I was with our ladies group. Everything looked absolutely amazing. Except my falafel wrap. It was actually bitter, I think because of some bitter bean paste on the wrap, but I soldiered through half of it I looked longingly at my friends turkey and pimento cheese wrap, and kicked myself for trying to be adventurous I remember falafel as a breaded, fried, and extremely tasty herby treat Anyway, everyone else's food looked fabulous There was a huge , panini pressed cuban that looked yummy The portions of everything were very generous We will be back read more

The food was INCREDIBLE!! Between my husband & I, we had entrees, dessert, & a drink from the bar. All of it was so perfect!! Brooke went out of her way to make sure we could choose what we would like the most. Highly recommend!! read more

For us this is a little drive 30-40 minutes however, it is well worth the drive. The food is a step above the average for this area. The wait staff always makes you feel like they are glad you're dining with them. This goes for lunch and dinner. If available don't pass up the BIG pretzel. The division of the bar and band area from the main dining room makes for pleasant conversation even with music in the background. Unfortunately for us our trips will fewer for the nest few months due the road winding between Blairsville and Young Harris. It's unfortunate that the Georgia DOT can't do a better job with the traffic. I can remember I-285 going from 2 to 4 lanes; then to 5 lanes and while doing this traffic was slower it was never impeded as much as the work going on now between Blairsville and Youn Harris. read more

Popped into this adorable place for breakfast after hearing an ad on the radio! Such friendly greeting & our server was super sweet. The food here I must say is EPIC ( I get it ). Absolutely Delish & and portions EPIC as well. We can wait to go back for dinner and a cocktail. read more

Service was so rude that I could not recommend it to anyone. We were at the JC Campbell Folk School and had to grab a quick lunch. A very nice lady from the wellness center across from the school suggested we go to Epic since the restaurant across from the school only serves dinner. We ordered our food to go since we only had a short time and chose something that could be made quickly along with a few desserts. We were happy that the food did come quickly and since there was time, hardly anyone in the restaurant and we needed to eat, we asked if it was okay if we stay at the table we'd waited at and have some food before driving back. The waitress said, " It's not normally something we do, but go ahead" as if she was extremely unhappy about it. I was confused and said, "What?". She continued, "Well, if an owner comes in, they may ask you to leave". I was shocked. I said, "We spend our money here and can't sit here just because we asked for it to go?". Her comeback was, "Well, what was the point in the to-go containers we wasted?" I couldn't believe that she would even bring that up to a paying customer. We already knew we wouldn't finish and would take the rest to go. And, shockingly, I believe she was right. A lady who I believe was the owner walked by and mumbled something to her and she said, "That's what I said!". I could be wrong, but I believe that she had asked her, "Why are they eating to-go in?" Anyway, I think everyone except the nice young girl who got our desserts was super rude and I would never ever return. The food was small in serving size and mediocre, at best. read more

Well after much digging, in desperation to find breakfast besides Huddle House, I found that this place has a few breakfast options! They don't open until 10:30 but it's worth the wait. We had an egg croissant and monte Cristo. Both were delicious. It's lovely inside and the other menus look great also! Would love to see updated info on yelp. read more

Food and service were both excellent. The prices are a little high for this area and for the food quality and quantity.

Stoped here in the way to the lake. Just okay. Food took a very long time & my husband's sandwich was soggy. He said he doesn't want to go again. read more

Food always very, very good, whether I order it on their special meals day or just drop in to take some home. I have only eaten inside once but there is adequate space to do so. Wish they offered delivery but no one does in this area. It's a local family owned/run business, which I like to support. Service is very good too and sometimes it's the family there. read more

Just had brunch here. Lots of great menu options, very much enjoyed our meals. Nice staff, good atmosphere. Slightly upscale but not at all fancy or overdone. read more

Epic Catering and Eatery - Mel's Place - a dining room with tables and chairs - Salad Near Me - Hayesville, North Carolina

Great service. Good selection of craft beers and wine. Food was very tasty. Awesome lunch.

Epic is one of my favorite restaurants in the area. I especially recommend the salmon with a side salad. Their dressings are fresh. Everything I have tried is well prepared with great flavor. A unique find! read more

Went for brunch and food was generous and delicious. Went another time for dinner and it was very good too. My family wished they gave you options for sides, not everyone loves Brussels spouts! Will definitely be back. read more

Food was excellent. Staff was very competent and friendly. Convenient location with indoor and outdoor seating.

