Aunt Granny's all you can eat restaurant in Pigeon Forge

July 03, 2022

6 Incredible Pigeon Forge Buffets and All You Can Eat Restaurants

When you’re in the mood for a hearty meal, nothing compares to a buffet! Pigeon Forge, TN offers a variety of excellent buffets that serve everything from breakfast to seafood. In addition to these great buffets, our Smoky Mountain city is also home to a number of traditional restaurants that offer bottomless portions. To help you make the most of your vacation, Hearthside Cabin Rentals has put together a guide to 6 of the best Pigeon Forge buffets and all you can eat restaurants.

1. Reagan’s House of Pancakes (Breakfast)

A stack of pancakes covered in berries and syrup.

Reagan’s House of Pancakes is another legendary breakfast destination in Pigeon Forge. This superb restaurant has been delighting visitors to the Smokies with its scratch-made breakfast fare since 1986. Highlights of Reagan’s buffet include their pancakes, made-to-order eggs, sausage, bacon, and biscuits. Guests will have the chance to customize their pancakes with a variety of tasty toppings, including a great assortment of fruit. Reagan’s has two locations on the Pigeon Forge Parkway, so you’ll never be too far from their delicious food.

2. Captain Jim’s Seafood Buffet

Captain Jim’s Seafood Buffet never disappoints! Most famous for its all you can eat crab legs, Captain Jim’s also offers many other mouthwatering dishes. Popular items at Captain Jim’s include the fried oysters, baked cod, crab cakes, peel-n-eat shrimp, calamari, and crawfish. In addition to its signature buffet, Captain Jim’s also features a full-service bar and a European grocery where you can pick up specialty foods from abroad. If you dine at the buffet, be sure to grab some of the Captain’s cheesecake – it is spectacular!

3. Aunt Granny’s All-You-Care-To-Eat Buffet (at Dollywood)

Butterfly flower arrangement at Dollywood.

When you visit Dollywood, we recommend stopping at Aunt Granny’s All-You-Care-To-Eat Restaurant . This awesome restaurant is sure to satisfy everyone in your group! Aunt Granny’s serves a little bit of everything, including fried chicken, baked chicken, fried fish, tacos, cornbread, biscuits, mashed potatoes, green beans, and more. Vegetarians will be pleased to find a wonderful salad bar and kids will love Aunt Granny’s impressive selection of desserts. While Aunt Granny’s used to be a buffet, all the food is now served family-style. However, you can still enjoy endless portions of the food! It’s easy to see why Aunt Granny’s is one of the most-buzzed-about all you can eat restaurants in Pigeon Forge!

4. Mama’s Farmhouse

Mama’s Farmhouse isn’t a buffet, but it is all you can eat! Instead of walking around with a tray and picking the items you would like, guests at Mama’s stay in their seats and enjoy family-style meals. Your friendly server will bring you endless helpings of Mama’s delicious entrees and Southern sides. Whether you enjoy fried chicken, meatloaf, turkey ‘n stuffing, or honey-glazed ham, you can’t go wrong at Mama’s Farmhouse. This all you can eat restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

5. Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen

Paula Deen's Family Kitchen in Pigeon Forge.

Paula Deen is the queen of country cooking! Much like Mama’s Farmhouse, Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen at The Island in Pigeon Forge offers all you can eat, family-style dining. Guests can choose from two or three entrees and four sides for the whole table to split. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen serves the celebrity chef’s most famous dishes, including her chicken pot pie, spare ribs, chicken-fried porkchop, ooey gooey butter cake, and banana pudding.

6. Huck Finn’s Catfish

Huck Finn’s Catfish is a traditional sit-down restaurant, but it does offer a few “All U Can Eat Dinners”. Guests can enjoy endless fried catfish, fried chicken, or a mixture of the two. All of Huck Finn’s All U Can Eat Dinners come with “bottomless vittles”, which include baked white beans, hushpuppies, coleslaw, mashed potatoes & gravy, and dill pickles & sweet onion slices.

Where to Stay in Pigeon Forge

Heavenly Daze Pigeon Forge cabin rental

When you stay with Hearthside Cabin Rentals, you will be just a short drive from all of these amazing Pigeon Forge buffets and all you can eat restaurants. With everything from 1 bedroom cabins to 18 bedroom cabins, we are sure to have the perfect property for your vacation. To start planning your getaway, browse our selection of cabins in Pigeon Forge!