What can I say about the Valley Dairy? It's food, it's clean, and they accommodating my request for extras.
But all of those things I just mentioned or the standard for any restaurant if they hoped to even be considered OK. My order was taken quickly I do not feel as if I've been ignored and my food was hot and arrived in a timely fashion.
The food tasted ok for it was not repulsive, but it was a little bland and institutionalized and taste. What I mean by this is that it felt as if the Chicken breasts I was eating came from a factory and were portion controlled, they were too uniform in their shape and weight not to be. Also, you can tell by the moisture the texture of the chickens that this particular chicken was on the lower end of of the industrial process, a lower grade of chicken. The vegetables were of course frozen and it would not surprise me if the breadstick was also frozen, but I did not eat the bread stick. The side salad was OK, but it is really difficult to mess up a salad.
I couldn't help over hearing a few customers complaining about the soup's, for their selection of soups that evening was different than what they had advertised for they had gone through their " bags of soup" Earlier in the day. So if you had high hopes of homemade soup I would hate to disappoint you but it would appear that it arrives frozen as well.
Although I did not order their ice cream, it appears that this place is famous for it or corporate places emphasis on the ice cream portion of the business, but it doesn't appear to be an exclusive ice cream stand, so it's pretty confusing what their emphasis is. They must be doing something right, for while I was there several people had ordered some type of ice cream dish. I only know this because I was stationed/seated by the cash register and the ice cream mixer so my dinner was frequently interrupted by the sound of an ice cream machine going off at a blender mixing.
My take away is that this place would be good to take grandma and grandpa to or the kids, because the portions are very small for what you pay for and the quality of the food just isn't there. Is it edible? Yes it is edible, but it's largely forgettable and you will be hungry after you leave. Well I would go back, because it wasn't that bad, I just wouldn't order a dinner maybe a sandwich? But all in all given the area you really don't have very many options down there and this option will do in a pinch I suppose.But if you're looking for a place to take a girlfriend/wife out to, or a place that serves fresh ingredients and offers ample portions this place is not for you. read more