I am in town for a work meeting and I was peeking around for something that was unique and homemade. Staying near the airport- there's a few places but I chose this spot because the menu was large and the offerings was attractive. I walked in and was greeted by Laura, who let me know that I had all the time to o choose what I wanted to go with. I asked a few questions, got honest answers. I decided that I was going to have the Pastitsio (kind of like a Greek lasagna), with two veggies (corn and green beans), and I can't say no to hush puppies, so I ordered them as an "app" or more like bread service. Checked out their dessert case. Lots of offerings, including baklava. Laura told me the strawberry cheesecake was excellent so I chose that over plain. The berries looked enormous! The order was quick, and I went on my way to my hotel to unpack this bag. Having a late dinner tonight was helpful with the food. The pastitsio was rich but still has good flavor with the balance of pasta, ground beef, bechamel sauce, and marinara. Hefty square and it was delicious. My veggies were the first to go. Corn was fresh and the beans were tasty but they were canned. No biggie, that's not a problem for me. The hush puppies were fried so they look like onion rings. Really delicious and also flavorful, the negative was that the side of tartar I ordered did not make it into the bag. That being said- they probably did me a big favor since that's just extra calories and not really needed with the hush puppies. For showing up around 7 PM and then getting to eat in my hotel about 30 minutes later is impressive. Great food, great service, and I will be back the next time I have work meetings in town! Support family owned businesses! PS I stand corrected the tartar sauce was placed in the cold bag with the cheesecake. Smart, and I am not. Thank you! read more

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Update 09/17/2026 reviewing my recent visit there . The people that work there . In "my opinion" and those of my three other friends and my husband this restaurant is about to go under (close). All of us noticed that the the waitress we had very recently, and the man that accepts your cash or credit card for the food that we ate, were not only unprofessional ,but rude , and the waitress was also sarcastic, judgmental, and a accuser of her interpretation of something that she had no business accusing me. I ordered the same thing as always? spaghetti,marinara sauce, salad bar. Only thing different is I didnot start on my salad until I was half way finished with my above food. She accused me of taking more than my one trip salad bar and then proceeded to tell the man possible manager who came over after I had already dumped in to go container , to let me know he was charging me more ! Everyone at table knew I hadn't taken more than one trip ! In the Bible it says that is a demonic spirit that accuses an innocent person. Never will we five people EVER go in here again! read more

I've passed here when going or coming from Brevard to the Asheville airport and never had a chance to eat here. The parking lots always crowded when I drive by. The place is huge inside. It even has a banquet room. We were early and had breakfast. Everything was great. Their breads are made fresh daily . My cornbread was made that morning. Nice! Staff very friendly and our waitress had a playful comical attitude. Salad bar looked amazing and a lot of choices. Very fresh. Clean. Lots of dressing choices and toppings. And desserts too. read more

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Just a typical morning for breakfast- my wife gets biscuit and homemade gravy as advertised (which obviously comes from a can) and I get the pork tenderloin (hard fried jerky) 2 eggs over medium (which by the picture is no less than OVER done) home fries mediocre at best and 2 of the 4 slices of toast that I got (because the waitress dropped 2 after slinging them at us because she was flustered at the yelling coming from the kitchen- but at least the cook had the nerve to take all the waitresses back to the kitchen after gathering them all up on the floor in front of us before the battle took place back of house. Whatever the problem was they didn't mind trying to explain how mad they were and continued the vocal exchange each time they came in and out of the kitchen, the manager 'I assume' was none the wiser to all the commotion going on and kept his head down and continued to seat customers while on his phone. I won't even bring up the obvious mold all over the ceiling. I don't know if I was in an episode of Hell's Kitchen or Kitchen Nightmares, but either way Gordon Ramsey would have been pissed and shut the restaurant down. We have given y'all 3 chances (3 too many) so I guess we are back to looking for a place for local breakfast on weekends. PS- with the price of everything now a day you should be honored the people want to spend their hard earned money with you and not take it for granted. read more

Mills River Restaurant - Pork Tenderloin with Two Eggs 'over medium' and home fries - American Near Me - Mills River, North Carolina

My entire meal was awful. My meat was more fillers than meat, rice pilaf was wayyyy too salty to eat, green beans were tasteless, fried okra was marginal. complained to the waitress, who was a great waitress. She called over the owners son, who said he would check it out, no apologies, no offer of any substitutes. My friend's meal was not good either. They have actually lost 3 fairly frequent customers. It looks like they have cut quality for profit. read more

It was yummy! Great food, very attentive service and lots of options for what to eat! Great place, very home style comfort type.

