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

We had the rainbow trout, fried okra, baked potato, and the table shared fried green tomatoes. The fried 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. read more

My wife and I stopped in on a Saturday afternoon around 2:00 and it wasn't too busy. The restaurant was very clean and the staff was extremely friendly. We ordered the fried green tomatoes and they are outstanding! My wife had the country fried steak and I had the open face roast beef. The food was delicious and the portions are huge. We will definitely be eating here again. read more

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The Riverstone Restaurant is a quint little country place that has great home style food. The bologna sandwich and grilled cheese with chilli was made to perfection. The service was quick and friendly. Highly recommend this restaurant in Townsend just outside from the Smoky Mountain National Park. read more

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oh my goodness. We stayed just down the street at Tremont lodge. We decided at 8pm to go eat. They're open until 9pm. The place was empty except 1 table. We have a little furbaby dog, and they allow dogs. They greeted us with a smile, and made us feel very welcome. Then all of a sudden, the place started filling up with people. This place is just outside the cove, so at dusk when people are leaving the cove, they are hungry. This place is one of the first places outside the cove in Townsend. We ordered and split their pot roast with vegetables, mash potatoes, and fried okra. It was absolutely amazing. Smoking hot, fresh melt in your mouth pot roast with potatoes, onions, carrots, covered with gravy and side of mash potatoes. With buttered Texas toast. The inside looks vintage, with family charm. Best meal we've had since being up in Townsend. They sell breakfast lunch and dinner. Don't miss this place! read more

The Riverstone Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Townsend, Tennessee

I stopped here after running the 5k that Vacation Races puts on. I was fairly hungry and they were only a ten minute walk from my room. I ordered the burger with fries and sweet tea. It was all tasty. The burger could have been cooked a little longer for my tastes. The fries were good and they give you a ton. Staff was super friendly! I also like the decor with an old timber feel. read more

The Riverstone Restaurant - My burger. I ordered it to go but decided to dine in since they were so friendly! - Seafood Near Me - Townsend, Tennessee

Wonderful breakfast this morning!! Friendly local service! Townsend, TN is so peaceful. We have been for lunch also and it is also amazing! You won't want to miss Riverstone Restaurant read more

The Riverstone Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Townsend, Tennessee

I've been coming here for 20 years. Always love this country restaurant. This trip was off. The messed up the order pretty significantly and service was slow and follow up was subpar. Still love it but hope they step it up. read more

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Food was not good the so called $8 or more salad bar was empty and brown lettuce Started off so bad we should have left. Ordered spaghetti oh we're out of spaghetti Ordered country fried steak and oh wait no white gravy they put runny water gravy on the country fried steak which turned soggy and oh forgot onions that do not belong on a country fried steak Ordered broccoli soup but never saw broccoli so brown that it was so bad in taste did not eat it The French fries were from a frozen bag how can you tell well they were still cold and frozen not good This used to be a great place to eat and if you have been here in the past well don't keep your expectations compared to the past owners We will not be returning to here as we left as hungry as we were when we walked in. Also over priced The only part that was acceptable was the waitress and she knew she had no control over the food and pricing. read more

Great ambiance and wait staff. Love the oversized tables and decor. The food is a bit mediocre though. My grilled Rainbow Trout was thin and extremely over seasoned. I would not return for what I ate, but perhaps looking though other reviews would guide you to some better options. read more

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I've been catfishing since 3:30 am, and I knew that only Riverstone could satisfy my hankering for some bacon and eggs. The waffle and pancake were a great appetizer, the philly cheesesteak omelette and the chicken pot pie was dessert. My stomach sounds like a hellcat! It was so good I had to salute the flag on the way out. LANK! read more

Delicious and big sandwiches. Bacon lettuce tomato BLT and Fried green tomatoes were great.

