Very disappointed in this restaurant. The service was very poor, especially since the restaurant was not busy at all. It took over 40 minutes to place our food order and no refills. Food was subpar at best and over priced. Also wasn't aware that this was a dog friendly restaurant and the dog owners did nothing to keep the dog controlled. My wife and I came to this restaurant to celebrate our anniversary, needless to say we left Very disappointed. read more

Sold, changed to J R 's Steakhouse, same staff, same ambiance, too early to try, I might try in a month. Mixed reviews by early customers.

If I could give this review 10 starts I would. This place is perfection in downtown Franklin, NC. The atmosphere itself is worth the drive. It's the perfect spot for a cozy date night, fun family gathering, or even a large celebration. We stopped for date night on a Friday night and were shocked it wasn't crowded. The draft selection was good and included some local craft brews. We decided on cocktails which were perfectly made. The bread was even worth mentioning but don't worry I'm saving the best for last. THE FOOD! We had the daily special Fish and Chips and the Gouda Chicken Roulade. The fish was a huge piece and piece and the chips were house made potato chips. My personal favorite! The Gouda Chicken Roulade was absolutely one of my favorite dishes anywhere. We will definitely be back as often as possible. read more

JR Chophouse - Gouda Chicken Roulade. You must try it. Delicious!!! - Seafood Near Me - Franklin, North Carolina

Pleasant service, great food, and a nice outdoor spot for our pups. Thank you for a lunch that hit the spot during our visit in Franklin.

Had the Cajun Catfish tonight and it was sublime. Perfectly crispy crunchy cornmeal coating, lovely red beans and fried okra on top of fluffy white rice- absolutely delicious. Six stars if I could give them! read more

Worse restaurant I have ever been. List for price $$$. With a restaurant with a price value of $$$ you expect a higher standard. Ordered a flat iron stake, $50 (outrageous). It came with mashed potatoes and asparagus. Steak was burnt. The entire steak was black. The asparagus was even burnt. This tells me there is no 'chef'. Instead it's a 16 year old kid. Place is not and never will be a higher quality restaurant. Owners must have some inflated perception of themselves and, obviously, the quality of the 'restaurant'. Restaurant is equivalent, all though at a lower standard, of a Chilli's. read more

Terrible service and rude staff making it one of the most unpleasant experiences I have had in a while. Do not come here if you want to actually have an evening where dinner takes you less than 2.5 hours to eat. read more

Arrived at lunch time on Monday. Informed me that the kitchen was on a wait. Seated after about 15 minutes. I ordered the broiled chicken with pesto on croissant. It was well cooked and served with hand cut fries. Great presentation and very tasty. One of us had the Reuben. He said it was very good and would order it again. The burger was cooked as ordered. Drinks were decent. read more

JR Chophouse - Seafood Near Me - Franklin, North Carolina

Another great experience at R&B. Trout, chicken and short ribs were fantastic. The server was very attentive. Nice atmosphere. read more

Awesome bartender and great food! Meat and cheese plate, spicy margarita and the filet were all to die for!! Very pleasantly surprised how good this place was! read more

JR Chophouse - Meat & cheese plate - Seafood Near Me - Franklin, North Carolina

My husband and I had dinner here for Valentine's Day. We had reservations, and when we walked in there was an isolated table for two in the entryway. I commented to my husband that I would NEVER want to sit at that table because everyone who came in would look at the people sitting there. Unfortunately that's exactly where we were seated. My husband asked if there was any way we could sit somewhere else, and the host/manager was very gracious about it moving us to another table. The food was wonderful, as was the service. Love the modern industrial decor. Highly recommend. read more

The food was delicious. Great service and atmosphere. I like their heated lamps on porch.

