Walked into a local sports bar in western North Carolina and felt like we'd walked into a Jacksonville bar back home. Our hostel host pointed us here, and the second we stepped in, we were greeted by Jaguars jerseys on the wall, Mark Brunell and Jimmy Smith. Then we got seated, and right above our table was Fred Taylor's Florida Gators jersey along with a picture of the Swamp. All three of us at the table were Jacksonville guys, so between the Jags gear and the Gators tie-in, it felt like home before we'd even ordered. We all got the wings, and they were excellent. This place oven roasts them first, then fries to crisp up the skin, no breading involved, and that combination does something special to the flavor. Best wings I've had in a while. One of my buddies also ordered a margarita and said it was excellent. Service was great throughout, and the price landed right in that sweet spot, not cheap, but not expensive for what we got either. Fair value across the board. If you're ever in Franklin and want a spot that feels like home even when you're hundreds of miles from it, this is the place. read more

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7-11-26: If Sasquatch were to visit this place, he'd be proud. The vibe here is just so welcoming and chill I ordered the "Smashsquatch" Burger with fries and a Pepsi. My family also ordered fried mushrooms. This stuff took 16 minutes to come out. Taste-wise, everything tasted really amazing! The Pepsi was great, the fried mushrooms were scrumptious, the burger was amazing, although things got a little messy. And obviously, the fries tasted amazing. Can't wait to come back! read more

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Food is AMAZING! Staff was busy but very attentive and prompt. Tavern/sports/family friendly atmosphere.

Service was great and Friday nights prime rib was delicious! We came for lunch and the wings and shrimp basket were plentiful!

Good food and excellent service. Very clean restrooms. Very busy, but got our food in a timely manner.

Excellent food and excellent service! Couldn't have been better! Love the Bigfoot picture spot! Make sure you try the caramel with the funnel cake fries! read more

Excellent place to watch football or sports in general. Food was good and the bartender is always friendly!

Dive-y type bar with very average food. Worse the waitress argued with me that I ordered a beer. Certainly there was a miscommunication but why argue? read more

First time here definitely won't be our last. Cheese curd appetizer was amazing! Then we got four different burgers between a Sasquatch Hawaiian rise and shine and elk burger. They were all so much food and great tasting! Also our server was great! read more

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Shrimp and grits were outstanding. Service was impeccable. The atmosphere is friendly. Both my wife and I love this restaurant. read more

While visiting some friends they suggested Graff's Tavern and now I know why. The atmosphere was a casual sports bar with friendly staff. It wasn't too busy for a Wednesday afternoon so we got to sit anywhere we wanted. All of the menu options sounded really good but I opted for the fried jumbo shrimp with a side of their stingin honey garlic sauce and ranch. The shrimp were fried to perfection and the fries were crispy on the outside. Two people could have easily ate off of this one dish. If I'm ever in this small town again it's a must that I stop in. read more

Graff's Tavern - Fried shrimp - Sports Bars Near Me - Franklin, North Carolina

Eric at the bar was awesome makes a killer red beer with pickle juice, came in on the struggle bus left feeling like a champ thanks Eric! Wish i had an appetite the food smelled great and the jumbo shrimp looked to be quite jumbo ;) Go grab a drink from Graff's and catch the games while you're at it. read more

Graff's Tavern - Red beer - Sports Bars Near Me - Franklin, North Carolina

The food is really good but will you ever get delivery service? I would certainly order from you a lot more if you delivered. Love your cheeseburgers with a good cold beer. Great place to meet up with good friends. read more

