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Pepper's Restaurant & Bar

3.6 (228 reviews)
ModerateAmerican, Bars
Open • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Casual
Moderate noise
Happy hour specials
Good for groups

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Max A.

Random find on Yelp and Google. Excellent mean with a ton of food on the plate. First off -- some of the best mashed potatoes and the mac n cheese was next level. Fantastic! I went with meatloaf. Two large slices that are served with parm crusted and parm flakes on top. Excellent! My only suggestion, maybe add some gravy to top it off. My wife ordered the sirloin steak dinner. She ordered rare and they knocked it out of the park. Excellent. The onion rings are very good, I almost ordered a side of them. Speaking of appz, the Okra Fries are unique and actually pretty darn good. The French Onion Soup was okay, about average. Served a little cold and not very much flavor, oh well, win some lose some.......

French Onion Soup
Dominique M.

I am in Boone for one night only for a work thing. My coworkers and I (6 in total) had dinner here. Now this is not a fancy place by any means but the staff were friendly and the food was good. I had a bowl of the French Onion Soup and I loved it. I also ordered 8 Mango Habanero wings and a small salad. Thinking I was hungry and could handle all that but it was too much food. I left full and happy... so did my coworkers

BEST FRENCH ONION SOUP EVER!!!!!!
Rebecca P.

GET THE FRENCH ONION SOUP!!!! It had so much cheese, they give you a cute mini scissor to cut it off your fork! It was the best F.O.S. I've ever had ANYWHERE!l and I have been to many states and many soups of this kind. We loved it so much, before we left the area, we made sure to stop by again just for the soup for lunch. Omg!

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Alexandrea I.

Visiting the area for the weekend and had just finished a hike. We searched for lunch places near us and saw this one with decent reviews. Despite it being homecoming weekend for App State, we didn't wait long. Hostesses were friendly, but our server seemed tired-she wasn't bad though. We ordered the fried mozzarella and okra fries as appetizers. The seasoning on the fries blew my mind and changed the game on okra. We really enjoyed that-the ranch was good, but totally not necessary. Some meals can hide behind condiments, but not this one. We ordered the Cowboy BBQ burger with Beyond...thank you for having that often! I loved the addition of the fresh onion rings on the burger. The steak fries were lacking in color, but my kids had no problem eating them. I preferred the curly fries. I also had the glass bottle Vernon Ginger Ale...it was mediocre-I like a "punch you in the throat" beverage. Would I return? Certainly. I have other items on the menu that I would like to try...that cake looks delicious. Cool decor and the spaces were clean. Bathroom was clean but out of soap.

Chicken club with delicious sweet chopped coleslaw.
Tonya B.

We stopped here for lunch. A cute place inside. Kind of a cabin feel even though it's in a strip mall. We had the best service from Emily. We all had sandwiches and one had Caesar salad. My chicken sandwich was as expected. A bit tough actually but good flavor.

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Lisa T.

We came here on the recommendation of our friends. Pepper's has been open in Boone since 1975, and in this location for over 25 years! I can see why; friendly staff, lots of variety in the menu, reasonable prices.....they even have a full bar next door! We visited on a Thursday afternoon....there were 4 in our party. They have many appetizers, salads, sandwiches, etc. to choose from. There are also combinations. I ordered the turkey sandwich on a croissant. It was loaded with fresh turkey and Swiss cheese, plus the croissant was just slightly toasted. Yummy! I ordered the onion rings as my side item for $2 more, and they were arguably the best onion rings I've ever had! It was a wise decision. My husband had the French onion soup and a 1/2 a Reuben sandwich. The soup was hot, bubbly, and loaded with cheese. (It even came with a little scissors to cut the cheese....cute touch!). He said the sandwich and soup were both really good! He also had decent portion curly fries which he liked too. Both our friends also had the French onion soup and they both loved it. One had a small salad with hers that was a good size and had everything really fresh. The other had a 1/2 French dip sandwich which he said was delicious. This restaurant has a good following and the fact that it has been around so long speaks for itself! I'm sure we'll visit Pepper's again on our next Boone visit , and I'm sure we won't be disappointed!

She M.

Started with a wrong footing here. Came in for my reservation for two and we were told by a host to wait. Then only to notice 3 other group of people for two came who got seated right away by another host. I heard they have reservation same time as I did. The hosts are out of sync! I should have a walked away as that is not a good sign at all. Then one of the 3 hosts finally noticed us and asked if I had a reservation and I said yes with much annoyance visible and commented on about seeing others being seated. She was of course irritated and was whispering to others. Unprofessional! About the food, I tried their onion soup, it was ok. I also had their wedge salad with added chicken and the dressing was sour with bitter after taste. Disgusting! My son ordered an applewood bacon cheddar burger medium rare and his burger arrived well done. The only item that was worth it was the carrot cake. The service was very slow at the time we were there and the kitchen was way behind that service in other table was late and I heard other people were complaining. It was not a well run evening. Unprofessional hosts to begin with.

Shrimp & grits
Sabrina B.

Overall, it was ok. They were out of a few different IPA selections, which isn't the biggest deal but a little annoying. The spinach & artichoke dip was good, has huge chunks of artichoke so if you don't enjoy big chunks, just something to consider when ordering. The shrimp & grits had amazing flavor but the tails were left on the shrimp.... Weird in my opinion to eat shrimp and grits with the tails on. They have seasonal cheesecakes which sounds great but I personally wasn't interested in their current flavors (red velvet and Andes mint)

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Food is very good and so are prices. Service good. We were there before 5pm. Want to go back after 5 to try dinner entrees

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Awesome food as always! Service is always exceptional! And the ambience is wonderful!

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