Awesome tucked away gem in the middle NH. Great staff, really cute interior and the food was right on point. Highly recommend the Irish Benedict. I highly recommend your route through the area has this place on it. read more

Best breakfast in town. Delicious food, friendly staff and beautiful restaurant. Coffee is great!

We almost drove away based on the exterior--inside is a very nice. Breakfast was raspberry pancakes for me. Delish but huge couldn't finish my 2. My friend had eggs & toast with the homemade hash. The hash is a must try!! Wow!!! Great spot good food and great service. We walked away with 3 of the 4 homemade goodies by the register. read more

They were super busy. Told the wait was 30 minutes. Left our cell number, in 15 minutes we were seated. Bam. Good start. Server was busy but efficient. A Cpl Mimosas and Sunday brunch. Would return if I'm the area. read more

I've been there enough times, as someone who lives down the street, to give an accurate review on the chronic service of The Depot: never trust a restaurant that names itself after a chain hardware store (punny--har, har?) Unfriendly waitstaff, but that's universal in the north country unless they have a thing for you. They don't speak to you unless spoken to, treating you like you don't exist even when the place is borderline empty. I've worked in kitchens for four years, in addition to other work and college. Somehow or other they always screw up. If you sit at the bar, you and the other patrons laugh at the staff as you look in the kitchen at the anarchy. No one seems assigned to anything--numerous people sweeping the floor while customers grow testy over wait times. No one ever wore a facemask even when there was the state mandate. I once waited until closing time before anyone noticed and brought me my food (they gave me my meal for free, but it's not like it's the only thing or the only time). Watch your eggs; the white can be undercooked and runny. Also, they serve the worst thanksgiving sandwich I've ever had. Same for their pancakes--tough and doughy. And their home fries taste cheap, dried out and flavorless. The acoustics themselves are enough to give you a migraine. It's hard to find half-decent restaurants around town--especially for breakfast--but this is the worst around. read more

The Eastern Depot gets an F for ignoring the safety of patrons and employees. Proper distancing (based on current state guidelines) for seating was not observed inside the dining room. Many employees were either not wearing masks or wearing them improperly (I'm looking at your girl rolling the silver wear with the mask below her nose). Employees coming out of the kitchen were not gloved or masked. No single use menus, and the menus being used were not sanitized in between use. Just because our covid numbers up here are nowhere near what they are downstate does not give you an invitation to ignore the rules. While I'm at it, work on your service. It shouldn't take 40 minutes to fire a plate of eggs and toast. read more

Mediocre looking from the outside, but once we walked in EVERYTHING blew away my preconceptions. The service was incredible, the food perfect with large portions, and I would go every day if possible. Small town place with nice people and great food, you can't go wrong here. read more

Why why why do I listen to other yelpers? I never find reviews to be accurate and they sure weren't accurate for here. Now, the woman who was the only waitress was super nice. The service was really slow though and we came after rush hour. I usually judge breakfast by its home fries and sadly, I couldn't even describe the white little squares of potato. Sometimes resto are lazy and just fry them which gives a bit of flavor, but these ones were just flavorless. I was so sad. You can't really mess up eggs or sausage patties so those were fine.....but the saving grace were the crepes. 5 soft and delicious crepes upped the score! The prices were so strange too. Eggs benny $6.95 but a mexican omelet will cost you $10? Omelet prices were just all over the place, but they did have some decent specials which is what I got and was overall happy with, except the potatoes. 2 stars for the hard working woman and they yummy crepes! I'd make it 2.5 if I could. read more

We were looking for a quick lunch after Some outdoor activities. Don't be fooled by the plain exterior- the inside is beautifully done. The food was delicious. My husband loved the Thanksgiving sandwich (turkey, stuffing, cranberry with a grave dip). The service was fast and friendly and they were careful about my food allergies. I will make sure to stop in again when I'm in the area. Fabulous!!! read more

Had the Eastern Hash Omelette, made with fresh scratchmade corned beef hash. Breakfast service was friendly and fast. We'll be back.

