Fightingtown Tavern

I can’t vouch for the food simply because after eating at harvest I didn’t want to eat for a week! However, the bar atmosphere was very nice and not too rowdy even on a weekend. The fact they have pool and darts by the hour instead of quarters was great! Even though I’m pretty terrible at pool and usually get bored after 2 or 3 games! The staff was super friendly and attentive without being in your face every two seconds too. Great location downtown if you need a break from the super touristy stuff!

Good burgers, cold beer! Great location, right on Main St.
Service and ambiance is good, recommended!

I had so much fun here and the good hometown feel was so prevalent here. Jessica was so accommodating and amazing! Had a blast and a delicious meal!

Service was good. hamburger was raw in the middle and when I asked for mustard I was charged .75. Lol. Are you kidding me? I wasn’t told it would cost extra for mustard but after biting into the burger I needed it. To many other places to eat here. I won’t be back.
Rhonda. I appreciate your response. However, if your going to charge for mustard, I’m sorry, Honey Mustard, please let your customers know. All this looks like is that your «padding the bill». Your server was very nice but you should have instructed her to tell me there would be an extra charge.
One more thing, read your reviews. I wish I had in advance and I hope future customers read mine.

Beers are fine. Trout dip, pimento cheese dip, and fish and chips were mediocre at best.

These folks know how to ROCK!!!
Great bar food, tasty beers, and Super Awesome Staff!
Limited menu (As any cook/​chef knows) is the way to roll. (14 really well done things are so much better than 100 sh#&%y things on the menu). The Diablo burger is the F%cking bomb. The Pig Wings and the Frys with all the stuff rock.
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Had a great long weekend in the North Georgia mountains and this was one of our best meals out. Our group had the psycho Burger, Danzig dog, black and blue ridge, tavern Reuben and the BBLT. All were excellent and done creatively. These people are doing great things in their kitchen. Service was fast and wonderful. Perfect meal out. We will definitely be back the next time we are in Blue Ridge.

The food here was amazing. I had a pork belly BLT and my wife had a special burger with beer infused mushrooms and sauerkraut. Everything down to the ketchup is made in house, and you can taste the difference. This was some of the best food I’ve experienced at this price point. There were a number of beers that were on tap which I did not try but I can’t wait to come back here.

One of the BEST meals we’ve had together. Local beers on tap, casual ambiance and service, UNBELIEVABLY AMAZING FOOD. We got the Georgia’s Pride burger and BBLT (a belly, bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich) and each got bacon mac and cheese. The meat is so fresh that you can taste the freshness. Everything is local farm-​sourced. Sit outside on the patio if the weather is nice, or sit inside for more of a sports bar/​tavern feel. Highly recommend!

Stopped in for lunch. Awesome vibe! Got the fish tacos and a side of black beans. In my opinion skip the fries and get the black beans with chorizo! Margaritas are amazing and fresh squeezed. Bartender Cara rocks! Sit at the bar with her.

We were strolling Main Street Sunday afternoon before heading out for some hiking. I noticed a dog water dish on the upstairs patio and thought it would be great to grab a beer or two so we stopped in (they should promote dog-​friendly more proactively).
They do allow dogs on the patio so right off I’m a fan. The hostess was so welcoming even though with a 90# golden we weren’t sure he’d be welcome on such a crowded day. We had to wait about 5 minutes for a patio table for the pooch.
The wait staff was quick and attentive and made sure the dog water bowl was kept full as well as our water and beers.
We hadn’t planned to eat but felt a bit guilty being so well accommodated with a patio table just to have a beer or two so we ordered fries and wings. Both were just so good, and they have a house made jalapeño sauce that is fantastic. Come to find out they sell it in bottles and we got 4 to take away.
While we didn’t have more that the wings and fries all the food we saw coming to other guests looked amazing.
Bottom line… fantastic place, wonderful space with a beautiful patio overlooking Main Street, yummy tasty hearty portion food that’s obviously fresh kitchen prepared, not just bulk-​reheat. DOG FRIENDLY!!! Big plus. Staff from hostess to wait staff to bartenders attentive, friendly and welcoming.
I wish this place had an Atlanta outpost we could visit more frequently. Will be back everyone we’re in Blue Ridge. 5 stars is not enough.

My family was excited to try this eclectic restaurant for dinner. Décor was adorable. Beer was great. We ordered the chips and salsa which was a bit spicy but not terrible.
I ordered the chicken tacos with black bean chorizo as a side. The waitress said it had a bit of a kick. I like spice but it was a huge kick. I was sweating! The black beans were super hot also! So hot I had to ask for some blue cheese to dampen the fire. I couldn’t finish my meal.
My FIL ordered mild wings and he was sweating also. If you like VERY spicy go but if not, stay away.
Plus the kids were so excited to play some games but no one under 18 could play any games which disappointed them.

