Longfellow’s Wayside Inn

Longfellow's Wayside Inn

72 Wayside Inn Road

Sudbury, MA 01776

978.443.1776

Website link: WaysideInn

 

The Wayside Inn offers a variety of dining options, serving hearty New England classics as well as some interesting updates for the more portion-conscious diners! Enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner in our wonderfully rustic and atmospheric dining rooms…(from their website) PJ’s Ratings: · Overall – 3 of 5

• Service – 3
• Food - 3
• Drinks (full bar) – 3
• Ambience – 5
• Cost – $$$$$

It seems sacrilegious to criticize where we were happily married. (Actually, we were married in the Martha-Mary Chapel, our reception was at the Inn.)  LWI is a historic landmark – and it’s non-profit! PajamaGal and I have dined at the Inn three times within the past two years.  “Disappointed” would be a term used to describe our previous visit and unfortunately, I wouldn’t raise that assessment for last night’s experience.  The Wayside Inn strikes me as a place where you pay for the atmosphere and not the food.  But to be fair, by the time we were finished (about 6:45), most of the seats in most of the rooms were filled.  And I’d venture to guess that the majority of the folks were locals. It will probably be a while before we return – there are many places where I can spend less than $100 and get much better food.  This review’s Visit: 2014/01/28 – 5:30 P.M. Server: Carol (I think) – Service was adequate, but unremarkable.

Starters:

Fried Calamari .... $9.95
Spicy dipping sauce and hot cherry peppers

As I’ve said before, Fried Calamari is my favorite appetizer. Carrabba’s version (and maybe romaine’s) is the standard against which I measure all others – and LWI’s version wasn’t even close. Two good things were (1) the portion was enough to share, and (2) the menu didn’t lie – those Cherry Peppers were HOT!  But the breading was soggy and the calamari was tough.  

Main Dishes:

Salmon Dijonnaise .... $21.95
Herbed crusted fillet with a hint of mustard

PajamaGal’s  second favorite dish is salmon.  She finished the sides (butternut squash and a baked potato) but brought half of the salmon home.  I did not taste it, and she replied, “OK” when I asked her how it was. Twin Fillets of Sole .... $22.95
Filled with shrimp and crabmeat stuffing, lobster newburg sauce (sides were Butternut Squash and Delmonico Potatoes) Weak on taste, short on sauce.  If there were shrimp within the stuffing, they were shredded/processed too small to detect.  The stuffing reminded me of a over-breaded crab cake.  The sauce was very good, but there was too little of it (I didn’t ask for more; I mostly review what is served “as-is”.)  Without the sauce, there just wasn’t much flavor.
The squash and the Delmonico potatoes were also very good!

Deserts:

 

Rustic Apple Pie a la Mode .... $3.95
Served with our own caramel sauce Served in a bowl with a scoop of ice cream, PajamaGal ate every bite.

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Canon EOS Rebel T3i Digital SLR Camera Body & EF-S 18-55mm IS II Lens with 75-300mm III Lens + 16GB Card + Flash + Case + Filter + Telephoto/Wide-Angle Lens Kit – $684 (free shipping)

Received the kit 2 days earlier than the projected date.  It was very well packed, everything was there.  Absolutely no complaints about Cameta.

I’ve not had the T3i & kit for a couple of weeks, and I’ve bought & read 2 books on the T3i.  (I recommend David Busch’s T3i guide!) I subsequently ordered and received the Canon Speedlite 320EX ($149 @ Cameta) because the one in the kit is just a dumb flash – the 320EX talks to the T3i and also can function wirelessly as both a slave flash and a remote camera trigger.

I love the camera but would probably buy a differently configured kit if I had it to do over again.  I’ve added things like a monopod, a ballhead, the 320EX, a good filter set with lens hood, (I already had a tripod), and an extra 32GB fast SD card.

The T3i is a great camera – but this post is about Cameta Camera – Of course I’ll check prices when I look to purchase my next item – but I will have no hesitation ordering from Cameta!