The Smoke House Lodge & Cabins
844 W Main St, Monteagle, TN, 37356
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Address :
844 W Main St
Monteagle, TN, 37356 - Phone (931) 924-2091
- Website https://www.thesmokehouse.com
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Opening Hours
- Mon :Open 24 hours
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : Yes
Delivery : Yes
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Accepts Bitcoin : No
Good For : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Dessert
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : Yes
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Quiet
Music : Live
Good For Dancing : Yes
Alcohol : Beer & Wine Only
Happy Hour : No
Best Nights : Fri, Sat
Coat Check : No
Smoking : Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
Outdoor Seating : Yes
Wi-Fi : Free
Has TV : Yes
Dogs Allowed : Yes
Waiter Service : Yes
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Kris D.
We dropped into Jim Oliver's Smoke House on the way back from Nashville. The huge country store is filled with interesting nick nacks and we probably spent about 20 minutes before dinner. It was very "Cracker Barrel" style, but didn't have the "mass production" feel. Very authentic and the staff was very personable. After we perused the store, we went into the dining area for dinner and live music (no cover). There's a full menu or a buffet, we opted for the buffet, but I believe I'll get something made to order next time. I hate to say anything bad about this place, but I'd like to view it as constructive criticism. In general, it looked like the food on the buffet needed to be refreshed more often or small portions put out initially. The best item on the buffet was the pulled pork, which was flavorful and very tender, but a little on the fatty side. Just to mention a few other items; the chicken was pretty good, the dressing was very dry, the squash casserole needed more flavor and was a bit watery. There was a pretty good selection in the cold salad area section. Very interesting dressings. At about 7:30, the "Persimmon Sisters" were passing through (from what I understand) and did a few impromptu songs for us. I believe they filmed that and might have it up on YouTube. They were very nice and we had fun with that. Nolan Neal followed, who is a song writer and did an outstanding job with an incredibly energetic show. He was the hit of the evening . . . actually the weekend . . . and his music is more than impressive. I'm definitely on the watch for Nolan Neal's music from now on. Nolan finished up (probably exhausted) around 9:45. Though the Smoke House web site lists Riley Jackson as the following act, she never showed up. A couple of other men (sorry, I didn't get their names) got up and everyone had a good time with them. We didn't ask why Jackson didn't play because it was very late and we were more than happy to have seen Neal play. All in all, the evening was outstanding.
(4)Jodie B.
Smokehouse Restaurant Review: Eh, the food wasnt that good and the service was extremely slow. Friendly, but really, really slow. I dont think I'd go back for the food. The shop, however, was fully stocked with all kinds of fun southern goodies and a super sweet cashier! If you're in town and looking for some good jams, hot sauces, sorghum molasses or old school type candies, this is the place for you.
(2)Ronald H.
Good breakfast. Yummy fried pie. Good iced tea. Friendly service.
(4)Pat R.
I've now stayed in both the main hotel as well as one of the cabins tucked away on the acreage out back. The hotel is a bit run down; not quite shabby chic, but about as good as you'll find in this small town. Or 2-bedroom cabin was spacious, and the living room furniture (faux leather) was extremely comfortable and new. Unfortunately, the mattresses in both the hotel and the cabin were about 20 years old and hard as rocks. If you HAVE to stay in Monteagle, this place will suffice, but next time we'll be driving towards Chattanooga and looking for something a bit more comfortable.
(2)Kathi C.
