Reviews of Juniper Bar and Restaurant (Restaurant)

Noah Hill

Firstly, I would like to acknowledge that our server Mackenzi was great. The food, however, was substandard at best. The drinks were lacking and overpriced. The lack of salt and pepper on the tables eludes that the food is perfect but is a cocky misrepresentation. We first started with the pea and beet toast which was under salted, which should have been our first sign, but with so many good reviews, we thought we should continue our meal. My wife ordered the rabbit pot pie and I ordered the short ribs. One of my ribs had bone while the other did not, the polenta was served cold, and the "caramelized cauliflower" should been listed as sauteed. My wife's dish was underwhelming, overly creamy, a premade pastry crust, and chewy rabbit. It was in desperate need of fresh components like carrots, peas, etc. Our server gladly replaced the meal with another my wife had been eyeing - pumpkin risotto. We received it quickly and it was even more underwhelming than the first. The frisee salad was brown and had rotten pieces in it, under salted, the poached duck egg was completely over cooked, and the risotto was slightly underdone. We ate what we could and paid up without looking at dessert. Overall, good service but terrible food. We will not be back.

Marty Gleason

As the name might suggest the drinks came out on top here. Cocktails were creative and tasty, and the wine list had lots of interesting selections, including some by the glass, and there are plenty of great beers and a huge whisky selection. The menu had plenty of interesting options, but our choices did not quite live up to expectations. For example, the roll for the roast beef sandwich was average at best, which surprised me since I saw Red Hen bread (which is great) listed on another item. My rating would be 5 for the drinks and 4 for the food, but I will round it up based on the atmosphere and service, which was excellent.

Jon Robichaud

They have fresh fish and veggie plates. The flavors here are outstanding and their selection of local beers is great.

John Abry

Awesome farm to table eats meticulously created in their small kitchen. Highly recommend!

Amber Stowe

Great cocktails

Jay Berger

Very good beer list and great cocktails. Can get very crowded when the outside patio is unusable due to weather

Samantha Holland

Great place to grab a drink!

Reggie Allen

Nice bar, good beer and cocktail selection. The night we went a live band was playing in the lobby next to us. Great atmosphere and service

Patrick McCall

Good food & service. Seating a little tight however.

Christopher Tse

Kitchen under renovation when I was there so limited selection available. The chili came out luke warm and I had to send it back to get reheated.

Audrey-Maude .Lachance

We had to wait 45 minutes to get a table. First, they told us that we could get coffee or a drink at the bar but the barmaid didn't look at us when we try to order something. The food was not super good. And it was expensive for the quantity.

Pamela Jacobs

Went after a Lyric meeting at the Flynn for Tech Sunday. Had a discount coupon from Burlington Edible History Tour I had taken in the summer. Sat at the bar and bartender, Maggie, was friendly & attentive. Had light & fluffy blueberry pancakes! Local granola, yogurt and fresh berries. Tea & OJ, too. Fantastic! They do Sunday Brunch & Bloody Mary Bar. Must try!

Michelle Sawyer

Overpriced cocktails, but good nonetheless

OncelerOreo

Great cocktails, amazing bar, and the entrance feels like that of a Bond villian lair.

ashley c

Had the Eggs Benedict and got their house made hot sauce on the side... best sauce I've ever had! Asked if they could sell it to me because I loved it so much, unfortunately not for sale. The Benedict was amazing and cooked perfectly.

Noah Hill

Firstly, I would like to acknowledge that our server Mackenzi was great. The food, however, was substandard at best. The drinks were lacking and overpriced. The lack of salt and pepper on the tables eludes that the food is perfect but is a cocky misrepresentation. We first started with the pea and beet toast which was under salted, which should have been our first sign, but with so many good reviews, we thought we should continue our meal. My wife ordered the rabbit pot pie and I ordered the short ribs. One of my ribs had bone while the other did not, the polenta was served cold, and the "caramelized cauliflower" should been listed as sauteed. My wife's dish was underwhelming, overly creamy, a premade pastry crust, and chewy rabbit. It was in desperate need of fresh components like carrots, peas, etc. Our server gladly replaced the meal with another my wife had been eyeing - pumpkin risotto. We received it quickly and it was even more underwhelming than the first. The frisee salad was brown and had rotten pieces in it, under salted, the poached duck egg was completely over cooked, and the risotto was slightly underdone. We ate what we could and paid up without looking at dessert. Overall, good service but terrible food. We will not be back.

