I enrolled my son in private lessons at Beverly Driving School ( AKA) NICASTROS…read morepresently know as , for 8 classes at 75$ a pop and was mislead and he was given a False impression as to his readiness, amongst late driving lessons and many other irregularities not to mention or bore Readers with. Today, we were told to arrive At 8:45 promptly in which we had, only to be left in-limbo while many others arrived to be Taken before him. After over an hour my wife inquired as to the delay after watching Several others taken before us, we were told to be patient while watching the same redundant rudeness. After moving our vehicle over towards the front after several vehicles exited and left with hope and promise, only then, did an employee walk Out and over to us and stated " ok, it's now your turn," only to leave my son with quick Anxiety, as I watched him enter the driving school vehicle, put on his seat belt, use a directional, and follow ALL proper use of NSC and Registry Protocols. He exited the lot only to be immediately returned and Arrived back at our car upset that he was told he failed. Leading to many thoughts, Mainly he was targeted because we may have spoken up as to why there was delay, Whether he was targeted, or he was the failed quota of the day. He had driven with me via the week, all day yesterday, and was The individual who drove me there today. When I asked what happened, he was upset. I observed rudeness, unproffessionlism, and Flagrant favoritism just while waiting. If I could give a finger I stead of a star in which it deserves would be more fitting. DO NOT TAKE YOUR KIDS THERE.....

Great instructors other than Pam. Never had any problems with any other instructors but Pam called…read moreme a horrible driver, told me I would fail, and humiliated me in front of the other girl in the car. Needless to say I passed without mistakes and have no problem driving. Get rid of Pam please

I am very pleased that I sent my child to Triad Driving Academy. She is an excellent driver and I…read moream very confident in the skills that she learned from Triad and their excellent instructors. I never felt alone in this process and the people in the office at Triad made this as smooth as it could be and the communication was excellent between the owners, scheduling, and any questions I had for the office. This was my first child to get their license and I will be sending my son through Triad soon. Thanks for all your help you have made her such a great driver!

Hard to book road lessons. Never availability. If you can't accommodate, then don't take as many…read morestudents. And when you email, no response. For what they charge, they could at least email back.

I highly recommend Mhd auto school. I decided at 55 It was time to get my license. Needless to say,…read moreI was very nervous about it. I really had not done much driving before this. I would tell anyone looking for driving lessons that they should Go to Mhd auto school. Jacie was great. She always answered all of my questions and made making Driving appointments easy. My driving instructor Josh was the best. He taught me everything I needed to know to pass my road exam. He was very patient and made me feel totally comfortable behind the wheel. If he teach this nervous 55-year-old had to drive he can teach anybody. I got my license today. I passed on my first try. Thank you very much for everyone that helped me. Stephanie lynch

Awesome service Jacie was so kind and helpful!! There staff was informed and well trained my child…read moreenjoyed the class!

