Trish's Mountain Diner
Ribeye steak supper with sides and cornbread on a wooden table, dusk settling outside the cabin window at Trish's Mountain Diner

On US-321 in Pittman Center, just outside Gatlinburg

Supper on 321.

Ribeye dinners, fried catfish, and beef tips at the converted cabin diner. Friday and Saturday nights only.

Friday & Saturday only

Two nights a week, the cabin serves supper.

Most of the week, Trish's is a breakfast and lunch diner; the kitchen closes at 2:30. Friday and Saturday nights, the lights stay on for dinner: ribeye steaks, fried catfish, and beef tips over rice.

The dinner plates come as Mountaineer Meals, two sides and bread included.

Dinner Friday and Saturday, until 8 PM. Closed Sundays.

The supper board

  • Ribeye Steak (Mountaineer Meal)

    Two sides and bread

  • Beef Tips

    Two sides and bread; reviewers mention beef tips over rice

  • Fried Catfish

    Two sides and bread

  • Dee's Chicken

    House-named chicken plate with two sides and bread

  • Liver N' Onions

    Two sides and bread

Sample dishes based on public review coverage. The final site uses the restaurant's current confirmed menu and prices.

Country steak smothered in pepper gravy with green beans and a biscuit, served in the cabin's front room
Country-style steak with gravy in the front room.

It looks like somebody's home because it was.

The diner works out of a converted cabin home on US-321 in the Pittman Center community, about nine miles east of downtown Gatlinburg. The front room still looks like a living room, set with dining tables.

“Walking into someone's dwelling, unlike any other place I've eaten in Gatlinburg.”

Local review, gatlinburgnow.substack.com

It runs like a family place too. Regulars ask for their servers, Liz and Shirley, by name, and recent reviews keep using the words “southern charm.”

2,284 reviews and still a hidden gem.

4.7 stars on Google. About #7 of 146 Gatlinburg restaurants on TripAdvisor.

“Little country dinner where the food is yummy and the service is southern charm”

Google review (John Fesler) via Restaurant Guru, Jun 2026

“Food was amazing and the service and hospitality even better! You made us feel at home.”

Google review via Restaurantji, Mar 2026

“What a hidden gem! Far enough away from the action but not too far. Everyone was beyond nice and spotless.”

Google review via Wanderlog, May 2026

Read them on Google

Nine miles east of the crowds.

3614 East Pkwy, Gatlinburg, TN 37738

Take East Parkway out of downtown Gatlinburg and keep going; the cabin sits on US-321 in Pittman Center, on the quiet side of the Smokies.

  • Monday - Thursday7:00 AM - 2:30 PM
  • Friday - Saturday7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • SundayClosed

Breakfast 7-11, lunch 11-2:30, dinner Fri-Sat only

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