Longfellow's Wayside Inn Reviews

Really worth it. Get the French Onion soup out of the oven. Read up on the history of the place.

Friendly staff, very attentive, well organized. Their stuff chicken is a winner...

I have been coming here since I was a kid. We have never had a bad meal! Love the old American theme and the cozy, historic feel of this place. It's absolutely gorgeous and the food is always spot on. Favorite is the prime rib dinner. The squash side is amazing.
Also they bring out such an awesome bread assortment that you can fill up on just that so he careful!

My girlfriend and I decided to stop for dinner last night that the Wayside Inn Restaurant. We had an amazing time! The old timey ambiance mixed with the top notch service by our waitress Katie, really made for a great date night dinner. We both had the Prime Rib which was one of the best ones I have had yet! The drinks were excellent with her getting the Prosecco and I, the Manhattan. All around a great time!

Of all the restaurants, this is the top shelf one for history, obiance. If it was good enough for General George Washington, then it's good enough for me.

Great place with significant historical appreciation. Staff was great, food was excellent and everyone in our group enjoyed the atmosphere.

Went for lunch, which was very tasty. All our table had great food, from fish to lamb to steak. Sides were tasty, and dessert, too. Good choice, warm service! Very picturesque surroundings and it was easy to find.

Fantastic Place for a Reception. Unparalleled level of high quality food. Humbled to be at such a historic location. A++

Wonderful historical experience for both young and old alike. Wonderful place to have lunch or dinner with friends

Great ambience and everything they served was delicious.

Wonderfully historic! Great food, great service. Prices were unbelievably good!

Food was fantastic. Setting was beautiful and site has a lot of history. Waitress was very hospitable and really provided great service. Great place to take your significant other for a night out or if you are celebrating something special.

A beautiful historical and charming Inn. So pretty and great food. Celebrate my birthday here, every year. It's become a family tradition!

Great old school vibe. Delicious food. Beatiful place.

Food was great. Our family enjoyed the whole dinner

Wonderful food, wonderful atmosphere, wonderful waitress (Mary Jo)

The food was very good. The atmosphere is extremely entertaining. Very nice historical place.

Service was excellent. Food was amazing! Nice atmosphere.

Historic on beautiful property. Delicious meals. Gotta love a place that gives you crackers & cheese AND bread before the meal. Seafood casserole is one of my favorite staples. Indian pudding is my favorite dessert. Staying overnight is fun if you don t mind the old school style (i.e. no TVs). Try and get room #9 if you can! Great breakfast, too.

Attended Oktoberfest event.Great food,great entertainment,great evening.

I had visited this historic Inn as a child on family vacation. I was magical then. I stayed again while on a college tour trip with one of my daughter's this last tuesday. It is still just as magical. Blanketed in snow the views as we arrived were breath taking. Once inside we found our room clean comfortable and historic. The staff was so kind and helpful and anticipated our ebery need. As the 3rd Noreaster of the year descended upon us we we chose to stay another night. It was an unexpected treat to be stranded in heavenly place. Warm cozy fires and snow draped views out every window. The food at the Inn is amazing. A wide variety of dishes to suit everyone's taste with fresh ingredients prepared by expert chefs and graciously served. The deserts are definitely worth saving room for. The Inn owner has a professional staff committed to keeping every guest happy. This place is a wonderful venue for a wedding or small conference. So peaceful and away from it all. We will definitely return.

Wonderful historic Landmark and restaurant everything was excellent. Top Notch!

Like going back in time while enjoying modern times food and service

Pulled pork shepherds pie was pretty good. This property is beautiful and the only reason I'm taking one star away is that it gets really buggy at night so not ideal for outdoor dining

Duck and house ale were good. Staff was accommodating of large groups and children.

Came through as a tourist, excellent poetry and giftshop with a beautiful view of glasslands with a cute Mill and church, excellent atmosphere, but other than that nothing of the facilities stood out

Loved the atmosphere at Christmas! Food and service were both good.

We had a lovely meal for my son's birthday. He had prime ribs, his wife lobster casserole and I had the baked scallops. All were excellent. Great service. Great experience.

Love that place..great atmosphere and the salmon was delicious!

Historical place, food is good, a bit pricey but worth the drive and price

Step back in time for an Excellent Dining Experience.

Went here for lunch, beautiful place and great food.

Historical and classic New England. Meals are filling and well presented.

A very neat historic building with interesting rooms and nice people.

Great place. If you love New England, you've got to go to the Wayside. Don't miss the Indian Pudding for desert.

We stopped by on a Friday night for a drink and there was a group of Bluegrass and Folk musicians jamming. It was fantastic and the place was jumping. Really fun time!

My Red Hat friends and I, about 10 of us, have made it a yearly event to have lunch at the Longfellow's Wayside Inn in Sudbury. We make the trip up from Lakeville, MA to go apple picking in Stow Ma and go to lunch from there. The food tastes homemade. I've had the pot roast and it was delicious. The chicken pie was a big hit. We are all very fussy about where we eat, the quality of the food and the service and ambiance. The Wayside Inn deserves a 5-star rating. We are looking forward to eating there again next month and I'm sure we will not be disappointed.

