"Hickory Tavern used to be one of our favorites since it has a decent variety that seemed to hit all the family desires. We have been going here since they opened some years ago, but I think the Pandemic has hit them hard like some other restaurants. Since things are opening up again we have gone a few times, but the service and food seems to have gone down a notch. Pre pandemic, the manager would almost always check with tables to make sure everything was good. Now, you don 't see the manager and the your server isn 't really attentive. My drink is frequently empty before they visit and I generally have to ask for a refill, it isn 't just noticed and brought. Last time we were in the spinach dip was cooked so much that the oil separated out. It was kind of gross. I mentioned to the server and she said yeah it is kind of watery and that was it. The burgers now appear to be machine made and I assume frozen though I can 't know for sure. Hickory Tavern used to compete in town for the best chicken fingers, but the last couple of visits they have been too dry (overcooked). Anyhow, I 'm going to take a break from them for a while and try again. Maybe they will work to get back to where they were. I 'd suggest an investment in a good manager and good servers the market is there if you keep the product good."
