Old Mill Square · Pigeon Forge · Southern
The Old Mill Restaurant
A family-owned Southern restaurant beside the historic Old Mill on the Little Pigeon River, serving scratch biscuits, corn fritters and pie from breakfast to dinner.
Opens The Old Mill Restaurant’s page. It serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, with no reservations.
Details checked November 2026
Featured photo
The Old Mill’s waterwheel and dam, next to the restaurant · Photo: Stch2022 on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Type
Southern restaurant
Biscuits, grits, fried chicken, corn fritters, pie
Price range
$$
About $20–$30 per person, per Google
Hours
Daily 8 am–9:30 pm
Breakfast to 11 am, lunch to 4 pm, per its website
Time needed
About 1–1.5 hours
Our estimate; plus any wait (no reservations)
Parking
Free Old Mill lots
Buses and large vans: Patriot Park next door
Since
1993
Family-owned, beside a gristmill built around 1830
On the menu
Biscuits, corn fritters and pecan pie by the river
The kitchen cooks Southern comfort food from scratch three meals a day. Its website says it makes about 2,500 biscuits, peels 1,100 pounds of potatoes and bakes 120 pecan pies on a typical day.
Photo: Mshuang2 on Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Start here
Pecan pie
Baked from the family recipe, about 120 a day, per the restaurant. Order a slice to end dinner or a whole pie for the campground.
RV tip: Camp Riverslanding is about 5 minutes away. Leave the rig at camp and come in the tow vehicle or car.
Also worth ordering
- Biscuits and gritsScratch biscuits and stone-ground grits made from grain milled next door.
- Corn frittersServed with maple butter; Google’s review summary singles them out.
- Dinner platesEntrées come with corn chowder, corn fritters, a side salad and sides, per the restaurant.
- Country breakfastEggs, pancakes, grits, biscuits, potatoes and sausage gravy, until 11 am.
Why go
A Pigeon Forge tradition next to a working gristmill
The Old Mill on the Little Pigeon River dates to about 1830 and still grinds grain by water power. The restaurant opened beside it in 1993 and is family-owned, per the Old Mill.
It is the most-reviewed restaurant on our list: 4.6 stars from more than 34,000 Google reviews, 4.5 on Tripadvisor and 4.3 on Yelp. Google’s review summary highlights the fried chicken, corn fritters with maple butter and generous portions.
The Old Mill General Store, Creamery, Pottery House Café and Old Forge Distillery share the square, so plan time to wander after you eat.
Photo: Sarah Stierch on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Why it made our list
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily
- Scratch biscuits and pecan pie
- Historic mill on the river
- Free parking for guests
- 5 minutes from Camp Riverslanding
For RVers
Taking the rig to The Old Mill
The practical stuff we wished someone had told us before we pulled in.
Leave the rig at camp
Guests park free in the Old Mill lots. The Old Mill’s FAQ says buses and large vans can use Patriot Park next door; RVs aren’t mentioned, so bring the tow vehicle.
Ride the trolley
Patriot Park, next to the restaurant, is the main Pigeon Forge Trolley hub, per the Old Mill, so you can skip parking altogether.
No reservations
Seating is first come, first served, even for groups. Check in with the host and browse the square while you wait.
Take a pie home
The kitchen bakes about 120 pecan pies a day, and takeout is offered, per the restaurant.
What visitors say about The Old Mill
The visitor report card
We don’t copy other sites’ reviews, but the published scores are worth reading together. Scores checked November 2, 2026.
The heart of Pigeon Forge since 1993
The Old Mill Restaurant · old-mill.com
What visitors often mention
From Google’s review summary
Fried chickenCorn frittersGenerous portions
Google’s review summary highlights the fried chicken, corn fritters with maple butter, generous portions and full-course dinners with soup, salad and dessert. Checked November 2, 2026.
How the three sites compare
Star ratings out of 5, checked November 2, 2026. The weighted average counts each review equally.
Good to know
ReservationsNot taken
Daily bakes2,500 biscuits
Kids menuYes
Good forBreakfastFamiliesHistory
The price range is from Google. The 2026 menu is a PDF on the restaurant’s website, so check prices there before you go.
Know before you go
Plan your visit
The Old Mill Restaurant
- Address164 Old Mill Ave, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
- HoursDaily 8 am–9:30 pm
Breakfast to 11 am, lunch to 4 pm, per its website - Phone(865) 429-3463
- ReservationsNo reservations; first come, first served, per the Old Mill FAQ
- Getting thereThe Old Mill is at 164 Old Mill Ave, about 1.4 miles from Camp Riverslanding via the Parkway.
- ParkingFree lots for Old Mill guests; buses and large vans use Patriot Park next door, per the Old Mill FAQ. No RV parking is posted.
Its website lists breakfast 8 to 11 am, lunch 11 am to 4 pm and dinner 4 to 9:30 pm daily. Tripadvisor shows a 9 pm close Sunday to Thursday, so call (865) 429-3463 to confirm.
Where to stay nearby
RV parks near The Old Mill
These are the Pigeon Forge RV parks we have written up. Drive times are from Google Maps, checked November 2, 2026, and change with traffic.
Camp Riverslanding
A family-run campground on an old dairy farm beside the Little Pigeon River, with riverside sites, a heated pool and trolley stops at the gate.
Creekside RV Park
A shady, 108-site RV park beside Walden Creek, just off Wears Valley Road, with a saltwater pool and creekside sites.
Up the Creek RV Camp
A small, owner-run RV camp with oversized, wooded sites between two mountain creeks west of Pigeon Forge.
Helpful answers
Frequently asked questions
The questions RVers ask most before pulling in.
Daily 8 am–9:30 pm
Ready for biscuits by the river?
Come hungry for corn fritters and a full Southern dinner, then take a pecan pie back to camp.
Thank you to the people behind these photos. Please support them by giving their work a look. Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stch2022 (the Old Mill dam; CC BY-SA 4.0), Mshuang2 (pecan pie; CC0), Sarah Stierch (Old Mill Square; CC BY 4.0); the images were resized. Food photos marked “not taken at” show the dish, not this restaurant’s plate. Area photos show the neighborhood, not the restaurant. Review-site logos are trademarks of their owners.
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