We were just looking for a lunch stop along route 2 and we were lucky enough to find the Templeton…read moreCafe and Pub. Everything was great: the food was excellent, the service great, and the restaurant and facilities spotless. We'll keep this place in mind for future trips.

Great new business in Templeton. Templeton Café and Pub took over JK Crossroads if you're familiar…read morewith the area. We popped in last night to check out the new changes and really enjoyed our evening. Ambience is great, some changes to decor brightens up the inside and the new furniture is great. Now food. Best burger I've had in a while. I ordered the Maple Bourbon burger (can't recall the exact name) and it was delicious to the last bite. Our party also enjoyed the Buffalo tenders, French Toast chicken sandwich and some chicken wings. The selection of beer could be a little bigger, but we found something we all enjoyed. Have patience as the staff and crew get settled in but rest assured, the food is worth it! We will be back!

Gardner Ale House at Moon Hill Brewing gave us a nice evening of good music, cold brews, good food,…read moredollar oysters! (Apr 2026). We came here to try out their Monday Blues, and happened on their Monday Buck-a-Shuck oysters! We found a long room with over 70 seats set up at tables for four that looked combine-able, about 20 seats at the bar and at 2-seat hightops, both rooms with a wall of windows. The band set up in the bar window, but sit where you like, we found that we could hear the band everywhere! There's also a small enclosed outdoor patio with about 30 more seats at umbrellaed tables. The Jim Atkinson band is a foursome of Boston-area musicians that has been cranking out great blues, rock, & roots since 2017. We loved them, especially enjoying the creative keyboard and a real live sax! Their music selection was amazing, more their favorite solid blues than old-standbys, so we didn't recognize every song. But that's real music :-) The $1 New England oysters were big and juicy! They started at 4pm before we got there, and they still had plenty for us after 7pm! They say the variety changes with availability. These were not overly salty. This was dinner for us, and we started with their hot-skillet "Mexican Corn Dip" with zingy pico de gallo salsa and fresh crisp corn tortilla chips. We got a "warm energy" bowl of quinoa, fresh tart cranberries, baby spinach, roasted sweet potato, and goat cheese, flavored with some scallions and garlic-butter. Huge, delicious, and very satisfying! The Fish 'n Chips was a full-foot-long full of their own Moon-Hill-beer beer-battered haddock, piping-hot fries, fresh crunchy coleslaw, with tartar sauce. Yep, Huge, delicious, and satisfying! We tried their parmesan-garlic wings, but that wasn't our favorite. They were ok, but not crispy which we expected. Came with crunchy celery and creamy bleu cheese. Of course we leaned on their in-house Moon Hill brewery for several dry IPAs, their luscious Candy Mountain blueberry sour, (which could have been colder), and a very tasty non-alcohol Blueberry (Not)-tini, a bubbly beverage crafted with "Reàl Blueberry Purée", fresh lemon juice and lemonade. This is a nice community bar, brewery, restaurant, and patio. We are already looking forward to their big Octoberfest!

I Visited this restaurant while in Gardner mass. It was an Easy in and out. Came here with only…read moreabout 40 minutes to spare and got to enjoy a drink and an appetizer. I ordered the gluten free Red Apple Farm Cranberry Hard Cider Cider - Other Fruit * 5.7% ABV 16oz Draft $8.50 - 12oz Draft $7.75. Which I enjoyed because it was not too sweet. For our APPETIZER we ordered the Barbecue Pulled Pork Bruschetta Brick oven garlic bread, house made slow roasted pulled pork, bacon crumbles, melted shredded cheese. Drizzle of house made white barbecue sauce, scallions $16.00 and it was delicious! Service was fast and friendly. The atmosphere here was calm and casual.

Excellent fried chicken, available in a multitude of configurations: as individual pieces, as…read moremultiple pieces with or without sides, in various quantities, and as wings and tenders, with or without sides. A quartet of colleagues hit them for a Friday lunch that included all of the above plus seafood and their famous jo-jo potatoes. Sauced Wings: Good Tenders: Very Good Clams: Good (small pieces though) Calamari: Good (small pieces though) Onion Rings: Very Good (sort of clam shack style) Jo-Jo Potatoes: Very Good (think bigger KFC wedges) Fried Chicken: Excellent (crisp, juicy, minimal seasoning) Old time vibe that's not hokey. And ridiculously huge amounts of food for little money. The real draw is the main claim to fame: the fried chicken. We all agreed that next time we'd focus on that.

We had take-out chicken from Duguay's for the first time and were pleasantly surprised. The chicken…read morewas perfect, way better than other non-chain restaurants in the area. The only disappointment was the container was plastic and the hot chicken melted the lid. My suggestion is to either switch to a paper container or at least put paper between the chicken and the container. We will be back!

Amazing friendly service and very good food. Reasonable prices on the menu items. Will return…read moreagain soon !

Pretty good little joint! Has that dive bar vibe , but the food was excellent. They have keno, and…read morethe staff was right on. Would return!

We had a really lovely time at the 2025 Apple Festival, cute vendors yummy cider and sweet goats…read morethat you can feed and pet.

