Friday, April 19th, 2024 early lunch party of 3 $45+$9 tip Street parking (free up to 2 hours Monday-Friday 8am and something on the lovely historical Main Street Has immediate B&B vibes, loverly story of the property on what is was, how it came to be and why and what it is today no wait, seated immediately and served in a timely fashion The service team were extremely pleasant, welcoming, knowledgeable, informative, good energy, on top of their game Bacon and fries nice and crispy (good fresh oil was used), pretzel bread was used for the sandwich which was nice and soft, chicken quesadillas were huge, fresh and delicious, chicken salad sandwich was light, fresh and devoured We enjoyed our experience and wish nothing but continued success to the owners, management and overall chef and service team especially the hostess Thanks again to all read more

Very nice atmosphere, service was excellent, food was yummy. My husband had the Ruben burger and enjoyed it. I had a plain cheese burger was very tasty! We will be back! read more

Ate here several times. This restaurant is like golf, you play a terrible game, but you do just good enough on one hole to keep you coming back. That one hole was the steak salad. Unfortunately it's just not enough anymore to keep us coming back. Especially at these prices. The pork chop.....the polite word for it would be "gamey", I can't imagine it smelled remotely fresh when they started cooking it. If the lettuce is going bad, just THROW IT OUT!!! Please don't put it in a wedge salad, then just put extra dressing on it and hope we don't notice. The 14 dollar cheese fries were dried out, because ONCE AGAIN they were left under the heat lamp for 20+ minutes. When my beer arrived, the pint glass was only 3/4's full and the beer was flat. It's just because they needed to change the tap. But it never should have been served in the first place. It wasn't the waitresses fault, she was extremely nice. But whoever poured that drink knew it was flat, just like whoever made that salad should have known the romaine was far past being able to serve. As with the two times before, we didn't say anything. Paid our bill, left our 20% tip. But we will not be coming here again. read more

Some friends took me there for supper a few nights ago and everything about the front porch was excellent. The food, the service, the ambulance, everything. I had a steak which was delicious. It was too big but I was able to bring about half of it home to eat the next night. You can't do better than that! read more

My wife and I enjoyed our experience with the front porch the food was exactly what we needed and the staff was very friendly and helpful. My wife and I will be back as soon as possible read more

Old house in downtown Tazewell converted into a restaurant. The food could be better I'm afraid. The chicken kebabs were mostly peppers interspersed with slightly undercooked chicken. read more

Terrific ambiance and very friendly staff. They were quick and efficient, but the food was wonderful! Who ever thought Brussels sprouts could be tasty? Yet, they sure are at this place!! Do yourself a favor and go eat there. You'll love it! And the price is about the same as any other restaurant read more

We stopped for lunch on a whim. I had been following them on FB but live 45 minutes away. So glad we stopped. If you want PERFECTLY seasoned southern comfort food this is the place for you. We noticed while we were waiting for our meals the lack of salt and pepper shakers. They aren't there because you won't need them! And get dessert. I wanted to lick the plate clean but my Mamma taught me better manners than that. The staff is wonderful. The chef is wonderful. The house is beautiful. Just an excellent experience. read more

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We would have liked to dine in here, as the restaurant appeared clean, cozy, and generally charming. We were staying at a cabin in the area and we are sure that we would have enjoyed the experience. Alas, covid guidelines led us to follow the protocols and order takeout instead. Hubby picked up the food, so he was able to go inside and take a quick look around the place. He said that he was impressed with the general atmosphere and also how they took covid precautions seriously, with dining tables appropriately spaced. The employees who greeted him and took care of our order were friendly and helpful. If we travel through this area again, we would like to be able to actually dine in and take advantage of the full menu. Because we ordered take-out, and had to drive about 15 minutes back to our cabin, we decided to keep it simple and order burgers. Our food is where the ratings dropped one star for us. Maybe it was because we ordered take-out, but we found our burgers to be a bit overdone...a bit too crispy on the outside, a bit dry on the inside. We could tell that the meat was of good quality, though, and the bun was large and better than average. The burger itself was huge...maybe a half pound....? Our burgers came with seasoned fries. Hubby ordered slaw for his side. I ordered a baked potato, (not knowing that I would also receive fries as well..oops) but we could barely eat more than our burgers, and we have really big appetites. Would we have given this restaurant a 5 if we had ordered in? Possibly. We might have been able to order the burgers a little less well done (we were not asked when we gave the order). We also probably would not have ordered burgers in the first place, but one of the other delicious-sounding entrees from their menu. The Front Porch on Main is definitely a place to check out. read more

