Calico House Restaurant

Wanted to go there for lunch, but they were closed for a few hours because of a private party. Once the place opened, we had lunch. The place looked smaller than we thought. Didn't like the iced tea, but I had the Bucket bigade cheese sandwich, all I can say that it was Yummmmmmy! the bread didn't fall apart, it was cheesy goodness in every bite! my husband enjoyed the fish and chips, but really loved the ranch mashed potatoes. This is a really cute place to eat at.

You're going to probably clean off your own table and don't expect them to take orders in the order that you came in. There are peanut shells all over the floor from the free peanuts that are on your table. Not a very big variety to choose from.

This restaurant isn't anything too special, but there aren't many places to eat in the ghost town, and there is a back patio area with some great views.  You can sit and watch a small train drive around the canyon behind the restaurant.  We were there in December, when it was decorated or the holidays, but due to a special Christmas event, it was crowded and a bit chaotic.  The back patio is one of those places where there service peanuts and throw the shells on the floor....which I found to be more of a mess than anything, but with service taking as long as it did that day, I got hungry and ate a few peanuts.

I ordered a tuna salad sandwich with Parmesan bread and a side of mashed potatoes.  The bread was delicious, and everything else was pretty good.  Our drinks were huge and served in Mason jars, which was great because I was really thirsty.  

We saw our server engaged in craft-making, so getting our bill was a bit of a trick and we chose to pay inside.  All in all, if you want to sit down and eat lunch while visiting Calico, this is a good place to stop, as long as you have a while.