The Wayside Restaurant

Great food, I repeat great food fresh from local suppliers. The restaurant is inside of a old style house so the atmosphere is pretty unique and a must try experience. Our waitress was great and seeing the owner out with the staff working with them was fantastic to see someone passionate about their business, and it shows. 10/10

The food here.... phenomenal. And the people as well, super exceptional atmosphere and service. 5/5 easily!

Fantastic restaurant! If you're near Cook Forest it's worth the stop for a lovely dining experience. Food is all homemade including their salad dressings and an array of desserts. It looked so good, in fact, that I forgot to take pictures and just started eating! Put this on your list to try! Thanks for a great anniversary dinner Wayside!

We've camped in the Cook Forest area for years and never knew about this gem! Wonderful atmosphere, very friendly and attentive staff and the food was absolutely delicious! I had Chilean sea bass and my husband had osso bucco that was so tender he only needed a fork. Perfect spot for a romantic couples dinner.

We had the bacon wrapped shrimp and jalapenos for an appetizer, very good. Wife had the onion soup which she loved. I had Caesar salad,also great. We had filet Oscar style and ribeye.steaks were perfect. Service was great. Will be back just to try more of the appetizers. Nice place for a special day ty guys

What a phenomenal experience! The food was amazing, the atmosphere was quaint and unique. I had the Chicken Marsala and it's now my new favorite dish. It had a rich delicious sauce with a tender chicken breast, so good you just want to take a piece of bread and clean off your plate! The crab cakes and artichoke dip were also excellent. I would highly recommend the Wayside Inn for a lovely dinner any day of the week or special occasion.

Such a gem in the middle of nowhere! I had wanted to go for a while and I'm so glad we did tonight. The service was exceptional and the food was absolutely amazing!

From booking our reservation for a large party, all the way to dessert, we had amazing service!

They were very friendly, attentive and gracious when part of our party was not able to join. Nicole was kind, accommodating, and respectful. She, along with her staff took wonderful care of us! 100% recommended this cozy little spot in the woods.

Just exceptional. An out of the way, unassuming gem of a restaurant. Has oyster blanco and Arctic Char. Have never had either, but was a try experience. Can’t go wrong with an eatery that has red beer on tap.

Let's start with the cozy atmosphere! Haunted and old..eligent and amazing. The food was phenomenal!! Got the lobster rav, scallops, salad, bread and cheesecake. All VERY AMAZING! Our waiter was great. Talked and checked in with us often. Was a pleasure to have met him as well! You MUST stop at Wayside if you are in the area!

Amazing food, amazing service. This place has a lot of history. Check it out to hear some of the great stories and enjoy delicious food and drinks.

What an absolutely amazing dining experience! Let's start with our waitress Nicole, (who is also the owner) what an amazing person to talk to. We talked about the waysides heritage and her plans for the restaurant and where she sources her food for the establishment. I specifically asked because the steak that everyone had at our table was agreeably the best beef products we had ever had at a restaurant. Nicole informed us that she gets her beef locally and some of her vegetables as well. I found it very comforting to know that Nicole and her family take enough pride in there cozy establishment to actually care where their product comes from and the support they give back to their own community. All and all what should have been an extremely stressful night "sat. April 1st, running on a generator with no phone lines" ended up being one of the best dining experiences my family has ever had. Thank you Nicole and your entire family for being terrific hosts!!!!!
P.S try the smoked old fashion, you can thank me later!!!

What an absolute treasure of a restaurant. Service, food, drinks, were all amazing from the moment we sat down. The featured appetizer (Shrimp stuffed Jalapeno Poppers) were amazing and the seafood dishes I sampled were superb. Cannot wait to go back!!

My husband and I had a wonderful experience here! They serve and support local sourced foods! Pride themselves on making as much as they can from scratch! He even shared some history with us about the building! The cook for the night even came out to thank us for coming out! Very respectful, professional and cordial people! All the food was phenomenal!

This is a beautiful restaurant. It's been many years since I've been there & I'm still a fan.

Always a wonderful experience and meal. The wait staff is amazing, attentive and friendly, and the food, oh my, so good. Had a Creme Brulee for dessert, and it was just perfect!

Very nice atmosphere, love the food great people..highly recommend if your in this beautiful area...

The Chilean Sea Bass that I had on Saturday was absolutely fabulous!! The cut was thick and the flavor was so amazing. The young chef is a personable and interesting person. So glad we went!!

Just had an amazing dinner at Wayside. Food was amazing as always!!!! Highly recommend!!!!

Amazing !!!! Food is all home cooked, homemade desserts, portions are perfect, everyone so kind, wonderful dinner taste like home, warm atmosphere, just perfect, can't wait to go back.