45 min wait for lunch so you know the locals like it. Had the "buffet" cafeteria-style where the servers are behind plexiglass. Everyone took lots of precautions. The turkey and gravy were great. read more

Offering cafeteria styled food service with inside dining room seating. Didn't realize it was one price fits all (thats great if you can eat a lot!). Fried chicken was good. Was disappointed many items are not homemade. After our meal we asked waiter about dessert. He stated that "the pies have already been put away" but said that he could get them back out for $3.25 per slice. This left us confused as we didn't know if pie was suppose to come with the buffet price or if that was the regular price. Have you ever heard, "its not what you are saying, but how you say it?"..this young male waiter came across super rude as if he was bothered we were there. Waiters can make your experience positive or negative. read more

we have been going there for years, Friday night is fish night which used to have trout but due to the current shortage situation. The shrimp and whiting were excellent. The salad is always fresh and clean and impressive. It is a local restaurant which is crowded practically every night that it is open. Place is clean and welcoming. A must for a nice meal -- the menu changes every day so check before you go. They are closed on Monday read more

Granny's is a country down home buffet. It had great pot roast that you can tell was home made and was delicious. The beef was melt in your mouth while the vegetable were cooked just right. The star of the show to me was definitely the fried chicken. Fried perfectly to a golden crisp. Juicy with a flavorful skin you can't ask for much more. I paired that with some hot sauce and was in heaven. For what Granny's carries they have great quality in their meal. The only thing keeping this rating from a 5/5 is I was hoping for more of a selection. You basically only have 3 meats to choose from and sides. I would definitely stop by if you are a fan of down home country cooking and looking to fill your appetite. read more

The buffet was pretty decent. Baked chicken and fried fish for meats, a pretty good assortment of veggies, and a salad bar. We had great service here as well read more

Wonderful place for lunch or dinner. They follow all guidelines and are very professional. The food is excellent.

Was expecting to have a good breakfast at grannys. Was deeply disappointed at what was being served on the buffet.... hard biscuits, bland luke warm gravy, cold maple syrup, frozen potatoes. Terrible Cherokee experience and will not be returning read more

Typical southern country cooking, buffet. If you like that, this is your spot! Salad bar, pudding, green beans, boiled potatoes, field peas, fried chicken, BBQ ribs, hand carved roast beef. Rolls and corn bread. Hit the spot after a day of driving and sightseeing, but not that great to warrant another visit during our stay. Server was attentive with drink refills. It was a busy place, so must be meeting the needs of the other patrons. read more

Do not come hungry or cold - you'll starve and freeze. Sorry but COVID is not an excuse to only have a couple of meats and veggies (and only one dessert choice) for what you pay... oh, and tea is not included. No mashed potatoes or rice and gravy, only cold round unseasoned small white potatoes and fake canned corn. Small portions when they serve you - and ... I don't like the way they "slosh" the food onto your plate. Very disappointing from the last time we were here a couple of years ago. read more

Stopped for lunch. Food was served cafeteria style. Choice of chicken or Salisbury steak. Sides were awful, food was bland. Not worth stopping, Wendy's would have been better. read more

A couple of the recent reviews sounds like a disgruntled employee and the other sounds like a person that hates seafood but go's into a seafood restaurant anyway and then leaves a bad review! On a special diet carry your own food! We had the breakfast buffet, the food was good and the service was great read more

not a big buffet person, wife be lucky to eat 3 dollars of food, to be nice, I wish I just didn't eat that night,nothing was tasty. That's all read more

First time, nasty outside in front of building. Attitude issues with our 2 year old having to wear mask.. It's one thing having that rule but he couldn't teach bat plus they were serving the food. There's nicer ways you can talk to your guest. read more

This is a small town with very little restaurant choices. I took a look in to see what the buffet was like. I eat low carb and saw fried chicken and mac n cheese. The only veggies were string beans and collard greens. Not paying buffet prices to eat just string beans. read more

Was expecting more of a selection of food was good just not much to chose from .They also made us pay for my 11 year old to eat even though all she got was a soda? Was told they charge by the seat ? Banana pudding was great! Wouldn't go back unfortunately. read more

We ate breakfast. It was very good. Our waitress was closed unfriendly and acted like we were bothering her anytime we asked any questions. Cherokee North Carolina is a beautiful place but the people are just not friendly at all! They call themselves a southern state but I see absolutely zero Southern hospitality. read more

Fried chicken was delicious. Everything else, not so much. Wait staff were friendly enough. One of the guys dropped a roll and it went across the counter but he still put it on the plate. read more

We were moving our daughter back to school at WCU. We decided to have dinner at this location, but it closed at 8:00. So, went to Granny's Kitchen for lunch. There was a small variety of food available. The fried apples and creamed corn were delicious! The lunch price was $14. Not bad. The sweet tea was great! Our server, LaSha, was very good. She consistently checked on us and kept our drink glasses filled. Overall, this was a good experience and we will return. read more

