I've always kinda liked Bett's Big T but also used to have reservations about it. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Back circa 2015, it was pretty run down, looked pretty grim honestly.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I guess it began as a truck stop decades ago and then became solely a restaurant. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Anyways, they have had a cosmetic refresh, painting the building, adding cute signage including some features explaining Bett's long history, and just made the dining rooms a down-home but clean and inviting place now.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]This goes a long way: I am all for hole-in-the-wall restaurants but you don't want a place to look dirty, either. Bett's no longer does. It looks comfortable and plain-spoken, honest, and home town now.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The food has always been good. You get a menu dinner or daily special--things like chicken fried steak or liver and onions or fried mullet--and a choice of three sides. The sides range from mac-n-cheese and collards to normally a couple homemade desserts: the peach cobbler and strawberry cake both are not to be missed. Portions are generous. Their Friday and Saturday all-you-can-eat seafood dinner is also a real deal and good food. Red velvet cake, caramel cake, and lemon cake are hits too but less frequent in their menu appearances. Ford hook limas sometimes show up too, slowly cooked with bacon or ham and are awesome. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The painting and general interior and exterior refresh really went a long ways with me to have greater confidence in Bett's.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] It's now easily a place I rank with some of the region's best country/Southern cooking restaurants. read more

Food was fantastic! We enjoyed breakfast two mornings in a row! Everything was fresh, fast and tasty!

Love this place as a mid point between my home and office. [[HIGHLIGHT]]It's a quirky restaurant with a bathroom that has a sink on the outside of the bathroom![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The food selection is very diverse and plentiful. The prices are between $12 and $20'ish per person. The fried chicken comes with 2 or 3 sides and or a desert. Service is fast and friendly and they are very attentive to the customers needs. [[HIGHLIGHT]]They recently remodeled parts and the place is even better.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Bett's Big T - American Near Me - Chiefland, Florida

Awesome food, sexy and sound servers, great prices, [[HIGHLIGHT]]open space[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]], large parking spaces. Highly recommended.

First time here and it was amazing. Just left Manatee springs and was looking for something to eat we were planning on stopping at zaxbys but saw this place from the parking lot and decided to give it a try.. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Upon walking in the inside was pretty clean it looked like a little mom and pop shop.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The workers were super friendly as well. We got our drinks and placed our orders and within less than 10 minutes we got our food. The plates looked so delicious! I got the fried shrimp platter with fries and my boyfriend got the smoked ribs with collards, mac n cheese, and peach cobbler. Everything was amazing.. We didn't really care for the peach cobbler, there wasn't anything wrong with it i just don't like cobbler. Our total for everything came out to about $33 Definitely give them a taste if you're in the area! read more

Bett's Big T - Fried shrimp platter with a side of fries Smoked ribs meal with collard greens, mac n cheese, and peach cobbler - American Near Me - Chiefland, Florida

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Stopped here for lunch on our wayback to North Florida. Service & Food were excellent. Will definitely be a regular stop when we travel this way. read more

Enjoyed a tasty homestyle country dinner. Portions were plentiful and [[HIGHLIGHT]]cute atmosphere.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]The old phone booths are awesome to see![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

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We tried the smoked rib special and it was incredible--every bite was savory and hit the spot! The portions were very generous, especially the huge side of gravy they included. For sides, we loved the mashed potatoes, collard greens, green beans, and lima beans. Everything was seasoned perfectly. To top it off, the service was exceptional. Maddie took great care of us and made the experience even better. Highly recommend read more

The food is so down home. The always make sure you get more than you can eat. The service is top notch, all the waitresses knows their job and they take care of your whole family. You get so much food for a great price that you almost can't finish it. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The ambience of food and they always keep your drinks full.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] We have been eating there for four years and have never had a bad meal. We will always keep coming back. read more

Catfish beyond greasy, brussel sprouts were mush, broccoli salad way too much mayo. Just yucky! Heard another table complaining and decided to leave the server alone. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Vents next to table very dirty.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Bett's Big T - Brussels sprouts - American Near Me - Chiefland, Florida

We were traveling home from GA when I began checking the reviews on Yelp for a place to eat. I told my husband that we'd just find a place that has a lot of cars out front , which happened to be Bett's. [[HIGHLIGHT]]It is a good old country diner.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] We both chose to eat a country dinner which included 3 sides. Sides included peach cobbler and red velvet cake. I'm a snob when it comes to fresh coleslaw. I was not disappointed. My liver and onions and my husband's grilled pork chops were great. There was too much to eat so we brought our peach cobbler to eat @ home. The staff was friendly. I would stop by again. read more

