Don't get me wrong, the food is decent enough. If you're old and don't like seasoning, this place is perfectly fine and reasonably priced. Veggies (I had the green beans and the corn) were bland. Canned and boiled in unsalted water is my assessment. The potato salad was actually pretty good. The fried chicken wasn't terrible... A little dry, but probably because it was towards the last hour of the lunch rush. But again, pretty bland. The catfish was standard-issue cafeteria-style catfish. Nothing terribly special, but not bad. Service was great, friendly folks, and lots of seating even though they were pretty busy. To be fair, I'm comparing the food to what I've had in Athens (Food for the Soul) and Watkinsville (Rachel's,). If your choices are limited and you live in Ila, Ila Restaurant is probably perfectly fine. But I wouldn't recommend the 20-30 minute drive from Athens over the other options.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Banana Pudding
WillBrittany Pannell
Food was amazing. The young man taking our order was kind
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Gilbert Nichols
My wife and I stopped in this restaurant just minutes before they closed for the day and they allowed us to enjoy the food. We were traveling back to Florida from North Carolina that day and we wanted to bypass Atlanta’s screwed up traffic issues. Ila is a little town but Jackie, the restaurant owner, was very friendly and gracious.
They didn’t have wheelchair accommodations or handicap assistance bars in the bathroom for men, unfortunately.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sandy England
It's getting harder and harder to find a place with decent chicken livers but this place delivers CONSISTENTLY. Very,VERY good.
If you're looking for a good country, cooking, friendly Hometown people, and a casual buffet environment, great place to stop.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brandon Archer
Best food around
Parking: The food is so good it stays busy
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pecan Pie, Fish Popcorn Shrimp Coleslaw Corn Cornbread Muffins Cheesecake and a Coke Ila Restaurant Buffet, Chocolate Cake, Banana Pudding, Bacon & Egg Sand, Gravy Biscuit, Bacon or Sausage, Apple Cobbler, Home Fries, Pancake Breakfast, Grits Gravy, Pancake and Smoke Links
Keith Brant
Very sweet lady took my order and provided condiments, napkins and utensils . My food came out super fast was hot and delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emily Winkler
The Dressing and gravy was so good it reminded me of Granny’s and the rolls were great.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sathya Palani
After hunting many restaurants in Halifax I landed here. . All food items are tasty and I would definitely recommend this place. if you are longing for South Indian food this place is must try
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Madison Taylor
This is the second time i have. Found a hair in my food.Then the server commented on how much my little cousin was eating .
We had never been able to dine here, but decided Saturday morning at 9:30a would be a great time. Unfortunately we waited over an hour and left before our breakfast was ever ready. Manager must have taken the day off. Why else would you allow your kitchen staff to be more worried about getting the lunch buffet prepared and fully stocked before an entire restaurant full of people have been served breakfast at 9:30-10:30am? We will not be back. The only thing I can say is our server was quite pleasant and kept our coffee full and apologized several times.
Service: 1
cristina currie
Very coy try style dining. Quite popular.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Margaret Reedy
A small town restaurant with great food. I had a sausage biscuit and potato fries. The biscuit was bigger then most hamburgers and the sausage pattie was just as big and tasted great!! The potato fries were perfect
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish Popcorn Shrimp Coleslaw Corn Cornbread Muffins Cheesecake and a Coke Ila Restaurant Buffet, Chocolate Cake, Banana Pudding, Bacon or Sausage, Home Fries, Club Sandwich, Pancake and Smoke Links
E Brown
Great small town place with good country style food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Crystal Lord
Service was very nice & friendly. The food was very delicious.
Don't get me wrong, the food is decent enough. If you're old and don't like seasoning, this place is perfectly fine and reasonably priced.
Veggies (I had the green beans and the corn) were bland. Canned and boiled in unsalted water is my assessment. The potato salad was actually pretty good.
The fried chicken wasn't terrible... A little dry, but probably because it was towards the last hour of the lunch rush. But again, pretty bland.
The catfish was standard-issue cafeteria-style catfish. Nothing terribly special, but not bad.
Service was great, friendly folks, and lots of seating even though they were pretty busy.
To be fair, I'm comparing the food to what I've had in Athens (Food for the Soul) and Watkinsville (Rachel's,). If your choices are limited and you live in Ila, Ila Restaurant is probably perfectly fine. But I wouldn't recommend the 20-30 minute drive from Athens over the other options.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Banana Pudding
Food was amazing. The young man taking our order was kind
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
My wife and I stopped in this restaurant just minutes before they closed for the day and they allowed us to enjoy the food. We were traveling back to Florida from North Carolina that day and we wanted to bypass Atlanta’s screwed up traffic issues. Ila is a little town but Jackie, the restaurant owner, was very friendly and gracious.
They didn’t have wheelchair accommodations or handicap assistance bars in the bathroom for men, unfortunately.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It's getting harder and harder to find a place with decent chicken livers but this place delivers CONSISTENTLY. Very,VERY good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pecan Pie, Fried Chicken Livers Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
If you're looking for a good country, cooking, friendly Hometown people, and a casual buffet environment, great place to stop.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best food around
Parking: The food is so good it stays busy
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pecan Pie, Fish Popcorn Shrimp Coleslaw Corn Cornbread Muffins Cheesecake and a Coke Ila Restaurant Buffet, Chocolate Cake, Banana Pudding, Bacon & Egg Sand, Gravy Biscuit, Bacon or Sausage, Apple Cobbler, Home Fries, Pancake Breakfast, Grits Gravy, Pancake and Smoke Links
Very sweet lady took my order and provided condiments, napkins and utensils . My food came out super fast was hot and delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The Dressing and gravy was so good it reminded me of Granny’s and the rolls were great.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
After hunting many restaurants in Halifax I landed here. . All food items are tasty and I would definitely recommend this place. if you are longing for South Indian food this place is must try
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is the second time i have. Found a hair in my food.Then the server commented on how much my little cousin was eating .
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
We had never been able to dine here, but decided Saturday morning at 9:30a would be a great time. Unfortunately we waited over an hour and left before our breakfast was ever ready. Manager must have taken the day off. Why else would you allow your kitchen staff to be more worried about getting the lunch buffet prepared and fully stocked before an entire restaurant full of people have been served breakfast at 9:30-10:30am? We will not be back. The only thing I can say is our server was quite pleasant and kept our coffee full and apologized several times.
Service: 1
Very coy try style dining. Quite popular.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
A small town restaurant with great food. I had a sausage biscuit and potato fries. The biscuit was bigger then most hamburgers and the sausage pattie was just as big and tasted great!! The potato fries were perfect
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish Popcorn Shrimp Coleslaw Corn Cornbread Muffins Cheesecake and a Coke Ila Restaurant Buffet, Chocolate Cake, Banana Pudding, Bacon or Sausage, Home Fries, Club Sandwich, Pancake and Smoke Links
Great small town place with good country style food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Service was very nice & friendly. The food was very delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pecan Pie
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