To celebrate America's 250th birthday, my wife and I chose a restaurant with history to match the…read moreoccasion--Ye Olde Tavern in Manchester, Vermont, a landmark dating back to circa 1790. It was the perfect setting for a memorable holiday dinner. From the moment we arrived, we were welcomed with friendly, attentive service from our server, Jamie. The ambiance was warm, inviting, and rich with history, making us feel like we had stepped back in time. We started with an Old Fashioned made with Smugglers' Notch bourbon for me and a refreshing Blueberry Refresher for my wife. The homemade cranberry fritters served with Vermont maple butter were an outstanding way to begin the meal. Next came bowls of the delicious Cheddar & Ale Onion Soup, followed by the Maple Butter & Walnut Encrusted Brie served with Vermont apples and toasted baguette--an excellent combination of sweet, savory, and crunchy flavors. Our entrees were preceded by fresh field greens salads with balsamic vinaigrette and blue cheese crumbles, along with warm, freshly baked bread. I thoroughly enjoyed the Traditional Pot Roast--tender brisket slow-cooked in the tavern's Circa 1790 Amber Ale with rich pan gravy. My wife chose the Scrod with pumpkin seeds, butter, Chardonnay, and lemon, which was perfectly prepared and beautifully balanced. To finish, we shared the Cranberry & Apple Crisp topped with local vanilla ice cream and whipped cream--a fittingly New England ending to an exceptional meal. The combination of outstanding food, welcoming hospitality, and the unique historic atmosphere made for a wonderful dining experience. If you're visiting Manchester, Ye Olde Tavern is well worth a visit, especially if you're looking to enjoy classic Vermont cuisine in one of the state's most historic settings.

Cute, historical building! Staff was able to get us in at…read more6:30 PM which was great. They really know how to make sure you leave with a full belly... The waitress brought out cranberry fritters with maple butter which were soooo good!! My fiancé ordered the crab cakes and devoured them. Then we got our salads and bread. Salads were delicious, but I had to save room for my main course so I didn't eat the bread. My fiancé loves his seafood Alfredo! My NY Sirloin was ok... it was VERY tough and a bit on the fatty side, but it was tasty. We finished off with a S'more's hot sundae which was gone in about 3 minutes (if that)

just coming on here after a situation that happened. I read Ava's recent review. I was sitting in…read morethe booth next to Ava and what looks to be her husband daughter and son. The restaurant was busy and it was obvious the staff was running around. The young lady took the check and once she gave it back to them the husband instantly said "you guys have an attitude" she justified that she was upset that he assumed they would put dirty silverware onto a clean table. He still argued with her and she obviously was upset. Everything in that review is false. It was a misunderstanding. We go into Zoey's regularly and the staff is always welcoming and nice. The two young ladies are always running around and I've never once seen them be unsanitary.

We were recommended this restaurant by the gentleman at the Vermont Welcome Center. It is cute and…read moreeasy to find. They said they had AC but it was pretty toasty in there and the waitress was definitely annoyed that we opened a window to try and catch a breeze. The food was pretty good! The Creole Burger wasn't spicy, though it seemed like it should have been, but still had a great taste. The crispy onions were delicious. The BBQ Mac n' Cheese was good and nice and filling.

We just had a great meal at Raven's den with the most amazing waiter! he was very attentive without…read morebeing intrusive. Never used a notepad and got everything exactly correct! Such a great experience! The decor in the restaurant was very interesting to look at as well, overall, fantastic experience!

Food - Very Bland, we ordered the shrimp scampi and veal parmesan and let's just say the scampi…read moreseemed like it was just boiled noodles and butter. The actual shrimp were salty. The Veal was ok but seemed like it could of have been previously frozen. Not to mention, these two entrees alone cost us ~$80. The appetizers were far better than the entrees. We honestly could of ordered wings and French onion soup and that would have been a better option. The salad was the best thing they served us. And no, not any of the salads on the menu, the complimentary salad that is served by the restaurant. Service - There was one waiter for the entire restaurant. He was really nice and seemed like a good guy, but they probably need to give him some help. We didn't get our drinks until about 30 mins into being at the restaurant and the entrees took over an hour to show up. The two stars here are for our servers positive and friendly attitude. Final Summary Notes - DO NOT come here for a nice dinner on any given weekend or evening. Only come here for appetizers and drinks and only sit at the bar.

