North Station — Restaurant in Rumney

My wife and I have been going here for decades, back when it was ‘Plain Janes’ to present. Food is good, waitstaff is pleasant. Why only 2 stars? Well, after being seated and receiving coffee promptly, we waited 30 minutes for a single chocolate chip pancake and an egg breakfast special. (It was not busy, we were long before the normal Sunday rush). Several parties seated after us were served before us. Did the waitress forget to put our order in? Possibly, mistakes happen, and we would be ok with that. It was when we asked if it would be much longer and were told there was 7 tickets before ours…that was just not true and a bit insulting. Our food was served w/in 5 minutes after asking, so they really knocked out those 7 tickets eh? Topping our visit off was the $30 tab for 2 simple breakfasts. No Bloody Mary’s, no Mimosas, just one coffee, one juice and a refill on a chocolate milk due to the wait. Another ten full minutes passed while we waited on the bill to arrive and be processed. Yikes! Appreciate the owner’s reply, but to clarify, we arrived a few minutes before 8am. We didn’t get to leave until 9:20 due to the aforementioned delays. It was definitely not busy in the dining car or the back room when we arrived and were seated. A single chocolate chip pancake was ordered, not “added”. The real maple syrup was maybe the size of a shot glass if I’m being generous. An up charge for two slices of white toast with two...

Had a Boston cream pie for breakfast and friend had a 3 eggs and side. Coffee is NOT included with your meal. (When a waitress offers a coffee before you even had a look at the menu, to look at the price, or to see if it's included with anything on the menu or not, I assume it's included with the price of your plate). (Again, different country, different customs.) Maybe I wanted a smoothie, or just a glass of water, I'm not here to tell you how to do your job. But where I am from, it's customary to bring a glass of water, to allow the customer to drink something before actually choosing something from the menu. ... My friends' eggs were overcooked, he had asked for slightly over-easy with a runny yolk. It was barely runny at all. But, the Bacon was pretty good. My pancakes were OK. Not the best, not the worst.

But I really expected berries to come included with the Pancakes or the French toast breakfasts, not as an extra, and not cantaloup and pineapple. Just plain Pancakes or French toast is pretty bland. You need berries with those. Cantaloupe and Pineapple a weird choice of fruit selection you offer. But hey, I was willing to try it. Maybe I'm just a "Mr.Fancy Pants" and should have stuck with ordering a regular "Eggs and Side" breakfast.

Side note, the staff was welcoming and nice. The food was probably perfect for someone who's going on a hike and just wants an intake of eggs and side with a...

It was OK the place needs a good cleaning the food was fair nothing special but honestly that spot is cursed n prob nvr b very successful there UPDATE ,,Your reply does not say to me that u take criticism well at all so listen I thought it was OK n that my friend is my opinion u don't have to like it just like I didn't think it was anything special,as far as the use of the word cursed ,it was in reference to the spot your biz is in I feel like it's a bad spot n base that on conversations w the previous owner I think u might have read a little to much into that .So if u wanna keep going back n forth on this in the review section no problem I can be relentless n by the end u will wish u didn't so up to you n yes my cleanliness comment had to do w the diner car n some of the stools and a couple other things I saw this didn't have to go like this but I guess it's how u want it so u get it.Also we have met n I thought u were a good guy n I understand the stress u must b under w food cost n lack of help I totally get it but after reading all the reviews here ,u do have a hard time w negative reviews wich is also understandable after putting all your efforts into these two diners but it's all part of it .Also I will go back n try breakfast n I'll let u know .good luck man the restaurant business is not what it used...