Tasty great food. Wonderful views. Service helpful and attentive. Very good salmon with the loaded baked potato.

A visit to TN landed ups at Calhoun's for a family dinner. As we were heading to the table , my sandals instantly stuck to the floor the waitress stated that it happens a lot. Or is it just not cleaned properly. Once seated we waited and waited for a staff member to come to welcome us and offer drinks however no one came over for a good 15 minutes once seated. The staff were seen in the corner talking and pointing. We then overheard that they were deciding who would get the table. The bartender then waited on us. She did not seem happy at all. We ordered ribs , brisket , etc the brisket was DRY and overcooked, an embarrassment to bbq in the south. The burger which was suppose to be medium well was rare. The next waiter who took over came by a when we were basically done and offered to further cook the burger but at that point we were done with the "meal" I told him about the brisket being dry and overcooked and he didn't seem to care. We paid the bill for everything, and left. Overall service was horrible- you work in a service industry, there's no reason why you need to come to our table with such an or facial expressions that don't look friendly. Bbq- if you're gonna claim having the best ribs or brisket, make sure it can live up to those standards I think 2 stars is more than friendly for this review. Would not return when visiting again. Wash your floors better read more

Set directly on the water, this spot delivers barbecue with a point of view--bold, unapologetic, and rooted in comfort done right. The setting does half the work for you, but the food more than holds its own. The fried green tomatoes were the clear opener: crisp, well-seasoned, and properly balanced between tang and crunch--no excess grease, no filler. Exactly how the dish should be executed. The half smoked chicken followed, tender and deeply flavored, carrying a clean smoke that enhanced rather than overwhelmed. The okra was cooked with restraint, avoiding the common pitfalls of sogginess, while the fries arrived hot, golden, and assertively seasoned. This is relaxed waterfront dining with confidence--barbecue that knows what it's doing and doesn't feel the need to overexplain itself. A place worth trying read more

Calhoun's - Barbeque Near Me - Lenoir City, Tennessee

Have been going to Calhouns for 35 years all locations went 09/ 24 /26 had to hunt a server down after be there for 15 minutes food was brought out not what was ordered server was told to take food off check was all wrong no one said sorry for the problem MANAGER was very rude actually just walked off while I was talking to him very unprofessional will never eat there again I know they don't care but who cares they sure don't! read more

It's a quiet Thursday in the off season. I sat at the patio bar and was served by Landon. He gave great recommendations and I had a great meal. The beef brisket was tender and melted in my mouth and went perfectly with the beans. I even had some snickers cheesecake. I also loved the Smoky Mountain Brewing Porter, I should have grabbed a six pack on my way out! read more

Calhoun's - Brisket, beans and a porter - Barbeque Near Me - Lenoir City, Tennessee

Calhoun's at Fort Loudoun Marina is always a lovely spot for a meal. With a full bar and excellent food this is a year round destination and during the summer months the marina provides amole entertainment when sitting on the balcony. Our server was most attentive and responsive to our needs. My wife had bacon wrapped burnt end and I had the teriyaki chicken with rice. We watched the seagulls, and other birds out the window and due to the cold, no boats came or went while we were there. Calhoun's is excellent for lunch meetings, birthdays, etc. I heartily recommend them anytime of the year. read more

Calhoun's - Chicken Teriyaki w/ rice. - Barbeque Near Me - Lenoir City, Tennessee

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Food was beyond good. The banana pudding is to die for, sorry no photo of that. We dived right in. Our waitress was perfect and a beautiful view to top it all off. read more

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Very scenic view right on the lake. Wish the weather would have permitted a better view The food was recommended by waiter. Had a house salad with a local vinaigrette it was delicious.the biscuits and muffins were delivered to table. Biscuits were perfect. The muffins a little dense for my taste. Main course was pork chops and baked beans the pork chop was nice and juicy grilled very well. The baked beans are the 2 nd best I have ever had only in LA can you find better beans. Will go back for a better view and will try prime rib. read more

