I've always loved their flavors. Super creamy and amazing flavors, also not too sweet.read more

Amazing flavors; great banana split, At a very reasonable price.,love butter rum, peppermint stick…read moreand the rest.

We tend to go to Johnson's for lunch about once or twice a month. Most times we will get their…read moreclam strips. Sometimes one of us will get one of their specials and my husband likes their pastrami super sandwich plate with their onion rings. All of the food is good and normally very quick. Their ice cream products in drinks are good as well. Truth be told we will bring home a couple of Whoopi pies which are very tasty. Note that you can bring your own booze if you like.

We've been to Johnson's Restaurant and Dairy Bar many times and have always enjoyed their fried…read moreclams and onion rings. 4 stars. Tonight was the first time we ever ordered a hand-packed pint of ice cream to-go. For $9.10 we expected a filled container. Instead we received a chintzy amount of vanilla. The contents barely touched the top of the container. Most other ice cream places usually stuff the container with ice cream about 3 inches above the top. Not here. We are one and done for ice cream, even though it was fairly decent. 2 stars and 4 stars, average 3.

Went there on a Sunday. Didn't know they have a smaller menu for football Sunday. Was really…read morehoping to try the Ruben. We started with fried pickles. Very good and hot! Not over battered either like most. We both had the knock out chicken sandwich. Was very good! Great little hidden Jem in Pepperell. Nothing much there. The bartender was funny and great. Lots of tv's and locals that hang there. A must try.

Nice ambiance Good food and nice selection of alcohol…read more Excellent icecream Bar w/tables. Kids welcome.

Good prices, great local fruit and vegetables. Also has cider donuts and pies. During the summer…read moreand fall I always go here to get my fruit and vegs

I can't wait for this business to open every year! It is a part of my weekly (Saturday) places to…read morebe until they close for fresh fruits, vegetables, homemade jams, salad dressings, plants ,flowers. and of course, the fresh, hot apple cider donuts!! The staff is always friendly and knowledgeable.

FRIENDLY...FRIENDLY...FRIENDLY great service reasonably priced one stop shopping..Highly recommendedread more

LOVE LOVE LOVE their corn on the cob when its in season they have the best and biggest corn out…read morethere. They have an array of delicious desserts, honeys fruits and vegetables all farm fresh. Highly recommend!!!

This place is tucked away in the woods and is so adorably local. The wine barn is right next to the…read morehouse and over looks the field of grape vines. We got here right when they opened and it was just us but as we were sitting there it got busier and busier. The wine was increíble staff were wonderful answering all of our questions chatting and having great recommendations. We got the wine tasting flights and the smores board. The smores board was fantastic! With a little fire, different types of marshmallows and all different types of chocolate. Would recommend!

Great night learning interesting new skills. Tasty food and delicious wine. Excellent service by…read morefriendly, attentive staff. Jessica shared her knowledge in a friendly, engaging and humorous way. She demonstrated care teaching manifesting; taking time to answer questions. A nice peaceful night where we were cozy while the wind, rain and chill blew outside. -

I give it four stars because of what it is. It's a farmstand that makes amazing homemade ice cream…read morein traditional as well as creative flavors. Their workers are friendly summer employees mostly from local high schools. The prices are great and if you go there looking for anything with ice cream you're going to leave satisfied. If this was a restaurant and I wanted no seating and air-conditioning and wait staff, we wouldn't even be talking about two stars. But for ice cream you're gonna love it.

