Bennetts BBQ Restaurant Review in Gatlinburg and Exploring Bud Ogle Farm in the Great Smoky Mountain

[@chelle5049]

I enjoyed this video so much!!! The beautiful weather just makes a person happy. I loved seeing that older couple out hiking and being active. After I watched this, I called my 92 year old grandmother to tell her how much I love her. She worked hard all of her life in KY in tobacco until she was 82. The older generation were very proud and dedicated people for sure.

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks for sharing with us Chelle

[@pattio3435]

Wow, Will you have several really outstanding photo.shoots of the stream going over the rocks! What a nice relaxing trail with history ....Thank you!

[@marvincarlton2678]

I always enjoy the hiking videos. It let's me see places I've never seen before and looks like so much fun. Thanks for all the great videos!

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Marvin

[@olevi4320]

I watch your vids everyday after I get my school work done. I’m heading down to pigeon forge this spring break and your vids have helped me get excited for it! Have a great day Yankee!

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Viibe

[@billgammill7344]

The hike was well worth the hike!! Thanks for taking us along.....

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Bill

[@jgraham6102]

I watch you guys everyday, thanks for another great video. You guys are the best.

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks J Graham

[@lizcortez4897]

What a great start to a beautiful hike…that food looked amazing and that price!!😳..what a deal, I love how you did the slow motion for the waterfall…Will you really have a way with the camera..and Dawn….I would not be able to cross the water…you go girl!!!!

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Liz

[@pattih2827]

Wow! Thanks so much for sharing this with us. Just beautiful and so interesting!!! I really like the music too. 💕💕

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Patti

[@KyKatladi]

I love your videos! Glad I found y'all! The Smokies are my second home but it's going to be a long time before I get to go back any time soon but I vacation vicariously through your videos!! THANK YOU!!

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks KyKatladi

[@catladylife]

Another great video. Your videos just get better and better. That's sad about the chimney collapse. Hopefully they can restore it.

[@yankeeinthesouth]

The National Park has a group of people that go around and fix the homestead thanks Mary

[@Seek-God-First]

Beautiful scenery ! Thank you for the tour, it’s always fun! 🌲🌱🌿⛰🦌

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Girl From Utah

[@JustOutnAbout]

Great vlog y'all!! Beautiful scenery, love to sit in the middle of the stream on a rock! Y'all sound like we are when we run across people in their 70s and 80s at the theme parks!! I think it's awesome! ~Dawn

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Dawn

[@ramiromontoya9357]

On my list to do next time we go to the Smokies. Thank you, video was great.

[@KarensTownsend9]

Thanks for the review. Our favorite place in PF is Old Mill Pottery Grill across the street from the Old Mill. Also Gondoliers.

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Karen

[@bradwedge8276]

Hi my wife and I love your videos! We are looking at real estate there as a 2nd home. We were wondering what are the winters and spring like? Lots of snow? Also thanks for being impartial on your restaurant reviews. So nice when someone will say when something didnt taste good!!

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Spring time is around 60 to 70 degree. Winter mild the snow melts around noon thank you Brad

[@patriciaarold1270]

Bennett’s restaurant was great. The sampler that Will ordered was great. Oh those ribs looked good. Dawn’s lunch looked good, too. The walk to Ogle Farm was great. Will and Dawn, the restaurants and hikes are wonderful. 🙂😉🚶🏼‍♂️🚶🏼‍♂️

[@christineschwartz8269]

I love your scenic videos.. they are great,, 👍

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Christine

[@lori4782]

Glad y'all finally got to Bennett's. We always go to the one in Gatlinburg. Also been to the Bud Ogle hike many times but thank you - we never knew it made a loop!

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Lori

[@marybailey-gates3116]

Last I visited the Pigeon Forge area I went to this place for dinner and I remember the employees here being so sweet! I loved the salad bar and the BBQ chicken that I got.I will definitely be returning!

[@Nancy-iv1yj]

The lunch looked delicious. And the hike with the waterfalls were beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Nancy

[@scoobydoo4312]

Thanks for your video on Bennett's BBQ really enjoyed it. I've been wanting to try it and after seeing your video I think I will this year. The food looks good and the prices are really not bad.

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Scooby doo

[@PaulDGreen-bu4iz]

Beautiful! Can’t wait to get back up there! Thank you for sharing!

