Varners Restaurant and Tavern, located in the former home of Uncle Bud’s Catfish on Concord Road in Smyrna, has been up and running for awhile now and based upon how packed the parking lot is on a nightly basis, it has quickly become a local favorite.
Having been one of the last customers in Uncle Bud’s, I’m still having nightmares about the location. Varners, however, has done a great job of renovating the space and creating a great spot for locals to stop in to the restaurant or join in the fun in the bar.
I tried out Varners shortly after they opened and while I was impressed with the beer, the food was a big disappointment. Varners offers over 40 beers on draft and what appears to be over 100 bottled beers. I think they may hold the title for the largest beer selection in Smyrna Vinings, but what is undoubtedly the freshest.
Well, I decided it was time to give Varners another try. With over 30 high def plasmas, Varners definitely seems like the place to be during the college bowl season. So off we went to give it another try.
Once again, the beer was fabulous, the TVs were cranking out the latest in sporting events and I must say, the food has improved.
I went for the special of the night, which was a Salmon BLT with applewood smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato and garlic mayo on sourdough bread with a side of sauteed spinach. My lovely wife selected the reuben with a side of fries, and the little chittlins opted for the fish and chips and grilled cheese and fries.
Everyone was very happy and felt the entrees were very tasty. I will warn you that while the fries are very good, there seems to be a lovefest at Varners for fries. Clearly, one entree’s worth of fries is enough for the whole family. With a large array of sandwiches, salads, pastas and creative entrees, you’re sure to find some good food to fit your needs.
Varners has filled a void in the local Smyrna Vinings restaurant market with good bar food in both a family friendly restaurant and a fun tavern with pool tables, video games and so many plasma TVs, you’re guaranteed not to miss out on your favorite sporting events. Varners offers an array of fun events if 35 plasma TVs are not enough, including trivia night, ladies night, Texas Hold’em and live music.
[tags]Varners Tavern, Smyrna Vinings Restaurants[/tags]
Disappointing trip to Varners! Service was horrendous. Even though it was dinner time, no hostess was present to greet us. It was not crowded. After finally being seated, we sat for 20 minutes and were completely ignored by everyone! No one even looked at us. The booth we were seated at wasn’t secure, so we were jostled every time the people in the adjoining booth moved. We finally came to the conclusion that we were going to be there a really long time before anyone showed any interest in serving us, so we left. No one seemed to care. Too bad we did not even get to try the food. We were looking forward to trying a local restaurant and want to see Smyrna thrive in business, but based on our experience, Varner’s Tavern does not seem to have what it takes to compete with the restaurants in Smyrna that know how to give good service.