Old Train Depot

Above average food for the area, for sure.  Clearly a lot of thought went into the menu.  Loved the salad/sandwich combo and the homemade soup was great.  Nice selection of beers on tap.

Great atmosphere in the bar.  Friendly staff.

We went for dinner and karaoke two weeks in a row while I was in the area on vacation and I have to say it was the most stylish and fun karaoke I've ever been to.  

Tim May, who runs the karaoke on Thursday nights, sings lots of standards and classic rock tunes and made us feel very welcome to come up and do songs.

Traveled to Pierceton for a wedding reception last week.  After a confusing walk-around the whole front of the building in the freezing cold, we finally found the correct door for the meeting room.  It was the normal door for the bar/restaurant, and then past a table and through another door that had a sign on it that said "Please keep closed."

Whatever.  We were following another couple who thought they knew what they were doing.

The reception was in a large room on the East side of the building.  Since this place was built in the mid 1800's, I am guessing their are a lot of 'energy leaks' because it was pretty cold in there.  While we enjoyed visiting with old friends, and making some new, by the end of the evening noses, toes-es, and fing-oes were all freezing!

Food was OK, but it was buffet style so I won't knock them so much on that.  It was all edible.  I really liked the cucumbers with a sliver of smoked salmon on top of them!

The bar area upstairs was a lot warmer than the reception area.  They had several craft beers on tap (they had a Boulevard from Kansas city...one of my favorite breweries), and the bartender said they had 15 different kinds of bourbon.  I was told later that he was also the owner.  His name was Joe and he was very friendly.  What else would you expect from a man named that?

We had an enjoyable time, and look forward to visiting for a dinner some night...then I will report on the food in more detail.