I'm confused about why this restaurant has such low reviews. I called in an order last night, picked it up. The staff was super kind. The food was some of the best I have eaten. I will be going back. Thanks Riverstone read more

This spot is near the cades cove entrance of smokies national park. We stopped after a bicycle event and were super hungry. This spot didn't disappoint. The portions are huge! We really wanted Pancakes but their breakfast ends and lunch begins close to 11.30 am. So plan ahead read more

The Riverstone Restaurant - Fried catfish poboy with loaded baked potato - Seafood Near Me - Townsend, Tennessee

Service was excellent. Breakfast was really bussin we had bacon, egg, pancake, and hatch browns. The atmosphere was pretty chill. read more

The Riverstone Restaurant - Empty plate cause it so good. - Seafood Near Me - Townsend, Tennessee

We left before even being seated. We had 4 young children and we were waiting to be seated. The staff behind the counter were fighting and using inappropriate language in front of our children. We couldn't believe it. The reason for the one star is it looked kind of cozy. read more

Absolutely amazing service and the food was top notch! We had the hamburger steak, country fried chicken and a few other ideas. Every thing was so good! read more

The perfect breakfast! Consistently good, classic offerings, in a homey setting. Great coffee and wonderful service.

If you're a local regular, you'll get great service and basically be treated like family, quite literally. But then you likely won't ever come across this review, because you won't know what Yelp is, or have a smartphone, or both. Therefore, this review is really a PSA for those of you who are just visiting and - how should I put this delicately - ain't white. If so, STAY AWAY. I was hesitant to post this review but decided to do it anyways because I felt very necessary to warn my fellow non-white travelers to avoid this place like the plague. The dirty-blonde waitress had major racist vibes. Gave me so much attitude from the moment I asked her "do you have black tea" when it was my turn to order. The 180 switch in her tone and attitude between the rest of my travel buddies who were all white and me was so painfully obvious that all 4 of my companions noticed. She then proceeded to forget my tea (likely willfully), and had the audacity to throw the tea bag on the table with a begrudging "sorry about that." I wish I could say that at least the food was good. Nope. Have you ever had a one-egg omelet? Neither have I, till now. Their namesake "Riverstone Omelet" was thinner than a crepe. Watch out for a Guinness record. My companion who had the biscuit and gravy said the gravy was unsavory and didn't have any sausages. So there you have it. Hideous food and horrendous service. Do yourself a favor and go to Elvira's Cafe instead. It's only 10min away from this racist establishment that skimp out on ingredients. Oh and no lemons. Racist waitress said they'd been "out of lemons for days." More like years, judging from previous reviews. read more

After spending a chilly rainy day in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park we emerged out in the town of Townsend. Being a small town I didn't know what to expect for dinner eating places. Thank you Yelp for having this place listed. If you want good old faction home cooked meals, this is the place to go! Friendly staff and great food, met another couple and we shared a table for four. Felt like family there. The pot roast dinner will fill your belly and then some. My wife had the fried baloney sandwich and loved it. If you're in this town and looking for a place to get some great food and make new friends, this would be the place. read more

The Riverstone Restaurant - Fried baloney sandwich with fries - Seafood Near Me - Townsend, Tennessee

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Very charming place. I stopped in for breakfast and it was a perfect homemade plate of biscuits and gravy, eggs and sausage. Friendly staff - I could tell they had a connection with several of the locals. Felt like eating breakfast at Grandma's house. Great place to stop if you're in Townsend before or after going into the Smokies. read more

Amazing food!! Our waitress Chanda was charismatic and super attentive. Had a party of 5 and walked in at 8pm. Staff told us it would be a 10 minute wait but it was only a 5 minute wait and we left at 8:45 extremely pleased. We got the fried green tomatoes and they were AMAZING. The catfish was the star of the show. We are city folk, and this is better than anything you can get in a big city!! read more

Food is good, wait staff needs vast improvement.. they're slow to clear tables while people are waiting, make mistakes on orders, play on their phones.. Adult supervision and direction would turn things around.. read more

I went here once with my family when there was nowhere else to eat, and I'm still traumatized because it was so bad and I remember I looked in the window to the kitchen and they had open bottles of ammonia next to the food they were preparing and the servers were witches read more

