the attendant at the door was very nice as were the wait staff. I was disappointed with my food. I got the Mac and cheese with pulled pork. can't remember the name of the dish. I know people are going to say, there is no way that could not be greasy. I know but the skillet was swimming in grease. the Mac and cheese was okay nothing to write home about. read more

The food and service was awesome on our December 2025 visit. I am a Louisiana native and we love seasoning. I was very impressed with the taste. The servers were very attentive and friendly. My family enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere, after touring the aquarium. We were appreciative of the Veterans Discount. Kudos to the whole team!!! We will visit again in the future. read more

Everything was great, I was a little skeptical at first but really enjoyed my birthday 11/4/2025. Service good and very helpful. Collards were a little salty for us along with Mac & cheese kinda runny but other than that it was delicious. read more

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My family and I eat at this restaurant every time we go to Chattanooga. You can't beat the food and the location is amazing. It's right in the center of everything and the menu has something for everyone. I love the country feel of the space. Our servers have always been lovely. Last time we went, it was about 10:50 and it wasn't quite time to order lunch but my little one wanted a plain cheeseburger. The precious server made it happen for him. The breakfast portions are huge and so very tasty! Coffee is always perfect. I'm hoping one day do dinner there because I am sure they have music at night since there is a stage. The restaurant is pretty large so I've never had to wait on a table, which is nice! read more

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Great service from Kamron and a good dinner! The chicken fried chicken and pulled pork were really tasty but the sides didn't blow us away. We had mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, okra, and sweet potato fries. It's a neat, cozy little place and the breakfast menu looked like it had some unique dishes worth checking out! read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Chicken fried chicken with mashed potatoes and mac and cheese - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Came here to have lunch with my siblings and all of our kids and it was delicious. I mixed up how many people were coming and the guy at the front was really flexible where he got a table for us and was willing to pivot when I realized it would be too small. The shrimp and grits was amazing. Our first server seemed a bit overwhelmed with our table and so they gave us a different server who was awesome. He fixed anything that had been messed up (sprite having water poured into it during refills) and was fun to talk to. It has a very cute homey feel inside and the food was great. read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Shrimp and grits - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

The food was just ok, looking at yelp I wanted to try the ribs but they are only served on Saturday only. The service was great and the live band was good also. read more

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Amazing atmosphere, services and more importantly delicious food. Highly recommend the nacho brisket. A surcharge for the brisket versus the pull pork but it's worth it. I wasn't a fan of the side salsa but it didn't take away from the appetizer as it was on the side. Had the Nashville Cheesesteak but brisket and it did not disappoint. Next time will have to try the hot one but that means another trip The kids had the Southern Fried Chicken and Piggy Mac and they loved it. The Southern Fried Chicken was a big platter, so be ready to eat The place has a great family environment and the entertainment was setting up as we were eating so those left behind likely to have more fun. Can't wait for the next visit. read more

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Decided on Pucketts for dinner on our last night in Chattanooga. We ordered a chicken salad sandwich with sweet tater fries, a fried baloney sandwich and fries, and our friends split a pork nacho plate. Two mixed drinks, water, and a coffee rounded the beverages. We didn't wait very long, and our waitress was friendly and attentive. We listened to a good guitar trio (Josh Driver Trio) while we dined too. I believe we're adding Puckett's to our Chattanooga dining stops! The prices aren't too bad either though the mixed drinks aren't cheap. Oh yeah, we split a chocolate cobbler and ice cream for dessert, while our friends split a fried brownie with candied bacon, ice cream and chocolate sauce. Yeah, they were as good as you are thinking. read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Part of the dining area. - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Got seated and waited 15 minutes. No one toom our order in that time. Bad service unless you're over 60 then they take your order the second you sit down. read more

Great breakfast spot. We stopped by on our way to a day visit to Chattanooga and found this place. There is a parking lot beside the building, but you have to pay. We didn't know check for free parking. It wasn't crowded when we arrived. Service was done with a smile! Biscuits were light and fluffy. Bacon was cooked crispy. Coffee was good. French toast with peanut butter cream cheese, bananas, and whipped cream was delicious- well balanced. Individually, the peanut butter could easily have been overwhelming, but with the whipped cream, bananas, and French toast... it was the perfect play on a breakfast pb and banana sandwich! read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

