Sat October 02, 2021, The Country Kitchen This was our first…read morevisit to here and based on the reviews I had really high expectations. When we arrived the parking lot was packed and vehicles were in the overflow area. We waited about 5 minutes to be seated. The table they brought us to had not been wiped down from the previous patrons. Went to the restroom to wash my hands. The men's bathroom certainly could have used attention and the paper towels were out. We all ordered a root beer. All of us agreed the Rootbeer was completely flat and tasted watered down even though they said it came from a 2 liter. The next round we ordered sweet tea. But it was barely sweet and sadly no packets of sugar on the table. During our entire time the waitress didn't remove one dish or glass from the table. We were seated at a small square table and it became very hard to sit and eat properly due to this. Gloves were provided at the buffet serving station. I tried a little bit of most things. 01 Coleslaw, hush puppy. Average on both 02 Grouper sea bass, cat fish. Not much seasoning at all, and very slightly over cooked 03 Sautéed shrimp, very lightly seasoned with what looked like boil seasoning 04 Baked imitation crab, barely seasoned 05 Crawfish, the first batch went through a full seasoned boil and the tails were flavorful for the ones I could actually eat. Quite a few the tail meat was mushy and a very dark gray. The 2nd batch they skipped a formal and proper boil. The meat was flavorless and tasted as if it was simply boiled in water. 06 clam strips and fried scallop pieces, average at best. 07 cheese grits very soupy and not much flavor 08 peel and eat shrimp, decent flavor with a slight lemon undertone. The cocktail sauce was on the table in a red squeeze bottle. 09 banana pudding, I liked it quite a bit 10 Chocolate pudding with wafers, weird chocolate flavor. Everyone at our table pretty much agrees with the assessment of what I just wrote. The building inside and out needs updating. The seafood buffet was I think $24 dollars each or so. Sadly I was pretty disappointed overall and we will not be eating there again. Especially with the waitress leaving everything to stack up and not remove anything at all. We sat at the table for at least 5-7 minutes in a quite obvious manner that we were done. She visited the two table right beside us and never brought the bill. I decided to take it upon myself to just go up to the cash register and tell them what we had. She must have noticed me waiting in line to pay and brought our bill to me.

This little restaurant is tucked away out in the country but worth the ride. Sunday Buffet was…read moredelicious! Country cooking done right. I went for the okra and was not disappointed. Our waitress Michelle was attentive and friendly. Our cups were never empty.

So good! Quick service (we had 9 people on a Sunday) and really good food. Plenty of high chairs…read moreand booster seats for kiddos. Lots of choices for everyone, so if you don't like fish or chicken you won't be left hungry. Sweet tea is also amazing.

The selection is a little limited and the price a little high for what you get! The food is…read moredelicious though.

Met some friends at Grits Cafe today. Choose it based on reviews and location and had not been in…read morethis area before. Reviews were correct. Easy 5 stars-prompt and pleasant staff, great menu with choices for all tastes, timely service and great food. Lovely decor with thoughtful touches to make it comfortable and you can actually hear the people at your table talking as sound control is excellent. We were very pleased with our visit to this restaurant. Give it a try when you are in the area.

We were traveling through from GA back to MI and wanted a good meal. By chance, I found this cute…read morelittle area that had Grits Cafe in it. We thought we would give it a try and WOW. We started with the Grit Fritters and fried okra. Both were phenomenal and the freshest okra we have ever had! My husband had the seasonal entree Gulf Red Fish with rice and a stew. He said it tasted fresh and flavorful. I had the Brisket Chef's special and it did not disappoint. The flavors of everything were next level!! The staff were friendly and professional. This is definitely a culinary experience and we are foodies!!

We are local so we visit Buckners every chance we get. It is and always has been a treat going to…read moreBuckners. Almost 40 years ago when we started taking our young family there was a treat and now all these years later it's a treat taking our grandkids. Same polite service with great home style cooking today as it was then. Try it and I promise you will look forward to going back :)

My wife and I made a point to stop by here when in town, and we thoroughly enjoyed having done so…read more We enjoyed some great down home cooking and great service from a very attentive and helpful staff. We don't get down this way very often, but we'll bear this place in mind when we do. Thanks for the enjoyable and delicious meal!

Delicious BBQ! Lots of choices on the menu. FAST AND…read moreFriendly service. Stop by and try it. You will be glad you did.

Best Philly I've had in a long time Double steak with all…read morethe fixin's Thank you guys!

Amazing food, Amazing people. Amazing Ambiance. Perfect place to pull over and get some food. I…read morewill be coming back.

