My husband and I live locally and have been wanting to try Nellies. We had our chance today for lunch and were , frankly, pretty disappointed.
There were a few good notes with a lot of negatives mixed in.
The iced tea was fresh brewed with a generous lemon slice but barely any ice. We order ours unsweetened and had to get server back to the table for sweeteners. Had to stir with our knife as there were no spoons.
We started with the pimento cheese appetizer. It was a generous portion but a little too heavy on the mayo for our taste. We did eat it though.
The lunch menu is a little smaller than dinner but I ordered the chicken and dumplins and my husband had the barbeque sandwich with grilled veggies and slaw. The chicken and dumplins were needed a little salt and pepper and , again, we had to get the server over as there was none on the table.
The barbeque was okay but the slaw had no taste. The pickle tasted like a salty cucumber. The grilled veggies were the highlight of everything we ordered.
I will say that the portions were generous . When they first turned on the music it was very loud but someone quickly turned that down.
The decor is very open and the tables are not too crowded. Restaurant and bathrooms were very clean.
As we were getting ready to leave I requested a to go cup fir the full glass of tea I had not been able to drink. I was told they were out of lids so they were not able to give me a cup.
One last negative concerns the level of noise. The restaurant was not too crowded since we got there @ 11 so all was just your normal conversation level noise. BUT the flooring is some type of concrete or stone and the chairs are metal. Every time someone was getting seated they would pull their chair out and make a loud, horrible scraping noise. And then again as they were seated and pulled up to the table. That look seems to be very "in" right now but it sure is hard on the ears.
We will not be returning.