Listed as an historic hotel in the western Massachusetts town that is the home of Smith College, and surrounded by four other colleges, this busy little place is dominated by the Hotel Northampton, a rambling structure that has seen better days. At $180 a night, the room was overpriced, small, dark and peeling; its best feature was the flat-screen TV... more

Four of us dined at ESG on 11/9/08 and only one of us had an acceptable meal. For appetizers we ordered the Seared Tuna with Wontons and Flash Fried Spicy Calamari only to have our server return and state they do not serve the Tuna on Sundays. We substituted this dish for the Portobello Mushroom Crostini. The calamari was done... more