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Beautiful lakeside dining with delicious food. We came to Calhouns as a large group and were very well taken care of by excellent servers. They were kind, helpful, and took care of all of our needs. The food was excellent and our large group all received our food at the same time which was appreciated. If you can't decide what to get, the grilled wild salmon was fabulous. read more

Sat in the restaurant area. Our server was okay. Just took several reminders that we needed napkins & silverware. Thought I'd try the ribs for dinner. Almost fell off the bone and they were very dry. The bbq sauce was very watery. Guess if we return we will stick with the appetizers. read more

Nice portions, very consistent, great combo meal options, ribs are ALWAYS EXCELLENT, Prime Rib, Teriyaki Chicken, Blackened Chicken! Great Sides: Mac & Cheese, Spinach Maria, Apples, Okra. Ambiance is great especially being on the water. read more

Reviews at Calhoun's looked like this was a good place to try. They were very much understaffed. Our waiter was also the bartender for the time we were there. We had the bbq ribs. They were just ok for me. Plenty of ribs in the half rack. They were just a bit dry. The mashed potatoes were waxy and over whipped. The coleslaw is pretty good. So they do one dish right! It was fun watching the ducks, geese, fish and turtles swimming around. Looking at all the docked boats, meh. I'd rather look at the river. I guess when you are in a prime location your food doesn't have to be great. read more

Calhoun's - Turtles swimming by - Barbeque Near Me - Lenoir City, Tennessee

Haven't been in about a year. Definitely gone down. Our server was nice but very slow on drink refills. Waited a long time for our food and we were told the kitchen was slammed. It was later in the evening and the place was about 1/4 full. Our food tasted like it was sitting under the heat lamp for a while. We overheard a table across from us waiting forever also for their food. read more

The sign at the front door was our first clue! Always hiring. There were four employees at the front when we walked in. We were early for our reservation, so didn't expect to be seated right away. The four employees were sorting through menus and said they would be right with us. They weren't. After approximately 20 minutes they acknowledged us. We ordered a barbecue sampler and the only positive thing I can say is the baked beans were pretty good. The pulled pork was dry and stringy. The chicken tenders were fair. The ribs were not great. The server was very nice and attentive. He was also the bartender (we sat outside). In summary, if you want to sit outside, have a drink and enjoy looking at the water and the marina, this is a good choice. If you want a good meal, based on our experience, this should not be your first choice. This could all be improved and hopefully it will be. I have eaten at other Calhoun locations including this one, and honestly they have been good experiences. read more

Food, Service & Great Pier/Harbor/Marina atmosphere. Large restaurant and Outdoor Dining, Lounge and bar. Will visit again soon! read more

Loved our first experience with this local chain. Clean, friendly and food was on point. BBQ was our main mission, but the menu had so many options, we wanted to try them all. Husband started with the Brown Bear ale. Loved it. He usually drinks Shiner Boch as a reference. I DDd. Asked for my usual club soda and lime but was pleasantly surprised at the moch-tails offered. Server recommended the Berry Colada. (Tastes like a Strawberry milkshake). Loved it. Will be trying others on that list in the future. Appetizer. bacon wrapped Burnt brisket ends. Another new favorite. Tasty, rendered, fall apart on your fork. You also get to sample the coleslaw if you were on the fence about it as a side. Going to wrap this up. Husband enjoyed fresh broccoli and house marinated pork chop. I was more into my sides than the smoked meatloaf, but that was more a me thing. Couldn't decide if it went better with some extra tomato sauce or BBQ. SPINACH Maria, cinnamon apples and mash were well seasoned. Ended the night by Taking home a 6pack. Decked out for the holidays. read more

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It's a fun restaurant on the lake. The prices are below other restaurants serving similar items. A+ on atmosphere. My steak was perfectly done to what I ordered. I find nothing to criticize. read more

Fried Green Tomatoes were delicious, as everything else! Service was excellent! Dined outside in the patio! Dockside view, peaceful!

