Calhoun's Gatlinburg

The wife and I went after a morning of hiking to refuel the energy we had burnt off. The meal didn't disappoint! Great service with amazing food! Mac and cheese had a decent cheese pull, the wings were great in the sweet and spicy sauce, the fried okra well seasoned maybe a little to seasoned but they were good and the chicken tenders were well breaded. Both the catfish and ribs we delicious and the pull pork tasted great with the sauce at the table! They'll definitely be seeing us again! Next time we'll save room for dessert!

I wish you could give half stars on Google. I ordered the chicken with mac and cheese. The chicken was juicy and the mac and cheese was good and really cheesy. My husband ordered the ribs they are on the dry side but tasty. The side of coleslaw was tiny. No refills on kids drinks chocolate milk or ginger ale because it's in a bottle. The banana pudding dessert was huge and delicious. It was the only thing I expected to be on the smaller side. Service was great though.

My husband and I decided to go in right after they opened on a Sunday to try Calhoun’s for the first time. We’re so happy we stopped by! We had the “Our Original WET Wings” for our appetizer and they were perfect! My husband tried the “Calhoun’s Trio” with mac n’ cheese and fried okra on the side, while I opted for the Southern-Fried Catfish with mashed potatoes and mac n’ cheese as my sides. We’ve tried quite a few restaurants here as locals and we both felt the meals here were far more satisfactory than other places we’ve experienced. We unfortunately didn’t save room for dessert, but we’ll definitely be back to try the banana pudding! By the way, our server Kristy was seriously amazing!

I am giving this a generous 2 star review. Our service was wonderful and the atmosphere was great. We go to restaurants for food though. Unfortunately, the food was terrible. Someone called it a "tourist trap" and I couldn't agree more. My husband and I both ordered ribs; end result - we threw out about $50 worth of ribs pictured are the ribs he could stomach to eat. We were chewing on it like jerkey. My husband's description was SPOT ON...he felt like Clark on National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation with the turkey. The 2 appetizers we got were very mediocre and my son's salmon was fishy and gross. I feel like those who gave this joint a 5 star review have never had ribs! So disappointing for the prices. Save your $ and go next door to Howard's.... it was MUCH better.

Ribs 7 out of 10 as they are slightly dry, and do not fall off the bone. But, flavor is good. Pulled pork is juicy, tender, and delicious. 9 out of 10 for the pulled pork due to need for more flavor. Chicken tenders were perfect 10 out of 10. Salad was fresh, and amazing 10 out of 10. Rolls were a little tough, and not very warm. 7 out of 10.

Great place to stop for lunch. The ribs were delicious. The smoked wing were good super flavorful, a little big and full dressed isn’t really the style I prefer but we’re good. The waiter was was awesomeRecommended dishesBBQ Sauce

We stopped in last night after a full day at Cades Cove before making our long drive to our yurt, and given the posted menu outside & and the recommendation we had received, we were looking forward to the meal. When we walked in, there was no one manning the front and no indication if we seat ourselves or wait. It didn't appear overly busy and the few waitresses we saw going back & forth didn't make eye contact. We waited a least 5 minutes & still no one. My hubby saw a gentleman clearing a table and he went over & asked him if we could get assistance getting a table. He said he'd get someone. Five minutes later, he came back and led us to the table he'd been clearing which he finished wiping it down and seated us. Was a bit damp to sit on but we were relieved to finally be seated. John whom bused the table & seated us became our waiter. My husband asked if they had hard cider which they didn't which he was disappointed with but John got him a fresh squeezed lemonade from the bar which was delicious. I had a pale ale which I enjoyed as well. John brought out a basket of assorted breads biscuit, cornbread, and garlic dinner rolls which were all nice. We ordered the bacon wrapped burnt ends with Calhouns bbq sauce that were substantial & delicious! Very tender and great taste in the meat and sauce. We both had the fried catfish and for sides, I had the Mac & cheese and my hubby had their baked beans. All was delicious and very filling. We opted to share their macadamia banana cream pudding for dessert and thank goodness we did! It was HUGE!!! As far as the restaurant itself, it was nice enough but could use some detailing carpet cleaned, vents cleaned, etc. As far as our waiter John, he was very personable and made us feel comfortable and checked on us regularly. As far as the food, altogether it was delicious and I will be buying their spices and bbq sauce. What really brought the experience down was those first 10 minutes in the business. Given how slow it was, we shouldn't have had to go find someone to seat us and staff had clear vision to entrance who were working. As we were seated near the entrance, I'm happy to say others thankfully didn't have the wait like us. I'd like to say we would be back but given our experience and the fact of how many restaurants there in the town, we will likely try others before returning.

Went here with my family this past week and everything was absolutely wonderful. My 8 year old daughter insisted that I give it a five star review and advised that you ask for Izzy to be your server. She was attentive but not overly so and was accepting of the hug my daughter offered. Great food, great prices, great service. Definitely recommend!

Decided to try out Calhouns while down here on vacation, and the food was pretty good overall. My complaints are that I wish some of the dishes, such as the shrimp, weren't really seasoned at all, and the mac and cheese were more mac and a lot less cheese. But overall, good experience. Pictured is smoked wings with mac and cheese, and the 7oz steak and shrimp meal with a loaded baked potato.

Dont fall for this tourist trap. They say the Best Ribs in America but there not even close. Everything was cold, and didn’t seem just cooked or fresh. We visited TN and expected a much better place.Food: 1/5