SpringHouse At The Merc

The location of this restaurant was exciting to me. It is in Hidden Springs. It looks like it would be a fantastic experience. Ever since I first drove by it a few weeks ago, I have been wanting to try it. Today was the day. I was happy with the food choices. I got the Springhouse Hamburger. I liked that instead of fries or coleslaw I could get chips and salsa as my side. When I went to sit down, all of the individual tables were dirty. I sat at a long table with high top stools that was uncomfortable. I kept waiting for them to clean off the tables. It took a while. I was able to finally move to a clean table right before my food came. When I went to drink my water it tasted horrible. I had 2 sips and that was it. I was glad I didn't pay for any drink with water mixed in. My meal was delivered and the burger was massive. I was left with 2 napkins. The waiter never gave me silverware or asked of I wanted anything. I would have wanted to cut the burger in half since it was so large. The waiter never came back. It was simply too messy to eat in whole. However, it did taste very good. I just won't make the effort to go all that way when I can get a great meal, better drinks and service much closer.

We had a chance to try out this restaurant recently. What a great experience! We were able to sit outside with our dogs. There was plenty of outdoor seating on a beautiful Saturday night in the spring. The inside is big and open with plenty of craft beers and local wines and multiple televisions to watch the game. The ordering at the counter was convenient and the service was friendly. The portions were excellent. Just the right amount of onion rings and tots. The pulled pork sandwich had plenty of pork with a nice fluffy bun and the BLTA was excellent. The serving of huckleberry was a generous serving and went perfectly with the flowerless chocolate cake. I would definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone in the NW Boise area, Eagle or Hidden Springs.

The service was kind (counter service) and they had a good beer list, but the food was lacking. The pretzels were good quality, but the meat on the burger and chicken sandwich was not. I think that if they had better quality meat, we would consider going back. The restaurant is located in a remote neighborhood, so I believe it is able to exist.

Well worth the drive to this hidden gem. Burgers were absolutely delicious with some of the best fries and tots around. That being said our biggest gripe was that the portion size of the tots was pitiful and the portion of fries was barely acceptable. We did go on a Wednesday night and they had trivia which added to the experience. Will go again.