My wife and I just bought a home in West Marion and were looking around for a good breakfast spot…read more Well, we found a GREAT breakfast place! Bessie's Diner. On our first visit I had eggs over easy, liver mush,rye toast,hash browns and ice tea. My wife had eggs over easy, biscuit, gyro meat, hash browns and ice tea. Everything was perfect. Our waitress Kayla explained to me that the liver mush was locally made and it was delicious! My wife said the gyro meat was authentic and I tried some and it was great. This is also the first time in a loooong Time that my hash browns were cooked correctly. Brown and crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. Kayla (our waitress ) was super nice and we found out that she lives near us! The cook was a pro and even said good bye when we left. I highly recommend Bessie's and look forward to our next meal there!

Found Bessies on a trip through Marion and it did not disappoint. Really generous portions, great…read moreprices and attentive service. Great diner experience!

Meatloaf Wednesday was wonderful!! Everything was homemade! The waitress were so nice!read more

It's typical diner food, nothing fancy. They have super friendly staff! This place is sweetly…read moredecorated with country decor. Biscuits are great except they offer no honey which I thought was a staple in country dining. Their tables are set with just a fork in a sanitary bag so you have to ask for a knife and a spoon for coffee. Also butter does not come with your biscuit/toast either. You have to ask for it. Speaking of toast, it's not even toasted. I think it's thrown on the cooktop and barely warmed. It's the little things that should be expected of a restaurant that I have complaints about.

Stopped on my way thru Marion NC for lunch on Main St. Good Yelp reviews brought me to Bruce's…read moreFabulous Foods. A small town lunch cafe with everything "fabulous" you would hope to find. To start with you a greeted by Barb who treats locals and new visitors like long time friends. Table service or a bar counter you can sit out. Barb explains the menu and their customers favorites (including The Reuben and their homemade Pimento Cheese) a choice of 1 side from the daily specials and a complimentary brownie or cookie for dessert. They do not have a fryer so all menu items are prepared fresh. I had a Reuben Sandwich and pasta salad. (The sides are large!) We chose to split the Reuben since we have early dinner reservations and each got a side. Even at 1/2 the sandwich and side it was very filling. The sandwich was hot and delicious. The pasta salad was also very good. The desserts today was Banana Cake and Hawaiian Cake. I got a slice to go. Go for the good food and warm hospitality!

I decided to have lunch out on my own today. It is a flex day so I wanted to try something new. I…read morefound Bruce's Fabulous Food on the map, looked up the menu and drove down. Since I was alone I sat at the bar. I can't say I enjoyed that decision. You get to watch them make the food but after a few minutes I felt like I was spending too much time watching. Also you have your back to the dinning area, which I don't love, and the servers come from behind you. The servers look like they work as a team, which is great. I spent time with the menu and decided on the Philly hoagie with no mushrooms (don't judge me, I just don't like them) and some tangy baked beans. The selection comes with a dessert or you can upgrade your dessert to one of their famous cheesecakes. I had no idea they were famous for cheesecake. The lady told me to look up Halloween Hangover Cheesecake on YouTube. Sure enough there is Bruce on a food contest show! The food was great. The bun of the hoagie was nice and soft. The meat of the sandwich was cooked well and not too greasy, so the sandwich held its shape and the bread did not get soppy (which I hate). The tangy beans had some kick to them. I did wish I could have gotten two smaller portioned sides so I could balance the beans. It was a good size portion, I only ate half. Had to save room for dessert. I did feel like I waited a long time for someone to notice I was done and ask me about dessert, but that is probably just me feeling self conscious. They were very nice. She explained the dessert, a cookie comes with the meal and she presented me with the day's cheesecake flavors and dessert of the day was banana cake. I upgraded to the oatmeal cookie cheesecake. It was good! It was a small piece compared to what you would get at a chain restaurant, I thought it was the perfect size for one. I had just been saying the other day that I wanted to find a place where the desserts were not sharing size and I found it! I will be going back. I would like to sit at a table next. Maybe bring a friend. Try the hummus of the day and I did see some vegetarian friendly options. Maybe another cheesecake!

Had a biscuit here to go and it was what you would expect. Simple country breakfast sandwhich…read more They only take cash as well.