Bett's Big T - Background:pork chops, mashed potatoes & gravy, Lima beans & peach cobbler. Foreground: liver& onions, coleslaw. Fresh warm yeast rolls. - American Near Me - Chiefland, Florida

With new owner food quality went down and prices went up. I had lunch there today at 11:05am, here are my findings. I went there for Breakfast at 11:05 am on a Saturday, but they cut off breakfast at 11am, yes on a weekend! Chicken Fried Steak: Cold when served; Gravy; Cold when served. Mash Patatoes: Cold when served. Collards: Cold when served. Glass of ice water: Cold when served and they charged me $.50 for the water. Pay by credit card or debit card, they charge you more. Whats next? Perhaps charging customers for a straw, napkin, or use if restroom. New owner must be from NYC. I will NOT be eating there again. read more

Betts has not changed much since the early 70's. The food is good the portions are generous and the people are friendly. It's a country style place with home cooked food that has great breakfast. I always stop here because it breaks back beauty memories of my poppa Jack. Every winter we he would take me hunting north to Perry and we'd leave at 5 am, stop at Betts for breakfast then head to the camp. I miss him immensely. read more

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We went last night (New Year's Day), and I ordered the prime rib. It was absolutely horrible. Worst cut of prime rib I've ever had. Evidently the cook had done something to it to screw it up. I'll give them another chance in the future, but it was horrible. read more

We drive hyway 19 a lot searched for a new place to eat in Chiefland found Bett's Big T we found it had Great food and great service and will stop there again read more

Second review in a week. We've been camping and this is the third time we've eaten here. Everything is home cooked, delicious, fast and crazy big portions. Tonight was the AYCE seafood for $21.95...you gotta try this place! It's won breakfast and dinner awards in the last 2 years. Great place, great service, delicious food..Go! read more

The food was good. Had the veggie omelet and toast. Only thing that has stopped us from going back. NO BUTTER at a nice country restaurant?? Some kind of margarine called ( I think) Smart Balance! Such a disappointment. Most want real butter on their toast, or give the option. read more

The service and attitude from the staff into the waivers and waitresses I give them two thumbs up thankful for the cook. It took it easy on us. It was our first visit he even sent out cheesecake for dessert yummy. read more

The food was simple, not overly flavorful, just food. Truthfully was hoping the place would have been a hidden gem but alas it was not. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The place was clean but lacked any charm of yesteryear as one might think due to the signage out front[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]. What I'm confused & rightfully upset about was their attitude toward pricing. We got the special which clearly indicated on their board as $12.95. We were charged more & had to ask for a receipt to figure out what the difference was. Apparently you don't get a ticket at your table. They ring up your meals & you pay whatever they say. When we questioned the price difference the cashier & now waitress both said & I quote... "it's Sunday". Ummm what? Nowhere on the menu, in the restaurant, from the waitress or on the special board did it indicate there would be an increase in food price due to it being Sunday. We would have had no issue if the information had been disclosed . read more

Bett's Big T - Special of the day plus pricing - American Near Me - Chiefland, Florida

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First time here. Will def. be back. Best Fried chicken and a large portion. The collards and lima beans were so good. They all taste like what my grammy made. We also got some smoke mullet to go. Will def be back again. Staff is so friendly. read more

Kind of ho hum. The food there seems to run hot and cold however, since the new longer took over things has seemed to get better we go there probably twice a month for either breakfast or dinner service is pretty good however, [[HIGHLIGHT]]the dining room room needs a thorough cleaning doesn't look like it's been clean since 1950.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Food was good service was good and we enjoyed it. I even left my little pillow that I sit on when there are hard benches call them later that day they saved it for me till I came back to get it which was three days later so that really appreciated it so I would give them four stars. read more

Great place for a good meal. Home cooking at its finest.Love their seafood specials and the pineapple cobbler!

