11 Best Southern Restaurants in Cookeville

“Me and my son’s local favorite stop every week, great atmosphere with friendly people and the best smoked bbq around with lots of side items to choose from. The staff is fast and courteous with amazing prices for the portions of food you get. Kurtdaddy’s pork pit is one of the best around.“

“This review is for the management, not the personnel. They only follow rules and they were very friendly.
Picked up one of your pre-packaged items. There was one register open and it was busy and there were two people behind the counter and two empty registers I was terribly disappointed when I had to wait for no apparent reason.
I'm sure you have a reason for this, but does any of it take in consideration for your customers?“

“Fantastic food, atmosphere and service. We have a number of out of town friends who always want to go to Crawdaddy's when in Cookeville. Had a particularly positive experience with server, Peyton, recently.“

“The meatloaf was so tasty!“

“I always love places that provide a causal fine dining experience in a bar and grille setting. This place exceeded all expectations in that regard. My wife and dined at the bar . We felt like we were at our local pub but the level of service and quality of food including plate presentation said otherwise. The mushroom appetizer was soft subtle and the flavors were plenty. The Pork dish i had and the Tuna dish my wife had was perfection. The whiskey and bourbon selection was top notch. Definitely adding this place to our list of must dos when in town.“

“So glad to find you. Real food not frozen heated. Hard to find in some “home cooking”. Claimed places. Fried chicken breast was great.“

“Boast for HWY 70 BBQ to start off with the customer service was fantastic! The ladies here were so helpful with answering questions & making sure we got the perfect bbq sauce. I ordered the plate with 2 sides & got the shredded pork with the potato munchems & the potato salad. So the pork was very tender & cooked perfectly. The potato muchems are a fried cheesy tater tot. These weren’t my favorite but my friend Charity Cruz liked them. The potato salad was a bacon ranch mixture. I’m not really a fan of ranch but this was pretty good. I tried the vinegar based bbq & the sweet one. Out of the two I liked the sweeter one better. It was thicker as where the vinegar one was more liquified. My friend ordered the sliced shoulder with mac & cheese & green beans. It was very tender & flavored nicely. The mac & cheese was a little bland but had potential. The green beans were seasoned & cooked perfectly. She liked the vinegar bbq over the sweet one. Prices were reasonable & they give you a decent amount of food.“

“Dinner, 2 adults: Chicken Pot Pie, Tilapia & Shrimp 'blackened seasoning' over rice w/ alfredo sauce. Both fresh, delicious!! Typically order comfort food, no mistake on seafood here. Croissants, hot w/ butter, nice change from common breads. Dessert: Chocolate chip cookie w/ ice cream, fudge sauce-- missed the mark if you've ever had 'baked cookies' elsewhere. Server Gina, 'Way beyond good!!-- so thorough, friendly, fun. Plan to return.“

“Absolutely the best breakfast in town. So many items to choose from and the staff is beyond amazing. Even the managers are right up front helping everyone. And lastly, the price is so affordable“

“Complaint no app which made it easier tried to order thru their website I couldn't called resteraunt said app was turned off do to being to busy then she acted like she didn't know what she was doing my order wasn't good enough I've ordered on line alot way I work makes it convenient this is sad your resteraunt has stooped to this so I won't be ordering no more nor come in your establishment I'll order somewhere else that would luv my business“

“We go quite often. Love all the food.My favorite is roast beef,mashed potatoes with gravy, turnip greens ,,pintos and cornbread. My son has our Thanksgiving and Christmas cater plus many other times. It’s as delicious as as going to restaurant. Love all the food. Diane and Larry Vaughn Monterey,Tennessee“