Eggsellent eats: The Town Common restaurant opens inside Hopedale Town Hall - Milford, MA - The Milford Daily News
HOPEDALE -- Residents and town employees can once again grab a bite to eat and cup of coffee in Town Hall thanks to the recent opening of the restaurant The Town Common inside.
The new establishment, owned by residents Edward and Sandra Holland, opened its doors a week ago, replacing Rebecca's Place at 76 Hopedale St.
"It's nice to have a first-class operation back in Town Hall," said Town Coordinator Daniel Keyes.
The new restaurant offers patrons an array of breakfast and lunch items, including everything from omelets for between $3.25 and $4.95 to club sandwiches, which run between $4.25 and $5.25.
"It's your basic, traditional breakfast and lunch items," said Edward Holland, a 39-year-old Hopedale native.
In addition to running the business, Holland is the restaurant's only cook, supported by two full-time waitresses, two part-time waitresses and a bus person.
Holland said he has always wanted to run his own restaurant, having worked as a cook for area eateries for about 25 years.
"I've done it for everyone else. I thought it was time to take a chance and try it for myself," he said.
Holland and his wife bought the previous business, Rebecca's, at the end of May and signed a three-year lease with the town for the space in June.
"It's been a family event to get things going," Holland said.
Holland's sister Erin Halpin, who owns Artist Touch, a interior design company in Milford, painted the inside of the restaurant dark green. She also designed the sign in the restaurant's window and the menu.
In addition, Sandra Holland, an accountant by trade, does all of the bookkeeping work for the restaurant.
Holland said he is optimistic his restaurant will be successful. Being located in Town Hall, the restaurant has a "captive crowd," he said. Town Hall workers, he said, can swing in and easily grab something to eat.
"It's convenient to have me here," said Holland, father of 4-year-old Jennifer.
In addition, Holland said he hopes to draw more patrons from the nearby schools, once they open in the fall.
Town officials, including Keyes and assessor Eugene Phillips, have already become regulars at The Town Common.
"For me, it's convenient and I enjoy having a local, hometown grown boy running it," said Phillips, who was disappointed when Rebecca's Place closed. "I'm happy to see the restaurant reopen."
The Town Common is open Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. and serves breakfast Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to noon.
Phillips said he gets coffee at the restaurant in the morning and a grilled chicken salad in the afternoon, all at "very reasonable prices."
Keyes said he is now able to grab lunch, such as a salad with tuna, in 15 minutes.
"The food is excellent. The service is excellent," he said.
While some have argued a restaurant in the middle of town offices blocks access, Phillips said he thinks it belongs in Town Hall.
"It's part of our history. It's part of our heritage," he said.
Holland said he hopes his restaurant becomes a main-stay in town.
"I hope to be here long enough to see my daughter get out of school at the high school...," he said, peering out the restaurant's front window at Hopedale Junior Senior High School. "That's like 10 years away. She's only 4 1/2 now."
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