Burchfield’s

Went here for dinner. Got food to go since hubby was not feeling well. He got the half smoked chicken, potatoes and grilled veggies. Penne pasta with sweet garlic shrimp (shrimp, spinach, artichoke, shallots, & tomatoes: seasoned with rosemary, thyme, and aged parm. Our food came with bread as well. We both ordered the French onion soup. All of it was really good! Nom nom

Somehow, this restaurant was rated at the top for Oakridge. The pictures looked good, but don’t be deceived. We had just checked in to the Doubletree after driving all day and thought-​great! We don’t need to go out again. Our mistake. There was one waitress for the entire dining room and several patrons were complaining about drinks not being delivered, while one group got up and left-​mid-​meal. Service is amateurish, at best, with no regard for timing. Our entrees came just as we started our appetizers. When the manager saw that we were not ready, she took them back to the kitchen. By the time we got them back the grits were a congealed mess and the ribs were cold. At no point was an apology offered. A visit to one of the many chain restaurants in the area could not have been any worse.

I’m just ok with this place. We went there because we had a groupon. We were there at peak dinner time and we were the only ones eating. There was one other person but they were clearly staying at the hotel and just needed a table and wifi. So we are the only ones ordering in this huge area and they messed up our food. How do you get the order wrong when you have one table? So we waited longer for our food, I wouldn’t have even noticed but it was turned into this huge commotion. The manager apologized profusely and gave us dessert for free. Just weird experience for average food.

With a limited selection of potentially awesome eateries in Oak Ridge who would guess my first pick would be so terrific. Seldom do I find hotel lobby restaurants this exceptional. The bread presentation. Was a hint of good things to come. A choice of tasty dark multigrain or flat bread with a delicious herbed butter. I had the smoke chicken and andouille egg rolls which were a perfect balance with the hoisin based sauce on the place. FANTASTIC Then I southern staple executed very well Shrimp and grits and boy the shrimp!!! More than you would ever anticipate. If you are like me and eat like spoiled royalty this is probably you top choice.

Great food. Try the artichoke dip. Some local brews as well. We were at first skeptical because of the lack of patrons but in the end were pleased. Great service as well. The staff was very attentive and friendly. We would definitely recommend if you are in town!