5 stars compared to all of my previous Shoney's restaurant experiences!! While traveling with the family, we saw a sign off the interstate, and after discussing how long it's been, we decided to turn around. Great decision!! The food was fresh, the staff were attentive and friendly, and it was hands-down the cleanest Shoney's that I've ever visited. Thank you! We will stop again when traveling through. read more

It was Shoney's annual free hot fudge cake day. The restaurant was hopping with people but the service was great. It did take a little bit to get our food but completely understandable. Shoney's has been around since before I was born. I like to support them so they don't have to close. The restaurant was decorated very cute for Christmas. read more

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Told management about a spoon licked by a customer and put back in the mashed potatoes. She only replaced the spoon. Kids started eating out of it. read more

The place was hopping, and very clean. The buffet was amazing and immaculate. They kept cleaning between each person. Just beautiful. We had an amazing waitress named Taylor and she came by every few seconds to refill our tea and make sure we're OK and make sure my bro got his hot sauce. The MPV however, was the food. Oh my God, the most fluffy biscuits ever, the crispy bacon piles of it, the sausage, they were cooked to perfection. Don't you get me started all the wonderful casseroles and things they had the most amazing cornbread with jalapeño, the sweet cornbread muffin that had cranberries in it. The home fries and gravy the biscuits and gravy, huge salad bar. Highly recommend if you were ever in Lebanon, Tennessee that you stop by this particular Shoney's! it is amazing! But then again all Shoney's are really awesome so... read more

Met my newly pregnant daughter here for brunch and we both loved it. It's clean, the service was great and the food was spectacular. Best Shoneys I have ever been to. read more

It been a while since I've been to Shoney's for the breakfast buffet. Mainly because most of them have since closed from the last time I've been. It was spacious and had plenty of needed seating because there were a lot of people in today. Server was as good as she could be under the condition of having a few tables. Mad me smile today. Food was on point. I'll be back for sure. read more

Great food every time! The best service in town! Family and friends can come together anytime of the day you are hungry. read more

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you absolutely need to go in and see Salina, she is the most wonderful accommodating and the most sweet server I've had in my life. she is so good at her job and overall made my experience so amazing. I brought my little with me and she made it such an unforgettable experience. read more

We went with our family for an extended family secondary Thanksgiving get together, on a Saturday night. 11 people total. We were seated promptly, the table and restaurant were very clean. Some of our party had the food bar, others ordered from the menu; I think everyone enjoyed their meal and the opportunity to have this meal together. There was a tip automatically added to our bill, but I think it was 15 or 18%, I think our entire party left more to make our tips 20%+, because the server absolutely deserved it. I want to go back when they have the breakfast bar for dinner! read more

this is the 2nd time we have ordered to go food and both times our order has been messed up and missing items. my heart ache is that we could t even get a refund of the items we did t get read more

Ate here on Dec 3 2023. I had the breakfast bar and medium Diet drink. I was seated promptly at the single seat bar (just me didn't need a whole table as the place was extremely busy) Ambiance was great in the restaurant . The employees were kind and engaging. The store was clean and tables were being cleared rapidly when patrons got up to leave. One concern was that scrambled eggs only being available on one side of the breakfast bar at the time of the day. (9:00 AM) . Also the appearance of the eggs needs a little work. They appeared very crumbly an unappealing. Perhaps some butter added to cooking process might help. I know that's what i would do as i was a former food professional in my earlier years. This place is very popular locally and amongst travelers. The parking lot was almost totally full the hour i was there. Highly recommended! read more

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I've never really been much of a buffet person but this one surprised me! Very good breakfast & lunch buffet. Reasonably priced. Will definitely be back! read more

We visited our daughter's family and before we traveled back to the great state of NC, we had dinner. I'd say for a corporate - it wasn't crap. I like smaller restaurants, individually owned, you know, like America 1920 thru 1970 ish - So I will say they did a good JOB for SUNDAY Brunch - which is what we had. lots of food, the waitress was on time for fresh coffee, and the fact that they had homemade whipped cream for whatever (pancakes waffles) was the push I needed to write a review. 6 Hour drive back home and I wasn't hungry - so mission accomplished. read more

The classic breakfast buffet, happy to see the open atmosphere and lots of food options, plenty of sodium and everything typical of a place like this but good value and great easy fill up. We couldn't find too much to complain about even though most of the French toast sticks were very tough and not really edible. Eggs were the usual slightly overbaked, potato dishes did us very well. Fruit presented nice but hardly fresh. It's a lot of good country carbs for the budget breakfast. read more

Breakfast meeting, nice location, easy in and easy out, close to the freeway. Good food, even better service, Buffett and/or menu - nice options! read more

Shoney's - Waffles and Eggs - American Near Me - Lebanon, Tennessee

Great service, very clean & the hot food bar was really good & I am not usually a buffet style fan but this one was worth it!

