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“Charming Place, Warm and Friendly Staff”

Black Walnut Inn

5 of 5 stars
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MA
Jul 13, 2009

Hello, We stayed in the Carholt room in a recent trip to an Amherst Umass Conference, which is very large and decorated with quite a few quaint and interesting antiques. We really enjoyed the...more

“Overrated and relatively tasteless”

Judie's

3 of 5 stars
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Amherst, MA
Jul 10, 2009

Not sure what all the excitement is about - I have lived here for years, and I periodically eat here to see if anything has changed, but overall it seems to be a nice atmosphere with thoroughly...more

“Mostly disappointing; inconsistent”

La Piazza Ristorante

2 of 5 stars
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Amherst, MA
Jul 10, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

We had such high hopes for this place, but alas, we are often disappointed. I periodically eat here to check for improvement. We frequently dine out, and in a small town we are always looking for new...more

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