Thriving Thistle Market, Bistro & Wellness Center

Stopped in on a recommendation from a friend. It did not disappoint!
Such a great place in a smaller community.
Special of the night was a Baked Seafood Alfredo. It was soooo good, generous amount of shrimp, scallops, and crab, with a cheesy mozzarella like top. It was stringy and cheesy goodness on top. The alfredo taste wasn't too much butter or garlic, tasted really good, and I'm always a fan since it's tend to be very heavy.
Served with parmesan garlic bread.
Soda was served with metal straws, I understand why and that's a good thing, but just not my thing.
Service was very friendly.
We will be going back, it's def worth the drive!

Good menu. Healthy options. Attentive waitress. Takes quite awhile to get food. It's good when it comes. Nice gift type items available at gas station which is connected to restaurants. Spa type services available on site. Pretty amazing find in little rural Apple River

The class was perfect with excellent instruction & Everyone (including the other students) were so welcoming!

It's a hidden gem and I will be back!

The staff is very welcoming. The yoga class was a wonderful way to start the day. I love the Chai tea. I also bought a Christmas present for someone from the shop.

Breakfast was a bust 😞 three of us came in for a hearty meal and got burnt toast, raw hash brown, no avocado when asked twice, no straws, forgotten pancake when it did show up it was white, my skillet was on a plate and had over easy eggs which was not at all what I wanted but since I wasn’t asked they just assumed those would suffice. Our friend didn’t get his meal until we asked for it about 20 min into our meal. When it did show it was cold at that point he said I don’t care I’m not coming back!
I visited the storefront and was met by a rude gentleman when I asked him to talk to our waitress about a roll we needed at the table for breakfast he did everything but! When he rang up my bill he added the roll I told him I wasn’t buying it and he insisted I did explained to him that I was NOT paying for it! He didn’t listen and neither did our waitress.
And we were the ONLY people in the restaurant having breakfast so no excuse for it at all.
We won’t be visiting anytime soon as we all agreed.

Asked for nachos with no olives, had an entire cans worth of black olives hiding under a disturbing slathering of cheese paste that covered the entire five inch high mound of taco salad that had been piled on Doritos? I’m disturbed.

Great food and customer service. The steak sandwich was delicious and high quality. The blueberry pie was amazing!

Good food and fun service. Jason is excellent on the grill. Great options for vegetarian / vegan / gluten free. Love the atmosphere. Go for the sauteed spinach!

I felt so bad for the staff, when we went for lunch they were so busy, but they sure kept up! Food was fresh and delicious.

Damon has made a huge difference in my physical health and overall wellbeing. Every session we have I'm reconnecting with my body and staying aware of the signals it is sending me. These appointments are my commitment to self care, and I'm learning mindfulness skills. This is more than a great massage for me. It's energy awareness, pain management, and relaxation with recovery.