My family and I stopped her for breakfast. I was nervous about it being buffet as you never know what you get at buffets. Loved it. The potatos we're yummy. The staff was friendly. We would definitely come back when we are back up this way . read more

Woohoo! As good as it gets! Best buffet in town. Best salisbury steak ever served on Tuesdays, Turkey and Dressing on Thursdays-- Granny does it right. read more

Lunch buffet on 7/17/20 - This was by far the worst buffet that I have ever eaten. Instead of Granny's kitchen it should be named latch key kid. Almost everything is from an can...Beanie weenies, canned turnip greens, canned green beans, tasteless and flavorless baked chicken, banana pudding with more whip than pudding. I could go on..... typical granny's cook from scratch. I don't know who's granny is cooking over here. Do yourself a favor and go somewhere else. read more

I read the other reviews last night and forgot about them when dining here tonight. If you go here expecting a 3 course 5 star meal with the royal family, then you will be disappointed. If you are hungry and can handle a hot/cold buffet, then you will be satisfied. The carved meat, meatloaf, sauerkraut and fried zucchini were very good. The waitress was a beautiful middle aged lady with manners to the hills. Fair price, I got what I paid for! read more

Wanted to try this for a long time now. Always busy so has to be good right? Maybe not! Where tourists are it's not a good indicator of good food! New fools everyday! Pigeon Forge n Gatlinburg are notorious for that. Don't trust parking lots. Ok back to Granny's. It's a meat n 3 type buffet. If that's ur thing go. The selection is disappointing for me. Salad n toppings were limited to what u find In The worst salad bars. Enough on that. The dressings were good though. Meats were roast ,chicken n sliced ham bought pre sliced. Not exactly top choice ham. They only had one desert! Chocolate pudding! Oh boy!!! Cooked apples were good. Rolls! Cream corn green beans and whole small potatoes no mashed! So for $15 it wasn't worth it to me. Just food that's is it. Not a great dinner! Just ok. Not many choices in Cherokee. I saw one up near DQ that looked like the best place I've seen in town. I'd go there next time for a steak! Skip here if u want a good dinner unless this is ur speed. We didnt really like the threatening sign as u enter either. If u waste food they will charge u more!!!!! Really! Ill pass on this place in the future and so should u if u want a good dinner not meat and 3. This can't even compare to a Golden Corral! That's a low bar! I actually like them! Lol read more

I am rating the breakfast buffet only. My husband and I ate there this morning for the breakfast buffet. I think they did an amazing job with Covid restrictions. You have one hour to eat and they sanitize your hands before you go in. They also encourage you to sanitize your hands each time you go up to the buffet and someone else serves you. Also they check your temperature before you go in. So I thought that was really good. Now to the food.... it tasted fine while we were there but it is definitely not home-cooked. I think the eggs would've been the only thing that were actually home-cooked. The bacon, sausage, grits, french toast, biscuits and gravy all were obviously something that were frozen and they just reheated. I think the gravy might even be the same type of gravy they serve for dinner because it tasted really like mashed potatoes. Anyway things tasted OK while we were there but it was definitely something I could've just made for myself at home. We were looking for something homemade and this definitely wasn't it. In fact, my husband and I have both had bad stomach aches for the whole day. Maybe the dinner is better than the breakfast! read more

Food was over cooked and greasy. Roast beef was dry and full of fat. Fried okra was 75% breading. Salad bar was ok. Chicken was way overcooked. Pork chips were terrible. We will not go back. read more

Went there today at 5pm, they were closed. Their website and YELP said they are open until 8pm. Had an awesome Hamburger at Wize Guyz Grill on Big Cove Road. read more

This is very much mom and pop place. Although the staff is friendly it took them a while to meet our eyes when we first walked in. The buffet was surprisingly small, the food items were good and the roast beef exceptional. There was pudding for dessert. That's all. The buffet was set up to the right when you walked in and then the seating area was to the left. Once you are seated, to get to the buffet, you have to walk through a crowd of people who are waiting to be seated or walk around behind the cashier where the wait staff hung out. kind of an awkward flow for l buffet especially one that is set up as a buffet only restaurant . The decor was nice the carpet was filthy. We arrived at about 8:30 on a Sunday night. there were several tables that needed to be cleared but the table they seated us at was clean. After we got our first serving they came and asked us if we wanted anything more from the buffet so they could break it down. Then they started sweeping the carpet with a corn bristle broom. one of our pet peeves is sweeping floors while we're eating - all that dust and dirt floating through the air that you breathe and getting into all the food that you eat yuck. But we chalked it up to a mom and pop place that didn't know the rules of restaurant etiquette and cleanliness. The food was good enough to eat there again in a pinch. read more