Been about 15 years since we last wrote about the Mills River restaurant. Not a whole lot has changed, though we don't remember the full, fresh salad bar that we enjoyed on our most recent visit. It's all pretty basic, but their menu is enormous: favorites ranging from liver to ham, meatloaf to chicken tenders; steaks, dozens of appetizers, fried seafood platters, wraps, sandwiches, Greek and Italian specialities. You get the idea. It's not pricey (a dinner entree with sides runs around $14 to $17), and you can get a breakfast any time of day. And to go. The breakfast menu is just about as large: everything from waffles to Mexican omelettes, country steak and eggs to French toast. Prices mostly under about $12. The servers are friendly and quick. It's not fancy at all, but it's pretty good and will leave you feeling full, we're sure. read more

Good morning Stay away from this restaurant At least for breakfast. My server had her child running around the restaurant. She was yelling from one room to another while there. She actually sat down and ate a sandwich while yelling at her child while waiting on diners. read more

We' ve eaten here several times in the past few years and the food is always good. Just had lunch there and was disappointed. Not in the quality of the food, or the service, which was good, but in the manager/ owner. My chicken salad wrap was 90% lettuce and tomato and 10% chicken salad. When my husband asked for honey for his biscuit, our server said the manager won't order it. We mentioned both to him and he gave no apology or explanation. Bad way to run a business. read more

Ordered delivery of fried flounder fillet with fried squash. Generous portions with a side of fresh, delicious coleslaw. One of my favorite meals. Their fried chicken livers are plentiful enough to share. Order packaged well. Highly recommend. read more

Outstanding breakfast food! Generous portions and attentive service. Casual atmosphere. Reasonably priced.

Traditional local diner with good kitchen. Philly Cheesesteak top notch. Soups are excellent. AND,, a very nice salad bar (rare these days) with super carrot salad (like Chick Fil-A of old). Prices are very reasonable. read more

Came here for a Thursday lunch after picking up my daughter from the Asheville airport. This restaurant is very clean and comfortable. Staff greeted us right away and we were seated right away. Our server was friendly, knowledgeable and attentive. We opted for the salad bar and great choice! Lettuce was fresh and crispy, cucumbers were crispy and the potato salad was so creamy. The chicken livers were delicious! Nice variety of food, Greek, Italian, American and seafood! Daily specials and a senior and kid's menu. Good quality food. read more

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Ok service. Food ok at best. Took about ten minutes after I was seated for the waiter to come up to the table. Get my check, went to the counter to pay, and ran into one of the guys seating people. Looks like he just got off a 3-day bender, and smelled like it as well. Waiting at the counter to pay, the older gentleman was snatching and throwing the receipts back at the lady in front of me. I go up to pay and he tells me the total and tries to snatch the cash out of my hand. read more

Mills River Restaurant - American Near Me - Mills River, North Carolina

We got take out but most everything was really good! The onion rings are killer and the fried shrimp were big and juicy. The hushpuppies were a little tough and the baked potato could have been loaded better but it was take out. read more

Can I say I just love this place for what it is as it has quickly become a local favorite? Being young 40 somethings., often times we are the youngest people in there bye 1/2 off and we love it This is a Greek island old fashioned deli and 1/2 ny/nj style dinner, the 1/2 is because some of the foods are Southern and because they only offer breakfast until 11, the one thing I'd like to see them change Daily specials range from pork chops , turkey dinners, prime ribs, and all the standard Greek fair made from scratch, spanakopita, gyros, Patsitsio, moussaka, and souvlakis our favorite, part of all the is the boomer salad bar as I like to call it, 1/2 old fashion salad, but also Greek salads there on the weekend for unlimited Greek salad and every baby boomer pasta and potato salad including the carrot salad, pickled beets and onions, and three choices of pudding for dessert. Save room for some delicious desserts as well though. Service is good , more importantly, you can actually go here on a Sunday without a wait, which is a rare in this area. Definitely a regular spot and I recommend it read more

