Places on Watts Bar Lake tagged home cooking. 4 places on the directory carry this tag. Browse the list below or jump to a category-specific page from the related links.
The breakfast and lunch spot Spring City residents use as a default, with the warmth of a place that knows its regulars.
BB's Cafe is a small diner in downtown Spring City open Tuesday through Saturday, 6:30 AM to 2 PM. Breakfast plates, pancakes, chicken and waffles, omelettes, country fries, berry chicken salad, and daily specials. Seat-yourself, cash-or-card, greeted at the door.
A roadside diner off Roane State Highway that does home-style cooking well enough to pull road-trippers off I-40 and keep locals coming back.
A diner on Roane State Highway in Harriman, open Monday through Saturday. Breakfast all morning, lunch specials including rotating daily plates, and a menu that runs burgers, Philly steaks, chicken and dumplings, and fried green tomato BLT. Closed Sundays; Saturday closes at noon.
Rockwood's all-day home-cooking diner, where the breakfast burrito is a two-meal situation and the banana pudding closes things properly.
A home-cooking diner in Rockwood, open Monday through Saturday until 8 PM, serving scratch-cooked breakfasts, home-style lunches, and dinners at prices that consistently outperform chain alternatives. The breakfast burrito, banana pudding, and homemade meatloaf have their own regulars.
A mom-and-pop diner in downtown Loudon where the owner walks the floor and the home cooking is the point.
A family-owned diner in downtown Loudon open seven days except Sunday, running breakfast through early evening on Fridays. Home-cooked plates, breakfast all morning, burgers, catfish, meatloaf, pulled pork, and daily specials that sell out fast.
Places marked home cooking.
Last updated: April 30, 2026