Every Friday morning 12 to 15 men meet at the Murfeesboro's Puckett's location. we can't say enough good things about how the employees take care of our group. Today 2/23/24, we entered the restaurant and found our table set with all the condiments already on the table. The service the staff provides is excellent and we really appreciate the way they go out of their way to make us feel welcome. read more

My family and I were visiting and stopped in on our last night in Tennessee. The food was amazing and our server Tyler was absolutely incredible and so sweet!! It was one of the best experiences, can't wait to come back read more

My family and I eat here often, as my office is close by. On our last trip our waiter was Tyler and he was very friendly and attentive. He was on top of things and we were able to get in and out quickly. The food was good, the atmosphere is nice, and Tyler's service was exceptional. read more

Great catfish and onion rings. Huge pieces of fish, come hungry!!! Staff was great!!! No more catfish no more onion rings. Not eating here no more. read more

Extremely short staffed. Food is great. Have been here several times. Plenty of tables but need more servers.

One of the best restaurant experiences of my life! Our server Tyler was attentive to our needs right from the get go. Every request we presented, he politely and professionally went above and beyond. This was my last night in this wonderful state and the staff and management were a blessing. A night to remember. Thank you! read more

Our BEST Puckett's experience ever! TYLER was an incredible waiter, he was so kind and attentive with GREAT recommendations! I had family in town and they were amazed at the food and hospitality. Thanks Tyler!! read more

This restaurant is a great little gem in downtown Murfreesboro. The fried chicken is absolutely perfect. The Old Fashioned was great. I was a little surprised to see steamed (canned?) green beans. But the portions are huge and overall it's a great value with a good atmosphere. Jackson was an attentive server. read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Southern fried chicken, skillet mac and cheese, green beans, Old Fashioned. - Barbeque Near Me - Murfreesboro, Tennessee

First time at this location. I really wanted to try the ribs. Smoker behind the bar and it smelled great. Ribs were way underdone. I had to literally saw through them to get apart. Server asked how they were and I said ok, she replied just ok, and I said yes, just ok. No follow up. Mac and cheese side very good. Beans very good. $35 for ribs and a tea, you better be great. Not even close. Maybe I ordered the wring thing but if you are showcasing a smoker, do it right. read more

We had the breakfast buffet. It was really good! Lots of great options. Will be coming back to try a menu breakfast items for sure and buffet at a different time as well. read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Barbeque Near Me - Murfreesboro, Tennessee

After calling for a table on the patio and being told they don't reserve those my girlfriend showed up, tables available and was told the patio tables were reserved .. she left and her friends arrived .. she told them she was just told the tables were reserved .. the friends went inside and were immediately sat outdoors .. we're appalled that Pucketts would allow such behavior from their employees .. the employee was obviously angered when she saw my girlfriend with the group .. racism is never ok, and it can and should be a death knell for a company that allows it .. read more

Tyler(TL) does a great job with all of his customers. Very attentive with everyone. He is very helpful with all of his teammate. Great restaurant Steven read more

TLDR: Average BBQ with good sides, tall pours and okay service. I had the combo pulled pork and brisket with baked beans and mac & cheese. Sides were excellent, the meat was tender but a little bland. The sauces are okay, I usually prefer spicy but the sweet had better flavor for me. Ordered a Basil Hayden on the rocks and got a good sized pour. I thought the service was okay, had to wait a long time for a table. The live music on a Saturday night was fun bluegrass. I probably will not come back but this place did just enough to give me an average experience. read more

The atmosphere was okay, it wasn't too busy when we went in. I honestly don't understand why they have like 6 hosts standing in the front, but I was actually pissed and not satisfied with my whole experience. It was my first time going there and I was excited to try the food. The food was OK. My meat (southern fried chicken) was amazing. It was very meaty and the gravy gave it a good top! Although, the sides honestly sucked. There was a sweet potato fry stuck in the middle of my smashed sweet potatoes. Our appetizer came 5 mins after we devoured our food, which I already predicted was going to happen. Which by that time I didn't want it anymore. Pricing: Honestly, the food was over priced. It was literally $66 + tip for my dinner for two. Also, for the quality I would not pay that much for the portion of food I was getting. The pricing wasn't reasonable for me, and that's based on my opinion and I've had southern food at other places before. The service SUCKED. I'm not afraid to say it, but I'm a server myself so I have a stand point of understanding. But my experience there was bad because it took literally 35 mins for someone to take our drink orders. On top of that, we had to stop someone and ASK for a server. I was really in shocked because we had at least 5 servers looking at us and I'm like well? Even if it's not your table I feel like they should've asked. On top of that, our server disappeared on us the rest of the night and forgot our appetizer. I would blame how busy it was, but it wasn't so I was quite confused. Other tables were seated beside us and had their meals and drinks ordered while we patiently sat there mad. Overall experience, I wouldn't go back. There's so many other good places I would go to and for a better service and food. If you want a fast service and be full, satisfied I wouldn't recommend this place. I must say once again, the meat was good so there goes for the two stars. read more

