I came to obviously eat but also kill some time. To my surprise this specific A&W has that old school drive in type of ordering. The California locations that I used to go to didn't have this setup. Food is made fresh and hot. We really enjoyed the hamburgers and fries. If you come here be sure to order their root beer.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ed Kincaid
Don't see A&W much anymore. The food was great and the root beer float was as I remembered as a young man. Thank you for a enjoyable lunch
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Carl Graddy
Road Trips and Good Times.
I grew up in a small Midwest town that had an old-school A&W Root Beer stand right in the center of town. It was the hangout spot after football games and Saturday night cruises on Main St., and to this day A&W is still one of my favorite root beers.
Most of my family now lives in Knoxville, TN, and when I drive up from Florida, I take backroads just to enjoy small-town America. Years ago on one of those drives, I stumbled across Madisonville, TN, which still has an original A&W drive-in. I didn’t even hesitate to stop in because I knew the root beer was going to be great as always.
Ever since, it’s become a tradition. Every trip to Knoxville includes a stop at this A&W, even if I fly in. My family teases me for making a 50-minute drive “just” for root beer, but once they get a sip, they understand. I always leave with two gallon jugs, and somehow it’s never enough once everyone starts asking for a “little taste”.
My nephew and I like to take “road trips” whenever we’re together, and one of our recent adventures was the drive from Knoxville to Madisonville. After he tried the fresh root beer straight from the tap, he smiled and said, “Road trips and good times.” Couldn’t have said it better myself.
If you ever find yourself about an hour south of Knoxville on 441, take time to stop and treat yourself to some truly delicious, classic A&W Root Beer. It’s worth the drive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jessi Baker
Fresh, fast and delicious 😋. Probably the best onion rings I've ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Float, Burger
Wally W
The burgers, fries & Root beer was great!!
Recommended dishes: Fries, Float, Burger
Joel Segar
We take a road trip to come here once a month. It's a nostalgic roadside car hop restaurant. Eating here brings back memories of our childhood. Good food, good service and good value for the money.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Heather Price
I had not seen an A & W since I was little, so this definitely brought back memories. We stopped in for desserts (root beer float, hot fudge cake, and oreo swirl) and were very happy with everything. We will be making this our after golf tradition.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brent
Awesome onion rings, chili & papa burger !!! And of course A&W Root Beer makes it even more special...
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Float, Burger, Hamburger, Chili, Papa
Amanda Carroll
I ordered a BLT and it had miracle whip on it instead of mayonnaise. I almost called the cops.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Chocolate Shake, Hot Fudge Cake, Fries, Float
Delicious and fresh!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I came to obviously eat but also kill some time. To my surprise this specific A&W has that old school drive in type of ordering. The California locations that I used to go to didn't have this setup. Food is made fresh and hot. We really enjoyed the hamburgers and fries. If you come here be sure to order their root beer.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Don't see A&W much anymore. The food was great and the root beer float was as I remembered as a young man. Thank you for a enjoyable lunch
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Road Trips and Good Times.
I grew up in a small Midwest town that had an old-school A&W Root Beer stand right in the center of town. It was the hangout spot after football games and Saturday night cruises on Main St., and to this day A&W is still one of my favorite root beers.
Most of my family now lives in Knoxville, TN, and when I drive up from Florida, I take backroads just to enjoy small-town America. Years ago on one of those drives, I stumbled across Madisonville, TN, which still has an original A&W drive-in. I didn’t even hesitate to stop in because I knew the root beer was going to be great as always.
Ever since, it’s become a tradition. Every trip to Knoxville includes a stop at this A&W, even if I fly in. My family teases me for making a 50-minute drive “just” for root beer, but once they get a sip, they understand. I always leave with two gallon jugs, and somehow it’s never enough once everyone starts asking for a “little taste”.
My nephew and I like to take “road trips” whenever we’re together, and one of our recent adventures was the drive from Knoxville to Madisonville. After he tried the fresh root beer straight from the tap, he smiled and said, “Road trips and good times.”
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
If you ever find yourself about an hour south of Knoxville on 441, take time to stop and treat yourself to some truly delicious, classic A&W Root Beer. It’s worth the drive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fresh, fast and delicious 😋. Probably the best onion rings I've ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Float, Burger
The burgers, fries & Root beer was great!!
Recommended dishes: Fries, Float, Burger
We take a road trip to come here once a month. It's a nostalgic roadside car hop restaurant. Eating here brings back memories of our childhood. Good food, good service and good value for the money.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
I had not seen an A & W since I was little, so this definitely brought back memories. We stopped in for desserts (root beer float, hot fudge cake, and oreo swirl) and were very happy with everything. We will be making this our after golf tradition.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Awesome onion rings, chili & papa burger !!! And of course A&W Root Beer makes it even more special...
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Float, Burger, Hamburger, Chili, Papa
I ordered a BLT and it had miracle whip on it instead of mayonnaise. I almost called the cops.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Chocolate Shake, Hot Fudge Cake, Fries, Float
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The A&W Root beer float was great
We didn’t know there were A&W’s open and we were so excited! I had a large vanilla cone! I will definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love coming here, have to stop everytime on my way back from Gatlinburg/pigeon forge to get the root beer floats, they are the best!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wonderful service and great rootbeer
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Not too many of these left the one in Newport is not as good as this location love the root beer floats and cheese curds
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
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