Our waitress was very pleasant and helpful ! She had her hair sort of died a grey-ish color , and she was so nice to us and our kids ! I wish we would have gotten her name . The food was fabulous, and we were pleasantly surprised that our little ones ate free! All the tables had hand sanitizer on them , and there were lots of gloves which were required when handling buffet handles . Everything felt very sanitary and safe . All the staff had masks on , and the manager checking us out was wonderful as well ! We would be back in a heartbeat if we lived closer . read more

I drove from Murfreesboro to go eat here. I have been to this location on 3 other occasions and it's always been great. I decided to go there tonight and was extremely disappointed. I ordered a tea and ordered a Slim Jim sandwich with Onion Rings, added the salad bar. I ask I can get some mashed potatoes off the bar right? I was told no I couldn't. I have been going to Shoney's my whole life and have always been able to get the vegetables off the bar. I worked there for almost 2 years as well. I asked if I got an entrée if I could get some mashed potatoes and corn. I was told no again. I have never had this issue, even at this Shoney's. I asked to speak to a a manager. I was told that I could add the salad bar and be charged extra for the sides. I mean really smh!? I want to know when this supposed change happened. I finally said charge me for the tea and I would leave. She Saudi don't worry about the tea, I asked again to make sure and she don't worry about it. You have lost a customer for life over some mashed potatoes and corn. It makes me even more upset because I went out of my way to drive like 20 miles to eat there. The one in Nashville is absolutely horrible food wise and I won't go there. This location is actually a good location and I had great experiences before. I'm really tired of these companies trying to nickel and dime someone to death. read more

Never heard of this place before, so we figured we'd try it during our cross-country road trip. Food was pretty good, our server was wonderful & the restaurant itself was pretty clean! No pics of food cuz we dove in to our food , but I had BBQ cheddar chicken w/rice. The chicken was a little rubbery, but the other flavors were very tasty and the rice was really good! Hubbs had steak tip stir-fry and he said that was VERY good & our daughter had the kids cheeseburger sliders. The kids sliders w/fries were "SO GOOD" according to the 6-year-old. Our server was Kendall (hopefully I spelled it right) and she was so kind, attentive and makes some GREAT sweet tea! She dealt with me changing my mind, my hubbs being pretty out of it from driving so much and our daughter being super picky. She always had our drinks full, made sure we were good and we never had to wait for anything!! The overall of the restaurant was clean, the buffet area was very well managed w/gloves for customers to wear if they chose to do so and every few mins a manager would come through and wipe things down. Bathrooms were clean, but men's was missing paper towels and didn't have a hand dryer option and the soap in the women's restaurant was basically colored water, but if that's the worst thing, it's all good! read more

Food and Service was very good. Waiting time was average and the restaurant was clean.

Came in for the good ole Hot Fudge Cakes for dessert. Got seated and served right away. Our server was Kendra, what a sweetheart! Service with a happy heart and a smile. Wonderful service, good dessert, thank you Kendra!! read more

Is excellent food, super friendly staffed, very reasonably priced, well worth the stop.. Did not have the buffet but it looked very fresh and hot. read more

