great food, great service at an unbelievable price…read more we stopped in here on our way back to Boston. We had no pre read what we were getting. I didn't see the menu, nada. this was literally the best meal of our entire vacation! (we spent 5-6 times more elsewhere and this still topped it!). Google maps cited it as the closest restaurant with the least diversion from our path. We are soooo happy we went. I would recommend it to anyone for a real hometown experience. Thank Y'all for an amazing lunch. I got an open faced hamburger with fries and pickled beets and my husband got the club sandwich with turkey. (adding in some amazing homemade coconut At the end). my burger was really great. my husband loved his sandwich. he is a picky and not a big eater but he ate every bite of his meal and most of the pie. This is the kind of simple (but great) diner food I miss so so much. it just doesn't really exist anymore. it literally made my trip! we were total strangers unlike nearly everyone in there that was greeted by name. they treated us like they knew us for years and every person in the diner staff engaged with us while we were there. 15/10 experience. I so wish I lived locally so I could go there regularly!

We stumbled into this diner, looking for a hometown breakfast. Boy, did we get what we were looking…read morefor! Walking in you cannot help be struck by the love and warmth of this place. It is homey, cozy and full of the family touch. We were warmly greeted by our server Deb, who could not have been sweeter. Breakfast was 5 star with a big full plate of delicious homemade food highlighted by their home fries as well as homemade bread. Shyrl's is a winner and if you are in the area, make sure to stop by.

I don't even like coffee. Truly. I've tried Dunkin', Starbucks, and plenty of small coffee shops,…read moreand it's always been a hard no for me... until The Barn Cafe. Somehow, they worked actual magic with their iced maple latte (with whipped cream), because I cannot stop ordering it. I don't understand it -- I just accept it. The food and desserts are on another level. Everything tastes incredibly fresh, and you can tell real care goes into the ingredients. The whipped cream alone deserves its own shoutout -- it holds its texture, tastes amazing, and is clearly not the cheap store-bought stuff. Their dessert cups are dangerously good: the chocolate mousse, strawberry trifle, and the raspberry/strawberry cheesecake cup are all to die for. Now let's talk savory food -- because wow. The jalapeño popper bacon melt is unreal. Perfectly cooked bacon, flavorful jalapeños with just the right kick, and everything comes together in the best way. I've also had their mushroom Swiss melt, and I don't even like Swiss cheese... yet here I am thinking about it days later. The atmosphere is cozy and inviting -- usually quiet and relaxing, though it can get a little busy during rush hours (for good reason). Whether you want to sit and enjoy the space or grab something to go, it's always a great experience. On top of all that, the staff are incredibly kind, sweet, and genuinely welcoming. They're always helpful, patient, and very understanding, which makes the experience even better every single time. Bottom line: I go here all the time, I'm consistently blown away, and I will absolutely keep coming back. If you haven't been yet, you're missing out.

Second time in this awesome breakfast and lunch place and they still rate the big 5. Friendly,…read morecasual, fresh ingredients, great service, excellent salads and superb sandwiches. I had the Asian Chicken Salad, great. My hubby had the Chicken Salad and that, too, was superb. They brought our food to our table. The ambiance was also great, casual, friendly, and amicable. A magnificent place to eat.

I love their wraps. We order from Johnny's when we have a meeting in Ludlow. They never disappoint.read more

This little kitchen and bar is awesome! Tucked away from the main street, but not hard to find…read more Great sandwiches - I had a Fabio, i. e. Ham and Swiss cheese, salami, sauerkraut, banana peppers, and slices of tomato on an Italian bun. Fabio is fabulous. All the food items, including the specials seem fairly priced. A decent selection of national and local canned variety of beer. I opted for Super Nova IPA 6.8 % ABV from Middlebury VT. The owner/chef Jonny is friendly, quick with a smile. A great guitar and base player. Stop in the afternoon toward the end of the end to enjoy some blues and jazz. Don't forget to bring your favorite instrument to join in on the fun.

We were visiting Vermont for the fall foliage and happened to spot Skinny Pancake from the road. I…read moreordered the Monster Breakfast that turned out to be one of the most delicious meals ever! The combination of eggs, cheddar cheese, spinach, caramelized onion and roasted squash with pesto in a crepe was incredible. My husband had the Noah's Ark and was very happy with his choice. The server was also extremely friendly and efficient. All in all, a great visit. Can't recommend this place highly enough!

Had an excellent egg, cheese, and shroom crepe here! I took off one star for the cinnamon swirl…read moreFrench toast that had strawberries on it that were old and sour. The lattes were very good and the service was great.

Talk about food! Well, I traveled with my friend (2 hours) to her medical appt. I was up early…read moreand no time for breakfast as we had to be on time. Check in was a long process. Finally, she gets called in for her 10:00 appt. Almost two hours later we were done and both starved. This place, "The Fort" was recommended to us by the greeters at the Dartmouth Hitchcock medical ctr. WOW! It was exactly what we wanted. GPS said we had arrived, but where the heck is it? I remembered that we were told you had to drive around the back. She was hesitant. Yup, that's a gas station...keep going. We landed. Walked in... It was like going to a back room of a place where illegal things take place, I guess we used the wrong door, lol! Upon entering the actual diner, you are greeted with a display case of muffins and donuts that are about the size of your head! Just around the corner are pies. We were immediately seated. The table next to ours was a man eating a HUGE breakfast! BISCUITS AND GRAVY! Oh my, that looked delicious! Yup, that's what I ordered! Two scrambled eggs sat atop of that. This plate was HUGE! Best I have ever had.... and I finished almost the entire plate. My friend had lunch. She kept remarking that she was eating a "real" hamburger!!!! It was cooked to perfection! Our only complaint was that our meals were not hot, which was odd because we waited an awfully long time for our food. BUT, it was well worth the wait! Service was good and ambience in my opinion was good too. On the inside, it reminded me of a log cabin. Overall great experience! Sadly, I couldn't leave without some of their enormous baked goods. ...Sigh... I am just so weak!"...

