The food is quintessential southern fare. VERY GOOD! Courteous prompt service. Your fountain drink or tea (sweet or un) continues to get refilled long before you get to the bottom of the glass. Prices are VERY reasonable. Excluding the tip, I can eat there and get a nutritshous wholesome meal, served with a cornbread muffin and/or yeast roll for the same price as fast food! The restaurant is clean and homey. It's a downhome place to enjoy good homestyle cooking. Oh, and don't forget to try any of the cobblers or nanner puddin'. YUM! Wish I'd known about this place sooner. read more

my parents and I eat lunch together here a few times per week. the food & service are great. Breakfast & lunch are very good. read more

We went here for just about every meal when we were at a Bluegrass Festival some yrs ago. Everything we had here was so good- great country comfort food. The servers were all nice and we enjoyed it. read more

Cleveland, TN. Went here based on reviews, So sad I did. I ordered soup and salad and husband ordered club sandwich. Also orderedokra. The soup was lukewarm the salad was pathetic. The club sandwich was lacking substance and the okra was extremely greasy. read more

Old Fort - Salad - American Near Me - Cleveland, Tennessee

We try to eat local when traveling, and what a find! I had the Turkey and dressing and my husband had the grilled chicken. Both were excellent, along with the sides that are truly southern style. And we topped it off with blackberry cobbler. We will be back. read more

The food here is very good! I adore Southern food and this place checks all the boxes. It reminds me of old school restaurants from my childhood before there was a restaurant every 100 yards. The menu is eclectic, but what they do there matters to them and it shows. Our food arrived fresh and hot and our server was very busy, but made sure she checked on us. This is a great place in Cleveland for some good Southern food, read more

Always good simple menu great home town service. You will love everything about Old Fort. Come see for self 12.00 0r less !!! Full every time I'm done eating read more

Our experience at the Old Fort restaurant was unexpected. The building on the outside was unimpressive, but inside, the service, the surroundings, and the food was just great! I had the catfish sandwich and my husband had the fried shrimp and both were hot and fresh and delicious. So glad that we came here instead of going to fast food somewhere. Prices were just about the same as fast food, but the experience and the food was so much better! read more

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I've always gotten good food at this restaurant. The service depends on the employee. There might be great service or it might be a service that hides in the restroom a lot. read more

Had a great breakfast selection. Interior was nice. The staff was really nice. I would definitely go back again!

The food was amazing. Service was outstanding and it is a great family restaurant. If you are looking for good home cooked meal for breakfast or dinner this is the place to go! Inviting and friendly atmosphere. This is a family owned place and it was wonderful. See the standard dress code! Loved this. read more

Old Fort - Dress code - American Near Me - Cleveland, Tennessee

Food was really good and the service was awesome! My wife and I was there for an event.

I have been there many times over the years. The food is always great and the staff is always friendly and very welcoming.

Food was cold as if warmed up. Was not fresh and hot. Appeared old not fresh. Has changed from last visit a year ago.

food was good, service was rushed and not very friendly. not very inclusive, Fox News on all the tvs. seams like it's MAGA run and I dont support them. If you're not all inclusive, you don't get my money. we won't be back. read more

The Best biscuits and gravy local. The French toast are awesome too, I highly recommend!!

Catfish was not done and service was very slow had to get up and refill my tea and Order a side order of hush puppies I got two very small hush puppies and it was 2.50 French fries where not fully cooked read more

Was great price and food was good so was service have to give it 2 thumbs up no complaints here

Man! A meat and three! This is where the locals go in Cleveland TN. You get the kind of service that just doesn't exist anymore. Down home country cooking with straight up Southern hospitality. Everything is made from scratch, and do not miss the desserts! The coconut pie is to die for! Love this place! read more

Old Fort - Fried Catfish, fries and house salad - American Near Me - Cleveland, Tennessee

Good ole fashioned meat and three! Wish there were a better selection of meats on the meat and three.

Very friendly, family operated business. We were seated quickly and our server was prompt. The meal was simple but good. The downside is the menu. It is very limited. The restaurant was clean and well light. A nice place for family dining at reasonable prices. read more

Our dentist recommended this place, it was a Thursday which was chicken & dressing day, on the meat & 3 menu. My husband was happy about that. My Salad was good. Clean place. Friendly people. Maybe as cheap as we could make it at home. read more

Great food. The chicken and dumplings were delicious. Our waitress was kind and attentive. Would recommend.

This was a nice alternative to the usual roadside chain places. We stopped her for breakfast on a weekday, pulling off the expressway. Inside is roomy and charming, although numerous children's photo enlargements make you feel like sitting inside a photo album. Outside is nondescript, parking tight. The restaurant was busy, only one waitress on our side although she was pleasant and checked on us frequently. There was no begging for coffee. Our pancakes, French toast, eggs & bacon were good, portions generous; prices reasonable. read more

Old Fort is my favorite breakfast spot in town. I love the family atmosphere. The food is always top notch along with the service.

