18 Best American Restaurants near Sweetwater

“It's one of the best diners I have eaten at in a while. They have a great breakfast selection, and the hamburgers 🍔 are the best, has quickly become a favorite place to eat, and are very affordable . Try the homemade onion rings they are really good.“

“Cute little shop with Delicious food. My favorite thing to order is their hot steamed ham and American cheese sub. I absolutely love how they make them and the customer service is top notch just as the food is too. And I love the decor. Thank you for always making such wonderful “

“Went today for the first time.. One word PERFECT. Took my wife for our anniversary. Flowers delivered to the table, great food, it's decorated like a hallmark card and the people were fantastic. Customers for life. Thank you for making our anniversary special.“

“I knew when I walked in and immediately heard Led Zeppelin that this would be an amazing restaurant, not only was I correct on this but the place exceeded my expectations, the waitress was funny and very kind, gave us more napkins without us even asking and refilled our drinks, this wonderful employee was Judy, the place allowed you to sit wherever you wanted which I loved because I dislike being seated near people and feeling like they are listening to me. The food was very amazing, the best pancakes I have had. I recommend this place greatly“

“The coldest beer in the county great atmospher new pools tables and easy place to unwind with new old friends. Nice.....music man“

“the food was delicious, fast to be on the table !! the order was 100% accurate and very tasty!! would give it a 10/10 a must stop if your in the area!! Nettie was an amazing server tell her we sent you!! I had the load3d baked potato and it was amazing!!“

“I am from Florida and searched from each town locally from where we are staying in Riceville to find that true southern cooking that makes you remember your family that is gone. This was THE place for my little family! We went 3 times in 1 week it was that good to where we didn't want to try out anything new after a lot of disappointment. They treat you like family and the food is so good and reasonably priced as well! We try to come as much as we can to TN and it will now be a part of our plans to come back to Donna's whether we are here for a weekend or 2 weeks.“

“This place is absolutely amazing. The service as well as the food is second to no one. Would recommend to anyone looking for great food while visiting Tennessee.“

“I’ve ate here several times food has always been delicious and staff very friendly. Awesome“

“we got the brisket. because it says that it is slow cooked for 23 hours. well if it was why was it tuff to chew up and hard to eat. 23 hours the brisket should have been very tender almost falling apart. I don't recommend the brisket at Michael's at all unless you like tuff chewy meat. I do not recommend. Michael's“

“12/19/25: Server Fenisha (sp) 5:45 pm. I have been by this location going to the post office so many times and just plain missed it. It next to but under the bridge level along the river bank. Across from the Fire Department. Very inviting look to it as you approach. We parked under the bridge curbside, and felt safe in the area. Walked maybe 100 feet. Entered technically from the back into the bar area. Very warm friendly folks, not loud, big vintage chairs at the table we sat at looking out the massive beautiful windows. The restrooms are through the other side of the dinning room which is not far away, lots of history on the way back to look at. The tables in the dinning room were so intimate and quaint, the gas fireplace was on and it was perfect. We will be back to sit in that room, we just didnt want to jump ship on our server that night. The menu which is on their sites is very inviting, and price pointed far better then most. The taste was on point and the helping sizes were fairly large. It was a much-needed night out to go hide from our lives for a couple hours. We enjoyed it and we will be back, probably together, and bringing friends on occasion. I love the history of the longest running family business in the town, and the town itself. Another Tennessee gem, I give it 4.5 stars only gripe I had was they were out of shrimp and the pineapple cake. LOL Thank you team, we will update this as we visit in the future.“

“I forgot to praise the peach milkshakes. OUTSTANDING. Try it and see. If you like peaches you definitely won't be disappointed“

“Everything, great food, service and friendly atmosphere“

“We came in because of the Halloween festival going on downtown. Atmosphere inside was a little more dull/boring than we expected from a brewery. TV in the dining room is turned off , there wasn’t any music playing or anything, and the young man who seated us didn’t seem too excited to be there. Our actual server and the food were amazing and overall the experience was good. We will be back to give it another try. If you come before 4:00 pm the lunch menu has a few extra really well priced items. I recommend the hot pretzel and the cold cut, although everything we had was really tasty.“

“Stopped in for a quick meal on our way through town. Walking through the front door, we were greeted with hellos, laughter, smiling, and an overall happy vibe. We seated ourselves in a booth along the grill. We were promptly served our coffee. The waitress was a happy soul. You could tell the staff got along great. The local customers were chatting it up with one another. Wow, if all businesses had this down home feel... wouldn't the world be a better place. The food was on point. The restrooms were clean. What more could you ask for? Stop in, and don't forget to give them a good review, this waffle house is the best in America!

Kid-friendliness: Perfectly kid friendly“

“The crabs were over cooked and the oil needs to be changed
UPDATED: ordered fish, chicken amd lobster rolls. The fish seems to be better quality than before. The oil was clean amd the food was perfect cooked. The chicken tenders are now hand breaded and nice portions. Some of the best tenders in town actually! The lobster rolls were minced but flavored okay. The fried okra was surprisingly great. Overall this restaurant has improved drastically.“

“Many times I have been to Jay's to dine, and take-out. I'm addicted to his fabulous menu. Today I tried his smoked chicken, OMG what a dish!“