The Sanctuary Restaurant

We sat ourselves when we arrived. The restaurant was full. Our waitress was very attentive. I…read moreordered the fish and chips and my husband ordered the Famous B & G with two over easy eggs and a side of link sausage. After just a few minutes our food arrived, not all the food or the condiments. My husband said his B & G was alright but the biscuits were doughy and his eggs were cooked medium/hard. My fish was dry, not very tasty. The coleslaw was good but I couldn't eat it because it had too much sugar. It was pretty underwhelming this visit. The restaurant was a bit loud being full but was not too bad.

Food was flavorless and very expensive. Asked for over easy eggs and well they were fully cooked,…read morehash browns were full of oil. The tenderloin sandwich that says "worth every penny" was same quality as a Casey's tenderloin sandwich. Wouldn't recommend this place to anyone

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Great Food Great Service every time we've gone. The walleye and mashed potatoes are the best ! We…read morewill definitely be going again.

Nice ambience and dinning room, the plating was considerably good, the freshness of the food was on…read morepoint, only negative is short wait staff.

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This week I tried the special 10 oz strip steak. The food came out unusually fast. Now that I…read morethink about it, I believe the steak was pre-cooked. I'm skeptical of food that has criss-cross grill marks on it. It tasted ok but I think I'm going to stick with the burgers.

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So disappointed. We have driven by several times while in the area and finally had time to stop and…read morecheck it out. Unfortunately, the two people that were working couldn't be bothered to look up from their phones to even acknowledge us. After standing there for a few minutes we walked out, and we wont make the mistake of wasting anyone's phone time again.

We had excellent service today, our ice cream treats were delicious. We had a Black Raspberry Shake…read moreand a Celebration. We will be back next time we are in town.

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A solid little breakfast spot where the locals gather at a big table and give you the once over as…read moreyou come in the door. The pancakes and eggs were spot on and the service was super friendly.

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Great local place in an old train depot (hence the name) that has fantastic pie, micro draft beer…read moreon tap (their own line) and consistently good food at reasonable prices. Haven't been here for breakfast, but the menu looks good! Lots of historical memorabilia on the walls. A few TVs showing sports. Very clean establishment

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It's a McDonald's just like all of the other McDonald's that I've ever visited. If you've been to…read moreone, you've pretty much been to all. I went through the drive-thru to pick up a quick dinner. They were however unable to accept credit cards, so I had to pay by cash. I ordered the new Buttermilk Crispy Chicken Sandwich and a Big Mac. It would turn out that they were giving out complimentary medium fries and a drink for ordering the chicken sandwich. Score! :)

horrible. slow as hell. stuck in line for 15+ mins every single time. I mean every single time. I…read moreknow they have the staff. So why is it taking a FAST FOOD RESTAURANT 15+ mins to get people thru the drive thru.

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Burger King

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I have held off from making a post, but this is the worst Burger King in the Midwest. First they…read moreforget my drink and get mad at me for asking for my drink, then they try giving me some food that they gave to another car took, back and then tried giving to me. There's gotta be some code that says they can't do that. And every time you're gonna have to wait 20 minutes but today I had to wait 45 and when I get my food My wrapper is covered in ketchup, and my burger has been smashed by what looks like a book. So much for being fast food. I called corporate and that number is no longer in service so I emailed corporate and corporate tells me that they can give me a coupon. They cannot give me my money back. I will not be going back to Burger King so I will not need a coupon. What a terrible establishment and terrible staff.

These people work their butts off. very friendly crew. Food is good. my order is always made right…read moreand fresh fries. they got new tables it looks nice.

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You can't really go wrong with subway. Or at least not for me. Love it so much. I got tht Italian…read morebmt

Grrrrreat. Love the food the service the speed and the low price…read more The veggies are always fresh and delicious.

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Sanctaury Restauarnt R.

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7 years ago

I am the owner of The Sanctuary Restaurant, and my review is to all of you who have stopped in and taken the time to leave us your review. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! You all make it worth coming to work everyday! We LOVE serving you and will continue to hold the integrity of our business in highest standard for all of you! Hope to see you real soon! love you all! Renay & Steve read more

Cathey C.

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6 years ago

Whatever you do don't go here! If I had to rank everything out of 10 it'd be: Cleanliness: 3/10 Staff:2/10 Food:3/10 Experience:1/10 This is basically where you go if you just want to waste money on mediocre food and stare at religious decor. Save your money and just go to Subway for a sandwich then buy canned soup. You'll be less disappointed that way. read more

Austin V.

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9 years ago

Great food. Travel for work and this was a good thing to see in a small town. Had the chicken pepper jack sandwich and it was awesome!

Hailey C.

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3

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26 days ago

Amazing food and service people are nice and even the Ambiance is good would recommend eating here

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