6 Best Southern Restaurants near Mount Laurel

“Looking for a nice place that's family friendly and not loud? Cracker Barrel is like being invited over for a nice southern style meal, home made and with love. Also check out their store for novelties and nice treats.“

“We used Carolyn's Kitchen for our baby shower last weekend and the food was very tasty. Carolyn had good communication leading up to the event and worked with us to make a custom menu. On the day of the event she arrived a little late for set up, but the guests didn't notice. Her and her son were kind and served our guests buffet style. We would definitely use her catering services again. We ordered rasta pasta, wings (jerk and lemon pepper), Mac and cheese egg rolls, plantain cups (vegan), and garden salad. Carolyn and her son packed up the food and then laid out the dessert cups: peach cobbler and banana pudding. My husband is still talking about the peach cobbler. Everything was delicious!“

“Me and my friends visited for the first time today. Food was amazing, service was great and friendly and oh my goodness, the corn bread, left me speechless.“

“First time at a Golden Corral. I have to say it was good. I didn't know what to expect but the process was simple. We came for lunch and we explained we had never been there so the woman up front said lunch was being served. She asked if we wanted to order steaks as lunch doesn't have AYCE steak so we did. Very affordable. We also ordered our drinks as well ahead of time as we were told we would get a server which was unexpected.

Cost was $50 for 2 adults even though my son was with me, he is 13, and that's an adult price but only a $1 or so more than kid pricing. This includes the 2 steaks (cooked medium) and 2 drinks (lemonade). We were sat immediately and waited for our server. We explained we were 1st timers and she gave us the rundown. Very helpful. She said she would be back with our drinks and get our steaks cooked to order. We went up the the buffet and checked out the offerings.

He was happy to find mac and cheese, French Fries, cheeseburgers and hotdogs while I was happy to find pork, chicken, steamed broccoli, meatloaf and mashed potatoes. I was skeptical about the broccoli but it was fresh and delicious the meatloaf was flavorful but I wish it was a little more dense to hold it's shape but good anyways. The mashed potatoes were well seasoned and very delicious. I was again surprised. The 2nd trip up we looked around more and saw everything that they had to offer. I wish I tried the chili but I grabbed some roasted chicken, zucchini and pot roast with veggies. Again everything was well seasoned.

The waitress came over with our steaks just as we sat down. I will say my son's steak was cooked perfectly medium. Mine on the other hand was definitely well done. It still was tender just overcooked for my preference. I did not complain or send back as that's just not my style. I tried the steak with the golden corral branded steak sauce and was happy thay the sauce was similar to A1 which is a plus in my book. The steak didn't need the sauce but it was a welcome addition. After this plate we were getting full so desert was on the menu. Both hand scooped and soft serve are available. The hand scooped you need to ask for assistance. My son really like it and the soft serve was good as well.

My overall thought are the steaks need to be cooked at the temperature ordered. Offer other pasta options. There was 1 baked ziti option that I saw and 2 rice options. Having other pasta options would be great especially since they had bourbon chicken which could have paired with a lo mein noodle instead of white rice. Having a mixed veggie option instead or in addition to the broccoli would be appreciated. I would also liked to have seen an option for serve your own fountain drinks. That was unusual in my opinion to have to have a server bring that when you self serve yourself everything else. Also the tipping is weird for the server. I paid first and ate after but on the receipt it shows tip amounts. I paid with a debit card however if I wanted to leave a tip it seemed like I would need to leave cash, which I did however it would be nice to have another option and I wasn't sure how to do that after eating.

We will be back to try breakfast on the weekends or dinner as we enjoyed the overall experience and value.“

“Very friendly & helpful people“

“It's a great location, and atmosphere friendly! Shows are a big plus and party with DJ/s all are a great time out with dinner and drinks in New Jersey!! Great Job!“