Bernie's Nacoochee Valley Guest House

Bernies is THE BEST kept secret in NE Ga. Absolutely awesome service and food. Example- Rachel, the bartender went out of her way to hand make blue cheese stuffed olives for the perfect Tito's martini she made. The chefs are outstanding- food is terrific and I should know as pre-Covid I spent 75-100 nights traveling the US for work.

Oh. My. Gosh. A true hidden gem. Fine dining with a rustic feeling. The French Onion soup outrageously delish..delight... a must try. Best I have ever had. Everything is homemade and you can see no details are missed. I got a veggie Alfredo dish with the Alfredo made to perfection. My husband had the Sirloin and loved it. Interestingly, this is also a Bed and Breakfast. We may need to stay here if we pass this way again...

I honestly don 't understand the rave reviews for this place. I can only figure older people with simple palettes. The food here was BLAND!!! I expected to be wowed from a place that is supposed to be casual fine dining. I understand this place is supposed to be French inspired. The rolls that started the meal already set things off on a bad note. Little square rolls that you can get at any meat and 2 veg around. I expected some form of really great French bread. My husband and I ordered cocktails. Not impressed. The Gimlet was straight lime juice. Puckered mine and another customers face on the first sip. I watched the lady in my sight line take her first sip and found it pretty amusing. I had the 45 dollar grouper. I love grouper but not this. Zero seasoning. Zero sauce. Zero flavor. Just a sautéed piece of fish nothing else. Served with corn pudding aka grits to anyone in the south. Not even polenta which would have probably been better. Two bland items put together. Then the sides. Ugh, undercooked French green beans and one piece of carrot. Basically raw vegetables because they weren 't sautéed long enough. My husband had the chicken Marsala. Edible but I 've had it much better elsewhere without having to pay for hype. At least the chicken was tender. Same horrible sides. Ah yes, when we first got our little square rolls there were 4. After waiting for quite a while for food a woman asked if we would like more bread while we wait. We said yes and she brought 2 rolls. How generous, meh. I 'm harsh in this review because I feel ripped off. I 've been fine dining and this isn 't it. I expect great flavor and good pairings. Doesn 't exist. It is also off putting that when you come in and wait to be seated, your staring right into the kitchen. There is always chaos in kitchens, good or bad, just doesn 't set the tone right off the rip. Now for the good part, our waitress was great and other servers around us seem to be very nice and attentive as well to their tables. Apparently someone of local importance was in that night because his table was especially getting fawned over. Needless to say, I will not be back.

Love this place, staff was awesome and the food was very good. Glad we made it before they close after 33 years, I am sure the locals and guest will miss them

A truly special place! The employees are so kind and welcoming from the second you walk in! Amazing family cottage feeling inside the restaurant. Matthew, our server, was excellent and very attentive. THE FRENCH ONION SOUP was SPECTACULAR! Caesar was nice and fresh as well. My boyfriend had the portabella sandwich which he loved as well. We were on a roadtrip and I am so glad i found this amazing spot!