Dancing Bear Lodge Townsend

Excellent service and delicious food. The waitress provided great recommendations and was so friendly and kind. Always a wonderful dining experience.

I'll be honest I was very disappointed. I will say the host and the female bartender were great! When we got to our table we waited about 5 minutes for our server to first come to the table and to be honest that should have been the first sign service was not going to be great. When he first came to the table. He asked if we wanted to order anything. We put in an order for an app and did not see him again until the app came out. At that point we were able to order our meal, but it would have been nice to have a server check on us. I'll be honest it's was just disappointing. I do expect a certain level of service at that price point and we did not recieve it . Other tables did seem to be receiving it but ours not so much. The food was good but I would not make the trek to Townsend again for mediocre service.

This was a wonderful find, the atmosphere, service, and food were absolutely amazing. The cocktails were delicious and the wine menu extensive. You have to try the espresso martini, the best I have ever had!!!

Everything was fantastic. The food, the drinks (the bartender made a special order drink for me that was no longer listed on the menu), the server and the wait staff, the ambience, etc. Highly recommend the Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro for anyone celebrating a special occasion. Can't wait to return.

Great time as always. Wife had trout and grits while I had chicken dish. Both were outstanding! Finished meal off with a doughnut bread pudding. Excellent!

The food & service was excellent! John as our waiter was perfect for the job! The dim light ambience was very nice. It was just a tiny bit too dim for me though. Just need a little bit brighter.

Highly recommend the Curry Pumpkin soup and the Joyce Farms Heritage Chicken were delicious.

Everything about this place is wonderful! Our favorite place to dine. Only complaint would be the LOUD and I mean LOUD talking and laughing coming from nearby table . They were so loud they drowned out the festive singers, singing Christmas carols! Couldn't hear singer at all!

Great food, wonderful service, and strolling musicians singing Christmas carols. One of our favorite places for Sunday brunch.

I love coming here for our wedding anniversary. The waiters are always amazing! The food was just as great. It's my favorite place to visit.

My wife and I live 6-7 minutes away, and have eaten here 20-25 times over the last 3 years. Historically we generally rate it 5 stars across the board, but our most recent visit fell short in a couple of areas. (1) Their menu is fairly limited and very rarely changes. At most top rated restaurants, I generally opt for a fish / seafood dish, and here the only fish option is usually the Trout & Grits (more below). What is puzzling is that every once in awhile they have for example a salmon or halibut dish that is stellar. Why they don't keep one of those options permanently on the menu is a mystery. In short, we would dine here much more frequently if they just had more choices, but they don't. (2) I've had the Trout & Grits 10-15 times. Early on it was easily a 5 star dish served in a cast iron skillet with some incredible flavors and substantial portions. Over time it started being served on a plate with seemingly less sauce, etc. Last night it missed on even more points. The presentation on the plate was lackluster, and was skimpy on the portions of grits, sauce, and other ingredients... even the trout seemed smaller than usual. Plus for the first time it had a rather unpleasant, strong fishy taste, presumably from the crawfish. Bottom line is that what used to be a 5 star dish was a 2 or 3 star dish at best at least this time. To be clear, we love the setting, ambiance and much of the food, but in some areas they seem to be backsliding, which hopefully will reverse itself.

One of our favorite places to eat! Everything is always perfect. Our server was amazing and the filet was cooked perfect and a amazing flavor!

My wife and our friends and family have enjoyed eating at Dancing Bear over the years. Our recent visit was no exception. Our waiter Scott was excellent. The food choices are always different and excellent.

The outside of the restaurant was beautiful the inside with the fireplace and the smell of the fireplace was extraordinary very romantic setting for my wife and I for a 30th anniversary the receptionist the bartender and our waiter done a phenomenal job very professional very kind. We will be going back.

Wonderful food and drinks. The nicest place to dine in Townsend, Tn. I always come when I'm in town.