Walnut Hills

The fried chicken and spinach was what I was hoping for, southern delicious! Mashed potatoes creamy and buttery. The fried dill pickles were the best. The service was flawless. I appreciate a great waitress and we had one! I may never come this way again, but if I do, I will be having another meal here…

Three of us ate there last night. Not at all impressed. We ordered our beer and meal at same time. I ordered Cajon catfish, the other two had the pork chop and ribs. First bottles of beer we had tasted stale. Finished those before dinner arrived and ordered 3 more of different brands. Dinner came, curb appeal was pleasant. My catfish had no Cajon flavoring at all and of course tasted like mud. Stands to reason, they are bottom feeders. Ribs were tough and cold, spinach with ribs was good. Pork chop was not even average in taste catagory. The beers we ordered with dinner were also stale.
For the price they charge, one would think it would have been better. Maybe the cook was having an off night. For sure, we will not go there again. We will go back to Rusty’s where everything was superb.

Their Burgers and Desserts are Wonderful! But the people that own this place are absolutely horrific! Not nessasarilly to their guests! But to their employees. And I don’t believe that an employer should treat the people busting their butts for them to make them money as well as themselves like total crap! So I don’t recommend Walnut Hills just because of that!!!

For authentic southern food, skip the casino buffets and head to Walnut Hills. I’ve never had a bad meal there. The fried chicken is like my grandma used to make. The vegetables are cooked and seasoned to perfection. In addition, the service is southern hospitality at its best.

Located in a beautiful home from the 1880s, Walnut Hills has been serving homestyle Southern fare for thirty-​five years. It has retained the same chef and presumably the same quality all of those years. In ordering guests have a number of options. There’s a daily menu of meats and vegetables. «Entrée» would be misleading because the vegetables are not afterthoughts. A group can have it all by requesting a $ 22pp «round table,» complete with lazy Susan. Or, individuals can order a $ 16 plate that comes with a meat and three vegetables, tea, cornbread, and rolls. In addition, they have a permanent menu of considerable range, though most items were probably $ 10+. We opted for plates, which between the four of us still allowed us to try most everything, and it was all very good. Perhaps the price point is high, but it’s high quality, it isn’t for every day, and we left full. Save room for cobbler, or don’t and order it anyway.

Built in 1888, blocks from Historical Downtown, the chefs has held it down for 35 years. Walnut Hills round table and Tea Rooms. The food and service is impeccable. Great Food, Atmosphere and Service.

Went there by reviews from others on Unilocal.Had a salad with salmon… that was about all it was! It was bagged lettuce with a few tomatoes on it with the salmon. Nothing fancy or extraordinary for $ 15.00! My husband had the chicken which was «okay» which included two sides. The spinach tasted like dish water. Asparagus okay with a few spears. Wine portion was less than ¾ small wine glass full! Service was good. Highlight of meal was the fried green tomatoes with crawfish sauce (sauce was an extra cost). Eating here was not worth the expense! Nice setting in an old house

Fabulous dining experience. I had the chicken and sausage gumbo, fried chicken (awesome), homemade mash potatoes (to die for), and sautéed spinach fresh and delicious! Definitely a must in Vicksburg!

My husband and I always enjoy our meals at Walnut Hills. Today we had blackened catfish, with purple hull peas and Mac and Cheese. Pan-​seared salmon, steamed broccoli and sautéed green beans. Our waiter was prompt and courteous and before our meal he brought us a plate of cornbread muffins and dinner rolls.
We also enjoyed the Halloween Décor BOO!

The BEST MEAL I HAVE EVER HAD was at Walnut Hills. We were on our way to Georgia, and checked Unilocal for a good lunch spot. My family and I each ordered one of the daily offerings. My favorite was the fried chicken. The sides were out of this universe! Best cauliflower au gratin and green beans I’ve ever had. Also, the yum yum cake and cobbler were amazing. I will drive the five hours to Vicksburg from Dallas just to eat here again in the near future.
PS — Faye was the sweetest server!