The best part about the place was the staff. Very friendly and kind servers. It was a bit of a wait to get seated because they were short staffed, but once we were seated everything was great. The restaurant itself is a small, quaint, and older place. If you're looking for modern vibes in every aspect then go to Peaceful Side Social. If you're looking for quaint, Southern Appalachia vibes then go here. Food was decent as well, they give you a lot. read more

The Riverstone Restaurant - Fried Catfish with Mac n' Cheese and Fried Okra. Pot Roast Dinner with Pinto Beans and Fried Okra. - Seafood Near Me - Townsend, Tennessee

We arrived here just before 9:00 AM on a rainy Wednesday morning, there were only a few other customers in the restaurant so we had lots of option for seating, we chose the second booth near the front window it was clean and provided plenty of elbow room. Our server Danielle greeted us and dropped off a few menus while taking our drink orders - we had coffee and sweet tea the coffee was really hot and about medium strength, the tea was excellent I noticed a few other reviewers raved about it, it's all true if you're a sweet tea drinker this one makes the grade - Danielle was a wonderful server not overly attentive but we didn't wait on anything including the check. We ordered the Riverstone Breakfast (two eggs over medium, two sausage patties, two slices of toast and grits - everything was cooked perfect with the exception of the grits they were watery and I suspect instant not a good showing, on top of that there is no real butter I think it was substituted with Land of Lake's Spread I understand managing the food cost but you need to make good choices I ate one slice of the toast dry and ditched the grits - we also chose the waffle it was nothing memorable but the log cabin syrup made it work. I noticed the kitchen struggled with a few of the other customer's orders to the point I heard one customer apologized for ordering their bacon crispy and another table was missing their eggs on both their orders. I understand things happen but in these times where businesses are struggling to keep their doors open customer service should be of utmost importance. Over all I had a good experience and would return - Danielle ensured we were well taken care of and our food was correct she's an exceptional server. I like to patronize local businesses over the brands even though I know some of the brands are franchised and have local owners but I still prefer those referred to as mom and pops... read more

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Decided to stop here for a late lunch on our way to Pigeon Forge. 5 people in our group and everyone really enjoyed their food. Burgers, liver and onions, pot roast and Philly sandwich. All good choices. Good home style cooking and we had a great server! read more

Horrible food and service. Do not waste your time and money at this sad place. Drive 5 minutes from there to Peaceful Craft Side, amazing option for lunch!!! read more

Wonderful place with fast service and cozy atmosphere. We had the pot roast and peach cobbler and loved every bite!

Do not dine here. Service too long, rude and our party of five with kids was ignored.

We arrived shortly before noon and wanted breakfast but figured they had stopped serving and we were correct. Hubby ordered a Philly steak and cheese poboy with fries and he said it was ok. I opted for the BLT and "sweet corn" , as listed on the sides menu. My sandwich was huge on well toasted bread with a nice looking ripe tomato, lots of lettuce and 5 strips of bacon as advertised. However, once I cut it in half and picked one half up it totally fell apart. I disassembled it to find the culprit. With wet lettuce, wet tomato, and crispy by greasy bacon there was no way it was going to stay together. After just eating bacon, tomato, and bread ready to go to the second half I found the bottom bread totally soggy. Should have disassembled it when I did the first half. "Sweet corn" turned out to be barely warm whole kernel corn straight from the can. There were also annoying flies milling around. Maybe we just caught them at a bad time but we won't go again. Too many other places around. They always seem to have lots of cars so perhaps we're in the minority. read more

This place has an awesome breakfast with great friendly service! We had the hungry man omelet and the Riverstone omelet. Wow! is all I can say with this explosion of flavors on your pallet. read more

The Riverstone Restaurant - Riverstone Western Omlet with Hasbrown! - Seafood Near Me - Townsend, Tennessee

The catfish and turnip greens are SO good here! The service was great too - attentive and hospitable.

