The Parsonage - Jonesboro

My complaints about eating in college towns are always the same it seems. There is always that one completely disaffected college student working that just cannot be bothered to even pretend they want to be there. Completely ruins the experience, coupled with overpriced menus and expiramental menu items that sometimes hit the mark and sometimes really don't. Nice looking place though, Very well put together.

I dropped in at 11 Saturday morning, waited a good 5-10 minutes for someone to bring a menu. She did not seem pleasant but wasn't rude. I ordered a cup of black coffee and a water and she neglected to tell me coffee was $4 a cup which seems crazy to me but I don't really eat out often so maybe that's the standard now. My table was extremely wobbly and the surface itself was uneven, so sawing through the waffle I ordered on a wobbly plate on a wobbly table caused the water to slosh everywhere. I never got offered a top off or refill of my coffee. There was a period of almost 30 minutes where I didn't even see my waitress to ask for a refill. Overall its just little things that stuck out to me and I hate to nitpick but they're easy fixes. Fix the table, don't put freezing butter on things where you're meant to spread the butter, offer refills when my cups empty, I never got a knife, took ages to get the bill, and for some reason they put biscuits and gravy in a gravy boat which was interesting to eat out of. Will I go back? Probably. Will I go back often? Probably not.

The two sandwiches I chose were not available.They need to tell the customers when they hand you the menu if something on the menu is not available. My BLT was good. The pasta salad was disappointing. I will do brunch here because it is very good but I will not do lunch again. Server was very nice.

Got the biscuits and gravy, and a coffee. Absolutely superb! The biscuits were perfect, the gravy was extremely tasty, and the coffee is so delicious! Staff was very friendly, and polite! I love the vibe of this place, and the layout is very nice!

The waffles were a little too dense. The cinnamon roll was massive and good, but the icing was way too sweet and tasted like sugar. Very little to no taste of vanilla, cream cheese, or milk. The menu was limited, yet some things were premade and couldn't be modified. It's a good restaurant to take kids to. The food was decent, but they need more unique items that can't be easily made at home.