Tl: dr; Interesting sounding items average to just above average end product.
I was up here on a man trip going fly fishing with the old crew from college. Got rained out fishing noontootla creek in the pouring rain and someone got hungry. We were staying in a cabin on Fightingtown Creek and it happened to be across from the fly shop we figured we could kill two birds with one stone.
Parking is always a bitch in Blue Ridge, but we parked in the donation parking lot next to the new buildings coming in.
Ambiance: Upscale Redneck version of the Hard Rock Café. Only thing missing in my opinion was waitresses dressed in cut off jeans, loud shirts, tons of make up and tall hair, and waiters dressed in jeans with holes in them, quiet riot t-​shirts and mullets. It’s clean and has a killer patio overlooking the main drag.
Fancy pool room in the back is nice along with the bar shuffleboards.
Service: Just fine. Attentive, food came out at a reasonable pace, and the beer was cold.
Food:
Had a couple of things that hit the table as we all shared for the most part.
Pig Wings: Cooked properly, not dry. Sauce was alright with he chipotle bbq. Over priced for essentially what is 4 meaty back ribs.
Chicken wings: Again average. Had the hot ones just under the flaming asshole flavor that they serve up. Again Pricey for what you get.
Glenn Fries: Now these were the highlight for me. Fries were cooked perfectly, with a shoestring type of cut. Feel like the price matches the return on this dish. Good value and tastey. Could share amongst 3 or 4 people.
bblt: Their take of the traditional BLT with the addition of braised pork belly. You get three slices of bacon and the pork belly is almost non-​existent. The best part of the dish was the «heirloom» tomato and pimento cheese. Would order something else next time.
Chipotle cole slaw: Almost forgot this in my review. I think this might have trumped the Glenn Fries in terms of the highlight. Honestly I might just order a side of this next time or build my own burger and get it heaped on top. It was delicious.
Summary: Some highlights and lots of average. Good news though is that the beer is cold and they try to pimp local brews, which is always nice. Might go back if I am craving a burger or some fries.

We almost bypassed this hidden gem because of a sign saying «NO BATHROOMS» at the bottom of the stairs. (Who can climb steps and drink beer and not have use of a bathroom?) We learned it meant «bathrooms for patrons only andso came in for their innovative food menu. With everything on the second floor accessibility via a VERY steep ramp might be questionable. The steps are long platform steps with rail support.
It was a trendy «rock» themed bar with indoor and outdoor (balcony) bar & table seating. Table shuffleboard and darts available. Efficient and helpful waitress. We began with the grilled whiskey soaked dates stuffed with nuts wrapped in house thick cut bacon served with Georgia peach bourbon sauce. It was a wonderful «pop» of flavor (about 8 of them for $ 12).
We followed the appy with 3 delicious burgers – the «Georgia pride» (bourbon poached apple, goat cheese on the beef), black & Blue Ridge (thick cut bacon & bleu cheese on blackened beef) and today’s psycho burger (mac & cheese on beef). The local dry-​aged burgers were cooked to perfection on all 3 separate orders, were juicy and perhaps the best burgers we’ve ever eaten (so good I’d skip the fancy stuff next time and just slurp on the burger). Burgers ran $ 12-​$ 13.
Two sides were great – chorizo black beans and chipotle slaw. (Though both were too spicy for at least one of us.) My bacon mac & cheese was dry and didn’t taste like bacon with no bacon pieces – left it on the plate. (The mac in the sandwich even appeared creamier.)
The chefs here are gifted in innovative food pairings and visual «plating». Burgers were phenomenally delicious! We’d have a hard time eating somewhere else next time we’re in town, they have a great unexplored menu!

I like the fact that the balcony was right above the street where I was lucky to find parking right in front so I could keep an eye on my toy.
Sunday afternoon at 4pm and nice’n quite my server didn’t offer her name so I can’t give her credit, but she did a good job and I tipped her 20%. I would’ve tipped more if she was a bit more personable.
Had the Chicken Salad with 420 Brew, YUMMY!

The food gets 3 stars. The wings were good but nothing out of this world, maybe some more seasoning/​sauce would have helped. The hand cut fries were very good as was the Pork Belly taco I tried of someone else at my table (minus the cucumber that was in it– definitely threw off the flavor of the taco). Good beer selection and good service. Homemade ranch with noticeable chunks of fresh dill was good but runny. Ketchup with cinnamon in it was an interesting twist as well. Overall, a good experience, and it stays open till 12 in a town that desperately needs more late night options.

After walking the length of Main Street in a cold rain, we ended up here for a late lunch. Even though it was a bit past lunchtime, there was no room at the inn (ok, it was Saturday). We had a choice of the patio (covered, but hey we just came in from the cold) or the bar.
We chose the bar and sat down in front of a row of inviting looking beer taps. We each tried a different Georgia brewed craft beer and we were not disappointed, especially when our spicy entrees arrived and the beer was needed.
The food was good, the beer was just right, but soon we wandered back out into the cold rain for more adventures. But we will be back.

The Ruben sandwich was not traditional but amazing! Homemade blue cheese was again not what I expected but delicious! Our server was knowledgeable and on top of things.
Can’t wait to get back here!