As we wend our way to Florida, we spend the night in Bristol for one main reason. This restaurant!…read more (The Hilton Garden Inn hits all the marks too, but as I have nothing to add I'm not updating that review.) My husband ordered five enchiladas each with a different stuffing. While delicious, unless you haven't eaten since last Thursday, who can consume so many enchiladas?! I shouldn't talk. The house special quesadilla -- always excellent -- is a lot of food. Ever resourceful, I took half back, put the chicken and peppers on a bagel and ate it for breakfast! (Note to self AND my husband: next time let's split one and maybe forego the steak and chicken. Chorizo and shrimp?!) Moving on, the salsa bar is great with smooth, chunky, mild and spicy salsas. That's not counting the warm bean spread brought to the table with their thin and crisp chips. Our margaritas -- $6 each -- are not only good but pretty, topped with berries and a flower. Here it is, Monday night -- not a typical going-out day of the week -- and the place is busy with locals. Pretty good testimony to what's become one of my favorite Mexican restaurants.

Ate here 2 weeks ago. Sat at the bar like we always do, ordered some drinks and our meals…read more I decided to try the fried scallops and fried shrimp with baked potato. When my meal arrived I tried a scallop and it was awful. Cut another one in half and tried it...still terrible. Ate a few of the fried shrimp which were lukewarm warm at best and decided...wow, this meal sucks. The potato was fair. A server came and asked if I was done and I said yes...it wasn't very good at all and he could certainly see that I didn't even eat a 1/4 of my food. When my partner was done with his meal, which he enjoyed, the female bartender took his plate away and I said his meal was good, mine was awful. Both of the workers that I spoke with about my meal couldn't care less. I suppose it was my fault for not asking for a manager, but as someone who has worked in restaurants, one of the employees should have done something...anything to show they cared and tried to make things right. Left a $7 tip on a $70 bill (which was generous, considering my bad meal) This place has been hit or miss and this night was a huge MISS. Definitely won't ever come back to this location. We will drive the extra 20 minutes and go to the Abingdon location. Never had a bad meal there and the service has always been top notch.

This place is always great. The food tastes fresh and there are multiple locations in East TN. We…read morehave been to the one in Roan Mt and the one in Newland (I think that's where it is). The queso is yummy and the chips are always crispy like chips should be. The loaded queso is not my favorite since the pieces of meat are huge and not bite sized so they break your chip when you try to scoop with a chip. The guacamole is good. My kids always eat the queso, chips and tortillas and love it. I usually get shrimp fajitas or something like that but sometimes I just get queso and eat that and chips for my meal. All the servers we have had are prompt and nice. We like to eat outside when we can/when the weather is good. The Roan Mt location has a big deck out front where our party of 10+ can sit. We always stop by at least once when we are in Roan Mountain camping at the State Park. We highly recommend it!

My friends & I stopped here after a hike recently for lunch & we were seated immediately. It's a…read morecozy little restaurant just off the road that catches your eye. There's plenty of indoor seating, but we chose to sit on the shaded patio & we enjoyed it. Our drink order was promptly taken & chips were delivered to our table - both stayed full for our entire lunch. There is a salsa bar directly inside with several delicious options. I ordered the Taco Trio with Black Beans & my friends ordered Chile Relleno, Beef Burrito with Rice & Cheese Quesadillas. All were fantastic & we've already talked about going back.

Plenty of affordable options, great complimentary chips and dip w/ a self-serve salsa bar, and…read morefriendly staff ... everything you could want from a Mexican restaurant, but they were out of horchata :( I had ACP and tried my friend's birria--both delicious. I was in a party of 12, and everyone had great things to say.

This is as close to true Mexican food in our Country…read more Their sauce bar, their chips, and the giant servings make this place a keeper. Out of the mainstream Newland is a hidden NC gem!

the food is great and the service is good one of our favorite mexican places and the food is…read moreflavorful and always I mean always good.

Be careful here. Be BERY specific. The location in Bristol VA is far superior. I came here with my…read moreson for LUNCH. Ordered the lunch chicken fajita which was their special for lunch. He asked me if I wanted everything on it. I've never been asked that before for a fajita. So anyways they brought me a chicken fajita. Bill came and it was for a dinner fajita. I requested a correction and the manager argued with me that we should not have ate it. But honestly it's hard to tell them apart. He said one was "smaller portions". The accusations made it feel like he thought I was stealing food. Never coming here again.

Service is great and the food is so good! The Texas ACP is delicious! I've had their burritos and…read morechimichangas and both are so yummy!

Excellent food and drinks! Great service. Nice ambience. The best Mexican food in the area.read more

My favorite local restaurant, amazing Reuben sandwich! Very casual. Sit outside by the stream,…read moresit around a fire pit, or enjoy the live music (depending on schedule). Lots of hikers and locals.

This place has the best food in the Roan Highlands. The Kitchen is amazing. I eat there at least…read moreonce a week and when they close for the season I get sad. Dave smokes a pastrami that is 1/4" thick, best Reuben I've ever had. I dream about it. I harass them about it. Everything they cook is amazing, the smash burgers, the wings, the chicken sandwiches. Dave and Shannon are awesome people, Hurricane Helene took out their hostel but it's almost rebuilt. Cold beer, even some NA beers. Live music. It's my favorite place to go, spend birthdays and holidays there. Go become a part of their family like I did.

