Auntie Ray's Coffee House — Restaurant in Merrill

If you are hungry DON'T GO HERE. I ordered a cup of coffee and the deluxe grilled cheese. A sandwich with cheese and a piece of tomato is NOT a deluxe anything. Also, a dinky bag of Lay's potato chips is not a side.

A cup of soup, some vegetables, a cup of fruit, these are sides. Maybe some cottage cheese...

Add some ham to that cheese and some fried onions, and you would have a decent "deluxe grilled cheese".

If I spend $11 dollars for a meal, I expect to not be hungry when I leave. That meal was worth maybe $4.25.

A side note too, any meal purchased as dine in with coffee should automatically come with an "endless cup" at no extra.

Coffee is rather inexpensive, and every other place in town does it this way.

It was also too dark in there. Let's make it brighter, please.

Now, for the good things of this place. It was immaculate, which I appreciate very much. It was staffed with nice people, which I also appreciate. It was spartan, but smartly decorated. It could use a little more color, some flowers or something, but still, a well maintained, clean looking place.

I don't say this out of malice for Auntie Ray's, because if I was just coming for a coffee and danish, I would recommend Auntie's.

But if they want to actually say they serve meals there with a straight face, the portions need to get bigger, and the lay's chips need to be a secondary option, or better yet, not an option at all. Not the side that comes with your sandwich.

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