The Restaurant at Montgomery Bell

Thanksgiving Day Buffet Lunch, 13:30 Seating - the event was sold out with a waiting list. Several hundred people in our section. We enjoyed a delicious buffet today at Montgomery State Park. Turkey, Ham, Catfish, and Chicken plus all the sides and 3 desserts! The staff was very busy with seating in groups to manage the length of the line at the buffet. Drinks were served promptly and refills were very prompt. Stocking the buffet was a challenge but they managed it very well. It is a lodge in a state park so there are a lot of interesting things to see. We had a window table looking out at the lake. Tips:Reserve your spot early by watching the state park website for the opening of the reservations. Be prepared to stand in line. It is Thanksgiving day so be thankful for:Someone else was up early cooking for youThe cooks cared and prepared great amounts of good foodThe staff is doing their best on a holiday serving a packed dining room.

Food is ok. Few items on the menu. Service was great. Lovely atmosphere. I would recommend.

This restaurant located in the State Park was a complete surprise. Tasty food and plenty of it! Hot chicken and waffles, fried catfish, beef brisket and I had a dinner salad with chicken. The service was very attentive. Even the chef came out to ask us how everything was. The ambiance inside was a bit cafeteria-esk but there was seating outside with lake views.

The over all ambience is of a nursing home cafeteria. The food is bland with little to no seasoning. Service was very poor and slow. Views are great!

Had lunch there when we arrived. As pointed out (for YEARS apparently) they seem to be very understaffed and missing items at times. I had the Rachel sammy...which is basically a Reuben with turkey instead of corned beef. It was ok but I actually thought it was missing the sauerkraut as I ate the first half and then discovered it was almost all on one side of the sandwich :-) The house made chips were ok if not great. The waitress who served us was very cheery and did what she could under the circumstances. Most of the food here is "drop in the fryer" kind of stuff. My GF wanted grilled chicken tenders and they only had pre-breaded stuff but they found a chicken breast somewhere and grilled that for her. My biggest beef was Monday morning when they're supposed to have a free Continental Breakfast I showed up at 8 am and the single coffee urn was bone dry and no one around to ask for more. Just grabbed two danish packs and headed back to the room. That's just poor management there. A hotel should NEVER run out of coffee at 8am on any day.

Sunday brunch, Nashville hot chicken and catfish were very good. The biscuits are severed with whipped butter and strawberry whipped butter and they are amazing! Our waitress Paige was the best! The view and service are great. This is a high quality restaurant with great views. Don't forget to save room for dessert.

Fried pickles were too done. Waitress kept disappearing. Chicken and waffles were just ok. Needed more syrup but never saw waitress.

The restaurant was recently remodeled and reopened this summer. Good food and nice views over the lake. Worth a drive to have lunch or dinner. We also stayed here for 4 days during July, was happy to have this restaurant available.

Quite good. Heavy on fried food, more bar food than home cooking, but nicely done. The house-made potato chips are excellent. I had fried fish which was good. My wife's club sandwich was very good and enough for two people.

Waiter was amazing seems to be the only person working. Food was good the fish was amazing my chicken was okay. We are still waiting for our check service is kinda slow but as I mentioned it seems like one person is actually working.