We've been coming here for several years. The addition of the bar area is our absolute favorite part. The food is outstanding. The availability of tapas is such a great way to try several different dishes. But... let me just mention the bartender William. He adds a new level of service to Epic. He's intuitive, polite and generally loves chatting up the customers. So, in a nutshell, Epic is epic. We will keep coming back! read more

So good!! This place came highly recommended by locals for us to check out. We are huge foodies and healthy eaters, so we were excited! I made the mistake of showing up on a Saturday morning-- but they were closed lol. (Closed sat). So we came for Sunday brunch! We showed up right at 9:30, out of fear that it might fill up fast. It steadily got busy but wasn't overflowing. They did have many reservation cards set on tables though. The whole menu sounded delicious (and looked it, from their IG pics). But sadly I just had my wisdom teeth out and can't chew much lol. I opted for the shrimp and grits, and oh my-- so delicious! So much flavor!! The chorizo tomato sauce they put in there made the dish! I licked the bowl clean. My son got the quiche of the day: bacon, collard greens, onions, and was topped w an ancho chili sauce and feta cheese. He got the sauce on the side. He didn't love it, due to the collard greens lol. Picky picky. But I thought it was great! It came with huge slices of fresh fruit, which he loved. We got a side of potato pancakes. DELICIOUS! He ate those up! The outdoor patio was nice w the view of the mountains. Our waitress was great and super patient. We chatted awhile with a nice local lady seated next to us. At the end of our meal, I was told she had paid for our meal already before she left!! I was so shocked! What a sweetheart!! Thank you so much! It made my day. We will be back whenever we're in town. The food was all so fresh and bursting with flavor! read more

Excellent food. A group of our ladies met for lunch and we were so pleased with our food,selections...huge servings....also had cookies and brownies for desserts. Wonderful...we have used their catering service formiurnchurchnserpveralmtimes and the food was outstanding. read more

Epic Catering and Eatery - Mel's Place - Salad Near Me - Hayesville, North Carolina

Found this place while traveling through the area. Nice ambiance and great food. Choices are special and tasty. Lots of people waiting for seating, we were told 35 minutes but within 10 we had a nice table by the window. Our server was pleasant and had a sense of humor too. A little on the pricey side but clean and worth the stop. read more

Excellent food. Terrific service. The evening menu varies with great options. Their Sunday brunch is always shut.

What a great lunch! This was my first time at Epic. It was a rainy day, and the grilled cheese with ham and apples sounded like comfort food. It was really tasty, and a dish I would certainly order again. My side was the sweet potato salad. I loved it. My friend ordered the salmon and chicken chili soup. She loved it, and the portions were just the right size. Our server was very attentive. I live 20 minutes from this restaurant; it is worth the drive. Get there early; even with the rain, there was a wait for those arriving at 12:30 p.m. Returned several months later - still awesome! Get there early to avoid a waLoved the chicken croissant. Make sure to get oatmeal cookies to go. Soooo good. Returned June 2020. Plenty of social distancing. Great Cuban!cuban read more

Epic Catering and Eatery - Mel's Place - Chicken croissant and sweet potato salad. Yum! - Salad Near Me - Hayesville, North Carolina

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For Valentine's Day brunch we revisited this fantastic little restaurant. The prime rib tacos were the bomb, as was the sausage benefict, and Oysters Rockefeller (not pictured)...we will definitely be back! read more

Epic Catering and Eatery - Mel's Place - Prime Rib Tacos (special) and The Mountain Man Benedict - Salad Near Me - Hayesville, North Carolina

Sunday at 1pm. 20 minute wait. Friendly and hustling staff. Seemed like a number of repeat customers because staff knew their names. The place smelled like chemical cleaning product when entering. Sat down to a dirty table so we asked for it to be wiped. Staff was helpful but it smelled worse of cleaning product. That made it difficult to enjoy the meal. Monte Cristo was ok. Dry. Garden Benedict with cheese grits was good. Cheese grits best thing on the table. It was bustling, so lots of waiting. If I went back I'd try to eat outside when they're less busy. read more

Just went there for lunch with a group of ladies and the food was good. All of us loved our meal. Mine was a loaded baked potato that was out of this world. Been there a few times and it's always been good. Our server was very attentive and very friendly. A little chaotic in that area with the construction right now but a "flagger" working on the site helped me make a left turn out of there! Very nice of him! read more

Great restaurant! Looking forward to when they will be serving dinner. Food was excellent as was the service. The ambiance was wonderful. read more

Love their food and service. We usually order the E Entree but we have also ordered take out for weekend dinner.

There are a handful of good restaurants in the tri-state area that serve unique, delicious, and not-southern-fried food and Epic Catering and Eatery is one of them. It's one of my favorite restaurants for brunch, lunch, and dinner. I've never had a bad meal and service is always perfect. I can't say I have a favorite dish at Epic because everything is delicious. There is a take-away menu posted on Monday for Tuesday evening. When I don't want to cook, I pick up salads, soups, and entrees to last a couple days. Oh, the coffee!! I usually don't like restaurant coffee, but Epic serves the best cup of coffee. Epic is my happy place. read more

Epic was awesome!! Had been wanting to stop in and try it since it opened! We came on a Sunday and were provided with the special brunch menu. I had the shrimp and grits with a winter quinoa salad on the side. Both were awesome!! My mom had the bagel and smoked salmon entree with fruit and my boyfriend had the multigrain waffle, bacon, and grits. We were all very impressed with the trendy and calming decorations and lighting, the friendly atmosphere, and the inventive and high-quality food. You MUST stop in and try this place whether you're local or just passing through. ***The only reason I am not giving 5 stars is because if you come for brunch on Sunday, nearly every menu option is egg based with the exception of the Reuben and shrimp&grits I believe. The menu is somewhat small and my dad actually decided to not eat because there was nothing on the menu he wanted, as he had already eaten eggs earlier that morning. read more

Most plates have strong and contrasting flavors.. My husband loves this place but I'm not a fan. It is clean and service is always great.