Lenoir City, TN. What a great find !!! Wish we had more stars.... This place is a 10+ !!! We're traveling outside the Knoxville area and stopped in for Lunch. Very pleased !! Walking in, it's decor is Waterfront, right next to the Marina... so fish are hanging in strategic places. Very welcoming. They do have outside seating, but we chose to sit at the bar. Kaylee M. was our Bartender. What a delightful lady. Smokey Mountain Brewery is their beer. Decided on the Cherokee Red. it was delicious soooo..... I ordered a 6 pack to go home!! Kaylee found out this was our first time in... she asked if we wanted bread. Corn, biscuits or garlic roll. Mmmmm,..... let see. . Kaylee brought us one of each, so we could have a taste of all of them. All were very good, but we LOVED the fresh made biscuits. So much so... we ordered 6 to go home. We ordered the Trio Platter to share. And, it was plenty enough. Kaylee said it was a great choice to sample all their meat. It was a tray full of pulled pork, 1/4 rack of smoked ribs & crispy chicken tenders with a side of coleslaw and baked apples. The ribs were tender with a good smoke ring / the chicken tenders were moist and had a nice crunch / the pulled pork was tender with great flavor. The coleslaw was one of the best we've had and the baked apples were full of cinnamon!! Everything was over the top delicious. Cody, the Manager stopped by.... What a nice, friendly guy. We enjoyed talking with him as well. Highly recommended and ask for Kaylee M. She was the best !! read more

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Do not book reservations for trivia if you are a party of over four or they will try to place you in two separate booths. Only their regulars are allowed to sit together at tables! I booked a reservation for five for trivia two weeks prior and requested their larger round table and not a booth. I even called an hour before our reservation to ensure that we had that table and was told that we did. Upon arrival, on time, we were told that it wasn't available because the manager used it for a party of twelve that booked after us and assumed we would be fine in two booths! She also did this to another party of six who stormed out before us. They obviously don't know how to make reservations and consistently let the same teams play week after week making it impossible for any other parties over four people play even if you book out weeks in advance. What made it worst was that it was my military son's birthday who had just returned from overseas after a year away! She was unapologetic! We will sadly not be returning! read more

Always LOVE the lakeside dining experience here at Calhoun's. The decor with all the windows and outdoor sitting areas where you may enjoy the riverside views and dining makes one of the best dining atmospheres you may experience anywhere. The staff is always friendly and helpful about making suggestions from the wide variety of options on the menu. The food is delicious and my favorite like today is the BBQ chicken sandwich with sweet potato fries. I've eaten at a lot of restaurants throughout eastern Tennessee. The sweet potato fries with cinnamon sauce is the best here. I live in Athens but stop by Calhoun's about once a month for lunch while work keeps me on the road in east Tennessee. I highly recommend Calhoun's for great tasting food, high quality service and a wonderful and relaxing atmosphere. read more

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Calhoun was a great spot for lunch right on the water. We pulled up the boat, grabbed a great lunch, then back to fishing. I had the pastrami sandwich which was very good. Our server was friendly and attentive. read more

Calhoun's - Lunch with a view - Barbeque Near Me - Lenoir City, Tennessee

If I could give them zero I would. Planned a celebration of life at this location. The food was cold, they ran out (even though I specified the number of guests) they charged guest for their drinks when I said I would pay for them......then they totally ignored my emails with the complaints. Do NOT hold any events here. Bad food, and NO service. read more

We just left the Lenoir City, TN Calhouns and spent $120 for a Prime rib, turkey, and ham buffet. EVERYTHING, I mean EVERYTHING was cold!!! Could not eat anything, thought about getting a refund from a manager but just didn't want to deal with it on Christmas, but what a disappointment, especially today, having reservations weeks ago and looking forward to it! If they're going to have buffets they need to invest in equipment to keep it warm, not chafing dishes! I just don't expect to pay that much money for COLD food! Eaten at Maryville, TN Calhouns many times over the years off the menu, but after this, never again! Melanie Dorsey read more

We went there for lunch and cocktails on the patio. Horrible service. We won't be back.

