Stopped in at Dinner Bell Restaurant on Christmas Eve, and we couldn't have asked for a better experience. Even on a holiday, the service was warm, attentive, and genuinely friendly. I had the turkey and dressing dinner, and it was excellent--tender turkey, flavorful dressing, and classic comfort-food sides that tasted truly homemade. Everything came out hot and fresh, and the portions were just right. What really stood out was how well the staff handled a busy holiday evening without ever making us feel rushed. It felt welcoming and relaxed, which made our Christmas Eve meal extra special. If you're passing through Berea or looking for a comforting, home-style meal with great service, this place is definitely worth a stop. read more

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Food overcooked. Cashier said they only had one cook that day. Took a while for waitress to come after we sat down. She said she was cooking and waitressing. She didn't ask me what I wanted to drink... just brought me some sort of soda... I was highly disappointed because I remember back in the day when the food was awesome.. Won't be back. Waitress was very sweet and polite. But overcooked almost burnt food is too much. read more

Wait time: seated immediately, Sunday morning Atmosphere: quiet, country feel Service: very quick, courteous Food: large portions, Price: $$ Cleanliness: 10/10 read more

Dinner Bell Restaurant - Biscuits & gravy - New American Near Me - Berea, Kentucky

Food was mediocre other than the fried green tomatoes they were good. Catfish "platter" has one small piece of catfish and two small scoops of cafeteria style sides. I usually have food left over when I eat out but this didn't even fill me up, not even close. Disappointed because years back I remember it being good but also was during the unlimited catfish which was cheaper than the single piece platter also. Service however was good, kind, helpful, reasonably quick, but the food was just not hitting it for me and the portions are small. read more

Tired, hungry travelers decided to check out this pleasant restaurant still fairly busy at 2:00 pm. We were happy to see the wait staff ready to take our order quickly. When the food arrived it was hot and smelled delicious. The order of French fries was cooked in a tempura batter that made them amazing. Then the burgers were juicy and fantastic. They were covered with the toppings that we ordered and the tomatoes were fresh and juicy and the lettuce cold and crisp. These burgers were mouth watering and what people dream of when ordering a burger. The other people in our quickly recovering party had pork tenderloin sandwich with the delicious fries and beef manhattan with mashed potatoes. My husband was so kind that he finished my fries for me. He was very happy to have some of those delicious fries. read more

My husband and I both had breakfast for lunch. The country fried steak was delicious. The biscuit was fine but the gravy had just the right flavor. Not too peppery and not too salty. Our eggs were cooked exactly as ordered. The service was attentive and friendly. The ambiance was country but also clean and open. We would certainly dine here again. The flower pots on the porch were lush and inviting. read more

Food is good , warm and good portioned. Waitress was very friendly and always checking to see if I needed anything. Lots of tables. Serves breakfast all day, lunch starts at 11am. Recommended and will be coming back in the future. Nice gift store too. read more

Dinner Bell Restaurant - Chicken livers and greens, (mash potato with white gravy did not make it in the picture) - New American Near Me - Berea, Kentucky

Do expect an Appalachian menu and dining experience at Dinner Bell Restaurant. Been enjoying this property for decades. We like the Breakfast All Day menu, and my wife enjoys the roast turkey dinner. We like the restaurant and gift shop in the same property, and we like the nearby Amish Store. We like that so many locals opt for Dinner Bell. Service: Friendly and very good Menu: Breakfast, lunch, dinner Dining: Roasted turkey dinner and Country Ham and Eggs Noise Level: Quiet Our visit comes as we complete our annual April-May Gatlinburg Travels, and spring and Autumn Hilton Head visits. read more

What a find. Great food, great service. Had roast beef dinner and pumpkin pie. Pat, our server, was very sweet. You cant go wrong with this restaurant. read more

Delicious southern food, fast service. Will definitely stop here again when traveling. Loved the supper we had so much we went back the next morning for breakfast. Same fast service and home cooked goodness. Pinned now for future visits. read more

It's hard to leave a negative review when the staff were so incredibly kind, but unfortunately there were more negatives than positives. The food was overall run of the mill. I ordered my eggs over easy and the whites weren't cooked all the way, the gravy was cold for the biscuits, and portions were relatively small for the price. None of which made sense for the length of time it took to receive my meal. There are too many hole in the wall joints with better food, prices, and shorter wait time. I would try them out again if they can get some better organization in the kitchen, and lighten up on the prices, or increase portions. read more

Food was great! Prices were reasonable. Nice country atmosphere that's unique. Kinda like Cracker Barrel but with its own ambiance.