So my family has had it share if problems here. After two bad trips over a year ago, we didn't come back. On the plus side management is excellent and asked us to try them again. This time, it was like a totally different place. The staff was friendly and attentive. Our food was delicious. My wife has decided we are coming back and she is getting the redneck burrito again. My son and I have decided we needed the deep fried brownie sundae in our lives. Thanks for the opportunity to try Puckett's again. We honestly enjoyed it and will be back. read more

Who doesn't have their patio open on a nice summer Friday evening? We prefer to dine outside and traveled 40 miles for dinner to encounter a sign saying the patio was closed. The weather was fine. It's covered. It made no sense. So, we went off to another restaurant. read more

Nice place in the square of Murfreesboro. Loved that they had patio seating. Our waiter was awesome. Made sure our drinks were filled and we never had to ask for anything. I got the meat and 2 and it was really good. Plenty of food for a good price. Definitely will have to try other things on the menu. read more

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This local spot was OK for dinner. I came for a friend's birthday. The good: I was here on a Friday evening with reservations. There was live music. Being in middle TN I feel like live music is practically a must anywhere in the area. I am personally a fan of live music. You can't go wrong with dinner and good music. Also, there's a super cute ice cream shop next door! Dinner then ice cream is right next door. You just can't go wrong. I would rate the food as mediocre. I had a bbq platter with chicken. The slaw, I'd pass on next time. Coleslaw is such a hit or miss item. I had to try them to see if they were any good. I'll be skipping it next time. It was bland. Nothing that stood out. It was quite bland. The beans were decent. Again, nothing that really stood out here. Sweet potato fries, I'm on the fence. I love sweet potato fries anyway so my opinion is a little bias. Nothing really memorable but I'd survive ordering them again. The big hit for me was the mac and cheese. It is a must order the next time I visit. We also had the fried pickles. The fried pickles were good. They just weren't crunchy enough for me. They weren't salty which is usually the problem with other places so I would definitely give the fried pickles another chance Service was mediocre. It was a busy Friday night. I guess I can't really ask for much. The servers were nice they just took a while to get drink orders, food orders and checking on the table to see if we needed anything else. I will come again to give it another chance to impress... maybe for happy hour one day... if they start carrying Deep Eddy's Red Ruby. In the meantime, I don't think I'd go out of my way to visit again. read more

Puckett's Restaurant - A glass of Sauvignon blanc never hurt. - Barbeque Near Me - Murfreesboro, Tennessee

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Saw this on a Nashville centered travel channel show and based off the menu and reviews decided this was a must for my trip. I had the music city hot chicken sandwich and I still can't stop thinking about it. Had great heat and the Texas toast stood up well to the thick juicy chicken. I got Mac and cheese as a side and honestly it tasted like a doctored up box mac but that doesn't mean it wasn't tasty. My son got the wings which he didn't care for. They aren't wet and the mild was too mild. Mom got the piggy Mac. She liked it but might be a better value to get sandwich with Mac as a side. All in all very happy we ate here and definitely will recommend and return when I'm here in the future read more

Came in for Valentine's day lunch, it was my first time ever at a pucketts. I made a reservation a week ago just because I knew that with this place being brand new it would be packed for the holiday. When I arrived I was nervous I would have to wait a long time(only had so much time for lunch break) but as people checked in the line out the door moved quickly. When I got to the host stand mentioned my reservation I expected to wait but they sat me immediately! That was such a relief and amazing I didn't have to wait at all. My server Natalie came over quickly and got my drink order and I told her I was waiting on one other. When my friend had arrived she greeted him just as quickly and got his drink to him fast. We ordered salads. My salad was the strawberry field salad and she even asked if I wanted to add chicken which I did. As we waited for our food she made sure our drinks were full. Once our salads arrived she made sure everything came out right. And was quick to fix and get additional dressings. The salads looked beautiful and the raspberry vinaigrette was delicious! This was a fantastic experience and I look forward to coming back again for more! Natalie was so nice and pleasant I hope I have her again as a server she was great! Everyone seemed happy and smiley. As we left we got many thanks yous from any staff member we passed. It was a perfect lunch and very timely, even got back to work early! read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Barbeque Near Me - Murfreesboro, Tennessee