My first lesson was great. Rick was my instructor, he was calm, patient, gave constructive and…read moreconducive criticism and made the learning experience phenomenal. I felt extremely comfortable during the practices. Rick reassured me that my driving skills were good, but needed practice, and my overall attention to the road was great. The next three lessons was with the owner, Rich, and it couldn't have been more different my first road lesson with Rick. At first I thought it would be phenomenal and not so intense, I had already done over 10 lessons with a different driving school, and was comfortable on the road. However, when I was with Rich after he observed my driving skills that I learned he'd tell me that everything I learned was incorrect. But I was reluctant to continue with Rich with an open mind to a different way of driving. Another thing I disliked, was the fact that my grip on the steering wheel was incorrect to him, Rich wanted me to have a narrower grip on the wheel where my hands would be closer together, and when steering my hands would practically be right on top of each other to avoid oversteering. Thing is, I am a tall skinny guy with long lanky arms, I cannot physically fucking grip the wheel with such a narrow grip 1- physically its uncomfortable for me 2- turning didnt feel natural nor right at all, but even if i tried to go back to how I learned from Tanner City, Rich would just continue to tell me that it was wrong. Not only that, but everything I was doing despite having already been on the road, before was always wrong, despite other instructors telling me that I was doing well. Even when I would be doing a maneuver that was correct and that I learned from previous instructors, he'd yank the steering wheel in the middle of traffic and continue to just be condescending. That was the most anxiety inducing experience(s) I've had, not even the amount of fast oncoming traffic was anxiety inducing just the sheer uncalled intervention of grabbing the wheel was unneeded in the situation. Wouldn't even allow me to even go through with how I learned to parallel park. When it came to turns, I understand there's a sense of urgency, but Rich was impatient even when there wasn't any threats around us that needed defensive driving. The importance of defensive driving is vital in teaching new drivers, but Rich was not the best confidence builder when being on the road, but eventually it came to me, overtime when working with Rich. I genuinely believe if I kept at least some of my old driving habits that I learned at the driving school I was at prior I wouldn't have been so nervous and uncomfortable during the exam. However I did I make mistakes on the road test that I take full accountability for. Rick -thank you again for your advice and lessons during my first lesson, and making the experience great. Rich - I appreciate your straight forwardness when driving, and the time you spent to help me drive better, especially when turning, but I really think you need to reevaluate your style of teaching because it is VERY ANXIETY INDUCING and it does not help people like myself pursuing the road test. Also I really wish you showed me the testing area sooner so I could have practiced on my own time there and was clearer about the right of ways at the intersection on market street. Other than that, everything else was good, I enjoyed the conversations we had. In sum, NSDS isn't a bad driving school, in fact it was OK, while my experience was very unorthodox and this review may come off as the total contrary. I look at it as a learning experience for myself, while building confidence took a little longer when working with Rich, I don't regret doing lessons with Rich. I also see it as an opportunity for Rich to improve his style of teaching (that is if he sees this review). Other than, thank you Rich for the time you spent with me on the road.

I had to add to this so no one else goes to this school,…read moreCharlie, an instructor was a CREEP! He kept putting his hand on my leg while I was driving. Who else knows what he will do. STAY AWAY FROM THE PERV SCHOOL. Thought this was a good driving school at first but when he booked me for a driving test that I told him I couldn't do, I got charged at the RMV extra money A MONTH AGO that he has YET to pay me back. He will not return my calls and he used to always return them but now that he owes me money, he won't. Do yourself a favor and go to a better driving school that costs a little more. It's worth it. You won't be dealing with children.

I am 82 year old male who has neuropathy which is a side effect from my chemo. This resulted in my…read morelegs always being numb. I love to drive and my independence of being able to get around. Renee was wonderful and made herself available for me to learn to drive with hand controls and pass the test with the RMV and now is helping me to have hand controls installed. I had previously done a test with another company which I could never recommend. It turned out that there fees were sufficiently less than the other company. When I reached out to DriveRx she gave me my first lesson on Labor Day.

From the owner: Clinical Driving Evaluations, Adaptive Driving Training, and…read moreReadiness to Drive Assessments Owned and operated by Occupational Therapists

I have purchased two brand new bikes in under a year from Cycles 128. The dealer was in my new…read morehometown, so I wanted to support them as well as capitalize on the convenience of their proximity to where I live. The first bike was a brand new 2017 Kawasaki Versys X, but it was at their sister dealership in Arlington (Cycles128 doesn't sell Kawasaki). My salesman at the time was Billy, and he was able to have the bike transferred from Arlington to Beverly for me, and I hadn't even put a deposit down on it. yet. This was based on a phone call I had made while on vacation in Costa Rica. Convenient! The whole process was easy, painless, and very relaxed. There was never any pressure or upselling, and it never felt predatory as vehicle sales so often are. Fast forward to just under a year later, and I decided to upgrade to a Suzuki VStrom 650. This time I had the great pleasure of dealing with Ellen Petrilli and Rick Brandano. Yet another chill, great experience. I told them right up front what I was looking for, and with that knowledge, they showed me other alternatives to consider but never discouraging me from my original goal. Their inventory is incredibly vast and a virtual candy store, and I was glad for the other options that were shown to me. I had my heart set on the VStrom, so we got down to business. Worth noting was a little hiccup on Suzuki's part, as their manufacturer website claimed that there were certain accessories included with the bike that tuned out not to be. Not a concern because Rick and C128 were on the case and miraculously got Suzuki to make good on their claim. They didn't have to do that, because most dealerships would predictably claim their hands were tied and just shrug it off. But not these guys. They totally prevailed and saved the day. That I will never forget. The numbers part of the operation was handled by Brad, with whom I had worked with on my prior purchase as well. Another great asset to the company. I now half-expect people to yell "Norm!" when I walk into the place now because I dealt with a lot of people and they're just a warm bunch. Just awesome.

