Good Ole Southern Cooking!! The service is great, it is cafeteria style in a way but the food is fresh and amazing!!! The ambiance is a nice chill southern vibe! I've eaten here like 3x this week and whew chile! It's SO good! I ate the other food so fast, I forgot to take a picture, but this is what I had SO far!! It is the place to visit for sure! read more

The Gristmill - Fried Whiting, Pinto Beans, Hamburger Steak, Hush Puppies, and Potatoes Salad with an Arnold Palmer - American Near Me - Clinton, North Carolina

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Visiting mom in area not many options open on Sunday breakfast. Was long line checking out when we arrived so we picked a spot to stand to get a table. Hostess or whatever walked right by us to greet the nice non melanated party. She gestured to us as we were waiting first. Hostess then basically told us to choose from 2 tables, no menu or nothing. The waitress came To take our order but I informed her we didnt get a menu. We ordered pretty quickly, took about 20 minutes for 2 dishes. Wont be returning. read more

They have slow service I waited an hour and a half for the food and when served it was cold the waitress never checked on us for anything I rate the food 0/10 if I was homeless and I only 5 dollars and they were serving this for free I would rather spend my 5 dollars on a snack from a gas station, I went in with six people and they sat us in the middle of everyone, it was crowded and the table was so small that our plates barley fit up there read more

I had breakfast here yesterday. I could say a lot but I'll suffice it to say the order was wrong, the omelette was tasteless, the grits were soupy, the toast had squirt on butter and the service was lousy. On top of that, I had to spray myself with air freshener later on to hide the greasy yuck that was lingering on my clothes. The coffee was fairly good. read more

Excellent service, great country ham and biscuits. This is your go to for breakfast in Clinton.

The food is okay for the most part. I would recommend if eating there , eat at the restaurant and avoid to go orders. The last two times they've either made the order wrong or miss items. The person taking the orders is always rushing to take the order which is probably why they don't get it right. The service could definitely be better. read more

You guys are a much needed good place to get some great country food . A great place to run into people that you haven't seen in years . Those negative people that are just passing through, let them say what they say but in the mean time your parking lot stays full and debunks the crap that they are spewing when they should be enjoying and chewing. Thanks for the great job and service yall do . I'm for one is very appreciative Dennis " BigCountry " ps I'm on the way right now looking to get 2 scrambled eggs Grits , link sausage and some liver pudding read more

The Gristmill - a man in sunglasses in a car - American Near Me - Clinton, North Carolina

Happened upon this place while stopping for gas in Clinton. Great buffet on Sunday's. I had the chicken pastry and peas. Delish! We will be back. read more

We weren't given menus when we arrived. Then when they went to bring our food out. Half of your table got their food one item at a time and we're done eating before we even got ours. We also got no silverware. Service was not good!!!!​ read more

Kathy and I were traveling to the Triangle friends had told us about another place in town which we discovered to be closed. Rats! What to do? We both had to worked ourselves into being hungry and the thought of "...hurrying down to the local fast food place..." I opened up Yelp (what else) and discovered The Grist Mill. After perusing the menu and reviews, we were on our way with alacrity and arrived there soon after (a good thing as they were closing within 30 minutes for Memorial Day). We walked into a MAD HOUSE!!! A wonderfully laid out cafeteria-style place that is clean (defines what clean is!) and whose wait staff moves like they have skates on. No slouches here and no one sitting around waiting to clear tables either. They all work together in serving all the customers (no glass or cup shall long remain unfilled!) and they SMILE! Now the FOOD! Oh my oh my. One of the reviews mentioned their corned beef hash (a definite favorite of mine, IF done properly). We were told to have a seat and found an unclaimed table; within a few minutes we had coffee and had placed our order (scrambled eggs, bacon and yes, corned beef hash). The scrambled eggs were fluffy and really tasty; fours thick slabs of bacon and the hash!!! The cooks here did an incredible job; no mushy mess, but a delicious mixture of flavors that my tongue and stomach singing! Yeah, happy stomach and I will return. read more

The Gristmill - Busy))Image of the namesake of the restaurant - American Near Me - Clinton, North Carolina

