Smokey Mills BBQ & Grill

"Best barbecue I've ever tasted. Service is hands down better than any restaurant anywhere. Amber, our waitress is excellent. Owner, and the cook even come out to check on you. Just a great experience. Im a local truck driver from Chatsworth Ga,me and another truck driver does a run here on some Saturdays. This is the highlight of our trip. Excellent all around place. I highly recommend them!!!!"

"Tori, our waitress was excellent. The food was delicious. Got a salad, ribs, baked sweet potato. Was to full to eat everything cause I made such a big salad. Took home. Our party was just my husband and son. My sons hamburger was huge. I'm Diffently going back. Originally, I gave it 5 stars and went today and thought I could order off the menu but could not, so 3 of us got buffet. Waitress said 1 meat, salad bar and all vegetables you could eat. Wasn't impressed with her or the buffet. They should let you order from the menu as well. The food was OK. Changed stars due to today. Tori was a great waitress first-time menu ordering loved. Paid same price both ways. It was too expensive for a buffet."

"Customer Flow: My visit occurred at 5:10pm on a Friday evening. There were probably three or four small single tables occupied and one mid-size party (two-top) in the dining area at that time. The dining room was on the slow side. I counted three food servers on duty. Customer Service: My guess would be that some of the food brought to me had been sitting around for a while; it was no longer fresh. Some of the food was not requested and some of the requested food was missing. When asked, I reported that I had not requested a pulled pork sandwich and had not yet received the grilled cheese I had been waiting for. The food delivered took more than 30 minutes to make it from the kitchen to the table. While waiting, I noted that the kitchen staff had been shouting across the dining area (sometimes multiple times) to get the attention of food servers while the food was waiting for pick-up. As I made two trips to the salad bar, I noted that the food servers were huddled behind the cashier's counter giggling and carrying on. The food servers were quite young. Salad Bar Pricing: The price quoted for the salad bar was increased from $5.00 to $8.50. When I asked about that, It was explained that I had returned to the salad bar a second time which was the reason for the increase from $5.00 to $8.50. Please note that the salad bowls are quite small, so if you wanted the equivalent of a normal side salad served at just about any other restaurant, something more than just a couple of ounces worth of ingredients, then you would have to return at least one additional time to fill your tiny bowl. Communicating more completely/honestly the fuller fee structure for the salad bar would work to clear up any misunderstandings. The incomplete information I was given was spoken verbally as I arrived and without a full explanation of how the pricing works. I had not received a check for my visit. When asked, I reported the problems experienced at the restaurant this evening. My comments fell largely on deaf ears. In another moment however, all food servers were present at the front counter and flanking a manager or owner who had not been requested but had come to assist nonetheless. Voices had not been raised and nobody was arguing. The crowd drew attention and left me feeling somewhat uncomfortable or on the defense. It seemed a little like an ad hoc inquisition or jury trial. Once explained, I paid the requested amount without protest and left feeling that the overall dining experience was hostile and that I had been taken for $14 for food I didn't request and other food that was sub-par. I literally only received the following items which I had requested: Ice water A small side salad (that I made at the salad bar) 4-5 onion rings (served cold after 30+ minutes) The manager/owner? I honestly don't think she knew what had happened. I couldn't say what "the committee" had told her, only that all eyes and all attention were suddenly on me as I stood at the counter preparing to leave. No, I could not possibly recommend this experience to anyone."

"Y'all this food is absolutely amazing. A great Deep South country buffet along with their regular menu. The vegetable buffet is absolutely great and their meats are superb, great salad bar as well with all the southern fixins. The owner is a BBQ pit master and it shows. The pulled pork and BBQ ribs are absolutely perfect. This is as good or even better than Gedney's, alternate your Sunday after church buffet and give this great restaurant a try. You won't be disappointed!"

"I was there for lunch & I arrived just before everyone else cause it filled up quickly after I took my photos. The food was delicious and remarkably fresh for being served buffet style. I assume they also have a menu to choose from at slower times of the day based on other reviews. Hard to beat an all you can eat buffet for less than $15. I didn’t even make it to the salad bar or dessert bar which was also included in the price & also looked amazing but I was beyond full from the meat & vegetable choices. The chopped & pulled pork bbq looked & smelled really good but I can’t eat pork, so I opted for the meatloaf instead. It also had a bit of a smoky bbq flavor & is the best meatloaf available in the area. They also have some really nice looking chicken tenders but I wanted something that not every restaurant in town serves. They serve some excellent cheddar bay biscuits & cornbread muffins. Lots of vegetables to choose from. Sweat tea that actually taste like tea rather than tea flavored syrup. Staff sat me quickly & even though it was buffet style I received better quality service & more attention than what I normally get at traditional sit down & order restaurant. Definitely my new favorite go to place when I don’t feel like cooking."