Depot Junction Cafe

Avoid this place at all costs! We visited here tonight while we were in town for a basketball game and all three of our meals were inedible. The chicken fingers and onion rings has obviously been cooked at the wrong temperature as they were both brown, soaked through with old grease, and tasted awful. I took one bite and left the rest. My son’s hot wings were slimy and disgusting. The hamburger was dry and flavorless. The only thing fit to eat was the salad bar and french fries. Much of this may be the result of having children running the place. My suggestion… if you don’t want to pay someone responsible to operate the restaurant in the evening, don’t open for dinner.

Local food meat and 3. Country cooking with our favorite is the fried ice cream. You have to try the fried mushrooms with horsey sauce!

We went to Watertown and had a group of 10, in which the depot was one of the only places to eat and would accept reservations. We rode the train excursion from Nashville to Watertown, in which the Depot was already aware was coming. There was other larger groups with reservations as well, and therefore should have been more prepared. The service was not great, but poor girl was serving four tables of six, our table of 10, and a table of eight. Our food arrived over an hour and a half after being seated, and was COLD! We did not have any extra time to enjoy the town as we spent all our time at the restaurant. The food was not even appetizing and cold! On the positive they do serve a wide variety, but need to plan better knowing they are going to be packed!

On my trips to Watertown I have twice been to the Depot. Don’t get me wrong, the food is good and they have a slightly larger selection than The Snow White II, including a salad bar; however, due to the bi-​annual Mile Long Yard, they have become more of a tourist trap and the quality has suffered a little as a result.
When I have been there, I have had their cheesesticks and burgers. While the cheesesticks and milkshakes rival that of Rotier’s, most of the rest of their food is nothing beyond average.
All in all I this place seems to be suffering from its own success.
They could really use some places to sit down while waiting for a table too.