This was a great breakfast choice. It says it's over 100 years old and I can see why. The food is…read morewonderful. This is a quaint old school diner with counter seating, booths and regular tables. Bigger than it looks from the outside. The servers were all very pleasant and professional. We had 2 orders of the chicken fried steak and eggs, one corned beef hash and one order of chocolate chip pancakes. Everything was outstanding. We are looking forward to going back.

Super cool old school diner in Burlington! There was a line outside, but I got right in to sit at…read morethe counter since it was just me. Service spectacular! The food was coming out super quick. I got the skillet with corned beef hash, and ended up ordering some gravy to top it with. It was super tasty. Overall, this is a super cool place to come for breakfast in Burlington. Great fast service. It's some really good food.

This place pretends it's vintage charm on rails, but don't be fooled--it's more nostalgia at a…read morepremium. Ambience: It's a genuine 1950s Worcester Lunch Car--complete with Formica counters, vinyl booths, and tile floors that feel like they haven't changed since before your grandparents were born. Charming if you like that "museum exhibit" vibe--but cozy it isn't. Seating is tight, and the wait can feel longer than vintage itself. Food: Yes, it's scratch-made breakfast and lunch--maple syrup is local, English muffins made in-house, eggs fresh from Vermont farms. Great effort. But then you find out the famous hot turkey sandwich and VT burger that earned Roadfood praise under the old owner are no longer on the menu. The new proprietors swapped nostalgia for a rewritten menu--and higher prices. Some folks rave about the blueberry jam and standout flavors, but others griped that biscuits and gravy were "downright gross." Contrasting reviews and extra-charge condiment notes further muddle expectations. Service: Staff tend to move with diner efficiency--fast, polite, and no fuss. That said, reviews note some inconsistency: stellar one day, meh the next. They're friendly, but don't expect a guided gastronomic tour--just order, eat, move on. Value: With plates clocking in near $19 for diner fare like chicken-fried steak and breakfast burrito bowls, this isn't exactly your classic greasy spoon find. Everything tastes well-executed, but you're paying for that curated "local ingredients" label--not bargain basement. Bottom line: If you're nostalgic for a parlor that looks like a train car and serve-your-mother's-recipe breakfast served up with giddy pride, Parkway Diner might still charm. Just be ready to pay for ingredient provenance and ditch your hopes for old favorites like the hot turkey sandwich or VT burger. Solid for breakfast or lunch, but don't expect miracles--even if they serve bottomless coffee.

Ate breakfast here today, very disappointing. Our toast was…read moreice cold and the butter they gave us was rock hard cold. My home fries were just terrible, dried out burned rocks is a good description. Service was good, but we won't go back.

This guy is a bit hard to find. Located at the top of a the hill in a industrial park. You are…read moretransported into the 50's as soon as you walk in. Very warming and welcoming. I had an omelet and man was it good. I highly recommend a visit to start your day on the right foot.

My friend had the pancakes and started to not feel good from the butter and just the pancakes…read morethemselves. Then I had a bite of my french toast and thought it tasted weird, thought it was just me so I had her try it and she admit immediately ran to the bathroom and threw up. I then came out to the car and immediately threw up.

First of all, great music playing in this spot. We got in just in time, pretty soon after they…read moreopened: this place filled up QUICK and there seemed like a pretty substantial weight. We got the breakfast pancakes to split, which we were very curious about. It was somehow an excellent pancake and also a unique experience. I also grabbed the spinach scramble and my wife got the potatoes verdes. The chorizo in her dish was surprisingly good, but the true unsung hero was the homemade biscuit. Definitely grab one of those! The homemade hot sauce is excellent and not too spicy but packed with flavor. It adds a ton to their egg dishes. We are going back tomorrow to check out the banana bread French toast, which our waitress said is not to be missed, but we simply didn't have any more room in our stomachs! Update after day 2: skip the corn beef hash, and the omelet we got was just so-so. The "scramble" style egg dishes are much better. The home fries didn't get enough love in yesterday's review. They are quite excellent. And, the banana bread French toast was as advertised. Don't miss it. You can get a single slice as a side order for five bucks as of this writing, and you will not regret it. Again, excellent and friendly service and my kind of music.

Cute little diner in Waterbury Vermont. This place only serves breakfast and lunch no dinner…read more Open 7:30am to 2:30pm daily 7 days a week. The service was great. She came back and checked on us few times and see if we needed anything. The restaurant was clean. The food was delicious. The steak and cheese was perfect. The cornbeef hash was just plan, wasn't enough salty. 2 bathrooms. Dining room has around 10 tables. Great restaurant for quick breakfast or lunch while in town for camping or just in town.

