CASH ONLY!!!
Ya'll hear me? If you're like us, you usually only carry plastic, so if you drive all the way to this out-of-the-way place and don't have enough cash on you, you'll have to make a sizable donation to the Swear Jar after driving around Nellysford to find an ATM. Hopefully, I've saved some of you that hassle.
We ordered: 2 smoked turkey croissants, 1 ham croissant, 1 pint of baked beans, 1/2 pint of macaroni salad, and a large (yet tiny) sweet tea. $39. Did I mention they accept CASH ONLY? They charge extra for 'the works' on their sandwiches, which as of this writing is an extra .45 cents per tomato/lettuce/mayo/etc. Cheese is an extra .55 cents. Those add-ons do add up, and we found out the hard way that it would have been cheaper to order by the 'plate' rather than rack up the extra sides (beans, macaroni salad) by ordering them separately. We ordered take-out over the phone & didn't get the prices ahead of time, so we didn't realize this until it was too late, which was kind of a shock when we arrived twice for the bill. We arrived twice since we had to hunt down that ATM. I posted an updated menu in the photo section.
Now, for the food: the ham was very salty, but moist & tasty. I liked it on the croissant, which was a nice touch. The turkey was unfortunately dry & tasteless, but the dill sauce really adds a nice touch & many people rave about it. We were very disappointed with the baked beans, they seem to just be Van de Kamps with smoked meat & vinegar added, which didn't work as well as it sounds. They should have been packed with flavor, but were very bland--although the meat was great. It just needed a kick of flavor, tomato or BBQ sauce would be a welcome touch.
Macaroni salad: lacked flavor, also. Sweet tea: $2 for a large, but it was only about 10 oz. It was good.
Would we go back? We are locals that had gone here once years ago, and forgot why we haven't gone here more often. Now we remember. But I would like to try their 'pig salad' which I assume is ham salad; and would also like to try their BBQ chicken. The croissants were enjoyable. All in all, we are native southerners who know great BBQ, and are still on the Great VA BBQ Quest. If anyone has any suggestions for us, pls message me? Thanks.
I'm posting a picture of their updated menu, as of this writing 06/03/2015.
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