The Grist Mill

I had breakfast here yesterday. I could say a lot but I'll suffice it to say the order was wrong, the omelette was tasteless, the grits were soupy, the toast had squirt on butter and the service was lousy. On top of that, I had to spray myself with air freshener later on to hide the greasy yuck that was lingering on my clothes. The coffee was fairly good.

Excellent service, great country ham and biscuits. This is your go to for breakfast in Clinton.

Happened upon this place while stopping for gas in Clinton. Great buffet on Sunday's. I had the chicken pastry and peas. Delish! We will be back.

You guys are a much needed good place to get some great country food . A great place to run into people that you haven't seen in years . Those negative people that are just passing through, let them say what they say but in the mean time your parking lot stays full and debunks the crap that they are spewing when they should be enjoying and chewing. Thanks for the great job and service yall do . I'm for one is very appreciative Dennis " BigCountry " ps I'm on the way right now looking to get 2 scrambled eggs Grits , link sausage and some liver pudding

Best I might share is that it's what you hope it would be. If you want to walk into a place where the food is fine, the servers are kind and busy because it's full, and immediately feel like you're a part of a community family.... This is it. It's worth a stop on your travels, for sure. Nice experience.

First i wanna say Denise we love you and your service. The first day we came i must say i was overwhelmed by your attentiveness which led to our food coming out cold but..... you are apart of that special thing that comes with going to a local spot like Grist Mill. This spot is well known ritual to the many people of Clinton. Warms smiles from the staff to the fellow customers and simple breakfast choices that stick to the ribs. Food served nice and hot and my highlights were the grits, biscuits and sweet tea. Places like this are always a treat being my eating leans more towards non dairy and plant based. And i will say it was worth every bite. Thank you for your hospitality and when i came back the first person i'm looking for is Denise.

Kathy and I were traveling to the Triangle friends had told us about another place in town which we discovered to be closed. Rats! What to do? We both had to worked ourselves into being hungry and the thought of "...hurrying down to the local fast food place..." I opened up Yelp (what else) and discovered The Grist Mill. After perusing the menu and reviews, we were on our way with alacrity and arrived there soon after (a good thing as they were closing within 30 minutes for Memorial Day). We walked into a MAD HOUSE!!! A wonderfully laid out cafeteria-style place that is clean (defines what clean is!) and whose wait staff moves like they have skates on. No slouches here and no one sitting around waiting to clear tables either. They all work together in serving all the customers (no glass or cup shall long remain unfilled!) and they SMILE!Now the FOOD! Oh my oh my. One of the reviews mentioned their corned beef hash (a definite favorite of mine, IF done properly). We were told to have a seat and found an unclaimed table; within a few minutes we had coffee and had placed our order (scrambled eggs, bacon and yes, corned beef hash). The scrambled eggs were fluffy and really tasty; fours thick slabs of bacon and the hash!!! The cooks here did an incredible job; no mushy mess, but a delicious mixture of flavors that my tongue and stomach singing!Yeah, happy stomach and I will return.

So we have been here twice because our daughter lives in the area. We are a very diverse family and tend to get looks. Our waitress was simply annoyed. Not sure if she was annoyed at our diverse family, at her job, the weather, or life in general, but she sure was. It gave us the wrong impression and she acted like she was annoyed the entire time we were there. The coffee was ok, they put a huge jug of sweet tea on the table they went un-drank. We ordered 4 meals with a few side requests. I got the French toast , our-table ordered two eggs plates and pancakes. The French toast was bland, cold and tasted like cafeteria food. I ordered a side of grits which honestly was like eating glue it was awful.My wife got pancakes which tasted like a cheap box mix or microwaved pancakes they were tough and bland.The egg plates were ok nothing special about Denny's quality. The bacon was the cheap stuff, but the sausage and turkey sausage was decent. Honestly this place just does not serve great breakfast. It is sub-par food and that is the truth.

We weren't given menus when we arrived. Then when they went to bring our food out. Half of your table got their food one item at a time and we're done eating before we even got ours. We also got no silverware. Service was not good!!!!​

If you are in the area please stop and have lunch. It was absolutely wonderful. I had the chicken and pastry, turnip greens, and potato salad. I plan on going back tomorrow to see what they have and have lunch. It is the best home cooked meal I've had at a restaurant.