This is a review about the restaurant and the general store. The restaurant gets 2 stars- the food wasn't great. The salad bar that comes with your dish is small but fresh, and boasted ingredients from local farms. I liked that. The turnip greens and the freshly fried onion rings were on point. However, the grilled chicken and the ribs were not so good. The chicken didn't smell or taste right, but the waiter was very amenable to changing it out. I appreciated that service. The ribs were good underneath the blackened rub, which was too dried out. I wouldn't order food from there again. The general store, on the other hand, gets 5 stars! It is reminiscent of a Cracker Barrel store, but much much better! They have an entire pantry of locally made jams. They sell fried pies, which looked tempting, but I went for the fudge instead. The ladies at the fudge counter were so nice, encouraging us to sample generous chunks of any of the fudge. They were all delicious, but if you can't choose, may I suggest the praline or the Jack Daniel's? Oh yes, good smooth, sweet chocolate fudge with a whiskey dipped pecans on top? It's not cheap- $13/lb but you get an extra 1/2 lb free with that. They say they keep well at room temperature, so you don't have to worry about storing 1 1/2 lb of fudge, but I have a feeling it gets consumed very quickly! Go for the store, the fudge, and the friendly staff. Maybe find another spot for your meal...
(3)Patricia H.
Sitting here in bed writing this review. The reason for 2 stars.... 1. Filthy. The room is gross. I showered, got out, walked around in the room for 5 minutes getting ready for bed, sat down on the bed to put lotion on and my feet a black. Disgusting. 2. Mold on the wall paper in the shower area. 3. Shower head is so low, I at 5'5" have to bend down to use. 4. Drawer pulls are broken. 5. Unfinished parts to the room such as the border around the door for the room is open. 6. The fact that there are smoking rooms (we are in a non-smoking room) and our room still smells of cigarette smoke. This was unfortunately last minute and we had no choice on where to stay otherwise that alone would have crossed this off the list. The 2 stars is for the fact the bed is clean and comfortable.
(2)matt V.
While doing a bedbug inspection around the mattress (all clear) I found a roach underneath the pillow in my kid's bed. (Front desk wasn't surprised, they said they were renovating that old part of the hotel). Cracked, moldy paint falling apart throughout the room. Shower head was about 5 feet high making it impossible to wash my head. Tried to use the Yelp coupon listed here for 20% off the total bill and both clerks had never heard of Yelp nor had any idea how to give me the discount (coupon says to show it to the front desk). Was told the manager would call me and fix it. Guess what? No call. The ONLY reason I gave it a star was for the Smokehouse restaurant, whose good food (albeit GREASY) and live music on a Saturday was a nice pitstop on a long drive. The hotel....gross. Stay away. Or keep driving to Manchester.
(1)Mark M.
BEST WESTERN Smokehouse Lodge, Monteagle, TN. This was a needed stay as we were tired. Checkin was very easy and pleasant, as was checkout. They have good beds, but overall no wow factor at all. This facility is in desperate need of modernizing. It is old, and a facelift is really desperately needed. We used 15,000 Best Western Reward Points for a 9,000 point facility, my family was very disappointed in the stay @ this facility.
(3)Terry B.
This is for the restaurant and general store. Normally a great place to stop, stretch, and eat. But I found a wire twist-tie in my food this time. The waitress brought it to the manager but he never came out to apologize or anything. Sorry. Won't be stopping in again. That's a deal breaker...
(2)Katy H.
My family and I stayed at the Best Western Smokehouse Lodge last night (a Friday), and we all enjoyed our time there. We decided to stop on the top of the mountain when passing through on our way to Florida from Chicago. Myself and two other family members slept in a room with two double beds, and I must say I've never slept on a more comfortable mattress in my entire life. It was like sleeping on a cloud; the mattress and pillows were incredibly soft with just the right amount of support. Other than that it's your average Best Western. Most importantly, the room was clean; in the end, that's all I really cared about.
(4)Dave H.
A unique restaurant with great food. If you're in the area, it's definitely worth stopping for. The fun part about bbq is trying the different sauces. You'll have plenty to choose from at your table. I prefer any sauce with the word "Blazing" in it. The food is home cooked and was excellent. Friendly service and great sweet tea. What makes this place unique is the museum/gift shop. There is a very cool exhibit paying tribute to some local musicians (their name escapes me) and the history of mountain moonshine. Plus, they have a huge selection of bbq sauces, hot sauces, jams, fudge, and anything else you can think of. If you're like me and prefer locally owned business as opposed to chain box restaurants, this is where you need to stop.
