Shame on me. I actually ate here twice today. We are in town for a wedding and walked through the charming town of Belmont. We had lunch at Nellies. I ordered the chicken and dumplings my wife and sister had barbecue my food came like warm and they weren't lying it was a plate with chicken and dumplings in bland floury chicken gravy. The fries that came with the barbecue were cold. The service was pretty good, but the food was really blah.
We noticed they had live music and decided to come back for some entertainment. The place was packed. But it was the only game in town. We were a party of 9 so we grabbed some seats near the bar and ordered drinks and appetizers. I can say the food was consistent. It was just as poor at dinner time as was at lunch. Sweet potatoes fries were soggy, fries were cold. Chicken tenders were ok. I ordered the biscuits and gravy. It was absolutely tasteless. I did not know you could buy sausage with no flavor. There wasn't even any pepper in it. The only saving grace was the mac and cheese. I didn't taste it, but it was a hit with those that had some.
The beer was nice and cold. The servers were personable. They earned the two stars. The music was good. So my advice is to go eat somewhere else and hit Nellies for a drink and some music.