Fiddler's Wytheville — Restaurant in Wytheville

A good clean place to eat. The lunch buffet was well stocked, not heater burnt, food was all warm and tasty. Waiter was very friendly one he was locked on. I wanted a burger, asked him to have it cooked med-rare, despite the menu saying nothing of the sorts, he said "they" require us to cook all burgers well done. I inquired who "they" were, he simply repeated they again until I had to dig deep so as to not go into Marine Sergeant mode. I had to work it out of him that it was simply his manager's requirement. If I wanted to eat a boot heel, I'd try to break into Derek Vinyard's house dressed in blackface. This is America, if a man would like a piece of meat cooked on the shy side of Hiroshima, oblige. Or hell, put it on the menu stating as such and avoid the unpleasantries of being required to clarify it. This was my first visit to the location, I usually order a burger the first time I frequent such a place employing the mindset of "a place that screws up a simple burger will screw up everything else." Is what it is I reckon. First world problems. Go across the street or further in town if you want red meat. 4/5...

*Just Don't! 12/2/24 6:30 pm. We thought we would try this 'family owned' restaurant for a nice Sunday dinner. Wrong! ...We ordered tea, and then the kitchen filled the Door Dash orders while we waited 40 minutes.🤨 We should have left but the waitress was very nice. I ordered the Salmon, baked potato, and green beans. The tiny salmon slice was dry, the potato over cooked, and the beans were a cold, soggy mess. He ordered the brisket sandwich, which was so tough and gristley it could not be cut, and this was served with burned onion rings. This was sent back and replaced with a roast beef sandwich, made of old dry, rough beef hunks. Again, could not be cut with his sharp pocket knife and was sent back too. I ate some of the fish and potato, he only ate a few onion rings. Unfortunately, the best part was the tea. The waitress was very apologetic, noting the cook was upset and off his game. She tried to have his sandwich credited, but the manager just gave a partial credit. *This horrible experience cost $35 and...

Shoney's that was there is a tough act to follow. Fiddler's Food was edible. Barely. First clues were when server didn't know how to hold a pen(cil). Had no idea what an Arnold Palmer is. So we just ordered water to drink. How can one mess up meatloaf, mashed potatoes and green beans? They found a way. Prices were for much better food. Recorded Bluegrass music constantly playing. A bit of such Americans can be nice and appreciated. A bit. Couldn't wait to get out of there. My companion ventured an appraisal of mediocre. I wouldn't go that high. Attendance was thin. We're likely not the only ones to not return. Especially when other restaurants are near. Next time through we'll go to the...