We were on a road trip from New Jersey and had been on the road for nearly 10 hours when we found…read morethis place on Yelp. It was one of the few restaurants that would still be open by the time we arrived, and I'm SO glad we found it! From the moment we walked in, the service was absolutely incredible. The hostess was ridiculously friendly and welcoming. We were about 15 minutes late for our reservation, and I apologized, explaining that we had taken a wrong turn, spotted a bear along the way, and being from Miami, we were definitely not used to these mountain roads! She was so sweet and understanding and got us seated right away. Our server, Julio, was FANTASTIC! I could honestly write this entire review just about the incredible service we received. He was attentive, personable, and had great recommendations. Now, the food! I started with the French onion soup, which was easily one of the BEST French onion soups I've ever had. My husband ordered the ribeye with a baked potato, and I had the blackened prime rib with the twice-baked potato. I wasn't crazy about the potato, but that prime rib? PHENOMENAL! Between the food, the ambiance, and the amazing service, we loved this place so much that before we even left, we had already decided we were coming back the following night. And that's exactly what we did! The next evening, we brought a friend along. He ordered the French onion soup and enjoyed the salad bar, and he was STILL raving about that soup as we walked back to the car! This time, I tried the wild mushroom pasta. It was okay, but personally, I would recommend sticking to the steaks because that's where this place really shines! My husband ordered the New York strip with asparagus and absolutely loved it. I also tried the soup special of the day, which was loaded baked potato soup. It wasn't bad, but if you're choosing between the two, the French onion soup wins HANDS DOWN! Of course, we requested to sit with Julio again, and thankfully, he was working! He remembered us, the hostess remembered us, and once again, the service was outstanding. It's those little things that really make a dining experience memorable. Overall, we had two wonderful evenings here. The food, the atmosphere, and especially the people made this restaurant such a great find. It's not often that you visit a restaurant for the first time and immediately know you'll be returning the very next day! Whenever we're back in the area, we'll absolutely be stopping in for a great steak and whatever else they've got cooking. Highly recommend!

First I want to mention how welcoming and professional the staff is here. Our server, I believe her…read morename was Kaylee, was excellent! Friendly, knowledgeable and perfect with her timing. Our dinners were delicious! I had the trout and my husband had the Prime Rib.. both were seasoned and prepared perfectly! We loved the ambiance of Stonewalls, classy but also super comfortable and cozy. We will be back and highly recommend you go there, too!

What a great find on our little road trip through the area. We were craving some seafood and so we…read morewent here we're immediately greeted as we walked in the door the young Hostess was extremely friendly very nice and immediately sat us the menu had so many options to choose from. We ordered fried mushrooms to start. The portion was so large we could have shared it with two other people! The mushrooms were fried to perfection and were so yummy. I ordered the fried clams and fries for my entree and it came with hushpuppies. My hubby got fried shrimp. It's a good thing I got the smaller senior portion because oh my goodness the portions were so large! My fried clams were the best that I have ever had they were absolutely delicious crispy on the outside, tender in the middle. Under my bed of crispy fries, I found what I thought was a stray onion ring until I took a bite. It was one of my hushpuppies! I have NEVER, had a hushpuppy in a ring shape. It tasted amazing! My new favorite hushpuppies of all time. My husband's massive plate of fried shrimp was equally as good. We ate till almost bursting. LOL Our server was incredibly nice and attentive. The restaurant environment is casual, open concept with a seafarers flair. Restrooms were clean too. It's a great place for large groups and family. If you love seafood, grilled or fried, come here. It will not disappoint.

OK, Mayflower seafood restaurant was an awesome find! We were just coming into town, and looking…read morefor something to eat for lunch when we noticed that they had fried clams, my wife's favorite! They happily greeted and seated us as soon as we came in the door. The ambience was clean and inviting and the tables were spaced, just right so you're not sitting on top of your neighbor, but what really got us was the food oh my gosh, it was amazing.! Those were some of the best fried clams, shrimp and mushrooms we've had in a long time. I don't often give five stars but Mayflower did a fantastic job. You have to give them a try.

My family really enjoyed our meal at the Peddler. We came with 2 small kids and everyone was very…read morefriendly towards us. The staff was attentive and the service was fast. Food was great, loved the salad cards to create my own custom salad. We will be back.

Great steak and fun date night. I do still miss the salad bar but they have gotten very efficient…read morewith the salad order forms. If you haven't been then it is a must try if you are in Boone or blowing rock.

Puerto Nuevo is an amazing Mexican Restaurant located near the entrance to Sugar Mountain. Their…read morefood is delicious, service os fast, professional, fast, friendly, fast, and attentive. Their food and "entertainment" was simply watching the clean, well-dressed staff in constant motion getting everyone served. Our server was Reyes. Their serving sizes are more than ample!

We kept seeing this place so we decided to give it a try. They started us out with tortilla chips…read moreand refried bean dip which seemed weird to me and not a good combination. It wasn't a good combination. I didn't realize that if I wanted salsa I had to get it from a bar they had in the back of the seating area. That was weird, but okay. I'm not from this area and I'm used to being offered mild and spicy salsa with my tortilla chips, but whatever. I had a chicken enchilada with a beef taco, Mexican rice and refried beans. It was okay, but again, different from what I'm used to. The main issue I had was with the flavor of the chicken. The taste was off and I really didn't eat much of it. That was disappointing. The taco was okay. Nothing out of the ordinary. My husband had a chicken quesadilla with Mexican rice and guacamole salad. He said it was just okay. Nothing memorable. Overall, we probably won't return here if we find ourselves in the area again. I didn't appreciate that in addition to the price of this mediocre food there was a "service charge" on the bill. Nope. Won't be returning.