Monday, April 11, 2022

Family Favorite Silver Dollar City Restaurants

Lucky's Mine Restaurant Buffet

My absolute favorite buffet on the Park.  We love the roasted/smoked meat selections and lots of yummy vegetables. The Mac and cheese is great. So are the chicken fingers. And we normally don't even like chicken fingers or Macaroni and Cheese, especially out to eat.

It's also one of our favorite locations for ambiance. We like the low lighting (even though we usually don't care for low lighting at restaurants. The low lighting helps at Silver Dollar City to kind if decompress from the stimulantion all over the park), air conditioning in the summer, and heat in the winter. It's also usually not as packed as other restaurants in the park. And the magic table is super fun.

Molly's Mill - 

We love the Breakfast buffet at Molly's Mill. The biscuits and gravy, and Bacon are our absolute favorite. The eggs are also pretty good for a buffet. And we love all the fresh fruit, especially the watermelon. 

Lunch and Dinner are also great. The fried chicken and fried fish are delicious. Love the Broccoli Casserole too.

But, the real gems of Molly's are the waitresses. Some of the sweetest people you will ever meet.

And a nice bonus of the Buffets all three of them, Molly's Mill, Lucky's Mine and the Reunion Hall kids under 4 eat free.

Rivertown Smokehouse 

The Ribs, Brisket and Mac and Cheese are so very good. And I don't usually even like Macaroni and Cheese. Some of the best ribs and Brisket I have ever had in my life. Again brisket is something my husband and I always thought we didn't like, because most places sell extremely burnt, dried up Brisket. Not Silver Dollar City. It's perfectly smoked and tender and delicious. Also most people can easily split the pick 2 meat or 1/2 rack of ribs, or full rack of ribs if you're extra hungry, between 2 adults pretty well.

Also for myself, and I would gander the majority of women's appetites, the kids meal are plenty of food. The Pulled pork sandwich with Macaroni and Cheese, or I have a few teen girls who like to get the kids meal with the main entre being Mac and Cheese and the side being Macaroni and Cheese both, so they get two servings of Mac and cheese. Both those meals usually come with Apple sauce or fresh fruit. They are usually out of fresh fruit though so it's usually Apple sauce once in a while sliced apples are available. And you can have free sliced in house made Pickles. It's honestly usually plenty of food for us. Again especially if you may want a snack later on...or their delicious desserts. 

And my son with a large appetite, is usually happy with the kids meal Pulled pork sandwich with Tater Tots side. Also to note, the Tots are white potato and sweet potato Tots. He doesn't like the sweet potato Tots. So he asks them to only try to give him the white potato Tots and they try to do that for him. So if you have a child that don't like the sweet potato tots make sure to ask them to try to only give them the white potato ones, otherwise they will get a mix of both when they order the Tater Tots as a side.

The bread pudding is delicious and pretty amazing. I'm extremely picky on bread pudding. Usually only like really good bread pudding served hot with ice cream. Silver Dollar City's is usually served luke warm without ice cream. So I didn't think I would enjoy it. But, boy was I wrong. It's delicious. 

Wagon Works Grill -

Turkey Legs 

In my opinion they have the very best Turkey Legs on the park. Much better than Buckshot's. And you can add Fries or baked beans for pretty inexpensive. Which helps stretch the turkey leg making it serve at least 2 people. Or if it's kids or smaller eaters you may be able to serve 3 to 4 small eaters with 1 turkey leg and a side.

We wish they would bring back Steak on a axel and the Burger Dog though.

We love the ambiance of Wagon Works. It's one of our favorite locations to eat, weather it's their actual food or our packed lunch. The Wagon is extra special to eat inside. But, I love the bottom floor by the fireplace. It's usually pretty empty down there. Cool and quiet in the summer. And love the warmth of the fireplace in the cold months.

Honorable Mention

Buckshot's Skillet Cookery 

Family Fued
I love fried okra, so the Family Fued Skillet has been a classic Silver Dollar City I have loved for decades. 

Dockside Grill 

Pulled Pork Skillet
This one has only been around for the last decade. Maybe a little less. But, when the potatoes are cooked just right. I love this one too. I wish it was sold as a side in Rivertown Smokehouse. Because a small amount goes a long ways.

Pork Belly Autumn Skillet 
This was new last fall, 2021. It was amazing. I was very happy with the smaller, Tasting Pass serving. It was perfection.

Hatfield's Tater Patch 

Giant Pork Tenderloin Sandwich 
Love this Sandwich. The sides here are not my favorite. I feel the potatoes get too mushy. If I wasn't worried about carbs and calories, I would probably eat them any way. But, since I try not to gain too much weight, or at least if I do indulge i want to really really love the higher calorie foods I eat. So I usually skip their sides.

Lumbercamp 

Potato Sausage Soup

The very best soup on the park. 

I also love sitting by the Waterfall to eat. I miss being able to walk behind the waterfall. 

Crossroads Pizza 

My kids love the Pizzas at Crossroads. My husband and I do not like pizza period. But for several years thought Crossroads was pretty good for pizza. They changed their crust in 2020. Our kids still love it. My husband and I, not so much. 

And you can buy like 1 large pizza for a small family, 2 large pizzas for a medium family, and the most we have ever had to buy was 3 large pizzas and that fed 14 of us. So it can sometimes save money to have one or a couple of Pizzas for the whole family to share.

However I will say the Fall pumpkin and sausage pizza I thought was fantastic. My husband and kids didn't like it though. Didn't taste like pumpkin at all. They didn't like the pumpkin seeds on it though which I thought was fantastic. And I prefer the creamy sauce they used vs regular marinara pizza sauce. 

Tater Twist 

My husband and kids love them. Especially just the Tater Twist. They don't care for the one with the hot dog as much. I personally prefer it with a hot dog. I do think it is really good. But, it's not very filling to me. And I'm sure it is high in calories. So I don't indulge in it very often.


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