The Orchard Restaurant

“When visiting Cashiers it would be in your best interest and (happy belly!) to go to this restaurant. It was wonderful! The food was fantastic as was the service. Ask for Jackson. He took great care of us.”

“A cute cozy spot with really good food! Our server was fantastic for a large party. Loved the seafood pasta and it came out so hot. Loved it!”

“Absolutely wonderful evening! We almost stayed in but so thankful we didn’t. From the moment we walked in we felt like we were on the best date ever. Great atmosphere. We dressed business casual and fit right in. Ordered the chicken liver appetizer and it was the best livers my husband has ever had. The soup of the day was delicious. And we both ordered the pecan trout and was blown away. It was by far the best trout we’d had. We would give them a 10 if it was available. Kathy our server made our night even better. She was spot on, friendly and personable. We will definitely be back.”

“We booked a reservation here to celebrate my parent’s anniversary and though the food was great, we were disappointed by the overall experience. Whenever gratuity is automatically added to a group (6+ people), I’ve always questioned if we will get the appropriate service since it doesn’t need to be earned like the other tables. We were greeted warmly by the front and our server, the food was well flavored and it’s a cute mountain vibe which any tourist will enjoy. For a table of 6, the bill was several $100 dollars and we walked away feeling like we overplayed. First, we were not served bread like the other tables; it was only after 30 minutes or more that we asked our server about it and he blamed it on someone else not bringing it to us. Note: he delivered bread to all the other tables and it would have been best to take ownership of the mistake and make it right. Second, my Dad ordered a 14 oz ribeye and for anyone who knows steaks, it was not 14 oz which brought into question misleading advertising. My Dad will rarely speak to a manager but after our meal, he stayed behind to have a word for his own anniversary meal. Overall, I’d recommend this spot for a couple due to price for the group and hopefully more effort without a guaranteed tip. They seemed understaffed in my opinion and a smaller group may get more attention. I’d recommend their trout dishes, side salads (small portions)and salmon. Reminder to ask for bread at the start which was delicious when we finally got it.”

“1-Liner: Overpriced with misleading reviews, poor quality meat, never again experience. Our party of 6 made early reservations at 5:30pm on 5/23/2026, Memorial Day weekend. Parking is limited but this is a small venue in house/restaurant building. There is a larger barn type space for larger venue/events which we did not enter, there was a wedding or some kind of party going on. We were seated on time. Our service was less than desirable, not on par with expectations relative to the reviews. Their menu prices are extremely overpriced, quality of food was horrible, The chicken livers appetizer was very disappointing, they brought our party of 6, one tiny bread roll per person, was shaking my head. Their ($60+) 12oz Ribeye steaks were like something you'd get on sale in the frozen food section at Kroger, worth $10 max, and we ordered both 12 oz steak selections-very thin to the point medium rear would get over cooked fast, seafood pasta came with no seafood server mistaking thought we wanted vegetarian seafood pasta like what? How do you even get that wrong, they corrected by giving us 3 mussels which was subpar mediocre to say the least, lamb chop and chicken filet was ok, nothing to brag about. The Portion sizes are ridiculously small even after our server said their portions are very nice and generous, that's just bad information, dishonest and wrong. Everything on the menu is overpriced to the extreme, no one in our party wanted to be there after reviewing the menu, we should have left but wanted to give them the benefit of doubt. Lastly, our server got our bill wrong, with charges from one person to another, we didn't even bother to have them redo, we paid and left. Our party averaged $75-$85 per person for this inferior experience. Final thoughts: Never again, fake reviewers, you're better off with hotdog & soda from gas station.”