Decent food. Unbelievably annoying waitress. Please - we get the pebble on the saucer with the bill is connected with the name, so please spare us the hokey condescending explanation. read more

Had a great experience here. We stuck to the smaller plates and everything was delicious. Definitely recommend the mock eel and green beans. Service was quick and courteous and flavors big. Would definitely come back and try the family style portions. read more

Sorry, but if you're a serious foodie, this place is only mediocre, at best! It so does not live up to its hype, and there are so many other GOOD restaurants in Burlington...save/spend your $$$ elsewhere, and skip this place!! We ordered dumplings (which were good) an app (Peking duck, which was meh) and the tangerine chicken (greasy, and really, thigh meat for the price of the dish?!). While we thought it would be staggered on delivery, we received everything all at once. I complained about the timing but it fell on deaf bartender ears. Seriously folks, the food is barely just above "typical", the bartender (didn't get her name) is somewhat friendly, but not engaging, and her only goal is to turn over the bar seats fast. She couldn't care less that we were very disappointed in our experience there. Again, we are serious foodies...and this place just fell flat on its face. read more

If I could give zero stars I would. Worst meal out of my life. Worst service. Condescending holier-than-thou waitstaff. In all fairness, food was pretty decent but took forever to come out of the kitchen. Ruined my weekend and trip to Burlington. Not worth the price. So many other better places to enjoy the culinary offerings of VT, your vacation, and places to spend your money. Don't let the same happen to you. read more

Been here a few times and it never gets any better. I should quit. Food is too salty even for Chinese. Everything heavily sauced covering the flavor of the ingredients. Service can be surly at worst and indifferent at best. Expensive for meh food. Won't be back. Two stars are for the decor. read more

waitresses and hostesses are rude, condescending, and haughty. food is good but overpriced. pretentious white people making chinese food. our waitress was extremely rude to our vegan friend and talked down to her about her own dietary restrictions. second and last time here, gave them the benefit of the doubt the first time. read more

Consistently one of the best restaurants in town, satisfying and interesting dishes, fun atmosphere and great service. A must go on this local's list. read more

We were seated next to the bar, when we requested, in our reservation, a table NOT near the bar, but a quiet table near a window- NOT in the bar's room. No one lit the candle on our table, and the tablecloth and the lazy susan-style rotating center of the table were sticky with some brown viscous fluid. The server came across as smug, inappropriately staring at us, at one point suppressing a grimace when I asked her for no broccoli on my plate with the orange peel chicken, she recoiled visibly horrified and walked away, literally shaking her head. We were served the meat buns and they were: tepid, doughy, heavy and the 'meat' inside was flavorless, tough, in large chunks and with large chunks of fat and gristle. The dips were cloying and not spicy we asked for and got the orange peel chicken, which was greasy and the grease tasted rancid. My wife called our server over to inform her that thereat buns were basically inedible; my wife added that it had ruined her meal up to that point. Our server explained that they were from another vendor. She only made a lukewarm offer of two free meat buns after I commented to the same menu item and added that the poor quality of the buns had also ruined the rest our meal, agreeing with my wife. Throughout our 'meal', the server seemed annoyed to be waiting on us, and was apparently determined to make us aware of that. When another server brought our doggy bag of rice, which we'd requested, along with the meat buns, which we had decided not to take for the above reasons, our server literally snatched them from my wife's hand and said 'no, that's not yours', when in fact it was. At that point, we decided simply to leave the premises. The server was clearly unaccustomed to being in any way polite and accommodating. She did so many inappropriate and unprofessional things when dealing with us, who were, at all times polite, clear and relaxed. She ruined our evening along with the bad food. The only reason she got any tip from us at all was in case the restaurant servers pool the tips, because the gentleman who poured the water and brought us to our table was professional and greeted us and acted like we were welcome. When my wife was using the restroom before leaving the restroom she used had no toilet paper, no spare toilet paper and there was detritus all over the floor. Over the last few years, we've come often to this establishment and have come to expect a far superior quality of food and dining experience overall than the one we endured on Monday night. The restaurant that we so loved has really slipped badly. This meal was of no consequence other than a source of worry over the possibility of food poisoning. read more

Came here with a group and thought it was pretty impressive. Food was bomb, but wouldn't say it was truly authentic Chinese. You should order the mock eel, and the ginger chicken. read more

