Amis Mill Eatery

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  I ate on the covered porch and enjoyed fried green tomatoes and chicken and dumplings. It is hard to know where to stand when you go inside (no real hostess station) and because I was dining alone I think I threw them off. But after I was seated my waitress was very attentive.

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  Posted on 07.01.13 Nancy H.

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  Great food, service and atmosphere.

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  Posted on 02.23.13 Clyde B.

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  I really like going to this restaurant on a summer day for lunch. The food is okay, but the service and atmosphere is excellent. The owner is almost always there, treats you like you are a "regular", and personally checks on your meal status. I have sent food back to the kitchen to be warmed, but the service is always done with apparent pleasure

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  Posted on 12.28.12 Dianna Y.

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  We arrived early since we had heard that place often had long waits on the weekend and we were a party of six.  The atmosphere is just what is advertised it is finished as an early American house/inn. The views from the outdoor deck overlooking the old mill dam and creekway are outstanding.
  
  We were seated quickly upon our arrival. The waitress came by to introduce herself and took our drink orders to give us time to review the menu and make our selections.  While waiting we noticed another table being seated that brought their own bottle of wine to have with dinner.  Since the restaurant is located in a dry county no alcohol is served there, but they seem to have decided to allow patrons to bring their own.  I am not sure if there is a corking fee if you were to do this.
  
  We ordered some crawfish tails to start with, they were served with a house horseradish dip.  They had good flavor, but as with calamari if they are over cooked they can start to become somewhat chewy.  These were on the other side of being done, but not entirely to the stage of being chewy yet.  The waitress also brought bread with olive oil over herbs, mainly basil and rosemary., the flavor combination was quite nice.
  
  I ordered the pulled pork plate with a side of cinnamon apples.  The kitchen and waitress were working well together since the food arrive shortly after finishing the appetizer..   The pork was barely warm and very dry.  The sweet BBQ sauce was the only one provided, it was just a bit hotter than I normally enjoy. but not so spicy that I wouldn't eat it.
  
  The cinnamon apples came out in a large dish that we ended up eating as a dessert since one member of the party just wanted a few of their french fries and I ate those.  The fries were served hot and crisp on the outside while still tender on the inside.  The cinnamon apples were sweet and also had a hint of vanilla flavor.  The vanilla flavor mixed with the apples actually made me want to have them with vanilla ice cream as a complete dessert rather than as a side item with the meal.  The apples were thoroughly cook, but not mushy.
  
  I gave Amis Mill only three stars because of the disappointment with the pork left me with a feeling of it was just OK.   Most of the other members of the party felt the same about their meals that they were OK, but had not been converted to fans.  If yelp had a rating system for service that would have been a 5 star experience based on the expectations I have for this type of restaurant in the area. I will have to try them again when traveling up in this area to visit family to see if at a different time they can change my view from just OK to at least a 4th star of being a fan.

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  Posted on 10.27.12 E bruce L.

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  Chicken and dumplings are canned, BBQ platter I had Saturday, the brisket was rancid and the pulled pork and ribs had an odd flavor.  The fried green tomatoes are frozen.  In our party of six, most of the plates were full of food, but the wait staff didn't ask if anything was wrong with the food.  She asked about the tomatoes, we said they were not good....in fact, we didn't eat but two of the "slices".....of course. They charged us for them anyway.  Finally, the flies were terrible and landing all over our food.  We had to ask them to turn the ceiling fans on to try and help create wind to keep them away.  This place won't last long.  Save yourself a stomach ache and time and eat at home.

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  Posted on 10.06.12 Jay K.

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  I'm baffled that this place doesn't have a real (ie, not filtered) review yet on Yelp.
  
  We've found the more rural areas of east Tennessee to be somewhat of a dining desert, so we were thrilled to have found a place somewhat close to our homestead that has excellent, local food, an interesting atmosphere, and friendly, quick service.
  
  We ate here on Friday, April 20, 2012 right around noon.
  
  I had a cup of the jambalaya and a simple side salad with the apple balsamic vinaigrette - I'm new to southern food and no expert, but the jambalaya was flavorful and quite delicious, although I didn't get the cornbread that was supposed to accompany it according to the menu (and didn't notice until after the fact). The salad ingredients were fresh, and the vinaigrette was excellent - almost an applesauce-like consistency, which was different but welcomed.
  
  Hubs had the BBQ pork ribs with hush puppies and creole gumbo.  The hush puppies were a bit heavier than we're used to, but the soup was as good as my jambalaya (I'm a soup snob). I'm not a huge fan of ribs in general, so keep that in mind, but I sampled one from the hub's plate, and even without that incredible bbq sauce they serve with it, it was the best I've ever tasted.
  
  Our waitress was very attentive and friendly. Our food came out within a matter of minutes after ordering, although I think we beat the lunch rush.
  
  The view from the covered patio is lovely, and the owners were in the process of adding  another level to it to expand the seating. It was fun to watch their dog (Tess, the Chesapeake Bay Retriever, I think) run around fetching a tennis ball thrown by the owners while they worked on the deck while we ate.
  
  With tax, our bill was less than $35, not including gratuity.
  
  Second only to the River Place on the Clinch, which is our favorite restaurant close to our rural homestead, Amis Mill Eatery is definitely on our go-to list of places for a meal out.

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  Posted on 04.27.12 Mitsy Mcgoo H.

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  If you are looking for a laid back atmosphere with a rustic charm not to mention a beautiful view of a river/waterfall and a roaring fireplace this is the place.  Food is good but the atmosphere makes the trip worthwhile.  There's not many places like this left.

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  Posted on 04.01.12 Scott S.

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