Monday lunch is a tradition here. Get the round table. Some of the best fried chicken I’ve ever had. Black eyed peas, okra, greens, rice,…all the fixings and all you care to eat. Friendly service.

Sunday’s Fare Includes:
1 meat
3 vegetables
1 salad
1 desert
Service & Facilities:
Super fast & attentive service, meal came out hot, bathrooms were clean & the entire staff was friendly & helpful. Prompt frequent refills on the sweet tea.
Salads:
Food was brought out in courses. Salads out 1^st — Cole Slaw & Shoepeg Corn Salad. Best part of the meal. Shoepeg was sho-​nuff the stuff! Very tasty, I would liken it to potato salad w/​out potato & a good peppery kick to it. Cole Slaw was a close second, although a little wet for my taste.
Main Course:
Before we had finished, we received our main dishes w/​3 sides each. Both ordered the Fried Chicken. I had all white, hubby had mixed. Chicken was definitely good, but not award winning. Hubby & I both noticed there was a little sweet to it. Not off putting, just different. Both had candied yams — had better. Broccoli au gratin — tasty, but not great, cheese could have been thicker. Mustard greens — not horrible, but I would never order them twice. Potato casserole-​just plain bad. Mini cornbread & dinner roles tasted store bought. Sweet tea less sweet than not & appreciated, since one can add sweetener to their liking.
Dessert:
Chocolate cake came out w/​Icecream & whipped cream. Was good, but nothing special. Unfortunately, I don’t have a picture to show you since my husband scarfed it down like we were running from the law between his grumbling complaints that it was «clearly a brownie & not cake». Blueberry Cobbler was also nothing special & did not come w/​icecream. Chocolate Cake is served w/​Icecream, but not berry cobbler? It’s like I’m in an alternate universe. However, I asked the waitress to bring me some & there was no additional charge on our bill.
Conclusion:
I probably wouldn’t return because the food was just ok for us (to each his/​her own), but they definitely have the southern hospitality thing down, really authentically beautiful décor (my pics don’t do it justice) & we left w/​full bellies. Feels like you are at a friend’s house for Sunday fellowship after church. Casual attire is welcomed. For those reasons we felt a 3 star rating was still appropriate.

Love the history and the food. Have stopped there many times on my drive from Texas to Georgia and back. The fried chicken, turnip greens, and rice and gravy are down home good!

Another gem on our road trip
A good place to experience Southern food and charm
Super fried chicken

Cool vibe/​atmosphere w/​location in 100+ year old historic home & live blues band (a bit LOUD, though). Service — very friendly & accommodating. Price — a little steep for what you get.
Food — disguises & surprises. In other words, great style, but lacking substance. Really looked forward to gumbo, but it was almost cold and tasted bitter. My son’s chicken strips had good batter texture, but no flavor. Gravy for dipping them in had greasy aftertaste. To-​go desserts (chocolates pie & red velvet cake) were bland.
No discounts offered for military or seniors.

Nice drive from Jackson for a Sunday family lunch. The food was good, but the portions were extremely small and it was way overpriced. I think they assumed we were out of state tourists. We were offered two dining options — eating at one of the «round tables» family style for $ 25/​person or a plate lunch for $ 16/​person. Yep, sixteen dollars for a smallish plate lunch with just one piece of chicken, three small scoops of vegetables, tea, tiny biscuits and a laughable attempt at apple cobbler. We were NOT offered a children’s menu for our 9 year old, even after inquiring about one. She had a piece of chicken and plain rice for sixteen dollars. Our family of three’s bill with tip was 60 bucks and we left HUNGRY and very disappointed.

We had our retreat at the Vickburg military park and the restaurant was gracious enough to have us for lunch with short notice, over 20 of us! We ended up with the buffet style fried chicken and friend catfish option, and it was great for the price, just quality Southern cuisine. The tartar sauce was something special. The service was top notch and in a homely décor, as it is actually in a home. I would highly recommend this place if in Vickburg or just passing by.

