Buckey's--What's going on?

FlyingScot · 09-09-2019, 02:55 PM

Thanks for the responses. Glad to hear others' more recent experiences have been good. I think Joe is one of the old guard, and he's always been good. I will return for another try soon. Cheers!

Givemethewholeclam · 10-26-2019, 06:22 PM

We had a late lunch there today. We had a very nice waitress, Tammy. The service was good but the food was very disappointing. I ordered the fried clams and the batter was very heavy and tasted of old oil.

ApS · 10-27-2019, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Givemethewholeclam

We had a late lunch there today. We had a very nice waitress, Tammy. The service was god but the food was very disappointing. I ordered the fried clams and the batter was very heavy and tasted of old oil.

That's VERY high praise for service!

Wifi-1 · 10-27-2019, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by ApS

That's VERY high praise for service!

The devil is in the details

Givemethewholeclam · 10-27-2019, 02:49 PM

Sorry, I make a lot of typos. I usually check but was tired.. lol

dpg · 10-28-2019, 12:23 PM

Wife brought a few people last weekend, they were up a few nights. She was embarrassed by the service and eventual food that followed. Never experienced this in the past but did a week ago. The parking lot is usually packed driving by Friday nights I hope they don't just become a local watering hole. Hopefully they read this site.

Sue Doe-Nym · 10-28-2019, 09:26 PM

Jim Gray and son Jamie have run the place for years, and it’s been a fun place to go, grab a bite, and chat with people. It’s the first place in that location to have been successful, as far as I can recall, so it’s a shame that their business is taking a turn in the wrong direction. Can’t explain it, but hopefully they can turn things around because if not, people will gravitate toward other places. There are plenty of good restaurants around.

JEEPONLY · 10-29-2019, 04:15 PM

I don't get over near Buckey's too often, but when I do it's usually after having done some camp cleaning/mowing, whatever.

I would then stop in for one of their delicious cheeseburger platters- great fries, coleslaw and pickle spear (two, even, if you asked).

About two-three years ago they started substituting sliced bread and butter pickles for the spears. Maybe I was being too pickled about this change of events- but a red flag went up!

Eventually... no pickle(s) at all!!!

Hmmmmm?

10-26-2019, 06:22 PM	#2
Givemethewholeclam Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 25 Thanks: 183 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	not so good We had a late lunch there today. We had a very nice waitress, Tammy. The service was good but the food was very disappointing. I ordered the fried clams and the batter was very heavy and tasted of old oil. Last edited by Givemethewholeclam; 10-27-2019 at 02:48 PM.

10-27-2019, 02:49 PM	#5
Givemethewholeclam Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 25 Thanks: 183 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	lol Sorry, I make a lot of typos. I usually check but was tired.. lol

10-28-2019, 09:26 PM	#7
Sue Doe-Nym Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,435 Thanks: 751 Thanked 792 Times in 415 Posts	It’s a shame Jim Gray and son Jamie have run the place for years, and it’s been a fun place to go, grab a bite, and chat with people. It’s the first place in that location to have been successful, as far as I can recall, so it’s a shame that their business is taking a turn in the wrong direction. Can’t explain it, but hopefully they can turn things around because if not, people will gravitate toward other places. There are plenty of good restaurants around.

10-29-2019, 04:15 PM	#8
JEEPONLY Deceased Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 701 Thanks: 360 Thanked 179 Times in 141 Posts	Predictive? I don't get over near Buckey's too often, but when I do it's usually after having done some camp cleaning/mowing, whatever. I would then stop in for one of their delicious cheeseburger platters- great fries, coleslaw and pickle spear (two, even, if you asked). About two-three years ago they started substituting sliced bread and butter pickles for the spears. Maybe I was being too pickled about this change of events- but a red flag went up! Eventually... no pickle(s) at all!!! Hmmmmm?

09-09-2019, 02:55 PM	#1
FlyingScot Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Tuftonboro and Sudbury, MA Posts: 2,414 Thanks: 1,319 Thanked 1,029 Times in 637 Posts	Thanks for the responses. Glad to hear others' more recent experiences have been good. I think Joe is one of the old guard, and he's always been good. I will return for another try soon. Cheers!

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10-28-2019, 12:23 PM	#6
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,597 Thanks: 153 Thanked 229 Times in 166 Posts	Wife brought a few people last weekend, they were up a few nights. She was embarrassed by the service and eventual food that followed. Never experienced this in the past but did a week ago. The parking lot is usually packed driving by Friday nights I hope they don't just become a local watering hole. Hopefully they read this site.