Southern home-cooked meals in abundance. I've never had a bad meal at this restaurant! And, the service is always excellent! They also have a nice little gift shop with many artisan treasures for sale. read more

I have driven by this place hundreds of times... This was my first time stopping in, and maybe my expectations were too high. It is kind of a knock-off of a Cracker Barrel with the little gift shop and the country interior. The hostess was super nice and got me seated right away. Which was great... but here is where it starts going downhill. It is literally 5 minutes of sitting there before the waiter stops to get my drink order . I placed my food order right then. It took another 5 minutes for the for my ice tea to arrive. I swear the waiter walked but me no less than 20 times without a saying a word while a waited 35 minutes for their daily special cat fish dinner to come out.. you may ask why it takes that long for the daily special to get prepared, and I really don't know what to tell you. I asked to have my ice tea filled, which took 5 minutes. The food was good - catfish, fried green tomatoes, beets, and corn bread. But the service was so slow it was not worth the trip... read more

Well, to start off, the service was good, friendly. The place was pretty clean and airy. Cashier friendly. First time here. We have only been in Berea for a month and thought we'd try The Dinner Bell out because of the great reviews. Needless to say, we were disappointed. We were under the impression that it was better than Cracker Barrel. Not so, I'm sorry to say. Almost all of our food was only lukewarm, except for my green beans and my husband's cauliflower. The corn bread was rubbery?! and cold. Mashed potatoes were so thick and almost cold, that I was unable to eat. Mac n cheese, my favorite side dish of all time, was bland and, well, I couldn't eat it. Anyhow, I won't go on. We usually give these kinds of places and bad experiences, another try. But I think we will not this time. Could it have been a bad night? Different cook? Who knows. But for a $50.00 dinner, no thank you. read more

Why do I torture myself. I guess it's because the food is sooo good. Just don't be in a hurry. We come here about once a month. Usually after church. It's consistent. You WILL WAIT a minimum of 1 hour to receive your good. AFTER the order. The staff are friendly. The food is great price is as is today's pricing. But DO NOT COME UNLESS YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF HOURS TO SPARE FOR YOUR MEAL. 5 star food. 5 star friendliness 1 star efficiency. read more

Dinner Bell Restaurant - Breakfast special - New American Near Me - Berea, Kentucky

Food was home cooked and amazing. We loved everything we ordered. Staff was very friendly and helpful. We'll go back every time we're in the area. read more

Dinner Bell Restaurant 127 Plaza Drive Berea, Ky. 40403 859-986-2777 If you love country cooking - large portions- at economical prices for the amount of food you get - next time you are in or near Berea, Ky. - stop in -you won't be disappointed Les and Suzanne Marcum Columbus, Ohio read more

5/21/24 Excellent Country fried steak and Roast beef dinner were great Great service Highly recommend. read more

Food was excellent, hot and as shown on the menu. Attractive dining area and gift shop. Server was attentive and food was served in good time for our lunch. Country ham plate and roast beef and sides were all very good. read more

I spent $46.00 on breakfast take out. Part of the order were two orders of pecan pancakes, one order was fine, the other order were black and burnt. I called and they were not apologetic, and more worried about offering the very minimum. I'll never be a customer as long as my heart ticking. I'd rather be dead then eat what some pride less cook served me in the picture posted. read more

Dinner Bell Restaurant - New American Near Me - Berea, Kentucky

Im from out of town and travel for a living. Dont believe any of the 5 star reviews. Wanted to support a local restaurant but the food is not good and over priced. Dont do it. read more

