The Wooster Inn

Mothers Day, with all of its inherent chaos and large family parties, is not the fairest day to evaluate a restaurant, but the Wooster Inn held its cool and made our day feel very special. The waiting area couches and chairs are very cushy, so even if you arrive early, you can chill out in comfort.
The menu is sizeable, with options for all tastes and diets. The bread basket that starts the meal includes tasty bite sized corn muffins. Side salads are a bit wilted from sitting pre-​made in the fridge, but nice that they come free with the entrees. Our table enjoyed the deconstructed chicken pot pie, pan fried fish special, and grilled salmon salad. Portions are extremely large, so prepare to undo a notch or two on the belt. The weakest part of the meal was the desserts. Key lime pie was shockingly sweet and thick, like too much condensed milk got added to the mix.
Service is generally earnest, although our waiters inexplicably switched out on us mid-​meal (original waiter didn’t clock off but started serving smaller tables) and our server forgot our salads. On a sunny day in spring, the surrounding area is green and fresh and energizing.

A lot has changed since many of these reviews. I was shocked by my last visit to The Wooster Inn in the best possible way. I visited in the summer and was meet by a vibrant, festive, well-​attended patio party. There was live entertainment, a great bar selection, and really fantastic food.
There’s a good variety of dishes available. I most recently had the shrimp and spinach salad, which was light, fresh, and satisfying. But, I’ve also heard the burgers are a must.
There are two dining options: the fancier upstairs and the more casual pub downstairs. Both are worth a visit! There are also great special events, especially for New Years Eve and Thanksgiving, which generally offer buffets!

Pretty cool staff, nice outdoor patio seating… solid food… during the fridays in the summer live music is available but the performers aren’t fantastic… but for the price the appetizers are great and drink selection is good too! They serve decent food and not outrageously priced. cool little gem in Wooster. Ken the owner seems business oriented and knows folks in town. If you come to town definitely check this place out. Out if the 4 servers only one was phenomenal there!

Had dinner at the Wooster Inn last night with a fairly big group. A number of us became sick shortly thereafter with gastrointestinal problems of various kinds. Since not everyone in the group was sick I have to believe the source was the handling of the food rather than a specific food item which should have affected everyone eating it. I hate to diss a restaurant in my own town but someone has to start looking at what they are doing here. My husband and I had dinner there about a month ago and the food was really bad. The waiter was terrible and didn’t even know we could order a glass of wine from the wine list. The wine glass that arrived had a big lipstick print on it. Because the food was bad I asked for some butter to fill up on a roll. The waiter brought butter that was partially melter. Since we are local I would love to support this restaurant but just cannot go there again.

Solid place. Clean. Decently furnished. A tad dated but I like the pub.
Better than the typical chain (different), feels homey. Definitely should be less expensive for my repeat business. I paid 130 per night for a standard room.

Very over priced and asylum like. If you like 1950’s style hotel this is the place for you. They have new hair dryers in the bathroom but no way to plug them in, poor access to outlets for charging devices and no real work space in the rooms. I would not recommend staying here if you are visiting Wooster.

Food, Wine and Friends. The Wooster Inn is always working to please and improve.
Love the new bar in the dining room. Menu selections change often and are always good. Special events, like wine dinners, are always meticulously well planned and great fun. Everyday service and attention to detail is what keeps up returning to the Inn often.

One of, if not the best place in area to relax, enjoy a few drinks and some really good food. I don’t live in Wooster, but do travel there a few times a year and I end up at The Wooster Inn almost every trip.
The menu has a nice variation of choice and everything I have had there has always been great. The place also has a wide selection of different thinks to drink, including some decent craft beer and a great wine selection (my guess would be the best within a 1 hour radius). The place has a great patio, nice pub in the basement and the new bar in the dining room is a great touch.
I thoroughly enjoy this place, the staff wonderful and I will be back many more times.

Drinks were good, but overpriced especially considering it was happy hour ($ 8 for 22 oz. Beer). The food was NOT good. I had the perch and my husband the all you can you eat fish, which was frozen Pollack. Mine was just ok… and 2 small pieces with fries and a ketchup sized container of coleslaw was not worth $ 14. My husband described his formed fish patties as cold in the middle and flavorless. I was still hungry and ordered the caramel cake, which tasted of the stale refrigerator it was stored in. Although the sports bar atmosphere was pleasantn the lackluster service and poor food add up to an establishment I will be unlikely to return to in the future.

While the Wooster Inn has struggled recently as it went independent of the College of Wooster, it still is one of the top dining experiences for this Midwest town. Now having two venues with fine dining on the main floor, and a pub setting on the lower floor, an eclectic menu selection is sure to appeal to all.

