Stuart Family Restaurant: A Cozy American Diner Experience in Stuart, VA

This is a fantastic family-friendly restaurant. The food was excellent, the staff was welcoming and attentive, and we really appreciated that someone came over to check on us and make sure everything was going well. It’s clear they care about their customers. Highly recommend for a great meal and experience.

Know what you're getting into here and you'll be happy. Past breakfast it's one of those places whose menu is as big as what can go from their freezer to a deep fryer or griddle, but it's great service and good value for money and you won't leave hungry. Had the country-fried steak and whitefish fish and chips. The country fried steak was thicker than expected (like the cube steak hadn't been pounded out as I'm used to) which was tender and crispy; the hush puppies were the standard slightly-too-sweet-from-a-bag, but fine, and the fried okra was great. The whitefish were the thin food-service fillets you're used to from church fish-fries where you are sometimes only eating breading, but seasoned and fried well. It's a little run-down with random deer-antler chandeliers and such, but it's clean. Our server was great and attentive. Definitely looking forward to stopping by the place for a breakfast. It's the kind of place that you are perfectly happy to stop by when you're on the way to somewhere, but is missing a special menu item that makes it a destination for a detour (like fresh-made big hush puppies or something).

This was the first time we had gone to SFR. Funny thing, when I googled it, it actually showed a pic of Hardee's which was across the street. Weird, huh?! Anyway, this is in the same place as the old Tex-BBQ used to be. Anyway, upon entering the restaurant, we were promptly greeted by Joyce, and she so kindly moved us to a different table that was not so close to the door. The restrooms were clean, stocked, and had hot water. The inside walls of the restaurant were decorated with an eclectic collection of county looking items. It was really neat. The place was pretty packed, and even has a Drive-Thru. We watched some dinners come out that not only looked good, they looked to be large portions for your money. Our Server was Taylor (she just graduated from Highschool - Go Cougars). Even though as I said the place was pretty busy, she really took her time with us. Based on our questions, she gave us some recommendations on what she thought we'd like. She was spot on! I got the Catfish special with Fried Squash, Hush Puppies, and my husband got the Mushroom Burger with Potato Salad. This place was recommended by a friend of mine. She told me it is a family style restaurant, and it did have that family feeling. They have breakfast there too. So if you're out near Stuart, I highly recommend you visit this place, we'll definitely go there again! Have a great day, and please be safe! Check out these photos!