There’s beer paraphernalia on the walls & rare brews on the menu, plus patio with bucolic views.
Steven Tringali
10/18/25 second visit.
I said to the owner that we were here for 7 days and came to Olde Forge two times. This is certainly the place to hit while in the Berkshires. This is the old world tavern feel. I love the entrance with the brick walls and saloon doors to the dining. The bar I’d loaded with patrons and you can see all the beer steins hanging above head.
Tonight I started with their delicious maple old fashioned! Then I ordered their onion soup….delicious. We also ordered the nachos which were per her as well. The wings were awesome, crisp and delicious! For dinner I got their delicious burger with bacon and cheddar and fries, great stuff. My friends had the pork shoulder which they said was delicious and looked tender. My wife had the butter buttered chicken sandwich which She enjoyed. Again, this is a must hit spot. Go early and catch the sunset on the porch!
FYI the revue by someone anonymous is not a review to rely on.
10/13/25
We had an awesome dinner at Olde Forge. Jessica our waitress took great care of us and her service was spot on. It’s been a few days since we were there so I don’t remember all the dishes, my apologies. I do regret the Mac n cheese was delicious and creamy! The quesadilla was great as well. My glazed steak was spicy and delicious, very tender. We will be back before heading back to NY. Highly recommended!
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Came here to eat lunch from out of town, my boyfriend has been going here since he was little and says it changed terribly. They must’ve changed chefs cuz goodness… we walked in and it INSTANTLY smelled like a public bathroom, the stench lingered throughout the whole place, it smells like straight up poop. They have almost NO gluten free items except for salads, i asked about gluten free bread and the waitress snarked at me and said no, I ended up eating a $16 salad (which is only an appetizer), it was not worth it, by the taste it should have been no more than $8. Basically just lettuce and watered down dressing with a dead sardine sitting on top. My boyfriend got a “medium rare” steak that was completely overcooked and the chunkiest “mashed” potatoes possible. A waste of $60. Our waitress only came over one time. We were hoping to have a nice lunch date… but we got this instead. I definitely wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone.
… moreDonovan Tula
Had a great dinner at Olde Forge! Ate at the bar and the bar tenders were very friendly and helpful. We ordered the Buffalo cauliflower to start, some of the best I’ve ever had!
I was lucky enough to get one of their special Ribeyes. They only get 12 of these a week and it really was outstanding! They did a great job charring the outside just how I like it and keeping the inside a perfect medium / medium-rare.
Beers were cold, wine was tasty, price was right! Will definitely come back next time we’re in the area. Thanks for a great night Olde Forge!
… moreAmanda Morin
Such a warm cozy place, we really enjoyed the atmosphere. The French onion soup was amazing! The potato tots appetizer was disappointing however. But we’d definitely return for the onion soup.
… moreLia Levenson
It is kind of amazing how this place manages to have such unfriendly staff. The owner (I haven’t seen in a while) was very rude, so I guess it comes from the top. If it wasn’t for the delicious wings, we would never come here. But every once in a while we break down and get the wings to go (the rest of the menu is mediocre). That has worked well but last time they didn’t include blue cheese! Annoying.
… moreGordon Shaffer
Olde Forge Restaurant in Lanesboro, MA has been serving quality food and drinks for more than 40 years. As you enter the restaurant, the interior elicits an odd feel of a rustic, ski chalet and early, settler homestead with wood planking on the walls, dark wooden beams, chairs and tables, and wagon wheel lights. A large bar flanks one side and the dining room the other. Beer and sports memorabilia occupying the wallspace adds a tackiness to the atmosphere that seems to fit. Needless to say it is a very casual, come-as-are, place. There’s plenty of parking around the back. And plenty of seating in the original part of the restaurant and the newer rooms in the rear. There’s an outdoor deck with tables as well. Remember the ubiquitous Salad Bar and that it vanished during Covid? Here it has returned! My wife and I chose the single visit to the Salad bar and enjoyed the fresh items that were there. Our salads were delicious. Additionally, I chose the Homemade Soup made of potato and sausage prepared in a miniature cast iron pot,
served with Oyster Crackers. It was exactly what I hoped and filling! Great homey, comfortable atmosphere with good food.
… moreMichael Spano
The food and service was great. Very comfortable and cozy atmosphere.
Reasonable prices and large portions.
… moreAllison Batchelor
Great atmosphere. Old dark wood bar with many pewter mugs hanging above it adding a nice historic vibe. Mugs are part of their “beer club” which is fun if you can go here regularly to enjoy a brew. Good food. Excellent craft beers on tap. Great service. T-shirts available.
… moredarleen zradi
Went there the day after Christmas with my mom and a friend. The place was packed as usual waitress was buried with customers (not enough staff obviously). Drinks took 20 minutes to get. Water had to be asked for several times. Asked about appetizers before ordering. Questions is the calamari tubes and tentacles and is it a frozen product or fresh. Girl asked kitchen they said it was tubes and tentacles but they are fresh but frozen. Disgusting frozen no tentacles and had so much breading inedible. Mussels tasted like they were cooked in toilet water. Chicken almondine were 3 ordered again horrible hollandaise sauce was a prepared from a knorrs dry mix no flavor and so thin. Steak was decent was the only thing that came out good. I used to come here often when I lived back home because we enjoyed the salad bar (a joke at least). And their food was decent. Question why go downhill fast. No manager or owner came to the table to ask about our meals and the $275 we spent we could have gone elsewhere for a delicious dinner. I’m sorry but we thought you should know. We want to come back when we are home in a couple months but I don’t think that will happen
… moreCari Klick
We come here often and tonight we brought friends with us. The food is always amazing and we always have good service, until tonight.
Our friend ordered a drink -a glass of whiskey NEAT. Every bartender knows that “neat” means no ice, it’s one of the first things you learn. So it was pretty obvious that our server never told the bartender. His drink was delivered on the rocks. She put it on the table and disappeared before he could say anything, so he removed the ice and put it in a water glass. When she came back and we told her, all she said was “Ok.”
One friend ordered 6 wings as an appetizer. She only brought one napkin. He asked for “more napkins” and she brought another one. His wife had a wing and also asked for “more napkins” and received one about ten minutes later.
I had ordered a dozen wings for my meal. They looked so good—nice and crispy as they should be, and saucy. Unfortunately they weren’t very warm. Someone came in to setup a table next to us so I asked her if they could just be thrown in a microwave for a minute. A couple minutes later, our server came out and said she was having them do a whole new batch. I told her that wasn’t necessary-I didn’t want them to go to waste, just nuke them for a minute and they’ll be fine. That’s all they needed. She said a new batch would be fresh. I told her again it was a waste and that I wanted to eat with my friends.
Meanwhile, everyone else was enjoying their meals. About 5 minutes later, she came back out and said the wings had about 10 minutes to go. I pointed out that everyone else would be done with their meals by then, she may as well pack them to go. A few minutes later she returned and said they had been able to switch some meals around in the kitchen and do the new wings quicker. She brought the wings in a container and gave us the Bill. They weren’t crispy at all and had very little sauce. I’ll put them in the air fryer. If only she had nuked the first batch…
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