Savannah-recommendations for restaurant & sites for walking disabled?

[Pat H Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pat H]

My mom and sister are coming to visit me for a few days. Mom is 88 and uses a walker. I know she wants to go to Savannah. I would like to take her to a nice restaurant for lunch. She needs a place with a lot of light to read the menu. She can walk up some steps and a little distance. What restaurants and sites would you recommend?

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

The Pirate House is well known and is haunted they say, Also Paula Deen has a very good restatrant there in fact I think she has more than 1

[Icc5 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Icc5]

The Pirate House is well known and is haunted they say, Also Paula Deen has a very good restatrant there in fact I think she has more than 1

When we were there for lunch a few months ago we di the small lunch buffet at Paula Deen's and didn't really care for it. I was not impressed with the food at all so if doing her's order off the main menu.
Bart

[suskey Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close suskey]

Mrs Wilkes Boarding House for lunch..much better than Paula Dean. Should not be a problem for your Mom.

Susan

[ctscribe1 Member Find all posts View Profile Close ctscribe1]

Mrs., Wilkes Boarding house has ground floor entry and give assistance to handicapped. The food is awesome 17.00 for 25 items family style and really good.

Savannah has a bus service that travels the squares and are handicapped equipped. It's free. Parking is well .not good good.

There is meter parking just have lots of quarters..or park in the garages.

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Paula Deen's you have to get in line early to get on the list in hopes of getting a spot. Uncle Bubba near the bridge to Tybee Island is good and is Paulas Brothers place very good seafood.

[Pat H Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pat H]

Can you take the bus to Mrs. Wilkes?

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

Pat, consider getting her a small portable folding lightweight wheelchair for the day. It would fit in the trunk of your car and then u can go where ever you like. Your community in all likelihood has a "lending pantry" where u can borrow one - ask one of your neighbors.

[Pat H Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pat H]

Pat, consider getting her a small portable folding lightweight wheelchair for the day. It would fit in the trunk of your car and then u can go where ever you like. Your community in all likelihood has a "lending pantry" where u can borrow one - ask one of your neighbors.

Thanks for the suggestion but my mom would never let us put her in a wheelchair for sightseeing/restaurants. She's okay with it for the airport. She always says she can walk a little.

[suskey Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close suskey]

Can you take the bus to Mrs. Wilkes?

Yes its around a one block walk from the bus stop. Short block. Have an early lunch- be the first group they let in otherwise you will have to wait on a line. I think we got there around 1130AM.

Susan

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

Check out The Olde Pink House. It's a beautiful historic home (on a gorgeous square) and though it's been several years since I've been there, the reviews are still excellent - it is among Savannah's "top 10" on Tripadvisor. It claims to be "wheelchair accessible," but I would call to ask about specific needs. They don't appear to have a website. Dinner is expensive, but I would expect lunch to be more reasonable.

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[Pat H Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pat H]

Paula Deen's is out based on a lot of negatives. Mrs. Wilkes doesn't work because they are not open on weekends. Off to check on the Olde Pink House. Any other recommendations?

[jancpa Member Find all posts View Profile Close jancpa]

I second Bigfrank's recommendation of the Pirate House. I liked it much better than Paula Deen's.

[Pat H Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pat H]

We went to the Olde Pink House for lunch on Saturday. We had a wonderful lunch. We did make reservations but didn't need them since it was only half full. The food was very good and the waiter was very attentive. I loved the old rooms and decor. Thanks for all the help.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

We went to the Olde Pink House for lunch on Saturday. We had a wonderful lunch. We did make reservations but didn't need them since it was only half full. The food was very good and the waiter was very attentive. I loved the old rooms and decor. Thanks for all the help.

I'm really glad you liked it