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Paul

[@bobbietharrington6690]

Love this video! My husband and I love to hike the area. Great that y'all met those nice folks too! By the way..I love the bluegrass music y'all use in your videos♥️

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Bobbie

[@karenspence6721]

Wow what a nice trail and that water is beautiful so relaxing those ribs looked good to thanks for sharing with us

[@yankeeinthesouth]

😊

[@BanditontheAT]

You done it backwards, you first hike and work up an appetite and then go eat a big meal...or have I been doing backwards all these years. Thanks for another awesome video and glad you were able to get back out in the park to enjoy a beautiful day.

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks for the tip Brian

[@tammull9267]

Bennetts is always the first place we eat when we get into town. I never knew the Grist mill was back there. Thanks for sharing!

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Tam

[@candicewilliams4256]

I loved Bennett's food! Has it while I was there during Christmas. Love your videos!

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Candice

[@MissKarazykimberly]

Never knew this was there! Y'all are teaching me, lol! Can't wait to be back in my beloved mountains in 2 months!

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Kimberly

[@beachdiva9586]

Wow, BBQ looked so tasty. Dawn loved it with those 2 👍👍Nice hike, beautiful scenery.

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Beach Diva

[@anndankasey205]

What a beautiful day. Hard to believe all the flooding and rain. Those rock crossing seemed iffy. I fell in on them more than once lol

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks AnnDan&Kasey

[@ritalockett9788]

The food looked good.Just so much to find in the woods.I wish I could get around like that couple.

[@donnadoering5125]

Very beautiful hike I wouldn’t get to see otherwise being I’m from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@hillorisartin6129]

Bennetts is awesome. I support all of the Johnson family restaurants. They were so good to their employees affected by the fires.

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Hillori

[@SmokeyMountainDreamer]

We have been here and didn't know about the trail. I'm so excited we are coming up in October and going to do this trail

[@sheilarixie3943]

We go to the mountains twice a year. We always eat at Bennets and Flapjacks each trip. Love, love love Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg!!! We keep season tickets to Dolly wood. A good tip is to buy them in December. That way you get two Christmas trips out of one season pass. If you've never eat at the back porch cafe in dollywood, you're missing out on the best meal of your life! The turkey and dressing and sweet potatoes are unbelievable! Love your videos :)

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks for sharing the back Porch is on our to do list thanks Sheila

[@leedanielson7452]

Oh that’s a great day! An excellent lunch and then a super hike! Loved it! 😝👍

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Loran

[@harrietwalton3314]

Ate at Bennett's BBQ last week. We were down on vacation. We have ate there many times though the years. Awesome food!

[@scottbartlett2087]

We love Bennett's in Gatlinburg, we usually hit it at least twice, once for breakfast and once for lunch or dinner. They have pretty good discounts in the coupon books as well (15-20% off). Never had a bad meal or bad service.

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Scott

[@teresakryvenchuk6205]

Love the ribs. The salad bar is one big meal 🤣😋.Love your vids.

[@Debb1963]

I am comment 63. Year I was born. Lololo. Great video!! U will need to get big daddies pizza next! Loved the hiking!! So pretty! Thanks for sharing! Dawn's pom pom hat got its first hiking experience! 👍🙂💜

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Deb

[@judysscrapbook5513]

Oh wow ribs brisket pulled pork baby back ribs all looked tender and delicious ogle homeplce is beautiful

[@zardonrich]

Well that was some food review, that was alot of food, but the Price was just Right. There's always a Beautiful story in those Nature Trails. The Early Settlers worked hard, to make a Living, that explains why their lives were so short lived That wasn't too bad, for an Intro, to your Channel It was different an funny😆 Meeting people on the trail at 82 an 83 they looked Fantastic and they seem to have alot to say. Very Interesting! Well this was another Great Video and as always a Pleasure to Watch👀 🎥Keep On Filming 🎥

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Zardonrich

[@juniorfryman9741]

We are definitely going to Bennett's when we come down this fall for a week

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Junior Fryman

[@audreybrown6440]

You all are so joyous....

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Audrey

[@wt3680]

I love thr nature parts of video. You could do videos with just your nature editing and relaxing music!!

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Yes definitely thanks Jesus

[@gmed2]

Been to Smoky’s many times but never tried Bennett’s. Coming down in March and plan to try. Hey, just wondering if you have heard about the Smoky Mountain Llama Trek? We signed up to do the hour tour in March - I bet u guys would love it! And love to see a video of it! Nice hike !

[@yankeeinthesouth]

I heard the other day about it we are checking it out Thanks gmed2

[@ms.tep_]

Cool seeing the old grist mill!

