Donna's Old Town Cafe
On the Corner from Historic Courthouse, 100 College St S, Madisonville
(423) 442-3304
Customers' Favorites
Fried Green Tomatoes with Chipotle
Garlic Pepper Steamed Veggies
Fried Chicken from Buffett
Salisbury Steak and Gravy
Fried Pickles with Ranch
Donuts and Small Cakes
Country Fried Steak
Vegetable and Fruit
Biscuits and Gravy
Skillet Apple Pie
Breakfast Platters
Carson Street Stack
Perfect golden pancakes served with a side of pure warm maple syrup, choice of applewood bacon, or country sausage.
Cherohala Light Start
Sourdough bread grilled to perfection, topped with Guacamole, two over med eggs, and sliced homegrown tomatoes.
French Toast
Sourdough bread battered, seasoned, and grilled to perfection. Choice of applewood bacon or country sausage.
Pistol Greek Omelettes
Western Omelette
Philly Steak Omelette
Ham and Cheese Omelette
Omelette with Toast
Spinach and Chicken Omelette
Vegetable Omelette
Breakfast Choices
Two Biscuits and Gravy
Fried Chicken Biscuit
Egg Sandwich
Hot Grits and Raisin Toast
Oatmeal and Raisin Toast
Country Ham Biscuit
Bacon and Egg Sandwich
Single Oatmeal
Bacon and Egg Biscuit
Sausage Biscuit
Bacon Biscuit
Ham Sandwich
Egg Biscuit
Ham and Egg Biscuit
Low Carb Breakfast
Eggs and Low Carb Toast
Two eggs any style with salsa and salt-cured country ham, country sausage, or applewood bacon.
Low Carb French Toast
Low carb bread battered, seasoned, and grilled. Choice of applewood bacon or country sausage.
Sugar Free Pancakes
Perfect golden low carb pancakes served with a side of pure sugar-free maple syrup, choice of applewood bacon, or country sausage.
Low Carb Breakfast Bowl
Three scrambled eggs with salsa and salt-cured country ham, country sausage, or applewood bacon.
Donna's Dinner Beef Entrees
Country Fried Steak
Hand-breaded cube steak fried golden and smothered with your choice of brown or white gravy. Served with choice of one side.
Seared Sirloin Beef Tips
Savory-aged sirloin tips served with sauteed peppers and onions. Mushrooms and brown gravy upon request. Served with choice of one side.
Certified Angus Beef Sirloin Steak
Tender sirloin steak (6 oz) seasoned and grilled to perfection. Served with choice of one side.
Chuck Burger Steak
A half-pound of delicious ground chuck seasoned and grilled to perfection, topped with caramelized onions or hand bread onion rings. Served with choice of one side.
Open Faced Roast Beef
Texas toast topped with tender warm roast beef and brown gravy. Served with choice of one side.
Donna's Dinner Seafood Entrees
White Fish Dinner
Your choice is grilled or fried white filets. Served with tartar sauce and choice of one side.
Donna's Dinner Chicken Entrees
Chicken Tender Platter
Hand-breaded chicken tenderloins fried golden with your choice side of honey mustard or BBQ sauce. Served with choice of one side.
Grilled Chicken Breast
Boneless tender chicken breast seasoned and grilled to perfection, with your choice of honey mustard or BBQ. Served with choice of one side.
Smoky Mountain Chicken
Marinated grilled chicken breast topped with crispy smoked bacon, sauteed mushrooms, Swiss cheese, onions, and BBQ. Served with choice of one side.
Old Federal Burgers and Sandwiches
Hiwassee Burger
A one-third pound chuck beef patty topped with mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickle. Served with seasoned fries or chips.
Sweetwater Depot Philly Steak
Grilled sirloin steak and onions with our unique seasoning and plenty of melted Swiss cheese loaded on a toasted hoagie roll with mayonnaise, peppers, and mushroom upon request. Served with seasoned fries or chips.
Courthouse Club
Oven-roasted turkey or ham with Swiss and American cheese, mayonnaise, lettuce, and bacon on grilled wheat. Served with seasoned fries or chips.
