Russell Inn

At first glance rolling into the parking lot this place seems like from another time and place. I suppose it is, but that's no reason to avoid! I had the eggplant Parmesan. Wow, what an impression as it first appears on the table. A zillion layers of thin pan fried eggplant on top of pasta and topped with mozzarella. Tomato gravy had a good balance of freshness and sourness. I always liked this style and this didn't disappoint. Not too oily, either. Good home style cooking. Dining companion had pizza which looked better than it tasted. Well done, you guys! We'll visit again if we find ourselves passing through the Pioneer Valley. The Chicken Parmesan beckons me.

The Russell Inn is one of those places that always has large booths and clean tables available. For locals, there is a large bar area. For diners, I have never really enjoyed the food here, however, lacking any family restaurants within several miles, we find that our children enjoy coming here to have dinner. We we have the children who love chicken nuggets, grilled cheese, and pasta with butter, and they are fairly happy here. The fries are not so great, but that is the kind of fries that they have. You know, the kind that get soggy after they sit on your plate because that is what happens to these types of fries disappointment). The last time we came here, one waitress sat in a corner on her phone while stacks of messy dirty plates were amongst several tables near us. It was towards the end of the evening, But it seemed pretty crappy for all of that mess to be left there while the person paid to clean it was sitting on her phone. I can't think of any time I've been here or any of the wait staff have been particularly happy to be working. I also haven't been here at any time where the place seemed particularly full. I wonder if there is any correlation? So, great place if you want to go get food for the kids, but I have found many of the specials to be not necessarily appetizing, and there is an extremely small amount of gluten-free food if that is your alternative pizza or salad-I will save you from looking). While I would love for there to be more food options out here, I understand that there isn't really a population for change or improvement, especially now that Blandford Ski Area is not open for patrons to stop at after a day of skiing. I think if you are the burger or a wrap kind of person with a love of Yuengling beer, and don't really have high expectations, you will be fine. If you are like me and enjoy bit of diversity and, don't eat burgers or crappy Bud-draft beers, you will not necessarily find this to be the place to eat..

Had lunch with my sister. I enjoyed the teriyaki chicken Alfredo. Delicious meal. Waitress was very attentive. I can't remember her name. I will definitely be ordering that one more time. It was just yummy.

Friendly service and yummy food! We were pleasantly surprised with our experience and will be back again.

The food is delicious and the portions are voluptuous. It was a great experience! I highly recommend.