Update: Alumni Restaurant Opens in Franklin

Franklin will soon be home to a new dining spot. According to various job postings--including on Craigslist--The Alumni Restaurant will be opening on East Central Street (Route 140), just east of the center of town. A note from the owner of The Alumni on a Franklin Cub Scout blog indicates that The Alumni will be a family-friendly restaurant that will also have a function room for meetings, fundraising activities, and other events.

[November 12 update: The Alumni Restaurant is now open. The place is open seven days a week for lunch and dinner, and has a capacity of 140. The restaurant also has a bar area with room for 30. According to the restaurant's website, one of the specialties is the warm slow roasted sliced roast beef sandwich.]

The address for this restaurant southwest of Boston is: The Alumni Restaurant, 391 East Central Street, Franklin, MA. The phone number is (508) 528-8804. And the website is at: http://www.alumnirestaurant.com/