Good Eats in Great Barrington

Barrington Brewery

I recently spent the afternoon in the lovely western Mass town of Great Barrington. This is a great little town, and it was my second visit there. The first time I went for lunch at Baba Louie, a for-real excellent pizza joint. That was before this blog, so there's no official review, but suffice it to say, the pizza with figs, mozzarella, and caramelized onions is to die for. And, they have Berkshire Brewing Co. beer on tap.

On my recent visit, four of us had lunch at the Barrington Brewery, which is on the same road as the Wonderful Things yarn shop, for you knitters out there. (We got there shortly after they closed, so didn't get to browse a giant yarn store, but there's always next time.)

The atmosphere at the Brewery is quite comfortable. High ceilings, lots of tables and booths, and large windows which let in a lot of natural light. Off the main restaurant room is a tavern, where they have tacked up hundreds of different beer coasters on the walls. It looks like a fun place to have a beer and an appetizer.

After rave reviews of the chili from one of my dining partners, 2 of us ordered the cup of chili and salad combo. This chili was delicious. Large pieces of ground beef, kidney beans, and smaller black beans. Great chili flavor, and none of the kickback I usually get from the chili at the work cafeteria. The salad was also delicious with romaine, mixed with some field greens, red onion, grape tomatoes, and scallion-herb creamy dressing. Since it was lunchtime, I decided against the beer, and instead had a pink lemonade. It hit the spot.

The rest of my party was similarly pleased with their meals: Vegetarian chili, Salad of the Day (toasted pecans, blue cheese, and grilled chicken on a green salad), and a half a corned beef sandwich.

We all shared a large order of hand-cut french fries. I'd come back just for the fries. And the chili.

So Co Creamery
5 Railroad Street


Ice cream at the So Co Creamery is pricey but delicious. I had the Take 5, which was chocolate ice cream, chocolate and peanut butter swirl, peanut butter cups, and pretzels. Though I didn't really notice the swirl, I did enjoy this flavor. Hugh chunks of the pb cups!

Others in the group had the mint chip and the snickerdoodle. Both received the thumbs up.