Spend LOTS of $$$$ @ Harrah's, or get a decent meal here a 1/4 mile away at cheap prices! No desserts, but a decent buffet selection that changes daily. read more

The food is good here but if you are looking for a relaxing place to eat this is not it...upon entering the restaurant they take your temp and spray your hands with sanitizer. Then you can only walk in the direction of the arrows, and you have to sanitize every time you go to the bar. Your not even touching anything. This is just over kill to me I wouldn't recommend or will I return due to the circus. read more

Food was good . Everything was prepared well .The fried chicken was excellent, both tender and moist. They had roast beef ,shrimp and flounder. A large assortment of vegetables. Good salad bar . Only one desert that was chocolate pudding. Overall not too bad . Reasonably priced . Good service. read more

Picture this- you've been in a damn car for 4 hours straight, winding down through cold, rainy, foggy, dreary mountains. Its 7pm and the only thing you've had to eat all day is a few chips, trail mix and a coke because someone's happy azz decided to get up at the butt-crack of dawn and go on a 1 mile hike straight up the side of a mountain. A mile, vertically. No food, no water, just a now-warm coke you left in the car because you were pissed. So finally we come down off the mountain and head the 3.5 hours home. Felt like we had spent all weekend in the car. The Yelp Gods pointed me toward a place called "Granny's Kitchen". The name and location did not inspire high hopes. Immediately upon walking in, however, I realized my dreams had come true. There's a huge buffet filled with comfort food. Beans, salad, soup, catfish, rolls, ham, okra, just to name a few items. There's even a guy on the end of the bar cutting succulent, juicy roast beef. I ate until I just couldn't eat anymore. It was $12 per person!!! Could you ask for anything better? The only negatives here were the Pepsi products and that they didn't have heat. It was just as cold inside as outside. Don't even care. The food, the staff were wonderful. If you live in the area you are one lucky duck. If you're visiting you have to come by. It is right down the road from the casino. Just go, you can thank me later. read more

Absolutely the BEST buffet I have experienced in a very long time. I came to Cherokee, NC with my Wife's family for a quick overnight getaway to the casino, and stopped here for a quick meal. The food was so good, I ate 3 plates. I would have ate more, but we had places to go. I definitely recommend this place. The apples, fried chicken, and cabbage was my faves! read more

This is a buffet restaurant. All the meals are great. The menu on the buffet changes with each meal and day so check it out. The service is always amazing here. So worth checking out if staying in the area read more

Breakfast was ok. Simple eggs, grits, bacon & biscuit. Everything is buffet, no menu. read more

Granny's Kitchen - Just a good old mom & pop country restaurant. - Buffets Near Me - Cherokee, North Carolina

We went to Cherokee specifically for the casino since my wife had never been to one. Of course, we did the mandatory casino buffet one night. The food was substandard, to say the least. Fortunately, neither of us enjoyed gambling all that much so we spent the rest of the weekend exploring the area and meeting locals. Generally, I talk to people who live in an area to find the best spots to go and the best value for our money. While in a Family Dollar, I asked the cashiers where we should have Sunday dinner. After naming a couple of places, one of them exclaimed "How could I forget Granny's?" This led to a five minute rave session from cashiers and customers alike about Granny's. When we arrived, the after church rush hadn't begun, so we were seated quickly. The hostess was quite cordial, albeit a bit 80's. The first place I went was the bathroom. It was small, but clean. Always, a good sign. Now to the food. The buffet was small, but the food was fresh and well stocked. The salad bar was typical. Neither of us cared for the potato salad, but everything else was tasty. The hot food bar, had fried chicken, roast beef, fried and baked fish, mashed potatoes, fried corn, biscuits, cornbread, rice, turnips. Between the two of us, we sampled everything. The food tasted like a Granny's. My only disappointments were that they did not have homemade lemonade and the jelly came in the little plastic cups. read more

Do yourself a favor, drive on by. There was no menu, just a buffet, full of disgusting out of the can and into the steam table food. thick gelatinous gravy, dry turkey, canned green beans with no seasoning. ugh, I get heartburn thinking about this place. Trust me, if you care about your food at all, you will keep on driving. I gave it 2 stars because it seemed clean. read more

This place came by referral and it did not disappoint. Plan ahead, it's packed for dinner. All you can eat country buffet and Granny cooked it herself. It's wonderful. Priced well at 12.95 and 7.95 for 12 and under. 3 year olds is weighed by plate. Family atmosphere and it's delicious. read more

One night I'm dancing the night away in Vegas and the next.....I'm eating a down home breakfast buffet at Granny's Kitchen in Cherokee, NC. Oh, the dichotomy that is my life. Located five minutes from the Harruh's casino, Granny's Kitchen beats eating in the casino's expensive buffet. You'll find all of the breakfast staples here - bacon, scrambled eggs, grits, french toast sticks, etc. I was surprised and glad they also had a fresh fruit bar. Under ten bucks, Granny's is a hearty place for no-frills breakfast. They also serve lunch starting at 11am. read more

