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Shaker Mill Tavern - West Stockbridge, Massachusetts
True comfort food needs to be more than hearty, tasty and familiar; it needs to be easy on the wallet, too. The Shaker Mill Tavern has built a loyal following by offering huge portions of flavorful favorites such as meatloaf with smashed potatoes and a vegetable ($12 for the small portion that could satisfy a stevedore, or $16) and eggplant “lasagna” ($16) that is oozing with ricotta, spinach and mozzarella. If you’ve searched your whole life for a plate of spaghetti and meatballs that looks like it came out of a children’s book but tastes like it came out of an Italian grandmother’s kitchen, you should be very happy with the version here ($13). The Shaker Mill has a huge horseshoe-shaped bar, so you expect there’d be good bar snacks and the spicy chicken wings served with crumbled blue cheese and celery sticks are further evidence that chef Ron Reda truly cares about everything that comes out of his kitchen. Like any decent tavern, it has a wide selection of draught beers—ranging from Pabst Blue Ribbon ($2) to Allagash White and Berkshire Brewing Company’s Steel Rail Extra Pale Ale ($5)— and a choice of 10-ounce burgers ($11 and up) and pizzas ($9 and up) to eat while you drink. —Dan Shaw
5 Albany Road; 413.232.8565
Sunday - Thursday: 11:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Friday - Saturday: 11:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
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