We stopped here due to the reviews and it was very convenient…read more Lots of places to sit. Service was great and the portions are big. I could have split with my friend.

As full time residents here in Townsend, we love this place. Food is always good, and staff is very…read morefriendly. Stand outs for us are the potstickers and egg rolls.

Took quite a bit of time before my order was actually taken. Then instead of serving my soup or…read moresalad they decided to make me wait and serve the whole meal at the same time. From then I never saw the server again. The chicken was nicely cooked but the rice tasted like soap water.

This is some of the best Japanese food in the area. It's very popular so the service can seem a…read morelittle slow and it's not inexpensive. It's totally worth it. If you have a group sitting in the party room in the back is a lot of fun.

We showed up about 20 minutes before they were scheduled to close, but they did not seem to be…read moreannoyed at all, very friendly and welcoming. The place was clean, well lit, and perfect for conversation over tasty food and beverages. We ordered chicken wings, and a pizza. It was all very tasty, the chicken wings were relatively large as well. Super flavorful and moist, yet fully cooked. Next time I stay in Townsend, this will be a must-visit location.

The Peaceful Side Social is an excellent craft beer/food gathering spot in Townsend. Whether…read moreyou've been hiking all day in the sun, tubing in the river, or cruising around Cades Cove, this is the place to refill and recharge. This was my first time here and I was very pleased. The menu is diverse, with chicken, pizza, beef tenderloin bites, soups and stew, salads, fries, great soft drinks and sweet tea. Photos of the menus are posted. The only thing they don't have is hamburgers/cheeseburgers but their food is flavorful and next time I will try the beef stew. They also have a craft brew selection for your perusal.

Food was amazing. Service top notch. Ambiance just beautiful…read more Second time visiting this year. Love the seasonal menu changes. Can't get enough of the fire place outside with the snores on the cool evening.

We ate here the very first night of our stay at the Dancing Bear resort. I thought everything was…read moredelicious. We had the salmon and shared the dip. We also had the cornbread pea salad, which was also very good. The meals come with cornbread. The drinks were great. They had specialty cocktails and would make anything we wanted. The service was good too. We sat inside, but I think it would be fun to be outside. We came with friends who are vegetarian and they didn't feel like they were very many options for them, although they did have the vegetarian pasta. Many of the sauces and dressings have bacon in them, so our friends couldn't order that.

Would you believe me if I told you there was a an Italian deli in the Great Smoky Mountains?…read more Well, there is. For being 900 miles away from Arthur Avenue, Amico Delicatessen does an excellent job of bringing their take on classic Italian sandwiches to the mountains. The Amico Special as well as the Roast Beef are great. I pack 'em with me and take them into the park. But if al fresco dining in the park isn't your thing, the attached distillery next door means you can have a blast without having to leave the parking lot.

This tiny "restaurant" is attached to Company Distilling - it's actually just an order window…read moreoutside. The food, including the amazing Amici Focaccia, is made fresh daily. The portions are large so we split several items to create a solid meal and everything was delicious! The food was packaged in takeout boxes, but we ate outside on the patio. The area outside is large and was a perfect place to spend the evening. The servers from Company Distilling were friendly and checked on us frequently too.

Southern Cooking! Food is Great! Had the open face roast…read morebeef, and was more than you could eat. Service is Fantastic!! In my opinion one of the Best restaurants in the area!!

We had the rainbow trout, fried okra, baked potato, and the table shared fried green tomatoes. The…read morefried green tomatoes were soaked in oil. The rainbow trout was very thin and over seasoned, the baked potato was baked to perfection. My husband doesn't mind deep fried food and I not a fan so keeping that in mind my review is only three stars. The place was OK in atmosphere and pretty good service.

First time customer. Amazing food and service. Loved my Liver,onions and bacon…read more The burgers were great Exceptional sev is ce from Alex. We will be back soon

Our party of four arrived for the weekend dinner service. We were seated in the annex, which was…read moresealed off by a door. It was a bit loud and echoing, not very comfortable, but survivable. My wife ordered the Reuben sandwich and really liked it. I ordered the beef stroganoff, and was pretty seriously disappointed. The sauce seemed like it had almost no sour cream, and it was relatively small, almost like a side dish. That being said, our friends enjoyed their food, but except for the Reuben, it did not seem like anything special. The service was very enthusiastic, but I still felt like we weren't getting adequate attention. Probably because of the closed door.

