When hunger strikes during your Pigeon Forge vacation, there is no better destination than one of the family style restaurants in town! These popular dining establishments serve large platters of food to the table so that you can pass around the plates to share with your family and friends, similar to how meals are eaten at home! This is the perfect opportunity to enjoy some of your favorite southern specialities or to try something new and discover a new favorite! Here are 3 amazing family style restaurants in Pigeon Forge TN that you need to try:
1. Mama’s Farmhouse
Mama’s Farmhouse serves up hearty meals all day long, ranging from delicious breakfast options to the best southern-style dinners in town! If you have a busy day ahead of sightseeing in the Smokies, start your morning with a family style meal of breakfast staples like scrambled eggs, sausage patties, applewood bacon, and grits! Breakfast also features award-winning buttermilk biscuits that are made from scratch just minutes before they reach your table! While dining for lunch or dinner, you’ll pick from a selection of meats like fried chicken, honey-glazed ham, and country fried steak, then you can select from a choice of 10 scrumptious sides! Be sure to save room for dessert, as you won’t want to miss the banana pudding or peach cobbler!
2. Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen
Another one of the amazing family style restaurants in Pigeon Forge TN that you need to try is Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen! This restaurant is located at The Island in Pigeon Forge, a huge entertainment complex where you’ll find plenty of fun shops and activities to enjoy after your meal! This is your chance to experience classic Deen family recipes, complete with endless portions of southern style entrees and side dishes! Breakfast features unique “down home” dishes like Nashville Hot Chicken and Waffles, Sweet Piggies in a Blanket, and Apple Cinnamon French Toast, while the lunch and dinner menu features mouthwatering meals like the Best Ever Southern Fried Chicken, Georgia Fried Catfish and Ol’ Fashioned Southern Meatloaf! Finish it all up with Paula’s signature melt-in-your-mouth dessert, the Ooey Gooey Butter Cake!
3. Aunt Granny’s Restaurant
Aunt Granny’s Restaurant is located within Dollywood theme park and it has been named as one of the top 10 best theme park restaurants in the country by USA Today! Once you have the chance to dine here for yourself, you’ll discover why it has become such a beloved favorite over the years! While dining with your group family-style, chow down on Smoky Mountain classics like Crispy Fried Chicken, Southern Fried Catfish, and Pot Roast with Vegetables and Gravy! It all comes with sides like a fresh garden salad, braised cabbage, corn puddin’, creamy mac ‘n’ cheese, garlic cheddar biscuits, and herb-roasted red bliss potatoes! Finally, end your meal with sweet delights such as banana pudding, Oreo dirt cake cups and seasonal cobbler!
Check out all of our large cabin rentals in the Smoky Mountains today to stay just minutes away from these amazing family style restaurants in Pigeon Forge TN! We look forward to welcoming you to the Smokies!
