Everything from Breakfast to Dessert!

At Mel’s Diner we offer our entire menu all day long! So whether you want pancakes at night, a cheeseburger for breakfast, or a banana split for lunch, we’ve got you covered! Our vast menu has something for everybody and is reasonably priced. In fact, Mel’s Diner is one of the highest rated budget friendly restaurants in Pigeon Forge!

Breakfast Classics – Served All Day

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Classics Omelets Egg Favorites Biscuits & Gravy Pancakes French Toast

Breakfast Classics

Ms. Nita’s Mo For Your Money Special

2 eggs, hash browns or grits, short stack or biscuit & gravy, with 2 bacon and 2 sausage.

Hot Mama’s Egg White Omelet

3 egg whites with peppers, onions, tomatoes, and mushrooms served with your choice of hash browns or grits and toast.

Big Daddy’s Gut Buster Breakfast

2 eggs, hash browns or grits, short stack or biscuit and gravy, with country ham, Virginia baked ham, or country fried steak.

Omelets

Alexa's Cheese Omelet

Served with your choice of grits or hash browns, and comes with toast and jelly.

Meat and Cheese Omelet

Choose from bacon or sausage. Served with your choice of grits or hash browns, and comes with toast and jelly.

Ham and Cheese Omelet

A delicious omelet with diced ham. Served with your choice of grits or hash browns, and comes with toast and jelly.

Flo's Vegetable Omelet

A tasty omelet with tomato, onions, peppers, and mushrooms. Served with your choice of grits or hash browns, and comes with toast and jelly.

Steven's Western Omelet

Our omelet with cheese, ham, onions, and peppers. Served with your choice of grits or hash browns, and comes with toast and jelly.

Big Al’s Omelet

A loaded omelet containing bacon, sausage, ham, and cheese. Served with your choice of grits or hash browns, and comes with toast and jelly.

Egg Favorites

2 Eggs

2 eggs cooked to order. Served with your choice of grits or hashbrowns, with toast and jelly.

2 Eggs with Meat

2 eggs cooked to order plus your choice of bacon or sausage. Served with your choice of grits or hashbrowns, with toast and jelly.

2 Eggs with Bologna

2 eggs cooked to order plus our delicious fried bologna. Served with your choice of grits or hashbrowns, with toast and jelly.

2 Eggs with County or Virginia Ham

2 eggs cooked to order plus your choice of County or Virginia Baked ham. Served with your choice of grits or hashbrowns, with toast and jelly.

2 Eggs with Country Fried Steak

2 eggs cooked to order plus our delicious country fried steak. Served with your choice of grits or hashbrowns, with toast and jelly.

2 Eggs with Beef Tips

2 eggs cooked to order plus our delicious beef tips. Served with your choice of grits or hashbrowns, with toast and jelly.

Biscuits & Gravy

Biscuits with Sausage Gravy

2 tasty biscuits covered with our delicious sausage gravy.

Biscuits with Sausage Gravy, 2 Eggs, and Grits or Hash Browns

2 tasty biscuits covered with our delicious sausage gravy with 2 eggs cooked to order and your choice of grits or hash browns.

Biscuits with Sausage Gravy, 2 Eggs, and Bacon or Sausage

2 tasty biscuits covered with our delicious sausage gravy with 2 eggs cooked to order and your choice of bacon or sausage.

Golden Brown Pancakes

Short Stack

2 of our delicious golden brown pancakes. Served with syrup and butter.

Big Stack

3 of our delicious golden brown pancakes. Served with syrup and butter.

Short Stack with Eggs

2 of our delicious golden-brown pancakes with 2 eggs cooked to order. Served with syrup and butter.

Short Stack with Meat

2 of our delicious golden-brown pancakes with your choice of bacon or sausage. Served with syrup and butter.

Short Stack with Eggs and Meat

2 of our delicious golden-brown pancakes with 2 eggs cooked to order and your choice of bacon or sausage. Served with syrup and butter.

Big Stack with Eggs and Meat

3 of our delicious golden-brown pancakes with 2 eggs cooked to order and your choice of bacon or sausage. Served with syrup and butter.

French Toast

Three delicious slices of french toast. Served with powdered sugar and syrup.

French Toast with Grits or Hash Browns

Three delicious slices of french toast with your choice of grits or hash browns. Served with powdered sugar and syrup.

French Toast with Meat

Three delicious slices of french toast with your choice of bacon or sausage. Served with powdered sugar and syrup.

Lunch & Dinner

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Salads & Soups Starters BURGERS HOME COOKIN HOT DOGS SANDWICHES

Salads and Soups

House Salad

Lettuce, carrots, red cabbage, diced tomatoes, cheese, and your choice of dressing.

Homemade Chicken Salad

Chicken salad on top of a bed of lettuce, carrots, red cabbage, diced tomatoes, cheese, and your choice of dressing. Larger than the house salad and served in a chilled bowl.

