Hale Springs Inn - Rogersville

Food drinks: Good Thanksgiving buffet Service: 4 Location: 4

I would love to give the McKinney Tavern 5 stars. However, our experience last night needs to be communicated to the public. Hopefully, the restaurant will re-examine their pricing policies for liquor. My husband and I took our 2 kids out to dinner as is our weekly custom. We ordered food (which was very good for the price) and we each had two Elijah Craig bourbon cocktails. We ordered doubles, which is usually an extra shot (so drink size would be 3 oz or 4 oz, depending on how the bartender views a double). The waitress asked if we still wanted a second drink because they were $20 per drink. Even though it was on the high side, we were fine with that. However, what we didn 't realize was that instead of charging $5 or so extra per shot to make it a double , the bartender was charging us for 2 full drinks at $20 each in one glass. Our bar tab was $160 for 2 people, 2 drinks each! I travel extensively for a living and have had many Elijah Craig doubles in large cities including New York, Newark, Chicago and Detroit. The highest I was ever charged for a double old fashioned was $27 in Newark, New Jersey... and the bartender had accidentally charged me for a very high end bourbon. The drink was refunded down to $19 for a 3 ounce pour. The manager was very nice and talked to the bartender. She offered to remove the $34 steak one of us ordered. This brought us down to $31.50 per cocktail. Still the highest I 've ever paid for in my life. We were hoping that we added a new restaurant into our rotation that we could regularly enjoy. But unless the management communicates to us that they have reviewed their bar pricing to bring it down to reasonable, we won 't be coming back.

The manager Mike was very helpful, courteous, friendly and professional. He guided us to the place, made sure we were comfortable and had snacks available. We made it there after 11pm and he made us feel welcome. We will definitely tell all our friends and family come again... Service: 5

We ate at the McKinney tavern. Ahi Tuna is spot on. The fish and chips shouldn’t be missed. The fries, such a simple thing, were hot, fresh, and crispy. We will be backmaybe to stay at the inn next time. Service: 5

Stopped in here for lunch today during Rogersville Heritage Days. Excellent food. Had the Ahi tuna and fish and chips. Both were very fresh. Cute and quiet dining room with offset bar area. The Inn looks nice as well. May have to explore that in the future Service: 5