(4)Thomas C.
Snuggled just off I-24 is this gem. The Smokehouse Lodge has a fantastic takeaway buffet and sit down service attached to their giftshop. In the giftshop, they have homemade jams, jellies, hot sauces... not to mention real fudge and salt water taffy. If you need a last minute gift, this is a great place to shop. Inside, they have a full service restaurant with the tastiest cuts of smoked barbecue. If you are pressed for time, you can sally up to the buffet with a styrofoam container ( provided) and take away a per pound rate to eat on the road. Stop here on your way..
(4)Mark T.
Have stayed at this motel two years in a row with a group from Nashville. Love the group, but the motel is a dump. If I go next year, I'll stay somewhere else. August 2013 - Rented a "newer" cabin. The floors were so nasty they turned the bottom of our feet black. Shortly after returning home, I received a survey from Best Western. In that survey I voiced my displeasure with the lack of cleanliness. I received what turned out to be an automated email from the owner, Jd Oliver, asking me to give them another chance, and saying they'd make things right. August 2014 - I made the reservation February, 2014, directly with the motel. I told the person taking the reservation about our problem the prior year, and about Jd Oliver's request that we try it again and he'd make things right. Once again I asked for a "newer cabin". She apologized for the previous problem and promised that this time the head of housekeeping would personally inspect our cabin just prior to arrival to make certain the floors, and everything else, was clean. When we arrived, on August 1, we were sent to an OLD, nasty, musty smelling cabin. When I complained, I was told that lightning had "zapped all of the newer cabins". When I threatened to leave, turns out that only the cable TV was affected, and they repaired it in a matter of minutes. However, this was after having to wait several hours. Before going to the "newer cabin", I reminded them of our prior problem, and the promise that cleanliness-wise, it would be pristine. Well, it wasn't. Once again, the floors were so filthy they turned our feet black. The next morning we attended the "free" breakfast buffet (I'm certain the $200 per night charge for the dumpy cabin more than covered that expense), and it was awful. Runny eggs, biscuits hard as a rock, limp bacon, BLAH! In addition, after being out all day, and returning to our cabin wet, tired, and late for a dinner reservation, we found that housekeeping services had never been performed. There weren't any clean towels or washcloths. On top of that, the shower water temperature was stuck on HOT; you literally could not control the water temperature of the shower, and that was never repaired. Shortly after returning home, I received another survey from Best Western. After giving them another bad review, I received another automated email response from the owner, Jd Oliver, who said that if there's anything he can do to make it right, give him a call. I did, over a week ago, left him a detailed voicemail, and guess what? I haven't heard back from anyone. I'm not surprised. By the way, after taking their in-house (Best Western) survey, I was asked if I'd like to share my experience on Trip Advisor. I didn't ask to do that; Best Western asked me if I wanted to. I said yes, and I've noticed a distinct pattern on the many negative reviews left on this motel. In many cases someone from the motel responds, but they blame the reviewer, they blame remodeling, they blame anyone and everyone but themselves. Enough said? RUN, don't walk, from this place if you have any inkling of staying there. I'll probably go back with my group next year, but I will sleep on the ground before I stay at this dump.
(1)David A.
What can I say? Best Western Smokehouse Lodge is one of the few hotels in Monteagle(and probably the nicest). Thus, it gets three stars. The rooms were okay, but stunk of smoke. The floors were very dirty as well. After walking around the room for 30 minutes, the bottoms of my feet were black with dirt. I think next time I will try to rent a cabin instead of staying in the actual motel. This place serves its purpose as a hotel and that's about it.
(3)Tom C.