Craighead Cave Chipotle Grilled Chicken
Grilled or country-fried chicken breast loaded with Swiss cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and chipotle mayonnaise on a toasted bun. Served with seasoned fries or chips.
Donna's Double Melt
Our fresh ground beef seared patties are topped with Swiss cheese and sauteed onions grilled on rye bread. Served with seasoned fries or chips.
Donna's Famous Chicken Salad
Shredded chicken breast mixed with crisp apples and grapes. Served on toasted raisin bread or over a bed of lettuce. Served with seasoned fries or chips.
Sweetwater Depot Chicken
Grilled chicken and onions with our unique seasoning and plenty of melted Swiss cheese loaded on a toasted hoagie roll with mayonnaise peppers and mushroom upon request. Served with seasoned fries or chips.
Big AL Burger
A one-third pound chuck beef patty topped with American cheese, bacon, fried egg, and between a lightly glazed donut bun. Served with seasoned fries or chips.
Tandoori Naan Pizza
Oven-baked flatbread topped with sauce, cheese, and pepperoni. Served with seasoned fries or chips.
Ridgecrest Reuben
Shaved corned beef grilled with sauerkraut, melted Swiss cheese, and thousand islands, and grilled on thick toasted rye. Served with seasoned fries or chips.
Main Street Starters and Salads
Bowl of Soup
Served with 1 homemade cornbread muffin\ call for soups of day
Fried Pickles with Ranch
Loaded French Fries
Melted cheese and crispy bacon. Served with horseradish sauce or ranch.
Chef Salad
Fresh crisp lettuce topped with ham, Cheddar cheese, bacon, tomato, onion, and choice of housemade dressing.
Fried Green Tomatoes with Chipotle
House Salad
Blended fresh lettuces topped with tomatoes, Cheddar cheese, bacon, croutons, and choice of housemade dressing.
Grilled Chicken Salad
Romaine and iceberg lettuce tossed with craisins, pecans, and mandarin oranges. Choice of housemade dressings.
Healthy and Low Carb
Sirloin Steak (6 oz)
Grilled sirloin steak topped with grilled onions and served with steamed vegetables. Served with choice of one side.
Sandwich Club Wrap
Oven-roasted turkey and ham with Swiss and American cheese, mayonnaise, lettuce, and bacon on a lettuce wrap or low carb wrap. Served with pickles and choice of one side.
Turkey Burger
A one-third pound turkey with grilled peppers, onions, and mushrooms topped with Swiss cheese with seasoned steamed veggies. Served with choice of one side.
A La Carte
5 Fried Green Tomatoes
Single Bowl of Soup with Bread
Housemade Onion Rings
Mashed Potatoes
Seasoned Potato Chips
Fried Dill Pickles Chips
Steamed Vegetables
Fries
Baked Potato
Beverages
Iced Tea
Squeezed Lemonade
32 oz house made lemonade over the GOOD ICE!
Orange Juice
Gallon of Tea (To Go)
Buzz Tea
Milk
Hot Tea
Chocolate Milk
Hot Chocolate
Coffee
Apple Juice
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Recent Reviews
Everything we put in our mouths was fabulous! Fried chicken, catfish, meatloaf and real mashed potatoes! Veggie, salad bar excellent and have no words to express how delicious the cobbler and strawberry cake was!! Don’t pass it up, party of 4 all had the same opinion! Yummy!!
September 2025
Traveling through and stopped in for lunch. Every single item on the buffet was served hot and absolutely delicious. Service was awesome. Christian music playing was the “icing on the cake”. Will be back again. From Wears Valley, TN
September 2025
We have ate at Donna's for breakfast for 15 years we have enjoyed it. We decided to go to lunch today we did the buffet. I'm telling you if you want home cooking that TASTE southern and like mom or grandma made it this is the place. The fried chicken was PERFECTION, they had fried fish also looked lite n crispy, salsberry steaks homemade! All the sides were very good the fried green tomatoes were phenomenal! The salad bar was very fresh they had homemade...
September 2025