When your waitress says she doesn't eat there, you see full leftover plates on your way to be seated, and you hear front counter staff telling patrons such and such was comped off their ticket, RUN!! What we should have done. And what's the use in asking patrons how their meal/food/everything was if you're only going to become asinine towards your customers when they tell you politely their answer!?? Never again here. Ever. read more

Dinner Bell Restaurant - Chicken tenders, Mac n cheese, roll - New American Near Me - Berea, Kentucky

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I had the roast beef and gravy with whipped potatoes & brown gravy, green beans and okra. My husband had country fried steak with whipped potatoes with white gravy and apples. We both had the fried cornbread. Wow! True country cooking! I felt like I was at my grandma's for Sunday dinner after church. The best food evokes memories and this place did just that. It also has a cute country store with a Kentucky flair. read more

I like that I could get my two eggs, one piece of bacon and go off the menu. Our waitress was so lovely and attentive. I felt like I was a kid again looking at the candy counter pretending what each one would taste like in hopes my husband picked me out a root-beer barrel. Will return as they serve breakfast all day and we drive through Berea a lot on our way somewhere. read more

What a delight. I was in town for work and craving mac n cheese, so I stopped at the Dinner Bell. I was seated quickly and served an iced tea while I looked over the menu. I could not believe the prices!! Having come from Nashville I shouldn't be surprised, but the amount of food I got for what I paid was shocking. I ordered the chicken fried steak with green beans and mac n cheese, but unfortunately they were out, so I swapped for mashed potatoes. Everything was wonderful, and my waitress was super attentive and sweet. All told I think my bill was less than $12, which blew me away, so of course I had to take a look around the gift shop up front, and of COURSE I had to buy the pad of paper with the smiling girl at the bottom and the quote at the top, "I laughed so hard the tears ran down my leg!" I had a wonderful experience at the Dinner Bell, and I wish there were more places like it around Nashville! read more

Dinner Bell Restaurant - Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, cornbread muffin - New American Near Me - Berea, Kentucky

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Delicious food and generous servings. Breakfast served all day. There is a nice gift shop also and very friendly service.

This was excellent choice!! Cod generous portions and quality fish! Bean soup delicious as were onion rings and oriental fried chicken salad. Our server Kristin was friendly prompt and delightful! read more

Showed up told we had to wait 35 mins restaurant wasnt even 1/2 full. Called us in after 10 mins ordered food it showed up cold and gravy congealing on my husbands turkey sandwich. I ordered the chicken fried steak. The gravy had already solidified on top. The steak was cold on the inside and my mashed potatoes were cool. The meal was disgusting. The only saving grace was the service will never go there again. Don't waste your time. read more

went for the second time today. unfortunately the meal was served cold! the gravy appeared to be from a can and the turkey was like rubber. I paid 13.99 for this meal that tasted like hospital food. there is no way this is home cooking. to top it off I've been nauseous since I ate there. should have known from my first visit, which was just a so-so club sandwich. I was trying to like a locals restaurant, but it's just awful. I would avoid this overpriced restaurant read more

What a wonderful find!! Local home cooked food. We tried fried banana peppers for appetizer - if you like these peppers - must try!! Loved them Also had turkey sandwich with gravy and mashed potatoes- yummy!!! Hubby had bacon cheeseburger- excellent. Blackberry cobbler with ice cream topped it off. read more

Fine meal. Wife had the Monday special swiss steak with corn and mashed potatoes with graby. I had the pork tenderloin perfectly cooked along with a baked potato. I wanted green fried tomatoes but they were gone so I ordered onion rings . All was very tasty. Good meal at a fair price and NO WAIT which was a big plus. read more

Dinner Bell Restaurant - New American Near Me - Berea, Kentucky

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The place is set up like a "cracker barrel" with local crafts, and food was on point. Do NOT believe the guy below that said food was horrible/slow. I had lunch at breakfast VERY good, hihh portions and on time. The waitress was a sweet local lady. read more

