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.

This place is a real gem. Recommended by the front desk clerk at the Comfort Inn. 106 years and…read morestill quite updated. Place contains its own bakery wit lots of local delicacies. Don't miss the Maple Cream Pie. All the specials were yummy.

Stop. Remove all of your preconcieved and stereotypical beliefs about grilled cheese. Good. Now do…read moreeat at this place. It is sooooo good. We started with the soup flight. The tomato soup is excellent. The cheddar ale soup is unforgettable. I would gladly drive hours to have that ale soup again. I can't remember the soup of the day, but I'm sure it was good. The only complaint is the size of the three samples. Too small. I needed more of the ale soup. My daughter had the apple, fig, and brie sandwich (minus the arugula). I had a burger. The food was very very good. We opted for maple syrup (hey, it's VT) and it was the perfect foil to the more savory foods we were eating. Lots of booze options as well. You might inhale when you see the prices for "grilled cheese" but trust me, these are not your run of the mill toasty cheesy sandwiches. Our server, Amy, was fantastic. We loved talking with her and she made sure we had everything we need and had a great experience at the restaurant. Two thumbs way up.

I would like to respond to the recent poor rating from someone who chose to air their…read moredissatisfaction while hiding behind an avatar, as opposed to speaking directly to management at this wonderful lunch and dinner venue. Diane, John, and their crew of dedicated employees, opened this restaurant in the summer of 2020, in the middle of an international pandemic, and still managed to rise to the top as a fantastic, family-oriented, slow food restaurant in a small town with several well established restaurants as its base. Their idea was grounded in the "simple" grilled cheese sandwich, reimagined in some delightfully tasty presentations. The menu is modest and, other than seasonal specials, is steadfast in its design! I have eaten there more times than I can count and have YET to experience any deviation from the quality they presented at the outset! How many restaurants can attest to that, alone? The atmosphere is homey (it is a former home in a lovely neighborhood), the service is top-notch and the food is delicious. The management attends to every table at least once during your stay (so there was ample opportunity for this customer to express any concerns to the person in the best position to correct any issues), and the staff consists of community members who are our friends, neighbors, or children thereof. So special is this space, the youth servers appear every spring in their prom-best to have their pictures taken with Diane and John! How special is that???!!!! This is a team that places community at the center of their work: even facilitating massive community fundraising efforts post-flood, 2024 and 2025! If you live in this area, you already know what a gem this place is. If you are visiting, put a night out (or lunch) on your "must do" list while exploring Barre's rich granite industry history. If you haven't made Barre a stop on your journey, run, don't walk and see what the buzz is all about! See you at The Meltdown!

Yumm yumm. I'm eating here now. Early morning, snowy day…read more Place is quiet, pretty, food is wonderful, music lush and gentle, softly upbeat; why aren't you here? Vegetable hash is very vegetable-y, tasty, well conceived and executed; eggs perfect, toast out of this world. Don't need to say more, gonna get back to eating.

This place I know they just opened new in Vermont but I was sorely disappointed tonight there was…read moreonly one server working and the person took toooo long to serve me the person kept on saying I'll serve you in 10 minutes Get more staff or shut down the staff also in the kitchen looked at me very strange and didn't treat me very nice A very Horrible experience the worst experience I had in Vermont yet living here 11 years Sincerely Montpelier Journalist and Special needs Advocate Lawrence Seiler Abled and on Air and Abled to Cook Executive Producer www.orcamedia.net PS I went to eat somewhere else tonight because the service was slow

Staff is seriously rude the owners especially the female owner always looks like she's mad at the…read moreworld. Food is never really up to par.

Amazing food, kind staff, best chocolate milk ever, fries tasted like five guys'. "That was really…read morefricking good" -My grandpa

Found a nice restaurant in town that was still open! They have several beers on draft! The pumpkin…read morecider was amazing! The staff was super quick. The fried cauliflower with Thai chili was great for an app. I have the steak special. Medium! So good! Perfection! The sides could've been a little bigger but I think they were thinking about plating instead of my stomach which was famished from hiking. Would definitely go again! They also have several TVs to catch the game! My friends got the stuffed baked haddock. It needs a bit of seasoning! Something! Anything! It was a little dry too. :/ but my food was great!