Absolutely The area and sitting by the windows where you can see the river is just so calming. Staff is fantastic, very efficient.Food is fantastic.We had a steak and all the fixings read more

Amazing food, amazing atmosphere, and amazing service. Ask for Heather, she's the best! read more

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I have been here about a dozen times over a two year span. Service and/or food is poor about half the time. What I liked: Great location. On the water in Fort Loudon Marina with boat slips. Nice menu. What I didn't like: The Food. Sometimes the food is terrible, served cold, BBQ Sauce that is fermenting in the bottle and we have actually waited an hour and a half for bad/cold food. The Service is also inconsistent, sometimes good and an equal number of times terrible. The last time a member of our party wasn't advised their entree wasn't available until our food was delivered! Often the orders aren't correct. Cleanliness: usually OK but on one occasion we refused a table due to it being dirty and food scapes on the floor underneath. Why did I go back so many times? Often it was just a convenient choice and it's fun to take the boat there. Other times it was someone else's choice who likes their other restaurants. I really wish this place would get Their act together. The food can be very good and they have a great location. read more

We ate at the tiki, which is outdoor patio and dog friendly. The view of the water and boats was fantastic and there were TVs tuned to football. The ambience was comfortable, friendly and relaxing. Service was prompt and attentive. The food was just average. My pulled pork was extremely dry and was not served with any sauce so it reminded me of Arby's. The beans were more sauce than beans. I would go back because the location is fantastic but maybe just a drink next time. read more

Been here many times. The view of the water is beautiful always. Today we had a very rude. Server- kandra . Her attitude needs a big adjustment. From the drinks being messed up- food brought out at incorrect times- cooked wrong - did not come back to do a quality check til it was to late to bother. And when she came to do so - tried to explain the problem and she rudely mmmhmmm 'd us every time we talked. Manager was very pleasant. However if she worked for us- she would be out. read more

Calhoun's - Sun setting - Barbeque Near Me - Lenoir City, Tennessee

We had a very nice young waiter who appeared to be quite new to the job but he was very polite. On the other hand, the food took FOREVER, was not worth the wait, and when we had a situation where we needed to talk to the manager, he was very cocky and condescending. We have been here many times in the past three years and will NEVER go back. The attached pic is my shrimp skewer on a "bed of rice". Really? Could you not have provided a bit more rice for the price we paid and the long wait for the food? Disappointing for sure. read more

Calhoun's - This was the "bed of rice" on my $23.00 plate. My husband had even less. Is there a rice shortage in Lenoir City?? - Barbeque Near Me - Lenoir City, Tennessee

I just ate lunch today at the Lenoir City Calhouns. All I can say, the food was horrible today. I've eaten at the Calhoun's in Knoxville many times with excellent food. Today I ordered a full rack of ribs, I was delivered a half rack. That was no problem, my server brought me a full rack on top of the half rack. I started eating the half rack before the full rack was delivered. I ate two ribs, they were so dried out they were like Jerky. I waited for the full rack to come, it came right away. I went to eat those, same problem. Also, my wife ordered the fish and chips, her fish was under cooked and slightly soggy. I had a full rack and a quarter of a rack left over because I couldn't eat them because they were so bad. When we were done, the waiter asked me if I wanted a box, I told him no. He looked at me because I had over a full rack left. I told him no, because they were so dry they were terrible. I was stupid, I still left a 25% tip. I know it wasn't his fault, but still there was no apology or compensation. I paid $95.00 for nothing basically. Will never go back to Lenoir City Calhouns. It's a shame, I was reading articles on how good Calhoun's ribs are, definitely not that location though. read more

