We reached Fairlee, VT after a 3 1/2 hr drive from Manchester, NH on a Saturday afternoon. We had…read moreto carb load for a marathon in Vermont the next morning.
This experience at Leda's Pizza was the most interesting possible, since I still remember it as I write this 2 weeks later, after the fact. My friend picked me up at the relatively nearby Lake Morley resort and we decided on pizza for dinner that night. He suggested Leda's pizzeria that was basically down the road. The short of this story is, once we heard lightning after filling up the gas tank, a short time later after we entered Leda's Pizza to place an order, it was raining. Like torrential kind. Would not let up for 45 minutes, so we had to run out to the car with our order trying not to get soaked to the core. We arrived around 5:15pm on a casual Saturday night in May 2022. We initially thought about dining in, but during our brief experience here at Leda's Pizzeria and restaurant, the air conditioning broke and it was hot. You could feel the humidity. It wasn't the way to have / gorge on pizza while keeping in mind that you had a marathon to run the next morning. And as such, we ended up grabbing a take out order while waiting for the rain to stop. Once the rain started to part ways, we made a run for it to the car and it was interesting. During our wait, it was nice to hear the local folks chitchatting about life in the area. It was interesting to be a tourist and so far from home and not have a culture shock about it. I guess I travel enough to where nothing really is shocking anymore these days. Been there, done that, as they say. The experience here took about 45 minutes from entering and exiting.
The overall experience here at Leda's pizzeria and restaurant here in rural Vermont was mixed, interesting, and casual. Too bad about the air conditioning, or the experience would have turned out much different and more fun. We ended getting take out and wished we stayed, but decided not to because of the air conditioning, or lack there of. The lady at the front desk was nice and friendly. She seemed to look like she was in high school, which was cool. The restaurant itself was fairly small, but could seat about 30 people at its max, I believe. For the most part though, having Leda's pizzeria and restaurant near where my friend and I was staying is basically a godsend and a hidden gem in the area. We ended up getting a large pizza with everything on it, along with two side orders of french fries. He basically went to the dollar store choice zero by for drinks and other necessities for the short stay here in Vermont. What else is there to say about this restaurant, other than the food was very good especially for takeout purposes. I enjoyed the french fries first, because it was fresh and warm before we dug into the pizza after coming out of the rainstorm and into our hotel arrangements. If you catch yourself here in this rural area of Fairlee, Vermont or passing through, and needing a good pizza pie on this side of extremely eastern Vermont, consider this homespun pizzeria and restaurant as your destination of choice. It's pretty cool they are located right across the the New Hampshire state line.
Leda's pizza and restaurant is located in the foothills of southeastern Vermont. It's physical address is 45 S US-5 in Fairlee, Vermont. Not the easiest to get to, but If you are nearby and want good sustainable awesomeness, come on by. Definitely recommended food for the soul, especially after a rainstorm that dampen everything but the human spirit. As far as parking goes, they have a huge customer parking lot for y'all who come here for all things pizza and everything else they have to offer. This side of south eastern Vermont does not have a local public transportation system, so your best bet would be to rent a car or have one of your own. Greyhound and Amtrak can take you only so far. I'm sure Uber/Lyft can try to accommodate you too, but a car or truck is best suited for this one. I did enjoy the ambiance and the down to earth vibe of this establishment. No frills, friendly service, and unfortunately, no air conditioning. Hopefully they got it fixed. I couldn't really stand no air conditioning. It was pretty maddening actually.
4.0 stars for the overall experience, even with the crap air conditioning. 4.0 stars for the prices, which is quite reasonable for this rural area. 4.0 stars for the service and food.
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