Just had the most delicious Apple Cinnamon Muffin of my life! Ordered it grilled and the warm…read moreapples were amazing! Always worth the wait with best prices and breakfast in Franklin, NC. Love this place!

While it is easy enough to find, let GPS take you there as you need to work around a one-way street…read moreto a smaller side street. There is a sign on the front of the building. The restaurant shares space in the building with a package shipping store and they have signs allocating parking for each business. The restaurant does have parking adjacent to the building in front as well as additional parking around the side. There was no specific handicapped space but there is a ramp in the front to the entrance door. Be aware the front door is for entering and the side door for exit only. If you park on the side you will need to walk around to the front to enter. The cashier is on the side near the exit door so the flow through the restaurant is pretty controlled. Also, there is a step down as you exit from the side door so be aware. There is a small waiting area as you walk in. We were greeted as soon as we entered and only waited a couple minutes for a table. All seating is tables and they are spaced well so you do not feel crowded. While the menu is typical for a diner, they also have daily specials written on chalkboards in a couple places around the walls. One interesting thing to note is the menu included not only the "regular" price, but also the discounted cash price. We placed out drink order and then a few minutes later placed the food order. The food did take about 25 minutes to arrive but the coffee never stopped flowing while we were waiting, and the background noise was low so conversation was easy. Even though the dining area was full our servers were very attentive. The eggs, sausage, and biscuits and gravy were exceptional. The eggs were cooked as ordered, the hand-patted sausage was fresh and had a nice crispy outside without being dry inside. The biscuits are homemade and the sausage gravy had noticeable sausage chunks. I did add pepper, but that is a personal preference. The western omelet had all the ingredients folded into the cooked eggs. The ingredients all had a slight char from the grill which really elevated the flavor. The hash browns were typical, nothing special but cooked perfectly. The biscuit holds up to butter and jelly very well. This was an outstanding breakfast. The servers are efficient, the food is wonderful, and the overall experience was refreshing. This is a must stop whenever you are in the area.

Just down the mountain a bit into the town of Franklin was this seemingly locals only diner so…read moredefinately not a tourist trap. A corner diner in the Shops at Riverwalk. The two waitresses were so friendly and happy which is common in the mountains. Ordered a veggie omelette with potatoes and a fluffy bisquit. The taste was great and the price was even better. My dad got the stack of pancakes that looked great and he lightly soaked them in maple syrup - but it was really corn syrup. Breakfast served until 1045am so come early. Loved the business ads on the menu - A1 Gas Piping and Felix Tree Expert which shows a support for local blue collar workers. The gender assigned bathroom was ultra basic but clean. A certificate was posted proudly on the wall from the NC Dept of Health who awarded Ms Lois a 100% A+ rating in June 2026 - fantastic.

Very good food, friendly folk I had the country fried steak and it had very good flavor, the sides…read moreare also good too!

Been here many times. Only place in town I know of where I can get consistently great steak fries…read morewith my meal. Makaylia took great care of me. Burger was cooked almost well-done, though I always request medium. (This is a recurring issue here.) Have also recently discovered the Wednesday evenings special menu, which is a great value.

I tend to read the word "chophouse" as "expensive" but this one is reasonably priced and the food…read morewas excellent. Having said that, I didn't order a steak after the banana nut chicken caught my eye. This fried chicken breast in a banana nut glaze was delicious and unique. This dish is worth a visit in itself. There was also a good deal in the special menu for two with a selection of entrees for $15 each. Portions were large and everyone enjoyed their selection. Service was fast and friendly, and the ambiance inside the old, Main Street building screams elegance.

This restaurant is great! I love the food and service is wonderful…read more The seating arrangements make it relaxing to visit and enjoy your meal. It's one of our favorite restaurants in Franklin, NC. No

We had family in town on Memorial Day weekend and were looking for a place that was open. It was…read moreour first visit and we were not disappointed. Beautifully decorated with colorful paintings and sculpture type wall hangings that were very interesting. Bright and airy with tables and booths, kinda causal elegant. Our waitress was Megan and she was really cool. She was funny and took very good care of us. Mondays special is $10 hamburgers so 3 of us ordered the Cowboy Burger which came with homemade wavy fries. The burgers were huge and very good. (I couldn't finish mine!). It was cooked exactly as I ordered and came with cheddar cheese, thick sliced bacon, and house made onion fries. Yum, great burger. The fries were thick, cross cut potatoes that were crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, not greasy at all. My partner got the 2 chili dog meal and he enjoyed it very much. Overall a really good experience so we will be back

The service at Waffle House is always good because the waitresses remind me of people we have in…read moreour own family and they make you feel at home now my favorite I can't tell you how everything else is but for 25 years it's been the same I either I have triple hash browns or four order of hash brown with onions only way to have it.

