Blaine's Grill & Bar

We got there late on a Saturday night, near 10, and oddly had to wait 20 minutes for a table. Turned out they weren't seating anyone in half the restaurant because they turn it into a nightclub later on. Whoopee. So we got to sit next to the dance floor (I guess) as they made a racket folding up tables and chairs.

It was late so we just ordered soup and salad. Took 30 minutes to receive this simple meal. My husband made a special request for a particular salad and soup combo, and was told it would be an extra 75 cents for the "expensive" strawberries in the salad. It arrived... with HALF a strawberry sliced and arranged around the edge of the plate. It also cost an extra $1.00 for chili rather than soup. The chili arrived lukewarm, apparently b/c they decided at 10 pm to just take the chili off the heater, which, by the way, is illegal according to sanitation laws. My husband doesn't put up with this cr*p and sent both items back - the salad permanently and the chili to be replaced.

My chicken dumpling soup was okay and the standard salad pretty standard with iceberg lettuce and a few toppings. Nothing to write home about. Oh, we also had the pickle chips - do NOT order unless you want a week's worth of salt intake in a few bites.

Our server was awesome and handled all the issues with grace and good humor. But we wouldn't go back again. (Of course, I wouldn't stay in Gatlinburg ever again, it's such a tourist pit, I suggest avoiding it if possible, which is difficult, it's so convenient to the park.)

This was my first experience here and overall it was good. The food & service were okay but what I liked so much about this place is that you can sit on the second floor balcony above the heart of Gatlinburg and see all the action. I would come back.

After sampling moon shine my brother ended up here. Our hostess greeted us and was very friendly. We took the stairs to the second floor and sat outside.  I enjoyed the view of downtown Gatlinburg. Our waitress was a sweetheart. The food took awhile to come out.  A few times different waiters came by to drop off plates that were not our orders. Once we got our food we were starving. The spicy quesadilla were really good. My brother loved his chicken wings. Even though we waited awhile for our food we enjoyed our selves here.