We used to love Single Pebble -- it was one of our favorite restaurants in town. Our last visit was late last summer and everything was delicious and the restaurant vibe just felt good. Unfortunately on our recent Monday night visit, we were very disappointed. Service was friendly and reasonably attentive, but food was very slow coming out of the kitchen. Our apps took about 1/2 an hour and really whetted our appetite -- they were the only good food, and very good at that. We ordered the Vegetarian pot sticker dumplings and an evening special crab cakes. Both were light and well flavored, served w/tastey sauces. All down hill from there. Our vegetarian watercress soup was inedible due to an incredible salt overload. We NEVER send food back, but no one in our party of 5 could eat this soup. The waitress handled it nicely and swapped it out for the hot & sour soup, which was edible, but only fair, also due to super salty flavor. Our main plates included mock eel, seitan sesame beef, ants climbing a tree , and lemon sesame shrimp. The seitan sesame beef was the best of the bad. We have loved that dish in the past, but it was greasy and salty. The ants climbing a tree and mock eel were also too salty. We couldn't eat the ants noodle dish, and the eel at first tasted good, but quickly the flavor of greasiness and the saltiness overpowered it. Basically all these dishes started to taste the same -- salty and greasy. The shrimp dish was ok, but the sauce was too plain, no sophistication, and the shrimp had a kind of pastiness to their exterior. COME ON Single Pebble -- what gives. This used to be a quality restaurant, but this kind of cooking was like someone new to the kitchen took the old recipes and totally mucked them up. Based on this dining experience I would be hesitant to go again, and would not recommend this restaurant to others. read more

Underwhelming. Waitress wasn't good, asked her to order for us and she way over ordered food. Wasteful. Never asked how everything was. Not a good sign. Food bland underseasoned no texture. read more

This is a bad choice for dining in groups. The service was generally awful and extremely slow. The table next to us was a smaller group and they ordered at the same time, but they finished their meals before our food had even arrived. read more

My wife and I just went to Burlington for 4 days, checking out many restaurants there. This is the only place we went twice. Great food! I highly recommend getting the sampler, where we got not-too-small plates of 9 different dishes of the chef's choosing. So much food! Loved the spicy shrimp with asparagus, and Ants Climbing the Tree. Really great chinese cuisine. Would love to try the Dim Sum on a Sunday someday. read more

I was in VT for a one night work trip & stopped in after a friend reccomended it. I wasnt really craving any of the dishes in particular, so decided to go with the chefs tasting. For $40 I had a nice sampling of 9 courses (ending with an amazing chocolate cheesecake) and had some leftovers to take back to the hotel with me. The three dish chicken, five spice chicken, and mach eel really delivered on taste and texture. I hope to be back if I'm in town again read more

The best Chinese food between Montreal and NYC's Chinatown, regardless of the idiot from Columbus. All food is prepared fresh for your table, that's why it all doesn't show up at once. A tasting menu is available at lunch, I think it's $15/diner, little bites of anything the chef thinks to put out, I have never been disappointed, and I LIKE good food. read more

This place has charm but only dim sum on Sunday. The dim sum felt like one fried thing after another with no options for white rice for my child. Also every tiny dish is 7.99 a piece. So before you know it you are spending a ton of money because you don't know what may or may not be coming out next so you better try and eat the thing they are showing you. Only bring children with an adventurous palate read more

Very good Chinese food, where each dish actually could be differentiated from each other. Great flavors. Well prepared. Not a 5 because the service was not the best. read more

Decent food. I expected better to be honest, because there was a 45 minutes wait for a table and it was packed. I've also been told this was THE place to eat in the area. Again, decent food, nothing special, nothing memorable. The meal started with roasted and regular peanuts which was a nice start. I had the pork bun to start, not very good. Same style you would get anywhere, not good quality meat. For my main dish I had, if I remember correctly, "Ants on a log", which was ground pork over translucent thin noodles with mushrooms. I did not enjoy the lecture of the mushroom. The pasta and port was good, not that much flavor, perhaps I should have ordered something different. Still enjoyable. The meal also came with rice, which was strange for a pasta dish. The prices are way to high for this place, each meal is about $5 more than it should be. My eating companion has a saiten dish with sauce for about $19, which is insane. Over all I would recommend this, because the food was not bad, and there are plenty of interesting things on the menu I would go back and try again. read more

Not sure how this place only averages 3.5 stars, because it was delicious. Lots of interesting choices on the menu, all had great flavor. The meat - and we had beef, pork, and chicken! - was high quality. A solid choice, very satisfying, and excellent service as well. read more