The salad bar is not very well kept up. Some foods have been sitting there way too long, and there were spills that needed to be cleaned up. The servers are generally friendly. The food was just OK. My fish was cooked too fast. The outside was a golden brown, but the inside was raw. My husband's prime rib was served rare when he ordered medium. The older owner of the restaurant was very rude. I got to the register before my husband to pay as he is assisted by crutches. The owner asked me if I wanted to add a tip to the card. I said the tip was on the table, he then charged my card and tossed the receipt and card to me. He came from around the counter and went to the door, opened it to look out like he was looking for someone. I assumed he was going to hold the door for my husband but he didn't. He shut the door and walked back around to the register as if my husband wasn't there. I open the door for my husband and we then left. I didn't say anything because I did not want to make a scene but he acted like he could care less about us or our business. He is a very rude man. You are the owner of a restaurant yet you are rude and crude to your customers that makes no sense to me. I really really really do not want to think that this was a race problem as my husband and I are black. read more

Food was barely lukewarm. Waitress was extremely loud. Not a good experience. Ended up sick in the middle of the night.

I live in Mills River for 30 years and never interested in visiting the restaurant after going once. Oh, I did not get a good vibe from the interaction of the old owner with his staff and that was a turn off. New owners are 99 percent rocking the place out of the park when it comes to quality of good ole southern food with a few wonderful authentic Greek dish choices. food and staffing I believe I would have given them a five star pad atmosphere, and the outside of the building have some kind of facelift... Some of the old look somehow for making improvements around it Lots of middle aged folks are coming into our area and I would love to see our mills tiver restaurant looking its best Heck the triangle shop owner is doing it ! read more

This place to eat is always dependable. Good food , in fact very good. The wait staff work together and they are really nice.gradually they make the place very inviting for everyone. read more

This is our most favorite restaurant in the area! We visit Mills River once/year and eat here every single day for breakfast and/or lunch while we're there. There is plenty of variety on the menu to please all. Awesome salad bar. I recommend the biscuits and gravy, the farmers omelette, any of the wraps, and of course any of the homemade desserts!! Great service. Friendly people. 10/10 highly recommend!! read more

Good food but poor attitude from waitress, group was larger than expected but willing to be patient. She immediately became frustrated and downright rude. This is a group of 70+ year old seniors who tip well for good service. read more

Mills River has one of those old time family restaurants were the servings are large, the service is friendly, and the price point outstanding. For those that, like some of the old Timey dishes like chicken livers, and this is the place for you. read more

Mills River Restaurant - Fried chicken livers - American Near Me - Mills River, North Carolina

The food was good. My husband and I both got the salad bar. The banana pudding was delicious! Our server was very nice and attentive, I'm giving it 3 stars instead of 5 because the guy who checked us out was extremely rude to my husband. He acted like he was aggravated that people were there in the first place. (He seated people just before we got up there to pay and he acted rude to them too). We were just passing through but we probably won't stop here again because of him. We don't like rude people! read more

Love mills river resturant although it is a little bit of a trek for us he always makes sure t9 give every cusomwr personal attention and the food is OK but I mainly go there bc that is the closet thing to a find in our town read more

Horrible service every time we went in there. The food was inconsistent and terrible. I banned the place in 2014 after being embarrassed taking visitors to eat there. read more

Good little eatery with a good meat and three selection. Offer daily specials. They bake cheesecakes that look delicious. Quick service with reasonable prices away from some higher priced eateries in the area. read more

Mills River Restaurant - Salad bar! - American Near Me - Mills River, North Carolina

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This is a local eatery with American fare. The food is good, but very basic. It's not spicy or unpredictable. It's just kind of down home food that you don't need to guess about. Good variety, too. What I thought was extraordinary was that when we took my 96 yr old mother here for Easter, my husband drove right up next to the door. Two employees immediately came out and one held the door while the other told me she was a CNA and would help to get my mother out of the car. I was impressed and it was such a nice gesture! I don't think this has happened anywhere else we have been. Ever. read more

