Ambience was lovely; perfect for conversation with a party. Servers for both food and drink were…read moreattentive and prompt. The chef was willing to work with my food allergies and replaced pasta with risotto in the shrimp and scallop scampi. The J Morgan Burger was also tasty. Crème brûlée was delicious, as was the fruit that came with it. Highly recommend!

This was my fifth time dining at this restaurant, and unfortunately, it was my worst experience…read moreyet. On March 21, we had a reservation, but when we arrived, no one addressed us for about 20 minutes. When we finally spoke to the "hostess", she mentioned that we were assigned a table "out back," which sounded unappealing (though it turned out to be fine). She then informed us that it was really busy and "it could be a while". I said back to her "well, that's a bad start", she said "I know". The whole restaurant had a strong fishy smell, which shouldn't happen with fresh seafood. No one came over to greet us until we decided to go to the bar to find a server. It was the same server who was attending to the table next to us, and she only acknowledged us after we spoke up. She didn't take our drink orders or offer us water. After we finally ordered drinks, we waited 20 minutes only to discover our drinks sitting at the bar--our martinis had already become warm. As for the food, the Rib Eye steak was perfect, but the Shrimp and Scallop Scampi was terrible, and the other pasta dishes with lobster were just okay. Overall, it was a disappointing experience with mediocre food and inattentive staff. I will not be returning to this restaurant again.

Food was amazing as always. I ordered the "rattlesnake pasta", but subbed out the chicken for steak…read more($4 up charge but no big deal!). Could've gotten our food a little bit sooner, but understand that it was a busy night and a holiday so they did what they could. Again, phenomenal food!!! Service from those behind the bar, also fabulous.

I would love to give this place 4 stars but the food was just ok. The ambience is wonderful! It's…read moreone of those places where you can just sit and look around. T shirts hanging, pictures of firefighters, very cool old station. The waitress was so friendly and sweet, too. I'd probably return just for the atmosphere! The food took a long time but I wonder if something happened as others who ordered after we did received food before us. I ordered a Cajun type burger and hubs ordered the quesadilla burger. Both were kind of dry. Mine did have a good flavor, though whereas he said his was not flavorful at all. The fries were pretty good. I ordered a chocolate lava cake as it was,my birthday and she even stuck a candle in it. They had many other options so maybe burgers just aren't their thing so of you check it out I'd try one of the other options. The fried pickles are really good, though, so get those!

Really enjoyed the dinner! We got there early on a Thursday and got seated in one of the few choice…read moretables with the Winnooski River view. We enjoyed the mussels gauzzetto and calamari fritti. The Mediterranean chicken was well prepared and tasty. The pasta special was spinach feta almond slices in a light tomato sauce and I substituted penne for fettucine - I thoroughly enjoyed this dish. The margherita pizza was good. We suspect you need reservations for prime dining hours on a weekend. The decor feels a little dated but the food is great. We can forgive the $2 for a quarter loaf of bread because it's only a few dollars and the bread was fresh and served with garlic oil, not like overpriced $10-$12 Parker House Rolls, but it's not a good trend to charge for bread. Service was good until we wanted to pay our bill - that took a little bit. We'll happily return.

What a beautiful town Montpelier is. Walking the streets and doing some window shopping. I ended…read moreup at the end of main Street at sarducci's. There was ample seating at the bar and as a single I sat down and the bartender was nice and cheerful. She helped me through the menu and I ended up with the fruits of the sea.. in an alfredo sauce. The scallops and shrimps were delicious. The noodles were great and the sauce, although a bit thick was very tasty. The only thing I wish I did different was I ordered the lemon cheesecake.. it was very cold so it'd been stored in the fridge as a slice and it didn't seem to be the freshest but it was okay. The atmosphere is wonderful. The location is great. The service is wonderful. I will be back. I'll just order something different. Dessert.

Beautifully made cocktails and bites!! So fresh and delicious. It was a lovely and quaint way to…read morespend the evening in Montpelier.

I ordered the duck, and it came out swimming in grease. I had to rescue the potatoes from the…read moreliteral pool of oil that was on my plate and move them to another plate. When I brought it to the attention of the waitress her solution was to offer me a napkin to "sop up the extra grease." She actually tried to do that process for me - presumably because this was not the first time this had happened. Nasty.

Ambience was perfect for discussion; music was soft. Service was prompt and attentive. Food was…read morewonderful. We were so glad they were still open after 8:00 pm on a Sunday night. Definitely recommend, and we plan to come back. Thank you!

The food was delicious and the service was fast. Looks…read moresmall from the outside but when you walk in, it has a very big seating area. The restaurant is very neat and the waitresses and waiter are very friendly. Highly recommend it. Mel

I love this place! I was staying down the road and walked down here for dinner one evening. My…read moreserver was very attentive and kind. I ordered a 3 meat pizza and it came out quickly and was amazing! Reasonable priced too!! The resturant is a tavern/bar vibe inside as well. I will definitely be back next time I'm in Vermont!

This restaurant used to be good, but now it feels like no one cares. I had one of the worst dining…read moreexperiences of my life here tonight. The issues included: - It's 20 degrees out and the door takes forever to close, so every time someone comes in, you get an endless blast of cold air. They should put a sign on it saying "CLOSE DOOR BEHIND YOU." Or maybe just get a decent door. We were freezing. My son kept his winter coat on. - It took forever to get seated, forever to put in our order and forever to get our food - even PIZZA SLICES. I had to ask three times for a club soda. -They were out of a ton of things including 8 out of 11 beers on tap, lemonade, and bone-in wings. - So we ordered boneless wings which came AFTER the rest of our meal and were basically disgusting chicken nuggets. The Caesar salad also arrived after everything else. - The salmon was adequate but worse than Applebees and basically every other restaurant salmon I've ever ordered. The carrots on the side were undercooked. - They had no way of playing music outside of the TV so we had to turn off the music to put on the Celtics. None of these are unsolvable problems. Someone just has to care enough to solve them.

Food, service, atmosphere! Eerything was good at Hugo's! I thought the menu was a little small,…read morebut we had the Korean fried chicken which was delicious! Also, the kimchi grilled cheese was a big hit... considering my daughter is a picky eater. She enjoyed it! Try the Parmesan truffle fries.

We came to Montpelier to see the band, 'Avi Salloway & Friends', playing upstairs at Hugo's…read more First though, drinks and dinner. The fried martinis were probably the best starter course ever! Yummy jumbo fries and aioli paired with a chilled martini.... Brilliant. My Shrimp Etouffee was cooked perfectly & spiced with talent. Annie had a salad but couldn't get the candied walnuts, 86'd for the nite. Our server was lovely & did an epic job considering the six of us were a bit unmanageable She made it fun. Afters found us climbing upstairs in the old speakeasy to a cozy lounge, complete with high-end prohibition stye & most importantly... a bar & stage. Hi energy jazzy 'think-on-it' music with a resistance angle, gave us a sense of balance, which seemed nice and possible in that moment. Thank you Hugo's & Avi and friends!