The Split Rail

Had breakfast there last week with a friend. Omelet was great, staff very friendly. Cute place!

Another local landmark that is judged far too often by its décor than it’s true assets, its food and its service.
Let’s talk food. It’s consistently average. It’s what you want in a small town diner. If the food is too good, the place becomes trendy and the charm is lost. If the food is lousy, no one goes there. Breakfasts are good. Great home fries! The hash is very good, and they often have biscuits and sausage gravy. They also have a few gluten free items, such as multigrain pancakes. For a small extra price, you can get real locally-​produced maple syrup instead of pancake syrup.
The lunch specials are great! Each day something different. You can tell what day of the week it is by who is sitting inside having lunch. If I’m having lunch there, it’s usually Friday, and it’s always the fried fish platter. The regular sandwiches and burgers are nothing special, except they’re always cooked to how you ordered it, and they always come out hot.
The service is always fantastic. You don’t get a «Hello, my name is. .. «speech, but then again, this is a small town and you probably already know your server’s name, just as she knows yours. Things seem rushed at times, meaning, the servers are scrambling around trying to get their tables served, not that you’re being rushed out the door. If you happened in during a slack time, your server may have a few extra moments to catch you up with the local gossip. That’s a long-​time diner tradition that, unfortunately, has fallen by the wayside.
Everybody who’s anybody has breakfast at The Split Rail at least once a week. More business is done between 6am and 8am there than probably anywhere else the whole rest of the day. It’s a small town stereotype that actually exists. Avoid it at your own peril!

Decent place! It’s tiny„ friendly staff, good prices. I really enjoyed my turkey club, and my girl really liked her open face turkey and gravy. They could put in a little effort and fix the booth cushions, have matching furniture, but maybe that’s part of the atmosphere! I will definitely try this place again.

Great little restaurant in town. They make a very good breakfast. Never disappointed. Everyone is nice. Never any problems.

The Split Rail is best described as a hole-​in-​the-​wall that should be experienced by anyone in the area. When we first moved here I decided to try out a local spot and I’m glad I did. The cross section of customers there was a great representation of the local populace. The place is small and cozy but we’ve never waited more that 15 minutes to get in. The servers have always been friendly and the prices are very affordable. The food here is great.
I’ve mostly been here for morning breakfast which I’ll say if very good. The food is good and I still stop in regularly for breakfast. I did stop in once for lunch and it was ok but I see this is a breakfast spot with a local small town feel. Worth a trip if you’re in the area.

We love this place… I have had breakfast here and it is so-​so. The reason to go here is for the daily specials. Monday is corned beef dinner, Tuesday is roasted chicken with mashed potatoes, stuffing, roll, and a veg. Thursday is roasted pork dinner. Each one for $ 6.95… definitely worth a trip from afar! The service is always right on. Very friendly staff… not sure what overly friendly means. They remember us every time we come back.

I’m not a local, but my boyfriend’s family is and they love this place. As an outsider I feel like I have a less biased view. The staff is nice, even overly friendly, but I guess that happens when you go here with regulars.
The food was terrible. I had one egg over easy with hash browns and an English muffin: it all tasted like salt and was doused in butter. I could barely finish it. My boyfriend had a breakfast sandwich, which was certainly better than my meal, but still very buttery and salty. I guess if you love the flavor of salt and butter this place is great, but there are better alternatives in this tiny town and several other options if you’re willing to venture outside of its borders.

Always good food… at very good prices.
I just had corned beef with cabbage (yum!), boiled potatoes and carrots and a roll for $ 6.95!
Hard to beat!