Diners' Choice: Hot spot restaurants in Central and Western MA

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Updated December 05, 2024

Looking for restaurants that are the best hot spots in Central and Western MA? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Baba Sushi Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (111)

$30 and under

Japanese

Worcester

About the restaurant

Baba Sushi Restaurant is an award winning sushi restaurant in Worcester. Not only does it serve up the most innovative and freshest sushi, consider the sushi making classes on Sundays if you’d like to learn how to make them at home. Baba Sushi Restaurant takes pride in offering a sophisticated atmosphere. The master chef and owner of Baba Sushi Restaurant was trained in China and enjoys pushing to bring more creativity and innovation to the art of sushi. The results are as entertaining to see as they are to consume. With sushi, starters, salads, soups, tori tori and entrees to choose from, every visit can be a new experience.

Top review

LaurenVIP

Dined today

Always wonderful food and service at Baba. Perfect for a date night

Lattitude (West Springfield, Massachusetts)

4.8

4.8 (1768)

$30 and under

Global, International

West Springfield

About the restaurant

Chef/Owner Jeffrey Daigneau “wanted to share his craft with the community he grew up in, treating them to a new level of dining experience – the "Lattitude experience.” He wanted to highlight freshness and the use of local seasonal products create some unique fresh cuisine for guests. With a farm to table concept flowing from the pages of his menus by way of grilled beef tenderloin with white sweet potato puree, pan seared Diver scallops and his famous fried brussels and much, much more, Chef Daigneau has brought back the excitement of dining out. He strives to cover all of his guests’ favorite tastes to invite emotion and inspiration during their dining experience! Thank you for stopping by. The Lattitude team and Chef Daigneau always look forward to having you as their guests. Cheers!

Top review

Alanna

Dined 5 days ago

The food was delicious. The tenderloin and the scallops were wonderful. The beet salad was also a winner. Hannah was a very capable server and the entire evening was perfect.

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Popular dish

Grilled Beef Tenderloin

Popular dish

Fried Brussel Sprouts

B Napoli

4.8

4.8 (1925)

$30 and under

Contemporary Italian

West Springfield

About the restaurant

bNapoli Italian is a contemporary Italian restaurant serving authentic cuisine from the Naples region of Italy using only top quality ingredients. Reservations are highly recommended as they are booking for indoor as well as outdoor dining on their 28 seat enclosed patio.

BNapoli is known for their professional yet approachable service, beautifully created from scratch menu and inventive balanced cocktails. They offer an eclectic 100 label variety of new and old world wine focused mainly on North America and Italy from a glass enclosed temperature controlled wine room. Their cocktail menu is culinary based and guest focused offering creative seasonal takes on timeless classics and they also offer six draft lines featuring local breweries as well as a small curated selection of bottles.

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Ellen

Dined on Dec 13, 2024

Great food and service. A little pricey but worth it.

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Chashu Ramen + Izakaya

4.8

4.8 (577)

$31 to $50

Japanese

Worcester

About the restaurant

Chashu Ramen + Izakaya is bringing fire to Worcester. The latest collaboration between Worcester’s own Son Vo of Kaizen and Pho Sure and Tam Le of Pho Linh and Reign Drink Lab, Chashu brings Japanese inspired fare to downtown Worcester. Power lunches, happy hours, and sophisticated nightcaps are about to be redefined.

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Nick

Dined 2 days ago

Great food as always. Service was great and very quick. Will be back soon

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Popular dish

chicken leg

Popular dish

fried chicken bao bao

Popular dish

salmon

The Rail Trail Flatbread Co. - Milford

4.8

4.8 (301)

$30 and under

Pizza Bar

Milford

About the restaurant

The Rail Trail Flatbread Co., celebrated its grand opening on 12/12/23, marking not only a milestone in Milford's downtown revitalization but also a nod to the original Hudson location's success. Built in a meticulously renovated former bank that features a spacious restaurant and bar, outdoor patio, and upstairs events space, creating a warm, inviting atmosphere.

The Milford location reflects a two-and-a-half-year renovation effort, preserving historical elements like the century-old clock, vault door, and exposed brick walls. The open dining layout encourages interaction, adorned with family photos for a homey feel.

