Saw some good reviews and wanted to try a new place. One of us ordered a patty melt with fries ($6) and the other had a special that had fish, chips, hush puppies, and cole slaw ($7). The food was good and we loved the prices and friendly staff. We will likely go back for breakfast one of these days. read more

Loved this place!!! We purposely chose a cabin outside of Newport to get away from the business of Gatlinburg. We are tourists, but didn't want the typical touristy atmosphere. We found Janice's on yelp and it was the closest to our cabin. The simplicity and old fashioned feel of the restaurant made the experience charming. There were several tables of locals in there dining and everyone knew each other and were talking to each other. The staff was so friendly and welcoming. I had the cheeseburger and it was delicious! My husband had the ribeye. It was a perfect medium rare and very filling. I don't knew where else you can go to get a ribeye and two sides for $13! The homemade cakes looked divine and we chose a slice of red velvet. Yum! I highly recommend this diner and hope we have a chance to return before we head home. read more

Janice's is a great restaurant where you get a lot of bang for your buck. Large servings with nicely prepared food. No credit cards accepted so bring cash, and appreciate their low prices. I look forward to my next visit. I especially like their breakfasts. Very good mom and pop restaurant. read more

Tried this place on the way home from the beach. Stopped on a whim. So happy we did! It was great and CHEAP. 3 people ate for $18.00. Service was FAST and friendly. I had the Philly Steak. So good. The also have have homemade cakes. We didn't try them because we were so full. They looked yummy though. This is a great stop. We will for sure be back if we are near the area. read more

After getting a recommendation from Teresa at the KOA campground me and my hubby went to try breakfast before heading back home. Boy can I say I wished we had asked for a recommendation sooner! Great atmosphere, great food and very friendly staff. The amount of food you get for the price is outstanding! Great home cooking! We look forward to going back next time to try lunch and some of those yummy looking desserts!! read more

Average food, bad service, dirty dining room and unacceptable bathroom. Good place if your hungry I guess. Not many choices in the area.

My family and I ate here and enjoyed the setting. The food was good until we realized the underside of my daughters pancakes were completely burnt. They tried to hide it by putting the pretty side up. read more

Very nice place! We stopped by on our way out of the mountains to home in Alabama. I just looked on Yelp and they were rated good so we stopped in because we didn't want to stop at a chain by the interstate. We just made breakfast cutoff and I was very impressed and pleased with the food and service! Funny thing is one of my daughters kept saying "mom it's so cheap to eat here". Well I was thrilled with the prices because there were 5 of us and nothing had been under $75 - $125 this was around $40 so we were so excited! But don't let cheap fool you because the food tasted better than some we paid $100 for! I love stopping by small home town places and eating while we are camping this is when you find the gems! read more

A discrete little restaurant off the side of the road, will pleasantly surprise you. Menu was quite good, with hard to beat prices. It consisted of the usual diner offerings, we had chicken fried steak and catfish, both of which were great. The thing that stood out to me the most, was, the friendly staff and cozy atmosphere. All in all, I really enjoyed our dinner outing here. Would definitely recommend to others. read more

Terrific place! Good food, good prices, very friendly staff. Please be sure to tip these ladies well because they earn every bit of it. We're on vacation and have been there twice and will be going back again. read more

Popped in for a bite while on vacation in the Smokies. Delicious food, great service, and an expansive menu. I got the fried bologna sandwich and was definitely impressed. Worth the stop. read more

Fabulous local spot. Great prices & generous servings. I highly recommend the chicken livers!

Great food and service, cheeseburger great, salad fresh, desserts! Great change from fast food.

Very poor food ! There was 4 of us that ate there and there Ribeye was awful!!! Didn't taste like beef at all and the color of the meat wasn't any beef color I had ever seen in my whole 65 years of my life! The macaroni and cheese was terrible! The corn was awful and how can anyone mess up corn!! The fish was uneatable! When i went to pay I told the check out guy which I was almost positive was the owner that I couldn't eat my steak and I didn't even mention the rest of the food I couldn't eat and I said I am really sorry I couldn't eat it! His reply to me was "It didn't matter to him"! I didnt reply at all to him! I just don't waste my time with rude people as him! The only thing I can say was the water was good. He did take the 13.00 off for the steak but that's when he told me "It didn't matter to him"!! Only two hours later I got definitely so sick from only the few bites I ate . The next morning I had several fever blisters from being so nauseated! So from a bad experience I would never recommend Janice's Diner around Cosby Tennessee!!! Very rude and horrible food!! Plus very bad attitude toward his customers!! read more

I eat at Janice's at least 2 or 3 times a month and get take out a couple times a month. I have never gotten a bad meal here. I guess my favorite is the country fried steak. The service is always good imo but I've seen reviews complaining about the friendliness of the staff. Keep in mind there are usually only 2 servers working and they don't usually have time to visit if u want your food in a timely manner. Keep putting out that good food Janice, I think you and your staff are doing a gr8 job! read more

Good country food. I've eaten here for several years off and on since it is close to my house. Most of the time I have a salad but for $6.50 it's huge and I leave full. My family have tried several items from the menu and have not been disappointed. For the prices you pay, the food is really good! read more

I got a chuck wagon and there was no bun nothing on it and then I ordered a separate cheese sticks and I only got 3 normally there service is great but today it was crap read more

Good food, good service and very reasonably priced. Some people complaining state they are locals, we have dozens of eateries with in walking distance of where I live, Janice's would certainly be on my go-to list. Bottom line: Need good, actual food while visiting in the area? I feel very comfortable recommending this place. read more

Food was great, waitress was wonderful & sat in the log cabin area. Loved it & will definitely stop again.

