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Special-Occasion & Date-Night Dining in the Smoky Mountains

A note from your hosts

Staying in a cabin for an anniversary, a weekend for two or a big celebration? These are the places we send our guests for a nicer dinner: steakhouses with a creek-side table or a mountain-lodge feel, a Brazilian churrascaria, fresh seafood, and one of the best-loved tables above Gatlinburg. Most are in Pigeon Forge or Gatlinburg, and reservations are a good idea at several of them.

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Our special-occasion pick

The Greenbrier

Elevated American & steakhouse · Gatlinburg
Elevated diningReservations recommendedAbove Gatlinburg

Considered by many to be the best restaurant in Gatlinburg, The Greenbrier serves excellent elevated food in a modern rustic setting above Gatlinburg. They also have a really wide drinks menu. Great place for a special occasion. Do call for reservations ahead of time.

Gaucho Urbano

Brazilian steakhouse · $$$ · Pigeon Forge
Churrascaria$$$Unlimited service

This restaurant is an experience! Great salad bar, excellent service, and tasty, unlimited food. Brazilian meats include sirloin, sausage, teriyaki chicken, spare ribs, and more! Open on many holidays, including Thanksgiving!

Chesapeake’s Seafood House

Seafood · Gatlinburg
Nicer seafoodGatlinburg

Stop by here if you want scrumptious seafood. Try their clam chowder, fresh oysters, or crab cakes. Finish off your dinner with the Delaware ice cream pie, a coffee ice cream pie. Open Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day.

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Cherokee Grill

Steakhouse · Gatlinburg
Upscale mountain lodgeReservations recommended

Wonderful steak, great salad bar, and scrumptious spinach mac ’n cheese. Upscale mountain lodge atmosphere. Call for reservations. Open Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day.

The Peddler Steakhouse

Steakhouse · Gatlinburg
RomanticCreek-side tablesRiver views

Wonderful steak, smoked oysters, bacon, and a generous salad bar! There are romantic views of the river too. Highly recommend. Request a table by the creek if you’re celebrating a special occasion. Romantic!

Alamo Steakhouse

Steakhouse · Gatlinburg
Oak-fired steaksReservations recommended

Try their aged steak, hand-cut and seasoned in house, then grilled over an oak fire. They grind their own burgers, make all of their own soups, sauces & gravies, as well as hand-bread and cook their mozzarella sticks. They serve rolls with really good sweet butter. Try their stuffed mushrooms too! Call for reservations.

Book direct with the owners

Planning a special getaway?

Our cabins are a short drive from Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, so a special-occasion dinner out is easy to fit in.

Check dates & book direct

Hours, menus and reservation policies change, please confirm directly with each restaurant.