 my wife is 74....very strange behavior...summing up food and service are great ....be careful leaving...I didn't know if they would get physical or not Note. I have been asked why I didn't get a supervisor.... reason....I own three business and none of my employees would ever approach a customer like this...this is accepted and standard behavior at this establishment....talking to management would be...

The waitress was rude to us immediately upon sit down. Rushed us to order. Since it was our first time there, we asked what was suggested she seemed annoyed. Nonetheless, 45 minutes later after ordering the all you can eat. We still hadn't received our food. We were ignored by the waitress. We continued to wait and saw 3 other tables who were seated after us get their food. She kept apologizing to the other tables for their 10 minute wait when we waited almost an hour for our food. The waitress was wearing yoga pants that, let's just say was too revealing nor appropriate for a restaurant. Horrible attitude. Horrible service. The food was mediocre at best. The fish wasn't even descaled decently. It still had skin on it. I would've understood the wait if the food was incredible but alas I was deceived. Captain D's had better seafood than this place especially for the price $35 for 2 people with the horrid experience. Definitely not worth it. I know I won't be dining there again. It's worth the note that the owner responds only to the good reviews and not the negative ones which shows how they view their customers. If it were me, I'd try to reach out to those dissatisfied and try to rectify the situation. Poor business...