Callaway Gardens Country Store

Good food and the prices are reasonable, especially considering it’s a Callaway store. My big complaint would be portion size. I ordered the country fried steak and I’m used to seeing Texas-sized portions as big as a dinner plate. This was the smallest country fried steak I’ve ever had, about the size of a saucer.nnThe muscadine preserves were very good and the sweet cornbread, served in. A basket for the table with biscuits, was a hit as well.nnBe advised that the restaurant is currently open only for breakfast and lunch and closes at 3pm.

My family traveled 2 hours to come to see the Fantasy in Lights. We drove up to the Country Store to enjoy an early dinner and some Christmas shopping before time for our lights. We got there a few minutes after 3 and they close at 4. First, it took a while for someone to come take our drink order and by the time someone came by, we went ahead to place our order for food as well. I went to browse the shop while waiting on food so I would have an idea about what I would like to get from the store, and went back to the table. Food was good, service was friendly, but when we finished eating and got to the front to grab a few gift items, they had the store area blocked off. I asked the lady by the door if the shop was closed already, and she said “We close at 4”. I look at my phone and it was 5 minutes til 4. I come from retail and closing at 4 means you take care of people until they leave (if already in the building) and lock doors at 4. They had already locked the doors and another man and his young daughter came up at that time (5 min til 4) to shop the store as well. I’m very disappointed that given the rainy weather, and Holiday season, that they were so quick to shut down the store, even for those of us who were already inside and spent money on dinner. This puts a very bad taste in my mouth for their customer service. It’s a shame that in this economy, they chose not to accept customer sales.

Amazing service (special thanks to Bonnie), stunning view and beautiful food. Best blueberry pancakes the wife has ever had!

The home cooked breakfast was delicious and the service was real nice.

First time. Very good