Red Apple Farm has been one of our family's go to place for decades. In all of our years going -…read moreno one has ever had a complaint. My partner and parents utilize the handicap parking. On our last visit, I watched as 4 employees from the pizza company park in the handicap spots. (No handicap placard) and there was PLENTY of open spots just past the handicap spots. I pleasantly spoke with the young workers to explain that some people need those spots- the response? "Well, we are working". Noted. I did send an email to Red Apple a few weeks ago, but no response While living with someone who relies on the handicap spots, I now understand using these spots give people a way to go out and live life. It's truly disheartening to see the lack of empathy

A wonderful suprise! We were looking for somewhere to grab a quick bite and this place really hit…read morethe mark! Service was friendly, quick, and solid. Food? DELICIOUS! I ordered one of their daily specials - a quesadilla (added chicken) and it was enormous and cooked to perfection - melty with well seasoned chicken - and served with fries, salsa, shredded lettuce/tomato and sour cream. $16.50 for this ENORMOUS meal was a deal and a half and so, so good. The rest of our party ordered seafood - haddock and stuffed shrimp - and these meals were well received (and raved about). Large portions but, more importantly, properly prepared and cooked seafood. They were THRILLED. All of us left with leftovers and that's a nice treat these days. We hope to take a ride back up that way soon just to try Williams again. We really enjoyed everything about it!

I've been back since my last review years ago and just want to say the staff was amazing and food…read morewell delicious..

Good food. Reasonable price! Great service. My friend ordered fish and onion rings. I had fish and…read morefries.

The service here was very friendly and welcoming. However, the food was a mixed bag. I tried the…read morelobster bisque, which was just okay--nothing special--and I was honestly turned off when I saw more of it being brought out and heated in a plastic bag. If you are looking for healthy options, this might not be the spot for you. That said, they do have a great selection if you're in the mood for fried food, burgers, or hot dogs.

Classic hot dogs. Can't go wrong with that. Coworker got the…read morechowder and he said it's quick and thick.

I went to Lee's tonight, based on a recommendation from a friend. I had been craving shrimp, but,…read moresadly, they only partially filled the need. The two shrimp offerings included an appetizer or a plate. I chose the appetizer, adding fries and a drink. I will say in their favor that the food was lavicularly hot and crispy on arrival, a nice change from another establishment in the area who placed gorgeous shrimp in closed up plastic, encouraging the crust to slough off. But, I digress. Back to Lee's. Their carry out tray was the old gray carrier. The shrimp were okay, but the coating was way too thick and the fries lackluster. A bright note - the cocktail sauce was great! They should market that stuff. Just enough horseradish to zing a bit. Maybe next time I'll stick with the dogs.

I have had both excellent and just ok meals at King Phillip. Last weekend was a lobster casserole,…read morewhich was excellent. It came with a small salad (with unripe tomatoes) and a baked potato, which was also excellent. Service was attentive. I believe that the restaurant has an ability to be exceptional, however, whether from kitchen staff turn-over, or other issues, I never know what part of the food spectrum I will experience. There is both meal seating in the lounge and in the restaurant proper. The main dining room was haphazard the day I visited with tables scattered about without any indication that they would be used. Christmas tree in the entry? I would love to make King Phillip a regular dining location since I live locally, but it has a ways to go. For now it remains very much a small town country hole-in-the wall, very typical of other such local restaurants.

The Sunday buffet was cold!even the coffee was cold. The…read moremashed potato had skins in it

Delivery Review (Uber Eats) -- First Impression I haven't…read morestepped foot inside the restaurant yet, but based on this delivery alone I need to say something very important: Holy crap on a stick. This was absolutely delicious -- and easily one of the best pizza experiences in Gardner. Let's get this out of the way early: You're gonna pay for this pizza. Make peace with Jesus before you hit "Place Order," because they're using fresh, locally sourced ingredients and doing everything by hand. You will not find Cisco darkening their doorstep. This is a kitchen that respects itself. In our household, the test of any new pizza place is the Meat Lovers. How they source and treat their meats tells you everything you need to know about the operation. The Meats - Sausage: Real fennel, real bite, real flavor. Not the bland, gray mystery pellets you get from bulk suppliers. - Hamburger: Not frozen, not imported, not filler. This was actual beef with actual mouthfeel. - Bacon: If you screw up bacon, you shouldn't be making pizza. They didn't screw up bacon. The Cheese This is where Parker House flexes. The cheese didn't pull to the center. It didn't puddle. It didn't run away from the crust like it was scared. They understand alchemy -- the cheese stretched all the way to the edge, binding the whole thing together like a culinary spell. The Crust Not too thick. Not too thin. Didn't break your teeth, didn't flop like a sad handshake. It had enough structure and flavor that even people who normally abandon the end crust will finish it. That's rare. The Sauce This wasn't generic red paste. This was the Parker House Blend -- zesty, bright, flavorful, and confident. It held up the toppings without masking them, and it complemented the cheese instead of fighting it. The Aftermath We devoured the large pizza. Then we sat there in silence, staring at the empty box, realizing what we had done. Deep shame. Zero regrets. Next Steps At this point, we're going to have to go down there in person. I want to study the ambiance, meet the people, and maybe film a segment -- and I have a strong suspicion they'd welcome it. Unless the counter staff turn out to be complete jerks (unlikely), this place is sitting at a solid five stars. If they're sarcastic, even better -- that's my love language. Final Verdict Visit this place. Get a table. Order a pizza. Do it up. You will not be disappointed.

We were in the area and searching for a good pizza place. Parker house did not disappoint and was…read moreoverall very good. Standouts were the chicken finger dinners -- one was buffalo and one plain. Both exactly what you want when craving crispy chicken fingers with French fries or onion rings. We didn't really care for the small cheese pizza, I probably wouldn't order pizza again. We did online ordering and pick up. They had a 15% off new customer coupon offer which was nice! Bonus points!