RV Rally – Restaurants In Townsend – Oct, 2013

During the recent RV Rally in Walland, TN, we ate several meals in Townsend just a few miles away and at an entrance to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.  

MISS LILY'S CAFE - Our first meal as a group was dinner at Miss Lily’s Café and I forgot my camera.  Granted they were serving a party of 20 but I was not impressed and would call this a typical tourist restaurant – mediocre food at a high price.  Bev had eaten there before and they are now 0-2 with her.

BLACK BEAR CAFE - During the rally, lunch meals were usually on your own and we first tried the Black Bear Café, a small place that was obviously popular with the locals as well as the tourists – it’s nearly always good to find out where the locals eat.  I didn’t get a shot of anything inside but my meal – the open faced hot roast beef sandwich.

It came with real mashed potatoes and brown gravy and I thought it was very good as was Bev’s fish sandwich.  We would both eat there again.

LIL CUBAN CAFE - The next day for lunch we ate the Lil Cuban Café at Trillium Cove along with three other couples. 

I believe everyone had a Cuban sandwich and I thought it was very good and on a par with Maryville’s Aroma Café, except I missed the mojo sauce that is frequently served with the sandwich.  I would eat there again but Maryville is much closer to home.

CARRIAGE HOUSE - The second restaurant for a group dinner was at the Carriage House Restaurant which has been in Townsend for as long as Bev and I can remember.

Our group had a private room and the option of the buffet or ordering from the menu and Bev and I chose the buffet.

This is my plate and I thought it was right good buffet food and Bev said it one of the best buffets she’d had so it must have been pretty good. 

The veggies were more like I’d cook at home vs. the bland partially cooked ones frequently served and the chicken was moist, well seasoned, and very crispy.  They also had good fried fish and sliced ham and pork chops, which I didn’t try, along with some other veggies and a decent salad bar – we would eat it again for sure.

LITTLE RIVER BBQ - The next day we ate lunch at Little River BBQ with two other couples, where dining is available inside or on the deck overlooking the river (too cool for that though).

I had the “Ribs and More” with sauce on the side so I could sample their ribs, chicken and brisket (but they brought me pork).

Bev had potato skins topped with pork.

Everything we ate was average restaurant BBQ with not a lot of rub or smoke flavor in the meat so saucing it was definitely needed.  The potato skins were okay but Bev was disappointed in the amount of pork on them.  I’d call this another typical tourist restaurant. 

RIVERSTONE FAMILY RESTAURANT - The morning of departure, we decided that we should try breakfast at Townsend’s Riverstone Family Restaurant since we were so close.  I didn’t take any shots as we ordered pretty normal breakfast fare. 

Bev had the “Smoky Mountain Mash - One home-style biscuit topped with two sausage patties, white pepper gravy and two eggs on top $5.99.”

I had the “Hearty Egg Breakfast - Two eggs, choice of bacon, sausage patties or ole tyme ham, grits or shredded hash browns, toast or biscuit $5.99.”

We both thought our meals were very good and they were also an excellent value for a tourist town – we’d definitely eat there again.

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Have a great day and thanks for stopping by Almost Heaven South.

Larry  

10/21 – 10/25/2013 event date