Josh Patrick

Great atmosphere and staff. I order the steak cooked medium and it was perfection. I'm doing keto and the staff was very willing to swap out items for me. If you are in Burlington, stop here and have a great meal!!

Blair Wolston

Outdoor seating is great, enjoyed the Barr Hill Gin smoothies in August (you must get in on this next year)! Perhaps grab a bite before you get there as their menu is somewhat limited and high-end (great for some crowds). We had $18 burgers, which were average, and "medium" was not consistent between us. Looks to be an outstanding bar and an ok place to eat if you're sticking close to the hotel and not venturing out into the city. B+

Ian J. Treu

Really cool modern setting and the food was yummy, but options did feel a little limited. Worth checking out though.

Brian Gordon

Gluten free options and farm to table

Marty Gleason

As the name might suggest the drinks came out on top here. Cocktails were creative and tasty, and the wine list had lots of interesting selections, including some by the glass, and there are plenty of great beers and a huge whisky selection. The menu had plenty of interesting options, but our choices did not quite live up to expectations. For example, the roll for the roast beef sandwich was average at best, which surprised me since I saw Red Hen bread (which is great) listed on another item. My rating would be 5 for the drinks and 4 for the food, but I will round it up based on the atmosphere and service, which was excellent.

Van Dora Williams

Good food.

Andrew Dunoskovic

This is a nice place to come for a quiet lunch that's not too heavy, which is perfect if you've been exploring and walking around church street, the waterfront, or anything else Burlington has to offer. The food is light, clean, simple, and fresh and the price is fair for what you get. It's located on the ground level of Hotel Vermont, making it very accessible. I would recommend it if you're in the area looking for lunch, but I wouldn't make a special trip in just to eat there.

Nikki Noble

Crispy garlic aioli fries (I mean the good crispy that you always want) and a perfectly cooked burger topped with a creamy duck egg.... Pretty damn delicious

Daniel Morse

Ordered room service for breakfast. Super expensive, but that’s typical. Pancakes , and a pastry. Both were high quality . But the room service is lacking. Menu is gigantic, it would be easier to have a card to fill out and place on the door. Example: 2 options to order; sweet or savory. Coffee, juice, yogurt, and pasties. Or eggs, sausage etc. we order coffee and juice with our breakfast , which wasn’t on the menu for some reason. It came uncovered and spilt. Only one cup of each for 2 people? No cream or sugar. And one set of silverware. As for the bar, good service, but $14 for a glass of California wine? Wow.

Samuel Scarpino

Best breakfast/brunch on town

Maria Lara-Bregatta

Great cocktails and food pairings

F. Grymes

Amazing!

Emily Keener

You know when a breakfast is just a perfect breakfast? Yeah, this place hit that mark! I got poached duck eggs with the hemp seed patty, home fries, and gluten-free toast and it was lovely. My friend got the blueberry pancakes and said they were divine. Our server was attentive and friendly. Overall, great service and great food.

Bryan Hulvey

Because I was with my love and I ate food

Andrew Dunoskovic

This is a nice place to come for a quiet lunch that's not too heavy, which is perfect if you've been exploring and walking around church street, the waterfront, or anything else Burlington has to offer. The food is light, clean, simple, and fresh and the price is fair for what you get. It's located on the ground level of Hotel Vermont, making it very accessible. I would recommend it if you're in the area looking for lunch, but I wouldn't make a special trip in just to eat there.

