Pros: The food was excellent and the place looked very neat and clean.

Cons: I ordered my food which came in a takeout container even though neither the cashier nor myself said it would be takeout. I just walked in and they asked what they could get started for me, so I order my thing, tipped 20%, that said I can have a start and my food will be out in 5 or 10 minutes. My food comes out in a takeout container which I thought was odd but ok. I start eating and someone said I can not eat takeout in the restaurant. I told them I did not mean for it to be takeout, and asked if I could just eat it outside, they said no, so I ate it in my car. There were ZERO signs saying if I order at the counter it would be takeout, and that takeout ordered there can not be eaten inside the place. Nope that would make too much sense. It would also make too much sense for them to ask if its takeout or dine in, or just say that everything after x time is takeout only. Both of which I would've been okay with. Both of which literally everywhere else I've been to asks or states very clearly. I get not wanting to do dishes after x time, I wanna get home too. But there needs to be CLEAR signs saying so, or it being stated upfront. By the way I know it wasn't after x time because there were people coming in and already in who dined in. I wouldn't have even minded waiting for a bit for dine in

TLDR: MAKE SURE YOU STATE YOU ARE DINING IN IF YOU WANT TO DINE IN OR ELSE THEY WILL ASSUME TAKEOUT. There is nothing or nobody else stating so. Like I said i would've appreciated if they did, or if there was.

Everyone I talked to about it right the invisible rule and the assumption on red ferns part was ridiculous.

4 for great tasting food but in the takeout container. Would've been a 5 if I ate in. 1 for service assuming, lying, and miscommunication. Would've been a 5 if that were clear about everything and owned up to their mistake. 2 for the atmosphere because I couldn't enjoy it. Would've been a 5 if I could at least eat outside.

The service sank the whole rating down to a 1.

Here is me owning up to my mistake. I should've known to tell the ONLY restaurant that has bad communication that I wanted dine in IF POSSIBLE.