The Prime Palate

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  Food is simply delicious.  We like to avoid chains and eat local whenever possible.  This place is definitely worth a stop.  It's not far from 75, pass right by all those chains clustered by highway.  Fried chicken is superb.  We normally avoid buffets (too easy to consume mass quantities), but are delighted we made an exception.  We will be back next time we're passing through.

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  Posted on 03.16.13 Amy G.

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  This place is fully small town and totally a great place to get lunch.  I had the buffet and everything I chose was delicious - excellent fried chicken (that goes a long way).  It's cheap, the service is friendly, and if you're in Forsyth you're out of excuses.

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  Posted on 11.20.12 Nick H.

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  Good down home food.  Wouldn't miss the opportunity to eat here again.

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  Posted on 11.18.12 William S.

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  So obviously I'm from the North, and I have experienced a lot of firsts on this trip.  Let me explain a little on how I found this restaurant...
  
  So I got done with class the other day, and a few of the other instructors and I were driving around town.  We found a little history and got out to take some pictures.  Across the street was a little fresh market stand set up.  As I walked across the street towards the market, one of the instructors from Wisconsin called me over and handed me a "grape-like" object.  He had me try it, said it was sweet, and so I did, thereby enjoying my first scuppernong.  
  
  We got to talking to the gentleman at the farm stand, and he mentioned he had boiled peanuts.  So I told him that I'd never had a boiled peanut and that I needed to try them!  So now I'm a fan of boiled peanuts.  But wait, I haven't gotten to  the meat and potatoes of my story yet, have I?  No?  I digest...
  
  So there was another gentleman talking to the man running the farm stand, and we all got into a conversation (i.e. Southern hospitality).  So the man from the farm stand says, "I don't normally do this, but if y'all want to eat some good food, y'all need to eat at this man's restaurant.  It's called the Prime Palate, and I'll tell you what, it's good food!"  So I smile and continue the story by stating, "If that was the same food we were smelling the other day when we were looking at the monuments by the courthouse and we all stopped dead in our tracks, then you'd better believe we'll be over there tomorrow!"  Apparently, it's all one in the same.
  
  It turns out we were talking to Freddy Butts, the owner.  So we left out with my new taste for scuppernong and a fresh warm bag of boiled peanuts, and promised Freddy that we'd stop by his restaurant for lunch.  We did.  Best decision I've made in a long time!!!
  
  We walked into the restaurant only to discover that we'd walked back in time.  The building was built as part of the Southern Railroad and this was the high-end stopover location for travelers.  We were told that Al Capone had stopped by there to rest on his way to Florida.  We sat down and were handed menus, but then we were told that the buffet was $7!!!  Can you believe that???  $7 and all you can eat!
  
  So on to the buffet...  I grabbed a plate and stood there.  Numbed.  Indecisive.  Salad bar behind me, and fresh Southern food in front of me.  Decisions, decisions, decisions.  I went for the greens.  They MELTED they were so tender!  Green beans?  Awesome!  Mac and cheese?  You'd better believe it was great!  Oh crap, I'm almost out of room on my plate.  I'll grab some breaded pork chops.  Oh my!  Because I would still like to live, I will say that they were very good and come into a close second to my wife's!  (Love you, honey!) Haha!
  
  I'm not done, I had to go back.  Did I forget to mention I was drinking tea?  Of course it was sweet, this is the South.  I could order tea, and get it, without having to brew my own.  Awesome.  So anyway, where was I?  Oh yeah, seconds.  I went back for the biscuits.  I had one that melted in my mouth, no butter needed, and the other buttermilk biscuit was amazing!  And then I had a taste of the pulled pork with homemade BBQ sauce!  Oh my!
  
  Let me just tell you about the homemade BBQ sauce.  Your first taste of this BBQ sauce hits you with what I think might be apricot preserves, and then a mild heat follows pleasantly behind that.  It's not overly hot, but more warm and fuzzy delicious.  
  