TJ Jamyang

Good food. reasonable price. nice seating area with fire place.

Beau Smith

Worst service I've ever experienced... Took my fiancée here for her birthday and was a horrible mistake. I would recommend anywhere in burlington to eat besides this place.

Carol Carr

Warm and welcoming, an excellent place to enjoy an evening with family. Thanks.

Pauline Bickford

We both had eggs benedict which was perfect. I thought although cozy atmosphere packed in a little too tightly.

Martha Jensen

Great place and the food was amazing.

Nevin Dawson

I hung out at the bar a couple times, including when a great jazz quartet was playing. Very creative cocktails and good beer list, although prices are pretty high. The deck is great, with a slice of lake view between the buildings.

Keith Pillsbury

Love the friendly servers. Brio coffee is the best.

Jason Szumlanski

Lived up to promise of great cocktails. Very busy at happy hour. Great sunset location with outdoor seating. Friendly service. Excellent selection.

Frankie Hamilton

Fantastic food and service with a lovely atmosphere that felt both relaxed and refined. A more expensive night out perhaps, but worth it for the locally resourced food and drink prepared in a mouth watering way. (Do be advised, it's jazz night on Wednesdays so the lounge/bar area may become crowded).

Jonathan myers

great bar

Becca D

Great environment. Great customer service. Very friendly.

Nikki Noble

Crispy garlic aioli fries (I mean the good crispy that you always want) and a perfectly cooked burger topped with a creamy duck egg.... Pretty damn delicious

Rhonda Woods

Great wine selection by the glass (and bottle). The steak for 2 was amazing and plentiful. Done to perfection. Try the empanadas. You won't regret it.

Athanas Koynov

We expected this place to be great, and we still ended up surprised with how good everything was. First, the appetizers - we had the carrots with the fava bean hummus and the peat toast. I am not exaggerating when I say this place approaches blue hill levels of veggie prepararion sophistication. The gnocchi were out of this world. And the Beer list was so expertly curated - every beer was rated over 4 on untapped. Overall, amazing!

Ryanne Sanderson

Stayed for one night at hotel Vermont and had dinner here. The roasted carrots with pistachio hummus was Devine and the tacos really really good. Not to mention the cocktails!

Roman Matsouk

Stoped by for breakfast....everything was spot on....great coffee, freshly baked bread.

Angie m. Buchanan

Too expensive

Andrew Kaufmann

I have stayed in the Hotel Vermont a few times now but wanted to just write another review of this truly amazing restaurant. I always enjoy my time here and use the opportunity to try some new food, some interesting local ingredients and their combinations as well as a great selection of different beers and/or local specialities. I haven't been disappointed and the one item I would like to highlight here is the fact that the staff are consistently good, helpful and kind.

Marla Emery

Lovely environment, warm, welcoming service. Alas, my chilaquiles left something to be desired. The green salsa was a bit sweet and the eggs were a dense mass of scramble completely separate from the (excellent) tortilla chips. Both are just so not chilaquiles.

Jeffrey Goller

Dueling pianos was awesome! Bartenders were great!

Erik J

The customer service here is awesome and the drinks are very creative and delicious!

Rita

Better for after work drinks than for dinner, but everything is still excellent.

Russ Hamilton

Very nice setup and design with friendly staff. But food simply did not impress.

Nate Peters

Amazing. Diverse menu with some fine dining items. Great attention to detail and flavors. Most of the items can be prepared gluten free upon request. My gf and I went for date night while visiting the city. We had several dishes and everything we tried was excellent. The main entree knocked it out of the park. Our waiter, Patrick, was knowledgeable and attentive without being pushy. Highly recommend.