First i wanna say Denise we love you and your service. The first day we came i must say i was overwhelmed by your attentiveness which led to our food coming out cold but..... you are apart of that special thing that comes with going to a local spot like Grist Mill. This spot is well known ritual to the many people of Clinton. Warms smiles from the staff to the fellow customers and simple breakfast choices that stick to the ribs. Food served nice and hot and my highlights were the grits, biscuits and sweet tea. Places like this are always a treat being my eating leans more towards non dairy and plant based. And i will say it was worth every bite. Thank you for your hospitality and when i came back the first person i'm looking for is Denise. read more

The Gristmill - the front of the building - American Near Me - Clinton, North Carolina

Best I might share is that it's what you hope it would be. If you want to walk into a place where the food is fine, the servers are kind and busy because it's full, and immediately feel like you're a part of a community family.... This is it. It's worth a stop on your travels, for sure. Nice experience. read more

If you are in the area please stop and have lunch. It was absolutely wonderful. I had the chicken and pastry, turnip greens, and potato salad. I plan on going back tomorrow to see what they have and have lunch. It is the best home cooked meal I've had at a restaurant. read more

The Gristmill - Chicken and pastry, turnip greens, and potato salad. - American Near Me - Clinton, North Carolina

So we have been here twice because our daughter lives in the area. We are a very diverse family and tend to get looks. Our waitress was simply annoyed. Not sure if she was annoyed at our diverse family, at her job, the weather, or life in general, but she sure was. It gave us the wrong impression and she acted like she was annoyed the entire time we were there. The coffee was ok, they put a huge jug of sweet tea on the table they went un-drank. We ordered 4 meals with a few side requests. I got the French toast , our-table ordered two eggs plates and pancakes. The French toast was bland, cold and tasted like cafeteria food. I ordered a side of grits which honestly was like eating glue it was awful. My wife got pancakes which tasted like a cheap box mix or microwaved pancakes they were tough and bland. The egg plates were ok nothing special about Denny's quality. The bacon was the cheap stuff, but the sausage and turkey sausage was decent. Honestly this place just does not serve great breakfast. It is sub-par food and that is the truth. read more

I really should give no stars since we never got to eat. We were asked to seat ourselves for breakfast a few weeks ago and we did. We then waited for 20-minutes for someone to come to our table. The neighboring waitress went out of her way not to acknowledge us. The restaurant was kind of busy but I noted the neighboring waitress spending more time talking with some middle school aged child that was helping out than the patrons. I made the older lady at the cash register aware as we were leaving and she asked where we had been sitting. No apology. No let us try this again. Place looked pretty new but we will not be back. read more

Greasy spoon type of place. No frills, no fuss. Service and food is hit or miss. It is often loud, because of the ceiling height. Not much for atmosphere. I go here when I'm hung over. read more

Had a very good breakfast. Ordered 2 eggs over medium with Country Ham. Served perfectly with a very large piece of ham and crispy hash browns. Service was good, prices very fare. Only 3 stars cause it was very noisy. Friend were visiting the table behind me and they stood there talking and laughing loudly. read more

The Gristmill - a woman holding a dog - American Near Me - Clinton, North Carolina

Great breakfast and reasonable prices. Had western omelet and grits and my husband had country ham omelet and hash browns and it was delicious. My kids enjoyed the pancakes (which were the size of hubcaps) and the bacon is perfect, crispy but not burnt. All 4 of us had more than we could eat for only $22. read more

Me and my mom needed to waste some time before an appt so we decided to go to breakfast. After a quick Google search, this place seemed to be the place to go. We both really enjoyed our food and although it was super busy, service was very fast and our food came out in no time. I'll def be back! read more

Love love LOVE there food. A ole time setting and it's always packed so you know the food is good. I always call in and pick up because of it but they have amazing cooks and waitresses. read more

We ate breakfast today at the Grist Mill, paid our bill of $23.86 left a $7 cash tip and they charged our card for an additional $4.77 tip! Don't go here unless you want to be robbed. read more

Walked in during morning rush and got seated immediately. Waitress was prompt and very pleasant. Food is appropriate priced for quality and amount. read more

I love eating breakfast for supper there. They serve traditional Southern Country ham, grits and gravy that is like homemade.