I would have given 5 stars if the service had been kind of decent. I was visiting family in Franklin this weekend and we chose to try Graff's for the first time for lunch on Saturday. It was busy, but not swamped. We. A party of three, were greeted by the pleasant host who seated us immediately. We perused the menu, no server; I visited the restroom and came back, no server. I perused the menu again, no server. The host said our server would be out shortly. I thanked her. I could see the door to the kitchen/back and saw a server looking out...towards my table. After several seconds, she headed towards our table...in no hurry at all. She greeted us and took our drink order and started to leave. I asked if we could give our order since we had had plenty of time to look over the menu and knew what we would like. She took the order: an appetizer of cheese dip & chips, 3 "Big Money" burgers (came with fries). She returned with our drinks (all waters). After a little bit, I see her coming towards our table with burgers. We haven't gotten the appetizer (for which the literal definition is: a small portion of food or drink served before a main meal to stimulate the appetite). She and another server put the burgers down and says "your cheese dip will be right behind your burgers". Wait. What? My sister says that she doesn't want it now that we have our entrees and that the purpose of an appetizer is for it to be served before the entrees. Then the cheese dip and chips are being sat down while she is saying that. My sister is too nice and says just leave it. There was a half apology. Didn't feel sincere at all, but just something to say in order to flee the table. For the food: the burger was legit! It was cooked well, seasoned perfectly, juicy. The bun was toasted and the veggies on it fresh. The fries are my own personal problem. It's like those frozen, lightly battered fries. They came out hot and were great for about the first three minutes...then they get cold and a weird texture. But they, too were seasoned really well and cooked perfectly. I just don't prefer that type of French fry. I prefer just a plain, fresh cut fry. I had to ask for a refill on my drink. We asked for to-go containers for half a burger, and the appetizer. The server brought back one big open box....for half a burger, almost all of the chips from the appetizer, and almost all of the cheese dip. Yeah. We had to ask for a container for the cheese dip. I felt like a huge inconvenience at this point. I'd go back for the burger alone and try another side. I would definitely ask for another server if I ended up with the one from this weekend. The host was great! read more

Ate lunch Memorial Day. Check was $29.96. Refused to. Honor $5 off coupon as it was not $30 dollars. While correct technically absurdly poor customer service and very poor way to treat regular customer read more

Fantastic food. Hard working team with great service. Legendary wings, burgers and draft beer selection. Plus many TVs to view multiple games at once. I will return when I travel back through. Thank you team Graffs! read more

Great food! Great owners! Great Staff! Fun place to watch your favorite sports! Clean!

Great local spot that's a sports bar, tavern and family friendly restaurant all in one. Service was great, a few fun video games, loads of tvs and sports memorabilia. We shared fried pickles to start and they were yummy. Our burgers were outstanding and cooked to perfection. Only negative was they didn't carry Coke products. Regardless, I would absolutely recommend! read more

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They have about 5 parking places so we had to move on. We were going for lunch because of the good reviews. Very disappointing.

Our server Tammy was excellent. It was a full restaurant but with her professionalism, she catered to us ( a party of 8) like we were the only table. She is a real asset to the company. Our out of town guest were quite impressed. Of course the food was excellent also. Thank you Graffs read more

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Food was amazing, service was outstanding, atmosphere was inviting. We throughly enjoyed it.

Excellent staff! Perfect burgers! Great ambience! Only down side: limited/awkward parking. read more

Corn cob smoked bacon is awesome!! The burgers are about perfect, juicy and flavorful. Service was great. Will definitely be back.

We pulled up to Graff's to a lady in the parking lot yelling for someone to give her a cigarette. Strange, but true. If the place hadn't been recommended by locals we might have moved on. However, I'm glad we didn't. For a Tuesday around 6:00 the place was hopping. We got the last table and a menu and settled in to try and decide if this was a restaurant or a bar. It was a bit confusing because we kind of expected bar food, as in fried everything and a hamburger. But no, my daughter had roasted chicken that was so tender you could cut it with a fork. I had the grilled trout that was tasty. Mine came with loads of Brussels sprouts and hers had green beans. It's kind of a mishmash inside and our server got the table numbers wrong so our dinner visited a few other tables before it came to ours, but overall it was good and worth trying again. Maybe getting the bar/restaurant vibe together would help. read more

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The food was amazing. Lots of friendly people working at the restaurant. Loved my bison burger. Also, try the cheese grits. They are great!