Robert Bell

Nice quiet restaurant in Burlington VT. Staff very nice and attention time. Food interesting and kinda memorable. Need to return a try a different dish.

sawta none

Stopped by for brunch. Great service, friendly staff and awesome food selection. Dog friendly too. Brunch is something like 7-2, which is great if you like sleeping in late, like I do. :) Nice and quiet, busy but not loud. No obnoxious music drowning everyone out. I recommend the maple milk, coffee, and turkey club. Orange juice has pulp. Cocktails are available, decent selection. On a side note, I was planning on eating there last night, but it was insanely loud, and there was no one manning the front area, it looked pretty busy though so understandable. Just be aware, it gets loud and busy around dinner time.

Travis St.Hilaire

Disgusted with this place. Call made a reservation all they had available was a 5:45 and I took it. I called around found some I watch my kids sooner so me and the wife could go out for her birthday dinner. Then they called me back to tell me that the spot I cooked is not available and they gave it to somebody else and now the only time they have is 515. They will not give me the 545 that I already booked ridiculous will never recommend to anybody to go here what a joke.

Karsten Zhu

Brunch was pretty good. Nice place to eat with great location.

Rhonda Woods

Great wine selection by the glass (and bottle). The steak for 2 was amazing and plentiful. Done to perfection. Try the empanadas. You won't regret it.

Sara Johnson

Really good food, a place I will visit again!

Mary Liesenberg

Great drinks but the service can be rough outside at times. Love the music options, wish bands played later in the evening... it’s a bit ridiculous they’re done by ten here.

Caitlin Lei

We have had great food at Juniper, but often visit for drinks at the bar. Set back from Church Street, and with drink prices a little higher, you don't really get much if any of the college crowd. We really enjoy the mixed drink selection, an the comfortable seating by the fireplace indoors or fire pits outside.

Reem S

Very good

Matt Renninger

Beautiful spot. Great tap list. Inventive mixed drinks. Friendly bartenders!

Athanas Koynov

We expected this place to be great, and we still ended up surprised with how good everything was. First, the appetizers - we had the carrots with the fava bean hummus and the peat toast. I am not exaggerating when I say this place approaches blue hill levels of veggie prepararion sophistication. The gnocchi were out of this world. And the Beer list was so expertly curated - every beer was rated over 4 on untapped. Overall, amazing!

Andrew M

For pre dinner drinks: various seating options great for all kinds of hangin' out 'n' bein' classy / fire pit / solid cocktail and brew options

Edythe Frankel Kelleher

Excellent food. We had the beef-mushroom burger and the fried chicken. Very accommodating server brought out wine tastings to help the selection. Lost a star because we were pestered by little flies in the dining room.

R Grau

My wife and I visited for dinner. I had the steak, which was excellent and my wife had the burger. She, being a 'burger connoisseur' said that it was one of the best, if not the best, burgers she's ever had. She begrudgingly let me try...she was right. It was fantastic. Our server, I believe her name was Kristin, was an absolute delight. She was attentive, friendly, and very knowledgeable of the local area. It was so good we went back for breakfast for our next meal! I rarely order pancakes. They're always one of three things: boring, overly sweet, or jammed with too much stuff, but something made me get them. These things were absolute perfection. Even my wife, who has declared her disdain for pancakes, commented on how good the looked...then slowly her fork made its way to my plate...she loved them. We live in Boston, so it's not the shortest drive, but there has already been discussion about returning for a meal(s). The sunset over the lake isn't so bad either :)

Alexia Baker

Went last night for dinner. We showed up an hour before dinner started to be served (starts at 5:00pm) so we each ordered a drink from the menu & something small from the light fare menu. I had the Lazy Bear cocktail & Jon ordered a Citizen cider. Both were amazing and we ended up getting another round. The herb fries with aioli & ketchup were fantastic & the perfect size for two to share. Atmosphere was relaxed & chill, families, couples, children...a good mix of everyone. Our waiter was very nice & accomodating as well! Later we ordered dinner and our sandwiches were filling & delicious! I recommend the grass fed burger. I took half of it with me because I couldn't finish it, but it is the perfect portion sizes burger. Overall great dining experince, I would go again!!