Bett's in Chiefland has been around as long as I can remember. The food is always pretty good, and I can't say I have ever had a bad meal here. Last week, I had the rib-eye steak with a big side salad and it was great. The service was prompt and the waitress was cordial. The restaurant looks like an old truck stop from back in the day, there is plenty of room and it always appears clean. read more

The staff was amazing and friendly , the food was also great. I'd say there doing a great job there

We Came by for brunch on a Saturday. I ordered a tomato and onion omelette with hash downs and biscuit and chicken strips with collards, mac n cheese and greek potato. My omelette came with cheese but did not send back. The chicken strips and sides were good. We had to ask for bbq sauce twice and to have coffee refilled. Overall food was pretty good but service was a bit lacking. read more

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Waited 50 minutes for the food and when the cook finally dropped it off, we lacked silverware and ketchup (for fries). Our waitress walked by a few times not seeing (?) our hand up for help then I went up to the cashier to get silverware and found ketchup on another table. I didn't get a side I ordered but ok, no sense even asking for that lol The busboy was really nice and actually brought our drinks when we first got there. We felt unwelcomed as everyone else seemed to enjoy service. The food was not great and cold. I don't leave reviews bc I think this happens in life but we will never go there again. read more

Service was good. Food was mediocre at best. Greasy and the fries were lukewarm when they arrived to our table

Can't say anything about the food as we never got to try it. As soon as we walked in the lady at the front directed us to find our own table , I also had to grab our own high chair which I really wouldn't have minded if Someone would've came up and at least acknowledged us. We were at a table for 15 minutes and there were servers at tables around us and nobody said anything to us though. read more

Good decent food. Ask the servers whats good. Had the chicken fried steak others had roast beef w gravy, no complaints. Wasn't daring enuf to try the swamp cabbage (my partner said it was cooked palmetto but I don't know) the squash casserole was tasty but did not look like squash cuz it was quite mixed up and chopped and did not resemble squash. Service was fine but you can tell there are sassy waitresses here no doubt. Good luck. Don't give anyone nonsense here read more

Wonderful wonderful food and amazing prices haha. Not many places still do a meat and three like old school diners haha. Service was sassy but not rude and honestly I like that lol read more

Always a nice place to go for home cooked food and great service the food is great love their patty melt and their daily specials. Go here at least 3 times a week and all the food is fantastic prices are so reasonable great local restaurant and fantastic staff and food located right in US 19 in chiefland florida can't miss it tons of cars all the time go try it out it's well worth it read more

Don't judge a book by its cover! This small cafe appears to be family owned and from the time we walked in the door until we paid our check at the counter the service was home town friendly! If you're debating going to Big T's for some other option in town, STOP and go to Big T's you won't regret it! And the strawberry cake...OMG! read more

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Good breakfast, good prices. Home style cooking. Service is really good, coffee cup never had a chance to go empty.

Good food and service. Ambiance is "old Florida", a perfect combination for a re-purposed truck stop.

You can not go wrong with eating at Bett's Big T!!! Try the "Loaded Hashbrowns" and it will set you up for a Hearty breakfast that will last to lunch and beyond. read more

Excellent service. I had smoked ribs that were very good. Very good collard greens. I asked for the broccoli salad. They were out and brought cucumber and tomato salad instead. Kind of presumptuous but, it was OK so, no big deal. Mac and cheese was way overcooked (mush & cheese). Very nice yeast bread & butter. read more

Bett's Big T eas excellent! We had lunch here after camping at Manatee Springs State Park. The portions were big, the good was tasty, the service and server were excellent. Best of all, it was cheap!!! Would definitely return snd reccomend. Chicken Strips Fresh Rolls Patty Melt read more

[[HIGHLIGHT]]Good diner![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] We had lunch and very good. Salt of the earth people! We would definitely go there again

I love this quaint super friendly place. It use to be a truck stop years ago, and I love that they didn't take away that charm with all modern decor, when they switched over to just a restaurant. It's my "go to" restaurant every time I'm in town. The food is always delicious and the proper temperature. The dishes are always clean and everyone is always friendly. I noticed in someone else's review that they said that there was no place to wash their hands after using the bathroom. To that person, I would like to say "if you will bring your nose down a few notches, you can clearly see that there is a nice sink, mirror, soap, paper towels and a trash can, right beside of the door you used to enter the bathroom. I understand that it's difficult to see what's beneath you when you carry yourself so high. But that's why you have the rest of us, with our feet on the ground, to help you navigate and help you out of the rain so you don't drown. Sorry folks, I'm PLAIN And I just call it as I see it. No worries, I love everyone and I'm happy to help you out if you need me. Have a blessed day, keep smiling and hold your head high, and find shelter wherever it starts to rain. Anchors Away read more