the park grill

don't go here!. i joined urban spoon just to be able to tell others how bad and overpriced the parkgrillis. do not waste your time or money.

salad bar was almost as good as a shoneys
main dishes we bland and served cold after a long wait
the only thing good about the whole meal was the bread

i don't mind paying high prices for a good meal but i hate paying for overpriced crap!

unexcusable attitude and service. nice atmosphere and a great salad bar. however, my pork chop arrived unedible. it had some pineapple glaze over it that the menu didn't explain.

nobody, the waiter ot the "manager", offered to do anything about it.

on a second trip, and treating my mother and sister i might add, my mothers steak came back cooked to death. once again. the waiter or manager on duty offered to do nothing.


-----08 nov, 2009-----

absolutely horrible. my wife and i have eaten here on at least 3 different occasions and all three have offered different levels of disappointment. i made the mistake of taking a large group of family members there the last time and two of the 8 dinners served were wrong. and that wasn't the problem, the problem was management. they basically said, "tough".

on another occasion, an expensive menu item was delivered to the table with a very sweet glaze that wasn't mentioned on the menu. when this was brought up to the waiter, i was told that another would take 20 minutes to prepare.

any visitor to our wonderful city would be better served by spending their money at a place that appreciated the business. try any of the places on the strip leading up to the parkgrillbecause it is a dead end street.

good place. i go to the gatlinburg area at least once a year. parkgrillis one place i always try to go to. i usually get the same thing. ribeye with trout and a salad bar. good food. bloody mary's are good also. i think the pedler is associated with parkgrill, but parkgrillis better.

in march, 2013, i posted a review which was very critical of the park grill's identity crisis, including decor changes and per item pricing. tonight, i was very pleased to see it looking like a lodge again, rather than an asian fusion abomination. the only reminder was some of the oddly out of place white furniture. a side and salad were again included with entrees. menu additions, such as the cherry moonshine filet skewers were excellent. thanks for finding your soul again park grill. you're an old friend and we missed you.


-----30 mar, 2013-----

while the parkgrillis still capable of some of the best food in gatlinburg, our dining experience there was unsettling. this is a destination restaurant for my family, and this is the first time i've left wondering if i really need to go back. the decor is hideous. it looks like a pf chang blew up inside a national park lodge. the new menu equates to about the same amount spent, but it feels like patrons are being nickled and dimed to death. $4.99 for a common sweet potato?? come on! more than one diner in other parties seemed put off by having to order immediately, and by the salad bar no longer being included with entrees. for the first time ever, food was less than perfectly prepared. two meals were up to par, but one steak ordered rare was barely warmed, and the seasonal vegetables appeared nuked to oblivion. even our waitress seemed uptight and anticipating complaints. all in all, it's just not the parkgrillanymore. let's hope they can find a cure for this gastronomic schizophrenia before it's too late for the dear ole park.

disappointed. the parkgrillhas been our (my wife and me) favorite restaurant for many years...until valentine's day 2013. we had been recently and we were surprised to see they had gone away from the 'national park' motif that we loved so much. they decided on a more contemporary interior; did away with the cool shop with 'national park' type gifts; contemporary music; etc. now you have just another bland restaurant and there are several around that are better for the money.

...i would recommend parkgrillto anyone visiting gatlinburg. the steaks are amazingly flavorful and the rest of the food is superb.