Kristine "Kristina Margherita" M.'s Profile

You know, I thought this place was pretty good.  After car seat shopping at the Baby Depot at Burlington Coat Factory, we were hungry and wound up turning into Shopper's World to try to find a bite.  I figured our options were fairly limited, especially in terms of non-chain restaurants.

We settled on Joe's.  I got the turkey dinner which was a ridiculous amount of food and it was all good.  Corn on the cob, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and turkey.  

Not worth going out of your way for, but if you're  famished and stuck in the abyss that is Route 9 Natick/Framingham, it's worth a shot!

It's clean, it's easy to get to from Boston, and it has some really nice views.  

I was debating giving it four stars, but I wound up having to give it three.  Part of the trail smelled really, really bad.  I don't know if this is a frequent problem, but it smelled so foul that I actually thought I might vomit.  

Parking was difficult, too.  

I'll visit again, but I don't think I'll venture over to the Boston side of the trail, due to the odor.

TBM Melt.  Do it!!!  Now!

Sorry, The Local, but I am docking you a star.

1)  The wait is always very long, and there's really no good place to hang out while you're waiting if it's crowded.   It also seemed really disorganized there, like there was zero management.

2)  The hostess seemed stoned out of her mind, and when our name was finally called, she showed our party of THREE to a table for TWO.  So we wound up having to wait for a while longer.

3)  All three of our water glasses had lipstick on them.

4)  For dessert, I got a brownie sundae.  I thought they could have at least heated the brownie up before serving.  My husband got cookies and ice cream, and I also thought his cookies would have been warmed up and softer.

It's definitely a bit expensive and since we had to wait so long, we were ravenous which is why we got appetizers and desserts.  I do love the truffle and chive mac and cheese and the homemade potato chips were delicious.  

I'll go back because I like the food, but is it worth an hour wait?  Nah.  It just gets so crowded and on top of the long wait and the crowd, it seems very disorganized.  In the future, I'd probably go during an off time.

Cute little orchard!  They have apple picking, piping hot fresh cider donuts, and other fun country items.  The people who work there are really friendly, and they have some picnic tables so you can sit down and enjoy your donuts.  The apples were really cheap, too.

This was a nice hotel, especially for the price.  Everything was brand spankin' new, the rooms were comfortable, and for the complimentary continental breakfast there was a sweet woman making fresh waffles.  There was an indoor pool and the phones in the hotel rooms actually had a button to order pizza!  

We stayed there because we had a wedding to attend in Rockport but I would absolutely stay there again!

What a neat place.  Super duper casual, eat on the deck, no frills.  I loved my lobster roll and my dining companions liked their lobster rolls as well.  The people who ordered whole lobsters seemed very pleased, too, and my husband got a baked clam and it was huge and tasty.

A fun and laid back place to enjoy some lobster when in Rockport.

Was this the best fast food burger I ever had, or was it just because I was ravenous from waiting for an hour and a half for it?!?!?

The line was insanely long, like everyone else has mentioned.  The speaker ordering system was cumbersome.  They didn't seem to hear us very well.   I didn't like how there wasn't any indoor seating.  I don't like eating in the car, which come winter will be the only option unless you live close enough to take your food home.   I think the fact that there's no indoor seating is really ill thought out.  I can't imagine wanting to eat in my car when it's 20 degrees out and having to leave the car running to keep warm.  (Alternatively, I wouldn't want to eat in my car or on the patio when it's 90 degrees out with a 75 dew point like it was a few weeks ago)

I really liked my tater tots, and I gobbled my burger up, but like I said, that might have just been because I was SO SO HUNGRY.  I might have to go back and reassess the burger situation.  My husband said his burger was not very warm.  The unsweetened iced tea was really good.

The teenagers working the drive-through looked more like they were goofing off versus working.  That would probably explain why they neglected to give us napkins and BBQ sauce for the popcorn chicken my friend ordered.  

I'd go back if we're in the area and if there isn't such a long line!  Not worth going out of your way for, not worth waiting in line for more than 15 minutes for, but good as far as fast food options go.

I'm pregnant, due in November, and have been looking for a bassinet to put the baby in our room for the first few months.  It's hard to justify spending a lot of money (or have someone else shell out the bucks as a registry gift) on something that's good for such a short period of time.

My midwife told me about Children's Orchard and we totally lucked out -- they had ONE bassinet!  It was clean, in good condition, and 50 bucks less than the one I was going to get from Toys R Us.   Aside from clothes, they had other types of things that we'll probably going back for if we don't ultimately get them as shower gifts, like swings and bouncers.  The stuff was all in decent to great condition with excellent prices.

It's a place where I'm sure the merchandise changes regularly, so it's worth going back every now and then to see what they have.

Tasty, tasty ice cream, and a nice, comfortable environment to enjoy a leisurely cone.  I'm sort of boring with my flavor choices, so I had cocoa pudding and really liked it.    I like that they have couches and seating instead of being primarily a take-out ice cream joint.