Big Bear Ellijay Bar & Grill

Reviews

• JS

  Jonny Swaine

  Jan 1, 2026
  1.0
  Literally some of the worst service me and my family have ever gotten in a restaurant. I’ve eaten there a couple times never with any issues, but the service really can make or break a dining experience and boy this was some of the worst I’ve ever gotten. 1st off we ordered drinks from the bar and a sprite for my son and had to ask three times if we could get them and we still never got them. 2 we never got our apps or salads we ordered and we waited almost 40 mins until we just got up and left. Are waitress was too busy taking shots of liquor at another table and chatting to give us any mind. 3 She came back to the table to tell us they were out of salmon 30 minutes after we ordered our food. 4 The excuse was she was the only one working the floor but there was 2-3 other people taking other tables and she said she was waiting on the bartender to make ONE drink we ordered from the bar but I doubt she even put it in. Guess we just got bad luck getting the waitress we did. We will not be back. Definitely in the top 3 worst restaurants I’ve ever been too. Also it was my mothers birthday so that was another disappointment she couldn’t have the dining experience we wanted for her. Pretty crazy the owners let there staff drink on the job and you could tell that liquor was definitely hitting our waitress. Seems like this place is going downhill like everyone says. Do better.
• DH

  Donna Howard

  Dec 29, 2025
  5.0
  1 guy was seating guest, taking orders, delivering food, drinks and everything else. He did a fabulous job and the food was excellent. We will be back!
• NA

  Nenad Adzić

  Dec 29, 2025
  5.0
  Best Drinks in Ellijay! Go see Maddie the bartender for an expresso martini or blueberry margarita. Bang Bang Shrimp are my favorite thing on the menu.
• EB

  Erin Brown

  Dec 18, 2025
  5.0
  Maddie was amazing. Super friendly, attentive, and clearly knows how to make you feel welcomed. Drinks were perfect and the vibe was great the whole time. I will definitely be back because of them.
• TZ

  Terri Zonner

  Dec 8, 2025
  2.0
  We went in for lunch and it was Very cold outside, so we were looking forward to going inside to warm up… Unfortunately, it was very cold in the restaurant… so cold that we left our coats on during the entire meal. We were hoping that there would’ve been more choices from the menu! Very limited and not really accommodating for everyone. The staff was very friendly and our server did her best to accommodate us… The food on the other hand was where the problem really gets bad… Everything was WAY overcooked! My husband‘s chicken tenders We’re so overcooked that they were literally dry inside! My burger they didn’t ask me how I wanted it cooked and I didn’t really think anything about it at the time ( from now, on anywhere else I go I will specify how I want it cooked ) but when it came back to me, it was very well done and super dry! I asked for the special sauce to be put on the side, but there was no sauce on the side. They had already put it on the burger… ( I had already explained to the server that I had Gerd And I was not able to eat certain sauces if they were spicy) that was the reason I requested the sauce on the side…,l never said anything because the server was so nice and she was trying so hard… The worst part was my husband‘s chili… If you want to call it Chili… It was like a bowl of ground beef. There were no beans and hardly any flavor to it at all! It was so bad that my husband used his barbecue dipping sauce and threw it in the chili just to give it some moisture.. I don’t know if the cook was having a bad day or new or what was going on, but we will not be back.. It was very clean inside and like I said the server was very nice but as far as the food goes, it was probably the worst meal I’ve had since I’ve been on vacation. Very Disappointing!

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