Carriage House - Townsend

Came in for lunch around 1pm on a Saturday. Place was pretty dead. We ordered chicken tenders and a club sandwich. They didn’t have any BBQ sauce at all “because the cooks made baked beans”. Food was acceptable but price was high for what we received. Very disappointing meal. FoodFather Disapproves.

Stopped here for breakfast at 10:15 Sunday morning. Despite the fact that buffets are usually bad news, this one looked (and smelled good so we decided to give it a shot. The buffet normally ends at 10:30 but since there were several people eating breakfast they extended it. Between the hubby and I, we sampled everything and came away pleasantly surprised! The biscuits were light and fluffy and the sausage gravy was a perfect topping for both those and the lightly crisp home fries-style potatoes. They had both sausage patties and links, and as someone who normally doesn't like links, I was impressed. Both sausage options were meaty and very flavorful. Bacon was plentiful and tasty. They also had scrambled eggs (hubby tried those and said they were the best he'd had in a long time , pancakes, mini muffins (I tried one on a whim and it ended up being a wonderfully moist and delicious banana muffin! , french toast sticks (crispy outside with a nice soft interior , donuts, grits, grapes and watermelon. Overall everything was delicious despite the fact that we arrived a mere 15 minutes before the buffet was scheduld to be taken down. The staff was super friendly too. There was a mad who asked about sausage patties around 10:45 (remember, buffet ends at 10:30 according to the menu . His server went back to the kitchen and brought out 5 patties on a plate for his table! Talk about service. I've seen several unfavorable reviews for this place on Yelp and Foursquare.. only thing I can think of is maybe the word got around and they stepped up their game because we found nothing but good food and friendly servers here.

Carriage House complaint. Their on-line advertisement states that they are open every day and gives hours. I called during these hours on a Wednesday but got no answer. I let it ring ten times. Someone has suggested that they are closed for the season. If so, they need to make this known on their ads and as an announcement on their telephone. No business should just let their phone ring and ring with no assistance (either after hours or if they are to busy to answer). We love their food, but don't know whether to make the long trip over there or not. There are plenty of other places to eat.

The perfect portion size after a day of hiking in the park. Grilled pork chops were delicious and the accompanying soup and sides were satisfying. Will definitely come back the next time I'm in Townsend.

By far the worst place we have ever eaten