Restaurant recommendations in central MA?

[rmd]

Anyone have a recommendation for a restaurant for a party of about a dozen, very close to an exit on the Mass Pike, ideally around Sturbridge?

Sorry, taking 84 to Rein's is RIGHT OUT.

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[paradoox.livejournal.com]

What kind of food / price range?

There is always Cracker Barrel ...

[wrog]

The Howard Johnson's in Sturbridge was always a landmark on our trips back and forth between NJ and Maine (where my oldest brother went to college). It was one of the better ones and we'd usually try to stop there for lunch or dinner if we could.

Never mind that this was, like, 1975, and this place was not one of the 3 or 4 that survived the collapse of the franchise in the mid-80s. Oh well.