Had the dinner buffet and it was great. Turkey and real mashed potatoes hit the spot. My wife had the meatloaf and she had high praise for it. I would definitely eat here again. read more

Great home cooking food offered here. Only problem is that it's a seasonal place I guess and several times we wanted to eat there and they are closed. So I guess you better make a phone call or check website for times they are open. It's all buffet and meats change daily. They offer a really good salad bar and also soups. read more

I was born and raised in this area and have ate country cooking my whole life. This is a fair representation of country food. It is buffet style only with a decent salad bar. If your from the city you may enjoy this better than I do. read more

Granny's Kitchen - Buffets Near Me - Cherokee, North Carolina

If you want a taste of the local flavor, give this place a try. The down home cooking is charming. The decor is very nice. Great value for your money read more

The food was great but the military style of yelling covid instructions at the guest was very unneccessary and took away from the family friendly atmosphere. They need a more friendly approach to requesting thier covid restrictions and policies. read more

Just finished a fabulous take out dinner from Granny's. It was more than we could eat. We now have leftovers. This is the perfect way to enjoy a great meal during Covid read more

Could not adequately review this place. Yelp said they open at 7:00 AM but when we drove up and they were closed. They only open at 7:00 if you are there Friday, Saturday or Sunday. read more

Wonderful place to eat in Cherokee. It has been a long time since I had eaten at Granny's Kitchen. Was in the area last week went back and the food was still wonderful. If you are in the Cherokee area I insist you go to Granny's Kitchen. read more

Went for late breakfast. They stop serving breakfast at 10:45. We just missed it. The staff was pleasant but the lunch buffet was out and the whole place smelled like sauerkraut, which was on the buffet. It looked like slop. We left. They only have buffet, no menu. read more

Now maybe it's because I'm from SC and used to the best southern cooking around.. but I was not impressed at all with this place. We were starving on the way to the casino and found this place on yelp. We arrived and it was crazy busy-- good sign right? Guess not. The buffet didn't have a lot to offer and everything I tried had a weird, metal taste. I thought I was being picky but nobody in my family enjoyed their meal. The only positives were that it was inexpensive and our waitress was great. We won't be returning. read more

As country buffets go, this one is great. Now, if you don't like really tasty fried chicken, cornbread, okra, carved roast beef, macaroni and tomatoes, well, then granny's is not your bag. But we enjoyed it all, the vegetables on the salad bar were fresh, service very friendly. We were too full for desert, but they have a limited selection on the bar and for a little extra offer homemade pies. Dinner was $12.25. Deal. read more

We visited with our Azusa StreetRiders motorcycle ministry group of about 60 riders and they were very accommodating. Buffet was great, service was terrific and the pies were scrumptious! Facility, including restrooms, was very clean! I'd highly recommend it to anyone looking for good down-home country cooking. read more

Went to order a "to go" meal at 7:25 pm and was told that orders stopped at 7:30 pm despite website saying 8 pm and the big, bright sign out front saying "Dine In & To Go 11-8". Disappointing. read more

Can't say much about the food as we never got to eat it. We arrived around 1 pm with 4 adults and 1 baby. In the time we waited, about 7 groups that came in after us were all seated, several of them having 4 adults. One of the hostesses kept saying that we needed to be seated, but whoever was in charge of seating and ringing up people kept saying that we would have to wait. Finally after about 20 minutes and having 7 groups of people walking in after getting seated first, and almost as many leaving, we finally left. Can't rate the food, but the service was far beyond sub par. read more

Daily menu changes day to day but fried chicken is a staple. Best fried chicken around. If you're looking for vegan don't come here.

My family and I ate here tonight. The food was hot and delicious! Wait staff were courteous, couldn't have asked for better.

This was the only sit down restaurant that we found on our way to the casino. I was apprehensive because of their COVID rules of only being allowed to dine for 1 hour but the food made up for it! Home cooking! My husband was in heaven!! read more

The parking lot here is always packed at meal time so I figured it must be decent. It would have been fine if the hot foot table was actually keeping food hot but it wasn't. The only item that was hot was the scrambled eggs and that's probably because they'd just been put out while I was at the table. Both of trays of sausages were barely warm, as if they weren't being heated at all and were just slowly dropping to room temperature. That's a disaster waiting to happen. I gave an extra star for the friendly and cheerful staff but I obviously won't be back. read more

