I was reading over all of the negative reviews that people left about this experience. I guess the reviews are accurate. The train does stop and eat while the train is apart. The food isn't five star restaurant quality. However, I feel that for about $50 a person, a train ride and meal with four courses is a really great value! I thought the countryside scenery was really pretty and the servers were all super friendly and the baked Alaska dessert looks like a train with real smoke and a headlight. It's true that the wine selection isn't great. But I mean you're on a train. I guess I wasn't expecting the food to be amazing at the price point that you're paying for both a meal and a train ride. I ordered the rainbow trout almondine and I thought it was really delicious. Again, this isn't a five-star restaurant quality meal, but I thought the experience was really fun and special and unusual. I would say the food was about the quality level I was expecting. Anytime you order off a limited menu for a large group of people, the food is similar to the quality of food you would expect to get from a buffet. I thought they did a pretty good job making the food tasty when they were cooking for such a large group of people on a train. I'm not sure how you could do it much better job. I would love to come back again and I think kids would just love and experience on this train! If they allow children, I would love to bring my niece and nephews sometime in the future. I saw some people complaining that the train didn't leave right on time and that their ride lasted longer than advertised, but I'm not sure why the train ride should be in a rush. I would want the train ride to feel leisurely and to relax and take my time. I saw some people complain that the experience is out of date. I guess I thought that that was the whole point? Trains rides are very old-fashioned. I thought that was part of the charm of the experience? If you want to drive somewhere fast, probably just drive your car somewhere like you do every other day of your life.... I thought this train ride was a charming, interesting, quaint and memorable experience and I hope to come back again. I honestly don't know how they turn a profit serving a four-course meal and providing a train ride all at $50 a person. I noticed some people complain that they didn't like the view because the train goes through someone's backyard and you just see the woods and a creek. I'm not sure what else you would be expecting to see on a train ride? The train isn't going to magically teleport you to Narnia or the Swiss Alps. I mean we're in Arkansas, I'm not sure what else you would be expecting to see other than woods and the creek. Train tracks I think normally do go through people's backyards anywhere in the United States. I can understand being disappointed that the train is stopped for quite a while while you're eating. I did picture the train moving during the entire meal. I guess that isn't really clearly laid out in the description of the train ride. I didn't mind that the train was stopped though because that little easier since the train wasn't bumping around while you try to eat your soup.