Sutton General Store — Local services in Carthage

We visited about a year ago. We had paid in advance for the dinner/show. At no point did it EVER specify when we needed to arrive for dinner. We showed up about 45 minutes before the radio show started. The woman at the front barked, "YOU'RE LATE." Wow what a nice welcome. How about you communicate and tell people when they need to be there? We ate and walked around the store. There is absolutely NO reason for someone to be there one hour+ prior. Silly silly silly. Then, we were supposed to have "reserved" seats for the radio show. Low and behold our names were nowhere to be found. We enquired with the oh so lovely person at the front who told us to just sit upstairs.

Not a great experience. Food was good and we enjoyed the music but staff needs...

I could see how this might be heaven for someone who enjoys knick knacks. My wife and I don't buy anything that we wouldn't want to carry around with us for the rest of our lives, so for us the allure wasn't there.

However .. The quaint authenticity of this place was phenomenal. We were also there on Friday night when they had live music and it was amazing dare I say extraordinary.

The dinner was.. dinner. Homestyle cooking .. something you might have made for yourself and your family. It will be very good, but unless you've lived a very sheltered life it will not be a culinary experience of a lifetime.

The staff was amazing and we really enjoyed our time here. A hometown experience .....

Sutton is a step back in time-in a tiny but charming town.the store is a 2 story authentic old building with creaky wood floors and in and of its self would be worth a stop.a interesting selection of gift items, and a limited but terrific lunch counter make for a great family outing..the chicken salad is really yummy and the shakes-outstanding!check ahead- hours are limited also most shops in town- only a few- are only open wed.- sat.give or take .call to be sure. Drive is also very pretty.nice small city park at the end of the street with water access ,swings to sit and relax and watch...