Top 8 Restaurants for Your Girls’ Trip in the Smokies

Whether your girlfriend group comes to the Smokies for a special occasion, or just to kick back, the whole crew will love exploring these diverse eateries. 

Special Occasion Elegance

The Appalachian

Reserve the “Chef’s Table” experience. The chef curates a five-course meal for you, walking you through each course. Watch the culinary magic happen from your seats with a kitchen view. 

The Greenbrier

The setting: A luxurious mountain lodge. The menu: Steaks, venison, duck, salmon, and lobster. The Greenbrier is famed for specialty cocktails and extensive spirits and wine lists, so come early to enjoy a drink. 

Unique Dining Experiences

Gaucho Urbano

Servers come to your table bearing skewers of beef, lamb, chicken, sausages, and pork. When you’re ready for more, your server is back for seconds and beyond. This Brazilian-style meal includes hot and cold bars loaded with sides, exotic cheeses and made-from-scratch salads. 

The Melting Pot

Fondue is the most interactive dining experience in the Smokies! Dip tasty morsels in cheeses, sauces, broths and oils. Entree fondues offer steak, chicken, seafood and veggies. Dessert fondues give you cake, fruit, brownies and more to dunk in chocolate. Come on Wednesday for the “Best Fondue Friends Forever” menu, designed for a girls’ night out! 

Southern Cooking

Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen

Consider your girlfriends to be family? Then come dine family style, passing around fried chicken, meatloaf, and chicken pot pie. Don’t miss the hot sides, fresh biscuits, yummy breakfast menu, and desserts like butter cake and banana pudding.

Elvira’s Cafe

Local ingredients are the heart of this modern Southern menu. Sit on the porch for mountain views. Elvira’s newly expanded menu hits all three meals, with chicken and waffles, biscuits and gravy, fruity French toast, burgers, sandwiches, and savory crepes.

Celtic Pub Grub

Boudicca’s Celtic Pub

Forget bars–pubs are more fun for kicking back with a drink and great food. Boudicca’s serves Irish beers, Scottish ales, and their own beer combos. The menu boasts fish and chips, bangers and mash, Angus beef burgers, and specialties like the Scottish Street Melt. Dine in the cozy bar or the courtyard.

The Rampant Lion 

This pub dishes up shepherd’s pie, lamb, Scotch eggs, and more Celtic classics. Leave room for desserts like sticky toffee pudding. To drink, take your choice from among 100 beers, 80 wines and 180 whiskeys.

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