Hello my little yelplings! I'm not sure if I'm just lucky today after my past week of weird…read morecircumstances, but I actually landed excellent barbecue, in back-to-back visits of barbecue joints! For those of you who don't read my reviews, only about one in five barbecue joints I go to make the cut. The last one that didn't make the cut, was that fast food place Smokin Ds in St Augustine Florida. Anyhow, let's get to Big J's. I'm parked across the street, which I park at semi often, and throughout the years, and have only been next door at the vape shop in the strip mall. I think the other times I've came by they were closed, but they weren't closed today and I kind of expected them to be. I wanted to have supper here last night, but I had to go endure tragedy at the Mexican restaurant in the same row. I noticed they were open today, so I mosied it over about 1:00 p.m. The place is really clean, it's a family run outfit, and they are ALL SO nice. So I wanted a brisket plate, but the nice young gentleman behind the counter told me that it wasn't ready and it would be ready in an hour, so I came back at 2:00 p.m.. I ordered brisket, collards and green beans. Again if you don't follow me, you don't know my culinary history and that on the smoke pit, but this place was just about as good as my own. My collards were fabulous, green beans were off the chain, my brisket was hot, tender and moist. So good! They went above and beyond, the young gentleman at the counter asked me if I was a truck driver after placing my order, which I am an O/O, and I got something free or got a discount, not too sure what it was but I got something! That means a lot, we spend weeks and months away from our families to bring ungrateful people the things they want, so it's a little gestures like that that really makes a difference to us. Well they definitely have a lifetime customer. I just have to make sure when I pull here that they're open. But I'll definitely be back! ***DISCLAIMER*** This pure, uncut, honest review is federally protected under Federal Law by way of Bill #EO14149. Removal or alteration of this review by Yelp and/or their affiliates without Expressed consent by it's author is strictly prohibited by FEDERAL law. VIolators will be prosecuted, and litigation imminent.

Great service and nice selection for breakfast. I ordered the two eggs with hash browns, grilled…read morebiscuit and a pancake. The large oj is served in a beer mug, so be prepared for a lot of juice if you order a large. The juice is not fresh squeezed but it is tolerable. My eggs were cooked just as I ordered and the pancake was perfect. The grilled biscuit and gravy were tasty. The place was full of locals old and young. With only a few choices in Thomaston for breakfast this place stands out. We were here for breakfast but they have daily lunch specials that sounds good. We will come back to try lunch. They do not accept credit or debit cards but there is an ATM at the gas station next door.

Stopped in to grab lunch after an appt. The signage out front isn't the best and you'd drive right…read moreby it if you weren't paying attention. It's a Country cooking kinda spot, nothing crazy in terms of flavors or offerings. Place is clean and tidy, servers were both very nice and each of the ladies that were in the back cooking, that came out were nice as well. Hamburger is an unseasoned little less than 1/4 pound patty that is flat top cooked. Bun was standard and they ask what toppings you want and add them for you. Onion rings are a commercial frozen food service product and are standard in flavor and unseasoned as well. Veggies were fresh and they didn't cheap her on the mayo. Country Fried steak as fried and crispy and commercial food service product as well. The brown gravy was nice and peppery which I enjoyed and seasoned properly. The fries were crispy but unseasoned, and since I don't like ketchup I was out of luck and ended up dipping them in my gravy. Texas toast was toasted nicely but the butter they used is unsalted so it was bland. The Cole slaw......was brought to the table at room temp and the room was like 74 degrees...that was a first for me. Most people want their Cole slaw chilled, even at picnics outside in the South in the dead of summer, I've eaten colder slaw. It's heavy on the Mayo which is the saving grace! I added pepper and salt and a splash of bottled lemon juice they brought with the iced tea and jazzed it up. Yeah...I said jazzed like some middle aged mom! Price point was completely reasonable and their bathroom was tidy. They did a steady walk-up and order at the window service while we were there. More people came and went from the window than the dining room. I'd probably come back and try their other items just to see, if I'm in the area and was out of new options to try. Nothing was a deal breaker in terms of repeating the experience...but nothing was all that great either.

The food was delicious and the portions are enormous here…read more Biscuit and gravy plate could feed two people. Service was awesome too.

I was in Atlanta for a family reunion. I arrived early Friday morning. It was too early for check…read morein so I drove to find some good food. I found this place online. When I drove into the parking lot it didn't look like much. I ordered the fish and grits. The food was amazing. Only thing missing was my mama biscuits. The service was amazing. The atmosphere was great. It was not a very big place but it kind of reminded me of the restaurants of the 50's and 60's maybe even earlier. It was giving old fashioned dining at the local mom and pop restaurant. When I'm in the area again I will definitely go back for that fish and grits. I also bought a T-shirt as a souvenir. I met some travelers there from Mississippi. They gave me some great ideas on seeing a local play and some of their adventures. I gave them some tips on Chicago site seeing and food. It was a good time to be had!

The food is amazing! If you like the feel of an old time diner where you meet friends this is your…read moreplace!!

Milner Place Cafe is what is great about our rural Georgia community. It's a family owned diner…read morethat serves great food with a smile. We love going to lunch there as a family, and have never had anything but a good experience. The service is great...friendly, attentive, and genuinely good folks. The diner itself is set up in a row of old buildings in downtown Milner, with mismatched chairs and checkered table cloths, it just says, "welcome home", when you walk in. We recently tried breakfast there and it did not disappoint...more food than we could handle! The pancakes could orbit the sun they're so big...and tasty, too!! I highly recommend Milner Place Cafe for breakfast or lunch.

All you can eat southern style food. Super friendly owners and very attentive staff. It seems very…read moreclean and the staff clears tables quickly. The buffet changes up daily and the food is pretty decent. The food on the bar doesn't just sit there all day long and it's kept at the correct temperature On my most recent trip I had the meatloaf which was flavorful, maybe a tad overcooked but that's not a complaint. Also on the bar they had fried chicken, baked fish, grits and a multitude of vegetables, unfortunately they were all starches, I would like to see some green vegetables. There's also a salad bar and several desserts to choose from. Priced around $14 plus drink. I'll definitely be back.

Always treat you good!!! Food is excellent. Great service! Looked clean every time I went there.read more