Hey you guys at the VK......You don't need to cook as much prime rib this Sat. I will be away for a couple Saturdays enjoying the rain in Kauai......But I'll be back for some on the 22nd......:D BTW I did stop in and got a couple of Poat roast dinners to go.....I hadn't had pot roast in a while.....it was very good. And I like the fact I can get take out there too on my way n home and it is just as fast as if I were eating there......

After hearing about Village Kitchen on the forum we decided to go last night. The food was excellent and the prices were very reasonable. The tables were all full when we left so others have already discovered this gem. We'll be back!

Vk
 

always thought VK would be an excellent choice for DDD!

They would need a specialty item as most DDD have something that Guy tries and they film

Village Kitchen
 

Not at all IMHO. It needs to be an establishment that has either super large portions or unique creative twists on the usual dish, or both.


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Having lived in the Lakes Region for six years, we had never been to the VK until last night. FABULOUS!! There were four of us, most tables were occupied, but we got right in and had wonderfully prompt service. The food was outstanding! I'm so glad we tried it because now we will be regulars -- and it's especially good to know they are open year-round!!!

on second thought, you're right. they need a "sig" dish

rainy saturday
 

I did my first snowmobile work day in the am, then stopped at vk for a delicious open turkey sandwich which led to a great nap!!

SAMIAM: I have seen a numerous occasions a SUV on RTE 128 in Massachusetts with the NH license plate SAMIAM. Is this you?

Let's see if I have it straight...

Bob does most of the posting after he hijacked his wife Sammie's account here :D Sammie drives the SUV with the SAMIAM plates and Bob drives a pickup with the grandkids initials on the plate.

Now I'm hungry, I think I will shoot to the VK for lunch!

Not on 128....she rarely drives in Mass. Was it a NH plate?
My wife Sammie has had SAMIAM for 35 years. We have seen other variations such as SAM1AM, SAMIAM+ and so forth but she is the original

Yes. Nh plate 128 south below 93. Jeep I think. Maybe it was a slightly different spelling. I've seen at a few times in the last year. I'll look closer next time.

Triple A
 

I finally got to try The VK today after golfing at Ridgewood. I started with wild mushrooma and rice soup which was very tasty then enjoyed my meatloaf dinner so much I had to add on lemon mer range pie for dessert.

I almost past on the visit when i saw the tour bus in the parking lot. Glad I didn't. The staff did a GREAT job handleing the bus load as well as this loan diner.

VK nailed it forme when I had a craving for country cooking and friendly service.

Thanks:)

Thanks for the kind words Baygo....and right back at you for the awesome visit this summer that my whole tribe (including grandkids) enjoyed at your place. First tapas experience for the little ones and they were giddy for each new course. So much fun.

I saw SAMIAM (NH plate) on a Honda van, light green or grey, this morning in Derry heading north into Londoderry on Rte 28. I did not write down the excat letters used but I thought of this thread right away.

I forgot to mention how much I enjoyed the spectacular view out the back windows. What is the name of the very beautiful blue flowering wine you have growing in the foreground? It's enormous and proof that your guests are not the only to be fed well.

Everyone should get by there soon to take in the view!

Sammie planted a bunch of morning glories but there is a big birdhouse under that tangle .....birds don't seem to mind.

Great food-as always-at VK
 

Had lunch at VK on 10/18 - the terrific pot roast sandwich - clearly the leftovers from the Pot Roast dinner - and cannot tell you how wonderful it was. It was as if my mother's spectacular pot roast had returned. GREAT JOB. LOVE THE VK

Vk.....
 

My Mother always told me, " If you can't............well.......you know the rest! :)

Great Place!
 

Well, if you read the 58 posts before yours you may notice that everyone has nice things to say about the Village Kitchen. That includes me. I have been going there for years and enjoy the excellent food and very pleasant staff. I especially enjoy going there for breakfast because the service is great and the waitresses are so pleasant!

Sometimes when you are the only one complaining you have to think...............Maybe it's.....................

VK is a terrific spot. Have found the waitress staff to be very hard working and they make every effort to accommodate folks. Food is great.....never had a bad meal or a bad experience. Seth the night cook is top notch. Makes terrific lobster chowder and clam chowder. This is a family atmosphere restaurant. If the staff bothers you this much, maybe it is time to just look elsewhere. These folks work VERY hard and I know many of them by first name.

The VK
 

As participants in this forum, which I feel IMHO is one of the best Vacation Website forums in the country (Thanks to our Webmaster) we often offer our opinions about "things" like boats, lodging, fish, photos, and so on...but we often fall into a diatribe about people and things get personal...
I think we need to remember "Judging a person does not define who they are.....it defines who you are! " :)

Hermit Cover
 

Glad to see you back on the forum and survived the winter. It's been a while since you posted.:)

Village kitchen
 

It's been a number of years, do they serve adult beverages. Tx!

"Was annoyed to see her working at night and more annoyed to hear her phone start ringing when serving us."

Really? For all you know she was waiting for a very important call. Maybe a family member is in the hospital for a procedure, a birth, or maybe a family member is expecting to land any minute after serving over seas. Who knows? And maybe there is a good reason for her to be "cranky". Did you try asking her if there was a problem? Sometimes a kind word can change somebody's attitude and you can both part ways happier. Jeepers, some can just complain about anything.

Not a big selection but beer and wine is available.