We went here on a Saturday afternoon for a late lunch. I was…read moresuper hungry and opted for the VT burger. It was absolutely delicious. My only complaint is that it was not cooked medium rare as I asked, definitely full on medium. My husband got the straight up burger, and his was good too. The fries were delicious too. I would definitely come back here, particularly when I'm in the mood for a burger! The environment was cozy and perfect for a Vermont winter day. The staff was helpful and pleasant, attentive without being intrusive.

This is the perfect restaurant to enjoy a chill dinner with friends. The corn chowder soup was…read morechunky, which was something I savored since it made for a heartier meal on a cold, fall night. The grilled cheese hit the spot and tasted even better when I dipped it in the soup. The waitress was friendly and the entire staff provided great customer service.

Burger was just ok but the fries are good. Service was…read moregood. Fast. I was there early so no atmosphere or music

Tried The Skinny Pancake - Montpelier for the first time. We plan to visit a few more times to…read moreexplore the many items that sound interesting. This trip, we enjoyed a milkshake, Skinny Fries (they were out of poutine), Noah's Ark, and Breakfast Monster. The house bbq sauce was chosen to accompany the fries: not my favorite bbq sauce; the fries were crispy and well salted. I hope to try the poutine on another visit. Noah's Ark was a nice blend of sweet and savory. The sausage was ok, but probably would try another meat choice next time. For pesto lovers, the Monster will really scratch that itch! Overall a good experience worth repeating. See you next time...

The Skinny Pancake legacy lives on! I stopped by while I was in Montpelier - it was my first time…read morevisiting this location. I haven't been to a Skinny Pancake since I received the devastating no-more-gluten-for-me news, so I was glad to see that they have a buckwheat crepe option for us gluten-free dweebs. I ordered the apple & brie crepe. I was informed that the hash purples go into a shared fryer, so they're not totally gluten-free. I accepted my future stomachache & ordered them anyways, because they've always been my favorite item on the menu. Service was friendly & prompt. Find a table, order at the counter, & they'll bring your food to you. The hash purples were totally delightful, as expected. 5 star color, too. The crepe was unfortunately very underwhelming. It was super thick & the texture was kinda ominous. I didn't end up finishing it. They might just need to tweak their gluten-free batter slightly to get the balance right. I believe in them (: Overall a fun lunch spot in the marvelous capital of Vermont.

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.

We chose Sarducci's for lunch based on the recommendation of the front desk staff at our hotel…read more Sarducci's offers a selection of Italian dishes including pizza and pasta and other items. They have a parking lot which was helpful in the busy downtown area. We were fortunate enough to be able to get a table on their covered porch. It provided us with scenic views although it also brought us some bee friends who wanted our lunch too. The staff was attentive and efficient. I thought the food was okay. I had the Greek salad which was good and an order of fried calamari. The calamari and accompanying red sauce were both lukewarm which was disappointing. I did ask if the sauce could be warmed up but the second round, while warmer than the first, still seemed cooler than it should have been although it was probably the calamari that should have been hotter. My husband ordered the pulled pork mac and cheese which looked really delicious and he said it was as good as it looked. Overall Sarducci's is a solid option if you are looking for Italian food in Montpelier.

We came across Capitol Grounds Cafe while walking around downtown Montpelier. It was busy when we…read moreentered which was promising and the food we had showed why the cafe is popular. They offer a selection of breakfast pastries and sandwiches in addition to a wide selection of coffee, tea and juice drinks. The food was good although I asked them to hold the spinach on my breakfast sandwich and even though it was stated on the ticket the spinach still found its way onto the sandwich. The dining room has a casual coffeehouse vibe. If we end up in Montpelier again we'd make a return visit to Capitol Grounds Cafe.

Nice place with friendly people. The baked good were…read morefantastic. The coffee was mediocre. Great place for a pastry and to sit and get some work done.

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.