Having visited Silver Fork in Manchester on a number of occasions over the years, I finally…read morerealized I've never written a review. Well, now is the time. We re-visited the restaurant recently for our 40th wedding anniversary, and I think it's only fitting to offer a view on what is best described as a bastion of excellence and gracious dining in Manchester village, Vermont. Situated in a refurbished former library building, the Silver Fork's setting, decor, and dining experience is indeed textbook flawless. Inside the upscale eatery evokes mid-century Moderne, a setting for the once popular Madmen TV period drama series; tony, chic, but hardly ostentatious and overbearing. On the contrary the high ceilings, lighting and space combine to offer that frozen glimpse of earlier elegance but alongside very contemporary culinary offerings. Table spacing accentuates a good use of space. We started with a "Rubies are Forever" Pomegranate cocktail with Pomegranate boba. The menu is large but not overbearing; a good mix of meats, legumes and fish. Equally the starters are enticing. French Onion soup is amazing but on this occasion we both chose the Duck egg roll with a special peanut sauce. Simply extraordinary and with generous duck portions. For an entree, my wife chose Mahi Mahi Fish, beautifully prepared over plantain. Despite being tempted by a brisket with horseradish sauce, the evening special, I chose the Ratatouille. Why? Prepared properly, this is often hard to find. The Chef's presentation of the southern French staple, was beautifully interpreted, accompanied with some goat cheese. We accompanied our meal with a glasses of red wine. For desert we shared the incomparable Caribbean Bread Pudding which is always a hit here. Allow to me to say our server Lynn showed a genuine experience both in the menu and wine list along with a pleasant disposition. We equally had the opportunity to chat with Melody the co-owner who, along with her husband Chef Mark, described their culinary Odyssey before coming to Vermont years ago to establish Silver Fork. Silver Fork presents a genuine chef-prepared culinary experience both in terms of cuisine as well as ambiance and flawless service. We'll be back!

I had been visiting Manchester Vermont on March 24, 2026. I was extremely fortunate to have made a…read morereservation for dinner at the Silver Fork. First I must comment on the beautiful job that the owners had performed in transforming this Library into to a paradise for eating. Tables are spaced far enough apart that you feel that you are having a private dining experience. The art work is beautiful and arranged tastefully. The wait staff are courteous and respectful. You can tell that this is an upscale restaurant as soon as as you are seated. The food is the best I have ever had. I have dined in many Michelin starred restaurants but the food at The Silver Fork is beyond reproach. I must say that the cocktails are on the same level as the food served. I can't wait to return to Manchester so that I may once again experience this perfect meal. Diane & Larry Katz (NJ)

One of the worst wait staffs I've ever come across. Our waitress refused to check what type of…read moremuffins they had that day. We literally waited over an hour for breakfast. Her English was awful and she deserves to be fired. If you're gonna come to this country, learn to speak the language and have some proper manners. Truly pathetic

Unfortunately not a positive experience. Not horrible, just not what was expected of a fine hotel…read more Specifically, the Carbonara was heavy to the extreme with guanciale drippings and the steak frites was dry, although cooked properly. No steak sauce available, and the promised bordelaise sauce never arrived. Cocktails were very good and the service (apart from the sauce) was fine.

We visited The Copper Grouse for breakfast and dinner multiple times throughout our stay in…read moreManchester. Our key takeaway - very worth the higher cost for delicious food! For breakfast we enjoyed a bagel with lox, the breakfast sandwich and the eggs Benedict which we would order all again (in fact we did haha). For dinner we had a few wings and salad one evening and a more formal dinner for Valentine's Day. We had the lobster ravioli and the Braised Short Ribs which were absolutely fantastic. What made the experience that much better was our waitress Kate. We requested to have her a second night because of how fun, helpful and accommodating she was to us. On Valentine's Day a few things that could have put a damper on our evening were handled very professionally and we really appreciated it. Kate, if you're reading this, thank you so much for making our time visiting The Copper Grouse such an enjoyable experience!

