I have twice tried this Ambers after the new owners have taken over. Lukewarm coffee, cold food, paper thin bacon, and high prices each time. Too bad, I had high hopes this would be my new breakfast place. No such luck. I won't be going back. read more

Big as your plate pancakes! They were delicious. Husband had a western omelette and that was huge too! Covered with all the fixings Our waitress was great and the place has a family atmosphere read more

Reminded me of a restaurant I went to as a kid in the late '80s. Food was good at all. I love diners and greasy spoons, but this was not good. I'm not 2 stars cuz the servers were really nice! read more

The breakfast here is amazing. I have not had a bad meal yet and it is as close to homemade that momma made as I can get. I suggest anyone in the area to try this place for breakfast. read more

Amber Restaurant - Starting out with some coffee and OJ. Waiting on the food to get here. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

We were in the area so we decided to give this place a try. What a good mom and pop type restaurant! They're only open for breakfast & lunch (except for Friday nights), but definitely worth a try. My husband and I both got breakfast and were not disappointed . read more

Our family loves Amber Restaurant! We always get the chicken fried steak w eggs and gravy. Also the hot roast beef and turkey sandwiches are great for lunch. I also heard new menu options are coming...can't wait!! Recommend 1000% read more

Food is okay, now if there were better breakfast places around Im sure this place would be empty. I would say they sure could use a deep cleaning, it sure would be nice. The best item I can say they have are the blueberry pancakes, they were very delicious and s why they get 3 stars. read more

Amber Restaurant has a new owner and breakfast was great. Still expensive, but all restaurants are. The best part of breakfast was the hamburger patty. I will go back just because of that. read more

My wife and I recently went to The Amber Restaurant. It was quite possibly one of the most underwhelming and disappointing dining experiences I have had in a long time. To begin with, the food is terribly over priced and not even prepared very well. The hashbrowns and home fries were cold when we got our plates even though the place was not even close to being busy. The country ham was also almost paper thin and more bone and fat than anything else. We both had two eggs, 1 biscuit and gravy (that's included, not extra) home fries or hash browns and country ham along with her a coffee and me a coke. They charged us $40 for this pitiful meal and after examining the menu prices, I informed the waitress that they actually overcharged us. Her response was "they may have changed the prices but didn't update the menu". The menu that they print out on a laser printer and put in a plastic sleeve. She wound up checking my total and then gave me a 10% discount on the bill which was still more than what should have been charged based upon the menu prices. Bad food and bad prices. No thanks. I would rather go to waffle house or cracker barrel and get better food for a cheaper price. read more

Id really rather give 3 1/2 stars. This is a little diner, typical southern country meals, but the prices are not diner prices. I paid $45 ($5 tip) for my breakfast of 2 eggs, chicken fried steak and gravy, 1 biscuit and coffee and home fries. My daughter has country ham, 2 eggs, 2 biscuits, home fries, gravy and coffee. Home fries were not great, dry, possibly frozen not fresh. But the rest of the food was good, my eggs were cooked perfectly, the chicken fried steak was great and biscuits were large and fluffy. They serve their ketchup in a tiny plastic ramekin with a lid, it was gross and had a layer of liquid on top that was hard to get over. It has an old school diner ambiance that I really liked but I just can't get over it being a $40 breakfast. read more

Amber Restaurant - $40 breakfast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

I brought my mom here to try it when she came into town. Unfortunately, this was by far the worst breakfast experience either of us have had. The place was very old which made me wonder how old (dirty) the kitchen is. Our server was impersonal, bordering on rude. The coffee was tasteless, more like hot water for as much flavor as it had. We had a long 30 min wait for egg sandwiches which the bread was barley toasted. And to top it off, my hash browns were undercooked and still hard in the middle. Super disappointed by this place and sad I took my mom there. Hopefully our experience was a one off, and not their usual. I will not be returning. read more

Amber Restaurant - Bacon egg sandwich, undercooked hashbtowns - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

They tried to sit us at 2 different tables that still needed to be bussed. There were a few tables like that, but none had been cleaned off for new customers coming in. When they tried to insist that we go ahead and sit at the second one, we left. read more

Such a cute little restaurant! Not overpriced at all. I love taking my friends & family who visit to Amber's. Support our local restaurants & come eat here! I've never had a bad meal here and the waitresses/waiters are always so kind. read more

my sister and I always enjoy Amber and when they close we both was heartbroken, but heard new owners bought it and decide to go there, we both end up leaving when 40 minutes past and still no food, hate to say it but won't be back , we end up at Bel air and got our food less then 20 minutes,. read more

