Bantam Chef in Chesnee South Carolina

"What a cool place to stumble on! You could spend hours in there just looking at all the vintage model vehicles, signage, and interesting decor. Are toddlers loved it, and you can't beat the race car kids meals!"

"Welcome to the South! Part of the fun and experience of Bantam Chef is watching the staff work their magic behind the counter. You can’t go wrong with a shake, cone, or hot fudge cake. We also like taking in all the different kinds of memorabilia in Bantam Chef."

"Wife and I travel full time in our F-450 and Grand Design 380-FLR 42Ft. 5th wheel RV. I'm a retired veteran, currently work as a VOIP IT Tech and remote work full time. We stay in the local areas for 30 days and visit local establishments, parks and scenery and move on. We don't give 5 stars to most places unless we've had an extremely awesome experience. We read the roller coaster reviews of this place and decided since we're in the area to give it a try since the drive through was packed and encouraged us to go inside. Initially we we awed by all the nostalgic memorabilia EVERYWHERE... The menu on the wall above the area where you place your order was a little small to read while standing in line. The smells of food was pretty nice but the establishment has a REALLY dusty feel to it. The closer to ordering we got, the more hesitant we got to actually place an order. The unorganized staff in the back were yelling at each other, and YELLING through all the people standing to pick up their orders, ORDER NUMBER 45.. LOL.. Really? You can't invest into a small little overhead speaker system? Wow.. Anyway, we ordered a couple of burgers and Fries/Onion rings and some tea. Price was reasonable I guess. DO NOT get the onion Rings.. If it wasn't so crowded and difficult to make it back to the front to the counter I would have taken them Soggy, cold and pepper tasting things back.. HORRIBLE.. Burgers were a tad on the OK side.. Tasty and not much too them. For us the tea was great.. One another note, reading the items on the walls and a dedicated nostalgic fenced off area that had a LOT of very cool and rare items to ogle over made us stay longer than we wanted. OK, we been there and done that, and will not be going back under any circumstance.."

"We were excited to try this place as we've passed by several times. The drive thru was packed and the restaurant couldn't have fit more people. After looking at the large menu, we saw lots of good deals. Unfortunately, the food fell short of every expectation. The hot dog with slaw looked like it sat out for several days. My husband's Patty Melt was like a McDonald's burger on 2 slices of flimsy white bread with cheese. There were tons of people working in the kitchen, but no one to bus dishes; tables were piled high with garbage and half eaten plates. I'm not sure what the hype is, but we missed whatever makes it a happening place. What a disappointment."