O'carroll's

Poor Tara... I went in there with 14 other state workers (we were on a tour of Elko and Lamoille for the week) and we wanted to taste some of the local fare. We kinda took over the place and she was not happy about it. I am sure that she was happy after we left and she got to count her tips.

The food was good! With there being 15 of us, it took a bit to get all of the food out to us but when it did we all enjoyed it. I ordered the burger with bacon and onions on it. Not too shabby. The onion rings were crunchy and delicious and my cocktails were poured with a heavy hand so I was extremely happy about that! I got to taste the bread pudding and saw that the hand of god was involved with the delicious-tasty-crunchy-cinnamonnie-amazingness of it all.

If you happen to be in Lamoille, stop by and eat and drink. There is not much there but it is good enough to stop for a bite, some booze and a game of pool :-)

Food was good, we went for lunch on a weekday. Hubby and I had hot sandwiches, both of which were yummy. Chili cheese fries were also good. When we got there we waited a few minutes before we saw anyone who worked there, and she kind of rolled her eyes and told us to sit anywhere. Service was okay that day, got drink refills etc. We had never been there before and were checking it out to see if we  wanted to bring a larger group of people later in the week. Our experience that day was...okay. We were quiet and didn't ask for much, and ordered straight off the menu, and had nowhere to be.
But, the next day when my husband called back to try and arrange the group thing, it was very different.
He said outright that he had several questions, and just wanted to see if they could do that sort of thing. He said he knew it was a holiday weekend, but there was a group of 15-20 people that wanted to use the volleyball net and horseshoes etc outside, and asked if they would have any room for something like that. The lady on the phone asked (in a very snotty tone) if they wanted to eat. Well, yes they wanted to eat, why else would they come to a restaurant? But husband just said yes, they did, and he would understand if they had some kind of limited menu, etc. The lady on the phone proceeded to go on this huge tirade about how she was finally going to get a day off, and it's a holiday weekend and don't you know that? And then told them (once again with the snotty tone) that they absolutely could not do that. She made a huge deal out of it when all he was doing was calling to ask if something would be possible. We did not need this person's life story, and just saying, "I'm sorry, we won't be able to do that this weekend." would have done just fine.
All in all, if you have a small group and don't care about feeling welcome, and as long as you don't make anything the least bit complicated for the person waiting on you, you should have a good meal without getting yelled at.
As for us, we absolutely will not be going back.

The service is terrible, but the food is pretty good. We went there after a club bicycle ride and the owner, Tara, waited on us. First she got upset when we offered to clean the table ourselves (it was busy and she was the only one waiting tables). Then she chastised us for talking while she was taking orders. She then complained because she was alone. I can understand being overwhelmed, but to take it out on your customers is wrong. She was rude. When we asked for seperate checks, she said no (even though we've done it before in O'Carrolls). When we went inside to get water, she yelled at us to wait. The service has always been slow and I can accept that, but to get snapped at because the onwer was not having a good day is unacceptable. I can not stand people who are in the customer service business who are not customer friendly. I believe in tipping for service, and our tip reflected our satisfaction. To which, Tara followed us outside to throw our tip back saying she didn't need it. Well, she doesn't need my business anymore either.