Julia's Talley House

Julia's Talley House is pretty much the best food you can get in Troutman, for good reason in my opinion. If your every in the Lake Norman/Troutman area the Talley House should be on your bucket list.The atmosphere I think is amazing, making you really feel like your in your grandmothers house and she's about to cook you some soul food. The salad has always been up to par, with fresh green lettuce and fresh tasting vegetables. The fried chicken has always been great, but not the best. I don't know what it is but their vegetables have always tasted like medicine, they've just got some aftertaste that I don't like, that has been consistent and needs to be looked into. Their biscuits are fluffy and buttery, tasting way better than pillsbury lol. Dessert is always homemade, my personal favorite is the chocolate pie. That homemade cool whip on top is amazing. Sweet tea is delicious, and tables are always clean. Every server I've encountered at the Talley House has been fantastic, always welcome to give refills and take away our plates. Good job Talley House, you get the job done.

I really wanted to love this place. It's a cute little house restaurant with very friendly staff. The food is just not it. As others have mentioned it is bland. The fried chicken (my primary reason for coming by) had no seasoning as far as I could tell. The sides were also bland. Like, not even enough S&P kind of bland.I really do love the homestyle "extra table" seating and the big windows looking out on the street but the food won't bring me back.

Bland cooked with no seasoning and salt and pepper is not seasoning. There's a difference between southern cooking and soul food and this place has absolutely no flavor whatsoever. When I think of the meme about no seasoning this place pops up in my head.

The chicken was very good, but the beef tips and rice were my favorite. The green beans has plenty of flavor and the tea was great. The barbecue was good as well. I do wish they had Mac and cheese every day. I did not get to try this.

The food was not good at all. The chicken had no flavor, green beans tasted like dumped from can and barely warmed, no seasonings at all. The bread was dry dry dry. Where the rails were for the food trays to slide down was nasty. Food laying on the floor and it had just opened. Dessert was yuck. Doughy canned peach cobbler. Corn and pinto beans were good. Don't think we got our $15 per person worth. We won't be back. It was our first time there.

Awesome buffet with excellent chicken and country sides. Chicken and dumplings with peach cobbler. Don't miss this place

Great southern food, with a class of house. Cafeteria style service, but don't let that bother you. Best southern food I've ever had! Great experience coming here. Excellent food.

The fried chicken is the best around.Plenty of vegetables, bread, biscuits and corn bread,Sweet tea or soft drinksService is outstanding.

About as close to Sunday brunch at Grandma's as you can get in a restaurant. It's located in an old house in downtown Troutman and has plenty of charm. There are a couple dining options and we chose the family style meal which ended up being a bit pricey for 4 adults. The meal came with fried chicken, ham and country style steak plus a huge assortment of veggies and cobbler for dessert. The food was plentiful and we each had a different favorite. The fried chicken and ham were delicious. None of us cared for the country style steak which tasted a bit like a TV dinner (showing my age). All of the vegetables were delicious. The sweet tea was perfect. The server was very friendly and helpful. Our glasses were never empty in spite of the big crowd. We'll go back!

Lost it's touch but still OKBen here for lunch or dinner for over 10 years. Normally very good but of late, has been slipping.My wife and I went for lunch after Church about a week ago. Have dined here a number of time over the years and always felt in touch with the cuisine.Last couple of time, less and less so.Last Sunday after Church we went over to Julia's. First and foremost, the food and cuisine were good but compared to years past, a definite slide has occurredArrived right around 11 am and went through the cafeteria line. School line revisited.Order Fried Chicken, white which turned out to be the best item of the meal. The okra was under cooked and mussy while he masked potatoes,while edible, did not offer anything in terms of contrasts in flavor or textures.When we first came here,almost 20 years ago, this was home cooking with distinct flavor and texture. It was very good but you've lost it.Time to return to basics and roots and quess what???... people will flock to that.