tupelo honey cafe

disappointed. huge let down. i have heard so many good things about this resturant and finally got to try it tonight for mother's day. so disappointed. we were sat promptly and the server was very informative and friendly, however that is where the positives stopped. the manger on duty who i found outs name was beth was sorting the orders as they came up being an open kitchen and all was visable not only did we get to see her awful attitude to her employees but we were able to see the fact that she was picking up dropped food from the counter and placing it back on the plates and rearranging the food with her bare hands... even better she did it twice after she licked her fingers and once after she rubbed her face nose included with both hands. i watched the food like a hawk and she didn't touch my family's the server was given it directly from the kitchen staff who were gloved and seemed to be working properly. we picked at our food the burger was horrible and very dry certainly not worth the price the mac ncheesewas dry and not what's expected at all my daughters burger was crispy it was so over cooked. the only thing worth eating was the salad and the bacon off the burgers. i had looked so forward to trying this resturant and it was such a huge let down!

chattanooga tn location

the service was attentive and the server knowledgeable. i had a very delicious cocktail with lavender in it- very different and very good. the omelette with salmon and creamcheesewas fantastic. i like this place. they take comfort food and add an interesting twist.

went into tupelo honey today for a salad that i have gotten a couple of times recently and really loved. the service is always terribly slow but i was craving the salad so i decided to ignore the usual slow service. this salad in the past has been around 15 dollars with a drink which isn't cheap but it's typically good. i get it today and the salad is half the size and only has half a chicken breast on it. i say something to the waiter and he says they got new bowls but it's the same size. i finish the salad which i've never done before and am still hungry. definitely not the same size. they also charged me for the goatcheesewhich i'm not usually charged for because all the other salads come with it. they also charged me for an extra dressing. my bill was a little over $18 dollars for a side salad with half a chicken breast. needless to say i won't be going back.

gave it a try. it was ok but not all that. we got the pimentocheeseand chips appetizer, and i got the grilled chicken sandwich with sweet potato fries. the sandwich was good but my fries were cold. since i ate the yummy biscuit they brought out before the appetizer, i didn't complain about the fries being cold.
the grilled chicken sandwich and the pre-dinner biscuit were the best part of our dining experience.

great experience.. came on a monday night for dinner with a friend and was seated immediately. our server was very friendly and attentive, quick with suggestions about the menu and explanations of new items (the menus have recently been redone, but as this was my first visit i couldn't tell you the differences).

we had the fried green tomatoes starter, which came on a bed of the goatcheesegrits. heaven on a plate, seriously.

to help balance that out a little i ordered a veggie plate, choosing the mashed cauliflower, black-eyed peas, and asparagus. it came with a biscuit on the side - a bit dense for a biscuit, but with a good flavor and some excellent blueberry jam and real tupelo honey for toppings. everything was wonderful, even my leftovers when reheated the next day. it was nice to have a slightly healthier version of down home cooking with fresh options available (even though the asparagus was likely the only healthy thing on my plate, as anything as tasty as the mashed cauliflower has to have some unhealthy things added in to make it taste that good!). i'll definitely be back!

very good experience on saturday afternoon with my wife! we enjoyed it the food was fresh and tasty as well as plentiful portion wise. it was clean and new. the value was good. the staff was polite and informative about the menu and gave suggestions on choices. our waiter had two other servers assisting him we never had to wait very long for service. we were seated almost immediately and were pleased with that too . we started with the tupelo chicken wings and they were fresh large and tasty,sweet but not spicy. we both had soup and sandwiches for our entree. i enjoyed the fried chicken blt and cheesy onion cream soup. hearty and delicious. my wife had tomato soup and the uptown grill two kinds of grilledcheesesandwich. havarti and cheddar. we will be back often i am sure of that! we plan to bring our out of town guests who visit. parking was not hard nor to difficult to find. many downtown restaurants are much harder to find accessible parking.

went on a friday night and the were very busy , but service was good . the trout was awesome and full of flavor. my husband had the grilledcheese& onion bisque soup and he thought it had tons of flavor !

must try!!!. during a recent visit to chattanooga a friend recommended that we visit tupelo honey cafe. both the food & service were great! if you visit them, you must try the homemade pimentocheese& tortilla chips first, then go for the root beer molasses glazed pork tender w/smoked jalapeno sauce & green apple salsa. don't like root bear? don't let that stop you. no root beer taste at all!!!

great experience. went with my husband on a saturday nite about 7:45. we were told there would be a 30 minute wait, and then after about 5 minutes we were offered seats at the bar looking into the kitchen, which we gladly took. interacting with the kitchen staff was fun, and they even gave us some samples. i had the shoo grilled cheese, have mercy with the cheesy onion bisque. my husband had the meatloaf with mac andcheeseand asparagus. the food was delicious! the biscuits were really good too. i will say we tried two of the cocktails, a pimm's and the benton's bacon manhattan, and weren't that impressed.

i was kind of nervous about going since i read some really bad reviews on here, but our visit was great. we will be returning soon as there were a lot of menu items i wanted to try. this place will definitely be my favorite for a little while.

just ok. i gave this a thumbs down. it wasn't outright bad, but i was excited about this place and it paled in comparison to some of the other eateries around town. between us we tried the tomato soup, scallops, fried green tomatoes, and the pimentocheeseand havarti sandwich. my favorite item was a piece of pickled okra that came as a garnish.

