Grey Heron Griĺl is a part of Pebble Isle Marina and is nestled in a large cove over a half mile off of the Tennessee river. It's surrounded by water, hills and trees, on the edge of Johnsonvile State Forest, which makes it quite a pleasant area whether by land or by water. It's a very cool place for breakfast, lunch or dinner either inside with the air conditioning on those super hot days or outside on the deck for the lazy days of summer where some spectacular sunsets happen. The owners and managers foster an environment and commitment to excellence with a real family atmosphere.
They fully utilize their food island with a good salad bar and for breakfast it's filled with
scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, toast, biscuits and gravy and fruit and more. The menu has a good selection of Americana from Philly cheesesteaks to boiled crabs that are seasoned and spiced just right. The burgers are good but there's a lot of both for their fried catfish as well as their "slap your momma" chicken, and I do approve of that fried chicken. The food is really good with big portions and the servers are pleasant and warm just do an all around great job.
Another one of my favorites is their grilled prime ribeye and baked potato and when coupled with the salad bar it usually leaves me wanting a nap around sunset. On my most recent visit, and while having that ribeye, our waitress brought out a loaf of hot bread and some homemade strawberry butter. It was the bomb!! We later asked her how the butter was made and she smiled and gladly explained, in detail, exactly how it was made. She also cheerfully added "I am the one that makes it". Like I said, friendly and warm with a family atmosphere regardless of the crowd, weather or circumstance it's a nice place to eat & relax.
If you are traveling by boat just punch the coordinates into the GPS and slowly motor in (it's a 1/2 mile winding no wake buoyed entry to get back into the larger cove) and get ready for some of the best viddles in these parts by sea or by land. Ahoy!
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