On my way back from MA, I decided to check out the Dr. Davis Ice Cream stand in Brookline, NH,…read morewhich is located just north of the MA border, across the parking lot from Caryn's Country Convenience store (Sunoco). The other Dr. Davis Ice Cream stand is located in Pepperell, MA. This seasonal ice cream stand offers around 28 flavors of homemade hard ice cream (they have more flavors which rotate seasonally), soft serve (choc, vanilla, twist), hot dogs, chips, and can soda. The ice cream is offered in cones, cups, waffle cones, sundaes, brownie sundaes, banana splits, frappes, floats, flurrys, and DOC'S SPECIAL! Custom ice cream cakes and hand packed ice cream pints & quarts are also offered. The 28 hard ice cream flavors offered here on my visit (August 2011) included vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, coffeee, black raspberry, chocolate chip, fresh peach, pistachio, frozen pudding, peppermint stick, Oreo, butter pecan, coffee Oreo, maple walnut, orange pineapple, rum raisin, raspberry creme, buttercrunch, bubble gum, chocolate chip cookie dough, French vanilla, French vanilla chip, orange sherbert, mocha chip, butterscothm moose trax, cake batter, & double chocolate Swiss chip. The prices tend to be on the higher side for what you get. In 2011, the standard cone/cup ice cream prices (not including the 9 percent NH tax) for (soft serve/homemade hard ice cream): Small ($2.95/$3.25), Medium ($3.95 hard only), Large ($3.50/$4.95). A regular frappe is $5.25, a small sundae is $5.10, and a small banana split is $5.90. Each extra topping is 65 cents. I got the Doc's Special ($6.00 with tax) which was 2 scoops of ice cream (I got rum raisin), banana slices, hot fudge, strawberries, and marshmallow sauce (or whipped cream) & cherrry, all served in a paper cup with a long spoon sticking out. This special ice cream treat tasted pretty good, though the size of this treat was not huge for the price. The rum raisin ice cream consistency was just right, cold & creamy with raisins and not too milky. The various toppings (little of each) in the treat went along pretty well with the ice cream. I also had a whole banana in my lunch box, which I added to this treat. Overall, a good cold refreshing treat which I finished in about 5 minutes. There also also a couple picnic tables along the fence next to the stand. Major credit cards are accepted including MC, Visa, AMEX and Discover (3.4/5.0 stars) FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=64301064916

Update after a few more visits has them down to a 4 based on inconsistency…read more -- Roast Chicken: Hearty fall/winter dish with crisp skin, herbs aplenty, and gravy underneath, with roasted carrots and mashed potatoes. A little dry in the interior. No longer on the menu as of last week. -- Grilled Shrimp: Plump shrimp whose paprika-heavy rub and grill flavor balanced the butteriness, with a pepper aioli joining as well. On top, pickled fennel. Underneath, grilled sourdough that soaked in the grill, butter, and seafood flavors. Fantastic but no longer on the menu as of last week. -- Forge & Vine Cheeseburger: All the same ingredients as on a Big Mac, only of much higher quality, on a thick burger of high quality. I've been hoping to relive the glory of my first burger here (see previous review), but it's been rocky. Good grill flavor and outer crusting, but medium to medium well when I ordered medium rare. (Yes, I mentioned it to the server and manager.) Still a pretty good burger, and the bacon I added this time was thick and walking the tightrope between crispy and bendy. But a big miss on hitting greatness again. So I gave it another chance the next visit, and it was again overdone. But this time I sent it back, and the one they sent out was very good. The most recent visit only required one try: excellent, with the right crust outside and proper pink and juicy inside, along with a solid assortment of vegetables and condiments. An exemplary burger-- when they cook it right. -- Calamari: An eye-catching appetizer with the mostly thin rings pretty much treated like chicken wings, with a spicy tangy glaze, an aïoli underneath, and some kimchi on top for presentation. Very good crunch and flavor, but thicker pieces would have allowed a better tasting of the seafood itself. Still very enjoyable and I'd get it again. -- Shrimp Cocktail: Solid job, good size, presented in ice with lemon wedges and a cocktail sauce a little light on the horseradish. -- Grilled Swordfish Meunière: A thick slab, lightly grilled, fairly. A thin brown butter sauce, capers, and sautéed mustard greens added some much needed moisture and oomph. No longer on the menu as of last week. -- Jimmy Nardello Peppers: Long, bright red, no heat, slightly sour, and somewhat fruity like peppadew, dressed up with garlic aioli, chimichurri, and coriander seed. Outstanding. Great beer pairing. Beautiful space. Good to outstanding service. Cody pours his heart and soul into the experience, exuding enthusiasm from the greeting through the check. Some might find it a little overdramatic, but after enduring too many AWOL and near-comatose servers elsewhere, I can't get enough of it. I like this place, and consider it good to very good, but it seems like the proteins (especially the grilled items) turn up a little too dry a little too often to consider them great. Their pricing is high but well worth it when the execution is there. When it's not, it's a too-expensive just-okay. Despite the inconsistency, going with a 4 based on the most recent visit being problem-free.