Jordan Rogowski

Was here over 10 minutes, and at no point was I anything that could be construed as acknowledged by a bartender. Look, I get it — you’re gonna wait a little longer on a weekend night. You’re probably not going to get a drink right away. But I’ve been in no shortage of bars and at the good ones, you’ll get a “hey I’ll be right over” or a head nod so you know they’re aware of you. None of that here.

R A

We came to Burlington and had a reservation for both the Juniper and Hen of the Wood, and we decided to go to Juniper. Our entree that was the steak for two for $70 came out stone cold. It was gross. As in the fat from the T-bone steak that was 20 ounces (supposedly according to the waitress) was ridiculously cold, as in the fat on the plate was jellied and the steak was pre-cut for us (why would it be pre-cut, since it would cause the steak to cool down faster?). The manager, in his defense, who was as accommodating as he could be, said that he could offer us two separate steaks, but they would be different cuts from the steak we originally ordered and would be skirt steaks instead of a t-bone, which is not what we wanted or ordered. So be prepared. They don’t have a great view and their service/timing is not the best, considering how much you are paying. We were fortunate enough to find another place to dine last-minute. It was a matter of poor execution with timing and service at this restaurant.

mark benoit

Poor service at the bar....too long to order...hard to get a second drink...bar wasn't overly busy...two to three bartenders

Jill McGrath

Such a beautiful place. Super friendly staff. Can't wait to go back

Michael

Best breakfast in Burlington and rarely has a wait

Jack Douglas

Great restaurant find in Burlington VT. I went for dinner with my wife, we we're staying at a motel a few miles away. This place was worth the drive, we parked in the garage next door which was free if you park less than two hours. The food was very good, I had the French dip sandwich and we shared the nachos. We did not have dessert but I am sure it's good. Make reservations as the seating is limited.

DOUG COLLETTE

Grateful the restaurant was open on the Thanksgiving holiday, the staff was warm as family in taking care of all our needs...Special thanks to Lilly, Jordan and TimW for making it so memorable and kudos to the chef....Marking my calendar to make a reservation in advance for 2017!

Derek Sweeney

Great place and great service

Matt Woodside

Awesome drinks

Dennis Scrimo

Right in the hotel.. really good drink and food..

GLOBEATER Montreal

Tops in Burlington.

Rachel Manz

Love it for dinner, not my favorite brunch.

Edythe Frankel Kelleher

Excellent food. We had the beef-mushroom burger and the fried chicken. Very accommodating server brought out wine tastings to help the selection. Lost a star because we were pestered by little flies in the dining room.

Mike Godfrey

Excellent for brunch; solid bloody Mary bar

R Grau

My wife and I visited for dinner. I had the steak, which was excellent and my wife had the burger. She, being a 'burger connoisseur' said that it was one of the best, if not the best, burgers she's ever had. She begrudgingly let me try...she was right. It was fantastic. Our server, I believe her name was Kristin, was an absolute delight. She was attentive, friendly, and very knowledgeable of the local area. It was so good we went back for breakfast for our next meal! I rarely order pancakes. They're always one of three things: boring, overly sweet, or jammed with too much stuff, but something made me get them. These things were absolute perfection. Even my wife, who has declared her disdain for pancakes, commented on how good the looked...then slowly her fork made its way to my plate...she loved them. We live in Boston, so it's not the shortest drive, but there has already been discussion about returning for a meal(s). The sunset over the lake isn't so bad either :)

Ji Kim

Great spot. A bit pricey but good place for breakfast. Lots of locally sourced food. Great coffee. Don’t recommend the Monte Cristo sandwich. A bit weird (too greasy)) and not worth it. I got the 2 egg breakfast with the Ham. The ham was smokey and great. Get their home made hot sauce and jam - both amazing!

Douglas Babcock

Food was absolutely 5 star

chadinvt

Local sourced food, great wine.

Chaz Denver

Great service. The beets and fries (separate dishes) were so delicious.