Fun atmosphere. Decent beer. Food is mediocre at best. Would recommend for a drink but not for a bite.

First time I visited was with my better half back in early March, before all hell broke loose. Standing room only basically, so my expectations were high early. We ordered apps to start; Brussels sprouts for her, pork belly for me. We devoured both. I ordered the bacon & egg burger, she got the blue devil. I can't speak for her, but my burger was literally the best burger I've ever eaten. Period. I ordered the exact same thing Sunday 4/18 for curbside pickup. While it wasn't hot and fresh from the kitchen, it was still DAMN delicious. Could not be happier. Keep up the good work! read more

Vanished Valley Brewing - Bacon & Egg Burger - Breweries Near Me - Ludlow, Massachusetts

Ok, not a bad place. Food is good, the beer is very good, the bartender that I had was not good. Just not nice. Her attitude seemed like I was lucky to here and be in her presence. Probably won't be back but they do have a tasty triple ipa "Into the Shadows". read more

This place was ok, but has the potential to be much better. Since I had never been here before I decided to try a flight of beer which was 4 4oz tastings. I was very surprised to see on my check that the flight was $14.75!! Seems way too pricy. I think most of the 16 oz pours were $7. I understand that a flight costs a little more but that seems too high. We tried the tater tots and a margarita pizza. The pizza was tasty but the cheese was very sparse. The tots were good, just deep fried and served with 2 sauces, a Buffalo sauce and a blue cheese sauce. It was also very loud. Like another reviewer said, they need something to make it a little quieter. read more

Their food is one of the best. The service these employees give To make sure you're order and food is the way you order it, is outstanding. In tough times as we are in, compliment them , as in verbal as well as monetary. They give their best. And don't forget what they are known for. Their vanish valley beer. Thank you read more

We went on a Saturday to listen to music and chill outside at a tables. I ordered a glass of their "Angler" brew and a water , $9.75. Hmm . Not used to paying, but it is a small business and I get it. The brew was good I'm not not into extra hoppy or citrus which they serve . After an hour or the outside order line they got behind on the food and brew . Some customers headed up to order in the main building. Heard one of workers said they weren't prepared for so many . Maybe we'll go back again maybe just a fluke day for them. read more

Nice and clean place. Breadsticks was yummy. Especially the cheese and mustard that came with it. We had a margherita pizza the crust was super yummy. And the sauce was very flavorful. Beer was good. But we were hoping to have a few more options than just 3. Only downside is the ordering process was weird. Would def return to try some other beers! read more

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First time here and probably the last. Everything that came out was cold and the Mac and cheese had no flavor whatsoever. The acoustics make this space way too loud and the services was lacking, staff seemed almost annoyed that people were there. read more

Stopped for a bite to eat and beer. Cute spot, very clean. Big bar area. We ordered chicken wings, mussels and a pizza. The mussels and pizza were not good at all. Ordered sausage, red onion and bacon pizza, sauce was too sweet as well as the cheese and even though we asked for it well done, the bottom of the pizza wasn't cooked enough. The wings were ok, wood fired and had good flavor but not what we were expecting. Best part of the visit was the beer. We will be back for beer but not for food. Service was good, bartender was friendly and attentive. read more

I am giving this review a 3 because it started as a solid 4 and ended with a 2. So disappointing. Yet ANOTHER Western MA restaurant that just can't keep up. Group of us went there some months ago and all had an excellent meal. The second time we went, not as great. Decided to try them out again and it was TERRIBLE. We ordered a couple of apps and grilled cheese sandwiches. The Octopus had a very pungent order and taste. And our grilled cheese tasted like old grill. Clean your grill people! Come onnnnnn! A grilled cheese is such a simple thing to make. Yet another place we will not return to. So disappointing. On a positive note - the beer here is pretty good. read more

Go for the beer not the food. The food is mediocre at best and portions are very small. The food prices are fairly high for what you get.

Great beer! They are starting to have more of a variety of styles and such good flavors. Big fan of all their stouts as well. Food is delicious personal favorite is the Brussels sprouts. Ludlow is a big Portuguese town and I love the hints of Portuguese food on the menu as well keeping it feeling local and personal :) read more

Watershed IPA was stellar. The two lunches we ate were also very very good. This is a must-visit if you are near Ludlow.

Beer is good, pulled pork is great, brisket is absolutely trash. Dry as card. I don't like eating cardboard. Also there was bbq sauce hand prints all over the menu and it was kinda gross read more

Hands down this brewery has some of the best food for a brewery. Very fresh! A lot of options and great spiked apple cider! I really enjoy this place! Highly recommend read more

Vanished Valley Brewing - Menu - Breweries Near Me - Ludlow, Massachusetts

Mac and cheese was starchy and had little to no cheese. Just cold, starchy shells. Pulled pork nachos was basically grey, pulverized pork (like pate) stuck on chips with a bed of tomatoes and onions in the center. Was unable to order the burnt ends bc for some reason they can't do them for takeout. read more

Cool local spot for biere and food. Stopped in for lunch on a weekday and not crowded. Sat at the bar and ordered biere and food. Good on both accounts. Had a second biere after my meal. Nice and bright indoors with a view of the brewery machinations. read more

Let's start with the negatives; small portion sizes for the price, cold food delivered, and super bland Mac and cheese. The pros: great beer and fast/friendly/hospitable service. To be fair the place was busy and the staff seemed swamped, huge credit to the servers who were doing a great job. read more

