We've never been 'steady customers' of the Steaming Tender, but we go there three or four times a…read moreyear. We've always had good experiences and have told others about it. We had an unfortunate experience this past weekend. I had scheduled a birthday party for about 45 guests at a local venue with a private room. About one hour before the guests were to arrive I received a call from the venue saying there was a catastrophic electrical failure and the facility had to close- including the kitchen, bar, and restrooms. I was now faced with 45 people milling around a closed facility waiting for a decision on how to continue the celebration. My stress level was the highest on record. I was considering a few places to move the event to, but being 6PM on a Saturday night I knew the chances were slim. It was then I thought of Steaming Tender and gave them a call. The hostess who answered was incredibly compassionate and spent a tremendous amount of time with me on the phone. She assured me that they would be able to accommodate us and started to reserve several tables. The entire group arrived about 25 minutes later and we were all greeted like old friends. We had to wait less than five minutes for the tables to be arranged and menus distributed. The evening couldn't have gone better. The food was as excellent as it's always been and the waitstaff was incredibly attentive. The guests were amazed at how quickly we were taken care of, and the quality of the food and service. The drinks were made perfectly and the food was served hot. About two thirds of the guests had never been to the Steaming Tender and were saying they would be returning. Kudos to the entire staff and management of the Steaming Tender at their professionalism and compassion at saving us from a total disaster of an important event. We will always be grateful and will continue to extend our recommendations. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!

Sat outside on the patio since we had our dogs with us. Patio sits under large overhangs (protected…read morefrom rain) plus many tables around the perimeter have Sun umbrellas. It seemed as if most people on the patio were there for the trains. We were able to watch an engineer switch tracks so he could pick up a load of cars stored nearby. We also were able to watch a long freight train go by. Lots of people were photographing, videoing, many with professional cameras and tripods. They gave a dog friendly menu. And bring water bowls for the dogs. We ordered burgers. Choice was "pink or no pink". I think they were understaffed. It took 90 minutes from arrival to departure.

Hi, we returned to Tables to find out if anything had changed…read more I had a western omelette, another person had an egg sandwich, and the 3rd had an egg Benedict with veggies and avacado. We all raved about the food. Spent a little time with Tara wishing he luck and good health. I will definitely will return. The atmosphere was the same as it was before. New waitresses were very cordial.

Decent food, poor service. We were seated right away, but it…read moretook a while for a waitress to take our order. Then it took a long while to actually get our food. The meal I received (Eggs Benedict Florentine, a regular menu item) was not what I ordered (Tara's Benedict, on the specials menu), but by then I was so hungry that I just ate it. It was good. However, after a runner delivered our food, our waitress never checked in with us, or even made eye contact with us, until we were done eating. When she finally came, I told her (politely) that I had ordered Tara's Benedict but had received Florentine. She seemed to not know what to do with this information - but she did want me to know that she correctly submitted my order. Okay, I said, I just wanted to let you know that there was a miscommunication somewhere. She brought us our bill promptly (the incorrect meal was not taken off the bill), but then there was more waiting for her to come back and take our credit card. Finally my dining companion went up to the register to pay the bill. While there, they tried to explain to him what happened - apparently the chef had a different specials list than the specials menu that was given to customers. This does not really explain the mix-up. Plus, it was 11am on a Saturday - near the end of the breakfast period. How did they not realize sooner that the chef and the wait staff had different specials menus? This establishment is a little off the beaten path; you have to make it a destination - something I will not be doing again.

Delicious food, service and ambiance! A bit pricey for breakfast but worth it! Plenty to choose…read morefrom menu!

Forgot this used to be called Palmer Restaurant before Angels took it over. Now it is back to…read morePalmer Restaurant and I still feel the same. Place doesn't wow me enough to want to come back every time I am in town for a haircut but good enough to want to mix it in. I did enjoy my burger, blueberries added something to it which made me think of my childhood.

Not sure what KP is talking about. Family owned and run. Spotless grill at bar they personally…read morecook for you and then clean and shut down each time. Hand pack ground beef burgers. Friendly bar tenders and owners. We live over an hour away. I stumbled across this place accidentally over 5 years ago and visit atleast 5-10 times a year. They treat you like family. There are a lot of regulars but they are the characters that make the place interesting. Yes there are bikers that come and go but they are all good people. Wife and I stop in on way home from visiting kids a UMass Amherst. awesome rest stop if traveling from east to see kids out there. Keep doing what you do Gin Mill we love you. Dusty

Gross, dirty and not very pleasant. They get all of their business for local biker groups. So if…read moreyou're into that then I guess they're for you. But not for the average customer

The pizza was fantastic! The crust was crunchy and the sauce and toppings were outstanding! I also…read morehad the salmon (I am very picky about salmon), and it was the best salmon I ever had! The service is excellent and the ambiance is nice and inviting. The outside looks like an old time movie theater and the inside is somewhat rustic (which we like), and the bar area is very nice. It was a very fun evening. I would highly recommend it

The food was good, the service was slow at first and we were contemplating leaving due to the long…read morewait to be acknowledged. Several wait staff walked by our table (none of which turned out to be for our table) with no acknowledgement whatsoever. They were busy and once our waitress came to our table, service was at an acceptable pace. The food was good but not as good as our previous experiences. I ordered the bolognese on pappardelle but the pasta had not been rolled thin enough so that it overwhelmed the bolognese.

