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

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.

Incredible experience. From Cindy at the desk who got us a window seat as promissed, to our…read morewaitress all very professional, even funny. The food was incredible. To die for lobster bisque with meat and a bread built in! Portobello mushroom as a solid cap side dish! I've eaten around the world and I can say... "I just had the best swordfish I have ever tasted in my life." The chef is Wayne Taylor. I am very picky about my gimlets. Rebecca knew the bartender nailed it when she saw the look in my eye before I even tasted it. My wife had the shrimp linguine it was delicious and there was so much of it she took it home! We're going back next week. I'll let you know. BTW, this is on the historical register. It's an old working farm, country estate. A true treasure! You might want dress nicely. I noticed most folks did!

It was a fun experience watching the fritters being fried. The fritters, steamers, lobster and…read morestrawberry shortcake were my favorites. Lovely evening outside enjoying a cocktail while waiting for the lobster feast to be served. Dinner was served in the old barn, which is nice and cozy. I highly recommend booking the lobster feast before all of the dates sell out.

"Catcher In The Rye" & "Animal Farm"! Both delicious sandwiches but "Animal Farm" maple aioli was…read morejust fantastic. "The Catcher In The Rye" Ruben was really ok too. Cute ambiance and decent service but I dont think this place is long for this world. As the classic movie Wonderboys aptly notes - "people don't read books anymore anyhow anyways"

My book club did a we can get away in Connecticut so we could come here and the service was great…read moreour waiter was so sweet and you could tell they're not used to large parties they don't combine tables but they were so nice about it however the food was pretty good average kind of diner food we did miss breakfast so we were a little sad but we were disappointed in the books collection most of the books that come free aren't even worth it most people didn't take any books with them which kind of defeated the purpose of coming here and they did have books for sale which were better books however we all already have large collections and weren't interested in buying more all in all pretty decent experience and the price is not bad

This place is not as bad as people make it out to be. If it was, place would have been shut down…read moreyears ago. Diner car is 80ish years old so has seen plenty of people walk through its doors. One of the oldest, if not the oldest, businesses is Palmer. I use to come here often, especially in my high school / college days. Always got the blueberry pancakes, in my opinion some of the best I have sunken my teeth into. Can put plenty of butter and syrup on them and they still soak them up. Today, no different. Was in town for a haircut and was really early so stopped here for breakfast. Blueberry pancakes, sausage patties and some hash. I am really just starting to eat hash. Cannot compare to many places, I enjoyed it enough to where I ate it all before eating anything else. Pancakes just as I remembered them. Would have eaten a triple stack but those days are over. They are big and fluffy to begin with as pancakes should be. Missed this place and happy to have made it back here. Cash only still I believe so hit the atm up the road if need be and leave a nice tip. Hard working family here in town who love their customers and would be honored to serve you and your family. Have a golden day.

First time in years , I love the old diner feel , the hospitality, like meeting an old friend …read more I ordered the hash and eggs. Same thing I reviewed 3 days ago somewhere else . Everything was good , not bad, not great . It's what I expected , the eggs were a little overdone , the hash was out of a can style , the hash browns were good , toast was good . The service was excellent , my coffee was always full . And they didn't overcharge me for the onions and cheese on my hash . Total wit coffee was like $14

My family ordered takeout from this place. We ordered burgers, Texas toast BLT's, Texas Toast…read moregrilled cheese, Buffalo chicken tenders, potato skins, fries, and onion petals. The food was really good. We haven't really found a lot of good restaurants out here in mid- Mass so this one is probably the best so far. When I called the order in, the person was friendly and accurate. She also took the time to ask the kitchen how long the order would take to make. 25 minutes. That's not bad considering anything out this way is a bit of a drive in comparison to where we live. So hats off the Russo's. We will be back!