Waiter came back to the table 20 minutes after taking out order, told us he'd forgot to put in the ticket and now they were out of what I'd asked for, so we left rather than start over again. read more

Great service and food! My family visited Tazewell for The Back of the Dragon and were extremely pleased with the friendly staff and delicious food. Our party was large but they were attentive and the food was piping hot. Definitely recommend you visit. read more

I'd give them a 5 star but the food is pricey. It is all delicious though! I'm in a motorized chair and they helped me with a place to settle. read more

Food was cold, but the potato soup was good. The waitress was rude. It was my son birthday he is 33 and he didn't bring his ID . The waitress refuse to serve him a drink, which was fine. His girl friend ordered Long island iced tea. She took a drink and then ask him to try the drink, because it was so bad. He took one sip of the drink. The waitress came later grabbed the drink, and screamed ,"I told you can't have a drink." You could plainly see the glass was still full. They explained that he took one to taste how bad it was. Like this was one of the worst experiences , I have ever had in any restaurant. We ask to speak to manager and she yelled she was the manager. We ask,"Could we speak to someone else?" The chef/owner came to speak to us. We explained that we just wanted to have dinner for his Birthday! We paid the entire bill and left a tip! We won't be back! read more

Great local restaurant with good food. Small individual room atmosphere. Great place for individuals and small groups. read more

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I was very pleasantly surprised by this restaurant. Looks like a house, and it makes you "at home " comfortable. Food is great with large portions. Prices are less than expected for the high quality food and drinks they serve. Service was prompt and attentive. My wife had the chicken and I had steak, both were perfect and either one would have fed both of us plenty left over for another meal at home. read more

Great new place to us. We were there over Labor Day weekend and very pleasantly surprised to found this place open since most everywhere in the area was closer or offered very limited service read more

Excellent/plentiful food, great service, and wonderful atmosphere! Highly recommend, and very much enjoyed the experience.

Once in a lifetime experience, i got my dessert before my salad. Everyone's sides were incorrect. Some of the worst service i've gotten at an establishment in my entire life. Poor table beside us waited 30 minutes just to get drinks. Waitress was laughing about the quality of service and mistakes on our orders. Hope they get things figured out because the food itself was good. read more

This is the first time I have made a review on a restaurant in my life time. As a small business owner myself, I would want to know what my customers experienced, so here we go.....we were a party of 10 spending our monies in Tazewell, VA for 3 nights, enjoying the beautiful motor cycle riding offered here. To begin with the dining room was very warm, but temp outside was only 85. Seven in our group ordered Ribeye's. After placing the order, they were advised they didn't have enough to fill the orders(this was a 4:45 in the afternoon). Offered 3 substitutions of T-Bones(no up charge) for those that were willing to make the exchange. My husband, Brother and his girlfriend took the offer. No ones steak was cooked to order and none were served hot, plates were reversed in the delivery, the baked potato across the table from me was burned and smelt like it was left from the day before. No butter or sour cream was on the table or offered, we had to ask for it and wait. My husband's T-bone was full of gristles. The Brussels were burned. One steak was delivered cold. A BLT that was advertised as 1/2 lb of bacon had 2 strips on it. When the couple with the cold steak, wrong steak & skimpy BLT tried to complain that was the last time you saw the server(poor guy). No more tea or other drink refills, NOTHING AT ALL. He was not well enough trained to be on his own, yet he was forced by management to take the brunt of this mess made. The supervisor phoned the owner, got the "OK" to not charge for 4 of the plates and discount another table. Only ONE of tickets were priced that way. Everyone else had to go back to the Supervisor and remind her sternly of what she had previously said to get their ticket corrected(including the correct pricing on the T-bones). The "cook" that tried to play "dumb" wasn't sure were the Supervisor was that had been in our dining room. I had to point to the end of the bar he was standing behind and say "that's her there, she just has her hair pulled up now, and she was hearing us the entire time". Not one single person in our group had ever experienced such poor food or quality of service, especially as a group. I can only hope that this "nice looking" establishment can get things in order so that no one else experienced was we did. In addition it is a "pricey" restaurant. read more