Food was good. I started with the herbal G&T which was good and a good pour. Hubby had draft beer. Must be a bumper crop of sweet potatoes because they were featured heavily on the menu. Hubby had the sweet potato soup and I had the blyss appetizer. My appetizer was huge and tasted like a dessert. Crispy sweet potato wedges with apples a maple syrup cream. Oh my. Took most of it home for breakfast. I had the filet mignon. It was cooked medium rare as I ordered it. Hubby has prime rib which was tender and delicious. Both came with blistered asparagus which was good. Coffee after dinner was strong for after dinner coffee but good. They lost a star on serving our entrees practically on top of our appetizers. Tables seem to be turned over quickly. Kind of rushed. They also messed up our reservation. We were supposed to be outside and were not. Originally they tried to seat us in the back in an uncomfortable sparse area near boxes and what not. We asked to be seated elsewhere and they did accommodate that. read more

Ahh! I wanted SO BAD to love this place! It truly is beautiful on the inside and I was hoping to get a little of that "pinky up" vibe that I am accustomed to in Atlanta... BUT... Walked in. Sign says wait to be seated... so we did... for several minutes. I noticed a young girl down the steps wrapping silverware while on her phone and thought, "maybe that is the hostess?" So I got her attention... she comes up and doesn't even apologize for abandoning her station and leaving people standing there. Get to the table, nice waiter. Took our drink orders... waited about 10 minutes... no one was working the bar. He comes back to take our food order and I asked if we could have our drinks first... geez. Husband got a beer, I got a margarita rocks. Margarita was basic. Made from a mix. Boo. Ordered food. Daughter wanted chicken tenders but waiter said they were out. My husband got the chicken salad croissant and tried to order a side but they were also out of that (cannot recall which one!) I ordered the soup du jour and a caesar salad. The soup was very tasty but the salad was strange... Menu said it was baby kale - I got romaine with no dressing. Asked the waiter for dressing, he said ok, but forgot. Eventually got his attention again and he brought it out and it was actually quite good! He did comp me for my salad, but the pain of this disappointing dining experience still burned. I think the food that we got was actually GOOD but I felt like everyone working there was 16-18 years old. Perhaps they need someone on the floor watching over them? Seemed like teenagers were in charge of this restaurant and while they were nice, they need more leadership. Kitchen needs more discipline as well. Hopefully they will work out the kinks! read more

The food is fantastic for brunch, rivals any high class 3 $$$ joint in DC easily. We stopped in for brunch on Sunday, and found both the food and the service to be on point. The restaurant looks log cabin chic in design, and they were rocking 80's pop which we loved. Now for the food; I had the parfait and traditional eggs Benedict (both were some of the best I've had and the poached eggs were cooked perfectly), my friend hand the pancakes and he said they were fantastic, and my husband the huevos divorciados which he said were really good, but he did wish there was more guacamole so ask for extra if you an avocado fan! Update: we came back for dinner and I took away a star, I'd actually take away two but the brunch was so good I left it. We ordered the smoked ribeye with broccolini as the seasonal veggie. The ribeye was ok, but the balsamic added a nasty flavor (I'd suggest asking for it sans balsamic), the broccolini was oily and also soaked up the balsamic so yuck, and the mashed potatoes tasted literally like that; a potato with skin mashed up without butter or milk. The trout was pretty good although it was actually pan seared and the skin wasn't crispy. The steak and potatoes was nasty, super charred on the outside to the point of burned and it ruined the meat, the fries were good though! read more

Absolutely phenomenal. We were just visiting for the day and heard this was the place to go! The Burnt Ends and 14oz. ribeye is a MUST!! Enjoyed the service and the management. Will go again! read more

Special for St Paddy's Day.... Irish Stew with Colcannon. Good flavor, but served cold and only had five small bites of beef in a very shallow dish.. Expected a lot more for $12.... this was more of an appetizer than a meal. Irish food should be hearty and this missed the mark. I'm not a big eater, but left here hungry! I've been disappointed in the past and thought I'd give it a try..... not again! read more