Right along the highway strip of shops and restaurants. There is one side of the building with an…read moreart exhibit (currently handmade, intricate quilts). The other side has the typical merchandise (shirts, mugs, magnets, keychains, etc.). They also have local food products, books, maps, dioramas of local structures and very informative and helpful staff. The kid section is full of cute toys, books, and stuffed animals. Not too overly expensive, either. Worth a stop! Park in the back if you need use of a ramp for stroller or wheelchair. Make sure to enjoy the beautiful mountain views.

The Townsend Visitor Center is a smaller center but really nice. They offer free coffee and public…read morerestrooms. The staff is welcoming, engaging and eager to answer questions. Comfy seating in front of a cozy fireplace is inviting. They sell Parking Permits for the Park and a variety of Townsend logo shirts. I picked up several pamphlets advertising local attractions and a few postcards. Townsend is a relatively quiet little town compared to other towns surrounding the Park. We easily found parking.

Pancakes are excellent. Having maple syrup available would have made the pancakes even better…read more Sausage patties were good. Having a local source of meats would have made the dining experience even better. The dining room had the right touch of country. The ordering process is efficient with orders taken at the counter and food is delivered to your table. Customers are expected to bus their tables to disposals near the entry way, not unlike a fast food establishment. Like almost all establishment today, A tipping screen is built into the payment process. My tipping rule is - If I have to stand at a counter to order, I do not tip.

Walk in, take a deep breath, and order your food at the counter. Yes, you want the fried apple hand…read morepie. You'll get it before anything else. That's okay. Sit down. Pray over your food, and then enjoy every single bite if your hand pie before your food comes. Feel free to order another after your meal. Nice salads and sandwiches. Great service. The only ding in the service is that they wouldn't give me the recipe for the hand pies! I explained that they were the closest thing to my Great Aunt Ruby's hand pies I'd ever found and I needed that recipe. I explained that I was from Utah and would never be back again to enjoy their hand pies. I told them it was important to my family history to be able to make their recipe. No, ma'am. I could not talk them into divulging their recipe. I'm sad that u will never be that way again. If they put out a recipe book, I will be the first to order it.

We traveled to the Smokies for vacation and made a point of riding bikes at Cades Cove, so needed a…read morenearby place to stay. After exploring all the options, I decided on Townsend Gateway Inn because of their cottages. We stayed a couple nights and had a nice time. Staff were super friendly and check in was quick. We were given a couple goodie bags of candy and then made our way to our cabin. It's basically a small house, with a bedroom, bathroom, living room (with a futon), and small kitchen and dining area. It was perfect for our 4-person family. Air conditioning in both rooms, comfy beds, and black-out shades. Our only complaints were that the floors could have been cleaner and the kitchen should have been stocked with more/better utensils, dishware, and cookware. We enjoyed the amenities, like the pool and cornhole. The location was great, which only took 20 minutes to get to Cades Cove. It's also right on the main road in Townsend, which has some good restaurants. The price was a bit on the high end (more than $150/night), but I'm glad we stayed here as the cottage in particular fit our needs and was unique.

Clean, comfortable, updated, very nice folks working in the little hut of the main office. And as a…read morebonus, they give guests a little brown party bag of snacks to enjoy when you're out hiking or fishing. Firepit onsite and a nice one at that, with about a half dozen Adirondack chairs. No restaurant on the premises but many are within a 1 mile. Rocking chairs in front of each room at the motel. There are also about 6 or 7 cabins and don't think they have porches large enough to accommodate rockers. We stayed in one of the cabins our first trip, and I believe those have cooking stoves? Anyway, both the motel rooms and the cabins are quite nice, and this coming from a hotel snob (I can't help it, too much business travel and it upped my game for nice linens, new rooms, amenities, etc.). Having said that, Definitely Would Stay Here Again!