Amy’s Place

The worst food I’ve ever eaten in western mass. I should’ve gone to McDonald’s. The wait staff was fine and I have no personal gripes but nothing else matters until they stop insulting people’s tastebuds by calling what they serve food. I anxiously await my food poisoning.

I went to arts night out in Easthampton every good restaurant was packed, so we ended up here. Seriously the worst food I have ever had. Microwaved frozen shit, the service was also lacking we waited with empty beers for over 20 minutes before waving down the waitress. I will never go back.

This is kind of a low review, but Amy’s is better than I’m giving it credit for. Here’s the deal:
There are two halves to the place, a restaurant and a bar. I don’t typically go to the bar. We go to the restaurant side and have a couple of beverages and some appetizers. The bar is always packed, so that tells you that it has to be good!
The apps and drinks are AWESOME. I usually get a girly mixed drink, but the beer menu is pretty sizable as well I love the pulled pork egg rolls, and fried mac n cheese bites. They will change your life… in the best of ways! There is simply no other way to put it. I’ve never had anything like the egg rolls, and the ranch sauce they give you to dip them in is sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
If this were the only part of the review, I couldn’t not give it 5 stars. Seriously. I love all of the apps, I love most of the drinks… What I don’t typically love is the entrees. They are very mediocre. I don’t know how else to say it. I’ve had mostly everything on the menu with the exception of the buffalo mac & cheese, which is evidently pretty amazing (based on other reviews).
I don’t want to downplay my love of Amy’s. This is my go-​to place if I want to stick around town and take someone out, but we usually try to steer towards apps and drinks, not so much meals.

Amy’s Place is a semi-​frequent hangout for me. They do fresh squeezed orange and grapefruit juice, so I like them for a Sunday morning beverage when I’m feeling frisky.
They have some AWESOME buffalo wings! As is meaty, crispy, wings with blue cheese that tastes like it doesn’t come out of a bottle.
Service, whether server or bartender, is always attentive and pleasant.
A couple of times I’ve been here on a Friday or Saturday night. My experience on those nights is that it is an odd mix of young women all dolled up (which doesn’t go with the décor) hanging on older men. I wouldn’t say it is a great place for dancing, but if you have enough to drink, it doesn’t matter.

I’ll come over the hill any day of the week to come to Amy’s Place. The best nachos in the Valley, great chicken sandwiches, maybe the best chop-​chop salad in the Valley, too. Nothin’ fancy, just good food and good atmosphere. Gotta love when they have Shabadoo on nitro.

I was first introduced to Amy’s Place one weekend afternoon by some friends who had been there a few times before. They raved about a number of items that I «just had to try». We were all very hungry so we ordered quite a few items for a lunch.
The establishment is divided into two areas, one is more of a pub atmosphere, and when you walk through to the other side, it is simply a room of tables/​booths and the entrance-​way to the kitchen. We sat in the ‘dining room’. The waitress came over almost immediately as we sat down (4 of us total) and we ordered our drinks and appetizers. There was a huge chalkboard up on the side wall that listed their unique draft and bottle beer selection. There wasn’t a huge list but they seemed to have a beer to appeal to everyone’s tastes, even an organic and gluten-​free option. We ordered the Pierogi Skins, which are cheese pierogis topped with chedder/​jack cheese and (we chose) kielbasa, served with sour cream. (The four of us ordered two orders, one would probably be enough for most but we were starving and they were DELICIOUS). I had never had anything like that before, but it was definitely something I would not hesitate to order again.
For our entrees, my friends ordered the Chop Chop Salad (it was definitely a generous size, as were all the entrees), a Reuben, and a Cheeseburger (blackened). I ordered the pulled pork meal (HOLY CRAP IT WAS HUGE). The heaping pile of pulled pork was insane (for me, 3 – 4 meals worth), plus it also came with mac and cheese and cornbread. The cornbread was very moist, buttery and delicious and the mac and cheese (well, I believe they are well-​known for it so, yes, it was phenomenal). I definitely enjoyed the pulled pork, it was so tender it practically melted in my mouth (not even exaggerating) and the bbq sauce was not very heavy but had a smokey sweet taste that I enjoyed thoroughly (I am a Bourbon BBQ fan, personally).
Speaking of the mac and cheese, they make this incredible Buffalo Chicken Mac N Cheese that was just absolute culinary-​comfort-​food-​perfection. My friends shared an order of that to go with their meals. I had so much food, I had to take mine to-​go (why waste such good food)
To finish off our meal we ordered an «after-​dinner drink» (Beers and ciders had made up most of the meal). We all were in the mood for an Irish Coffee, now, not sure if that is on their menu but let me tell you, that MAY have been the highlight of my experience. If I could have that drink at the end of every meal I have, I would be in heaven. It came in a tall hurricane glass, warm and filled to the rim, topped off with a swirling mound of whipped cream. The taste, temperature, appearance, everything, was just fantastic. Yes, I’ll admit it, I fell in love with my after-​dinner beverage. I have since asked my boyfriend to go to Amy’s Place just so I can get that Irish Coffee again (hopefully soon he’ll say yes).
One last note, as we were leaving a waitress was bringing to another table what appeared to be their Buffalo Chicken Nachos. Holy Smokes! Just from the look and smell of it, I recommend that to anyone with a larger group or larger appetite as I intend to order it the next time I stop by as well.

If you haven’t given Amy’s Place a try you really should. Other reviews say the menu is typical bar food and uncreative, but that’s the furthest thing from the truth. The menu is pretty varied, and I have tried several menu items and have not found one complaint. The mac and cheese is homemade and delicious! The cobb salad is what a real salad should be. Its loaded with chicken, eggs, avocado, bacon, etc. There is no skimping on this one, its amazing! Another standout feature is the beer selection. It’s constantly rotating with excellent micro brews on tap. The bartenders and wait staff are super friendly. It really is the go to neighborhood restaurant (and bar)

The good thing is they have beer… the bad thing is they put celery in their marinara sauce…

This place is just fine. The food is decent. The beer selection is decent. The service is very attentive.

There is not a whole lot going on in Easthampton other than The Williston Northampton School, so I wasn’t expecting much from Amy’s Place. As it turns out, this is a reasonably good restaurtant /​pub combination. The jambalaya was good (you don’t see that on many pub menus in the northeast) with lots of grilled shrimp, the nacho plate heaped to overflowing and my son’s steak was fine. Having the place spread across two store fronts allows people in the dining area not to feel like they are right in a bar. Good selection of beers on tap for a place this size. The service was attentive. Overall, quite a postive experience.

I have never eaten here but have been to the bar-​side for drinks and the occasional round of karaōke. It’s a fun atmosphere with reasonably priced drinks. It’s been packed whenever I have gone in.

Typical average bar food and uncreative menu selections. What you see is what you get from this place. From the overcooked fries to the uncomfortable seating to the average taste of your food. The service was okay but I guess I should not expect more from a place in this location. It is a ghost town and not many businesses to support a restaurant.