The Round Hill Store

Never had a meal we didn’t like. Very good food and pleasing ambiance.

Old-​fashioned community country store with delicious breakfast and lunch sandwiches and salads. Very convenient and affordable, especially if you live or work in the Round Hill section of Greenwich. It’s a throw back to days gone by and has that classic feel and smell reminding you of a time when life was easier and less stressful. Perfect spot to grab a paper and coffee on your way into town or before getting on the Merritt and conveniently located to the Round Hill Community House and Les Beaux Art gallery at the Community Church.

Cute little store with old train sets, etc. However, the watch the way they make a Bacon Egg and Cheese. They put the egg in a plastic container and microwave it — yuck and ice. Country store — I don’t think so. When I think country store, I think egg cooked on a griddle next to the sizzling bacon…

I found this place off the highway on a trip from NYC to Boston (thanks Unilocal). As I stepped inside, I wasn’t sure what to think… train store, convenience store, deli — all of the above! What a cool place out in the country. I ordered a few sandwiches and picked up some associated items then headed down the road. The sandwiches were great… my stop at The Round Hill Store was a success!
4 stars

Everyone else called it «The Round Hill Store.» We called it Strain’s because Dad went to school with one of the Strain boys. When we were very little, me and Sis used to stop by and buy Wacky Packs from the candy counter and penny candy from the glass jars on top. Mrs. Strain, wearing those ancient browline glasses of hers I bet she’d had since the 1950s, would patiently count out the root beer barrels, Bazooka gum, Tootsie Rolls and Jolly Ranchers, add them up, and put them in a little paper sack.
I was sad when they flew headlong out of the 1890s, from the antique, old-​fashioned cash register and into the early 1980s with their digital NCR machine, but the old one remained on the counter for some time after that — a nostalgic nod to their past.
One time after Dad chatted outside with the elder Strain for a while and I stood by patiently and quietly, Mr. Strain told me, «Go inside and tell Mrs. Strain that I said you could have an ice cream.» I went in, sheepishly mentioned to the missus what her husband had told me, and she smiled and let me pick out something from their selection of Good Humor treats. On the way home, Dad told me, «You must have made quite an impression. Old Man Strain doesn’t hand out free ice cream every day.» Lest that be interpreted as ungracious, trust me: it was said with a certain friendly affection and respect.
I love this place — a link to what Greenwich used to be when I was growing up there and for generations before that. I hope they’re around for another 200 years.

Do you like trains? How about model trains? And old country stores, what about them? Well this store combines all of them into one. Along with other nostalgia items that decorate the walls, this store is a reminder of years past, from when you place your sandwich order to a person and not a computer; When the places you bought lunch from wasn’t about flashy lights and high prices and food shipped in from god-​knows-​where.
Just one look at the porch out front with the rocking chairs (great for eating lunch) and the gas station next door, and you’ll know you’re at the right place.