A friend of mine recommended Riverstone Restaurant last night so we thought we'd check it out. Went a little early for lunch (they start serving lunch at 12:00) so we had breakfast. We had the country ham, eggs, hash browns, grits, biscuits and coffee. Truly awesome food. Krystal was our server and she was amazing. Our food was hot, and she kept the coffee cups full and hot. Ambience was what you expect in this area, kinda a rustic charm. This restaurant is on the quiet side of the Smokies in Townsend. I've lived in the area if more than 8 years and just t found this jewel. Will be going back regularly. read more

Rufus & Gail The food was delicious. The waitress Was very attentive to us. The restaurant itself was very clean. We will definitely go back when we visit Townsend. read more

The service was decent. The prices are high for the quality of food. I got a BBQ sandwich and it was chunks of pork - not shredded or pulled. We did find hair in the pork. My daughter ordered soup and they forgot to bring it and then brought a different soup but did not charge us. The grilled cheese was not even melted inside. The fries were good. I would not recommend going there. read more

I don't recommend eating here!! It's very dated and the food was not very good. I got a hair in my food, I didn't even eat my food all I ate was the side. I still got charged for my 13 dollar meal. Easy to say I won't visit this place again. The service from the waiters wasn't awful the only good thing about eating there. read more

If you're planning on having an early day in the Smokies and Riverstone is on the way, look no further. Food was fine, service relatively meh (sat for 10 minutes before even getting a glass of water), crowd pretty intriguing. One thing I found strange was that there didn't seem to be *much* urgency amongst either patrons or waitstaff. Presumably everyone eating here before 8 AM is gearing up for a big active day but you really couldn't tell that anyone had any interest in trying to get out as soon as possible. Website link is dead. Men's restroom could use some repairs. read more

There were two of us. We had nothing to drink there, but water. After tip, the bill was $54. The fried green tomatoes were good. The entries were disappointing: had the fried catfish sandwich. The bun was stale. The fish was advertised as "chunks," so I expected thicker cuts from the middle of the catfish, instead it was tougher, thin, curled tail pieces. My friend's spaghetti and meatballs was way too salty. The server did a good job, but we expected better food, especially for the price. read more

We had a good breakfast here in early February. However, it was expensive by most standards: $39.00 and that's not including a tip for two meals. My son loved his breakfast, a king-size eggs/hash browns/biscuit affair, and he's a bit of a foodie as well. I do think the food is overall, decent, and I will try a dinner there next time, but there are a few caveats. A major issue I have at any "good" restaurant is serving an imitation butter in the single serve tubs, and that's how Riverstone rolls also. I get controlling your food costs, but I'm not sure butter vs. imitation spread is more than a nickel in difference, and even at 10,000 meals, maybe saves 10 bucks a week. Bad choice of savings, because butter is butter, after all! This is a 3.0 - 3.5 star restaurant, as follows: FRENCH TOAST--Definitely take a hard pass on this item. They use regular white bread (should be a thick Italian bread or sourdough in order to hold up to the batter), and it ended up as expected, completely flavorless and about an 1/8" thick in the collapsed middle portions of the bread, unacceptable. BISCUITS AND WHITE GRAVY W/ A SIDE OF SAUSAGE-- I recommend this dish highly. The gravy and biscuits were perfect, and the sausage patties were also tasty; not Bob Evans or Jimmy Dean tasty, but still good. COFFEE--Unfortunately, I'm definitely deducting a star for some of the worst coffee I've had in 3 decades. Please promise everyone that you'll start brewing good and strong quality coffee, starting now. Maybe you can reach an agreement with the Artistic Bean (a good roaster and coffee shop right in Townsend also, see my review for them)? If so, I'll be back and looking forward to that day! If it weren't for the coffee, I'd give you guys 4 stars, but real bad coffee at a restaurant is a cardinal sin: when I go out for a good breakfast I need a quality cup of java, not a weak tea-colored watered down coffee. It truly was awful, borderline undrinkable. SERVICE--Absolutely great service and highly competent. No issues, food came out fast, real sweet servers, and they checked on us a couple times. ATMOSPHERE-- Really pleasant surroundings with huge, newer solid wood tables, all were seating for 4 that I could see, and I would go here again just to have a clean, newer, comfortable environment. And even ignoring the price ($47.00 with a 20% tip for two), when you start serving real coffee from a good roaster, I'd give y'all 4 stars, but it just wasn't a 4-star $47.00 breakfast for two, let alone 5 stars! read more