The hamburgers are awesome and the open face roast beef sandwich but the desserts are to die for!!

I am a local and we used to visit this restaurant often when it was Shirleys. It has continued to go downhill. My wife called an order in at 11am Sunday for 2 fried chicken orders to go. The lady she talked to was very rude and told her they would not even be able to start cooking it for at least 20 minutes and acted like she didn't even want to take the order. She called back at 11:15 to try to get a time on when it would be ready. Another lady answered the phone and was nicer and informed my wife that it was ready. We are 15 minutes away so it was cold by the time I got home with it. When I was paying for it, I told the man how rude the woman was on the phone and he quoted "she has a higher pay grade than me, she is the owner and is stressed out". Ok now the food. It was mediocre to say the least. Janice, you are running your locals away. Will not be back! read more

Arrived at 10 am and was told breakfast was no longer being served and lunch would not be for 45 minutes. We waited and then when we went back in was told it would be another 45 minutes. We were not even allowed to sit inside and wait. Will not be returning regardless of all the good things we heard. read more

Great food, service, & price! We stopped here for breakfast where I had the veggie omelette with hash browns & biscuits. The omelette was very fresh & the serving size of the meal was great! My one minor complaint would be that they only take cash but there's an ATM inside so it's not enough of an annoyance to knock them down a star. read more

Great food!! Good service!! As soon as you walk in you can seat yourself as well as outdoor seating available. I tried the catfish dinner which was really good. Hubby ate the country fried steak which was good. Portions were not bad for the price. No social distancing at all, everyone was piled in. Servers not wearing any mask. We just drove a long distance and kids were hungry so we didn't leave. All in all I would recommend trying it out. read more

Love this place. It's great food with a great price. Specials are always great! They have great cakes and pies. My father(who can be very hard to please) has been many many times and still has only had the liver and onions. I myself have had the fish(great), the grilled chicken(loved) and my favorite the buffalo chips. My daughter loves their pizza and spaghetti and my husband loves the burgers and wings. There is always more than enough food and the prices are wonderful! And that SWEET TEA!!! read more

Great service! If you want home cooking this is the place to visit. Have had breakfast lunch and dinner at this diner and couldn't be more pleased. Love sitting on the back patio and just relaxing with some country home cooking! read more

Visiting for our honeymoon and we came here the first morning. Some of the best biscuits and grits I have ever had. You can truly tell by the flakiness of the biscuits and the texture of the grits that the food here is homemade. The prices are unbeatable I could not believe it was so inexpensive. read more

A friend and I have eaten here 4 times over a two-year period after hiking in the area. The food is hot and fresh and the price is good. It is typical southern fare(Think Cracker Barrel only less expensive) that is neither the best nor the worst I have eaten. I do wish staff would be more friendly. It's not that we were treated rudely, but other people are treated with friendliness and my friend and I are always treated as if they don't care if we're there or not. My friend and I are friendly people so we always treat the servers kindly. They just don't return the kindness. They are not too busy to be kind because we are never there when the restaurant has a lot of people. I give four stars for the food, five stars for the price and two stars for hospitality. I figured that averages out to three stars. read more

Owners and staff not very friendly to be a country café. Food used to be great but seems to be dumped out of a can. May give it another try again. Like most, cooks and staff change. read more

I've tried every restaurant in Cosby since I moved here, and Janice's is my favorite. The food is excellent and the portions so large that I usually bring some home and get another meal out of it. Currently the most expensive meal on the menu is only $6.50. The slices of cake are a generous size and also a bargain, at only $2.00 per piece of cake and $3.00 a slice for the specialty cakes. If you want good food at a great price you can't go wrong at Janice's. read more

The food is wonderful. Plentiful, well seasoned and fresh. The cakes are to die for. I'm taking one star off because they only take cash.

we had the philly steak & cheese at Janice's Diner and it was sooooo good!!!!!! Going back to try other menu items. Staff was very nice. I heard the chicken & dumpling special is good! read more

I had the fried chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes, and corn bread. The chicken was excellent. It had a little bit of a sweet flavor to it. The pieces were kind of small, but I was full by the time I left. The green beans had a little bit of a bitter note to them -- kind of like spinach. They also had some chunks of meat in there. Maybe something was pickled? *dunno* The mashed potatoes and cream gravy were good, not great. The cornbread was a little dry and made me think I should've gotten some pinto beans or black eyed peas to go with it.. Maybe next time? I'll be back to try some other items. The desserts looked great, too. But, I didn't have room (or time) to try them. Again, maybe next time. :) read more

Had the reuben...it was delicious! And enormous! Had 4 adults and 1 kid, everyone left stuffed. Everyone enjoyed their food very much. Owners and staff are not super friendly, but this is a mountain community and that's just how people are! read more