Definitely the best meal of our long Memorial Day weekend in Burlington. We were really looking…read moreforward to this visit since reading that chef Paul Trombly was nominated for a Beard award. The only downside of our visit was having to wait nearly 30 minutes past our reservation time. It is a very small dining space, and when folks won't vacate their tables, there's not much to be done. There are tables outside in a "streatery," but it wasn't al fresco weather. Fortunately, the food made up for the wait. The menu is laid out in a series of shareable, mostly vegetable small plates, concluding in two or three proteins (meat or fish dishes), and desserts. We started with Smashed cucumber salad, Green garlic borek, and Garlicky green beans. Everything was delicious. I then had the Duck breast shish, which was fabulous! They were out of the fish, but substituted Scallops, which M said were very good. B had Fried haloumi, which she really enjoyed. Served with a good red wine (in cute cafeteria tumblers!). For dessert, there was Olive oil cake and a vanilla Creemee sundae. They were both excellent. Our server Allie was special, very engaging and in control of the table. We were appreciative that chef Trombly dropped by the table for a nice chat. Definitely going back next time!

Bait and Switch We are back again and reviewing after…read moreseveral visits. Each time we have done the omnivore tasting menu ($60 pp). Sometimes it's GREAT and sometimes it's meh to good. Tonight we had the halibut as our main with samples of other items and it left us put off and hangry by meal's end mainly because of the gaslighting. I'll explain. We started with the carrot and white bean hummus accompanied by cucumber and crispy focaccia and seed dukkah. This course was followed by a"secret" menu item, the gem salad which we've had previously and had hoped for something else. The third item interesting was also NOT on the daily menu... it was a greenbean dish with ??? because, well, the ingredients and dish didn't match the menu!. When asking about the discrepancy I was told the chef was being "whimsical" and decided to put this together (??!?!!??!) but it was similar the the stated menu item ( broccolini). When comparing the ingredients it didn't jive. I call B* frankly and think it is more of a bait and switch with lesser ingredients at a premium price. This is not the first time this has occurred and I will not be back because I feel it is dishonest. Yes, the food is excellent in taste, good on quality, tiny in portion size if i'm honest and I don't think it should be done. 2/5 or 40% of items served were " secret" items... yeah right. Anyhoo, the main did match the description -halibut- and the dessert(strawberry basil cremee) with extra added olive cake was as described too. The temperature inside can and has varied with each visit. I recommend eating inside if AC is working. Noted also the staff has been less attentive (water refills and adult beverage orders). Growing pains, maybe. Resting on laurels, perhaps.

Environment and ambiance was clean and very Vermonty... service was swift and everyone was really…read morenice and pleasant. The food was not great. Got the eggs Benedict and the hollandaise sauce was so buttery that it immediately upset my stomach and lacked any other flavor-- all you could taste was butter. I unfortunately wasn't even able to eat my entire meal because it was just too rich/intense. Fiancé got the biscuits and gravy and it was a hearty portion but had to pay extra for eggs... he said he'd give his meal a 5/10. Both our breakfasts were served with home fries and those were also really gross. It also felt kind of expensive for diner food... we each got the entrees mentioned above, one coffee and waters and with tip included it was $50. If it were for the environment and the service, we'd go back-- but for the food and the price...likely not.

It was pretty busy and we qere still in and out pretty quick food was good staff was friendlyread more

Single burger with bacon, mushrooms and lettuce, fries with gravy and a strawberry shake!!!…read more Line moved quickly, service was friendly and everything was hot and correct, just as I ordered. Dining room was clean and there was vinegar on each table for the fries too! Couldn't ask for any more.

Stopped in during a snow trip. The curb appeal is there, the aesthetic is there, the music is there…read more-- everything down to the tiling and pickup window is dialed in. It's a cool vibe. The pricing, though, felt a little odd and unclear. A hot dog, mac and cheese, fries, and a soda ran me $19, which felt expensive for the portion sizes. I was honestly expecting more of a Costco-sized dog. I also wasn't a fan of being charged extra for lettuce and tomato. That said, I do appreciate that they offer cheese, gravy, and chili as sides -- that's a nice touch. But $4 for a fountain soda felt steep. Overall: great atmosphere and an experience, but the value didn't quite match the price for me. Update: They don't even do refills... it's a $4 soda.

I've been going to The Wayside for years. They are a local tradition. The food is great, big…read moreportions, friendly and accommodating staff and overall a good experience.

This is a great diner! I was on a ski trip in VT when one of the locals suggested we take a short…read moredrive to grab breakfast here. The diner was comfy and the service was very friendly. We had a couple of mimosas and I ordered the Hippy Homefries. The food and drinks were great! They have a bakery where they make donuts, but they were all sold out by the time we had sat for breakfast. This was a lovely recommendation and we'd stop by when in the area again.

Visiting Vermont and wanted some good pancakes and maple syrup. This cozy and kind place delivered…read more Seems like it had a lot of locals. Food was quick, hot, and served with a smile. What's not to love? Also- when I order eggs over medium, most places don't do it right and it's very watery in the middle or just completely fried. This place knows how to get it right! Perfectly jammy in the middle.

Creek House Burger w/onion rings n a sida slaw w/unsweet tea with lemon - update to come - well the…read moreburger was phenomenal, onion rings so tender, the slaw *chef's kiss* and the maple creemee to top it off - taste