Johnny Appleseed Restaurant

We always try to schedule our drive by New Market around mealtime just to eat here. Excellent food and nice staff. I generally get their country ham, stewed tomatoes, what ever greens they are serving, biscuits and of course apple pie. Everything is homemade and delicious.

We stopped for lunch while in the area. Very pleasant server. I had open face hot roast beef sandwich with fries. My companion had chicken fingers. You get one free apple fritter per person and it was good. Food was good and filling. Would return there again.

The place needs a facelift. service was a little slow. I had the fried chicken, baked potatoes, green beans and a biscuit. The fried chicken was out of this world… If your in the area swing and if you have the fried chicken you won’t be disappointed.

Had a Ruben sandwich on rye, excellent. Service great, friendly, kept tea glass full, made me fresh coffee to go and washed my coffee mug and put coffee in it. Price reasonable.

My husband and I stopped in for a quick lunch. We were looking for something besides fast food. We were not disappointed. The meal began with complimentary apple fritters sprinkled with powered sugar, almost like a donut hole. I had the fish and chips with a side of slaw. The fish was fine, the fries were crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside, quite perfect, and slaw had just a little too much celery seed, but was fair. My husband enjoyed the chopped sirloin smothered with mushroom gravy with mashed potatoes and slaw. He said his meal was fantastic! I recommend this restaurant. It’s located in the Quality Inn and we almost didn’t find it!

Cute little eatery. I’ve always seen this place from across 81 and I’m glad I finally stopped by. The food was decent, well priced and the staff was very kind and attentive. Not to mention you get apple fritters once seated!

Today, after spending time at the Luray Caverns, my husband and I stopped at the Quality Inn New Market for the night. We were very hungry and were not familiar with the area so we decided to give Johnny Appleseed (located inside the Quality Inn hotel) a try. Well, we were more than pleased and couldn’t believe our good luck stumbling on this restaurant! My husband had the fried chicken (he loves his fried chicken!) and could not stop raving about how delicious, crispy, tender and juicy it was! I had the fried catfish –clearly fresh and in the lightest, crispest batter. Yum! We normally do not like biscuits, however, theirs were delicious!
On to the server. We had Theresa as our server. Theresa was not only friendly and helpful, she was full of knowledge regarding the food and the restaurant. She made sure to take the time to answer our questions and help us out even though it was busy. Thank you, Theresa! What a wonderful, delicious experience. Well worth the inexpensive prices!

It doesn’t look like much from the outside but the inside is quaint.
My husband, my two children and I stopped in by chance on our way back to the metro DC area. The menu prices are good and the food was better. Kids ordered PB & Js and we weren’t disappointed. My husband ordered an omelette and was surprised at how plentiful and how fresh the ingredients were. Best omelette he has had at a restaurant, he says.
I ordered the chili. It was just how my mom makes it so I enjoyed it.
The fritters were amazing and the waitress was attentive, patient with us and quick.
We will definitely be back!

Being from out-​of-​town (we came to visit the Shenandoah Caverns; probably will see my review there too hehe), we found this place on Unilocal.We wanted to try something different instead of your typical fast food chain. «Johnny Appleseed» hmm… very intriguing.
Not many people during lunch time (I guess it’s because it was a weekday). Attached to a hotel, this large restaurant was filled with apple crates on the walls and cute «southern» décor. Very quaint. Service was good. My sister got (I believe) a tuna salad sandwich while I got the day’s special of fish and chips. Very good food; we were happy with them. Prior to our meals, we got complimentary apple fritters, which were DELICIOUS!!! (I wonder if you can ask for more??). Don’t be afraid to dip more of the powder sugar onto it and make a huge mess! Also don’t forget to get up and pay your check at the register before you leave. Need to wash up and use the bathroom before you go? Restrooms are located in the hotel (just ask for directions).
And please, oh please, don’t press the button in front of the Johnny Appleseed statue… unless you wanna make a huge loud embarrassment for yourself lol.

I came here with my family. They brought out free apple fritters… With no apples in them: it’s apple flavored.
All the food tastes pre-​frozen. All the cooked vegetables are definitely frozen. I tried to get some good country fried chicken. It was soggy.
The service was pretty good which is the only reason I gave this place two stars instead of one.

