A great family friendly restaurant with decent food choices. The staff is friendly and is always…read morequick to top off your coffee. My go to is the breakfast sandwich, which comes with a small side of potatoes. The restaurant is cozy with fun decor. I love sitting at the with the other locals.

Decent local diner I…read morestopped by Benson's around 6:30 after a busy day. Plenty of parking, not crowded inside. The place is old but clean and well-kept. I sat at the bar and was served quickly. Ordered the special--chicken and dumplings. It was fine, nothing remarkable. While I ate, another customer sat down and ordered "the usual," which suggests Benson's has a loyal crowd. Service was good, prices were fair. Not a destination spot, but a solid local option for comfort food.

Battenkill Dairy is a must-stop! The ice cream is smooth, creamy, and not too sweet. The sundaes…read morewith their homemade hot fudge are amazing and the prices are very fair for the portion sizes!! I love sitting outside in the country, watching the cows while enjoying a treat. Friendly service!! There is also a little shop inside with local goods like cheese, milk, maple syrup, and coffee. A true local favorite! Nothing fancy - just good ice cream. **I wish it was organic, but that's just me!

Creamy ice cream and Milk chocolate! Yummy! Service was great. Cash only basis. Highly…read morerecommended!

I came here with my nephew from Canada so he could meet George and Jill. I am sad to say that they…read moreare closing the store for good. I guess I can't blame them for retiring, they been doing it for 25 years. I will surely miss them and the store of course. Who else makes my favorite Vermonster? Sad really sad. Enjoy your retirement Jill and George, you deserve it!

So many wonderful chocolates and candies! There are old fashioned candies, like sticks and fruit…read moreslices, plus taffy and fudge. There are many milk and dark chocolates, plus some white chocolates, that include truffles and chocolate covered pretzels. Jelly Belly jelly beans in so many flavors! Gifford's Ice Cream to have as a dish, cone, sundae or shake. And so much more!

SO GOOD!!! friendly staff & quick service. this is my number…read moreone choice for ice cream in the summer, i have found nothing that can compare.

The Dairy Haus is a classic seasonal ice cream stand. When we arrived there were about 5 people…read moreahead of us and shortly after another 5 or 6 people behind us. Their portions are generous...a small soft swirl has 8 swirls! My husband had the soft serve chocolate and I had a soft serve twist. We liked our ice cream. They also serve hard ice cream, too. This ice cream stand reminds me of the ones I stopped at as a child. The staff is friendly and the line moves smoothly.

The ice cream was very creamy. My kids loved that the sprinkles were free. We got a regular size…read morewith the purple cow and lemon mousse. The purple cow (black raspberry with chocolate chips) was my favorite of the two. We appreciated the unexpectedly HUGE chunks of chocolate chips. The lemon mousse was also delicious. Neither thankfully was overly sweet or saccharine. Portions were modest. I wouldn't have minded two larger scoops for our regular size.

Hours were listed to be until 10p ... we got there at just before 8p and we're standing outside the…read morewindow looking at their flavor board, we could clearly see people in the shop who looked out at us ... when they didn't approach the window, they pointed at a hand written sign (in the dark) that said they closed at 8p it was 8:03 at that point. Seemed lame that they wouldn't have told us sooner that they were closing or closed. Not sure whose fault it is that their hours are still listed incorrectly online.

King Brothers Dairy is an amazing dairy farm. It's quaint and beautifully stocked and oh so…read moredarling. Come here to shop local products carried in the area both fresh and frozen. More importantly if you're an ice cream lover like myself you will go out of your way to come here often. Their house made ice cream flavors are very creative and quite original. They also change it up often so that there's always lots of variety. I especially like that they've got it posted in several places so you can stand aside while you decide. It won't be an easy decision as I am always torn between several flavors. Currently I am in love with their rich dark chocolate and wine ice cream alongside a scoop of pistachio. However on this particular trip I have fallen for their delicious Dubai chocolate pistachio ice cream alongside their dark cherry ice cream. There are so many delicious flavors that you will have a hard time choosing. You will fall hard for this place, I guarantee it!

Love this place. Their ice cream is amazing, obviously, but their store front is also great. Cute…read moreselection of gifts and food. It is stylized so well - the whole front of store is adorable! Coolers have various sized containers of their Ice cream, as well as pies, meat, eggs, drinks, milk, etc.

Always great food, with excellent service. The young staff is very nice and patient.read more

An excellent destination for food and desserts where they treat you like family. The food is always…read morefresh and made with love.

We went here a couple weeks ago and loved it. Portions are huge so I recommend ordering a size or…read moretwo smaller if you don't want a huge amount. Service is so quick and the indoor seating area is super cute.

Have to stop by sometime this summer. As young kids on the way to Camp Albany at Cossayuna Lake, we…read morewould stop at the old ice cream bar (about 2000 feet east in the attached photo) and enjoy chocolate malts. Wonder what happened to it?

Visiting the Maple Reserve was on my list of places to go while in Vermont this weekend. Touristy?…read moreYes. Worth it? Heck yes! Stopped in on Saturday midday thinking I was going to get a latte and maple creemee. However when I get there, I saw some guys drinking beers at the bar which piqued my interest so I took another look at the menu. Why not get an Affogatotini? Caffeine and a maple creemee all in one! This was DELISH! The girls that work here are so nice. I visited twice in the same day and both times this place was swamped. They took it in stride and still had a smile on their face while working through the line. The Maple Reserve offers ice cream / creemees, coffee, pastries and serves alcohol. They have a little area where you can also buy pure Vermont maple syrup, jams, sauces, small kitchen accessories, etc.

My order: Affogato (maple) The review: I wish I were able to…read morecome back and try literally every menu item. I saw one woman chilling on her laptop who had bought 3 things for herself: a cup of ice cream, some sort of cocktail, and a boba drink. She looked like she was loving life. Made with espresso from locally roasted coffee beans, the affogato with maple creemee was absolutely divine. They drizzled more maple syrup atop the creemee. It wasn't too sweet and just perfectly creamy, as the name suggests. I was pleased to see that there were many gluten free options, including the waffles, which come on sticks like popsicles. Would make the 3 hour trip just to try those one day. The Maple Reserve is definitely Aya-approved.