The food is great and the service is quick and friendly. My mama loves the corn dogs and hamburgersread more

Fair prices for great tasting food. They have a very good variety of food choices. The hushpuppies…read moreare out of this world yummy. Staff been friendly. Even when they are very busy, service is always fast and moving.

We stopped here on our way to Tennessee and we will definitely make it a must stop every time we're…read morethrough there! Everyone was so friendly and welcoming. Food was absolutely delicious! Collards on point and brisket was mouth watering! BBQ is not eastern NC, but was good and they did have vinegar seasoning to offer.

Wandered downtown a little with a friend. Had never been to this place so dropped in for a beer and…read morea snack. Cozy, clean decor that felt spacious. The hanging white light lanterns were charming but strange (in Asian culture they're hung for funerals). Only 2 beers on tap but a great selection of bottles/cans. Went for something different... Tucher Heffe Weizen! Didn't want another burger so went with something novel... the Gochujang Pork Belly sandwich. Gochujang is like a Korean food condiment, a combination fermented soybean and red chili pepper. Has some umami with a zing to it. Sadly, you could barely taste the gochujang, which really ended up being some chopped pork belly in a bun. The tater tots were great though, golden and crispy. Service was friendly. Will probably come back to try something different next time.

We were at Mica Brewery and wanted to grab dinner. We saw McDowell Local on the map and it looked…read moresuper cute. We were greeted upon entry and told to sit where we liked. There were four brews on tap on the night we went. I did Homeplace's Biscuit and Gravy and Hubs had Kiss My Grits from a Boone brewery. Both were fun flavors. We ordered pork rinds and pimento for appetizers. Hubs ordered the Hot Marion with tots and I ordered the veggie on sourdough with fries. When the pork rinds arrived I was shocked at the size! It's plenty of food!! The pork rinds are crispy and flavorful. Given the amount of pork rinds we snacked on both of us ate half our sandwiches. It's so much food! The Hot Marion is very mild but tasty. The veggie sandwich had fresh veggies and was quite refreshing. The goat cheese complemented the sandwich well. Great service and great food. Definitely stop in! There is street parking and a public lot nearby.

Fun place to grab an ice cream cone or have lunch while exploring Old Fort, NC. We had an ice cream…read morecone (cookies and cream!) then visited a museum and several other places, then came back later for lunch. Staff is very friendly and food is good and reasonably priced. And the place has a cozy atmosphere as well - we saw a fair amount of regulars come in for lunch while were we there which is generally a good sign. :)

Classic old school diner. Soup was fantastic and the grilled cheese on sourdough was a great…read moreselection. Very local kind of place. Staff were very friendly and checked on us frequently. Fun place to just hang out around the Main Street . Ice cream selections are numerous.

Waffle House is our go to place for comfort food wherever we are, and so when we needed dinner, we…read moreneeded to be here. Ethan was fabulous. He was friendly and efficient. Husband got his bacon cooked to perfection, and a minute later his waffle arrived. Ethan apologized when my waffle came a few minutes later. Blueberries were left out the first time. No worries. It was hot and delicious when it came. I didn't wait that long. Ethan kept my hot tea filled. He also brought honey and lemons for me. Sweet! Literally and figuratively. We paid the bill - such a bargain! - and hit the road for our hotel.

Exceptional service, really hit the spot. The bacon was absolutely perfect! Thank you!read more

The food was amazing my wife had a pulled pork sandwich with fried pickles and I had the special…read morePhilly cheese steak with homemade Mac n cheese. We also had an appetizer of potato skins and homemade ranch. The sweet tea is a southern as it gets. We will definitely be coming back. The only thing this place needs is a good desert. The service was fantastic. We look forward to coming back considering we drove a hour and a half. Sorry there is no pictures but we will take more next time.

Highly recommend this place!!! Fabulous meats and…read moreexceptional service. Friendly and fast! By far the best place to grab a meal of this kind in town.

Excellent service. Food was perfect with Dustin cooking. Restaurant was clean. Staff was very…read morefriendly.

PLEASE DONT SUPPORT THIS RACIST BUSINESS Very RACIST…read moreservice, they did not acknowledge I was even there. They looked at me but did not answer! And there was one or two people just standing there not seating me down. I'm not sure why I didn't get help but probably because I was the only black person there... very disappointed... I'm sure if they had the chance they wouldn't even wait me to even get food.