Brandywine — Restaurant in Town of Ashland

We have been celebrating our wedding anniversaries every year at Brandywine. My wife and I made it a tradition. As a family we have celebrated birthdays, graduation and other family affairs at Brandywine. It was our “ go-to” restaurant. Over the years we have never been disappointed in either the quality of the food or the service. Today my wife and I decided to maintain the tradition of celebrating our 57th wedding anniversary at Brandywine. This time we were terribly disappointed in the quality of the food. The waitress service was consistently excellent. Dawn was our server and she continues to provide excellent service. The disappointment came in the quality of the food. Since a salad was a part of our meal, my wife and myself ordered a vinegarette dressing. It was totally tasteless. We each agreed that we both felt it had no taste. As an entree, my wife ordered her favorite dish: Chicken Grismonde. She was totally looking forward to this most delicious entree we have ordered in the past. This meal was such disappointment and truly bland and tasteless. Something has happened in either the management or culinary staff that such a drastic change has occurred in the food quality. I ordered the Brandywine broiled seafood medley. This item was a disappointment in that it was also bland and tasteless . We mentioned our disappointment in the salad dressing to our waitress but we never discussed our disappointment in our entree. Based on this most recent dining experience, we will probably not be celebrating our family celebrations at Brandywine. Another family tradition has been canceled. I hope the Brandywine proprietors take this positive advice to look at the poor quality of the kitchen staff’s culinary ability. These comments are not intended to denigrate the Brandywine staff and its owners. They are meant to strictly advise them of our disappointment in the food quality. We hope they shake this advice and bring back the former food quality that some may have enjoyed in the past. Unfortunately we won’t be back to witness any...

I recently revisited Brandywine, a place I used to frequent throughout my childhood. I was excited to return, but the visit fell short in several ways.

There were four of us plus a baby, and we were seated at a table far too small for our group. It was so cramped that the waitress had difficulty finding space for our two appetizers. On top of that, we were placed directly under a ceiling speaker that crackled and buzzed constantly—definitely not conducive to a comfortable dining experience.

One small silver lining was that we were served quickly. I remembered long waits as a kid, so I was glad to skip that part. Unfortunately, the service itself was lackluster. Our server seemed uninterested in engaging with us at all. It’s hard not to wonder if our visibly queer and trans identities influenced the cold reception, but whatever the reason, there were little to no pleasantries and minimal effort beyond the absolute basics.

The soda had an odd taste, and they were out of the creamy Italian dressing I used to love, which was really disappointing. The salads, when they arrived, were very small and served on cheap plastic plates, which didn’t help the overall impression. The portion sizes for the entrées were generous, but the quality left a lot to be desired. I ordered the carbonara, which was watery, bland, and unappetizing. The bacon was oddly pink and undercooked, adding to my discomfort.

Overall, the experience was disappointing. The food didn’t live up to my memories, the atmosphere was unpleasant, and the service felt cold at best. Sadly, this visit made it clear that Brandywine isn’t what it used to be—and I likely won’t...

We stayed at Windham, NY for the weekend to celebrate a birthday and I made reservations for Saturday 6 pm at Brandywine. The atmosphere was pleasant enough though there was a sweet sixteen party going on and our main waitress was running around like crazy. My review is based on comparison of numerous great restaurants as I love and appreciate really good food and great service. As someone from LI and working in NYC I've had my share. There was no cocktail menu, for me that is a minus as I love signature cocktails... there was a full bar so I had a martini which was good and generously portioned. I decided to try the escargot in mushroom caps for the appetizer and that was a big mistake. In my third bite there was a rock in the snail which was not washed out properly and I hurt my teeth. When I showed the rock to the waitress and returned the rest of the snails she just looked at it and said "ok"... forgive me if I'm wrong but in any restaurant in NYC I would have gotten an apology and the item would have been removed from the bill. For that I give 3 stars. The sauce on the eggplant rollatinis was very mediocre... not much of that real Italian flavor. The filet mignon medallions which I requested medium rare were, however, divine and perfectly cooked... they melted in my mouth and the mushroom, shallot, olive gravy over it was delicious as well. Desert was decent but nothing special. Bottom line, it was ok, but I...