JR Chophouse - Special for St Paddy's Day.... Irish Stew with Colcannon. Good flavor, but served cold and only had five small bites of beef. - Seafood Near Me - Franklin, North Carolina

We went there last night , party of 6. Delicious food, From appetizers to entrees. Currently the menu is limited The staff is extremely accommodating, great service, food served and presented very well. We will definitely return , making this our number one restaurant. read more

Sorry have to be honest, I am still sitting here, so this is the best time to write this. We drove to Franklin today and decided to try this place. Very nice decor, terrible service, food was blah Our temperature was taken at the door by a young girl showing her navel. Mistake #1 Soup of the day was chicken with andouille sausage- no chicken no sausage. Just some yucky water lukewarm, with green peppers and yucky. Mistake #2 Ordered prime rib with shrimp (obviously frozen from a bag) ordered mashed potatoes, got baked potato plain. Ordered a Caesar salad, got some greens with carrots, NOT a Caesar. Waitress offered to bring the mash and salad, NO steak knife for me we share the entree. I was done with my steak "tada" here is your steak knife. Too late, she graciously said "let me bring the mashed potatoes and Caesar salad. A real Caesar salad is made with romaine lettuce, NOT kale. $60.00 bucks later not returning . read more

I have been here 3 times since moving here. Can't seem to get into it. The food is generally good, but overpriced. $8 for 3 falafel balls? This isn't NY or even Charlotte. Also, it's so loud inside. No sound dampening...Good luck having a conversation with anyone more than 3' away from you. Beer special on Thursday is good. $3 per pint. Outcome? Come to R&B to drink. On Thursdays if you like beer. Go elsewhere for more reasonaby priced eats. read more

Salmon was delicious and the pork was very tender. Service was good and the beer options are great. Mostly local breweries.

High quality food. Amazing salmon, steak and cheesecake. Friendly service. Highly recommended! read more

JR Chophouse - Peach cheesecake - Seafood Near Me - Franklin, North Carolina

ALERT - THE BOWERY HAS A NEW NAME, THE "ROOT + BARREL". The menu for lunch has double the items the old menu had. Same owners I am told. Still worth 5 stars. read more

JR Chophouse - Beautiful bar area - Seafood Near Me - Franklin, North Carolina

Pretzel appetizer was great! Good craft beer selection. Excellent rainbow trout entree. Nice atmosphere in downtown Franklin.

The Root + Barrel Kitchen (changed name from "the bowery" due to some restaurant in myrtle beach complaining about the name - whaaaaa). Anyway, this restaurant (nickname "R-and-B") rocks Franklin, NC. It's just what Franklin needs to balance out this town's relaxing culture. The inside has a city-style-bar and -seating atmosphere while the outside seating has the hallmark small-town street views and people-watching atmosphere with ample shade and up-front or set-back seating to suit anyone's privacy comfort. This was my first time at R+B and I've eaten at a countless number of restaurants. I am not a foodie. But I ate every drop of my ocean bowl. To me, it was a unique meal and totally satisfying. Hands down, R+B is my favorite dining spot in this marvelous small town in Macon County, NC called Franklin. read more

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On our first visit, "I'm sorry" seemed to be the order of the day. Inside tables too noisy to hear yourself think? "I'm sorry." (We ate outside.) Menu ridiculously limited? "I'm sorry." (COVID-19, the current scapegoat for restauranteurs.) Out of filet at 7:30 on a Friday night? "I'm sorry." (We were told they started the night with only 6. We also heard them say to someone else they were out of trout.) Entrée shoved down your throat simultaneously with salads? "I'm sorry." (Although well-intentioned, the server didn't appear to know they should be served as separate courses.) Throw in that in lieu of prices for steaks, the menu said "Market price." If the menus were expensively printed, that might be understandable. But for cheap photo-copied menus in plastic sleeves, it suggests they don't want to advertise that their steaks go for $42 and up for something you can get elsewhere for $35 or less. Michelin starred restaurants might get away with that, but this isn't a Michelin starred restaurant. Overall, well-intentioned but under-trained servers featuring adequate but over-priced food in a pretentious environment. I might give them a second chance at some point, but so far I'm, not impressed. read more

