Restaurant recs in or around Blue Ridge, GA

Black Sheep is great for brunch/dinner, Masseria has great pizza, Chester Brunnenmeyer's is good, Whiskey&Water Seafood/Bar, Tiping Point Brewey has some good brews (Cucinella's pizzaria joint next to it that's good), Cucina Rustica north of Blue Ridge toward Morgantown, Toccoa Riverside in Aska is great, The Roof in Ellijay is a cool spot, Ellijay Tapz Pizza/Italian/Bar is great but not fancy. Mercier Orchards is good for breakfast/brunch/cider tasting shopping

ETA: My personal favorite is to go to the wineries in Ellijay (Roo Mountain, Ott Vineyards, Buckley, Chateua Meichtry, Engleheim, Fainting Goat) and drink wine/listen to live music/grab a bite at food trucks or drive over to Dahlonaga and eat/drink wine at Wolf Mountain Vineyards, Frogtown Cellars, Montaluce (all are fantastic)

Black Sheep is one of the nicest looking restaurants in Blue Ridge and is very attractive to visitors. However, it has a reputation in it's online reviews about taking reservations and never being able to seat you for hours on end. In my case, they never seated us and closed the restaurant at 9:30 on our anniversary night when we had reservations for 7:00.

It happened to me, and at least a dozen other reviewers. The owner must pay for those reviews to "disappear" because they are constantly taking them down, but new ones keep appearing. Proof that it was no fluke.

In a town like Blue Ridge, Black Sheep can do things like this because they have a constant influx of tourists, so there are few repercussions. We did have the owner come by to talk to us, but he was of no help in getting our table. He did offer a drink at the bar though.

For the record, I do hear that the food ranges from good, to cold, to late being served. I have also heard that they don't poach their eggs for Eggs Benedict anymore, but instead now fry them for "ease of production"

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My personal favorite is to go to the wineries in Ellijay

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I second this. The food at Roo Mountain was pretty good when the wife and I went for dinner last year.

The Sawmill Place in Blairsville for breakfast. Jim’s smoking Que up the road is the best bbq in NGA but it might be closed for the season when you are there.

Never had a bad meal at Chester’s in Blue Ridge but it gets packed.

I haven’t been to Ferraro’s yet but I’ve heard good things.

We had a great experience at Black Sheep...the owner is from the Mandeville area. Love Chester Brunemeyers too and the vibe at Fighting Town Tavern is cool with great food.