We got a chance to catch a friend’s band, the only catch, the gig is
in Brimfield. What’s to eat in Brimfield? Well, a quick internet
search brings up the Brimfield Family Steakhouse. Scare factor
number one…everyone online says not to get the steak. They do have
good things to say about the fried goodies on the menu and that will
work for us. We pulled in not long before they were likely to close
as they were setting the tables for breakfast and attending to the
last couple of tables. Our server was sweet as pie regardless and
kept referring to us as “honey”. It was another moment I was waiting
to hear “kiss my grits” hollered from somewhere in the place. |
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seems the last lingering diners are salt of the earth/farmer folk,
one table of which engaged the staff in discussion of distant
relatives and tricky s-curves on country roads. I began to think we
might have discovered a bastion of comfort food…of home cookin’. The
people are authentic, the food turned out to be not so much. |
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Not Bad For Prefab |
Best Described As Unfortunate |
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Cottage Cheese And The... |
Slaw Also Not Bad For Prefab |
We also ordered chicken and fish dinners. Both fried. One with jojos
and cottage cheese, one with fries and slaw. The fries and slaw came
with my fish dinner. They are certainly not skimpy with the
portions. Four healthy filets of Pollock were served with a pile of
fries. The fish was fried functionally but had just the first whiff
of ammonia about it. What really disappointed me was the crust. I’m
not entirely sure how this was accomplished, but the batter was
devoid of seasoning (okay, I know how to do that); the crust itself
had taken on a strangely leathery and flexible texture without any
discernable crunch. I honestly would have no idea how to make this
happen in a fryer. Strange. Not in a strange way. The chicken was
better. Its breading was too. There was some discernable salt and
crunch in the batter on all four pieces of chicken. The jojos were
enormous. Large potatoes were scallop-cut into fat wedges and
probably cooked through before being breaded and fried. I wonder if
these were also prefabs out of a box but like the shrooms and fries
were just under average. Sadly, the prefab stuff at Brimfield was
the best we got. Part of me wonders if breakfast is more in their
wheel house. Dinner isn’t. It might have been bad enough we would
never go back to try breakfast. Fortunately the band was better, the
bar was serving food, it didn’t look all that good but made me wish
we had waited. |
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The Fish Dinner Is Not Portion Shy |
The Texture Of This Stuff Is Strange In A Bad Way |
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The Chicken Fared A Little Better |
But Certainly Not Enough For A Return Trip |
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Service |
Ambiance |
What's Best |
What's Worst |
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D- | B | D | C | F | D- | ||
Cottage Cheese | F Stands For Fish |