My husband and I have been to the Red Rooster for lunch about 5 times. We love the chicken salad and apple salad. The desserts are out of this world. I agree that it is not the place for children. It is set up like a Tea Room. We have found Linda and her family (the owners) very friendly. We only take our out-of-town guests to our favorite places, and all of them want to visit the Red Rooster again and again when they come back to East Tenn.
I recommend you call ahead to make sure of their days and times of operation. Get there early, for when they run out of a particular food, Linda won't be cooking any more of it until the next day.
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