How does this place have so many good reviews?! It truly baffles me. The absolute worst meal of my trip cost me $18.00 for the dinner buffet, tea, tax, and tip. The vegetables tasted canned, the turkey and dressing were extremely dry, the salad bar had seen much better days, and the buffet dessert option was instant butterscotch pudding. I know Cherokee has limited dining options but do yourself a favor and go somewhere else! read more

This place has food you would get at Sunday dinner at grandmas house. Definitely will not disappoint.

Is there a rating below a star? Because the trips made to the restroom after we ate here make us want to rate this place a -1. Digestive issues aside, the minimal "buffet" was a pretty ok salad bar, flavorless fried chicken, over cooked green beans, burnt cream corn -(yes, you CAN screw that up) dry roast beef, over-glazed dried-out ham and under-roasted potatoes. For this, just under $12.... If you drink water. Want some tea? Or a soda? That'll be another $3 please. Nope, not a joke. Tea is more than $2! PASS THIS PLACE BY! If you don't, you won't pass a bathroom for the next 12 hours, I promise! read more

Not the greatest but good value Chicken was dry, carver stingy with beef. Soft drinks priced stupid high to make up for reasonable buffet prices. Kitchen staff slow to keep buffet stocked and at least two customers gave up waiting on desert during our visit. Chicken & dumplings an unexpected treat. read more

Very average food and limited selection. Most food tastes like it was dumped straight from the can.

I read the glowing reviews and, admittedly, there are some not-so-glowing reviews, but someone personally recommended Granny's and we decided to give it a try. The service was very good, the food was awful. One positive: the place is clean. We approached the buffet first for salads. The lettuce was fresh and there were some nice choices for add-ons: coleslaw, a pasta salad, some really good bread and butter pickles. The bacon bits are soy and fake, dressing choices are limited to Ranch, French, and Thousand Island. The coleslaw was ok but the pasta salad lacked seasoning. For the dinner selections we were offered ribs, fried chicken, beef, green beans, field peas, stewed apples, red potatoes, cornbread, and rolls. My first complaint is that all the food lacked seasoning. The fried chicken was dry, the ribs were mushy, the beef stringy. The green beans and peas were mushy and tasteless. The cornbread was not remotely close to actual cornbread. How can you mess up cornbread? The potatoes were over-cooked, but the stewed apples were ok. There were tons of people lining up to eat at Granny's and I'm wondering why. Will not be back. read more

Granny's Kitchen - Potato, cornbread, ribs, chicken, etc. - Buffets Near Me - Cherokee, North Carolina

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Went mid-afternoon for a very late lunch/early dinner (eat as much as you like) buffet. Phoned ahead to check timings as menu has a dish or two more for dinner (from 4pm), but arrived early...fortunately the dinner menu was already on offer. Restaurant was quiet but food was good. Had enough choice to please my fussy daughters. Local people as well as tourists like ourselves ate here. Jessica's service was excellent. She always made sure that our drinks were filled when close to empty. Not sure what it'd be like if we went when it was busy. Good value for money. Check out their website for that day's food choices. read more

Don't let the name fool you! This food is far from home cooked. Everything on the hot bar came out of a can or frozen package except the chicken and fish. We had to wait 10 minutes to pay because they were changing shifts. We needed to get on the road and there was no sense of urgency at all. The hostess asked if we enjoyed our meal and didn't have much to say when we told her "No". Don't waste your money. I've had better food at Wendy's drive thru. read more

Enjoyed a wonderful southern style breakfast with friendly southern hospitality and fast service! We'll be back!

Nothing to write home about at all. The typical Type 2 diabetic buffet/sweet tea people will love it. It's a mom & pop Golden Corral. Grab a plate and head to the trough. I had breakfast there and it was all, except for the fruit, typical canned, fried, frozen processed food. If that's your tastes, tear it up. read more

This place was super busy at lunch time, so we rolled in expecting a special treat. We walked in an saw an unspectacular buffet, but my parents were juiced so I went with it. Although all the food was colorless, brown fried chicken, super dried looking BBQ, and SB steak. The chicken and the steak were ok, and the potatoes were good. The salad was ok, I haven't had the imitation red bacon bits since the 90's. Everything was mediocre, and it was priced as such (lunch was 8.50). The thing is, I got very sick after eating here. It has been 5 days and I am still functioning, but really sick to my stomach. I have a stomach that is like a steal trap, and I have not had a stomach issue in years. I'm not sure if it was the food, maybe they serve tap? I'm from outta town. Anyhow, the key thing is I haven't been sick in years and this place made me sick, something is off. read more