The service was EXTREMELY POOR. Coming from the service industry, this was an absolute nightmare…read more We were waiting to be seated for 10 mins and no one came. Once seated at a dirty table without water and utensils, we also had no menus. The manager walked by us multiple times and said absolutely nothing along with different servers. Ordered food and finished. Sat for another 30 mins without being checked on where my mother had to go in to pay and get a box. No other table seemed to have this issue. The only excuse was given is that they were in the weeds and young servers..well then there should be more training. Again no other table had this issue and we were a party of 5

We were staying at the Hampton Inn in Manchester for a weekend of shopping. Seasons Restaurant is…read moredirectly across the street from the hotel and was recommended by the hotel staff. The restaurant has a dining area and a nice sized bar was playing the Celtics game on this Friday night. My daughter tried one of their signature fall drinks. It was a lemonade cider with the whiskey. She could taste the whiskey, but said it was very good. I have a gluten allergy and was excited to see gluten-free onion soup as an appetizer. I got that and my daughter got the baguette bread with butters. Both were excellent. She said the garlic butter was just delightful. I got the petite fillet with crab meat and shrimp cooked, medium rare. It came out perfect. The mashed potatoes were delicious and grilled asparagus was cooked perfectly with a nice seasoning. My daughter got the chicken Parm over fresh ravioli with a vodka sauce. She said it was excellent. There was gluten-free cheesecake on the dessert menu but when I ordered it, the the waitress said they had a different cheesecake that evening that was not gluten-free. Nonetheless, my daughter got the Brulé flavored cheesecake and said it was delicious. We highly recommend seasons restaurant if you're in the Manchester area.

Outstanding dining experience!!!! Everything about this…read moreevent was perfect from our first interaction by phone securing a hard to find table to the awesome staff we intereacted with, to even a local couple that offered us a tip about Peru VT (thank you, you know who you are), to the awesome menu options, the beautiful plating presentations to the flavor and preparations. A home run. Wish you were closer to us in south east PA. Oh well, we will be back again in November. Shout out to Evaluna our server and food guide for the evening. She is a delight!!!!!!! We started the evening with the roasted pear salad... my wife is not a huge salad fan but she was taking food off my plate as we were sharing. What a great start. For our main course, we shared the short rib ragu which warmed our bellys and soul; a hearty dish. We complemented the dish with a glass of KJ Chard for her and Elouan Pinot Noir for me. Can't wait to return. See our delicious food pics included.

While visiting friends in the area, we had dinner with a group st the Reluctant Panther. It has an…read moreupscale if not slightly old-school feel. I mean that as a positive. The restaurant was packed and the severs remained ahead and attentive. Our food was very nicely done. I had a beet salad to start and a great pork chop entree. It was a very positive, classy experience.

This gem of a boutique hotel is Vermont charm at its finest! Conveniently located, its atmosphere…read moreis one of subtle elegance, rather than an in-your-face trendiness or a standardized, impersonal corporate look. The rooms are showpieces; the worst room here (not that there is even a "worst" room) is better than the best room anywhere else, with comfortable mattresses and many thoughtful touches throughout. (And there is a delightful quirkiness in placing antique furnishings, having just a kiss of weathering, in an immaculate setting). The staff make you feel right at home, and are a wealth of knowledge about local goings-on. And Chef Sigal works magic that truly must be experienced to be believed! The grounds are beautifully landscaped and are a delight. This has quickly become our favorite place to stay in the area (possessing, as it does, that indefinable something called "taste").

Perfect sports bar/pub scene!…read more We had the option of eatting in the more quiet family friendly dining area or in the bar area. We opted for the bar area and it was a fun atmosphere! A lot of sports memorabilia and live sports on tv. It did get a bit loud since it was pretty packed but not a problem for two people at a small table. They had a hugeee beer tap list taking up two full pages on their drink menu! It was awesome to enjoy some new beers from local breweries we hadn't tried just yet. We will be back!

