Great pizza, great family owned business, quick pizza making with fresh ingredients. Great variety…read moreof options for toppings. Quaint Sitting area with lift chairs!!

Freaking phenomenal! 10/10 service, pizza came out in less than 5 minutes piping hot with perfect…read morecrust! The atmosphere was the best part, my wife and I felt like Shaggy and Scooby Doo stumbling by chance into one of the coolest places ever! The grooviest music and old decor all the way around made it a perfect dinner.

Stemwinders was phenomenal. Our server (the bartender) was so nice and very helpful. The setting is…read morerelaxed with a great bar area and seating upstairs. The tap list and cocktail menu is solid and the food was absolutely incredible. Would definitely recommend.

We are locals ,recently had dinner, and it was anything but a good experience. It started with our…read moreserver, who honestly seemed to want to be anywhere else but serving us. She seemed annoyed about everything and actually said when we said oh we remember you " I'm always here" and at 60 something years old she might want to chose a new profession. Know we've had her before and she depicts unprofessionalism. I won't post her name.. It took 20 minutes to get drinks, had a tasteless salad, cracker crust poorly prepared pizza -$23 for 2? Our brisket as stated on the menu? no- it was actually overcooked 3 pieces of short rib with no sauce( $40 meant to be shared?? . what a joke. My wife and I love Leslie at the wineshop but the restaurant is horrible. I'd stay away until they get better!

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.

Great food, Derek the bartender was great... the restaurant has a welcoming atmosphere. You will…read morenot be disappointed.

I really wanted to like this place after a long day of skiing, but unfortunately, everything we…read moretried missed the mark. - Wings: Okay sauce but the wings were dry. - Shepherd's Pie: Probably the best dish but it still lacked seasoning, needed way more salt. - Bangers and Mash: So disappointing - the sausage wasn't great, the mashed potatoes were bland, and the sauce had a strange smoky-sweet flavor that didn't quite work. - Reuben Sandwich: Definite no for me - so bland, just meat and bread. Honestly, my favorite part of the meal was the fries, which says a lot.

One star for the mozzarella sticks and one for how cute the place was…read more I don't know if we just chose a bad night (Friday), but the hostess barely acknowledged us, threw our menus on our table, and walked away. The cosmo was really bad and our pretzel was burnt. Also, the band that was playing was way too loud. Almost as soon as they started, the tables around us started leaving. The hostess then started violently bussing said tables. Like, tossing full cups of drinks into a container filled to the brim with plates. Our waiter was nice enough, but we had to intentionally flag him down several times to place orders, and he tossed our food on the table without asking us if we wanted anything else. Just kind of basic stuff. Will give this place another try if I'm back in Ludlow though! I hope they were just having a bad night.

Nice neighborhood place. Good pizza and calzones. Full bar, decent local draft list. Lovely service.read more

Wow really great pizza. The crust was even buttery, they have a huge number of toppings available…read more The owners were super nice , the place is clean and is family owned! I'll be back as Arnold says, and they also serve a great breakfast for a reasonable price!! i think it's been there over 40 years so let's support them !

Food! Top notch pizza if you can catch them open. I credit you for putting life first. Ambiance…read moreis outdated 60s but the value and the quality more than make up for it. There's a reason the locals let each other know when Village is open.

Excellent place to start your day. You are greeted with a…read morefriendly, big smile and it gets better from there. Fresh food made well with some interesting twists. The feel is warm with great service, but also the vibe offers a help yourself style for coffee , juice ,etc. you won't be disappointed!

Stopped in on a road trip with my family of three, including a toddler. I wanted to like this…read moreplace. The menu has charm and ambition. The name resonated with us, as we have a flock of 20 chickens at home. Unfortunately nearly everything that could go wrong did. The kids menu has zero breakfast options at a breakfast diner. Grilled cheese and hot dogs don't belong on a morning menu. When we tried to order a single pancake for our toddler we were told "the order is for two." No offer to help, no alternative suggested. Just a hard no. Because of the menu structure, our 3 year old's meal was literally the most expensive at the table. The menu is not kid friendly. The cost of Orange juice is also not kid friendly. But they did give him a "the hatchery" sticker when we left. When ordering pancakes the server asked "sausage or bacon?" with no mention that either was a $4 add-on. That felt like an upsell we weren't warned about. One of our three meals was completely forgotten and only caught when two plates arrived at the table. Someone sat and watched the rest of us get served. Chives were on all of our savory dishes. Not mentioned anywhere on the menu. We found out by picking them off our food. Not everyone wants chives. We ordered blueberry pancakes. Plain pancakes arrived. We only discovered this after paying when we questioned a duplicate blueberry charge on the bill. The response was defensive until we opened the box and showed them. The resolution was a $2.50 refund for the missing blueberries. The "home fries" are smashed baked potatoes, not what anyone expects from that menu description. Some of the potato pieces were visibly bruised and discolored and should never have left the kitchen. A hollow apology. Complete indifference. We tipped, packed up, and left quietly. We were good guests. This place didn't earn it.

This business is closed for good. It was part of the flood that hit Ludlow. It was a fine…read morerestaurant but it is no longer.

A charming spot for an absolutely delicious meal with fantastic service, nestled in the town of…read moreLudlow, VT. We found this place out of sheer luck, as there aren't a lot of places open on Monday evenings. We came in about an hour before closing, and apologized to the server, assuring her we wouldn't keep her late. She couldn't have been kinder or more welcoming! She encouraged us to take our time, shared her menu recommendations, as well as walked us through their seasonal cocktails. This is not your average pub. The food was absolutely delicious, made with fresh ingredients and local flavors. We liked it so much we planned to come back again, but unfortunately they were closed Tuesday & Wednesday. When you find yourself in Ludlow, be sure to check this place out.