Casual family dining overlooking the scenic Toccoa River. Located in the middle of the national forest on the Benton MacKaye Trail. Serving since 1992, featuring fresh local trout prepared several different ways. Offering up the finest and freshest steaks, seafood, ribs, and signature pasta dishes. Enjoy a beautiful view of the river from anywhere in the place, whether it be in the dining room, outside deck or the “Toasted Bear” lounge.
Overlooking the river, this cabinlike pick dishes out steaks, lots of trout & other American fare.
K Minni
We went to celebrate my husband’s 50th birthday right before the storm hit. They didn’t rush us and Patrick was awesome even passed his number in case we got stuck. The food was delicious and the view was amazing! Definitely a must see.
… moreJess Stevens
Ambiance is perfect! The outside patio downstairs has a most peaceful view and vibe with sounds and views of the river. The interior seating looked very nice as well. The food and drinks were great. Most impressive, though, was the warmth, energy and attentiveness we received from the servers, hosts, cooks and bartenders. We arrived on the first night of our vacation as a family of 5 very close to closing time. We truly did not expect to be seated and were going to come back the next day, but the whole staff welcomed us in and treated us like we were VIPs. The communication and efficiency made it feel like this must be a family-run establishment & a great place to work- everyone was happy and on their A-game. It was a pleasure. We relaxed and went home with full bellies & happy hearts. The next few days we noticed how full the parking lot was at lunch time as well. We ordered multiple appetizers, main dinner meals, multiple drinks, and desserts to sample everything. The trout dip, collards, cheese grits, chicken Alfredo, shrimp & grits, grouper sandwich, kids tenders, salmon, and brownie were some of the highlights. Great job! Highly recommend.
… moreKatrina Wyatt, Realtor
We ordered drinks, appetizers, and supper. We sat on the outside patio, our server was Ashley the first visit and Kyle the second visit. So you know it was really good if we went back twice.. Hubby enjoyed the Cajun pasta better than the smoked trout pasta. I had the Trout sampler with blackened, lemon pepper, & pecan crust. It was all so good.
… moreKatrina Wyatt REALTOR
We came upon this restaurant as we were looking for a waterfall near by. Made a comment as to it must be good cause there’s cars parked along the road and up the side road. Went on to the waterfall and when we came back a car was just pulling out so it was fate. You walk into a store area that has trinkets, crazy socks, shirts, dish towels with cute sayings, etc. There was several different areas to sit at, inside, patio overlooking the river, or right by the river. We always enjoy trying different foods and drinks. My husband tried the local golden beer and it was very excellent. My margarita was perfect. Hubby had the pasta with shrimp, chicken, and sausage with bread. (I’m not a big fan of red sauces which is what I thought it was going to be but was not) It was the Best pasta I’ve had in a very long time. The rest of us had several appetizers to share. We had fish dip and it came with fresh cucumber and crackers, crab mushrooms, Cajun seafood dip with bread. For desserts we all shared brownie sundae with whipped cream, a Blondie with ice cream, and carrot cake. The food was fabulous, the atmosphere was amazing, the service was superb and making memories with family tops it all off!! We will definitely be back to this place soon!
… moreBelinda Finocchiaro
We sat on the river. It was little chilly but nice. The service was great, Jayce was so good. The food was delicious!!! No liquor, just beer and wine!! I had the shrimp and grits. My partner had the Ribey, cooked to perfection!! The peach cobbler was sooo good. With ice-cream.. oh, the crab cake was fresh and tasty!!
… moreUriah
The chicken Alfredo was really good. I think they must have Italian people working back in the kitchen there or something because it was definitely not canned Alfredo. I’m positive that they make it. I like Olivia. She’s really nice. She’s also pretty. Another thing that’s really good is the sweet tea. Like most of those fancy restaurants don’t have good tea but this tea reminded me of my grandma’s tea that she made. In general, great restaurant. The food actually came pretty fast too. Anyway I gotta go know. Byeeeeee (follow for more great reviews like these!)
… moreLiza Gude
This was our first time at this restaurant and Megan, made our server made our dining experience absolutely wonderful. We asked her opinion because we were torn between two choices each and she wasn’t wrong. We both had trout, I had lemon pepper and my husband had pecan crusted and we loved it. After eating we went down to bottom area to take photos of the river.
… moreSophia Rawks
Honestly..
THE FOOD WAS AMAZING! If you come here you have to get the Alfredo! It taste so fire. Lowkey tho they be price gouging fr.. but it still lowkey tasted amazing. ALSO our waitress Olivia ate and left no crumbs. She was so amazing and nice! AMAZINGLY.. there was a river right next to the restraunt leaving an extravagant view of the wildlife! They do have a little gift shop with shirts and candy, etc. WELL they do not has straws unfortunately because people were throwing them in the river leaving the river looking trashy but THE SWEAT TEA attttee!!! If you come here get the sweet tea! It was super sweet and sugary! I highly recommend this restaurant!!
… moreRobert Roberts
Stopped in while visiting Blue Ridge and we really enjoyed this restaurant. We ordered fried green tomatoes and fried pickles as our appetizers. I ordered the blackened trout with a house salad, collard greens, and smoked Gouda grits. It was all amazing, especially the trout! My wife ordered the sirloin with a Cesar salad, green beans, and fries. Hers was good, but we did agree the steak was over cooked and under seasoned however I’m still going to give 5 stars because everything else was so good. We would definitely eat here again on our next visit to the mountains.
… moreAngel T
Came for a short vacation from Atlanta so it was a very cool atmosphere, food was very flavorful, some of the best tacos I’ve had. They were $17 which is pricy but worth it, the side of fries it comes with is a good thickness and well seasoned. It was filling but just barely. Waitress nice but made us feel rushed from the start but thats just my opinion, telling us about the special appetizers and all that before we even saw the menu (they were kind of expensive), and when my brother finished his juice they asked him if he wanted another, so we had to butt in and say no because they were just going to charge us more. Handed us the check before we finished but maybe that’s a culture thing so I don’t mind. Parking can get complicated because it’s a small parking lot but that’s alright. For two adults and one child it was $48. Overall great food and vibes, will come again in the daytime to see the view because it looks amazing.
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