This is the second review. The first is below. My family wanted me to upgrade it from a 3 to a 4. They said the food is good, the service is good, and the place is clean. There you have it.
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Food was good. I really liked the vegetables. I was disappointed in one thing. I ordered coffee and they basically served it in a tea cup. I got it filled 4 times and started to feel like I was bugging the server. Just bring me a big mug.
I had breakfast this morning. It was fine. I prefer blueberries in the pancakes. They serve mostly a blueberry topping (a few inside). Kids liked the French toast. Family loves the fritters.

A great place to stop and relax with a dinner and a couple beers after a long drive on I-​81. Catfish was good, chicken and biscuits was delicious. We’ll definitely keep stopping here on our road trips down south.

Whenever we pass through VA it is a tradition to stop here and have a few apple fritters. If you are looking for a quick, inexpensive meal then this is the place. While it is not a Cracker Barrel, my other favorite when on the road, they do have some good food, even though you can tell it is probably mass purchased from a food distributor to keep costs low. Overall, the service, cost & food garner them five stars.

How could a restaurant with a giant, terrifying, pot-​wearing, apple toting, raggedy short-​pant wearing statue be so bad?
Pretty bad. On our way for some whitewater rafting action, we saw this hilariously cheesy looking place and stopped by — we’d hoped for some tasty, deep fried, country style cooking. Nope, not so much.
We should have known when we were given a plateful of «apple fritters.» Sounds tasty, right? NOPE. There ain’t no apples in those fritters. Maybe an apple fell next to the bowl filled with pre-​made, frozen batter goop. The apple fritters were smooshy, doughy balls with sugar and the barest hint of cinnamon.
I’ve scrubbed out the memory of the rest of our unsatisfying meal. I’m sad to say, that after this failed attempt at country cookin’, we stuck to fast food. Blaaarh.
(I loled at the additional tip question, especially Good for: Breakfast/​brunch/​lunch/​etc. Where’s the box for «Passing on by and hitting the 7 – 11 for a mystery meat hotdog instead?»)

My husband, sister in law, and I stayed at the Quality Inn on our way to a family funeral in the DC area. When we stopped, we had no idea there was a restaurant on site. The next morning, we ate breakfast: absolutely delicious. I am from the «south» so it is difficult to please me when it comes to eggs. My over easy eggs came out perfect, the ham and fried apples were delicious. My husband was well satisfied with his hearty breakfast, along with his biscuits, my sister in law enjoyed her food also.
Good service, clean facility. The apple butter was the best I have tasted in a long time. Wish we had bought several jars before we left.
My husband and I have «marked» this family restaurant as a place to eat the next time we are on our way to the DC area.

I’m from Miami, Fl and we wanted to eat some traditional American food after seeing the caverns. This place did the trick. If I had to compare it to any place I would say it’s like the crakel barrel. Our trip to Virginia was awesome and eating here added to our experience.

The restaurant is inside the Quality inn where I was staying and I stopped here for breakfast before I checked out. The restaurant is decorated in a tasteful country décor. There are tables in the middle of two dining rooms and booths along the walls.
The food is inexpensive here and if you are staying at the Inn you get a 20% discount for breakfast.
They start you out with free apple fritters but they seem to be lacking in the apple flavor and they were a bit dry.
I ordered the Jonathan which was 2 eggs (ordered mine scrambled), bacon and homestyle apples with biscuit. The eggs came out in one piece sort of like the form of an omelette rather than what most people consider scrambled. The bacon was tasty and the apples were ok. The biscuit was big and soft but it had the texture of a muffin more than a biscuit.
For the price you can’t beat this place. The food is decent and better than the two fast food options around.

The fried catfish was very good. The green beans were not fresh, but more like canned like Gramdma makes them. The service was pleasant and hospitable. I enjoyed a beer with dinner. The price is a fair value. I will definitely go back but I wish they used more local produce, especially in the Summer.

I stayed at the quality inn simply because it had a restaurant on site, but I wasn’t expecting anything better than merely adequate. i just didn’t feel like getting back in my car to go get something to eat.
I got lucky with johnny appleseed’s though, because their fried chicken is delicious! The mashed potatoes were yummy too, as were the fried apple fritters they brought to the table when I sat down. They apparently take their namesake pretty seriously, as just about anything with apples in it is a specialty. The apple pie was quite good. My only complain would be the beer — only because it is served in a very tiny glass. Next time I would not bother with it and just stick to sweet tea.
I returned before checking out the next morning to have some breakfast and that was pretty good too, but less exciting. My eggs over medium were just slightly undercooked, but I am extremely picky about my eggs. Only my mom ever manages to get them right.