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    Homestyle Restaurant

    4.7 (135 reviews)
    Closed 4:00 pm - 9:00 PM
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Moderate noise
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    Casual
    Good for kids

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    10/10 meal, amazing food, service, drinks and vibes. Family style food. The winter salad was unbelievable you have to try it.

    Alicia C.

    Fan-freaking-tastic! I'm from NYC and this place can hang with the best of the best restaurants. Every dish is a complete stunner! This was my third visit. Did two times in main dining and one time in private room and all are superb! The food is out of this world with each dish having a life of its own. Family style rocks here are you just order a bounty and dive in with your table. Don't sleep on the roast chicken - the MOST juicy ever! Pasta dishes are on point. The mussels have broths booming with flavor. All the salads super fresh. And the cocktails pack a punch and flavor boom! The servers are on point. It's a not miss visit! Worth the 20-30 min drive from Killington no questions asked!

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    Tara W.

    This restaurant blew us away. From scene to service to food, everyone/thing... beyond expectations! The crafted cocktails were perfection. I had the Good Ol' Boy (Brown buttered bourbon, amaro, spiced burnt orange, pear, lemon, bitters) and had to fight my husband to keep his lips off it! Once the Drunken mussels arrived to the table, we knew this place was going to knock our socks off. Spring veg was another plate we licked clean... Fettuccine with chorizo and shrimp?? MA MA MIA!!! Just when we thought we had the best... the strawberry basil sorbet sent us over the edge. In conjunction with the great service...We see why this place is always packed. We will most certainly be back to atone for not having come sooner. Wish I got more pics of food but we were too busy wolfing it down! TIP: portioned as "Homestyle" and most of what dishes we ordered could feed 2! Talk to your server if you don't want to be carrying to/go bags afterwards!!

    Cocktails to go.
    Dan S.

    Finally came back from a proper dinner. Reserved a private dining room upstairs (they are using the "hotel" rooms as private dining rooms this summer) which was perfect on a hot summer evening with air conditioning. Also comes with a private bathroom (and a shower but no one is showering) since it's a whole room. The dining remains terrific. The plates (and prices) have gotten a bit bigger over time but the quality shows. We got the polenta (again). Still remains a standout dish. Creamy and delicious. But we branches out too. The steak and frites had a nice 8 0z strip with, according to one of my dining partners, some of the best fries he's had. Of course he was hungry FWIW. I loved the fettuccine bolognese. A huge portion chock full of meat and tender pasta. The half portion of kale Caesar was more than enough for 4 people to share with huge leafs of kale that surprisingly wasn't too bitter. Really enjoyed it. The desserts were also great as usual. Key like crème brûlée was melt in your mouth delicious. While the chocolate cake parfait was a surprise. Had fresh fruit, fresh whipped cream and light and airy cake to go with it. A nice summer treat. The cocktails remain one of the best things about this and Mqin and Mountain. Such creativity. Don't forget to branch out. And then I had a local beer Outer limits Atmosbeer. A mix of an Brown ale and porter with a slight taste of maple sugar, this was a fun drink to get too. Service was professional and friendly. We loved it.

    Rob W.

    Let's start with the most important fact of all--excellent, exquisite cocktails. Whether you come here or to their sister bar across the street, you are in for a libation treat. I tried two bourbon-based cocktails, the Good Ol Boy (Brown Buttered Bourbon, Spiced Burnt Orange, Amaro, Lemon, Pear, Bitters) and the Palo Malo, and they were just incredibly tasty and complex--you'll have to fight to savor them and not guzzle them straight down. Beer and wine choices seemed great as well, but I'd personally find it hard to get past the cocktails. As to dinner... we were a party of three, and the waiter advised that they typically recommend ordering plates for sharing, and suggested that we order 4-5 plates from the menu to share. A few very minor quibbles aside, the food was largely excellent. We started with the Little leaf farm salad, which was a great starter, featuring shaved fennel and beets and pickled grapes in an nice buttermilk-based dressing. Next we had the PEI Mussels- these were fine and interesting--I always love mussels--I admire the different take they have with the mustard seed-based broth, but not sure it entirely worked. I also kind of hated the focaccia bread it was served with--dry and crumbly and didn't work for the all-important broth sopping. Finally, the three entrees--a house made Cavatelli with shrimp in a parmesan white wine broth, a seared Cod special and a pork belly entrée. These were all quite enjoyable as well--again, I could probably find minor things I would tweak--e.g., thought the sweet potato puree didn't pair well with the pork belly--but all in all everything was well conceived and enjoyable. I didn't get dessert, was too full--my friends did and enjoyed. Overall the food alone would probably have netted five stars from me, or would be in that 4.5 range where I wouldn't know which way to go. However, do have to say I was a bit put off by how quickly they rushed us out for the table. When ordering dessert they mentioned that they would need the table "soon" for a later reservation, then they came around with the check while my friends were still eating dessert and said we'd really need to pay/leave soon. I've been trying to be more patient with expectations as we all adjust from Covid, and know restaurants have a lot to deal with, but given the price point (reasonable for the quality) and the leisurely base of dinner/entrée arrival, it still left a slightly bad taste in my mouth--at the end of a meal that involved so many good tastes.

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    Been here a few times in the last few weeks while entertaining my parents and their friends! We've loved it every time. Jess is amazing and so is the whole staff! The food is so fresh, and yummy. you can't go wrong with anything on the menu here! The private rooms are great for a group and downstairs is great for a casual dinner. Our new favorite place!

    Good Ole Boy
    Darlene S.