When we walked in to The Fort diner, they were playing Bocephus (Hank Williams, Jr.) , and now…read morethey're playing Patsy Cline and maybe that's at least half of the charm of this diner-hidden-inside-of-a-gas station, here. But first, when you drive in, you will never think there is a restaurant here! And once you walk in, you definitely think you misunderstood the term, "restaurant." But keep walking to the back and towards the right, and you'll find a door that opens up to a whole, charming, old-fashioned slice of historic Lebanon, NH country restaurant. You can get breakfast, lunch or dinner here, and breakfast is served all day. So, unless you are looking for 24-hour breakfast at Denny's, this is the most awesome homestyle diner to eat at up through 6:30pm-ish (it clears out by 7:45 i think). There is a lot of charm to be had, here, including friendly waitresses and cantankerously-charming cooks. And did I mention that I loved the vintage country music?! :) There is a narrow U-shaped counter here with a fair amount of counter seating. Our server was fast and friendly. We really enjoyed it when one of the cooks came out who has just the right amount of self-depricating humor if you dare to banter with him. The hot cakes and biscuits are cooked on a real cast-iron griddle, here, and you can taste that flavor and how good it is. The biscuits are like nothing I've seen: cast iron grilled corn meal and wheat maybe? Not sure. They look like hamburger buns but have the mouth feel of a nice, firm cornbread - though not as sweet. Our biscuit was overcooked but if I get back there, next time I'll ask for it toasted light. This biscuit did have a good and unique flavor. You might ask for your hot cakes cooked light, as well, because one of those came out dark. And we had to send back the first order of pancakes because one was dark on the outside but raw batter burst through. It we go back and get our dishes served less brown I will upgrade my rating because I was delighted with The Fort, otherwise. We got a double side of mashed potatoes and gravy as an appetizer and it was delicious! They have an almost-whipped but definitely substantial feel, yet also firm and so buttery. Very good! You can tell the cooks put a lot of work into this food and that comes across in the flavors. We ordered a breakfast called the Lumberjack and it was gigantic! Two eggs, 3 slices of fresh, crispy bacon, big sausage patties, 2 gigantic slices of rye toast and well-seasoned potatoes. There was a very subtle taste of garlic seasoning and I loved it! The bacon was my favorite: tasty - oversized and light in flavor - vs. some of the real country bacon I've tasted a few times around here. Their sweet tea is good. It tastes like the homemade version of what Country Time Lemonade was modeled after. Their two dessert cases definitely serve up some tasty treats: homemade muffins, cruellers, donuts, pies, oversized brownies and gigantic coconut squares (chocolate chips, concise slivers, Oreo cookies and tons of other sweet goodies layered in). You can order 3 different types of pie slices for the same price of a half of a pie. We ordered: 1. Coconut Custard: sweet, coconut throughout the custard, with even sweeter whipped cream 2. Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie: smooth and sweet peanut butter filling with a very present flavor of Hershey's syrup. This is good and tastes like flavors i haven't enjoyed for decades. You will not find this anywhere else. 3. Cherry Pie: perfectly tart, round and plump cherries with a sweet sauce. I love that the cherries aren't over-baked and drowning in a sea of sauce in half sizes. The pie crust is thick and buttery. Order to go items by 7:30pm at the latest. Or be seated by 6:30pm latest because when they close at 8pm, customers are leaving by 7:45pm.

The best local ice cream spot! We stopped in a few days ago right before close and the staff was…read morevery friendly and kind enough to still serve us despite the time. Huge sizes and yummy food too, kitchen closes a while before ice cream.

Getting acknowledged that I was even standing there took a bit. They were too busy talking behind…read morethe counter or whatever, I don't know. My husband ordered the scallop basket, which was $26, and it had maybe 10 tiny frozen-type scallops. I ordered the burger. It came to $53. Been there, done that. We don't need to do it again.

Ranch Camp was a lovely restaurant and atmosphere. The food was very delicious, and our server was…read morevery kind. Our order came promptly! The only problem was that it had many flies inside.

I loved how many gluten free and vegan options there were - eating here felt completely stress free…read morewhile traveling, which is rare for me. For dinner I got the GF buffalo cauliflower starter (has a vegan option) and it was so good. The spice level was perfect and it was made really well. I had cider on draft and it was really good, plus there was a gluten free beer option which was such a nice surprise. They also had a lot of local items on the menu. Service was a bit slow, but overall the experience was still really enjoyable. I really wish more places like this existed because it makes eating gluten free and vegan on a trip so much easier and way less stressful.

A wonderful family business. The food is great the service is welcoming and friendly…read more We know the long time owners. For personal reasons they are moving on. We wish them luck. They will always be in our prayers.

Jean knows cooking! She and her staff always serve freshly made food promptly. They are always…read morefriendly and do a job to be proud of. We are always eager to stop by!