7 Best Southern Restaurants near Lebanon

“I love going to The Lantern because of their delicious food, friendly staff, and cozy atmosphere! The seasonal menu changes keep things fresh, although it’s great that they keep certain items on the menu all year. I am always warmly greeted each time I walk through the door, the portions are very generous, and Adam (the chef/owner) is always so nice about coming out of the kitchen to make sure we are enjoying the food that day. This is definitely my “go to” lunch spot during the work week!“

“Lovely spot Great chicken salad & soup“

“We have not been back to this Cracker Barrel since our last bad experience. BUT tonight 5/31/2024. Halle was our server ❣️. Not only she was super busy she was attentive, smiled, courteous and gave super service KUDOS“

“This place was awesome ill be back“

“Got shrimp, wings, hush puppies, and fried okra. Definitely hit the spot ❤️“

“We always enjoy the food at Cracker Barrel. This past Saturday, we ate at the Shiloh, IL location. The service was terrible. Our waitress, Joya, stopped by our table to say she would be with us as soon as she finished with the table next to us. My husband & I knew what we wanted so when she took our order, we ordered our drinks and then told her we wanted an appetizer (loaded hashbrown tots) and we knew what we wanted for our meals. I ordered the cheesecake stuffed Pancakes and my husband ordered the steak & egg hashbrown casserole skillet meal. We got our drinks right away, and then waited about 20 minutes before she brought our meals out. When we asked about our appetizer, she said she was sorry and asked if we still wanted it. We said no. The skillet meal was missing the tomatoes & green onions on top and he was never asked if he wanted biscuits. She said she was sorry again and was "slacking in her duties". She brought out a tiny cup with about 3-4 pieces of tomato and a few pieces of onion. She still never offered biscuits. The couple next to us heard us talking about what we were missing & they got up & left before even getting their drinks. The couple behind us also had issues with items missing from their order because I saw them talking to her as she looked at her order book and then came back with food a few minutes later. We enjoy the food but may end up going to another location next time.“

“Golden Corral is a buffet so it is what it is. I wouldn't expect the atmosphere to be calm and peaceful, so, given the expected culture of such a restaurant it was actually well managed and maintained.
The steak was BETTER than I would've expected and the young man grilling and carving the meat was doing just fine at getting people what they wanted.
Overall, no complaints.“