Country Cookin — Restaurant in Culpeper

Where to begin... its not worth the money. When we came in the host looked around at the tables and said ugh just sit over then and pointed at a table. We go sit down and the waitress seems surprised that we're sitting in her section. She was super nice thought. The buffet is unorganized. The pancakes are on the left side and the syrup is across the buffet on the opposite side. Same for the biscuits and gravy. The biscuits were hard, flat and half the size of the plate. I asked for some other biscuits and was told 5 minutes. When the new biscuits came out they looked completely different. They actually looked like biscuits but were still hard. The potatoes were complete mush. The bacon is placed in the fryer so it's a jumbled burnt mess. The only enjoyable items were the pancakes, French toast and juice. The host didn't know what he was doing. They kept just pointing at tables and telling people to sit down, several times they ended up sitting people at tables that already had people sitting there but had got up to get their food. So we came into town on Saturday afternoon. I saw the sign and was beyond excited. I've been to other country cookin restaurants before and loved them. We went and checked into the hotel and were told that hotel had free breakfast. I said ugh no we have to go to country cookin. Now I wish I took the free breakfast over paying $40 for the worst...

I wanna start with the baked potato... It's what I got first with my meal. I'm wondering how old this potato was. It was so tough I could only eat the very center and the rest was like cardboard. A cardboard raisin... That's what I got. The butter and sour cream didn't disappoint, though 😁. Moving on to wait staff... I'm not sure if any person on this staff tonight was an adult... It looked and seemed for other reasons like the place was run by high school kids. While the server was friendly and I do appreciate that she was young, removing plates throughout a meal is important to me. Especially if I stack a bunch at the end of the table. Also, it's rude to reach across my face to hand others food and drink. I still tip 20% cuz that's what I do. Unfortunately I had to make use of the rest room and was pretty grossed out. The sign says they check the condition of the restroom often yet as of 8pm the last signature was at 7am. The entire floor was wet, I assume as a result of a flooded toilet, judging by the plunger in the stall. At least it wasn't still clogged I guess. Anyhow the food was plentiful... No empty chaffing dishes... And,other than the potato, entirely edible. Service was middling. Presentation leaves much...

Country Cookin used to be a decent place to grab lunch and have a variety of food at a decent price. The variety is still available, however, the quality IS NOT! The mushrooms were slimy and looked freezer burnt. They are not keeping the plates or bowls stocked. The cornbread looked and felt like a hockey puck and when I asked the waitress for fresh ones she obliged, but the cornbread came out the same. When she was asked again she then said she would ask the manager. After a bit, I saw her talking to the manager and he was shrugging his shoulders and looked at our table, but disappeared behind the buffet. He never approached our table and never offered an explanation. So we questioned our waitress and she was not sure but the manager thought the night crew left something out of the mixture... Why would you want your patrons to consume a hockey puck and not rectify the problem instead of allowing customers to consume horrible food and not be concerned with the quality? It is a shame that the owner/manager does not respond to anything but positive reviews and shows he is not willing to rectify...