[@lenagreen2979]

We loved the Bennetts in Gatlinburg but we didn't think the Pigeon Forge one was as good. We tried the one in Pigeon Forge several times but didn't think it was as good. They have great food and decent prices. The staff is always so friendly. Thanks for doing the video review. We really miss the Smokeys,so love all your videos. Love you guys have a great rest of your week. 😊❤🍂🍂🎃🏈

[@misfitsanddreamers]

great vlog guys, hope to see more

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks misfits and dreamers

[@rexhargrove5172]

Yet another great video!

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Rex

[@marionblair194]

Loved it too. Were that older couple you met . Didn't know yoall were that. Popular. Thanks again . The Blairs

[@yankeeinthesouth]

It was great meeting you thanks Marion

[@153024js]

Loved this video. Is the trail well marked? In areas it seemed like you couldn’t tell where the trail was. I’d worry I’d get lost.thanks for the beautiful video and great food review.

[@yankeeinthesouth]

The trail is marked thanks jill

[@korymckibben2904]

Really good bbq worth it to go and eat! Would come again!

[@meltcmelinda4012]

There is a book on the Blair Family that lived in Millers Cove within Cades Cove, which the lady was talking about you met on the trail.

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Mel TC

[@crystalstout1832]

We would love to see you review Hungry Bear in Gatlinburg , Davy Crocketts and Three Jimmies. We love watching your channel! Hello from Ohio!

[@yankeeinthesouth]

We will thanks Crystal

[@jimwalker9570]

You need to try there Breakfast buffet....It is great also.

[@yankeeinthesouth]

We'll have to try it Thanks Jim

[@aprocrastinatorslifewithka7912]

Will you had what my husband has every time! So glad y'all tried it. My absolute favorite place to eat while in Gatlinburg and Pigeon forge. We ate at both locations!

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Kay B

[@apollomorelos727]

thank you for sharing.

[@calaknight63]

Love Dawn’s hat!💕 👒

[@janetlewis1468]

Love the stories beautiful hike

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Janet

[@Bossman_71]

Me and my wife have been going to Gatlinburg since 1990 as teens. The first place I remember we ate at was a place on the main drag of Gatlinburg called Waldo Peppers. We eat at Bennetts BBQ every time we go. I would recommend trying the Donut Friar in the Village there in Gatlinburg.

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks for sharing your memories.

[@garrettthompson8314]

Great Videos

[@grandmap3389]

Wow 😢 the chimney collapsed...good place to see deer up close. Always visit the Ogle farm while there. Normally we go in April and October only making October this year. We plan on selling in a few yrs and moving there.

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Awsome thanks Grandma P

[@jwprimetime9795]

Oh man I miss Bennett’s! They used to have a killer breakfast buffet!

[@lesliejames6870]

Will do the parks really take good care of our treasures? Like on the cabin and repair the things that are broken?

[@David-nn7vo]

could you interview the park service on plans to repair the cabin?

[@yankeeinthesouth]

We'll look into it

[@Jennstravels]

That's a great deal for Buy 1 Get 1! It looks very good!

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Yes the food was good and a good deal thanks Jenn

[@daniellejones2719]

Bennett’s and waterfalls. You just cant get any better than that❤️ Great video!! Aww what a sweet couple that y’all met on the trail!!

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Danielle

[@GerraldFarms]

I hope they can fix the cabin. Looks like you’ll are in my area. All the mud. Lol. Have a good one

[@yankeeinthesouth]

They have a group of people that go around and fix the cabins thanks Gerrald

[@stacysatterfield2154]

Looked really good. Will and Dawn did you ever use FOGGY MT BREAKDOWN? Love that. Years ago remember hearing an older group of gentlemen playing Bluegrass on the porch. Where are you both from? I usually describe myself as Yankee living below the Mason Dixon Line

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Michigan

[@wayneyoung6094]

We love Bennett's BBQ, its one of our favorites when we are in the area

[@wt3680]

Bennett's reminded me of place called city bbq. You might of heard of it. I think there are alot of them going north if you need option when traveling. All smoked with just wood.

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks for the tip Jesus loves you K

[@hillorisartin6129]

Bennetts is so much better than city bbq

[@wt3680]

Look forward then to Bennett's!

[@grandmap3389]

We always find hiking poles/sticks here at the doors from hikers coming out of the woods, so much better than buying one! 👍🏼

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks for sharing grandma P

[@teresaray7461]

Great video. What kind of hiking shoes do you wear?

[@yankeeinthesouth]

I bought them years ago can't remember the name thanks Teressa

[@buellboycapps]

You should try the Hog Legs next trip to Bennetts!! It is absolutely amazing!!

