Johnny's Bar & Grille

There are televisions in this restaurant. Set on sports channels.
I shouldn’t have to say more, but I will. There aren’t nearly enough vegetarian options on the menu, and almost no vegan options, which is a poor choice for any restaurant, but especially one in a college town, and especially one in a college town in Massachusetts.
I asked if they would be able to make a veggie burger for me; the waitress, without hesitation, said no. Not a big deal, since it’s not on the menu, but shouldn’t chefs making $11 salads and $17 entrees be able to throw together a veggie burger?

I ended up eating the Harvest Grille panini, with marinated artichoke hearts, spinach, tomatoes and provolone cheese. My description follows.

Everyone I was with sort of half-heartedly picked at their food and were too polite to say how bland & boring it all really was. Dorm food is actually, sadly, better.

Johnny’s is far from sub-par…in fact it is one of the finer restaurants in a college town. Not every restaurant has to have a vegen or vegeterian menu, there are more than enough of those restaurants around that nobody visits. Johnny’s is comfortable and inviting and I love being able to watch the game if I want…If I was so sore about tv’s being on I’d go somewhere else and whine about it while I chewed on my lettuce salad and stared at the meatless menu. As for the undesirable food Annie describes….sounds like she is a little bitchy cuz every little thing wasn’t up to her pathetic little standards. A bit** is a bit** I guess. Johnny’s food is always well prepared, served and tastes delicious. You don’t go to a bar and grille for vegen and vegeterian you moron.

I am a local resident and I often go to Johnny’s. The owner is often there and he is very visible, talking to the customers. Johnny’s does not try to be something it is not-it is not a new-age earthy-crunchy college vegan restaurant. It is a friendly, hometown bar and grille with terrific food. I especially like the enormous chicken quesadillas (half price from 3-5 Monday-Thursday!). For a more tradistional meal, the panko encrusted baked haddock can’t be beat. It comes with pepper-grilled vegetables, a nice salad, and choice of starch. The fish is always cooked perfectly-flaky and moist and piping hot. Their burgers can’t be beat. Johnny’s has a full bar with a large assorment of drinks at reasonable prices. As for the television screens, it is a BAR AND GRILLE. People go there to eat, drink, and watch the games. If you want a great down-home style meal at a fair price in a friendly atmosphere, go to Johnny’s. You won’t be disappointed.

The food isn’t bad but the customer service is horrible. Management does not take any responsibility for serving mistakes made by the wait staff. I only recently started going to Johnny’s again because about a year ago I was there and I was served a turkey burger instead of a veggie burger, and as a vegetarian it was rather gross to discover this mistake after I took a bite. I didn’t get my replacement veggie burger until my boyfriend had completely finished his meal and we did not receive any apologies or discounts for their mistake. I was going to give Johnny’s a second chance, but the management again created a really unpleasant dining experience. My 10 year old niece ordered a macaroni and cheese and the waitress, who seemed rather new, brought her an adult meal instead of a kid’s meal. Management implied that it was my niece’s fault for not specifying that she wanted the kid’s macaroni and cheese and refused to take the adult entree off the bill because she ate the side salad that was served as an appetizer. The food isn’t worth the grief. Go to the Yarde House instead!