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Reviewed 1 week ago

A terrible disappointment. A friend and I decided to have Thanksgiving lunch here after having not visited in 35 years. We won't be back...ever. We knew they would have a crowd, so we arrived early at 10:40 am and queued up.....and waited to be seated...at approximately 1:20 pm. A young woman with "Jell-o red" hair wrote down our name and our party number, "2". From time to time she'd (there were also two young men doing this) call out names and parties of 2 would come from BEHIND us in line and pass us and be seated. At some point a woman unknown to us approached and asked us our name, we informed her, she replied "They called you and the other party of 2 ahead of you over one hour ago." The party of two in front of us became LIVID, as well as my friend. I entered and found "Jell-o red", and informed her of our discovery, only to be told "Oh no problem, we have you a table." And, we were finally seated. Nobody could explain this incompetence, my friend surmised that the staff couldn't be bothered to come outside into the cold to call out names (they don't have any sort of public address system to alert diners) and chose to announce from inside (be advised the line was stretched around the building). We did get to eat, and I can describe the food as being lukewarm and cafeteria quality at best. We had planned on eating at Cracker Barrel, but out of a misguided sense of nostalgia we went here. We won't come back. Cracker Barrel has better food, and it's hot. They have better control over their seating and can page you when your table is ready. THE DANIEL BOONE INN is to be.....AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

Good: The server (Caleb) was excellent, friendly, and attentive. The sides and portions, tasty. Bad: Chicken was overcooked, very dry. The meatloaf (?) was tasteless and rubbery. Pulled-out $100 from their in-house ATM, and expected extra-change to tip the waiter. The cashier said there was...only $80 I gave her. Their ATM stiffed me of $20! The cashiers response? Prove it; I went straight from the ATM to the cashier, where would I have spent that extra-$20? Won't be going back, seems like their "No Debit/Credit" policy is a scam, considering our increasingly cashless society.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 4 weeks ago via mobile

Disappointingly average after a 30 minute wait. Service for the family style meal was good/friendly, but multiple offerings were sub par (I.e. country style steak, corn). Mashed potatoes, green beans, fried chicken and desserts, while plentiful, were average. The highlights were the baked apples and...the country ham biscuits. Neither couple in our group plan to return.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 5 weeks ago

This restaurant has been a long time favorite since I attended college at ASU. We were back today for a visit and grabbed 2 boxes to go. So disappointed. We got the country style steak. Menu said 2 pieces of steak. It's not! It's one...piece cut in half. I have made this food myself about 100x and I know how big a piece of it is. These were so tiny! The dessert portion to go was very small. The chocolate cake is not fresh made and very small serving. The banana pudding serving would fit in a ramekin. Biscuits very small also. You need to dine in here to get a better experience, but then it is so pricey. My to go order was about $30 for very little food. No butter or jam at all for to go. They want you to buy a big jar. No debit cards accepted. Cash only. The ham Biscuits included were very good.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed October 27, 2023

Delicious home cooking served family style. Everything was delicious, but wow! That fried chicken was amazing!

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed October 21, 2023

We have been going here on trips to the mountains for decades. We were one of the first families to eat here when they opened after Covid, and it was wonderful, as it always is. The food has not changed. but a few things did....We left satisfied and stuffed as always, but a few things I did want the management to know about. We were seated after 90 minutes, not unexpected, it actually is what we expect. We moved very quickly to the inside of the restaurant, but once there, we did not move for an hour. I don't know what happened, as we saw people leaving, but the line did not move at all. When the three of us were finally seated, we were more than ready for our food. We rave about the ham biscuits and always buy the ham to take home and try to duplicate. The food came and we were shocked. We actually had a bowl of the salisbury steak that had two pieces about 2 inches in diameter placed in front of us. The chicken had one tiny, tiny thigh and leg, and a giant chicken breast. I think they added that since the other two were miniscule. There were plenty of the usual veggies, etc. The only thing there we had to ask for more of was the masked potatoes, we had more than enough of everything else. We did however let them know about the steak and chicken and we did get another helping of it. But that was so unusual for them. The other significant thing was that they now charge for a refill of ham biscuits. I am not sure when this started. My daughter was there earlier this year and she said they were not charged. Our waiter did not inform us of this until we asked for more, but I heard the waiters around us informing their tables. We of course would have ordered them anyhow, but we were not told, and it was kind of a shock after all the years we have gone there. It was $6.00 for 4 biscuits. The foot is not gourmet by any means, but it always should remind you of those Sunday dinners with family and it sure still does that.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed October 20, 2023

Over 60 of us seniors from First Baptist Morristown enjoyed a delicious 😋 family style meal yesterday. Our server was excellent! The grounds are absolutely beautiful, all decorated with gorgeous flowers & pumpkins. I highly recommend it! ❤️

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed October 18, 2023 via mobile

This was a first time visit after hearing mixed reviews. Opened at 1130 and there was a line when we got there at 1132. Food is served family style…and there was plenty! Fried chicken was good, country steak, various sides with ham biscuits. Food was...good but staff was exceptional, especially our server Angie.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed August 16, 2023 via mobile

We had visited this Inn once before and couldn’t wait to return. The meal is family style with everything included in one price. The food is delicious and service is great. A shout out to Alice our server for dinner.

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed August 8, 2023

Had Sunday breakfast here with wife , daughter and family. Wait time at 8 30 AM was about 20 minutes. Seated in a private dining area. A fixed menu of what ever you can think to have at breakfast. Most items warm with a few...exceptions. Coffee was very good. Ham extremely salty and not recommended especially if cardiac issues. Service outstanding . Would like to return to try lunch or dinner.More

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed July 28, 2023

Good food... home cooking service was good she was very sweet.. the sweet tea is really good and I really liked the preserves..definitely recommend if you are in the area

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed July 25, 2023 via mobile

We are locals and enjoy going to this establishment very much. It is locally owned by wonderful people, and the food is way better than it was before they took it over. The staff is always very friendly. No complaints here.

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed July 1, 2023

We loved our dinner experience here! All you can eat country style cooking, drink and dessert. Our server was very personable. Everything tasted great! My only complaint was over hearing a disgruntled server complaining angrily about another server then coming to bus the table beside...us, shoving the dishes off onto the cart very forcefully; I thought he was going to break the dishes. Not a very professional look and quite a distraction. But overall, we would return if ever in the area. It was our best meal while we were on vacation!More

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed June 11, 2023 via mobile

This is a family style restaurant where your meal is served to you in individual bowls. It does include salad (soup was not mentioned to us), dessert, and drink. We also didn’t have the preserves. I didn’t realize those were an option until I came...here to make the review and saw the menu. The mashed potatoes were delicious! We did enjoy our meal. The lemonade and chocolate cake are also yummy! It is a bit pricey especially considering one in our party is a vegetarian. So we paid the same for that meal as others. We do recommend and would probably return. The service was awesome.More

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed June 9, 2023

Very good food but a bit expensive. Felt slightly rushed and you didn't have choice of food, it was just delivered to the table in serving bowls ayce. What if we had been allergic to something ie. the corn ? The historic building was unique...and the flowers in the garden outside were special. The desserts were homemade, chocolate cake was the best. For 3 people it was $76 and no credit cards accepted.More

Date of visit: June 2023
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