Deadwood

A hidden gem in the countryside. We had a great meal with the salad bar. This is one of the few places that still welcomes large groups and is able to sit them rather quickly. They had the polar train for the kids. There was snow blowing, which was such a nice touch. Worth the ride. We did not need a reservation.

We took a day here while our boys had a day out of school, and I was amazed. I have to be honest, when I heard we had a wait time of over an hour, I was ready to leave. Thankfully, we did not. There is so much to do. Even the kids, ages 9 and 11, stayed busy playing on the very nice playground. The husband and I were able to enjoy some adult beverages while enjoying the scenery. Due to the timing, it was Halloween themed and very decorative. I am not sure who had the most fun, the kids or adults. When we did go to eat, I hadn't even realized we had been there nearly 2 hours. The atmosphere and service in the restaurant went above what is to be expected. Even with it being so busy, we were given top-notch service. Drinks stayed full, and we were constantly checked on. I can't believe I've lived in Eastern NC my whole life and never heard of this place. It is definitely worth the wait, and I will definitely be going back. I really can't say enough good things about this place.

We have heard so many great things about this restaurant we had to try it. About a 44 minute ride for us. The food is the best bar none. Super ribs that fall off the bone. The fried chicken with mashed potatoes covered in country gravy was the most tender chicken I have ever had. This dish reminded me of my grandmother's she would have appreciated it. We had onion rings, cheese fries with bacon, cowboy club sandwich, & fried chicken sandwich. There were 7 of us and we were fed promptly. Super service and very kind folks. I highly recommend this place.

First, we tried to reserve for 1pm, but were told two other large parties were already booked. We opted for a 2pm reservation instead. We originally had a reservation for 30 diners, but dropped it to 20 an hour or so prior because a third of our party chose to go separate to avoid the wait. We arrived 30 minutes early and checked in, but we were told we couldn't be seated until 2 pm. Then we watched a party of 15 with no reservation get seated after waiting less than 5 minutes. When we were finally seated promptly at 2:01pm. We were seated in the same area as the portion of our party that arrived earlier with no reservation and an extra 10 people (so 20 people seated with minimal wait and no reservation). Finally seated. Waited about 10 more minutes for drink orders, then another 10 for drinks to arrive and to give appetizer orders. The onion fries (blooming onion) was burnt. Finally ordered dinner, and it arrived after a reasonable wait. The food was great, with one exception. The grilled chicken breasts were squashed flat and had the tenderness of a rubber tire. The ribs and shrimp were delicious; well seasoned, perfectly fried, and served with a yummy bbq sauce. All the diners eating the grilled chicken opted to coat it in the bbq sauce and dig in with heavy artillery (steak knife and fork). My jaw still hurts from chewing! If the chicken had been "fall off the bone" tender like the ribs, i would have still given five stars even though we really felt like we were not seated intentionally. High five to our server, he should have had help, but he did a pretty good job by himself. In short, 1) just show up, dont bother with a reservation, and 2) stay away from the grill chicken breast unless you are working on having a well-defined, chiseled jawline.