Cori's Chef Salad

Ham and Turkey plus lettuce, carrots, red cabbage, diced tomatoes, cheese, and your choice of dressing. Larger than the house salad and served in a chilled bowl.

Julie's Grilled Chicken Salad

Tasty grilled chicken with lettuce, carrots, red cabbage, diced tomatoes, cheese, and your choice of dressing. Larger than the house salad and served in a chilled bowl.

Ashley's Fried Chicken Tender Salad

Tasty fried chicken tenders with lettuce, carrots, red cabbage, diced tomatoes, cheese, and your choice of dressing.

Mucho Lola's Taco Salad

Spicy taco meat, shredded lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese. Served over freshly fried tortilla chips.

House Salad and a Cup of Soup or Chili

Our house salad with your choice of soup or chili.

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Delicious chicken noodle soup, available in a cup or bowl.

Homemade Chili

Our award-winning chili, available in a cup or bowl.

Starters

Dustin's Tortilla Chips and Salsa

Tasty tortilla chips with delicious salsa.

Amanda's Cheese Nachos

Tasty tortilla chips with yummy nacho cheese.

Trevor's Cheese Fries with Bacon

Delicious french fries topped with cheese sauce and bacon.

Angel's Cheese Sticks

Yummy cheese sticks served with a side of marinara.

Tony's Onion Rings

Large onion rings fried to perfection.

Lisa's Shrimp Basket with Fries

Fried shrimp served with homemade cocktail sauce and french fries.

Max's Chicken Fingers with Fries

Chicken tenders with french fries.

Victoria's Chicken Quesadilla

A tasty chicken quesadilla with mushrooms, tomatoes, cheese, lettuce, and sour cream.

Ralph Malph Nachos

Tortilla chips, chili, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, jalapenos, and sour cream. Plenty to share!

Mel's Famous Burgers

Beach Boy Hamburger

A tasty hamburger topped with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, and your choice of chips, fries, pasta salad, or potato salad.

Chubby Checker Cheeseburger

A tasty cheeseburger topped with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, and your choice of chips, fries, pasta salad, or potato salad.

Ottis' Onion Cheeseburger

A tasty cheeseburger topped with sautéed onions and with lettuce, tomato, pickle, and your choice of chips, fries, pasta salad, or potato salad.

Rimmy's Cajun Cheeseburger

A spicy cajun cheeseburger topped with lettuce, onion, tomato, pickle, and your choice of chips, fries, pasta salad, or potato salad.

Marilyn's Mushroom Cheeseburger

A tasty cheeseburger topped with mushrooms, lettuce, tomato, pickle, and your choice of chips, fries, pasta salad, or potato salad.

Ritchie Valen's Jalapeno Cheeseburger

A tasty cheeseburger topped with jalapeno, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, and your choice of chips, fries, pasta salad, or potato salad.

Buddy Holly Chili Cheeseburger

A tasty cheeseburger topped with chili, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, and your choice of chips, fries, pasta salad, or potato salad.

Big Bopper Bacon Cheeseburger

A tasty cheeseburger topped with bacon, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, and your choice of chips, fries, pasta salad, or potato salad.

James' Works Cheeseburger

A tasty cheeseburger topped with chili, bacon, and mushrooms with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, and your choice of chips, fries, pasta salad, or potato salad.

Betty Jo's Home Cookin

Lowden's Hamburger Steak

Delicious hamburger steak with sauteed onions and brown gravy. Served with your choice of two sides and texas toast.

Randi's Pulled Pork Barbecue

Delicious pulled pork slow-roasted for 14 hours. Served with your choice of two sides and texas toast.

Danielle's Beef Liver and Onions

Beef liver and onions cooked to order. Served with your choice of two sides and texas toast.

April's Chicken Pot Pie Over Biscuits

Our delicious chicken pot pie served with a house salad. Texas Toast not included.

Miss Stella's Country Fried Steak with Gravy

Country fried steak with tasty gravy. Served with your choice of two sides and texas toast.

Tim's Marinated Grilled Chicken

Moist grilled chicken. Served with your choice of two sides and texas toast.

Doreen's Pot Roast

Tender melt in your mouth pot roast slow roasted for 16 hours. Served with your choice of two sides and texas toast.

Sudlow's Made from Scratch Meatloaf

Made from scratch meatloaf, a Mel's favorite. Served with your choice of two sides and texas toast.

Dawn's Hand-Breaded Catfish

Our famous hand-breaded fried catfish. Served with your choice of two sides and texas toast.

Joe's Mesquite Beef Tips

Beef tips cooked to order with sauteed onions and brown gravy. Served with your choice of two sides and texas toast.

Hot Diggity Dogs

Bubba's Big Dog

A large hot dog served with two toppings of your choice, and your choice of fries, chips, pasta salad, or potato salad.

Big Foot's Foot Long Dog

A foot-long hot dog served with two toppings of your choice, and your choice of fries, chips, pasta salad, or potato salad.

Sandwich Favorites

Linda's Jumbo Grilled Cheese

A large grilled cheese sandwich. Served with your choice of chips, fries, pasta salad, or potato salad.