This is not a review of the motel. This is only about the restaurant attached to said motel! You have been warned. Wow, I had been back in the south for 3 days and had yet to have a good meal! WTF!??! I woke up thinking fried catfish that morning and when you get a thought like that in your head you have little control over the rest of your day until you satisfy that craving, know what I mean? Well the Smoke House Lodge doesn't disappoint! They offer daily specials and a wide variety of traditional southern vegetables (butter beans, greens, squash, etc...) from the buffet as well as choices from a large menu. I stealthily scoped out the other patrons plates, which was a bad idea because now I couldn't make up my mind it all looked so good, but I stuck to my guns and got the catfish... it was damn good! The restaurant is attached to a "general store" with tons of different condiment specialties with names like "Blazin' Rectums XXXX BBQ Sauce" that they also serve on the tables. This marketing ploy worked on us, we each got Blazin Rectums...I mean, we each bought bottles of said sauce. So yeah, I don't know about the motel but if the staff was as friendly as they are in the restaurant then I'd give it a shot too
(5)keith b.
Stopped by May 3 for lunch . I had the open face roast beef sandwich it was great. My friend had the lunch buffet and loved it. We stopped on our way home Sunday morning May 5 and both had the buffet found it to be so-so due to a lack of customers and turn over. So I recommend order off the menu on Sunday mornings unless the place is packed and food is rotated as needed. Overall a good place to stop and eat. Also the guy next door helped us with a dead battery after our lunch.Nice people. Buy some fudge at the store.
(4)Gordon L.
Poor quality with high prices. That about sums it up!
(2)Sara L.
I stayed at the Smokehouse Lodge for one night this week and was given the gift of bed bugs. After being attacked all night and not being able to sleep, I awoke to welts all over my body. I think I was able to prevent them from infesting my apartment (I hope), but my friend who shared the room was not so lucky.
(1)Lee W.
This is a review of the Smokehouse restaurant, not the hotel. The buffet was terrific--great pulled pork, mashed potatoes, etc. What stood out the most was the quality of the bread--skillet corn bread was amazing, very moist and dense, and then they brought out fresh biscuits to the table. There was also a great oreo bread pudding--skillet baked--for desert. I was also really glad to try some of their unusual salads, a black eye pea /corn/celery caviar that looked like a lower Louisiana dish, a 7-layer salad, and cornbread salad (who knew?). It was the greatest culinary adventure I had this year and the cornbread alone was worth it. If you are in this area or driving by, I recommend trying it!
(5)Angel E.
This is a review of the restaurant attached to the Motel/ Inn or whatever it is. I was visiting a good friend who has been affiliated with the Univ of the South past 30 years; when he heard where I had my dinner one of the nights, he made a face and appologized he had not warned me -- it was a BAD CHOICE. Indeed, it was. Once you enter the restaurant (after passing through a kitschy store -- antics/junk yard/ museum/ grocery store???? I was confused as to what it actually was supposed to be and what was for sale and what was not), anyhow, once you get into the restaurant, you are offered 2 choices -- their dinner buffet or food a la carte. Ok, I circled the buffett twice --- cornbread, greens, beans, salad bar with some rotten cucumbers, tomatoes and scary looking carrots (those veggies looked months old, not days). That should have been the sign right there --- BAD FOOD, RUN. Well, the naive me thought that a la carte might be better. WRONG :( So I ordered: -- smoked beef brisket --- too much fat, some parts tough, not enough flavor; ---- half of rack of ribs ---- waaaaaaayyyyy overcooked, they should have been pulled off the smoker two days ago; almost dry; --- my sides were mashed potatoes with gravy which got hard as soon as they cooled (?????) and some tough old collard greens. Almost $20 later my plate was still full and I was hungry but not willing to eat any more of that stuff, even if I got it for free and they paid me $20 to eat that; no way. There are 3 more BBQ places on the same road, do yourself a favor and pick one of them; or one of those fun little student spots on campus. P.S. My Miller Lite was nice and cold :)))) As for the sauces they sell ... when you get a meal there, you are allowed to try any of them. I chose Joe's Zesty BBQ sauce -- it was pretty decent, could have been zestier; a little too runny to my taste but not bad at all.
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