Paige's Root Beer — Restaurant in Dunnellon

Ok, so I finally tried this place because I wanted to give it a good, honest try. It doesn't look like much from the outside and the owner is quite combatant on social media if people criticize the food or policies they have that don't make sense (like no option to leave a topping off a burger you don't like, just because it's a "special"... the 4 burgers for $8, come with pickles, mustard, and ketchup. If you ask to leave one of those off, they say NO and give an excuse about their staff needing to not be confused about making it...) so that has made me hesitant to even spend my hard earned money there. But here we go... Walking in the cashier, she was friendly enough. The inside was pretty bare bones with little to no decor except a bunch of Betty Boop and Popeye pictures from a coloring book that people can come in and color plastered all over the walls. Ordering was easy, and the wait time was short. I ordered the 8 burgers, mustard, ketchup, pickle as they came (no option to leave anything off...and my husband hates pickles) and 2 orders of fries. Paid about $25 and some change. I honestly was not impressed with the burgers themselves. They were just mediocre. Little flavor, and the pickles and mustard over powered everything else. (I like pickles) They looked like they were thrown together quickly. The buns were smashed and greasy. My husband, who pretty much eats anything, was not even impressed with the flavor or the appearance. He said it tasted kinda like McDonald's burger but not as much flavor. I hate McDonald's burgers, I thought these were a tad better. The fries were, you know, typical fries. And the bags were not filled very much, small portions for what I paid for the price of the fries. Overall, the price was good. Burgers were a decent size for a single patty and price per burger, but lacking flavor, appeal, and care. I wouldn't go back again for burgers. For a "burger place" they need to do better. For a better quality burger if thats what you're after in Dunnellon, I would go to Rough Stocks or Gruffs.. even Hardee's....

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Came here for the first time and the cashier that helped us was Olivia T. Not impressed with her customer service as I was greeted but then sized up and stared down with a not so friendly face. We weren’t offered any information on toppings and I had to ask what comes on the burgers and she did not offer to go over what toppings are available to add on regardless of the fact that my family and I didn’t have any idea how to order and it was very clear as we all looked confused while ordering. After our transaction I noticed with 3-4 customers after us were asked if it was their first time here and given all the information they needed to be able to order properly. I’d highly recommend to Olivia to not be selective on who you give the right customer service to because you never know who you’re going to get and the only reason this review is not getting 4-5 stars is because of the service she...