Pepper's Restaurant And Bar - Boone

Stopped in on a rainy day for lunch at the bar. I was immediately welcomed by the bartender/manager Schuyler. She was very friendly and quick to tell me about drinks specials! After she made a great **** Mary, I enjoyed French Onion soup, Caesar salad, and fantastic Mahi Mahi tacos. The atmosphere was pleasant, cozy and very family friendly! Lots of seating and great service and a huge menu... something for everyone. I'll be making Pepper's a regular stop for good food and good times! Thanks Schuyler!!!

Excellent place to eat!!! Server was great the food was on point. Can’t beat the atmosphere either.

If you’ve read my other reviews, you know that I try to shy away from chain restaurants. Anytime I travel I try to find local places to eat at. Pepper’s is one of those local restaurants that I’ve frequented over the years whenever I pass through Boone. My favorite thing about Pepper’s has always been their salad bar. They always had a nice selection of choices and was a good way to start the meal. When I walked in tonight I noticed that the salad bar was gone. I asked about this, and my waiter said they got rid of it and that they offer various salad choices now with your meal. I ordered the meat loaf with roasted vegetables and a side garden salad for my dinner. After a few minutes my waiter came back and informed me that they didn’t have meatloaf and asked if I wanted to order something else. I ordered blackened chicken pasta instead. I also asked for a coke as I had been traveling and was tired and needed a bit of a pick me up. I was informed their coke machine was down and they couldn’t serve soft drinks at this time. My salad had a lot of beet root leaves in it. I am not a fan of beet root leaves and would’ve never picked that from the old salad bar. I didn’t think the pasta was good. I wouldn’t order it again. My wife ordered the French dip sub and said the sandwich was ok. Another change to the Pepper’s menu is that they used to offer thick fluffy steak fries with their sandwiches. These fries were thin and very hard. My wife didn’t like them. I’ve had good experiences at Pepper’s over the years, but don’t think I’ll come back again given the changes that they have made to their menu.

The spinach artichoke dip, onion soup, shrimp and grits and amazing cocktails are delicious. The kids enjoyed the food and so did the grown ups.

Pepper’s has been one of my favorite restaurants for the last 6 years. Unfortunately this week that changed when I ordered a Club and there was a short black hair in the Turkey meat. I’ll also say it was my first time ordering take out and the quality of the food was very poor compared to eating in. I had already drove home and began to eat by the time I saw it. Very disappointed.