We love eating at Graff's! We eat there once a week to watch our favorite football team the Jaguars. The food is fantastic and most importantly it is consistent. We have never ever had a bad meal there. The staff is soooooo amazing, friendly and attentive. I highly recommend Graff's. We love it. They make you feel like family. Many thumbs up read more

Been to Graffs MULTIPLE times as we are full time residents in Franklin. Food is generally good but it is really time for a menu upgrade or change. Getting bored with the same stuff. Needs a few more salads, add some wraps and tacos. Add a soup of. the day. Allow wings order to all flats or drummies. Drop Pepsi products and get coke products in there. read more

Solid tavern food. The food is made with care and the quality is very good. Service was efficient and very friendly. Good value, definitely not overpriced. Nothing fancy but food was tasty well worth the money. read more

What a neat place. Friendly staff and our bartender, Roxanne, was awesome. Had the fried mushrooms, hand battered to order. I'm sure the best we've ever had! Bison burger was great but you better be real hungry for that beast. The flounder basket was just perfect as well. Will definitely mark this o e on our map and return again. read more

We were in town for the weekend and stumbled across Graff's due to their Sasquatch branded burger buns. The tavern had a small town rustic feel and was very comfortable, we felt like we were somewhere we had been a 1,000 times before. Our waitress was attentive and super friendly, took the time for small talk with my son which is huge. All in all Graff's hit it outa the park and I highly recommend you checking them out. read more

Great service, great food not your average sports bar. We went for the first time and the experience was excellent. The server was very attentive, filling drinks before we asked and food was very good with ample portions. I ordered chili, salad (huge), fried pickles and all were super bar food. My buddy had a bison burger, he said was the best. I highly recommend this sports bar. read more

I visited here during vacation. We thorough enjoyed this restaurant! The service was good, and the food was so yummy! We loved everything we got, especially the Mac and cheese bites and the cheese curds. read more

Driving thru on Sunday after dropping son off at WCU track camp and found this little gem. We had the honey garlic shrimp app and it was awesome not frozen either. Then the Sunday special was two fried pork chops with gravy and green beans and mashed potatoes. Everything was delicious and would recommend anyone that's passing by to stop in. Service was amazing as well. read more

I ordered lemon salmon and cheeses cake , and beer, the lemon salmon cooked perfectly , the cheese cake so good, nice person, good service!

Just had the ribeye dinner at Graff's. Easily the best meal I've had in Franklin in months, the service was fast and it was not loud even though there were lots of people dining! read more

Bartender was very slow with only 5 guest at her bar. Food was great but drinks from the service bar were taken so long.

The food is great! The prices are reasonable except you if you want a side salad ($13)... But big negative - loud, obnoxious music through the speakers in the entire restaurant. I don't want to listen to AC/DC, Lenord Skinner, etc while I am eating and trying to have a conversation with friends. I asked to lower the music sound which they did than 10 minutes later, turned up the oboxious music. I left after finishing my chili (which was excellent); owner came to the table after I explained that I am leaving as I can't stand the loud music. Owner explained that the music is drown out the bar noise... WHAT???!!! Lower the music!!! read more

Went for a late lunch on a Saturday. Our server Tina was sweet as can be and very knowledgeable of the restaurant and the Franklin area. I had the shrimp and grits and OMG were they good. The shrimp were cooked perfectly and the seasoning was on point. The seasoning was fabulous on those shrimp. My wife had the trout with mashed potatoes and crispy brussels sprouts. She said her lunch was also very tasty. I really like the Bigfoot theme throughout the restaurant that isn't too much. But I am a big fan of Bigfoot. This was our first visit and it will not be our last read more

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Graff's has a good burger. Service is excellent. It was also great that they had free video games for kids.

Best American Sports Bar and Grill in Franklin for sure. Service is fast & friendly. Food was unbelievable! Fresh & delicious menu. Ambiance is cool and relaxing. I highly recommend the sweet & spicy garlic shrimp & chili for starters. The medium hot wings were banging and burgers are the absolute best Ive had anywhere! The chef must be top notch because the ingredients & flavors do not cut corners. $ is super reasonable. If I could eat out every day I would be at Gaff's Tavern! I wasn't a big chili fan until now, just amazing! Thanks! read more