Ben & Joy's Restaurant

love this place...have missed it a lot since moving to North Carolina!!! need some Chicken and Perch...

Very good, especially for a small town.  Waitstaff very friendly, the decor like stepping back in time - just the kind of thing small towns are known for and exactly what we were hoping for - very charming.  You can order off the menu or take advantage of the hot & cold buffet - and I was VERY impressed with the buffet.  Standard small town fare - good old meat, HOMEMADE mashed potatoes, several vegetables, two different kinds of HOMEMADE bean soup, etc.  You could shut your eyes and swear you're eating your grandma's cooking.  We loved it.  The salad bar wasn't fancy either, not a huge selection but I wouldn't expect it to be - the restaurant obviously knows its usual clientele and does what its good at and that's a good thing.  Bravo!  We'll be back!

The food was great. Service was friendly. Loved the vegetable soup and the pie  was great (we had the lemon meringue, peanut butter and Coconut cream pie) I think we might come back for dinner :-)