The scallops smelled like ammonia…read more Just got back from dinner at Russo's Lakeside in Palmer. I ordered the fried seafood combo. According to the internet, when I searched to see if they were safe to eat, it says "No -- throw them out. The ammonia smell is a clear sign of spoilage, and eating them puts you at risk of foodborne illness (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, cramps, etc.). Even if they were fried and look/taste okay otherwise, the decomposition has already started." The rest of the meal was "ok" but when I brought the potentially spoiled scallops to the attention of my server, she discussed it with her boss. The boss said they comp me a beer I had drank. Now, I don't own a restaurant, but I would assume that those scallops were a much larger portion of my bill than the draft beer. I mentioned that to the server and she went back to the boss lady, only to come back and offer a $10 discount. Perhaps if the boss lady would have come out and talked to me about it, I would have been ok with that but she stayed in her office because she was "very busy". This is when I started to get annoyed. I could hear them talking on the other side of the wall and mentioned to the server that I was really surprised she didn't come out to talk to me about this problem. She reiterated that the boss lady was very busy. However, the server wasn't able to apply the $10 discount so boss lady had to come out and do it. To add insult to injury, the woman completely ignored me as she stood about a foot or so in front of me. I had to ask her if she was the manager or the owner and her reply was just "I'm married to him." Then began telling me that the scallops my wife had were from the "same batch". I had smelled those scallops and they did smell fine but that doesn't mean there wasn't a problem with the ones in my order. I said I was surprised she didn't come out to talk to me and she just said "it's been a very long day!" I replied with "You serve FOOD to customers." Then she just threw her hands up and walked away. I wasn't rude, didn't raise my voice and was still disrespected as a customer. First time there, and will never return not do I recommend anyone else does. Hopefully I don't get sick from eating there.

Fun and friendly atmosphere, safe, great location, nice and comfortable inside. Warm inviting…read moredecor. Great drinks and food is good.

Nah. Food ok. Service @2PM on a Sunday was incredibly slow and unfriendly. No apologies or…read moreexplanation for the long wait. Menu was enticing, but the food was not that great. Salad even had some rotten pieces in it. Ambience was OK. On the plus side, they do have outdoor seating that accommodates dogs.

First experience was not good, no one greeted, and waited 10 minutes before we left and went to Red…read moreRobin instead. I went to the Taproom on a Friday night. The 80s pop was blaring and the place had a decent crowd. The group was a mixed bag: regulars, nurses in scrubs, young and old. The tap selection was impressive, but the pricing was premium. $5.50 for a dogfish head, and $7 for a neat whiskey. Looking at the menu the entrees sounded good but were priced between $14-$28. Seemed steep for pub food. Appetizers were regularly priced. Didn't actually eat, so no idea on taste or portion size.

worst food and dining I've had from a restaurant in a looooong time. I went in on my hour lunch…read morebreak and the place was pretty much empty besides a few people outside and around the bar. I was the only one at a table. I ordered their mac and cheese and it was not only absolutely HORRENDOUS AND FLAVORLESS, but it also took my entire hour lunch break for them to manage to figure out how to put cheese on noodles. The waitress responded by offering me to take longer to make it back to work by making me wait to have it replaced with chicken tenders. I said yes and they were most as bad as the Mac and cheese. horrible. 0/10. stay away!!!!!!

$5 taco Tuesdays can't be beat, absolutelyfantastic.. Great menu and awesome service…read more 5 out 5 stars. Highly recommend..

Sticky ribs were amazing and food was good overall. And I'm sure the ribeye steak, for those who…read moreprefer that cut, was good too. But I ordered a N.Y. Strip, which was on the specials menu and they brought me a ribeye. When I told the server that it was ribeye and I ordered a strip she checked the order and said you are correct let me check with the chef. She came right back said "No, that's a strip". For anyone even remotely experienced in eating steak, which I a far beyond, would know instantly that it was a ribeye. Ribeye is fattier and has different textures of meat in three places. A strip is one, lean piece is steak with a fat strip along the narrow side of the cut. I was super disappointed and thought they would give me the cut I ordered but know I ate the fatty ribeye. Everything else was very good.