Gatherings at the Depot

I didn’t feel like I was welcome.nSo my family and I were travelling and passed by this place. My mom has to work in the car for a while so my sister and I sat in the shop for 3ish jours reading books and doing school assignments. We bought 3 cups of coffee and a cheesecake.nnThe man at the counter (I don’t know if he was the owner or not) had a cold face towards us. At first I thought maybe that’s just his personality so I didn’t think too much about it. Later, some customers came and evidently they know the man at the counter, he a chatted with and greeted every one of them cheerfully. All this while he didn’t say anything to us except when I asked him where the bathroom is. Also there was always plenty of space in the shop, often my sister and I were alone.nnEventually he said “you guys can’t just sit here all day, you got to buy something.” Which made me feel very uncomfortable (especially because we DID buy stuff), like he thought we were nuisances. Then we got out, feeling like we accosted him by breathing air in his shop. I mean we did use his wifi a little and we flushed his toilet but that was it. We were not taking space away from other customers, we wore masks, stayed quiet, obeyed the rules, were polite etc. I can understand why he doesn’t want us there all day but he could ask a little more gently as to what were our plans and when we might leave (because we WERE planning to leave!), and you know like, greet us with a few sentences like he did with people he knew!nnIn short I felt a huge double standard in his hospitality towards locals versus towards us.nI give two stars because it was a unique shop and the cheesecake was pretty good. Too bad this experience of rudeness ruined it. I don’t deny that other people probably had different, more positive experiences (look at the good reviews) but this was just my experience and it was not good.

First visit. A beautiful, clean place with great coffee, fresh sandwiches & delicious sweets and a friendly guy running it. Gift shop was nice, too. We will definitely stop again when we are in the area.

Gatherings at the Depot is a cosy and quaint cafe located in an historic train depot which is listed on the National Historic Register. There is also a nice gift shop with goods made by local artisans. The Cafe is staffed by the very friendly and attentive owners, Jon and Vince. Seating is indoors or on the outdoor patio overlooking the Village Green and war memorial.

Love the people that own the Depo! They always take very good care of you.

Such a fun time. The Depot is so cozy inside. The gift shop has some wonderful things to purchase. I look forward to visiting again.