Forge & Vine is a solid spot with a great vibe, but it's a little hit-or-miss for me. The space is…read morebeautiful, though I'm not a huge fan of how close the tables are to each other--even if I understand why they do it to maximize seating. My biggest wish is that the menu changed up a bit more. Every time I go, it feels very similar, and I often find myself struggling to find something that truly stands out or excites me. The food is good, just not particularly memorable. That said, the service is consistently good and it's still a nice place to meet up or go for a casual night out. I'd love to see some fresher or more creative menu rotations in the future because the setting definitely deserves it.

Was such an amazing experience. I am not sure if they still have a tasting menu after the fire, but…read moreit was one of my life's great experiences that I wanted to send my daughter. It seems like they only do wedding events. I hope this is not the case

Went to a wedding here. The barn burnt down and has not been rebuilt. They cook on a truck and…read morethe food is mediocre at best. It feels like a picnic. The venue is one long table and those at the end cannot see the event in front. The grounds are messy and there is no place to cool off on a hot day. Very disappointing.

I recently had a surprise 75th birthday celebration for my wife with about 50 guests. Everything…read moreabout the event was wonderful - the setting [the garden room], the food, the service and the staff. I highly recommend them for any event you may have. Jophn OKeefe

We had a phenomenal night of drinks, food, and legendary musicians at The Bull Run, Shirley, MA…read more(Apr 2026)! Their huge 275-seat event space was packed at tables for 4 to 8, for the two 1-hour sets of Live Dead & Brothers Band, an Allman Brothers - Grateful Dead group of legacy musicians from those bands and families!!! An authentic rockin' performance! They opened hot, with Feelin' Alright and Truckin', and ended hot with Midnight Rider, Ramblin' Man, and Jessica, with around 14 more between. The acoustics were excellent at our table, and we also took up our share of the crowded dance area :-) Their tour continues at least through Dec 2026. Our tickets were about $50 each. Service was fast and friendly, and they let us pull up one more chair for our group of nine. You can get crafted beers and cocktails. We settled in with ice cold regional beers, which honestly are just as distinctive as fancy craft beers. We got some food to share off their "concert menu", too. An entrée-size dish of rich creamy homemade Mac & Cheese, made with tasty aged Grafton Cheddar, soft slightly-al-dente curly Cavatappi pasta tubes, not-overcooked green beans, as i recall, crisply crusted with lightly-maple breadcrumbs. Very flavorful and satisfying. A sweet fresh bright Autumn Salad of greens, pecans, and bright beets, in tart vinaigrette. And juicy "Bull Run Classic" burgers with crisp lettuce, tasty firm tomato, mildly-sharp red onion, and, for one of them, an add-on of rich cheddar, all on a cloud-like brioche bun. They do ask for $20 per person food/beverage minimum for all shows, essentially an entree or a couple beverages each. That's about what we had planned to order anyway :-) This place knocked us out with their dedication to farm-to-table ingredients, sourced from more than 25 regional farms named on the dinner menu. We've never seem such an extensive list of the actual sources. Very cool! The Bull Run has been a tavern since 1741, named after the Battle of Bull Run in 1861, (or in another version, named for a brawl in the tavern at the same time :-), and has been run by the Guercios extended-family since 1946. It was a stop on the stagecoach route and a gathering place for the Revolutionary war. We loved the original wood, structure, and décor. The fireplaces were lovely. It's a huge venue. Bull Run has live music every week, and they're open Wed-Sun, but watch their schedule because dates vary, sometimes one day that week, sometimes all four! This show was in their 275-seat room. There's at least one larger room for around 400. Theres a little parking along Rt 2A, and much more out back across the covered bridge. Dont be put off by the rustic exterior. We loved this legendary performance at a legendary restaurant!