In the Campbell County area there are only 3-4 options that are family friendly. This is by far the most family friendly choice of them all. The buffet is what they are most known for here. It stays pretty fresh and is monitored well. The regular dinner buffet is good but I love the breakfast buffet. For the price and what you can get you cannot beat it. Some favorites of mine: Apps: Spinach dip is good Salad: Salad bar off the buffet is good Dinner: Grilled Salmon is good, Double decker burger is very filling. Not too much of a fan of the steamed veggies, perhaps substitute that for another side. Dessert: The cookie skillet is awesome My rating is 3.75/5. read more

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Stopped in for a quick breakfast on our way to Pigeon Forge. We had the breakfast bar which had plenty of options and was hot and fresh. Clean bathrooms were a plus! Would definitely stop here again when travelling. Our server Rachael was so sweet and attentive! read more

Ambiance ? It's a chain buffet with our dates decor and could use a freshen up. The food was average Shoney's but the staff needs to pay better attention to the entree section of the Buffett. The chicken and potstickers were very dry. On a second round for more vegetables I found fresh chicken and it was palatable. Unfortunately since the dishes are pretty bland so being your own spices. It gets a 3 because of Zoey and the other servers hustling while still being polite and courteous. Oh and the strawberry pie! read more

Food is always amazing when I go, and servers and waitresses are always kind and quick, but the pricing is getting crazy, many people afford to eat there if they keep going up. read more

I researched the Caryville, TN Shoneys (I live in Jacksboro) and the web site was very inviting so we went for supper. I did enjoy the 60's rock 'n' roll music blasting on the intercom but the food and especially the prices were a disappointment. When I pointed out to the waitress that their prices were much higher than their web site said they were, she agreed with me but was not receptive of my suggestion that someone should repair the difference on the web site. We will not be returning to this restaurant. It is not what it used to be. read more

Went here because the waffle house was really busy. They have a breakfast bar which we did not get due to COVID. We ordered off the menu for breakfast. Overall the meal was OK. Our server was very good and saw that we had everything we needed. On the downside the grits were too watery, they were out of biscuits, and my scrambled eggs were not completely cooked. My husband had pancakes eggs and home fries which he liked. Their menu is quite small in selections. I would say if you like buffets that would be your best bet read more

This place knocked my socks off! I'm not a huge steak person, but I ended up ordering the ribeye and it was sooooo good and tender! The baked potato was good and the hot fudge cake... holy moly! They really don't skimp on the fudge! And of course the bar was great. My waitress (Brooklyn) was very nice and made the whole experience very enjoyable. I wish they had these where I live! read more

Shoney's - Caryville - Hut Fudge Cake, Ribeye with baked potato - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Caryville, Tennessee

This was a great experience! Traveling through and Shoney's did not disappoint. Polite and kind staff was the icing on the cake to well prepared Shoney's style food. Reasonably priced and clean bathroom to top. read more

It's a shoneys. Pretty normal shoneys. It was cool because it was one of the old designed ones so it looked like they used to back when I was very young. Early 90s nostalgia was my best experience there. Other than that it was good. I mean it was a shoneys. read more

Rude employees staring at my while i eat my hair infested food. green beans dry. dr pepper was flat. the fat girl mopping fat shamed me wouldnt let us in the reservation space.one of the older customers threw ham burger at my face. and dead mouse in the bowl of ranch. read more

Fair salad bar but dry fried chicken and dumped from cans side items takes any positive experience into the negative. I think 3 years ago I sat in the same sunken-in booth. I'm sure there's a pattern here and that's the way they want to continue. I won't be back, I tried. read more

What can I say? It's a Shoney's. I haven't been in years because I remember it as a typical breakfast buffet. Dehydrated Hashbrowns reconstituted to perfection in a warming tray, eggs that were once powder or in a bag/box, canned gravy, once frozen biscuits and sausage patties, a few breaded items filled with apples, canned cheese sauce, and instant grits. It's fast, it's all you can eat, consistently mediocre, and all for around twelve bucks. The coffee wasn't bad and the service was fast and friendly. It is what it is. Shoney's does their thing and it is what it is. read more

Food on the buffet is usually not hot and the last time we were there our waitress was pretty nice but I can't get over the food not being even warm so three stars. read more

This shoneys has changed and not for the better. They have gotten slower and the buffet is really not worth the money. The prices are ridiculous too. I do not recommend this restaurant when not local people ask me where to eat. read more

Let me start by saying I'm a Shoney's fan. This location is the worst I have visited. Apples and strawberries on the breakfast bar were still frozen. Waffles had been there for some time. Biscuits were cold, and that was from the fresh batch they just brought out. I didn't find anything on the bar that I would call fresh and few of the selections were actually warm. Why is tarter sauce and cocktail sauce out on the breakfast bar? I'm sure that will be fine for lunch in a few hours. Customer Service was great but that bar was horrid. read more

We were traveling on Labor Day and stopped for an early dinner. We were very surprised at the quality of the food in the buffet .The fried chicken was moist. All the food was hot. Even the fried shrimp was pretty good. For our just under $11 per person it was very good. read more

Friendly service. Ok breakfast food for what you expect from Shoneys. The floor is sticky.

We had the breakfast buffet. The sausage gravy tasted like flour and nothing else. The pancakes and French toast sticks were tough like they were left over from the day before. The service was fast and friendly. read more

My family and I went for dinner everyone ordered off the bar except my 8 year old son, he ordered fish off the kids menu,the fish was bad( I mean spoiled). My son couldn't even eat it. read more

I finally ate at Shoney's for the first time about a month ago. Pretty decent burgers and a very nice salad bar. My friends told me that Shoney the Bear walked from table to table like at Disney World. This was obviously a lie. read more

Very clean, friendly service, and the breakfast bar is great. Fantastic cooking goes on in that kitchen. A flagship location for the chain.

The most nastiest and filthiest restaurant I've ever been into and I've live in LA. We were sat at a dirty table that had spilled coffee and syrup. I had to request that the table be cleaned, then I had to ask for napkins to dry the table.The utensils had food debris left on them, The plates were dirty and wet. I began to imagine what the kitchen was like, being that it is out of site. Then I literally began to dry heave. Not to mention the sticky and bedded food all over the floor. If anybody eats there I hope their system is strong enough or has some kind of immunity because you'll need it. The State needs to casually visit this place. In the mean time I'll pray for anybody that opts to eat there. read more

not really that great same deep fried fish and gravy covered meat. some stuff was over cooked. food was tough to eat kids wouldn't eat the food. read more

This review covers two different nights. On Saturday night my sister, wife, and myself went to this restaurant and had the best server. She was very professional and provided superb service. We had the buffet and had an enjoyable dinner. The next day my other sister arrived in the area so we thought Shoney's would again be a good place for dinner. There was a total of five of us and the server was the worse. Two of us ordered a regular tea and I ordered a raspberry tea. When she brought the drinks she stated she forgot which tea was the raspberry tea and recommended we all taste the tea to figure which was which! We then decided to get dessert and my wife decided to get the hot fudge sundae which was shown on the menu in a tall sundae glass. After waiting twenty minutes we got our desserts and wife got a bowl of melted ice cream in a bowl with a little bit of chocolate sauce on top. When I told our server that wasn't what we ordered she responded they didn't have any sundae glasses so that's how it was served. I suspect we just had a lazy server who was content to do the minimum. First server gets a 5+ rating. Second server the next night gets a .5 rating. read more