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Last updated 6.10.11
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Museums, Hotels & Motels, Restaurants, Historical Sites
Payment Methods:
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Restaurant Special Features:
Family Style Dining, Romantic Dining, Fireplace
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What People Are Saying About Wayside Inn
Featured Review
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The Scene – Open since 1716--and it looks it: cavernous fireplace, beamed ceiling and tailored Windsor chairs. The spot was immortalized in 1863 by Longfellow in his "Tales of a Wayside Inn," and the same cast of characters almost seems to be here: married couples rekindling romance, families with dressed-up, well-behaved tots, and Oxford-clad regulars at the cozy, adjoining Red Horse Tavern. – – The Food – The dining, too, is a little piece of history: Wellfleet Oysters on the half shell are fresh from the sea. Stuffed jumbo shrimp may not be unusual, but here they're…
Editor's Tips
- Know Before You Go:
- Visiting from out of town? Stay the night in one of the Inn's romantic and secluded rooms and enjoy a complementary breakfast the next morning.
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| food quality | 20.0% positive |
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| service | 100.0% positive |
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| value | 100.0% positive |
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11/02/06
Nice atmosphere
by rinkrat at Citysearch
Went to the Wayside Inn for a Saturday lunch. Loved the turkey dinner. It had all the usual fixings. Nice rustic dining room. Quiet atmosphere. It is worth checking the gift shop our when you are done
06/22/05
Lovely historic location; horrible food
by jjdl at Citysearch
I was looking forward to visting this historic location and my financee's family treated us; seemingly a stroke of luck. The Inn is lovely; worth a visit to wander round the fascinating property & buildings. The staff are friendly and fast. This is where the experience ended. The food was of a lower standard than a truckstop buffet. The salad was wilted lettuce with packet (!) dressing. My roasted lamb was fatty grey cold slabs with brown sauce straight from the packet. Vegetables were boiled or microwaved; not sure which. My finacee's salmon was another cold slab with burnt stove-top breadcrumbs on top. Other two meals were equally forgettable, straight from the chafing dish. My advice - go, have a drink at the bar, enjoy the history. The food is the worst I've had in a restaurant in the US. The meal wasn't worth $5 (cost $35 per head)
The Details on Wayside Inn
Place Categories:
- worst food
- favorite place
- cold slab
- fast staff
- not bad meal
- enjoy history
- wonderful step
- loved turkey dinner
- nice atmosphere
- fascinating property
- fascinating buildings
- great wayside
