Feb 26, 2021

Empty Restaurant TableDo you need a break from cooking? Are you tired of the same old fast food and take out? Pizza may be a food group but you can’t have it all the time. It’s time to get yourself out of the house and into a restaurant for a great meal and not break the bank in the process. There are some fantastic restaurants around Morrison, Tennessee, that offer meat and three deals that fill up your belly and don’t empty your wallet. Here’s a closer look at our favorites.

Medley’s Diner

Medley’s Diner is located on Manchester Highway in Morrison and is known for some great homestyle cooking. They are open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and the meat and three meal here comes with plenty of options. For your meat, you can choose between grilled chicken, country ham, city ham, pork chops, bologna, tenderloin, and country fried steak. For your vegetables, you can choose three from French fries, tater tots, potato wedges, curly fries, onion rings, baked potato, and whatever fresh vegetables they’ve prepared that day.

Prater’s Barbecue and Catering

Grab the wet wipes and head on over to Prater’s Barbecue for some good old-fashioned southern barbecue. They have all the usual suspects like pulled pork, ribs, and chicken, plus they offer a few meat and three family packs.

The BBQ Family Pack comes with one pound of barbecue pork, two pint sides, and bread for everyone. Rib lovers go for the Rib Family pack with two whole racks of ribs, plus two sides and rolls. There’s also a Chicken Family Pack loaded with 16 chicken tenders, two pint sides, and rolls. Your available sides include classics like ranch beans, coleslaw, and potato salad.

The Southern Eatery

The Southern Eatery is located on West Maple Street in Morrison, Tennessee, and is open for breakfast and lunch. At lunch, they serve a meat and three meal for only $6 for adults. You can choose from country ham, tenderloin, fried chicken, and catfish for your meat. Vegetables are selected from what is seasonally freshest and locally sourced.

Collins River Barbecue and Cafe

Located up the road in McMinnville, Tennessee, Collins River Barbecue and Cafe has some great meat and three options. Family packs feature your choice of meats from the menu including ribs, wings, burgers, brisket, chicken tenders, and pulled pork. Available sides are home-cooked loaded potato salad, Tennessee baked beans, southern coleslaw, cornbread salad, Cuban black beans, super greens, waffle cut French fries, and crinkle-cut French fries. All the family packs come with your choice of up to two pounds of sides and cornbread.

Emma’s Family Restaurant

Emma’s is located in nearby Manchester, Tennessee, on Paradise Street. Emma’s is known for their lunch and dinner buffets, but also for a great meat and three meal selection. Choose your meat from fried chicken, grilled chicken, chicken livers, pork tenderloin, country fried steak, barbecue pork, country ham, and baked ham. Your vegetable selection changes daily so check with your server.

The meat and three concept is a southern thang. So, go on and get out and try one of these home-cooking restaurants and enjoy your own meat and three special.

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