9 Best American Restaurants near Rocky Mount

“Great food at affordable prices! Wonderful staff as well! Gotta try the hamburger steak!“

“great food great people old school truck stop“

“We went to the Ally Cat for drinks and dinner on Saturday. Cant say enough good things about our visit! Food was great (fried baloney sandwich and the dorito taco salad) and the beer selection was awesome! Jessica at the bar was awesome as well! Great vibes! We will be back!“

“Good food friendly staff and very attentive to the customer“

“We visited on May 17th 2026, and our server Taylor was awesome!! She was incredibly nice and attentive, and even the manager was nice and honest about food being a bit delayed, which we didn't mind!!
Definitely the best Applebee's experience I've had so far visiting :) We've been unlucky with servers in the past, but Taylor was incredible!“

“Stopped at Bojangles in Rocky Mount while up here in the Virginia mountains and this may honestly be one of the best Bojangles experiences I’ve ever had. The place was clean, the staff was genuinely friendly, and the food came out fast and fresh like it was straight out of a commercial. The biscuits were perfect, the fries were crispy, and the chicken had that legendary Bojangles crunch that makes you question every other fast food place 😆

What really stood out though was the atmosphere. There’s just something about grabbing hot Bojangles in the mountains after a long drive that hits different. Everybody working there seemed to actually care, which is getting rare these days. You could tell the team took pride in what they were doing.

If you’re anywhere near Rocky Mount and craving comfort food, sweet tea, and a little Southern happiness, this Bojangles absolutely delivers. 10/10. Would happily drive out of the way to stop here again.“

“I went to this restaurant, The 77, back about seven years ago, on the day my dad had a heart attack. I had been friends with the small-town family owners—my kind of people. I think they get mixed up and serve people out of order but no eatery is scientifically precise with sequential ’order up.’ The owner is older now anyhow, but she’s a doll. I knew a server there years ago that I haven’t seen her since, but her kids I think go there with their teams. Everybody knows everybody in town so they don’t take kindly to strangers, especially if you’re trying to pay with a credit card. I embarrassed my wife with a visa on several occasions and that time my mom’s cousin Jenny took out her card, she said, “Electronic for the exact amount,” and the server looked at her…she wasn’t angry, but she wasn’t happy neither. I didn’t like that. But it was a Friday, seafood night and the fried guppies always turn my frown upside down and never turn my stomach. Only fish I can eat is at 77.
The atmosphere, the home cooking, the country love is so thick u can sink your milk teeth into it like the fresh biscuits the cook whips up on Sunday after church. I even saw the cook walking on campus. Like whaaa? I asked him about it, he said, “What’s the problem about walking on campus after work?” I couldn’t help myself y’all . I looked at him a little funny with my chin down and eyes up, like ’really’ and thought he might think I was looking at him like I was the weird one. But I wasn’t the one walking on campus although I might as well have been. I don’t even think he knew Kevin Kleeber or the other co-eds.
Kleeber n my family and I weren’t close. My family is generally unkind, but not so much with strangers. Speaking of strangers, Years ago, my family.. Papa specifically, before we was dining with the angles, (bless his heart), well papa ordered the country steak; we ordered the beans cooked in water; Dana ordered the ‘crawdady cottage cheese’ . I had the Hush Guppies of course cooked rare. Paying with a check was an option or so we presumed, but my check, written and signed with tip added was soppy… had something on it cause the table was sticky after dinner, naturally. The server said they wouldn’t accept because it was greasy. But turned out it wasn’t sauce, nor was it grease! it was a little bit of my homemade lotion, (which I am selling, by the way). the check actually wasn’t even my own check..I should have known better, #hindsight2020 lol. Guess whose check it was…locals know….freakin. Trevin. Pleaver’s. Mhmm, mark my word y’all.…how’d I get my paws on Trev’s paper yer wondering? Kinda an accident, kinda not ;) I’ll give you a hint. Campus ;) I know I’m the worst.“

“Ordered for the first time tonight. Very impressed everything was great. We’ve been on the hunt for a truly spicy burger & their Habanero Burger was it! Will return!“

“We didn't visit but we got their milk at Food City in Dayton TN. Our regular brand of A2 milk was sold out and I spotted their milk in a glass bottle so we tried it. My husband says it's thicker and really liked it. I didn't realize until he used it up that it was A2 or I would have had some myself. I wish they were close by so I could purchase more of their products!“