Pretty Epic! I had the seared salmon. It had a nice crust and was tender inside. Sides were all delish too. Hubby had the patty melt on a bagel. He said it might have been the best burger he ever had! We'll be back!!! read more

The food is absolutely amazing and makes up for the rude staff. I could eat the onion vinaigrette dressing everyday for the rest of my life!

The best food and the best customer service! Love Epic!! Definitely one of my favorite places to eat in Hayesville.

The epic greek salad was an epic portion, and I'm not complaining! The chicken was delicious and we thoroughly enjoyed the sweet potato salad, soup du jour and falafel wrap! read more

Im updating this review. We went back k for the second visit today!We just discovered this gem. It is a catering business which also serves weekday lunch From 11 -2. We had the meatloaf sandwich with roasted sweet potato salad and a soup and quiche combo with veggie soup. The sandwich was so good I would have been tempted to deconstruct it to enjoy the tomato! Loved the quiche with a delicate crust and fluffy custard loaded with treats. Our lunch bill for two including tip was around $25. We will be back and would not hesitate to use the business to cater an event. There is plenty of parking available with room for RVs. Our only note for improvement was the wait staff. Our waitress could not answer questions about the menu, was the sausage Italian in the meatball soup? " I don't know" Could I have a cheese other than american on my meatloaf sandwich? "American cheese or no cheese". She also first told us two sides with the sandwich and then corrected it to only one. It gave me the feeling she was not secure enough to ask questions in the kitchen and that she had not fully learned the menu but wouldn't just say so. Despite that bumpy service, the food made up for it. I have noted that the restaurant does specials, I missed the Pho and hope it comes around again. The day we were there it was an Italian wrap with pesto cream cheese and it looked delicious. Second visit: Today was extra busy, so much so that the wait staff was having trouble keeping up. They were working as a team, and the chef even. came out to bus tables. It was so worth the few minute wait. I got my Pho today. The beef broth was hearty and still delicate. The rice noodles were perfect, the beef tender. I loved it. My husband had the chicken salad salad. It was just soooooo good. The servings were generous, so much so that I'll be having soup tomorrow as leftovers. My husband did say he would have liked a little fresh fruit with the salad. I'm so excited to have this in Hayesville! read more

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Our party of four enjoyed eating lunch on the Epic patio today. The food was delicious and the friendly waiter gave us great service. The cookies and scones were great! We will be back. read more

The food is excellent and priced very reasonably. We had a turkey wrap with Waldorf salad and a Patty melt on a bagel with potatoes. Each entree was $11! The portions are very generous. Our server, Tori, was awesome!! She was so pleasant and knowledgeable. We highly recommend this fine eatery. Can't wait to try their breakfast!! read more

I have been here a couple of times so far, and the food and service was excellent each time! Also prices here are fair. Vegetarian friendly. This is one of my new favorite places! read more

OMG. Make you way here! Excellent food, presentation and something different. Highly recommend the bagel Reuben !

We tried Epic Eatery based on the recommendation of the owners of the Air BNB where we stayed for the weekend. We went Saturday but they were closed. We went back on Sunday and they had a Sunday brunch menu. I loved the menu and had the roasted sweet potato bowl. It was incredibly good. My husband is more of a country breakfast person and had a hard time finding something on the menu. He ended up ordering the biscuits and gravy, a side of scrambled eggs and a side of bacon. The biscuits are not actually biscuits, they are yeast roles covered in gravy. Because the eggs and bacon were sides ($5.00 each), our bill was just shy of $50, not including tip. I would recommend this cute little restaurant for those who like a unique menu and dishes but not for those who like a country breakfast. read more

I used to really like this place precovid. Then something in the kitchen changed. The food is no where near the quality and taste it used to be. I keep trying and the last 3 visits have been a disappointment. From the tasteless watery vegetable stew on special one day, the grit bowl that had an unusual flavor, to their strange version of a Cuban sandwich. I've eaten lots of them and never saw one with a patty of minced, yes minced, pork reformed into a patty. It was like a layer of toddler food that was falling out of the sandwich and very unappealing. They do a good bagel so that's why the 2 stars, so I guess I'll stick to the bagels if my friend invites me to return. Wish the previous person was in the kitchen. read more

This place is a "hidden" gem. It's not truly hidden, as it's right there off the main road...but there is no sign out by the road. So I lived here for a couple months and never noticed it. Then I noticed it, and saw it on Yelp, but they're only open for lunch. Im always working, but I finally made it a point to go there today, and I ordered two items so I could have them for lunch and dinner. At the recommendation of the person at the desk, I got the patty melt on the everything bagel. So good. Tons of flavor, and very unique. I also got the mashed potato open faced sandwich with the meatloaf and gravy. It was also excellent (and a huge portion). For my sides, I go the broccoli salad and the soup of the day, which was Italian sausage and lentil. Everything was truly delicious. Will definitely be on my regular list. read more