Definitely hands down the worse place to get maintenance done. I dropped my jet ski off on a…read moreSaturday and picked it up on a Tuesday and looks like nothing was done to it. It was in the same spot where I dropped it off. I brought it home and had a buddy look at it and said the same thing. I do not recommend this place. Will definitely not go back.

We switched to Dalton Driving as it was very difficult to get road lessons with her current school…read more So happy we did! My daughter had a great experience. She did not take her license test with the school as she was anxious to get it! ( typical teenage). With the skills and instruction she learned from Brian M she felt comfortable to do with the RMV. Lady who administered her driving test said she was the best driver she had seen all day! Thanks again Dalton!

By far the worst school in my experience. They tell you jam the brakes in unsafe conditions, and…read moreexpect you be familiar with Ipswich streets (failing driver for not doing so). I can't, in good conscience, recommend them).

My daughter had a 10/10 experience at Tanner City. She was extremely nervous driving prior to doing…read moreher road hours. She liked both of the driving instructors and was so comfortable after just half of her sessions. The office staff is extremely helpful and booking the road test was easy. Even the day of the test, they were building up her confidence before she took the test. She is officially a licensed driver. I def recommend using Tanner if you are looking for a driving school. We are in Beverly and they drove to our house to pick her up for lessons.

Instructor was quite confusing and for my son with LBLD was very difficult to follow…read more 1st day had technical issues with Zoom. My son was never told he needed to makeup the time, was allowed to be given the final test (again nothing mentioned directly to him). Now I go to make his driving hours only to be told his test did not count and he has to makeup the hours and retake the exam. By the time he makes up the hours, it will be over 2 months since he completed the class. Poor communication

I'm an older driving school student and I'm so grateful for the instructors I had at Nicastro's…read moreDriving School! Julie and Soulee were so helpful and patient. I feel much safer driving now and would recommend Nicastro's Driving School to anyone looking to learn to drive or brush up on their skills. Thank you!

What's the point of paying for lessons to learn how to drive if they dont adequately prepare you…read morefor the road test? Failing on account of your instructors not practicing proper technique with you, and actively teaching you different techniques to those listed on the RMV driving test sheet? You would honestly be better off watching you tube tutorials and practicing them with a parent in the car then taking any of these pointless lessons. They teach you how to drive, Just not well.

I found "The Garden School" by chance via a recommendation in the Beverly Facebook group. There's a…read morefarm stand at the entrance selling apples, zucchini, and kale among other fruits and veggies. Further up the dirt path is a huge vegetable and flower garden. Visitors are encouraged to explore the garden using the clover paths. My first trip to the Garden School was during their Friday garden happy hour. On select Fridays, you can stop by with booze in hand as this event is BYOB and explore the gardens at your leisure. The school is managed by two brothers and much of the work here is undertaken by volunteers. Make sure to support your local farmers! Oh, and there's plenty of parking in the lot! YELP'S 2020 REVIEW CHALLENGE: #15

The Garden School is simply and amazing place. You can shop at the Farm Stand--which is the…read moreschool's very own Farmers Market right here in your home town, or you can come and volunteer. The Garden School is designed for young adults and teenagers to come and learn farming in real time within their own community. The farm stand teaches youth about business, interaction with the public, selling produce and flowers and customer service. They can also learn how to run a small farm. Working just a few hours per week, one can gain valuable hands-on experience on a real community garden/farm working whatever aspect they choose or they could learn the entire operation. Jon and Ben who run the Garden School are fantastic and patient teachers who love working with our youth and love what they are doing providing a valuable service to this community. The Farm Stand is a great alternative to mass made/chemistry laden produce. This is a place to buy truly fresh picked (that morning or maybe right then as you are buying) produce and flowers grown the all natural way like you would do in your own backyard garden. You can See, Smell and Taste the difference and it cannot get any fresher! Check out my photos and you will see what I am talking about. This is my go to place to volunteer. It is outdoors in the fresh air and it is an absolutely wonderful group of people and an outstanding garden and food stand.