Country Spirit Restaurant — Restaurant in Henniker

I have dined here three times . The first time was dinner with my husband. The restaurant has a very old country decor. I ordered the rib eye which was cooked to perfection , glad I liked Brussels sprouts as there was no choice on vegetable. My husband had the steak tips also cooked to his liking. The list of salad dressings should be made into a song as there are many choices. Ended dinner sharing a gelato . Also ordered Mac and cheese with buffalo chicken to bring home for our son. My second visit was with my son for lunch. He ordered the buffalo chicken Mac and cheese , which he loved from the first time he had it. The French dip sandwich was tasty but very filling , only able to eat half of sandwich . Brought almost an entire meal home. I thought I would have a great lunch today with my son . Nope ! First the lighting which at night may seem like a candlelight atmosphere is actually very awful especially in the afternoon. I had to turn on flashlight on my phone just to read the menu . The place is so dark. Edison lights are not an attractive theme when trying to read an almost plastic menu. We ordered the Reuben and California BLT . They both came with fries . We split the sandwiches considering we were both considering the same two and just decided to split them . This is what really turned my like of restaurant into a dislike. The waitress brought over the ketchup in one of those red squeeze bottles . My son put some on his plate for his fries and after he dipped his fry and took a bite , I could tell by his face something wasn’t right with his food. He told me to try the ketchup . I dipped a fry and took a bite .. they don’t have paper napkins so I suffered the taste. The ketchup was NASTY . I opened cover sniffed , it stunk of old turned malt vinegar, it had a hint of crusty brown coating the top . It was disgusting. Of course I couldn’t find our waitress so I just flagged first person I finally saw. I told her about it and opened and told her to smell it. She was rude and insisted it was Heinz ketchup they get it in a big jug and she filled them herself . There’s no way anything wrong I can get you other one or we have packets . I told her we will take packets she took the bottle and came back and threw a handful down on table and walked away. Needless to say my son barely finished his food because of the nasty taste and smell of the ketchup still on plate . I paid the check and won’t be going back . Not a very service friendly atmosphere. To the rude employee my son works in food service also and his work also gets the same big Heinz jugs . The smell was compared to after taking out kitchen trash and then having to wash out the barrels at end of night . This is like a one hit...

I went here with my sister to check it out on a tuesday evening, and was there partly to celebrate my sister's birthday, and the waitress was extremely rude. Barely spoke to us for the first hour we were there, she took more than a half hour just to ask us what we wanted to order, took her 15 minutes to even get to us about refills, spent a rather large amount of time laughing and talking to pretty much every table but ours, and she straight up insulted me to my face and then laughed about it when she realised she had very clearly misunderstood pretty much everything going on. After being extremely rude to us for more than an hour, and then insulting me, she became extremely handsy and took off her mask while doing so and suddenly became overly friendly about 30 minutes before the restaurant was supposed to close. She was rubbing my back, tossling my hair, even hugging me and my sister, and pulling up the chair next to us without asking permission or if it was okay to do any of that first, again, all of which was after she had taken off her mask and had insulted me to my face. And we were forced to wait a full 45 minutes for the check to pay for the meal, which made us stay half an hour after closing.

In her defense, it was very obvious that she knew she had messed up and misunderstood what was going on. She had thought my sister and I were on a date. Let me repeat that. She thought MY SISTER and I were on a date...

Needless to say, I will not be going back there again because of how terrible, rude, and unsafe the waitress was. I mean, it's definitely not a good idea to insult your customer then get very handsy with your mask off once you realised you messed up. Especially with Covid around.

I believe her name was Mais or Maize or something of...

I recently visited for the first time and opted for their "Drag It Through the Garden Benedict" for brunch. The dish was an absolute delight, featuring perfectly ripe avocado and home fries that paired beautifully with the traditional Benedict components. I decided to add mushrooms, which turned out to be a fantastic choice—their earthy flavor added a rich depth to the meal.

Each bite was a harmonious blend of fresh ingredients and appealing preparation. The avocado added a creamy, satisfying texture. Their homemade hollandaise sauce was velvety and light, complementing the dish without overpowering the other flavors. Also, enough to sweep the home fries through, because why not? The eggs were cooked to perfection, rounding out an already fantastic dish.

The presentation was inviting, and the portion size is filling for brunch. The service was attentive, quick and the outdoor dining atmosphere of the restaurant made for a relaxing and enjoyable meal for Sunday brunch. Indoor dining was much busier and still pleasant from my observation.

Along with the meal, I splurged on a Screwed Up Coffee featuring peanut butter whiskey (and other liquors) along with whipped cream and chocolate drizzle. Sweet without being overpowering for an adult brunch beverage.

A superb experience. I feel the price paired with the flavor and overall dining experience here to be appropriate.

I will definitely be returning to try more from their menu.

*Note: Fridays and Saturday’s they offer Prime Rib, limited availability. The manager recommends making reservations in advance to dine and if you know you’ll want the Prime Rib, you can reserve that as well to ensure you’ll have it...