Darlene's Fried Bologna and Cheese

Thick cut bologna and cheese sandwich. Served with your choice of chips, fries, pasta salad, or potato salad.

Belinda's Pulled Pork Barbecue

Slow roasted pork BBQ with onion and pickles. Served with your choice of chips, fries, pasta salad, or potato salad.

Tammy's Grilled Ham and Cheese

Our tasty ham and cheese sandwich. Served with your choice of chips, fries, pasta salad, or potato salad.

Kevin's Homemade Chicken Salad

Our homemade chicken salad sandwich. Served with your choice of chips, fries, pasta salad, or potato salad.

Keith's Patty Melt

Famous burger on rye bread with swiss cheese and sauteed onions. Served with your choice of chips, fries, pasta salad, or potato salad.

Roger's Famous Reuben

Corned beef on rye with swiss cheese, kraut, and thousand island dressing! Served with your choice of chips, fries, pasta salad, or potato salad.

Ms. Stacy's Catfish Sandwich

Our tasty catfish on a bun. Served with your choice of chips, fries, pasta salad, or potato salad.

Michael's Philly Cheese Steak

Tender roast beef with cheese, onions, and peppers. Served with your choice of chips, fries, pasta salad, or potato salad.

Matt's Meatloaf Sandwich

Our homemade meatloaf in sandwich form. Served with your choice of chips, fries, pasta salad, or potato salad.

Bette Davis B.L.T.

Delicious bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich. Served with your choice of chips, fries, pasta salad, or potato salad.

Ricky D's Marinated Grilled Chicken

Tasty grilled chicken with your choice of cheese. Served with your choice of chips, fries, pasta salad, or potato salad.

Emily's Country Club

Ham, turkey, bacon, cheese, lettuce, and tomato. Served with your choice of chips, fries, pasta salad, or potato salad.

Alissia's Philly Chicken Cheese

Grilled chicken topped with melted cheese, onions, and peppers. Served with your choice of chips, fries, pasta salad, or potato salad.

Nicole's French Dip

Roast beef, swiss cheese, and Au Jus for dipping. Served with your choice of chips, fries, pasta salad, or potato salad.

Kim's Fabulous Thunderbird

Chicken, BBQ, Bacon, and Cheese. Served with your choice of chips, fries, pasta salad, or potato salad.

Delicious Desserts

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Banana Splits Sundaes Homemade Desserts Floats, Shakes, & Malts

Mel's Famous Ultimate Banana Split

6 Scoop Banana Split

Two scoops of chocolate ice cream, two scoops of vanilla ice cream, and two scoops of strawberry ice cream snug between a split banana. Topped with strawberry topping, pineapple topping, and chocolate syrup with whipped cream, nuts, and a cherry on top!

3 Scoop Banana Split

One scoop of chocolate ice cream, one scoop of vanilla ice cream, and one scoop of strawberry ice cream snug between a split banana. Topped with strawberry topping, pineapple topping, and chocolate syrup with whipped cream, nuts, and a cherry on top!

Sensational Sundaes

Hot Fudge, Chocolate, Pineapple, Strawberry

Your choice of hot fudge, chocolate, pineapple, or strawberry topping. Served with whipped cream, nuts, and a cherry on top!

Homemade Desserts

Peach Cobbler

Our delicious homemade peach cobbler served with yummy ice cream.

Hot Fudge Brownie

A hot chocolate brownie served with ice cream. Covered in hot fudge and whipped cream.

Cinnamon Rolls

Fresh baked cinnamon rolls served hot.

Floats, Shakes, & Malts

Pepsi or Rootbeer Float

Our delicious ice cream combined with your choice of Pepsi or rootbeer!

Milkshakes

A smooth milkshake that is so good it'll be hard to share! Choose from vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, chanana (chocolate+banana), oreo, or pineapple.

Ol' Fashion Malts

One of the best malts you'll ever have! Available in chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry.

Little Anthony's - Meals for Kids 12 and Under

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Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

Kid's Breakfast

Magnolia's Pancakes

A short stack of pancakes that your kid(s) will love! Served with butter and syrup.

One Egg with Bacon or Sausage

One egg with a piece of bacon or sausage and one piece of toast an jelly.

Kid's Lunch and Dinner

Brayden's Mac and Cheese with Fries

Our tasty macaroni and cheese with our delicious french fries.

Eli's Grilled Cheese with Fries

Yummy grilled cheese with french fries and pickle slices.

Raelynn's Cheeseburger with Fries

A juicy cheeseburger with french fries and pickle slices.

Hotdog with 1 Topping and Fries

A hotdog with one topping (chili, onions, cheese, slaw, kraut, or relish) and french fries.

Carson's Chicken Tenders with Fries

Delicious chicken tenders with our tasty french fries.

Everything from Breakfast to Dessert!

Breakfast Classics – Served All Day

Lunch & Dinner

Delicious Desserts

Little Anthony's - Meals for Kids 12 and Under

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