Being Chinese, I always have higher expectations of Chinese food. This place was not a bust but it wasn't a home run either. However, the highlight of this place was definitely the mock eel. Upon knowledge of Alton Brown's recommendation of the mock eel, the SO and I decided to come to this place to check out this dish. Super tangy and sweet and a complete circus on your tongue are just some descriptions that I can think of at the moment to explain this dish. It was pretty amazing with the crispy shitake mushroom and the tangy sauce. I will say it was very very very sweet and tangy so when you pair it up with the white rice, it is pretty good. However, that's the most I can really say about this place. The fried rice was pretty mediocre and not dried in the sense that I like fried rice. Furthermore, the Mock Sesame Beef was very similar to the Mock eel and probably drenched in the same sauce with a mixture of vegetables as well. Customer service was sub-par and when we called to ask about a lost item, it seemed like they pushed us aside because they were too busy. Understandable but a bit sad I must say. Regardless, for where it is, I'm sure the food is delicious by their standards but having grown up eating Chinese food all my life, it's not the best. read more

I absolutely LOVE the food at A Single Pebble. I have been here twice and both times the food was astounding. I do, however, have some HUGE issues with the service. The first time I went, our service was unbelievably great, however this last time, it was some of the worst service I have ever experienced. I think the server came to our table twice, she was clearly avoiding us, and the host was attending more than the server did. My meal was not put in and after an hour and forty minutes it came out... of course, everyone I was with had finished eating and was ready to go so I chowed down VERY quickly. The most disturbing thing was the server's complete lack of addressing the situation. I understand things happen sometimes, but at least own your mistakes. I have been since this incident and had a great experience with another server who accidentally brought the wrong dish- she profusely apologized, brought the correct one out and let us keep the original dish. Overall, the service is hit-or-miss, but the food is great! read more

Beware the vegetarian tasting menu. They served us the same tofu dish for our last three entrees with slight variations on the black bean sauce for 3 of our 9 courses and there was tofu in another dish as well. Our bowls were dirty when we sat down at the table and the waitress tried to avoid us when she could tell we were not pleased with the meal. Definitely, did not ask us how the food was. We spent $100 but this was not a $100 meal. read more

Food was fantastic! The meals are easy to share, many of the ones we ordered were the proper spice we like, and they were all interesting. Not your normal Chinese fare...definitley something special. We highly recommend! read more

My daughter goes to college up here so we always try a different place when we come up to Burlington. The single Pebble will be one we return to! We had the chefs tasting $38, we honestly chose this because we were a little overwhelmed with the menu choices. It was so much fun they just keep bringing food out! Apparently it's different every time so you get to try a variety of dishes. There were cucumbers and an excellent eggplant dish( I personally would never have ordered eggplant but it was amazing), a very spicy chicken, a melt in your mouth beef, some little beef bun, a pork dish, a shrimp dish and oh my dessert too! The service is wonderful and attentive, they explained each dish as it came out. The Single Pebble is a gem! read more

Single Pebble was the place where I experienced the best food I'd ever eaten. The first time I was there (in Berlin) I was with friends from Boston who were blown away saying it was better than anything in Boston. Every single bite of food was amazing. For a time, in Burlington, the food remained really good. Since then, the quality of the food has diminished greatly. On some occasions the food is so salty it's inedible. On other occasions, the dishes are just plain bland and tasteless. For a while, I would still go because the hits were more frequent than the misses. Then, the misses became more frequent. The huge increase in the price of the dishes now makes me choose to dine elsewhere. It simply costs too much to take a chance that you get them on a good night. I forget the original chef/owner's name but they seriously should pay him top dollar to return and get them back on track. This takes nothing away from the service which I've always found to be top-notch. read more

I really wanted to like this restaurant. My clients suggested very strongly that we go here. The wait for the food was very very long, I think 45 minutes. The air-conditioning did not seem to work, which was not a help. Several of the ingredients were of a high quality. We could not request all white meat chicken and the baby shrimp was less than terrific. The waitress suggested we order the jumbo shrimp next time because it's better. I prefer she told us before we ordered the smaller shrimp. The green beans were a high point and the Cosmo was made with a freshly squeezed lime to my liking. The waitress suggested we ask for her advice the next time we go there and that we order according to what she thinks are her signature dishes instead of the dishes that we ordered that she thinks are less stellar. Again, it would've been better if she told us that in the beginning. I don't think we will be going to Pebble again. read more

Outstanding food and service!!!!! We celebrated the Chinese New Year there and it was busy, our server never missed a beat. We didn't have to wait for our food, it came out hot, fresh and so yummy. It's a must try in Burlington. read more

This place rocks. Super tasty, innovative, take on Chinese food. Go family style so there's more stuff you can try. We had a sesame lamb special that was amazing. The "Mock" dishes are fantastic as well. read more

We arrived at 1:35 PM (the restaurant closes at 1:45 PM) and were curious to see if they would seat us. The server was so welcoming and immediately led us to a table. We ordered the vegetarian tasting menu and I have to say, it was some of the best vegetarian food that I have ever tasted. Everything was delicious, but the mock eel, green beans, broccoli, and seitan were standouts. You receive a great value for the price of the meal when you consider all that comes with the tasting menu. The tea was also fantastic and the tapioca dessert was also a nice touch. Next time I am in Burlington, I will be excited to visit a Single Pebble again! read more