This place is absolutely fantastic!!! Great atmosphere, great music and even better company. The staff was awesome and the local patrons were super friendly. If we lived in town we'd come weekly. Highly recommend if you're nearby. read more

Dang this was good! Perfect way to start a day of exploration. The Western Omelette was gigantic, the potato fries perfect. We sat at the counter and could smell all the dishes coming out, It almost made me order the French Toast. The service was great, we met the owner and she was extremely hospitable. In short, amazing family run business with excellent food. This is a don't miss stop in New Hampshire. Thanks Eastern Depot for a great start to our day! read more

3rd time here in 3 years. 1st time it was good, but service slow. 2nd time we sat at the bar, food and service good. 3rd time, we walked in, the only waitress there looked at us and walked by saying nothing so we waited to be seated she did not return for a while so we sat our selves. She then went to the table next to us, that were already seated 2 times within 5-8 minutes and both times completely ignored us, so 15 minutes later we left after the guy that came in 10 minutes after us sat at the bar and got a drink within a minute. Obviously this is a locals only place! Sad thing we just bought a place up her. Only reason I even give it 3 star is because time prior we sat at the bar and the women that runs it was so nice and a hard worker. Waitress was there at that time as well and just miserable then too. So if you go sit at the bar only. **Updating my review for this place. We have been back 2 more times, it's a litte slow at times but the food is very good and Michelle is very friendly and personable. Sitting at the counter has a very homey feel with Michelle behind the counter. Myself, my husband and our friends all enjoyed our meals. read more

Lunch is very reduces in variety and quality, maybe due to COVID. In any case, poor help and poor food preparation are serious issues at this time. We decided we will not return for lunch anymore. We found the chicken fingers dry and tasteless. I had the Reuben and it was barely edible, with stringy stuck together poor quality meat, the wrong bread type and tasteless dressing. The service was friendly, but the food was served too quickly, and we noticed, not well prepared. The hot tea was tepid. We asked for hot refills and were served tepid water once again. One good thing was the chocolate/coconut snowballs. Though pricey, they were good. read more

The food was excellent! Reasonably priced. They make the corn beef hash from scratch. It was so moist and the flavor was perfect. Highly recommend eating here. read more

On October 27 I stopped at this establishment - (it was a former train station on the east side of Berlin NH)based upon the number of local cars parked in front. Huge disappointment! Seated myself after being ignored by staff, then waited another ten minutes for the waiters attention while I battled pesky houseflies. Finally ordered coffee and a menu to be served what tasted like brown water. They must have run water through the grounds two or more times! When I finally got to order the sausage gravy and biscuit was served on a saucer sized plate. Home fries appeared to be the frozen cubes dumped in a deep fryer. Poached eggs were mediocre and everything was like warm. Never was checked back with and had to walk to the counter to check out only to be ignored for a good five minutes as the locals at the counter joked with the elderly waiter about how slow he was... Diners Beware! read more

This restaurant makes do with less than fine cratsmanship in utilizing an old railroad depot. The effort was adequate for the purpose but that's about all. The offerings are many and varied on a lunch and dinner menu. Mooseburgers come with a special sauce. We didn't bring any scrapers to remove the secret sauce so we may never learn how bad mooseburgers are. Can't say we want to eat a moose much more than we want to run a car into one. We were only there this once. The breakfast food was very good, cheap and plentiful, the hostess splendid. Don't know about the mooseburgers. Best, Terrry read more

My husband, son and I were visiting the area for a couple days. We got there about 9:45 for breakfast. My son had a job interview at 11:00 and it was about 15 minutes away so we figured we had enough time. We sat outside and it took about 10 minutes before the waitress came and took our drink order. We ordered food at the same time. Another couple sat down after us and they got their coffees before we did. We waited about another 20 minutes. The other couple got their food and the waitress said ours would be right out. It was 10:30 when I went inside to see if we were going to get our food. I explained to another waitress that we had to be somewhere soon and that people who came in after us had gotten their food already. Another 5 minutes goes by and finally our waitress tells me that the kitchen had been cooking an order for a large party (5 people who were there before we were) and that my husbands omelet was done but was still waiting for my French toast and my son's scrambled eggs and bacon. Again I said we had to be somewhere in 20 minutes and to cancel the order because we were leaving. We got up and started to the car when she came running out with our food. I said it was too late. She asked if we wanted her to box it up to go but we weren't going to wait for another 30 minutes for her to do it. We left and never paid for our coffees. Will never go back there again. read more

went here for breakfast before heading home to Maine. The outside is an old depot station, and at first glance it doesn't look like much, especially for an eating establishment. When you enter, it is quite quaint and clean inside. This is the kind of setting that feels relaxed and comfy. The staff were friendly and greeted us right away. The food was amazingly good! Homemade items and the presentation is very appealing! Nice to see scrambled eggs look like fresh eggs just cracked and cooked, not powdered! Glad we gave this place a try and would go back for sure if in the area! Owner very friendly and attentive to everyone! read more