My family stopped by this place during dinner hours. Earlier that day, we devoured 5 pounds of crawfish so we were looking for something light and dessert. I found this place on Unilocal and looked though their web site and the desserts that they had looked pretty good.
For the appetizers, we ordered:
1. Fried Green Tomato
2. Green Salad
3. Crab cakes
For the desserts, we ordered:
1. Cheesecake on a stick dipped in chocolate
2. Key Lime Pie
3. Chocolate Cream Pie
Everything we had was really good. I looked through their menu and I like that they serve good food in an unpretentious way. With so many self-​proclaim foodies nowadays and restaurants that try to be as trendy as possible, I think this is a nice place for basic good cooking. Your belly will be full and you will be happy.

Well, here we are again in the lovely city of Vicksburg. A peaceful steady rain was falling and it was around sixty degrees so we decided to walk under the umbrella the five blocks from our B&B to Walnut Hill to give it a second visit.
We were richly rewarded for the effort. Had the Corn and Crab chowder for starters. Amazing. If it’s on the menu, get it. Especially if you just walked five miles barefoot through the snow like us to get here. It is superb.
As we had already gained about thirty pounds in our week on the Gulf coast we decided another four or five pounds would not be an issue before we go on the Sonoma diet on Monday for the rest of our lives until our next vacation, so one of us got the fried oysters and the other the fried shrimp. Cooked to perfection. Onion rigs are great as are the cheese grits and black eyed peas.
You just cannot go wrong here. Their fry cook deserves a Pulitzer Prize or something.

Where to start, there is so much that needs to be said. First of all let me tell you what we got and then I will break it down.
We started with the «crab cakes» appetizer. I must say, I have had many in my time, some from very high end restaurants. These crab cakes were (dare I say) perfect. They were moist and filled with crab and absolutely the perfect temperature. (Call me Goldie locks, but I like to be able to eat my food right when it comes). Often times crab cakes are hot on the outside and warm on the inside. These were thin enough to be consistently heated. My husband (the spicy lover) said there was a kick, I didn’t get that, but the sauce did have a kick and I could have drank what was left had there been any.
Moving on to the «world famous fried chicken». OK first of all I love some good fried chicken. There is nothing like a piece fresh fried chicken right out of the fryer. I would be lying to you if I told you this was the best I’ve ever had. Don’t get me wrong it was delicious, but nothing stood out about it. The seasoning was not present in the dredge and it was simply standard fried chicken. My personal opinion is that you would be doing yourself a disservice by ordering the fried chicken because the flavor a in everything else was outstanding but «to each his own».
You get two side with an entrée so we got the «fried corn» and the «grits». The fried corn was some serious comfort food that I could eat every day of my life. Now to be fair, I have never had fried corn and j have nothing to compare it to, but the seasoning and the creamy taste was insanely superb. The grits had a very slight cheesy taste and although good lacked simple seasoning. Once I added a little salt and pepper we were Golden! The waiter forgot our salad so I can’t tell you about that.
We got the special which was «pork loin served with sweet potato and spinach» this dish looked 5 star. We laughed when it came because it looked so over the top (see photo). It was several thin cut pieces of pork loin covered in pecans and cranberries. It was a little too sweet for me to eat an entire meal of it so I’m glad me and hubby swapped plates half way through. The sweet potato was soft and moist and the spinach was good. The sauce seemed to be like a maple syrup type base thus the sweet.
Now for dessert. We were told that they had the best coconut cream pie we would ever eat. Pffft, I’ll be the judge of that. We got it to go because we were stuffed to max capacity. Although I’m not sure how it could be better chilled it probably is. We ate it almost 4 hours later and let me just say. It is the BEST piece of CCP I have ever had. It’s actually called «cream of coconut» pie so there may be something special that gives it the variation, but all you need to know is GET THE PIE!!! I hate pie crust and this was amazing. I could probably not have eaten the whole thing alone, so thankful for my hubby.
The small five table room we were in had 3 different waiters and that sort if bugged me. They seemed to be running and that rushed atmosphere sorta ruined my relaxation mode. But overall we would definitely come back.