Tried to go in The Root and Barrel and was turned away by the owner when he jokingly said that the restaurant was closed. Since he seemed like he was joking we started to walk in and he rudely said obviously they don't understand that we're closed and told us again look I'm not kidding we're closed. I totally understand if you are closed but there is a way that you talk to your potential customers. Will never again try to go to his establishment read more

Very poor and unprofessional management. Who ever hired them clearly didn't do any drug tests or background checks. Sad because they have good food but I don't want to be in there with those kinds of people working in there... read more

We ordered the "not a Cuban" sandwich at lunch and it was delicious, staff was friendly too! Would recommend.

Food was wonderful! The atmosphere was great! Service was so bad... our waitress was terrible and put so much extra on her peers I felt so bad for them. I know we live in a world where good service is hard to come by, but if you are going to show up to work SHOW UP. I know it is hard to work but when you are going out to eat I don't want to hear how tired you are from working a double. I am out to eat because I am a full time working mom and my husband and I got a very rare night out.. I did not unload on you about my double it is MY choice I am not going to make it anyone else "problem". read more

disappointed in the change from root & barrel fish was cold and mushy, steak was not the same very turned off by everything we saw. will not come back. read more

First time eating here and my husband and I both really enjoyed our meal Our waiter Jackson was so friendly and attentive. He really made our dining experience! The only strike against it was the dessert chef was out of the country and they only had one to offer Hopefully I will have the opportunity to dine here again. read more

Fantastic meal! Delicious flavors and unique options. Our chefs special burger was amazing and had ingredients I would never imagine would work so well in a burger. The harvest blyss was bliss. Also, the spicy Marg was great. Highly recommend. read more

Had a 12 top, so we arrived early and beat the lunch crowd. Restaurant mostly empty when we ordered. Over an hour and 20 minutes from ordering to getting lukewarm food. Waiter took 50 minutes before stopping by the table to see if anyone needed refills or to say anything about the food taking so long. Would give zero stars if Yelp allowed. Do not try unless you have 2 hours for a mediocre lunch with poor service. read more

We are in town celebrating my birthday and decided to try Root and Barrel for my birthday lunch. The burger was perfectly cooked, the cheesy Mac was deliciously seasoned and the house Cabernet was smooth. Service was awesome, not overbearing but friendly and attentive. Chicken and waffles were also delicious, the chicken was the freshest I've ever tried! Definitely worth it! read more

Just passing through town and found this little gem. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming and the food was great. Our waitress Abby was a delight and took very good care of us. My husband and I added this to our list of great places to stop. read more

Totally not worth it. This is the second time we tried this place. We gave it a shot about two years ago and it was terrible. Since we are local we thought we'd give it another chance. It's still terrible. My husband wanted a plain hamburger and the waitress said the chef won't do that because he doesn't like to deviate from the description on the menu. Seriously! My mom and I ordered the tomato soup and honestly it was just like thick spaghetti sauce. We could scrape the bowl and it never filled the spot you scraped. I thought soup was supposed to take the shape of the container. You could of eaten it with a fork. Well we gave it another chance and won't ever be going back. Too many better places to eat in town. Steer clear of this place for dinner. read more

Very nice atmosphere. Cordial nice staff. Good drink and food selection. Recommend Root and Barrel Kitchen when visiting Franklin, NC.

Probably our least favorite place to dine in town. The prices on food and drink are excessive in this small town. The menu is mediocre often served less than warm. Servers are ill trained and not familiar with the menu or operation. Never recommend to tourists or locals. read more

Wonderful! I had avoided for a long time because I thought it would be too expensive. It most definitely is not. The prices are reasonable, and the food is fantastic. Great service too. read more