Joan and friends from Lakeville

Beautiful historic building which is part museum, part restaurant, and part banquet facility. The food is above average and the wait staff are super friendly and accommodating.

Amazing! It s like stepping back in time to the 1700s. Don t miss it + stay at the hotel too!

The gardens and grounds are a beautiful setting. The atmosphere was delightful.

We had lunch on a Wednesday. The food was excellent, but the service was horrible. We were seated at 1:30, and didn't leave untitled 3:30, when it should have been under an hour.

Food was good, service was not bad--restaurant itself was a bit dark.

Went with a group of about 12, great good, great service. Its pricey but its worth it

Great place to step back in time and try some authentic period food and drinks.

Love stepping back in history! Good food at affordable prices but the best part is the ambiance. Don't miss the tavern where you are likely to see the local dim and fife troop practicing for an upcoming scirmish.

We had an oddly over familiar, yet slightly inattentive server & recieved meals that were merely okay. I say "merely okay" because the quality of the cornbread and the deserts made up for the abysmal fish offerings.
This was a rather great disappointment because we had briefly considered hosting our wedding at this location, because many family members have hosted events at the inn & chapel in years past.

I love Wayside Inn for both the inn and the restaurant. The rooms in this historic Inn are charming and comfortable. Breakfast is included and served in the restaurant. They have a good variety on the menu, such as eggs, pancakes, and lighter fare. The corn muffins use cornmeal that they grind in the gristmill. Delicious! The restaurant can be busy at dinner. It's slightly pricey, but flavorful. The Indian pudding is an unusual dessert.

Always a treat to dine at Wayside Inn. A classic. The meals are delicious and desserts, too.

you must go here at least once in your life. excellent food and excellent service.

Attended a wedding here, was the perfect great size for the ~100 guests. The risotto was fantastic, and the portions I saw for the meat dishes were HUGE. The bartender was not very friendly which detracted from our experience somewhat, but all in all not too bad. I think the dance floor can be a bit bigger too.

This is an amazing piece of New England history. There has been food and beverage service at this location for 300 years, since the original home owner received a permit to operate a tavern attached to his home. The USA is just 241 years old! The food served includes many hearty dishes, such as beef stew. I cannot comment on anything except the prime rib, which both I and my companion both ate. We were at the Inn on Father's day, and the place was very busy. However busy it was, our waitress, Vickie, was very attentive. The food was delicious. The dark beamed ceilings of the dining room we were in certainly evoked the feeling of an old roadside inn. The outside country setting and nearby water wheel completed the the perfect picture.

We had the same Waiter we had three years ago. Excellent service, excellent food. But we we're a little surprised at the appearance of the desk associate. They were pleasant enough but really not put together in the best way to representative for the venue.

Historic colonial atmosphere. Grounds picturesque. Menu had decent selection. I had the lobster salad roll with fries. About 7.5 inch roll full of lobster, bite size chunks. Typical taste. Personally I prefer the warm buttered style served at 99 Restaurant. For a very tasty cold version, try the Coast Guard House, Narragansett, RI.

Not only lovely but has a great location. Next to many fine restaurants and shops an about eight blocks to the beach. The included breakfast is very good and the rooms are super comfortable and well appointed. Will recommend it any time and will stay here again for sure.

Historic at atmosphere combines with good food for a stellar experience.

Visited the preserved rooms and gift shop, and the adjacent Grist Mill. Charming place, I am glad to call New England my home

Food was just ok and the service was very good to great.

I had such a lovely experience here. The scenery is beautiful and makes the atmosphere so calming. There's plenty of rich history behind the Inn and you can read all about it and see what it looked like in the past. The service was pleasant. Our bartender was especially delightful. This is definitely a good place to go to get a taste of New England.

Beautiful historic building with good traditional American food. Beautiful estate with lots to see in the area

The inn was really neat because of the old style it has from being really old. It isn't a large inn so it has a cozy feeling, and the bathrooms are super clean.

Having lived in New England all of my life, this was a place that I had never been before and now that I ve gone, I can t believe I hadn t been before! It s quintessential New England. Dozens of little rooms leading into other rooms, making it a great location for cozy and intimate small parties. Great to come here in the fall. Lovely gardens and barns and walking trails to entertain yourself. Live music in the yard. Amazing food as well, big portions! Highly suggest the Prime Rib!

Beautiful, historic and there's always something going on. It looks even more lovely at night.

had apps in the bar between seatings had a lovely time

Nothing super fancy but a consistently great meal every time. We have been patrons for 30 years and have never once been disappointed. The prime rib & cream puff dessert are our favorites.

You can never go wrong going to the Wayside Inn. It's the best place around to bring someone from out of state. They never fail to impress. I brought a friend from AZ there & believe Longfellow's Wayside Inn is 1 of the main reasons she may move here! She really thought it was awesome! Thank you!

Been going since 1970s . it went down hill for a while but is back up to its colonial glory. Food and atmosphere is great!

Excellent food and atmosphere. Can't wait to go back!

Love their food, little pricey but always a good meal!

The food was excellent; portions were huge! We got the 300th anniversary prix-fixe special hoping to try several small plates, but they were all huge, full servings. Definitely worth the visit!

Wonderful food and relaxing atmosphere. Highly recommend this restaurant!