Though famous for flatbreads, Rail Trail boasts diverse offerings, each component is made in-house. Notable flatbreads include "Fig & Walnut" and "Mexican Street Corn," alongside the popular "Primo Pepperoni." Appetizers like "Hot Tots" and "Sesame Cauliflower" showcase Rail Trail's culinary creativity.

Top review

connie

Dined 7 days ago

Great night!! Food and Service- Excellent. Pretty loud near the brick fire section of the restaurant. Next time I’ll request away from the kitchen, maybe it won’t be as loud. Otherwise, everything was awesome! Will definitely go back!!

Clintons Bar and Grille

4.7

4.7 (1903)

$30 and under

Contemporary American

Clinton

About the restaurant

Clintons Bar and Grille offers a vibrant and casual atmosphere with details in our custom lighting, a fully stocked bar area with lounge seating, and a focus on guest satisfaction that provides a unique dining experience in the heart of Clinton.

The detailed contempoary American menu leaves plenty of options for any of our guests' palates ranging from the ever popular butternut squash raviolis to our deliciously tender filet. Come experience a little slice of the city on High Street.
Outdoor dining will be available weather permitting.
Kitchen closes one hour before closing.

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Mike

Dined 2 days ago

Another great experience!! Melissa is wonderful!!!

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4.6

4.6 (879)

$30 and under

American

Worcester

About the restaurant

Serving up New American Tavern Cuisine in our two-floor full-service restaurant and bar, equipped with two 50-seat bars, world-inspired snacks and entrees, brick pizza oven, private event space, and an open rooftop patio that offers views of downtown Worcester and City Square. Located next to the DCU Center and minutes from Polar Park, we’re a natural choice pre and post-game.

*Due to limited patio seating, we do not take reservations for our patio. Please note the patio request in your reservation, or ask upon arrival, and we will do our best to accommodate.

**The rooftop is open Wednesday-Friday 4 PM - close. Saturday & Sunday 12 PM - close.

***Public parking is available at The Mercantile Center Garage with direct access to the restaurant on Level 3A.

Top review

Allison

Dined 4 days ago

Always a great spot! Food was yummy. And always love the Gingerbread houses!

Max Tavern - Springfield

4.5

4.5 (89)

$31 to $50

American

Springfield

About the restaurant

!Max Tavern's innovative menu features contemporary American cuisine, classic chophouse fare, craft cocktails, and more. Our team strives to make sure you have a memorable dining experience each and every time.

If you're looking to make a larger reservation please contact us directly at (413)-746-6299

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Mona

Dined 1 day ago

Always a pleasure to dine at Max's Tavern. We went for happy hour, and the bar area was full. The hosted suggested we go to the new space, Max's swing lounge. It was a great space, and excellent, friendly service from Allison and Steven.

Gateways Dine & Drink

4.3

4.3 (403)

$30 and under

Farm-to-table

Lenox

About the restaurant

Welcome to Gateways Dine & Drink, located in the historic Gateways Inn!
Our menu has something for everyone to enjoy. Fresh dishes created by our chef and amazing staff for our locals and visiting guests alike. Our tasty grass-fed beef burger and salmon dishes are guest favorites!
But don't forget to leave room for dessert...

Please inquire about private events, up to and including wedding receptions.

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Darren

Dined on Nov 1, 2024

The service and food were great. The live piano music was amazing as well. The only thing was that there was a large gathering in the bar area that was really loud and disruptive to the diners in the restaurant area. Otherwise, it was a great time.

The Neighborhood Tavern

4.1

4.1 (196)

$30 and under

American

Northborough

About the restaurant

Diverse menu, Craft Beer Selection, 33 Sports TV, Neighborhood Vibe, Saturday and Sunday Brunch. American Bar and Restaurant.

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Lori

Dined 7 days ago

I had the special - a roast beef sandwich with tomato, cheese, and onion, with dipping sauce. It was DELICIOUS! I wish they'd put that on their permanent. My spouse had his favorite - the pesto chicken sandwich, which is always good. I love their tots - crispy outside and tender inside. Our server was nice and the meal was paced out well.

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