Hang on, a server with a cell phone active is just 100% wrong ! You never see servers with cell phones . Let's not get carried away justifying this because we like the owner

I would have absolutely no issue with a server having an active cell phone IF he/she just mentioned it. As a teacher, my phone is always on silent, but when my wife was pregnant, I told each class that until the baby was born I would have my wife's number programmed to ring and no one else.

I would do the exact same thing if I were waiting on other important news, but this sounds like it might be an ongoing issue of attitude and performance.

A server at the very least should have the phone in their pocket on silent. As a patron, I'd be insulted if you stopped taking my order to talk on your phone. That would infer someone is more important than I am as a patron of the business. As an employer, I'm sure that one phone call did not benefit my business at all.
What has society become if we can't wait five minutes to get back to a person who probably just wants to find out what the weather is? Obviously some will disagree but just the fact we are having this discussion speaks for itself. As a business owner I wouldn't be happy this conversation is even taking place. I'm fully aware you cannot keep everyone happy but a server stopping to talk on their phone just seems so insulting under any circumstance.

Nobody said she had to stop taking an order to grab a call and on silent would be better. The VK is not a $100 per plate dining experience kind of place. It's just a nice place to grab good food with a friendly small town feel. Some things just aren't worth investing the time to worry about but that's me.

I hope she washed her hands after she touched her phone.

Service at the VK
 

I have eaten at the VK well over a hundred times and have never had anything but prompt and professional service. I certainly have never seen anyone on the phone when in the middle of providing service!

I too, have enjoyed many meals at the VK. It's a great place for a fast & economical meal.

The service has always been ok. Only complaint is lack of attention to detail; I've gotten the wrong side order several times......and it's always the same waitress. I've sat in different areas in hope of not getting her; if we do, my wife and I chuckle at our internal joke. Something WILL be wrong with the order.

The first time it happened, I said something. After that, I just felt sorry for her; no sense in trying to help those who don't care. Just my 2¢....

I also agree it's a great quick meal, my only complaint if I had to think of something is the fact that they take no plastic as a form of payment. I don't go for the excuse it helps keep their cost down. I'd rather see the prices increase a couple percent for the added convenience. In todays society everybody uses it and it's getting to be more and more of an inconvenience when you come across an establishment that doesn't take it.

How about next time your headed up put an extra $100.- in your pocket stop in and get 4 $25.- gift certificates keep them in wallet or vehicle (they take up less room than a credit card) and then you will always have VK cash.... Or not

They do have an ATM inside for those who want to use plastic. I personally think that is a much better way, than increasing paperwork and prices.

If I remember correctly, it's a $3 charge to use it. I've avoided that by paying with check, but I agree with the post above that it's time to start accepting cards.

All I am saying is, raising the prices for everyone is not the answer. You avoid the ATM fee by paying by check. That's great. It's just another way the VK makes it easy for one to pay. I love this place and I know that hundreds of other folks do too as well.

Many years ago, I worked on the "big iron" that ran the largest VISA processor in the country. We worked ceaselessly to 1) ensure the network was up and running 24/7 and 2) maximize profit. Consequently, I have always been interested in just how lucrative credit card processing can be.

Until late in 2010, merchants were over a barrel if they accepted credit cards. They had to pay both a transaction fee and a percentage of the sale. The rates were set by the card companies and if you didn't agree to it, you couldn't accept the card. The most troublesome part of this merchant "agreement" was that merchants couldn't promote other forms of payment or discourage use of the card. Because the states and federal government finally went after the card issuers, that part of the agreement is now gone. A merchant is free, in principle at least, to add a "credit card fee" to a bill. [Typically, $.35 + 3-5% of the total.] However, most merchants are afraid that such charges would discourage business.

Also, since 2014, debit card fees have been capped at $.21 per transaction (which provides a huge profit for the banks).

Final analysis, if a restaurant decides to accept credit cards, they may need to increase their prices by about 5% just to cover the banks' cut. Accepting debit cards is much cheaper, although significant if the average check is small.

Of course, don't forget that banks charge a per check fee for deposits. Some also impose a charge for cash deposits. If your cash deposit is over $10k, you need to file federal forms. [If your cash deposit is regularly just under $10k, the feds may seize your bank account and charge you under the "criminal banking" statutes.]

My conclusion is that if you are running a successful cash business with small margins, you need to think long and hard before taking 5% off your gross income.

This wasn't my experience accepting cards for an online and physical store location in the late 90's/early 2000's. Like anything you had to shop around for the best deals, but there were several options.

This sounds like you worked for AMEX. They typically have/had their own agreement and the wording stated that you couldn't discriminate against AMEX specifically (EG: Visa/MC would have no additional fees, but AMEX cards would have a 2% surcharge, etc.

Companies have always been able to make the acceptance of credit cards options and offer an across the board CASH/CREDIT price difference. This may not have been true for EVERYONE merchant processor, but it wasn't a universal truth that you had no option for 2-tier pricing just because you accepted credit cards.


Those numbers seem high to me, but as I recall it was all very much based on size of your business, average transaction size, average daily collections, etc. I think we were at like 2.5% for card-present transactions and 3.5% for online/card not present, plus a 25 cent fee.


Your conclusion is puzzling when you point out above that there is generally no free way to operate your business banking. You're charged for cash deposits, checks, etc. You also run the risk of bad checks (one of which could equate to a weeks worth of credit card fees).