I don't normally post things like this but today I was absolutely appalled with the response I received from one of the owners at Mills River Restaurant. As I was standing in the lobby waiting to be seated, I looked straight ahead through the window into the kitchen and the employees were literally picking their nose and rubbing their faces as they were making folks food. I tell the owner and his response was, "What you want me to do about it." I was dumbfounded. So next time you're waiting to be seated take a look through the window directly in front of you and let me know if you wanna continue eating and supporting this establishment. WLOS ABC 13, Sad excuse for a human Please share this with everyone you know. read more

Mills River Restaurant - Contacting the health dept immediately. Folks, please read the review before you eat at this establishment. - American Near Me - Mills River, North Carolina

Good home style food and more. Decent salad bar. Good family atmosphere. Good attentive wait staff. Reasonable prices. We eat there regularly. read more

Mediocre food at a high price. $15.00 for 1 small, fatty pork chop. Salad bar was tasteless. Very disappointed at the cost and bland food. read more

This local establishment is one we know we can visit for a warm, decent meal. I love ordering the chicken tenders meal- it comes with a choice of side and the salad bar. There are usually so many tenders I have enough for lunch and left-overs for dinner! The staff is pleasant- there are a few servers that we have been lucky enough to have multiple times that are so sweet and polite- they are part of the reason we continue to return. read more

Mills River Restaurant - Chicken Tenders and Baked Potato - American Near Me - Mills River, North Carolina

Our family will not be going back. The owner needs to treat is staff professionally. After what we witnessed today we decided we have to find a new place to go for Sunday lunch. The food is good and the wait staff is awesome and should move to another restaurant where they would be treated with respect. Please think twice before you visit this restaurant. Management should never speak that way to staff, especially in front of customers. Ruined my Sunday lunch. I am just glad we were able to hand our waitress a tip before she left. Her service today was great. read more

Great pit stop and break from roughing it in the tents. Hard to find a good salad bar these days; everything was fresh and tasted great. Gwen is the best server! She made my son a "cheer-ly temple" (a mix of sprite and cheerwine); he was delighted read more

Bad atmosphere,cafeteria seating. Had to ask 3 times to get tea. Got fried catfish was over cooked and tasted bad. The popcorn shrimp was good and the Cole slaw was okay. Baked potato was good. When we took ticket to check out the man never even spoke to me , I handed my card , he rang it up, then handed the card back , I signed slip then left. read more

I enjoyed myself enough to come back while staying in Brevard,a bit down the road. I was very pleased with my grits and gravy. I also enjoyed my country fried steak with poached eggs. Nothing fancy, it's good and consistent. read more

It would only be one star, but the people working there were extremely friendly and helpful. The food is awful! I got a Greek burger and Baklava. The burger was practically tasteless except for the Feta cheese. Too much lettuce, tomatoes and mayo made it slide off the soggy bun. The fries were inconsistently sized and not very hot. And the Baklava was TOTALLY soggy‼ Will never eat there again. read more

A 'diamond in the rough'. We just happened to be passing by on our way to Hendersonville and saw it. Truly a fantastic experience. read more

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We have always loved eating here, breakfast, lunch or dinner. They are family owned and do so much to support our community. Hubby and I went to breakfast the other day and he had a huge omelette and I went with their Eggs Benedict. Their EB is always done to perfection, eggs are set enough but still runny enough to have egg to mop up with your home fries. They have a salad bar that includes banana pudding, y'all know you're in the South, right? In their veggie sides is usually fried squash and fried okra, both would do my Nanny proud. There is a dessert case when you walk in, so save some room or get it to go. Their homemade Challah Bread is available by the loaf, definitely pick one up and make some French Toast. read more

Looks can be deceiving, once you walk inside the door it's quite an extraordinary experience! Very affordable and delicious breakfast foods. Excellent service! Our new favorite brunch spot for sure! read more

Mills River Restaurant - American Near Me - Mills River, North Carolina