Went for breakfast. The food was cold. The hollandaise sauce was broken. The pancakes were dry and tasteless. The sausage had no flavor whatsoever ever. I've been for dinner and always had a good experience. read more

Great vibe, good beer, and a nice menu. They have a pizza oven and also play good music as well. All in all the three times I have gone have been great experiences. read more

The food is really the draw here. Just take a look at the menu in the photos. Everything we enjoyed was really top-notch. So..... the drawbacks were spotty service. They have a couple fabulous servers (you know who you are) and some literally ridiculous bartenders/servers. Don't get me wrong . Seriously great place! TRAIN YOUR PEOPLE!!!! There are a lot of amazing places to spend my money. I want you to continue to be one of them. The beer selection... oh wait, that's supposed to be the important thing here. Lol. Well... great for the "popular norm". PLEASE make me an amazing red or amber ale... are those forgotten? I'll take a brown too!!!!!! Just no IPA or SOUR for me. I reserve those for my hubs. Much love though. We will go back... dinner hours? Better service I'm thinking. read more

First time we went we had to bus our own table and staff was rude. Food was also not good. Pizzas are burnt. We've gone back 3 time cause we know a lot of people that love vanish valley but we have not had a half decent experience. Lots of burnt pizza and poor-fair beer. Menus also very limited and beafinas are not great at all. read more

We went to Vanished Valley last night for the first time after moving to Ludlow. We loved the vibe inside and the menu looked great! My husband loves beer and enjoyed the two that he had. I'm not a beer fan (I know, I know), so I really appreciated that they had wine and cider on the menu, too. We didn't eat a full meal there yet, but we'll definitely be back! Tried the crem brûlée as a snack and it was good! read more

Had dinner and drinks on Friday night. As we finished we realized that my daughter's friend was keeping her invisalign In a napkin that had been taken with the refuse from our meals. The waitresses were kind enough to search the trash and found it. read more

Small Breweries like this need the Beer to speak for them. In this case it does. Their Beer is great and they are starting to build a Name for themselves among the great breweries in New England. read more

Vanished Valley is a very small operation that has quickly acquired a reputation for top notch IPAs. We stopped by to pick up some ISO 7 and Watershed since are rarely in that neck of the woods when they are open (Wednesday 3-7pm, Saturday 11am-3pm) They are located in the back lot of the Europa restaurant and Europa usually has a few of their beers on tap if you want to try them out. Highly recommended, and on Saturday you can also visit Iron Duke Brewing in Ludlow. read more

We went to VVB for take out, food was very good. My only issue is the portions were skimpy. Fries with the burger were a very small portion and we ordered Brussels for an app and that was really.a serving for one. Definitely disappointing, probably because it was delicious! read more

This is a great spot if you're looking to drink and a very loud atmosphere. But for dinner I wouldn't recommend it. The food wasn't bad but took over a hour to receive and was cold. Portions were small but if you order a variety of things and share it's fine. read more

Awesome service, beer, and food. Local ingredients on some of the menu items. Can get pretty busy but it is busy for a reason.

My husband and I had the local burger and the 1/2 rack of ribs plate. SO GOOD. Beer is good food is good. 10/10 recommended for that. The servers could care less about you. They're all on their phones involved in their own convos. It's clear a manager needs to be on floor to supervise. read more

not good... I came here on July 23, for their clam bake. according to Facebook, it was supposed to be about 30 guests in a more intimate setting considering the Covid crisis. When I got there with my group and despite being on time the place was packed with more than 100 people (they over booked). As far as the price for the fair $35 per person... which doesnt seem bad until i realized that if you're a couple you get screwed! what do I mean by this... When I came up to get my bag of clams if you're a couple you have to share them but if you're single you get your own how the hell does that make sense! and as far as the beers go... You're a BREWERY and half of your menu appears we're out? only ipas which in my opinion where just meh! in fact The five of us in our group I'll try different beers and sad to say we didn't like any of the beers that we tried. and we all sampled off of each other's just in case we would like somebody else's beer and it just wasn't for us. as much as I love supporting the breweries in the area and there are a lot of amazing ones... This is a place me or my friends will not be back. read more

Beer was great... the menu was good but execution was lacking. We ordered the wood fired mussels and they had so many burnt shells they weren't edible. We then watched the chef at the wood fired oven reach into the bin of raw wings, then into a seasoning bin with the same hand..followed by pizza dough! No hand washing or gloves involved. Unfortunately the service was not great. No info offered about the beers, no courtesy "check in" and it really wasn't busy. Very disappointing. read more

I had the bacon and brie sandwich and it was fantastic! My only complaint is the uncomfortable seating. Narrow metal chairs that pinched my hips and I'm not even big! Someone screwed up when they ordered those... read more

Went to vanished valley on Friday night, and the weather was nice so they had outdoor seating and entertainment out back. The focus is heavily on the beer which is good. We waited for almost 30 minutes just to have our food order taken, after that it was close to 2 hours until the correct food showed up (one set of incorrect plates showed up). At this point we tried the food and it was mediocre at best. I attempted to eat the bbq, had one bite of the protein and sides and slid the plate away. My girlfriend had a sandwich....which was rather hard to mess up. We were told "the kitchen is slow pushing out food tonight". Im fully okay with that and waiting, except the problem being multiple couples had come and gone with drinks and food while we were waiting....service was unorganized and forgot about which table had ordered or not, food was flavorless and took astronomical amounts of time to arrive. I wouldn't take the time to drive back out there in hopes of a better experience. read more