Evidently bugs etc. had their way with the wood and underpinnings to the point the original floor was unrecoverable, so now the place sports a new and very level floor. They did, however, do a wonderful job of retaining and restoring the original brick walls as well as the original wood planked ceiling. Overall the place has a wonderfully warm and inviting aura about it and the layout is very comfortable. At this point in time, only the left side is open (and an outside rear patio for warmer days... how did fall go by so quickly?) with plans for finishing the larger dining room that we remember off to the right in the near future.
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Full Lunch and Dinner Menu
- Family Friendly Atmosphere
- NFL Direct TV Game Day Package
- Open: 11 am - 11pm Tues thru Thurs
- 11am - Midnight Friday and Saturday
- Noon - 10 pm Sundays,
Closed Mondays
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When I asked Katrina about the name “Maxwell” I figured it would have some family significance but was surprised when she told the real story which goes like this: The building originally was the Ginning & Farming Trading Company which supplied the locals with just about everything they needed from farm equipment to canned goods and everything in between. It was owned by a consortium of farmers and operated by , yep you guessed it, Maxwell McCain who ran it for over 41 years until retiring. His family still lives here in Waxhaw. And after the general store closed, the building was converted and operated as a restaurant for many years still under the Ginning and Trading Company name before it eventually changed hands and became the Bridge & Rail as we knew it as more recently. So now we all know something of the history and the meaning behind the new name and the building.
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From left to right: Terry, Katrina & John
Food is well prepared and I have included their menu as an attachment available here>. There is a chalk board with daily specials and they live up to their name as a tavern with some great daily drink specials.
And on a VERY IMPORTANT NOTE, yes they do have the NFL package and plenty of wide screen televisions to catch “the game” on. So whoever you decide to root for this season we now have a really great place to catch the game, have a wonderful dinner and celebrate the wins and losses with the drink of our choice!
The restaurant is open Tuesday through Sunday for lunch and dinner amd the people behind Maxwell's are; Katrina and John along with his brother Terry and his wife Cindy who have a long family history in the restaurant business. Prior to taking on this project they had a family restaurant up in Charlotte originally opened by their father called Copal Grill which was “bought out by the State for a "road project". Certainly Charlotte's loss and Waxhaw's gain!
One thing that hasn't changed, and you can count on this... in the middle of a conversation or a really great game play, the train will come rumbling through town leaning on its whistle and rattling the windows. But then again, this wouldn't be Waxhaw without it. |