I was excited to try the outdoor didning experience at the Wooster Inn Pub. I read reviews and then my friend and I went out for dinner earlier this week. I had a sandwich and he the Becca Burger, things were going great. We also had crème brûlée for dessert, it was a bit liquified but nice flavor. Six hours later quite sick!!! Up for half the night, ill, after our first meal at the Wooster Inn Pub. I will not be going back. Don’t know if it was the Becca Burger as I tried a bite or the crème brûlée or just a contaminated handler of our food??? Yuk so unfortunate that we were both sick six hours after this meal???

Neat old building that houses an average restaurant serving bland sided food and a far less than authentic pub.
Unless it’s the only place open, take a pass on this place or stay in the Inn and eat elsewhere.

We have always been happy with our Wooster Inn experiences.
Last nights meal was no exception. Mrs. T had the pork chop with apples and she was extremely happy with the results. Spinach was the veggie and it had some collard greens mixed in which gave it a unique, pleasant taste.
I had the filet and it was cooked as ordered and one of the most tender pieces of beef I have ever enjoyed. The only negative was the scalloped potatoes under the steak. over cooked & mushy.
Our friends ten year old son was with u and he had a plate of pasta that disappeared quickly. Chef asked him where it all went and if he would like some more? Chase answered yes, and another past soon was served.
Dd not have any wine, but the wine list is very impressive, I would guess 300 selections.

The idea of the old, traditional college inn is romantic, warm and appealing. Sadly, the food and service here meet none of those images. After half a dozen meals over the period of a year, we’ve yet to have even one where the food matches what it should or could be. Lame cooking, poor selection and pitiful service. They had a great chef, briefly, a few years ago, but it seems likely that accountants at the college put an end to his attempts at improving this poor excuse for an inn.

We had a family wedding here a few years back. It was beautiful and the windows overlook a golf course. The bridal party stayed in the guest rooms and there is a dancefloor in the basement.
It was a classy affair. Too bad it rained, we would have danced on the nice patio.

Old-​school swank. It’s not fake and glossy, It’s high class, they know it, and don’t feel the need to prove it to anyone.
The waiters in the dining room wear tux shirts and bowties (and for those of you not from Wooster, that just don’t happen).
I find this place to be like stepping into a time machine back to the 50s/​60s, but in those most posh, upscale kind of way. One day, I’ll actually walk in to eat or stay here, as opposed to visiting friends who are are working.

First let me educate, you do NOT say «wooster» like «rooster» (i think its more fun to say and i do it anyway– WOOOOOOO-​ster). the locals will tell you to pronounce it «whusster».
I got to eat brunch here after a beautiful wedding weekend. the dining room has large windows that look out onto the grounds — i was feeling a Dirty Dancing/​vacation retreat vibe, this place has some serious old school charm. the brunch buffet itself is pretty standard — salads, breakfast items (like french toast, potatoes, eggs), and a beef carving station for you carnivores. they also featured bread pudding (light and fluffy, kind of like a soft cinnamon bun) and crepes (cherry and blueberry). i passed on the pudding sauce, and the boyfriend said it was too sweet — its self-​serve so add as little/​much as you want. Nothing stood out as spectacular, gastronomically speaking, but it was perfect for a Sunday morning gathering before heading out. its a little light on vegetarian options but you can make do with crepes, salad, and hash browns like i did. they serve up orange juice in large goblet-​style glasses and the staff makes rounds to pour coffee and tea.
If you’re into golf, you can watch the golfers on the driving range while you strap on the feedbag. after wards go out and practice your golf swing.
I stayed at the Guest House which is a 5 minute drive from the Inn. Its a HUGE house with individual rooms each with their own bath and spacious common areas. the whole house was reserved for guests for the wedding so we had the run of the entire place. Its got several living rooms, a meeting room, a billiards room, and two kitchens. This place is SWEET. they stock up the fridge with drinks (and we stocked it with booze) and you get some continental breakfast action in the morning. the maids were really sweet and thorough with their cleaning. there was more than enough room for everyone and the porches were good spots to hang out while sipping on wine.
the Guest House is 5 stars all the way — it was previously owned by Rubbermaid which used its rooms to house visiting big-​wigs, then they sold it to the College. All the rooms are pretty luxe but if you have older guests with you be warned — all the rooms require you to go down or up a flight of stairs (no elevator). The catering was «meh» it tasted ok but all of it left my tummy hurting which was a total bummer cause everything looked great. they did offer veg options and their lemon squares were out-​of-​this-​world (its rare that i find a place that can make ‘em right).

if you’re looking for fine dining in wooster, this is probably your best bet.