Wouldn't you know it. After years of dining at Waffle House locations all across the South, I found…read moreone with good food and good service. I was visiting Cherokee for the Labor Day weekend and went searching for a hot cup of coffee and decent breakfast. This Waffle House was having a busy Saturday, but the half dozen employees were providing good service. The coffee was hot and fresh. My hash brown bowl was delicious and hit the spot. My waitress provided friendly service and took care of me with the coffee. It is my hope to return again in the Fall.

Great service and very tasty breakfast! My husband and I split the eggs Benedict and it was more…read morethan enough!

I had such high hopes for this place, but I should've listened to the negative reviewers. My wife…read moreand I stopped in today ( 8/30/26) for brunch at around 11:30. The patio is about half full and the dining room inside was less than a third full we were seated quickly. It took 10 minutes for somebody to come by with the menu another 10 minutes to get our water and coffee, and our food, which was an omelette and a breakfast bowl, took another 45 minutes, which as I read on yelp was the chief complaint. My wife's breakfast bowl was very good, but my omelette was definitely overcooked. The waitress literally stopped by our table for the first time at the 45 minute mark, other than that, we sat there for what felt like an eternity. We asked twice about the food. One time got no answer. The other time got "We are short staffed today." This seems to be a running theme with this place, if you read on Yelp, probably 2/3 of the reviews are very positive about the food which my wife's food was very good, and the other third is about the absolutely horrible wait times and the general unfriendliness/indifference of the weight staff specifically the only female who acts as a waitress. There are two other gentlemen who see you and get you, water, menus, etc., and help where they can, but I was so beyond frustrated with the amount of time it took to get our food on what should've been a relaxing Sunday that the wait time completely killed the whole experience. I will say that the waitress got really really interested in service right around the time it came to pay. To the ownership I'll say this much, while the food was overall pretty good, you can't make people wait for an hour and a half for an omelette and a breakfast bowl especially while your restaurant is not even half-full. I think if you figure this out the place will be a success.

For the Dillsboro location…read more Pros Clean, well staffed and handicapped accessible Fast turn around on your order Cons Greasy food Short order type ordering from counter We had burritos and they were too greasy to eat only one of our large party ate the middle The pancakes which are my grandsons go to's had a few bites and their granddad finished them off They couple next to us eating the biscuits and gravy seemed to be enjoying their meal And my husband has had a waffle from there and he enjoyed it

Stoped in on a Tuesday around 11:30 for a late breakfast/brunch. The restaurant is in a strip…read moreshopping center and GPS takes you to an incorrect location. But a quick call got us heading there. We stepped in to a clean restaurant. Ordered at the counter and got our drinks. We sat in a booth and noticed that all the cushions were spotty and stained. I ordered the corned beef hash skillet and everything was perfect. My wife had the vegetarian burrito and a side of bacon. She enjoyed her meal too. We will be recommending Mabel's to all.

Right next to the train depot, so location will get all sorts of traffic and all sorts of people. I…read moreenjoyed my burger, nothing amazing, but good enough that i would go back.

We were looking for pet friendly restaurants while visiting on vacation. After walking around the…read moretown and getting hungry, we decided on burgers and fries at this restaurant, plus they had outdoor seating where we could sit with our family and the dog. It was a cold day outside, but we were limited on options where we could sit with the dog. We were the only customers when we came. I went inside to order and was greeted by the friendly woman behind the counter. I was able to pick a simple burger with lettuce, tomato, and onion and fries, a hot dog kids meal for my son, and a cheeseburger with tater tots. It was around $35 for all the food, which seemed like a good deal to me. I was standing waiting for the food, but the woman told me she could bring the food out to us. The food was brought out quickly, and we started eating. The fries and tater tots were hot and crispy, and the burgers were thick . I liked that there wasn't condiments on the burgers, which gave the burgers more flavoring. We were happy with our meals and had a good experience that we recommend to other people.