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I came in on a quiet Saturday morning and was greeted with warm smiles and a clean restaurant. I was seated immediately and the server was like a tornado handling the patrons with quickness and care. I had my best breakfast I've ever had here. #1. No question. Who knew smoked brisket was excellent for breakfast? Puckett's does. The smoked brisket hash was perfect. This is a must have when you're in Chattanooga. Come here now! read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Smoked Brisket Hash with scrambled eggs - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

This was our fourth visit to Puckett's and all of our previous visits were great. This visit, however, was bad. We ordered the "whole farm" to split amongst me and two kids. The sausage and BBQ pork were great, the brisket was a mix of lukewarm juicy pieces and tough (for brisket) chunks, the turkey was so dry and over cooked that you couldn't cut it with a knife, and the half chicken was so dry that I had to chug water to get it down. I asked for more turkey (my son and I's favorite) and after 20+ minutes they brought out a piece that was even more over cooked. The waitress didn't seem to notice the issue and we never saw a manager until we got the check and asked to speak to him. He heard how our experience was, saw all the food left on the table, and did absolutely nothing about it. I don't know if it was the time of day (we got there at 7:45) or what, but this experience was DEFINITELY not worth the $50+ for one adult and two kids. read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Burnt smoked turkey - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

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I've never been to a Puckett's Restaurant, so I thought I'd give it a try. I was surprised that it was similar to another home style type restaurant, but this seemed better. It was cozy, the service was good and the bologna sandwich was amazing. What I didn't like was having to fight with the mayo packet. The sweet server noticed my struggle and brought a ramekin without asking :) That's what made her so good at her job. This was a nice experience and I'm glad to have tried it here. read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Fried Bologna Sandwich - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

So I have lived in Chattanooga area for about a year and half. I live more toward the country. I've been looking around for meatloaf and you'd think meatloaf would be easy to find in a state where 90% of the restaurants are American. Well it's not. This place had it so I tried it with a friend. For started the the price for a single medium sized slab of meatloaf was 22 bucks. Came with a half of ice cream scoop of mashed potatoes and a very small bowl of green beans -- frankly I thought it was a joke. The meat itself seemed like it was reheated 50 times or under heat lamp. Honestly terrible, the onions inside were all crunchy too which I hate. A friend had some sort of brisket plate and it looked good until I tasted it. Again it was dry as leather and it seemed like it was warmed up 50 times and left under a heat lamp for 30 years. Total price for 2 people was 70 bucks. This place thinks it's some sort of an upscale Cracker Barrel but it's a much more downscale Cracker Barrel with crap food. I am sure no one local eats here. It's a total rip off and the food is terrible. You'd be better off at McDonalds read more

Possible the best meal I've had in many months. Steal, shrimp and crabcakes topped off with two chocolate martinis amazing meal. read more

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Service was awful. We were seated immediately (they were half empty) but it took forever for someone to even greet us and take our drink order. Once we actually got waitress she was fine but the food took forever to come out which was surprising given how dead they were. Fried green tomatoes- 10/10. Crispy, thick, hot and perfect with the sauce and pickled red onion. Piggy Mac - 7/10. Served in a skillet. Was tasty but wouldn't order again. Corn cake - like a pancake made of cornmeal. Order these! Sweet and spicy. So good. read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Fried Green Tomatoes - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Great atmosphere wonderful food right downtown Chattanooga. Great area to walk around afterwards. read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Always love Puckett's. I had the fried green tomato blt with Mac n cheese. Delicious as always. This location is very nice, clean and situated right in front of the Tennessee Aquarium. read more

The pulled pork was excellent. Very friendly wait staff. Would go back again next time I'm in town.

Great mac and cheese and very polite workers and the theme is great actual sturdy tables to