[@yankeeinthesouth]

We'll do thanks Matt

[@froggyg9981]

I'll second that. They are delicious.

[@jwprimetime9795]

I’m curious-do you guys know where the Riverhouse Motor Lodge was? The motel on the river in town next to the Christus Gardens on river road that burned down? That’s where we went every year since the 70s but it burned down. Last time I was there was on my honeymoon 4 weeks after the fire and was staying there but had to stay at Riverhouse on the park instead. Was curious if they finally completely leveled it.

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Yes thank you for sharing JWPrimetime

[@pammiedoodle8693]

We love Bennett’s and eat there once or twice every time we go to G-burg! Do they still have the deep-fried corn-on-the-cob? That is a great hiking area. I don’t think we ever did the entire loop there at Bud Ogles, but we hiked the Rainbow Falls and loved it. We hiked it in the morning right after a snowfall and the sun was shining through the branches and the snow just sparkled. It was so quiet and we ran across deer along the way (no bear, thank goodness! Lol!) The whole experience on that hike felt heavenly😊 God Bless✝️

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks for sharing Pammie Doodle

[@1982MCI]

I take that as either a no or don’t know about the corn. They must not read the comments cause I’ve noticed that everyone gets a thank you for watching type of reply but no one ever gets their questions answered for some reason, weird! Oh well.

[@Angela-zf8sn]

Eat the bar b q...You got a walk the whole loop 😂😂😂 what a Beautiful day☀️ for a hike! The sounds of that water just washes💦 away any thoughts I'm having which clears my mind🙄 and gives me a feeling of peace awww so nice! So inspiring to see your never too old to get out and have a good hike enjoying nature...what a beautiful couple He sure was handsome😉.. well Thanks for the Beautiful video Will and Dawn👫👍🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Angela

[@nickiewhodat273]

Marc and I love Bennett’s. Some people don’t. But we’ve never had a bad experience there. The food is always on point!! So sad to see that the chimney crumbled. Beautiful trail ! We will be in from 13-20 of March. Hope we can at least meet y’all for a meal. Maybe The Local Goat 😍.we have some gifts for you♥️⚜️ I do really that it’s a big week for y’all with ole red and Dollywood opening Love the yankeeeeeee in the south opening!! Love y’all!.

[@Rhondagail]

Very good video

[@Michael-xz4kt]

Excellent video

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Michael

[@ashleys_sadness]

Dawns motions in the background had me laughing. 4:22

[@trevorcothran3273]

Right!!!!!!!! Lol love it

[@jamesduckworth3736]

What do you do for a living to be able to spend so much time in the smokies

[@expectingamiricle]

What other restaurants are included in the buy one get one?

[@helgabullabong]

Great film.i wondered if Bennett's BBQ was any good, now I know! Will be paying them a visit next trip. Lovely hike, shame about the cabin. Cheers x

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Helga

[@poodlenme]

82 and hiking wow! ❤️

[@robertabell8406]

Which bbq was better? Preachers or Bennett???

[@yankeeinthesouth]

We liked the Preschers BBQ thanks Robert

[@chucksmith8046]

About 16:50, the rocks in the creek look kinda like a bears head

[@yankeeinthesouth]

We'll check it out thanks Carter the Master

[@candicewilliams4256]

I love Bennett's! Way better than bbq in St. Louis.

[@shiftingcurrents6582]

Best breakfast buffet on the planet.

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Shifting Currents

[@ronj1982]

Right!

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Ron

[@karenyoung7435]

Can you park near Bennetts BBQ? I can't walk but a few yards with a walker. I would love to come and eat there. Your videos are addicting! GOD BLESS YOU BOTH!

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Yes thanks Karen

[@josephwilliams710]

Hi Trish my Wifey I know your probably watching this on your break " I love ya !!!

[@vincent2993]

Loser

[@MissKarazykimberly]

Btw, y'all should check out Smokin' Joes in Townsend! We think its some of the best pork bbq we've ever eaten & we've tried BBQ in over 7 states!

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks for the tip we'll do Kimberly

[@chrisbrown2191]

Love Bennetts BBQ. Best bbq in Gatlinburg.

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Chris

[@tilleywilly3]

Thought dawn was gonna get wet i was mixed with fear for her an ok i laughed alot great video

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Steven

[@moviemanjoe9583]

Bennett’s is the best food in the Smokies, hands down. 😋🤤

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks Movie Man Joe

[@OffroadCpl]

Love Bennetts

[@Michael-xz4kt]

We seen Will and Ladybird Dawn in about 40 years.

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Lol thanks Michael