Shoney's - Philly Steak and cheese - American Near Me - Lebanon, Tennessee

Horrible! Terrible and rude management. Hostile work environment for employees! I give this restaurant an F------ My family and I went to this location with a party of 7. I went in to get a table. The rest of my family members were in the parking lot trying to park. The sweet hostess started to get the menus together and "the owner" comes over and asks what she's doing. The hostess said she was about to sit a party of 7. The "owner" asked if the entire party was here. I days "yes" the other 4 were parking. She very rudely said to the hostess "put them on a waiting list, aggressively and repeatedly pointing her finger to a sheet of paper and said "we don't seat anyone until the entire party is IN THE building." I was standing there waiting for the 4 members of my family that are still trying to get parked and is handicapped to get "inside the building", I watched her interactions with the employees, barking off demands and just down right belittling "her" employees. I honestly was appalled at her management skills or lack there of. You could see that the employees hated being there and were unhappy. Then my son was playing the charade game machine while we were standing there. He played it twice and then out of no where " the owner" runs over to the machine and wipes down the machine with what y am assuming to be disinfectant wipes right in front of us! And then told the hostess that the gaming machine needs to be wiped down every hour. She acted like my son was dirty and had to clean it immediately after he touched it. My son saw this and looked up at me and said "mommy does she think I've got something.. I'm not dirty". As she walks over to seat us but before she does she does a head count! I said "really". Then "the owner" asks me if there's a problem, I replied "Yes, your attitude". "The owner" says "well that's fine, I don't have to serve you and you can leave". I then ask "the owner" her name and a phone number to corporate. She replies "I am the owner and you can leave now". This "owner" of this location is rude and looks at her employees as stupid and beneath her. I hope her staff can find other places of employment and stop taking this work place abuse and hostile work environment she is imposing on them. And you wonder why people won't work... Is because of "owners" or management such as this! I had heard previously from other members of the community that Shoneys " was going down hill" and that staff was quitting in large quantities because they just couldn't take it anymore working for "the owner". My family and I went to Cracker Barrel and had a wonderful experience. read more

We just had breakfast and my husband had a big piece of that strawberry pie and it's better than I remembered it. Great service clean place reasonable prices read more

we both got the breakfast bar. For the first time in my life I tipped the person maintaining the breakfast bar and encourage others to follow suit it was clean and fully stocked even with a constant stream of people read more

Horrible salad bar, no vegetables on the food bar at all gross, charged me my bill anyway even though I just drank a iced tea.

Food was good everything that I get there. People were nice but did not feel comfortable in chair because of the hole in it that's what Eunice it and ambiance. read more

It's a trough restaurant with people in and out and standing in line and kids and kids and kids! Standard breakfast of melons, oranges, powdered eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy, French toast and French toast sticks, grits, potatoes, and Mexican rice (yes, really). All of moderately hot. The dining room, breakfast bar, bathrooms, and kitchen appear clean. Servers clear plates and check on coffee. It's a trough restaurant. Nothing new to report. read more

Shoney's - Breakfast buffet on Memorial Day. - American Near Me - Lebanon, Tennessee

I can't complain. It wasn't bad, service was fine. Misleading salad bar. Breakfast bar, lunch bar and I'm sure dinner bar but fruits and vegetables were pretty lacking so as a salad bar not sure why they call it that. You can get a whole meal from it. This is mainly a reminder to not stop there if wanting any fruits and vegetables. Girlfriend had a hamburger and onion rings she said it was good, I tried her onion rings and they were fairly good. Just not my cup of tea for a salad bar that's really not a salad bar. read more

Newly remodeled, the staff is very attentive, and the food is excellent.. My kids and friends needs to eat quickly at times. The buffet was pretty impressive. read more

Stopped by while traveling along I-40 and this is one of the better Shoney's locations that I have visited. The staff was friendly and fast, salad bar was fresh and variety was good. My son and I ate from the buffet and caught it at a time where they had both breakfast and lunch. He had no complaints from the breakfast side and I had meat loaf, green beans and mashed potatoes. The meat loaf was far better than expected. Finished it off with some fresh fruit that actually was fresh! If I were passing by that way again, I would definitely stop back by for a meal. read more

Mmm hmmm!! Great food and dessert. I highly recommend this restaurant. Delicious!! It is a must see and try you won't regret it!

Food was good service was terrible. Wait staff slow and rude. Spent more time talking to each other .