0/5 SERVICE. Genuinely came with high hopes, the menu looked so good that I was planning on dining…read morehere lunch and dinner as I was visiting nearby farms/shops which recommended this... but lunch was horrible. Mainly attributable to SERVICE which was HORRIFYING!! Ambiance was charming home setting outdoors and rustic wood vibe indoors. The food was average/iffy. Garlic peppercorn steak was encrusted with a layer of seasoning and yet it wasn't that seasoned in terms of flavor, was just ok. Ordered medium and yet it looked black on the outside and medium rare inside and beyond tough - I could not even cut the steak, I ended up just ended eating the whole thing straight up. So strange and not worth $30 at all. The Idaho skins were good just wish the potatoes were crispier. The signature applewood smoked wings were so overpriced and terrible. I could not taste any flavor, it tasted like boiled wings expensive 6 for $18. The worst part: service, or rather lack thereof.!! Upon entering, we waited awhile for someone to come greet and seat us and seemed to judge us when we clarifying what tavern was when we were asked if we wanted tavern or dining room. We were seated and took a LONG time until finally our server came to take our order. Then took an even longer time to get our food almost 20minutes. The other table that got seated after us the order the same wings at the same time, got their food 10 minutes earlier than us and their server was present throughout the meal . Ours just was nowhere to be seen throughout the entire time. Finally the food came, we ate quick, and asked for the check. We couldn't even find our server to get the check! The other table has already gotten the check and signing the bill. We then got up and tried to flag down our waiter to for the check and takeout box and after a long time she gave them but disappeared again for a long time so we tried to flag her down, again, so we could actually pay. When we did, she rudely said "do you see the things im carrying? can you wait?" Mind you, we have been waiting for nearly another 20 minutes after we finished eating for any appearance from the waiter. We tried asking the other waiter who was actually present if we could but said we needed to get our actual server. We finally finished the whole transaction (20min waiting for food, 20min spent flagging down the waiter for the check/giving the money), and frustrated we wasted so much time here while on a trip for just OK food, we just left because the server then disappeared AGAIN after settling our bill. Hilariously enough, the only time she seemed to care about us was when we left and she went RUNNING after us to ask us "you did not tip enough, did I do something wrong?" in a rude and fake overly concerned way. After we briefly explained, she proceeds to loudly shame us saying "you supposed to tip me xyz because I provide you a service and if not you're really disrespectful". The audacity. Service was beyond horrible!!! and still demanding higher tips calling customers disrespectful when we did nothing but wait and get yelled at by her for not waiting even longer and still needing to directly pay her extra tips. During that scolding we got, we saw her name tag: Avery. Overall: Foods ok. LONG WAIT for food and check. Horrifying service by one server: Avery. Perhaps other servers were better like the one who took care of the table who sat down at the same time and left 20 minutes earlier meanwhile our service was way slower, not as friendly, demanding tips, and public scolds/shames customers for it. This experience totally soured my impression of this place and now I'm questioning why people even recommended this place to me and why I went along with it!

Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww-This place is FANTASTIC. The most amazing…read morething about this restaurant is that they ran it with 3 servers, a hostess, food runner and a bartender-no one was stressed in the slightest. Timing was perfect, drinks were delicious, food was flawless-a perfect 10. I wish we had longer here because we would go back in a hot second. This is truly a very very special place.

I went here to get away from all the seafood fare of New England, hoping for some good 'ol Italian…read more Well, I did get Italian - kind of. It's very new agey and different for the sake of being different. But, the pasta was delicious and high quality! The place has a major attitude problem, though. The aesthetics are off-putting and attract a crowd of the worst types of people. Had to listen to nothing but whiny spite and anger my entire meal from multiple groups of guests. The waiter was the worst aspect, though. I didn't even know he worked there when he approached me. He was dressed down more than a lot of homeless people I've seen. He also shared that same attitude of the guests and made my business feel like an inconvenience the entire time, having the nerve to expect a tip for bringing my food out to me, which I would have just done myself to avoid him. I can recommend carryout, if you absolutely have to have some pasta in this area, but not eating in, and don't get anything that seems weird on the menu. Location: 3* Convenience: 1* Service: 1* Product/quality: 4* Aesthetics: 1*