[MeredithMan]

...we broke our own rule of not going out to dinner on the weekends in the summer last night, but due to a clogged kitchen sink, we had to call an audible. Anyway, we did a reservation on-line for 6:15. Got in no problem. In fact, the main dining room on the first floor was totally empty; the smallish room on the first floor that we were in only had two other tables occupied.

3 of us each got a side caesar salad and we split a sausage pizza. The lettuce was green and fresh. They served the dressing on the side, (without our having to ask for it on the side), which was great, because we don't use a lot of it. The dressing was underwhelming, however. In fact, my daughter asked, "Dad, is this Ranch?"

The description of the sausage pizza did not indicate if it was sweet or hot, so I asked the waitress, and her reply was, "it's not spicy...it's normal". It was definitely not sweet; had a lot of zip to it. We ate it...not worth complaining about, but it would have been nice to know what kind of sausage it was in advance.

Bottom line for us was that it was OK...not great; not horrible. Most likely will not go back. Better choices right in downtown Meredith that are closer and better.

Final note: The Beer Garden did seem to be hopping. It was a nice evening to be outside and they had live music as well.