finally!! thc!!!. i finally made it to my beloved tupelo. the grand opening madness lasted much too long. getting a seat in under than 30 minutes has been near impossible since they opened. needles to say, this place has become an instant favorite (as expected). so my first visit was with my mother. we were sat in the big comfy chairs by the kitchen (like billvol). i hadn't even looked over my menu 2 minutes before our server walked by with a tray of dirty dishes that she tripped and literally crashed all over me. hey, no worries. i needed extra blueberry jam anyway (she was very sweet and couldn't have apologized more and i told her my story about the time i spilled an entire oval trey of hot sake and sapporo all over a woman who had just come from a funeral....i mean in the grand scheme of things her incident was a dribble in the hot grease compared to my chemical war bomb. not a big deal. we restaurant folk gotta have each others backs even when we're not in restaurants anymore :) so my mom and i ordered and shared the misse's asheville veggie melt with their tomato soup, a side of grits, rosemary peach tea, and pecan pie for desert. of course we asked for the biscuits and blueberry jam and honey (complimentary btw and limitless). their biscuits are really great. they are simple and savory. the outside is nearly crunchy with a fluffy and lightly dense inside. the sandwich was open face, hot, and wonderful. with as many people that pack the place, tupelo is excellent at getting food out fast and hot. don't ever expect a long wait. if you do encounter a long wait here, better grab your waiter because that's not normal. the soup was just like i remembered, the grits were *bite my knuckles* amazing and i could drink them in my screw top coffee mug in the morning and be happy forever, and the pecan pie was warm, rich, and perfectly satisfying. don't forget the rosemary peach tea! uhg. rosemary peach tea. like, genius. our server was very sweet, accommodating (even in the rush madness and spilling of things). had a delicious and memorable first of many visits at my favorite restaurant in all of chattanooga. (p.s., glad you had a better experience, bill! i knew you would be a fan!!)


-----20 sep, 2013-----

billvoll: cheese. they have havarti, gorgonzola, cheddar, and the oh so lovely, pimento. the only thing i can think of on their menu that has goatcheeseirrevocably amalgamated is the grits which are absolute divinity. give them another shot (ask if you can taste the grits and they will bring you out a ramekin. i promise you they don't ooze goat cheese. it's very subtle). this place is way too tasty to turn your nose up to because of one type of cheese. and try the rosemary peach lemonade. haunts my dreams how good it is. you will be a hipster before you know it ;)


-----19 sep, 2013-----

goat cheese..... if you don't like goat cheese, ask. for. it. off. what!!?! what a novel idea!!! can't wait to go here. went to the asheville location and the food and service was fantastic. food and atmosphere for every genre of society (not just hipsters, but hipsters rule so let's just establish that right now).

had the fried chicken blt sandwich and it was amazing.
also loved their onioncheesesoup!
service was good
good environment
and good value for your money

my husband and i had been looking forward to visiting tupelo honey since several of our friends had given it rave reviews. we arrived around 8:00 on a sunday night. the restaurant was crowded but we were able to sit inside immediately. i noticed that we were closer to other tables than i was used to but chalked that up to the homey, southern kitchen atmosphere. my husband went to wash his hands and in the couple of minutes he was gone, i realized how loud it was and that whatever conversations we hoped to have that evening would be impossible. a server never came by so when the hubs returned to the table, we headed to the bar.
we first ordered the pimentocheeseappetizer. it was barely warm and a tolerable representation of the dish that really was a melted glom of cheddar cheese. the barely warm presentation was unfortunately a theme for the rest of the evening. the vegetable plate caught my eye and i went with the sesame seed asparagus, turnip greens, and macaroni and cheese. my husband chose the meatloaf. as i said the restaurant was busy, however a 30 minute wait on main courses that required minimal preparation was frustrating. to top that off, it came out luke warm as if it may have been hot a couple hours ago but had been basking in the rays of a heat lamp since then. my husband said the meatloaf had a good flavor but the tepid temp dampened his enthusiasm. my turnip greens came out in a bath of soy sauce. i tried to salvage them by removing them from their bowl but a lot of the damage was done. the asparagus was also drowning in sesame oil and seeds. the macaroni was uninspiring for a girl who grew up on grandma's home made concoction.

some good parts, some meh. our group of 8 girls tried out the new location of the tupelo honey cafe in chattanooga, tn last night. for some reason, i thought it wouldn't be as classy as it is, it's really a very nice place, and while it has a laid back vibe, it's attached to a very posh boutique shopping mall. inside, the tables aren't too close together and the noise level is low, great for talking. they also have these upholstered chairs and a short bar right by the kitchen if you want to be near the action. be prepared to wait before you can see any of this however; after being told it was a 45-minute wait at 6:15, we waited a little over an hour for a table large enough, but then things really cleared out about 8:00. you can reserve a table ahead of time, but only for parties of 10 or more (and i was thinking around 7:30 that maybe we should have done that.)

our server was kind and even took the time to take a picture of us all. and the long-awaited biscuits were as good as advertised. they come with some tupelo honey and one of their branded jams, which i think was blueberry. these come complementary to the table as the bread service. i ordered a garlic chicken dish and was much more enthralled with my sides than the chicken. while the peach bourbon sauce was tasty, the chicken itself was kind of tasteless. there were three small palm-size filets and i ate 1 & 1/2 of them. the mac &cheesehowever was decadent and the asparagus with swiss chard had a great crisp bright taste. on other plates, the fried okra was above average, the home fries off the breakfast menu (served all day) were amazing, and there were reports of good bacon, nutty fried chicken and shrimp & grits from other quarters.

i would love to come back and try other dishes--a trout with capers and some shrimp tacos sounded good. it would be a great place to visit and try out their extensive drink menu and some appetizers, and our waiter almost had us tempted with offers of root beer, cheerwine or nehi floats, and i'd bet they do a decent pecan pie and banana pudding as well, which were also options.