This has always been a favorite restaurant when we come to Cherokee, but today was the exception to the rule. We were told when we went in that it was a buffet only and cafeteria style. We were not told that they only had a small variety of food, not at all like before. Very few items to choose from. And we both paid for drinks, but the waitress asked if we wanted coffee after our dinner and my husband said yes, so we were charged another 2.95 added to our bill, we were not told that this was an extra charge. When the manager came over he was extremely rude and accused us of stealing because we wanted the 2.95 taken off of our bill. My husband did not ask for any refill on his tea because he was given a coffee. I am a music Promoter from Pigeon Forge Tn., with the local theatres and I do large promotions in the Cherokee area. I was appalled at how rude this staff was and I will never bring anyone here again. Pretty BAD SERVICE. GOODBYE GRANNYS read more

We look forward to eating here every time we visit. Great southern food made with pride. Service is always on point. It's a buffet and well worth every dime. read more

Honestly some of the best food I've had in a while. Delicious apples, great mashed potatoes and corn. The chicken was okay but the sides are really where Granny's shine. Coleslaw was also delicious as was the peanut butter pie. They are very strict and cautious with COVID protection which I appreciate. If you want a safe and delicious place to eat, this is it!!!! read more

Great food and service, buffet style. Everything was fresh and hot. No complaints. Waitress very friendly

Very clean and went the extra mile for covid protection. They clean tables, chairs and they serve you food from the buffet line. The food was outstanding. I definitely will stop here when I pass through Cherokee on my next trip. read more

The food here was just mediocre !! Not a lot of choices on the lunch buffet it's either take it or leave it kind of fair !! The salad was just ok not great !! Service was outstanding though I will give them that ! I'm sure breakfast is probably a lot better ! So I will go back and give it another try !! read more

First time here. We are traveling. We saw a lot of cars, so we thought it would probably be good....wrong!! The fried fish was one of two things that I could eat. The tartar sauce was super sweet. The gravy for rice was a funky yellow. The turnip greens were canned. Macaroni and cheese was awful!! How can you mess up fried apples? These had no flavor!! Won't be back!! read more

excellent home cooking made with love! waitresses attend to you very well. fresh food brought out every little bit. a trip to Cherokee must include Grannies. Thursday is Turkey n dressing day. it's Thanksgiving on thursdays every week. my favorite day to go! read more

We stumbled upon this place while taking friends from Louisiana on a tour of the mountains. We were hungry and wanted a quick meal and couldn't have been more pleased! Friends enjoyed the meatloaf, I liked the turkey and dressing and my husband liked everything! "Granny" cooks very well! read more

Good home-style cooking. Buffet has 4-6 meat choices and lots of vegetables and salad items. Good service.

Would give half a star if possible! Not sure how this place received so many great reviews! Came for lunch off a recommendation from a friend and I'll no longer be taking his recommendations! LOL First, for a buffet, I was extremely disappointed. Basically, they served a turkey dinner with all the fixings and also had smoked sausage with kraut. That's IT! Granted it meets the definition of a buffet but come on, who now serves only two meats on a buffet? EVERYTHING was over salted except for the mashed potatoes. I had to combine the turkey with it to balance the turkey out. Greens from a can...heck you can even taste the aluminum! Staff's not that great either! Got the attention of the waitress and she held up a finger for one moment...no problem there. Then after she leaves the current table (which was 2 ft away), she walks AWAY, gets sweet tea for another table, then stops by another table and then finally comes back to our table. Then I finally get to ask for hot sauce. Was brought one by a friend before she even made it back. Granny's everywhere would be disappointed!! read more

Went in on Sunday afternoon. What a chaos. Packed with lots of people standing around the reception area unsure of what's happening. Waited around for a while (older receptionist lady was too busy), some of us got beepers and some of us didn't. When we asked the lady for a beeper since some customers just walked in and got seated while we still stood in a queue. The lady said she could remember how many people before us so no need for a beeper and told us "How difficult is it to stand right here and wait?!". At that point it just didn't seem to be worth it, so we just left. Plus the food didn't seem that impressive either and the buffet table was right by the entrance and cashier, which added to the chaos and unpleasantness of the whole place. So no, we won't return nor recommend it. read more

This place offers the closest thing to food that I make at home that I can find in Cherokee. We stopped in for dinner and found that it's a buffet. They offered a salad bar, soup selections (when it's 80 degrees outside?) and a southern selection of dinner choices including fried chicken, roast beef, green beans, red potatoes, black eyed peas, corn on the cob, bbq ribs and dinner rolls. The selection wasn't vast and and IS NOT a place for those with dietary restrictions but if you enjoy southern food and can eat fried chicken then you'll be a fan of Granny's. The waitress was on point and the sweet tea was good... We will return to Granny's :-) read more