Stopped on a Tuesday Monsignor around 8:30 am. 3 table ordered at once and we still got our food within 10 minutes. Breakfast was fresh hot and inexpensive for todays prices. The restaurant was clean, cozy and friendly staff. We appreciated the pride in this family spot. Husband:Biscuits and Gravy with sausage. For me, scrambles eggs, sausage and has browns with onion. read more

If you've ever driven through, or much less lived in, a small Southern town you already know what Old Fort is. Family-owned for generations, a great grandkid coming to get you when your table is ready. Decor is 90% photos of people you don't know and guess, the owners aren't concerned. This is their second home; the kind of place where you invite people in for a meal and let them sit around "jawing" as long as they like. Coffee and sweet tea are bottomless and biscuits are a staple, even if you order a salad. Quintessential South and comforting as can be. There's no frills here. Random sets of different colored plates, old Coke cups for drinks, plain white mugs. But the food, oh it's honest as your best friend giving a speech at your wedding reception. Biscuits made by hand, country ham that will dehydrate your very soul (but so delicious), and desserts that'll make you lie about your memaw's cooking. So if you're on I-75 (it's only 3 minutes off the Exit) or live anywhere in the region, get up early and make a trip. But be ready, you might need a nap before returning home. Or another meal, because there's too much to try in one visit. Old Fort, the food you wish your home had. read more

A wonderful restaurant all 'round!! The staff is so kind and helpful and the food is to die for!! Oops I guess I shouldn't say it that way so I'll say you cannot go wrong when ordering anything on the menu!! We go at least once a week if not more!! read more

The food is good "down home" cooking. The service is great and it's just a good clean place

Another one of my favorite country restaurants. I heard about from a friend of mine. Actually, her mama told her about how good it was. Then, my friend told me all about it. I always get what I call country food. Like what I got today. See pictures. Alright, here goes. The mashed potatoes was soft and delicious to eat with a taste of butter and easy on the stomach. The macaroni and cheese was very creamy which is a requirement and it meets it. Cornbread was good just put some butter in it . Finally, country fried steak was good but a little cold. I ate it anyway. They do have at least two tv's in here. One,to the left when you come in the front door. The second tv is the right when you come in. As far as customer service is concerned, my waitress was very attentive as my glass of sweet tea never got less than half full. Overall, I enjoyed my lunch today and I will be back sooner than later, "sorto speak". read more

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Great food!! Hot, fresh, and plentiful. You need to check it out! Great chicken livers.

Excellent food with great service. Loved the cornbread! Restaurant was recommended by attendant at Smokey Mountain Park/museum welcome center. read more

We travel quite a bit and are always on the lookout for a good diner for breakfast. Old Fort was on one the best we've found. The restaurant is extremely clean and we were quickly seated. Coffee arrived soon after and our orders taken. Schweety ordered a Western omelet as usual and I simply had two eggs over easy, hash browns, bacon and rye toast. Everything came out hot and delicious! Perfect start to a long day on the road! read more

Wonderful breakfast, friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Definitely a place where the locals meet their friends for a casual and enjoyable breakfast. read more

While the COVID pandemic has us locked in, Old Fort has the amazing home cooking you need when you just need to take a night off! Local business, local families, great food! read more

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Are you looking for southern cooking if so you have found the right spot. This place is good around the clock. It is a local join that has food like Mamma made it. They are known for their Meat and 3 but have good food what you get. I have not been disappointed! read more

Good food and the sweetest staff. We love supporting family owned businesses! Would definitely stop again on our travels.

Everything I have had is good and they give you plenty of food. Another great locally owned restaurant.

We ate here yesterday as we traveled back to Knoxville. Loved it! We will definitely eat here again when we're traveling through Cleveland TN. We were on the road for a few days and we're getting tired of eating at our same places but did not want to eat just any old place. Did a search and glad I found this. Great selection on the menu, great service, great prices, and the food was great too! read more

This is a homey local meat and three restaurant. The space is ample and airy. Unfortunately the food was not particularly good or pleasurable. I got the meat and three entree. The country fried stake was a little too salty and the flavor was underwhelming, not very good. Of the veggie sides, the steamed cabbage was my favorite, very good, but the turnip greens were not seasoned Southern style; they tasted boiled in salt water and that's it. The fried okra was fine. The cornbread was very disappointing. Dry, not much flavor to it, and I used it to soak up the extra gravy, but then it was too salty. Overall a decent eat, and very affordable. Wouldn't go back, but it's fine in a pinch. read more

Old Fort - American Near Me - Cleveland, Tennessee