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Serving the area's best slow-smoked ribs, beef, chicken, sausage and pork for almost a quarter of a century! Come find out why we are voted BEST RIBS and BEST BBQ year after year by the readers of the Mountain Press. Come taste the difference homemade makes, with our delicious BBQ beans, cole slaw, potato salad and so much more that perfectly compliments our mouth watering BBQ. And we don't stop there, with homemade appetizers like Fried Pickle Chips, Spicy Mozzarella Squares in Pork Chili, AMAZING chicken wings and many more. All this delicious food is served by the friendliest staff around. We also feature a full All You Can Eat Soup and Salad Bar every day, as well as an All You Can Eat Breakfast
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Vegetarian Friendly, Gluten Free Options
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Lunch, Dinner
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Bar, Cafe, American, Barbecue
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Seating, Parking Available, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Free Wifi, Accepts Discover, Takeout, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service
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Reviewed 1 week ago

The food was good and the service was okay. I think Bennets is overrated a little. The bbq was pretty good, but the slaw was not too good. The sauce was great.

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Food and service both great. Had brisket sandwich, burnt ends dinner, salad, and moonshine mixed drinks, and enjoyed it all. Server was very friendly and helpful on menu selections.

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed 1 week ago

Great food. Our server Jody was pleasant and very helpful. The peach cobbler was exceptional. Can definitely recommend.

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed 4 weeks ago

We loved the ribs. The meat just fell off the bone. The sides were very good as well, and plentiful. Servers were very friendly and the food came out rather quickly. They do NOT take reservations, but you can call-ahead to be put on a...wait list.More

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed April 18, 2023

Not our best visit. One they had been swamped with a large group of young people who were loud and active. My own experience. Excited to be going to Dolly Wood, we heard them say. Our waitress was Nancy. She was direct, which some would...say rude, but I found rather enjoyable. My son in law got burnt butts and they had high fat content. We all got BBQ of one form or another and it was good, other than the bunt butts. Will say over more than twenty years we have dined here or their location in Pigeon Forge and sadly to us, they are not what they use to be. We have begun checking other BBQ options in the area and this might have been out last visit.More

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed April 10, 2023

Great bbq. Ribs fall right off of bone. Had a nice smoke flavor/ Granddaughter had pulled pork sandwich great taste. I had collard greens with mine were awesome. We also tried the fried deviled eggs. They were very very good. Try them, you'll love them

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed April 5, 2023 via mobile

Various bbq sandwiches and potato skins were sort of okay. Brisket sandwhich better than Carolina pulled pork. All food lacked seasoning and bbq sauces were not great.

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed March 31, 2023 via mobile

It was good but nothing to write home about....Ribs, Brisket and Pulled Pork were all good but nothing stood out as being outstanding. Pulled pork came out just warm, not hot. Mac n Cheese was plain/bland. Collared Greens and Green Beans were just "ok". Cauliflower...wings (appetizer) were actually the tastiest item we ordered. Waitress was sub-par, nice but seemed almost unhappy to be there. If we come back to the area, we'll try a difft place for BBQ. Spoke to a local afterward and he had the same take on this restaurant, "just ok".More

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed March 21, 2023

We were very disappointed. We were at the Pigeon Forge many years ago and liked it, so we thought this would be good too. To start off one of the benches in our booth was soaking wet, we wiped it up with the paper towel...that was on the table. We could see the kitchen and judging from the very dirty door, and dirty kitchen floor we could see we should have left right then. The food was horrible. My collard greens were in a pool of water. My hubby's chicken was so tough he could not even cut it with a steak knife. My pork shoulder came with no sauce and was dry and tasteless. The plates were old plastic and scratched. Our server didn't ask why 2 plates were virtually untouched and proceeded to rattle off dessert items like nothing was wrong (after not checking in us once after pretty much dropping our plates on the table). Waste of money.More

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed March 21, 2023 via mobile

The best from beginning to end! Sweet tea was perfect, the BBQ, the coleslaw and potato salad! Not to mention the blackberry and peach cobbler ♥️ Our server Jody was a delight as well. Highly recommended, our best meal this trip

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed March 13, 2023

My husband and I had a great dinner here on March 10. We ordered the Carolina Pork sandwich and the Pork Shoulder sandwich. The portions were huge but both were delicious! Our server, Tini D, was fantastic and very friendly. We will be back for...sure.More

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed March 8, 2023 via mobile

The food is excellent and the service is phenomenal. The one thing missing is the food was warm and not hot. All of the sauces are great, and it would have been nice if they were warm.

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed March 8, 2023 via mobile

Party of 7 Nancy took care of us like family! Our food was amazing and the service was nothing short of perfect. We are traveling in from Pennsylvania and happy to find great service

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed January 22, 2023

The barbecue is very good and the service was great! Will definitely be back again on my next trip!!

Date of visit: February 2022
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Reviewed January 18, 2023

Had a great meal, lots of choices and reasonable prices. Has a bar. Family oriented, customer service was great. Can walk from motels. Safe area.

Date of visit: January 2023
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ross8783
January 29, 2023|
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Response from Trail704530 | Reviewed this property |
I don’t think so; I didn’t see a salad bar and they have individual side salad’s listed on the menu.
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There’s a (free) parking lot but it’s not very big. We usually park somewhere (else) for the day, do other activities and then go eat. That way we’re only paying one flat parking fee. If it’s NOT a peak time, you should... More
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Response from Jonathan_JFoR | Property representative |
Hi Kitten476, We will almost certainly not have the salad bar back for 2021. It is not a Covid issue, rather a labor one. We want it back up-and-running just as badly as you do.
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BENNETT'S PIT BBQ, Gatlinburg - Menu, Prices & Restaurant Reviews - Tripadvisor

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Bennett's Pit BBQ is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travelers:
  • Food: 4
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 4