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Horrible on all levels. Was served salad with no utensils and waitress said they were still folding napkins and utensils. Food was mediocre chicken salad with chicken not even shredded, burnt bread on sandwich, manager attempted an apology but would not comp anything, will not ever go back just horrible read more

We had a really HORRIBLE experience at this Puckett's Murfreesboro location recently. Not sure if the restaurant is just short on staff in the kitchen or they just don't care about quality as they used to...at least for this Murfreesboro location. Our entree dishes were beyond disappointing. The briskets were extremely dry, almost like it was sitting under the heat lamp for hours before it was served. Mac & Cheese was underwhelming, cheese was basic cheese, similar to Velveeta cheese, just not restaurant quality. The half baked Chicken was the worst of them all bc the chicken meat was bland & dry...the skin especially, was so dehydrated to a point that it felt like a thin piece of plastic...You can't even chew on it! WTH We've addressed these issues to our server at the time and he didn't seem bothered by it at all. He said he was 'sorry' and moved along his way to his other tables. It's just to show you that the staff there seem to get feedback like this all the time and are used to hearing negative things about the food?? Word of advice to everyone out there... Save your dollars and go elsewhere... You'll thank me later! read more

Not enough space to describe this place.... Went on a Friday night to listen to live music. The Aberdeen Band was amazing!! The food was delicious and the beer cold !! The service was beyond great. Overall great experience!! read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Aberdeen Band at Pucketts - Barbeque Near Me - Murfreesboro, Tennessee

A year ago when we moved to Murfreesboro, Puckett's was amazing. Over the course of this past year they have changed the menu (for the worse) and changed the way staples on the menu were prepared. The brown mushroom gravy that they put on the meatloaf tastes like nothing but salt. The size of the chicken breasts have drastically decreased. The Cobb salad had more bleu cheese than lettuce. Tonight when we ate here, they were out of any diet soda. The waitress was less than empathetic about it and incredibly awkward. It is over priced for the decline of quality. Sadly this will be our last visit to Puckett's. Do your self a favor and go to Metro Diner. read more

After church, I took out the family and a couple friends. I fully expected to wait forever but I got a seat almost immediately. That's was great! Our server was great - attentive, personable, and proactive. She was great to serve so many by herself. We got several appetizers: fried green tomatoes (delicious!), chips and queso (ok). It was odd to have the melted cheese with the tomatoes but once we tried it we actually had to order a second app. All the kids got breakfast bar. Great value and they were stuffed! No waiting either, which was good for the adults. We all got various foods. Favorites: Piggy Mac n Cheese, Grilled Cheese w/ Fried Green Tomatoes. The Meatloaf wasn't finished and one person with us really did not like the smell. Not sure what was in there. The BLT was so loaded with bacon my friend couldn't eat it all. So, in other words: perfect! ;) It was a really good visit. The food was good. The service was great. With drinks and appetizers, plus tax and tip, it came out to just less than $20 per person - so not cheap. But if we had avoided the apps and got water we could have done it for about $15 per person. read more

My husband and I went with several friends tonight with a reservation for all of us. We had the fried pickles and fried pimento cheese balls and they were delicious! We split "The Farm" between the two of us and it was amazing! It included a little bit of all the meats and 2 sides! We even had leftovers. You have to try the ice cream store next door for dessert, SO GOOD! read more

Love the breakfast and southern favorites! Breakfast buffet has a little of everything. I love the chicken fried chicken with extra gravy! Great variety of music playing. Don't skip getting dessert! read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Breakfast buffet - Barbeque Near Me - Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Avoid at all costs, if you're lucky you'll even get your food, but the service and the food is super super slow we were in here two hours just to get some eggs. And definitely will not return literally its location very disappointed read more

Sarah is a top notch server! Super friendly and efficient. Sweetest girl ever! Food is always exceptional and the atmosphere is inviting. Thank you Sarah for making out visits awesome! read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Barbeque Near Me - Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Great atmosphere. Very friendly & fun staff. Yummy food that warms you up. Piggy Mac is unique and hearty. Chicken Fried Chicken & mashed potatoes comfort food at its best. Wasn't crazy about green beans & corn cake but just personnel taste. My son was given free peach cobbler for his birthday.... courtesy of the waiter. The Spinach Queso was good, but could have used some salt. Gravy was delicious. Such a fun night and great meal. read more

I do NOT recommend eating here during times of live music It was SOOOOO loud! We could not communicate without yelling. It was miserable. We asked if there was a possibility of lowering the volume. The manager said no, therefore, we will not be returning during times when live music is playing. read more