Visited for the first time today. Really surprised! Delicious authentic country style steak that seemed 100% scratch made - tender, real & delicious. Highly recommend. Sides were good, too, with the exception of the mac & cheese that seemed to lean on the addition of mustard for color and flavor more than actual cheese (boo) but, no worry, I will just get a different side next time. Friendly and fast service. The Daily Specials are an amazing value. Will absolutely be back! read more

I was happy with my meal. It was an old school diner with country food. Amazing selection. The menu was so large that I could not decide what I wanted. I decided on a chopped beef steak with coleslaw and cornbread dressing. It was good. I love coleslaw and they had onion in theirs and that's the first time I had ever encountered that. My dining partner had breakfast. I definitely will go again, and I actually look forward to it because there are several items that I would like to try and I could not really make up my mind. Places like this And Alice's are hard to find and a dying breed! But they always seem to be good. Although the food was just OK, I would try it one time. But it cannot even compare to Alice's diner. read more

I was invited to go here for a birthday lunch with friends. I wasn't sure what to expect but I was pleasantly surprised with what I encountered. The staff was so friendly and welcoming as we walked in and we were completely cared for the entire time. I ordered the liver and onions because it is one of my favorite meals. Theirs was good but could have used more seasoning to bring out more flavor. Overall, I was impressed and wouldn't mind going back. read more

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Perfect diner atmosphere, staff was pleasant and helpful with questions about the menu. Amber burger was delicious

My husband and I came for breakfast and we loved it! The biscuits and gravy are delicious!! The service was top notch. The server was very attentive and kind. We've been looking for a good breakfast spot and we found it. We will be back! read more

Great place to eat. Been going over 25 years starting at the Ftn. City location (closed years ago) to make room for ANOTHER bank in Ftn. City. Been thing to the Halls location since. Becky is the best! The pan fried potatoes on Thursdays are amazing read more

DO NOT come here unless you have time to wait. we waited over an hour for our food. Asked how much longer and was told 30-45 MORE minutes. WE GOT UP AND LEFT. Sad we didn't even get to try the food but we were starving! read more

Very good country dinner choices, very friendly staff. I got the okra and meatloaf. It was very yummy. I highly recommend this place.

Ate breakfast here today for the first time. The food was cooked well, but arrived at our table just slightly warm. Our waitress' cell phone started blaring some obnoxious pop song while taking our order. She took our order, delivered the food some time later complete with check and we never heard from her again. Hate to say it, because I like to support local mom and pop places, but this experience didn't impress. read more

We went to get breakfast here on Sunday morning July 30, 2023 and our waitress was the manager Becky. My fiancé got corned beef hash, 2 eggs over medium and wheat toast and I had the country fried steak, scrambled eggs, home fries and biscuit and gravy. The corned beef hash was cold and greasy and the eggs were cold. So instead of offering to fix it or get him something else they got mad. So he didn't get to eat. As for mine, the eggs were cold and they gave me my biscuit but no gravy. So we will never go back to this place to eat. Hopefully the cook will cook better for the other customers. The atmosphere was ok. There were only a few people in there. read more

One of the most annoying things about Yelp is saving a review draft, only to find that after returning, the only thing 'saved' is your rating and perhaps one or two sentences. Such was the case with my review of Amber. Gone! The history of how Amber has survived urban renewal, foreign wars, recessions, the cola wars, the rise of the Fern-bars.......Gone! The succulent breakfast tenderloins......Gone! I imagine I could blow another 1/2 hour and try to rewrite, but....... I'm just not feeling it. read more

Amber Restaurant - Traditional tree...Traditional foods! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

The Blueberry French Toast and Hash Browns were terrific, along with the personable service. 10/10 would recommend

I am struggling to understand the other reviewer's definition of expensive. Amber is a classic East TN country restaurant. Breakfast is absolutely the way to go; biscuits and gravy are spot on. Portions are average and adequate - plenty. The prices at breakfast especially are great. I like to order a side of tomatoes when Graingers are in season. Their pancakes and country ham are also tasty. Lunch consists of typical sandwiches and blue plates. I'd guess the vegetables are probably canned; a BLT or special is more the way to go. All in all a good breakfast spot if you're in or around Halls or Fountain City. Think Rankin-esque. read more

Amber Restaurant - Cash only at Amber - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