After reviewing Yelp for places that had some southern comfort foods, we decided on Puckett's Restaurant. Having been to downtown Chattanooga several times, I find the having to park and pay everywhere a negative experience (not exclusive to Puckett's, but for us it's always a turn off to frequent a business). We've never been downtown when it was full or busy and why is the city trying to keep people away?! Puckett's was not busy the Sunday afternoon we came by, maybe 15 customers. The staff obviously was bored and hanging out talking. Took a few minutes before we were seating by a pole by the kitchen, we asked to move to a window table as it wasn't busy and we enjoy people watching. This request was met with, "well if you must pick something you like better!," now if you know me I don't do well with sarcasm, lazy, or rude. I come from Germany, my family owns and runs a Guesthouse/Restaurant and we'd serve 200 people during lunch happily with 3 kitchen staff, 4 family members helping wherever, and 2-3 waitresses/waiters. Everyone left well fed, with good service or my Opa would let us hear about it and the customer became his friend making sure he was happy! So back to the waitress, yes she was not up to par. Being there for the first time, we were not familiar with the menu and instead of recommending some items (a good waitress would), she left. We waited, and waited a good 15 minutes before being asked what we'd like to drink. At this point I was searching other restaurants nearby, but my friend has more grace and patience so we stayed. We ordered our meals after I ordered the iced tea special, Puckett's Signature Fruit Tea Blackberry-citrus Southern sweet iced tea. I thought it was very good and recommend it. I finished my first Mason Jar in a few minutes, being parched from hiking around my favorite Rock City Garden and some of the trails nearby (if you haven't been...go, it's Devine). Unfortunately, I didn't see a second refill for 20 minutes when our food arrived-Piggy Mac: Cherry wood-smoked pulled pork in an iron skillet, topped with white cheddar mac n' cheese and biscuit crumbs 15.99. It looked good, but both our meals were cold and neither of us mess with cold pork, I really don't like any hot food that is cold. There's a reason it's supposed to be hot food. We tried for another 10 minutes to get a waitress attention without having to yell or cause a scene, waitress busy at the bar and kitchen talking. Finally, we caught another waitress attention when she came to check on the table next to us. I don't like to eat food that has to be returned, people do crazy things out of unprofessional behavior. My friend tasted hers after it was returned (after 10 minutes) and it was still barely warm! Mine was lukewarm. What happened in the kitchen? . Were they to busy chatting, throwing a fit because they served cold food? We had someone come to the table, didn't identify themselves and told us the food was reheated. Normally, a manager would ask, "is it to your liking, is it warm enough?" Nope. I couldn't eat my food because it was not a warm delicious comfort food, but a lukewarm premade mess. The serving was small, and my friend who ate hers lukewarm ate another meal with me at a much better restaurant (now I must also state, she's skinny, tiny and doesn't eat a lot of food at a sitting, for her to leave hungry says a lot). The restaurant was clean, our silverware (we had to ask for mine), my fork was dirty. Happens with commercial dishwashers and staff not checking or caring. I must say the southern hospitality and comfort food experience was lacking today. Perhaps it was too slow and staff decided wasn't worth any effort on tourists, but I tip generous for service when I am treated like a customer. Not getting refills, cold food, no service follow through and sarcasm as I'm interrupting your day gives you zero tip and advice to get out of the service industry. As for the restaurant, you need to do better if you want to keep open, eventually tourists stop coming. Might give this place a second chance as it had good reviews and maybe the Sunday we went was an off day, I sure hope so. read more

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The service was awesome, especially for it being so packed with the Head of the Hooch Regatta happening when we ate here. The ambience was cool, great rustic decor and awesome location right on the river. The food was what will keep me coming back... the sweet tea and barbecue had me craving more the very next day. Ended up eating here three times in two days and was never disappointed. Will be back many times, for sure. read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Food was delicious, small town vibes with nice music, server was super nice and the service was fast. read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Mojo Pasta - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

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The music here was excellent and just the right volume. The grilled chicken, broccoli, and sweet potato were all excellent. It was family friendly and they had great drinks and beers with the music so nice mix of adult and family friendly vibe. The service was fast and kind read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Great food and wonderful service. Highly recommend the Mojo burger, best described as a bbq platter on a burger in the best way.

Love there food there friendlly great servie clean dinnerning room clean bathrooms and close to the tennessee river read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Good food. Nice environment. Parking could be challenging. A nice night out with the family.

After our little adventure at the aquarium we decided to stop in Puckett's for lunch. Parking was a nightmare and we didn't want to have to find somewhere else to park. Located right next to the aquarium the decision was a no brainer. The restaurant was busy but not extremely busy since lunch was just starting and it being a Sunday. The wait staff was probably short since we did have to wait to be seated as well as everyone after us. Interior is cozy, everyone was super nice. Our waitress as well though she may have been new or just extremely comfortable because we ended up staying way longer than needed. I found myself getting annoyed several times with our service. We never got our drinks refilled. The time between receiving orders took longer than the norm and I'm pretty sure it wasn't the kitchen. She really encouraged us to get desserts but it came out so late because she was talking to a friend who walked in since seeing her through the window. That took about 20 minutes.. We already paid, packed and was ready to go. After paying and downing our dessert we def got no attention and just walked out. Besides THAT, the food was amazing! There really wasn't anything we didn't like. The wings had a great smoke to them. The chicken blt was a sight to see. All the meats in our 3 meats entree were cooked to perfection. Smoky and seasoned well. Tender. Sauces were on the side and we really appreciated that. Portions were also very generous. The recommended dessert, bread pudding, was also amazing. We were so full but when it came time to down it, we did. LOL We would def be returning whenever we're back in town. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal with the exception of our waitress. The other waitresses seem attentive though. read more