Food is great, wait staff awesome, unfortunately very slow. Not a dine in restaurant to go to if you are on strict time restraint.

We found this quaint restaurant on YELP. Good reviews and the menu looked simple but good. The waitresses were friendly and they brought our drinks out quickly. We ordered our meal and waited. Having traveled 8 hrs. we were hungry so we waited some more. Knowing fresh food takes time we waited. When our food arrived after 35 minutes we were glad to see our meals. The Chicken and Dumplings were plentiful and hot with a rich thick gravy that tasted like GFS chicken base. The Parmesan Chicken was beautiful on top with charred bits on the bottom that left it with a burnt flavor throughout and still a bit pink in the middle. The fried fish was Tilapia and was a filet the size of the palm of my hand not including my fingers.... when the portion brought to the table next to us was two nice size filets! We asked for tarter and ketchup waiting until the food had cooled before it was brought out. We had to ask for water as well. The bill is not brought to the table you have to go to the bar to pay. The food was mediocre at best, the wait time was ridiculous for the quality of the food and when I spoke to the chef his indifference towards the quality of his kitchens product was disturbing. A professional manager is much needed to turn this place into the amazing little quaint restaurant it could be! read more

So glad we decided to eat out. The Front Porch on Main is a beautiful restaurant with fantastic food! Everything we tried was delicious. The pulled pork, steak, shrimp, twice baked potato, broccolini, Everything! The service was wonderful, the atmosphere was homey and relaxing. Go check them out! read more

What a fantastic hidden gem! The outside is like an old Victorian home with a nice front porch with tables, the inside still has its old charm with wood and fireplaces in each room. We were the only ones inside which was a bit odd at first. The staff was phenomenal and made our night. The kids menu is perfect for our 4-5 year olds. They have a small menu and fantastic food. We both ordered the ribeye steaks which were delicious and cooked well. The part that made our night started when we received the salads we ordered. I asked for just croutons and cheese on mine with French dressing, when they came out with my salad she gave me a big bowl of just croutons and cheese which in my opinion is perfect she said this is all you wanted? I said well I wanted lettuce too! We all were cracking up, Both of our waitresses had amazing attitudes and were hilarious. I hope more people start coming here, it really is fantastic. read more

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Very disappointed! The steak was brought out medium rare and I ordered Med Well. They ran out of baked potatoes and mashed potatoes and brought fries instead without even asking. On a positive note: People were very friendly. read more

Excellent service! The cheese grits are the best the south has to offer. Very generous portions. I can't wait to bring my family here! The food is fantastic! read more

This place is absolutely wonderful. The waitress, the cook, the bartender were all so friendly and they did not hesitate to provide exemplary service to our table of seven. Please come and enjoy the atmosphere and service at this fantastic establishment. read more

The food was very good! I had the Parmesan breaded chicken breast. If you enjoy and cheese garlic chicken it is highly recommend and it was also served with a salad that included homemade ranch and croutons and also homemade fries. The servers are nice and thrive to make it a nice place to enjoy a meal. The only reason I am giving 4 stars is they have a limited menu meaning they don't have as many entree options as I hoped. read more

Just had an enjoyable brunch! The staff are very friendly and personable, welcoming you in like friends and family, the house itself is gorgeous and a treat for the eyes. The prices were very fair and the food was great! Definitely would recommend this to anyone!! read more