I was really excited to find that this hole in the wall restaurant (my favorite kind) existed in my area. I stopped in to order breakfast. Nothing fancy, just eggs, bacon, hash browns and black coffee. A half hour after ordering and watching many plates pass me to be delivered to other tables, I politely inquired to make sure my order was placed as I had to work soon. I was told "yes, it's just that all these people came in at once." I was aware of this as I had a front row seat immediately in front of the door where I was blasted with cold air as I watched each and every one of them come in after I had ordered. I've also waited tables for many years so I understand that the looks of a dining room can be deceiving where the wait for food is concerned. However, after two full cups of coffee, at the 45 minute point of waiting for a plate of eggs, I watched a table of 3 that walked in 15 minutes after I ordered head to the register, with toothpicks in their mouths, to pay. It was at this point that I got up and left. I was so happy to have found a good breakfast joint. Instead, thanks for the coffee, I guess?? Probably won't go back and can't recommend, unfortunately. read more

Oh I love this little restaurant! I remember when there was one in fountain city and me and my grandmother would go there once a week! I love the chicken and dumplings so much better than Cracker Barrel in my opinion. read more

I tried this restaurant for the first time today. I had the sausage scramble, which came with a biscuit and gravy, and ordered a side of hash browns. The coffee and all the food was great, and reasonably priced. read more

It's a locals place, solid food, excellent waitstaff and very family and budget friendly. Highly recommend the Friday fried fish special!

This was our first visit here today and they did not disappoint! Our kind and attentive waitress was Angie. She was so kind and welcoming, she brought our food out promptly and exactly how we ordered it. The food was so delicious. I had the bacon scramble, my husband had the sausage scramble, we both had extra crispy hash browns on the side and a biscuit and gravy and they were delicious. The staff is so kind! We will be back for sure. read more

Love it. The ladies are nice. The food is amazing. Prices are really good also. Sitting can be a little cramped on busy days. But hopefully you have a nice table neighbor and can make friends over a cup of coffee. read more

I had the biscuits and gravy here, needed to order some sausage as it was very bland and tasted as if it had been made some time ago. Iced tea was great though. Staff was great as well. read more

The Amber is a wonderful locally owned restaurant with a great breakfast and good home cooking for lunch. I enjoy their meat & 2 veggie lunch choices. They have favorites like 7 layer salad, pickled beets, deviled eggs, turnip greens, mashed potatoes, and one of my picks is stewed okra & tomatoes. Prices are reasonable and the folks are nice. Note: it's cash only but they have an ATM on site. Enjoy read more

My boyfriend wanted to take me to Amber Restaurant after finding out they had pierogies (my favorite) , from online and calling the restaurant. Sadly, there were no pierogies on the menu, and when asked about them are server didn't even know what they were. Wah Wah. The restaurant seemed to be an over 60 hang out and the menu reflected that. Mostly Sandwiches, breakfast ( wish I would of tried), and meat/vegetable plates. My boyfriend had a fried bologna sandwich which he said was really good. I asked are sweet server, who was probably 70, which was better the fried flounder or the hot turkey sandwich. She said the fried fish was her favorite. I ordered the fish with their home made pimento cheese. When the fish came out, I kid you not, It was in the shape of large triangle haha. Exactly like your high school cafeteria lunch. My phone died right after I got my food, which came about five minutes after the boyfriend's , so I wasn't able to catch a picture of my triangle fish. While it was off putting, I still ate it because I was starving. It was underwhelming and obviously came from a large freezer bag in the back. The pimento cheese was good, just a little too sweet for me -I prefer pimento cheese with no sugar. read more

Amber Restaurant - Fried Bologna sandwich with fries - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

They do not take credit cards. The ATM charges $2.25. The service is good and the bacon is thick.

Staff is not friendly they are overpriced and the food is just okay

Great food but a couple things you should know ahead of time,bring cash (no checks ,or credit/debit cards are accepted ) and there are no real descriptions or photos of the food on the menu. I ordered a hot roast beef sandwich not knowing that "hot roast beef" = gravy... tOns of gravy... layered between the bread and (1 thin slice of) roast beef then gobbed on top until you can't see the sandwich for the gravy. (The gravy was also gobbed onto my fries...)It goes without saying that the bread was so soggy the only way to eat it would have been with a spoon. The waitress was rude when I explained my dissapointment & requested a new order (not a replacement, I wasn't trying to stiff them...) then argued with me as to whether the menu mentioned gravy , it did not. She did,howvere, apologize when she realized she was mistaken. Eventually my order was replaced with an excellent cheeseburger. Overall ,the food is great, just don't expect the menu to reflect what you're ordering. read more