Love this place. They have homemade Salsa and Bread. Came here because there were a bunch or working trucks out front. The local working men cant be wrong. Don't judge is by its looks... go in and eat its amazing. My fave breakfast in all of NH. read more

We had the best experience from this hidden treasure. We found it online when looking for a place to dine when on vacation. We called to make reservations for the 6 of us. Tina was so great on the phone and then when we arrived Tina was our waitress, she is one of the friendliest and nicest waitresses I have ever had. Our whole experience was GREAT! The best homemade biscuits served with honey butter came first "yum"! There was 6 of us so we got to see a variety of foods...prime rib special with homemade garlic mashed and roasted squash, chicken with a Brie apple stuffing, fried fish dinner with homemade fries, a sirloin dinner with homemade coleslaw, and a build your own burger meal. Everything was excellent! We asked about seeing a breakfast menu and Tina sent us off with 2 to take back to our hotel. We will be there Sunday morning before our trip back to Maine. Thank you Tina and Eastern Depot. read more

Good little place only down fall they don't take credit cards!! "bring cash". Food is OK average good size portions. Homemade bread Owner on site very nice and pleasent. Never had luch there YET. read more

I went here for lunch with a friend. We didn't realize that they close at like 1, and we came within five minutes of closing, but they were super gracious and told us not to worry about it. I had to adjust my expectations--when I think of restraints in train stations I think more upscale, but Eastern Depot is a very simple, basic diner. I had a club sandwich and my friend had a breakfast platter. Both were delicious. The eggs and the bacon weren't overcooked at all like they can be in diners. The servers literally could not have been more nice during the whole visit and gave us a lot of great information about the area. This place is never going to get a Michelin star, but it's perfect for what it is. Things to keep in mind--The soda is served in cans with a mason jar, so no refills. Also, NO CREDIT CARDS. read more

This is a sad place. On week days it's acceptable fare, I guess. The place is completely outdated. It's a true injustice to the buildings character and history. Lots of potential, it seems the owners must have cashed out. Breakfast is very easy food to produce well. Nothing is farm fresh, everything just feels cheap and bottom of the barrel. Today we went in during the ATV festival (which doubles the local population, it was pretty much empty, despite being right off the ATV route. Our food arrived cold. I asked for a grilled muffin that came out cold and ungrilled. My friend had a huge hair in her corned beef hash. My other friend complained that his food was cold and they brought it back "nuked", stating they "hoped that would be alright". The seats are indented from their age and the pads constantly fall off the benches. The springed back door slams every few minutes as people come and go with a bang. It's done this for years and nothings ever been done to address it. They supposedly serve breakfast and lunch, yet they locked the doors at 11am today.....On a Saturday which is a brunch day. Just very pathetic. My friends had tried to talk us into going elsewhere, but it's location is ideal so we made the mistake of going. I was so embarrassed to have recommended the place to my friends. We ended up walking out and driving 30 minutes to the Water Wheel which has reliably excellent fare. What a joke......it's like they hate money. read more

I had high hopes for this place but I have to say I was sorely disappointed. The staff was friendly, sure, and it had folksy atmosphere which was welcomed after coming out of the woods from camping. But the service was SLOW and after the long wait my pancakes came out undercooked. I'm not a picky eater but these were still battery in the middle which was just unappealing. The bacon was what I call "institutional" bacon like what you'll get in a hospital or what we got in the army, thin and off-flavored. The homefries were deep fried frozen potato bits, not fresh cooked on the flat top like I expected. The eggs were okay but dense and not at all fluffy. Expensive too. $13.50 for a "big breakfast" and with coffee, about $16. Fine. I left an even $20 on the check, paid by credit card, which I thought was more than generous for a tip. But when I got home I saw $23 posted on my statement. Whaaa? read more

Love the all meat omelet! Every one here is friendly, and easy to get along with, my food did not take long to get to me & was hot when it came out.... I'm new to the area & as of now I will only eat breakfast here & or at the water wheel read more