The Circle Restaurant

This country style restaurant with a sign out front that reads: Country Cook’in At The Circle is great for comfort food. They serve breakfast until 3:00 PM and if you are traveling with a large trailer or boat this is an easy place to find a space to park. My husband ordered the turkey dinner with stuffing, baked potato and side salad. The turkey was deli style but not sandwich thin; the pieces were sliced thick and the servings were generous. I had pot roast with mashed potatoes and gravy, and fresh broccoli salad with onions, bacon and cranberries. Everything was tasty. They serve warm cornbread instead of rolls and we asked for a second serving… the cornbread was good. Service was friendly and quick. Counter stools, booth seating and tables are available at your choice. This is not fancy dining but neither are the prices. Good food for the money. I gave it 4 stars because comparing it to other restaurants of a similar type we both enjoyed it!

My husband and I have driven by here many times on the way to our family lake house. Every time we drive by in the morning, it always looks packed. We were on our way home on a Sunday morning and decided to stop in for breakfast. Given the packed parking lot, the wait was not actually bad.
The restaurant is super outdated and could use a little face lift. It;s kind of dirty, so try not to look to closely at the tables, or windows. We were seated and an older waitress came by to take our order. We had never been there before so we had no idea what we wanted. She tried to take our food and drink order at the same time and seemed a little annoyed when we asked for a few minutes on the food. Before she walked away, we asked her what the specials were. When we were being seated, we noticed they had a specials board by the register but because it was so busy, we could not see it. She told us she didn’t know and advised us to leave our table and go to the front the of the restaurant to look for ourselves. I get it you are busy, but come on, it’s your job to know.
She then brings us coffee and spills it all over the table and my napkin/​silverware while pouring my cup. She then walks away and does not come back to clean it up, so I have to clean up after her.
My husband ordered a sampler dish where you get a little bit of everything. I ordered plain pancakes and a side of bacon. My husband’s homefries and eggs (ordered «over medium») were undercooked. The pancakes were okay, but no better than the complete, just-​add-​water mix I buy & make at home. The bacon was cooked well but did not taste like real bacon. It was horrible and I did not eat it. Our coffee was burnt. The only good thing about the meal was the cinnamon raisin toast my husband got with his meal. It actually tasted homemade.
When the waitress brought our food, she brought the check as well. She never came back to check on our food or refill our coffee and water. She also failed to tell us that we had to go up to the register to pay. We sat waiting for change for an extra 10 minutes.
They need to update and clean their restaurant, hire some actual friendly staff and revamp their dated menu, and maybe use better quality ingredients… yuck. I don’t know how they have been in business this long and how they are always so busy. We will never be back, that’s for sure!