    So happy to have come back to Homestyle Restaurant after the summer months. In my opinion this is the best restaurant in the greater Ludlow area. The drinks are so amazing!!! My favorite is the Good Ole Boy which is a buttered bourbon infused with orange and all kinds of goodness. The food is served family style and meant to be shared. The menu changes with the seasons and their specials are what's currently the freshest available. That being said they are a pretty healthy restaurant that is very accommodating to special requests. We had the mini greens salad, duck cassoulet and polenta. All was amazing. You need a reservation so do it in advance. Enjoy!!!!

    Polenta with vegetables.
    James L.

    This place is amazing. Beyond the confusing name (Homestyle Hostel IS a restaurant!) everything gets five stars. Extremely attentive and friendly waitstaff and hostess greet you. We were seated by the bar and watched show much fun they had making one of their many creative cocktails. The menu emphasizes local and organic - yet my fettuccine with chorizo (from a local purveyor) with clams and shrimp (decidedly NOT local as VT is the only New England state without Atlantic coastline!) was fabulous. The shrimp were flavorful, fresh and had the perfect "snap" - the clams tasted of the ocean. A light tomato sauce complemented the perfectly cooked fresh fettuccine. The fried polenta cake with zucchini noodles, shiitake, pickled onions and pea shoots was amazing (see photo)!!! Even the salad was fabulous - fresh, cold, wonderful. A light creamy Parmesan dressing was homemade and perfect. Too bad Covid is limiting the number of patrons because this place is a winner!

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    Incredible food, atmosphere and service. Will definitely be returning on our next trip to Vermont.

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    Great food and service. The attention to serving great cocktails was also a big plus.

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    Fantastic drinks service and food!! Loved the spiced road drink it was so good I got a second one!

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    DJ'S Restaurant

    3.7(173 reviews)
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    Great food! I meant to take photos of the dinner but the…read morefood smelled so good I forgot. Started with the buffalo wings and they were crispy and delicious And complimentary rolls and butter So good and I want the recipe for that bread it was delicious For dinner I ordered the spinach cheddar baked haddock. It was delicious and buttery! Husband got the prime rib. He loved that it was served with a thicker gravy rather than au jus that most places do. Medium rare and came out at the perfect temp. Dinner also comes with a side salad. You won't leave this place hungry! We are definitely coming back. They were busy but that's the be expected on a Friday night. So glad to see a local family owned business thriving.

    DJ's restaurant and bar was one of the few things open on a Sunday night 8pm in this cute little…read moretown of Ludlow. So we were happy to find a place to eat. The selection of entrée items is absolutely the most I've ever seen in a restaurant, it made it hard to decide. I asked the waitress and she said the chicken Cordon Bleu was one of the top items so that's what I picked. It was basic stuffed ham n cheese in the chicken breast, it wasn't breaded, which I liked. It was smothered in a kind of a gravy or white sauce, not quite sure what sauce it was. Hot fresh baked rolls, a basic chopped iceberg lettuce house salad and baked potato included. Also ordered was the chicken tender dinner, very plentiful, enough for 3 people I'd say. Sadly the dipping honey mustard was so bad, like salad dressing with vinegar flavor, not good! I had a glass of Merlot, I'm not sure I've seen an eight dollar glass of wine on a menu in the last decade, so that was pleasant. In general, the server was very efficient, the host not so friendly, and the place was spacious but has very dated decor, which some may consider part of its charm. Unfortunately we're sitting by some very noisy people, taking phone calls and playing sports out loud on their phones acting like they owned the place, kind of ruined atmosphere. But they knew the staff and must think that behavior was acceptable. Bottom line we needed to eat and it was food.

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    The Downtown Grocery

    4.1(200 reviews)
    0.2 mi
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    Just how bad exactly does a restaurant have to be to make someone reactivate a Yelp account that's…read morebeen dormant for 9 years, just to warn people? Well, apparently this is it. In my nearly 30 years now working in, with, and patronizing the food and beverage industry, I've never experienced such repugnant service as what Suzy and I had at The Downtown Grocery. I should point out that we weren't just the usual tourist who come to Ludlow to ski. We actually lived here for several years, and I couldn't post this review until we moved away because of the owner's repeated behavior of attacking people on social media who disagree with or criticize him. The food here is "fine", it's not actually bad or anything. But it is tiny in portions (a rarity for Vermont), and it's overly "chef-y" without actually executing well. It's one of those places where the chef probably thinks that he would get a Michelin star if only they would come to see him, but I can tell you having eaten at over 100 cumulative Michelin stars in my life this is nowhere close. It fails in flavor, presentation, and execution. But again, not terrible. The setting is actually kind of nice too, somewhat homey which is juxtaposed and ruined by the arrogance of the staff. If you don't mind being guaranteed to wait well beyond your actual reservation time, and then waiting probably another hour just to get some meager first courses, then maybe this is the place for you? I doubt it though, there are so many options just in Ludlow alone, and even more that are worth the 45 minute drive to Woodstock or Manchester to avoid having to eat here if you want a "nice" meal. Whatever you do absolutely avoid coming any time near "stick season" or "mud season" (Vermonters will know) because you're guaranteed to get even worse service then. Ludlow has a ton of restaurants for such a small town, many of them quite good. This is the ONLY place we actively recommended friends and guests of ours to avoid. Even the crappy fake taco place down the street got occasional business over this place due entirely to the repeated piss poor attitude of the two owners.

    Had no clue this gem was here! Popped in on a Wednesday night for a drink and sat at the bar…read morechatting to the wonderful bartender. I had their specialty Ruby Bulleit cocktail with bourbon, ginger liqueur, and blood orange juice - the blood oranges were so juicy and fresh! My partner enjoyed the Smokey Elder, which had mezcal, ginger beer, and some other fun ingredients. After scanning the ever changing menu on their chalkboard - we were inspired to order the maple creme brûlée with fresh black berries. It was delightful. Can't wait to come here for dinner sometime soon. Make sure you make a reservation!

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