fresh? not so much....... dropped in on this place in ringgold today. very nice interior, but the first thing we noticed was the air conditioning wasn't working. extremely hot inside, and apparently this has been an issue since it was mentioned on the facebook page for this place. it was so hot that moisture was condensing on the floor and two of us almost fell from sliding. we saw no less than 8 other people have the same issue. very weird! they did have someone attempting to work on the system while we were there.
waitress came over to take our orders on something that looked like an ipad. it seemed very cumbersome, and slow, as she was having to peck to find the items we requested. progress i guess. the first thing i noticed were the prices.....$11 for chicken tenders and two veggies........soft drinks were $2. not crazy pricing, but a little more than i thought chicken tenders ought to be. the waitress explained that we could get a "basket" for 9.99, which 3 of us chose. the basket came with fries, tenders, and dipping sauce. the other member of the party ordered a veggie plate, grilled asparagus, mashed potatoes and fried green tomatoes. i will say that for this to be a from "farm to fork" it was extremely limited in the amount offreshfood that is in season. you would think tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, zucchini, corn, peppers, green beans, peas, okra, new potatoes, sweet potatoes, would be just a few of the things on the menu. nope. the menu was limited to about 6-8 sides, many of which were mac and cheese, pasta salad, and so on......notfreshvegetables.
food arrived fairly quickly and was decent, but nothing special. actually the tenders were below par with the tenders at the service station at the end of bonny oaks. not trying to be cruel but it's the truth. the difference is i could get twice as many tenders there for about the same price. fries were good, but there wasn't many of them. the honey mustard was decent too. the lady that ordered the asparagus said it was good, and the potatoes were good, but she didn't care for the fried green tomatoes. 4 people for lunch and we got out for $42 before a tip and tax. not a good value for me, the amount of food was small, and the quality was not that great but others may love it. it was certainly full while we were there.
not knocking them, but i won't be back. if you advertisefreshproduce (farm to fork) then you need to serve it. lots of farms around ringgold. i can't believe they didn't even have ripe tomatoes on the menu! this place just didn't do it. great concept and i was truly excited to go, but it's not for me.