  So I had some space left on my plate, and I had still more optoins.  Did I want to try the peach cobbler, or did I want to try a slice of cake?  More decisions.  I opted for the peach cobbler.  I can't even begin to describe the deliciousness.  Fresh peaches, topped with and sweet cake topping, and there were pecans, and I'm pretty sure maybe some tapioca as a binder.  It was fantastic!  If it was a cobbler, and it's the best cobbler I've had since I can remember.  If it was bread pudding with peaches, then it was the best bread pudding I've had!  And if it was a combination of all of the above, then buddy, that's what I ate, and it was good!
  
  So why was Freddy at the farmers market?  I forgot to mention that at the beginning of my story.  He buys his food fresh, every day, from the same people.  All his ingredients are fresh.  Nothing, and I repeat, nothing I tasted today even hinted at ever being stored in a container other than it's own skin or hide.  
  
  I will definitely come back before I leave for home.  In fact, as I type this, one of the other instructors just sent me a text asking if we were going to try their breakfast!  Haha!  Yes.  Yes we are.  I glanced at the menu at lunch and looked at the breakfast choices.  French toast - $2.  I'll give you a minute for that to sink in...   Normally that's the price of a cup of coffee or large orange juice where I come from.  I have a feeling that breakfast is going to be fantastic as well!

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  Posted on 08.21.12 Tim C.

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  Driving from Chicago to Orlando stopped in Forsyth for a quick pit stop.  After passing up the typical fast food joints came a cross this cute little town that resembles The one in Back to the Future.  Found the Prime Palate filled friendly locals serving better then home cooked food.  Their Ribeye tender, juicy & full of flavor that would give the best Chicago steak house a run for their money.  Their fried chicken was so juicy with just the right amount of seasoning that our 10 year old requested that we make this place our annual stopping spot when going to Florida.  2 minutes off of I75 it would be a mistake to pass this one up!!!!

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  Posted on 07.20.12 Art K.

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  Traveling out of North Georgia on I-75 and needed a lunch break.  Tired of same old fast food and chain restaurants.  Checked Yelp and found The Prime Palate across from the Forsyth courthouse and not too far from the highway.  Delicious and authentic southern buffet with everything from rutabaga to red velvet cake.  Southern fresh squash casserole, beans, salad bar, fried chicken etc.  Plenty of choice and less than $8 per person.  Breakfast and dinner buffets served at standard meal times also.  We'll be back.

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  Posted on 06.16.12 Cindy N.

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  The breakfast bar here is EPIC.  Get to it before 830, though, or you start to miss out on stuff.
  
  Lunch is daggum good, filled with treats like hand-pattied hamburger steaks in gravy, pulled pork, and fried chicken.  The vegetables are good, too.
  
  I caught dinner here one night, and it, too, was fantastic.
  
  Overall, this is just a great little family owned southern cookin buffet.  
  
  The crown jewel here is the breakfast, though.  Eggs cooked to order and a great selection of meats.  Put it on your early morning to-do list, it is worth it.

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  Posted on 06.14.12 Clay K.

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  We are glad to have another non-chain restaurant to choose from in our little town of Forsyth.   I have been for both the breakfast bar and the Dinner buffet.  I was impressed with each.  The bar is small enough that they can maintain quality in their food but it is large enough that you have variety.
  
  For breakfast:  They have perfectly cooked bacon, but the oatmeal is what I would write home about.  I am sure it cannot be heart healthy because it must be made with heavy cream but the taste is fantastic!
  
  For Dinner:  The mashed potatoes were good, as was the mac and cheese.  I really liked the turnips, the fried chicken looked great but I didn't have any.  The squash and potato casseroles were good.  Desert was so delicious!  I am not a big chocolate fan but the brownie desert was amazing, I hate to admit that I ate a small salad plate full of it.  It was like hot brownie batter in the bottom then crunchy slightly salty brownie on top with cherries.  Yummy!
  
  Plus the staff is friendly and I think most if not all are family so they have a vested interest in your visit.

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  Posted on 04.05.12 Rebekah K.

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  OMG! My friend Christina and I had an appointment in Forsyth Ga, small town USA and this was an amazing find. Everything and I mean everything we had for lunch was the best. It is buffet style and it is all home cooked southern food at it's best!
  
  The price was like $7.95 for all the  goodness one could eat. The next time I am south of Atlanta I will drive out of my way to eat here, not because I am a buffet fan, )i am not) but because the taste of everything was superb.

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  Posted on 03.16.12 Tom S.

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