Had to wait several minutes to be seated. when server came for drink order, I asked him about wiping our table. He ran his hand across the table and asked if we wanted to change tables. He was too busy talking with a female worker to follow up with us about drink refills. I asked for Coke refill and the glass he brought was the color of weak tea. I took it back to the server area and the female employee had to tell him I was waiting. I asked for another Coke and he brought to the table and it also tasted watered down. Had to wait at the register for him to bring us a ticket. The food from the buffet wasn't very good either. Shame we couldn't get our Senior discount as at most other places. Definitely wasn't worth the price we were charged. Won't be returning. read more

Big props to the team at Shoneys in Lebanon, TN. My husband and I were driving through heading to East Tennessee on a cold rainy day and I really wanted a bowl of soup. Remembering Shoney's Cabbage Soup from my college days I convinced him to go. We had not stepped into a Shoney's in many years but thought we would give this one a shot. Wow we were so pleasantly surprised! Such a clean, open place with a spotless hot bar and very well stocked salad bar. The staff were so nice and worked together like a well oiled machine. The food was fresh and delicious. Again... what a pleasant surprise! Kudos to you Shoney's of Lebanon! Keep up the great work! We will stop by again! read more

After requesting chicken on the buffet bar before I sat down and being told there would be fresh fresh chicken in 15 minutes max, I sat down, ate a salad and waited 40 minutes, still no chicken. Asked for a manager, Patrick pranced up front to inquire about what my beef was. I said what I stated and he said well the chicken takes 13-15 minutes and I stated AND where is it ???? I said I had a salad and have been waiting and now I am full, and he stated, so you've had your full then ? Freaking no, before I sat down I requested and was promised chicken and it still is not on the food bar how are you going to make a 2-3 times a week customer happy ? I said by comping my "salad" and apologizing. He just stared up at the ceiling looking for rainbow unicorns or something in silence. Terrible customer service today and didn't even get a refill of water either and also had to go behind the counter to get napkins, just sayin' ! read more

Well....during our trip to Nashville we decided to try this Shoneys for breakfast. Kinda wish we hadnt. to start off I want to say that our waitress was great. She was prompt, polite, super nice, and DEF over worked that day. It was easter morning and the place was a little busy. We all decided to have the breakfast bar. Half of the items on the bar were ok. hot and tasty. The other half was either room temp or cold and the opposite consistency of what it should be. My biggest issue was while I was waiting to get through the line, I saw one of the staff bring out a tray of "cheesy potatoes" from the kitchen. As he was getting ready to fill the buffet he dropped the pan below the counter and obviously to the floor. I was curious on how he would handle it so I watched. He picked up the pan (which you could easily tell had food scrapped back into it) and took it straight to the kitchen. About 1 minute later he returned back out with what I sure was the SAME pan of potatoes, I could tell because I could see the same parts of the pan where food spilled out of before. He proceeded to fill the buffet with them. Not too cool. read more

We just stopped in a little bit ago and had a great time! It took a moment to be seated due to a phone call, however upon being seated we were welcomed immediately. Our server was a beautiful southern belle (I wish I could remember her name!), who was prompt and polite! She was very helpful with the menu and patient with our indecisions. Food was delicious! I haven't been to Shoney's since I was a kid--definitely worth the stop! read more

I was at Shoney's in Lebanon TN in February of 2022 and fell on the left side of outer sidewalk and injured myself. The owner of the store said she was sorry and would take care of everything. She turned the accident into her Insurance company; her agent told me she really didn't care and have had NO response from either since. The sidewalk is very unsafe and to high on the left side of the store, with no easy access. The sidewalk is over 8 inches in some places and no handrails, handicap accessible or even the yellow caution stripes of to alert of high step riser, NO safety precautions at all to prevent injury. I feel like my accident happened because of the negligence of Shoney's Corporation and the personal Owner of the store. I told her Insurance Company these problems and I was told she just didn't care or had time to help me. I think that this is a problem that the store could have prevented, the waitress inside had told me this has happened before. She agreed that side of the building was unsafe. I reported this problem to the local health department, ADA, OSHA and Codes department in Lebanon. I would appreciate if owner, or someone associated to Shoney's Corporate would addresses this problem before this causes another injury or worse. To present date this has not been addressed by Shoney's, Owner, or Insurance Company. I feel Shoney's Corporate and Owner has no priority for their patron's safety or protection. read more

We tried the Shoney's in Lebanon today for lunch. It was excellent. The variety on the buffet was great and it was well stocked. The fried chicken was delicious and steamy hot. The breakfast bar was available since it was Sunday lunch and it was delicious also. It was very clean- unlike some Shoney's I have visited in the past. Our waitress was very helpful and kept our drinks filled. The Lebanon Shoney's is a step above others. read more