Brandon's at Nostagia Inn

Great food and great value. Ate here twice on our 4 day vacation at Pipestem, and enjoyed it all. Between my husband and I we tried the ribs, BBQ chicken, shrimp, and clam chowder. All were excellent. I have to say the baby back ribs were most memorable especially for $12 including two sides. The fries and mashed potatoes are amazing. Desserts are good too. The chocolate cake was very moist and rich, and the cobbler was tasty too. Waitresses were friendly and attentive and the owner stopped by and talked to us too. Definitely better than the overpriced resort food. As for the Nostalgia Inn next door, we didn't stay there but from the outside, I think I'll pass.

Came here for our family vacation at Pipestem. I had high hopes for it after my mother raved about it. However, I was left disappointed. I had the BBQ platter which had BBQ chicken, ribs, and pulled pork. I also had mashed potatoes and vegetables for my side dishes. My BBQ chicken was overcooked so the outside of the chicken had to be pulled away before I could eat the chicken. The pulled pork was pretty good but nothing amazing. Then the sad part was the ribs, they were not able to be cut by a knife or torn by hands. I was not the only one who had this problem with my party. The other person had to send the ribs back because he could not eat them at all. I chose to not say anything because I had other items to eat, and I would feel rude if I did ask them to take the ribs back. The mashed potatoes and vegetables were great though. Service was fine, however, I was not too happy how the waitress picked up everyone's plate after we were finished eating but mine and never asked how the meal tasted. I could be wrong, but I feel like she was trying to avoid asking me how mine was because it was obvious I hardly even touched the ribs.

I could be swayed to come back again, but I will not go out of my way to come back to Brandon's. Maybe I came on an off night, but I was not thrilled by it.

Visited this quaint jewel while on vactation to Pipestem Resort with the family.  What a pleasent surprise.  The atmosphere is charming, the service is excellent and the BBQ is the best I've had.  The protions are huge & priced fairly.  I had the double combo with St.Lewis rbs & pulled pork with Baked Beans & Cole Slaw.  The ribs were tender, not over cooked and the pulled pork had a good smoked flavor.  The beans & cole slaw were a great compliment.  My daughter had the garlic & cheese mash pototaoes as a side with here pulled pork and loved the potatoes so much that she ordered two more sides of mashed potatoes.  It was so good that we ate there the next night too.  I would highly recommend this resturant.  And that's saying something coming from someone who is in the meat & resturant business.  The worst part was that we hadn't found it earlier in our trip or we would have eaten there every night!  It's an A+