First of all I felt that the mock eel was too sweet and salty to have as a sole meal. I feel it is good to have a single shared appetizer between a group of about 6-8 people. The fried green beans and double garlic broccoli are to die for. We had some beef shank with noodles and felt as a group that the noodles were way better than the beef. The pork dumplings were bland but if you combined the mock eel with the bland dumplings it was a go. Overall, the service was very good and the atmosphere pleasant and accommodating. I'd like to try some more menu items to get a better feel of the cuisine. The price was a bit steep and felt that the value was less on the cost to taste scale. read more

My family an I went to Single Pebble's Dim Sum luncheon one afternoon and were sorely disappointed. We sat for an hour and a half and were served two different single servings of dumplings and one single serving of scrambled egg and pork. This was between four of us. The restaurant was packed and the kitchen was not able to keep up. We left the restaurant hungry. Very disappointing. read more

Upscale Chinese restaurant - very pleasant atmosphere, able to accommodate larger groups with several interesting nooks and crannies and different rooms. Food was good, though on the more expensive side (which I knew going in). read more

Great food. I've tried many dishes over the years and only a few times have been a little disappointed, but that was only because the high expectations I had from previous visits! One of Burlington's best restaurants. read more

Went on the Chef's Special Adventure with a group of friends-- our choice of weapon, chopsticks. It was an epic experience. (You should know that we are all foodies.) We sat at a table with a turntable (we named her Suzan). The meal was served family style, we chose to have a meat/veggie combo, and dishes were served in a staggered manner. We started out strong, leaving nothing but clean plates on Suzan. We had no idea what or how much to expect. We had prawn, ribs, soup, rice, lots of great veggies, tofu, cellophane noodles, so many things that I can't remember but look fondly back on. There was even dessert! I ate many new things that I would never have picked out on my own. One of the best parts of this meal was it was effortless-- no one had to make up their mind about what to order. Even better was there was no jealousy over anything because we shared everything! The servers were attentive and knowledgable. Overall a wonderful experience/adventure. I recommend this to any and all. read more

The mock chicken is to die for! Rich, crisped edges, chewy in a good way, and the little bits of broccoli really balance out the dish. Everything at single pebble is amazing, haven't had a bad dish, and as a vegetarian, it's hard for me to find restaurants with the variety I could so easily find as a meat eater. Always get the dry fried green bean (sans the pork) as well. This place is a little pricey, but worth every penny for the quality of food you get. read more

We eat at A Single Pebble nearly every time we visit Burlington. Have always enjoyed our meals. Big fan of the curry soup, but everything we've had there is wonderful. We did the Chef's tasting special on graduation weekend last May and have to say it was a wonderful way to celebrate. Caution: we tend to over order, which is ok as long as our son and his girl friend are along to take a doggie bag home. Portions are generous. read more

I booked on the easy to navigate site for a nice night out with my wife. We showed up 15min early but were pleasantly greeted and shown to a table. We were quickly serviced for drinks and the level of service for us the rest of the night was superb. We picked a couple of dishes we really wanted and then let the chef take care of us with the chefs selection. They easily catered to our vegetarian needs and then the fun began! We had a non stop arrival of dishes that were varied in favors, appearance and feeling. We tried stuff we wouldn't have chosen on our own and everything was on another level compared to other Asian style restaurants in the area. The meal was thought out and the pace of food, service and general check ins was top notch. After we stuffed ourselves we had what I can only believe a purposeful good amount of time to let our food settle, talk about the food and reflect on our meal. After some time we were greeted and then we prepared for dessert. Our night was great! Though not a cheap night out, but I didn't even care. The experience we had and the level the food was on was worth our time and money. We had a great time and sincerely look forward to coming back. Thanks! read more

My culinary class decided to go here for lunch on our class trip! It was something out of our comfort zone. We decided to try the chef's menu, and to my surprise there wasn't one thing we didn't like. The food was amazing! The staff was so polite and helped us understand each dish the Chef made for us! I recommend this place to everyone! It's an amazing place! read more

I've never had a bad entree or even appetizer here. It's really great food with fantastic different flavors. It is however, expensive.

"A" for effort. This is a review of dim sum only. Several dumplings were offered. Highlights were few. Dough to filling ratios were often off. There were some very familiar flavors presnted in the various dumpling dishes. Things to avoid: spicy chix dumpling was inedible over seasoned with some form of pepper, the gold fish dumpling was very fishy both litterally and figuratively. This definately isnt china town reflected in both the dishes and the price. Steamed buns were decent. read more