I remember being excited when the news broke that Puckett's was coming to Murfreesboro, and just finally got around to trying their food. To be honest, I have no clue what all the hubbub is about. What my family got was abysmal at best. First off, it isn't cheap. For three entrees, one app and one dessert, it was over $75. Given the average portion sizes, I expected the food to be spectacular, but that certainly was not the case. For the app, I had the fried pickles. These were listed as coming with a BBQ chipotle ranch. What I got was straight up ranch. As for the pickles, the flavor was alright, but they were a soggy mess. Half of them the breading just slid right off. On top of that, they were literally sitting in a pool of oil. Maybe that's called getting them "Valdez Style". My wife ordered the Piggy Mac. She said the mac and cheese was about on par with what you'd buy at the store and cook at home. As for the BBQ pork... wow. She wound up pawning it off on me. First off, as someone who smokes meats, cherry is just not a normal wood for smoking pork. Sure, mix it with some hickory or another wood, but by itself, it just didn't work. Secondly, I don't know if they inject or brine their pork, but the predominant flavor was salt. In fact, I couldn't pick up on ANY pork flavor. You could put a pile of this out by a deer stand and bag a couple of bucks in no time. My son was equally unimpressed with his burger and fries. His one word summation was "meh". I ordered the Smoked Meatloaf. This sounded like a sure winner, but again I was wrong. The sides were ok - mashed potatoes and green beans that didn't disappoint. The meatloaf, on the other hand, is hard to describe. Apart from the ongoing theme of "let's kill our customers by inducing high blood pressure through ludicrous amounts of salt", the flavor was decent, but this was more of a brick than a loaf. Think of the densest fruitcake you've ever tried, and then imagine it made out of meat, and you get the picture. Sure, it's from the smoking process, but you'd expect the other outcome to be some smoky flavor, which was completely lacking. The cornbread that came with the meal was just sadness in carbohydrate form. It got tossed in the trash after two bites. Lastly, for dessert I ordered the TN Pound Cake, which is described as a thick slab of pound cake slathered in butter and then pan fried until golden brown. In reality, I got a charred hunk of pound cake that while on the inside was pretty tasty, the outside tasted like it was thrown on a hot griddle that had just had two dozen patty melts cooked on it. Besides the funky griddle taste, you got a nice bitter aftertaste to boot which even cut through the caramel sauce and ice cream. Suffice it to say, this went on my wife's "don't ever order from there again if you want to live" list, and I tend to agree. read more

Well pre covid we loved stopping in. Tonight we were seated immediately and then waited 25 minutes with not one person coming to see us. Very sad. Let us know when you reopen! read more

TOM WAS AMAZING!!! Such great service every time we come here! We will be back very soon.

Incredibly disappointing. Ordered a to-go order; it was incomplete. I called and asked about the incomplete order, they said there was nothing that could be done and alluded to the short order being my fault for not checking it. I was given the option of driving back up there to complete order while the rest of my food sat cooling while traveled back and forth. What was missing was a portion of the meal that eating the rest of it makes little sense. Completely dissatisfied, disappointed yet not surprised at their lowest level of customer service. read more

Catfish was good, don't know how the ordered fried pickles would have tasted.... didn't ever get them, I guess the server forgot or just didn't want to fool them. The under cooked skillet Mac and cheese WAS very cheesy, but did not eat it. read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Under cooked Skillet Mac and cheese - Barbeque Near Me - Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Love Puckett's! Best place in town to get coffee and pancakes in the morning with a beautiful patio view of the square. The Lepiers Fork Platter is my go-to, but the simplicity of good pancakes and coffee can't be downplayed. Their fried chicken is where they really shine. It's not all good though. Their gravy sucks. For a southern joint that gets so much right, I almost can't believe their gravy is as bad as it is. Also I think they put cinnamon or nutmeg or something on the fried potatoes, and that's a hard pass. The service is hit or miss. It's usually fine but there have been a few times we've had an AWOL server. Get there early before the rush. Enjoy the view from the patio. Puckett's if you are reading this, do something about your gravy. Go to Fat Guys or Maple Street if you want Biscuits & Gravy. read more

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Brisket was all fat for all three orders placed for take out! Terrible!! Would not recommend EVER! I paid fifty six dollars for three entrees piggy Mac x2 and brisket nachos. Ordered take out and was treated with friendly atmosphere but that food was horrible, I wonder if the cook messed up and put the fat trimmings in our meals versus the meat! read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Fat ugh it was not edible! - Barbeque Near Me - Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Friendly environment, great food, and outstanding serving. It was my birthday and the manager came by and wished me a happy birthday, very nice extra touch. read more

First time being here and it was amazing! Our server Heidi was just so sweet and friendly to me and my husband! Very attentive and gave us recommendations since we have never been. The Nashville Cheesesteak was phenomenal by her suggestion! We are definitely coming back for her! We will request her every single time!! read more