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The worst restaurant!! The fried pickles were very good as an appetizer, but then I ordered the meatloaf with mushroom gravy and potatoes and beans, but the gravy really was more onions than mushrooms. It was terrible. Everything was cold. We sent it back to get heated up and the meatloaf was so hard. I think it's sad in my stomach for three days. Awful!! read more

To start off the staff there was very professional The food was phenomenal. To start off with I had the sampler appetizer and for my dinner plate was shrimp and grits It will definitely wake your taste buds up. And top it off with live music. This place is awesome relaxing and you don't feel rushed recommend this place if you just wanna get out have a good meal and have a good time listen to some good music read more

The food is amazing, service is quick and fun, and the ambiance is friendly and cozy!

I've eaten at the Puckett's locations in Nashville and Franklin where I enjoyed the overall experience. This location in Chattanooga was rather disappointing I have to say in comparison. The ambiance of this space just came off as rather dark and depressing. Service was rather slow and inefficient with very basic things like taking my order and drink refills. The food I ordered was simply not well executed. I also visited on a Sunday and for some reason the city of Chattanooga thinks it is a good idea to charge for parking in the literal parking lot that this Puckett's location is at which seems highly unusual compared to other cities and other areas of Chattanooga. Overall there are just a lot of better options in Chattanooga than what my experience here was like. read more

Brisket was phenomenal. Pulled pork excellent. Sweet potato fries excellent but come w/ no dipping sauce. I added honey mustard which actually worked well. Peach cobbler very good w/ excellent ice cream. Disappointed with rest of sides. Mac & cheese quite bland, not very cheesy, with very scanty crumb topping. Mashed potatoes were fine, nothing special. Coleslaw very similar to KFC. Cornbread is like a very small dry tasteless pancake. Green beans supposedly cooked w/ onion & bacon but looked & tasted like straight out of a can; no visible onions & just one tiny bit of bacon; couldn't taste either. Seated promptly. Chris was attentive & w/ good recommendations. Food came very quickly. Drinks refilled on a timely basis. read more

We went here for the all-you-can-eat Thanksgiving meal. We reserved a table for 2:15 but they didn't have our table ready for us when we got there. They don't really have a place to wait, so that was unfortunate. We walked around outside for a bit but it was very cold and they hadn't texted us that our table was ready, so we decided to just go back inside and wait by the front desk even though there wasn't much room. Thankfully, they were able to then get us a different table so we wouldn't have to wait anymore. The service was slow but they were very busy. I don't think anyone was being lazy, but maybe they could've used a couple more servers. We also weren't given rolls until we were almost done and I finally asked for some. We probably would've ordered more food but it was just taking too long to get service. So I was disappointed with that. The food was pretty good though. However, I wouldn't go back for Thanksgiving. read more

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Was not bad, but I don't think I would go back. The staff were really nice, but the food was not my favorite. The vibe of the restaurant was a modern Cracker Barrel. read more

Had a dinner here one night last week. We were early, while not crowded there were plenty of people. Our server was very quick and brought us menus and took our drink order. After we ordered we were given our food fairly quickly. I was very pleased with mine and the quantity was plentiful. Definitely will go back. read more

Awesome experience, some of the best food, great wait staff and managers. Clean, bright & cheerfull. A big hearty burger and super tasty seasoned fries. So good, we boughr the bbq sauce & the seasoning from the fries. read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Not good! Went there for Thanksgiving. Selections were turkey, ham, meatloaf and some sides. Turkey was terrible- looked more like spam. Meatloaf was just as bad. The sides were also bad... either no flavor or bad flavor. Dessert was overly sweet. Seems like most of the foods served were processed or packaged, not 'home made'. Very disappointing. Will not be returning. And don't get me started on the price... geez. read more

The worst experience both in service and the meal on Thanksgiving Day. Polar opposite from last year. I brought guests after bragging on how good last year was, also on Thanksgiving. Will not return. read more