This used to be a great place with good food. Today, I waited 1 hour and 6 minutes for two dinners. A cheeseburger with fries and fried mushrooms and Turkey with dressing, mp, and pinto beans. The Turkey dinner had been waiting as long as I had apparently, and the "burger" was a piece of meat on a sub bun, nothing else on it. I had to ask repeatedly how much longer, no one would actually answer so I would have to ask again after they had went to check. I get things get busy, but please train your staff. And please stop serving food if this is as good as it gets. We will never be back. read more

Dinner Bell Restaurant - New American Near Me - Berea, Kentucky

I was hesitant about trying this place out because of the 3 Star rating. Glad I decided to stop on in. The open faced roast beef was really good. The corn, fried okra and fried banana peppers were all tasty also. The rootbeer float was good. Looked around at what other people were eating and everything I saw looked tasty. They serve breakfast all day and the pancakes one kid had looked like something I'm going to try next time. Our waitress was friendly and the food didn't take to long. They do provide a military discount which is much appreciated. read more

No, no! package gravy hard as hell biscuits. If you can't walk the walk don't talk the talk read more

Dinner Bell Restaurant - No no no - New American Near Me - Berea, Kentucky

I'm writing my review hours after eating there as I'm laying in bed with what I'm sure is food poisoning. I've gotten food poisoning before, I know what it feels like and it's something you can catch even from the cleanest of places so this review isn't based entirely on that. Our service was terrible. It seemed anything we asked for was a major inconvenience for our Server. We ordered ice water for beverages not because we're cheap but because that is ALWAYS what we prefer with our meals (I wish Restaurants could get this through their heads and understand that some people honestly prefer water) ....the water here had a bad taste and could possibly be the reason I'm sick now ...however, my husband isn't sick and he drank it too. The waters were also never refilled and were empty half way through our meal. I asked if they had actual real butter when I ordered my meal and the waitress said yes without hesitation....no, they do not have butter, it was a Country Crock Spread....fine for some people but not for me and that's why I asked first and questioned when she brought the spread...she looked at me as if I were a Green Alien. Side Note...what kind of Southern Homestyle Restaurant doesn't have Real Butter? Maybe the Amish business around the corner could hook you up? Fried Green tomatoes were brought out with ketchup??? It seemed too much when I asked for something else..she offered ranch dressing I countered with Blue cheese and she brought out a room temperature packet of Marzetti Blue Cheese...one packet, we had two orders, we asked for another and I swear I felt the waitresses eyes roll...we never received another packet. My husband enjoyed his fried cod and fried shrimp. I had the fried chicken....I've actually only made fried chicken once in my life and mine absolutely soared over what I had there today. It's probably the real culprit to the belly cramps, nausea and etc, etc...I'll leave out all the other details as I imagine you are reading reviews in anticipation of actually eating something soon....I do not recommend the fried chicken. PS. Yes, I'm pretty picky but I'm always very polite with my requests unless or until I get the bad attitude. We eat out several times per week...we really appreciate good food but are usually too tired to grocery shop AND cook. We tip very well.....until. read more

Let me start by saying the waitress that waited on us was extremely nice and friendly. She would get a five star review if this was based on her alone. It makes me sad even to write this but people of a different race should be aware that this is still happening. And NOT a welcoming place if you are not white. It was written in their faces, that they were not happy with me being there. I was too tired and just wanted to get some dinner and get to our destination. We were chasing the Total Eclipse and head to TN. I believe that they only set us was because my husband is Caucasian. I watched them not even greet the black couple that came in after us. THEY LEFT!! I wish I did. It was like a scene from the movie. i tipped the waitress $20 for a $16 meal because she knew that I was uneasy and she was trying to make things less tense. read more

I give this restaurant a solid 4 stars . Traveling and was going to go the Cracker Barrel across the street however looked up the reviews and decided to give it a shot. We had the turkey and gravy , fried chicken and meatloaf ( would have ordered chicken fried steak however they were out) . I highly recommend getting the fried green tomatoes as a side if available and the yeast rolls over the cornbread. It's been years since I had either and it brought back memories of my Grandma. So, if you get the chance , and you stop at Berea, give a local restaurant a chance . I am sure you won't be disappointed read more

Do not go here if you want food , you get charcoal pecan pancakes, so go at your own risk!!!!!!!one star is even to good got them!!!