First we were seated on the heated patio and was told it was warmer than inside. It was but it was still too cold. The music they had playing was too loud for the establishment. After waiting for more than 10min our waiter finally greeted us. The food was okay but they were out of a lot of typical side items for early evening. The wings had good flavor but very little meat on them. Note: they charge extra for sauce but they give very little with your order. read more

We arrived at 7p, was told by a very rude female employee at the entrance it would be up to .30 minute wait. We said fine. I received a text within 10 minutes our table was ready. Our waitress was very nice and checked on his numerous times. The food was great. I had the ale steak and my wife had salmon. Both meals were delicious and prepared just right. I didn't like sitting in the bar area. I asked the girl at the front for a booth and we wound up at a table in the bar area. Reason! We were told they had a slow night and was trying to keep everyone in one area. Ok I get that but still, we didn't want the bar area. The bar room was clean, floors were swept and empty tables were clean. Other than the rude female employee at the front and not getting the booth we requested and being pushed into the bar area. The rest of the night was good. read more

I forget how easily this place is to get to from Farragut and West Knoxville. It takes just about the same amount of time as it does to get downtown. We spent the day in a small town further south and stop to eat a late lunch on our way back. Our service was excellent and so was our food! I have celiac disease, so we always ask 100 questions before I decide if I can safely eat. Our server was extremely knowledgeable and did a great job advising me on my options. There are several in house made dressings, sauces, marinades, and other items. I think I have decided this location is my favorite of all the Calhouns options. We also enjoyed watching the ducks, fish and turtles swim around after our meal. Our server even shared with us the names of some of the ducks and some funny stories! read more

Calhoun's - Turtle fam begging for food! - Barbeque Near Me - Lenoir City, Tennessee

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Came here with a friend for a late lunch and we were pretty hungry. Grabbed the Fresh Baked Soft Pretzels for an appetizer, and they were really fresh and delicious. Had the Chicken Salad for my entree, and it was good and filled me up perfectly. It was a nice time on the water as we sat on the porch seating. Enjoyed a couple cocktails as we looked out to the water. It was a really nice time! read more

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Went here to watch a friend's husband's band play. We were out on the marina part. The place was pretty full and chaotic when we got there. The waitress did a good job despite the large crowd. The bar seemed to be a bit slow even as the crowd thinned so getting drinks seemed to take quite awhile. The food was average. We got some apps the spinach and artichoke dip and the pretzels with cheese sauce and mustard. The dip was okay though the cheese was a glob once we got it but a little stirring made it so we could actually get to the dip. The pretzels were average the cheese sauce and mustard were very good. My fiend and I split a cheeseburger and tots nothing specials there. Overall an average place. The menu on the marina is different than the inside restaurant. They do allow smoking in the deck so be warned if you have an issue. It was hardly noticeable though. Several people had their dogs and they were all well behaved. I would go again for a band but probably either inside or just expect an average meal outside. read more

One of our favorite places to go. Food with a view. One of my favorite things is the pulled pork nachos. But everything is very good. Always consistently good. read more

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first off, have to say that the Calhoun's on the river in Lenoir city, is horrible...every....... single........ time! so, we do not go to this one...management is awful, non-existent, servers get "confused" way too often, etc., and are actually, and we have experienced "unfriendly to their customer"...which, as you know there are signs everywhere about "Treat Our Employees Kindly"? hey...what about your daggone Customers? read more

Our first time at this location. Loved it! We sat outside and the marina was so cool. Thunder Road wings and Bacon Wrapped Beef Brisket Burnt Ends were excellent apps! We had ribs (of course) and brisket. Both were excellent! We love Calhoun's! read more

Calhoun's - Thunder Road wings and Bacon Wrapped Beef Brisket Burnt Ends - Barbeque Near Me - Lenoir City, Tennessee