Found this place on Yelp. There were do many cars in the parking lot I knew it must be good. BUT there were problems. We walked in and they have the cash register right at the door blocking everything up. You didn't know if you should find your own seat ot wait to be seated and it was too busy for someone to tell you. I asked the cash register lady but she was too busy to answer. The place was very loud and this really bothered my husband. Our waitress seemed like a very sweet girl but she seemed to be overworked and unfortunately she wasn't a very good waitress. About 25 minutes later I was served my order of French toast and it was probably very good but it was served stone cold. My husband had a pork chop with eggs - also cold. The waitress walked by our table several times never making eye contact or stopping to see if we needed anything. We had to stop her twice to ask for something. She dropped the bill off and never said thanks or come back or anything. Too bad. She should learn being friendly and serving hot food would probably increase her income. They did have very good coffee and the prices were very reasonable. I wouldn't mind going back to have their buffet but I'll never get my husband back in there. read more

Save yourself time and money! Go to Waffle House in Warsaw!! Much better food and service.

I've enjoyed my experience there on several occasions. I've read some negative reviews and every one is entitled to their opinion but I truly enjoy the food and family like atmosphere. read more

Went at lunchtime. Party of 4 adults and 1 toddler. Told to seat ourselves. Took nearly ten minutes for a waitress to come to our table, even though there were what seemed like an excess of employees. I ordered a cheesesteak, my wife a cheeseburger, and the others got breakfast food. About a half hour later the cheesesteak comes out alone. The waitress said she didn't want it to get cold. The other food takes at least ten more minutes to arrive. I wasn't about to be rude and eat while everyone else stared at me because they have no food. So my food does sit there getting cold. My wife's cheeseburger was extremely overcooked. Our fries were soggy. I asked for some ranch dressing. Waitress came back with a giant bottle of, I kid you not, Walmart Great Value Ranch. Waitress seemed annoyed the entire time. When we were done the waitress never bothered to come back with a check so we could pay. She was with a bunch of other employees eating at a table across the restaurant laughing it up. After about fifteen minutes of inattention I finally got up and went to the register and paid without the check. Mediocre food at best, horrible service. read more

Usually good service and food. Breakfast anytime :) they have daily specials and lunch buffet. Can't go wrong with french toast.

The place was really new and looked like a bingo hall but it was only for breakfast only. The store closes at 1:30. The food wasn't bad the though. I waffle and pancake toppings were good and the waitress was nice but it took a long to to get food though. I would recommend this if you want a slow morning but other than that, get far away. read more

Excellent breakfast. Make sure you get the link sausage, you will not be disappointed.

side note to yelp.... you really need a 0-star option as some places deserve it. grist mill being a number one of the list. we don't live far but don't go out to eat for breakfast very often due to hubby being sick. we have eaten there before but was suitable at the time. today i took my mom and sister as we planned a day of outings. it was busy as always as it is one of two places to go eat a sit down breakfast in miles. i went to the restroom as soon as we found a table . the waitress still had not come to the table by the time i got back. then when she did bring the menus we ordered our drinks. she brought only the waters then after a spell, bought the coffees. we gave our order. we chatted as we waited and i watched the people coming and going. i saw three (3) different new parties come in after our order was placed. one right behind us. sure enough they were served before us as were the other two parties when the waitress gave the other party their meal (same waitress as ours) i asked her why , she said they had lighter fair and ours was just been called.............. OK fair enough ...............she brought our plates i put butter on my waffle ,it sat there like a iceberg i said something about it being cold she want to make another so i waited 30 minutes for this one and you want me to wait while the rest of my family ate theirs and then they wait while i eat my hot food they didnt get? DONT F'ING THINK SO i tried the one egg like ice it was and the bacon........so the table behind me was family to the place they got hot food......... one of the other parties had pancakes like one in our party. the other had joined another party then left before them. the waitress let our plates sit while she took care of her favorites. she only came to the table once with coffee, mainly cause i had the cups at the edge of the table and she had just brought the food. yes when she saw my plates sitting with me not eating i told her no in no uncertain terms i did t not want any more of their food. i waited until my part ate their cold food then paid the check......the cashier who had been friendly when i went to the restroom was not cold and very unfriendly....she didn't even ask how our meal was.........lmmao........she knew and she didn't care whether we came back or not..............don't worry i will never step foot in your restaurant ever again. HEY ANYONE...........want a decent place to eat breakfast, go downtown clinton and eat at SHARON'S good food for the money.......................if you noticed the most people who like this dump live close by , go all the time , know the people who work,or own the joint. they also have no taste buds read more

Very delicious! customer service is great, people are friendly and its cheap! the restaurant is very clean every time i go in there. my father and i go there and get a whole table of food for $16 total. where else can you go and do that? if you haven't been i suggest you give it a try. read more