I love this place! The food, the people, the whole vibe. The food is quite good and prepared to…read moreyour liking. The coffee is fresh and hot and plenty of it. If you like baked things, they make a variety of housemaid products. If you want to treat yourself, get the sausage, gravy and biscuits! Best biscuits you'll ever have.

What a wonderful road side sit down or take out diner/ restaurant. The most friendly servers i…read morealways enjoy chatting with. I have only ordered take out. Next time, i will definitely try the counter or booth and stay a while. To all who have not tried the grill these girly's fire up will not be disappointed when you do!

Delicious ice cream! Worth a drive! I was a bit disappointed that they were out of my favorite…read moreflavor the last time I visited (and many other flavors). I guess good ice cream is hard to keep in stock.

I grew up in ware and never tried it for 50 years. We stopped in on our way to the airport to head…read morehome. Got the hamburger and it was very good tasting burger. Tots were crispy and good. The prices are good.

Stopped here for the first time ever yesterday with my two sons. What a wonderful place. The ice…read morecream was excellent with large portions. The staff had it out the window in record time. Peaceful setting with plenty of tables, a small playground and goats to pet. Will go back again!

July 2025: We were passing through Massachusetts on the way to New York and a local person…read morerecommended stopping at Westview Farm Creamery for ice cream and beautiful views. To our surprise, not only was it exceptionally beautiful but they had adorable goats who wanted to pose for every picture! The menu has a variety of ice cream flavors and I went with the Mint Chocolate Chip. Delicious and creamy and excellent chocolate pieces! Service was fast and friendly. Totally worth the stop!

Their specials are phenomenal. Always courteous and meals come with salad and coleslaw in most…read morecases. Pizza is also very good. Check out the daily specials. Very clean

Food was unbelievable. Veggie pizza stuffed with toppings. Awesome grinders! Great meatballs…read more.. what more do you want in a pizza spot?? Sorry, but the joint across the street ..just lost my business... I don't mind paying for toppings when they are this generous... way to go guys... This is a week night also!!! That makes it even better!

If there was a single example of what "fall from grace" means, it's this restaurant. My family and…read moreI used to love coming here. We looked forward to every summer when Janine's would be open and at least 2 meals a week would come from here. Since the new owners took over, genuinely every single aspect of the business has been downgraded. The food, quality, consistency, operations management, and even the employee experience are all drastically worse. I'll list some specifics to illustrate my point... When the new owners took over, they swapped the pickup and order food windows. If you've ever worked inside the building or seen the layout, you know that this makes no sense. It hinders operations and ruins the natural flow of work when fulfilling food orders. It still confuses customers this far into the season. And that's not the only thing that ruined the experience for employees. Previously, employees earned minimum wage plus tips, and now under the new management, the employees get the service worker wage where tips are used to fill in the gap between what they get paid by the owners and minimum wage. The net pay went way down because of this. The three times I've eaten there since the owners changed, it has been a massive disappointment. The food quality is worse. They changed suppliers for staple menu items like fries, tangy gold sauce, and some of their meats. It's noticeable that the new stuff is significantly lower quality than before. And all these negative changes have come without a price decrease, but in fact higher prices year over year. And here's a direct story from the experience that led to this review: we got dinner from there tonight (for the last time), and the service was embarrassingly bad. Our order included a ceasar salad, which was meant to come with no dressing due to an allergy to the ingredients. Despite explicitly communicating and confirming with the employee on the phone (they read the order back), the salad came with ceasar dressing. So we had to call back, and explicitly state that we want the salad "with only three ingredients: lettuce, chicken, and croutons." After going back on the 20 minute side quest to pick up that new salad, it had no croutons and came with cheese. Unbelievable. And finally, the ice cream I ordered with the meal was grainy and disgusting. I've never had a single grainy ice cream from Janine's until this year. I really blame everything on the new owners. They ruined everything about this place. If they know what's good for this business, they'll sell it to competent people who care about its success.

It's just not even worth trying and hoping anymore. What was once a great little outing to a great…read moredrive-in is just no longer fun, either in time or money. Best to go to Howard's or the Whistlestop, or Rondeau's. This is the third time consecutively over the summer that I've visited for dinner and/or ice cream, and waited about 15 minutes each time - only to then find that the order was completely underwhelming, or wrong, or one time they didn't even put it through so no one was working on it until I asked in frustration. I just can't give it another try... it used to be so good, but today's 15 minute wait for a Cinn-Apple Sensation Sundae - which came out with an overabundance of ice cream, a mere DOLLOP of apples, HALF a stale cinnamon bun, zero caramel sauce, and a stifling amount of whipped cream - was the last straw. Luckily I love Howard's and Rondeau's, and the Whistlestop is a great new option!