Northern Fried Chicken — Restaurant in Bancroft

Stopped here recently with a buddy and we each ordered the honey chicken sandwich combo. Comes with fries and a drink. First off the service just to order something was incredibly slow. Then once we ordered it took for ever just to get our food which we dined in. It didn't seem that busy enough for everything to have taken so long. Then the worst part the food wasn't even close to worth the wait. The chicken sandwiches were horrible. It was like they hand ripped off a random hunk of a roast chicken and breaded it for the sandwich. The oddly shaped chicken was crazy thick, had light and dark meat and greasy fatty bits all in one. My buddy even had a small peice of bone in his. Breading wise it was nothing to write home about either. Fry wise they use those small crispy fries that a lot of restaurants seem to be using now that taste like they have been soaked in oil for 3 days then deep fried. I had hoped for a place that specialized in chicken and fries it would have been much better. Honestly wouldn't...

Will state the good, this place has the most amazingly cooked friend chicken of your life. Had the sandwich and tenders, both were elite.

The bad, two part

1. The staff was uncomfortable in how uninterested and down right miserable they were. We wait nearly 20 minutes for a small order and they all looked like they hated life, were short with people, all in contrast to the countless hand made signs and menus

2. This had to be the blandest food I have ever had, the breading has zero flavour, the fries were unsalted, the honey chicken sandwich was just mayo.

I would go back to see if it was just an off day because wow was that chicken fried perfectly, just wish they made less signs and more flavour...

Update: I went back and had the Northern Chicken Burger. It was a really tasty big piece of chicken on a very nice bun. My partner had a regular beef burger and he liked it too.

What a let down! I went there for takeout on May 11th, and ordered 10 chicken breast strips called "Mega Strips" on the menu, pictured in a big bucket. What I got was absurd. The pieces were finger-thin and there was more breading than meat. The small takeout container was only half-full. For $30.00! Not enough food for even 1 person. By comparison, the Independent Grocer in Haliburton sells a pack of 10 hot ready-made BIG chicken breast pieces for $16. I feel...