Props to any place that has actual mocktails and not like juice thrown in with sprite or something. Highly recommend the Rescue Ranger! The rest of my party particularly liked the beer list. The food is so good too. Pricey for sure, but the kind of pricey that is worth the cost. The gnocchi is a top choice as is the turkey club. The chicken fried egg is an interesting item and sufficient for a small meal. Did I mentioned the bartenders are all sweethearts? If you don't have a reservation, you can take any of the bar seats or go out on the larger patio, order at the bar, and they'll bring your meal out to you. You can order from the full menu, but you won't have wait service. read more

Juniper Bar & Restaurant - Chevre Gnocchi with zucchini and other yummy things - American Near Me - Burlington, Vermont

Perhaps my bad for getting a burrito in Vermont. Came in a puddle of water and the whole thing was very wet and bland. My mom's breakfast was quite good - she got the eggs with mushrooms and cheese. There was a little girl in there watching an iPad at full volume which was unpleasant and staff didn't do anything about it. The classics here are good - don't try to experiment! read more

Juniper Bar & Restaurant - Breakfast burrito - American Near Me - Burlington, Vermont

In the bottom of the Hotel Vermont. Cool atmosphere with a great outdoor deck. The menu is very interesting with all the proteins being uncommon. I got the braised pork which was the most common. It was delicious. They have a cool cocktail menu and lots of wine drinks. A little pricey but the meal I got was worth it. Service was nice and friendly. read more

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Delicious breakfast/brunch spot with excellent service and cool vibe. It was really busy when we figured out where to grab food before making our way home, so we were lucky to find a couple of spots at the bar since there weren't any tables available (and they were jammed with reservations throughout the morning). I tried the egg sandwich and loved it. Mushroom tartine with poached eggs got rave reviews. The ginger beer was delicious (from Maine, if I remember correctly) and the iced coffee was solid. Great brunch! read more

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Meh. Fries were good. Staff was super friendly. The medium well burger was bright red in the middle and the medium burger with no aole was no pink. Burgers themselves were just ok. Salad was good as were the mixed greens. read more

Got tea with maple syrup-- they put in a lot of maple syrup... I suppose this is a good thing. Was left uncomfortably crunching on loose leaf tea at the top. Not at all appetizing. Got the mushroom ragout, which was basically just toast with cheese and mushroom on it. Not at all special and sort of misleading on the menu. Asked for eggs on the side which they did do. Asked for eggs poached and they were rubbery and fully cooked through. NO run. Pictured. We got the home fries and asked for hollandaise on the side. They forgot the hollandaise and eventually brought us hollandaise with CHUNKS in it. This is like step 1 of making hollandaise. Ambience is good I guess, but the food is not worth it. We were shocked at how bad this was. read more

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Solid and interesting option for brunch with a creative menu but pricey. This is not Hen of the Wood in terms of quality but it's good and convenient - especially if you are staying at or near the hotel. If you just want breakfast Burlington is full of options but if you want a brunch experience this is a good choice. read more

My daughter invited me to Burlington for the weekend and we stayed at Vermont Hotel. Juniper Bar and Restaurant was located inside the establishment. After a day out in the cold and Christmas shopping our hunger for some warm and delicious food had increased. We sat at the bar and ordered drinks and food. The cheese fritters and cheeseburger were prepared well and tasted awesome . Definitely hit the spot ! The ladies behind the bar were very friendly , knowledgeable and talented with their skills of tossing , shaking and pouring drinks. read more

Juniper doesn't disappoint! Atmosphere (Indoor and Outdoor Seating), Great Menu (Food and Drink) and Excellent Service. Madison was an excellent server and the burger was awesome. Hostess, Servers and Bartenders were all very nice/upbeat and pleasant to all the customers. Very fortunate the lousy bartender at the Courtyard hotel next door wasn't interested in serving food and waiting on customers otherwise would have missed Juniper. Juniper isn't your average hotel restaurant, food and service are top notch and worth a try when in Burlington. read more

Over priced and I thought it was rather ho hum. The drinks are way over priced for the size. $24 for a hamburger and it was way over prepped. Waiter never bussed our table at the end of the meal while we finished our drinks. I get it. It's hotel Vermont. It's trendy. But for me it was over trendy. read more

We had a great brunch here Saturday morning. I was a little skeptical at first because it's in a hotel. Don't let that lead you away. The service was great. Everyone led with a pleasant smile. It's a casual ambiance. We started brunch with a charcuterie board and a selection of VT cheese. Then we followed it up with the pancakes and the Red Flannel Hash. I've never seen brisket paired with beets but whoever came up with it had a great idea. Good balance of salty and mildly sweet. The pancakes were really good. To me, they had the perfect texture, sweetness (not very sweet), and thickness. To drink my boyfriends has the bloody Maria and I had a drink that had expresso and tequila (I can't remember the name). If I come back to Burlington, I'll come back for brunch read more

Juniper Bar & Restaurant - Red Flannel Hash - American Near Me - Burlington, Vermont

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My wife and I have been to Juniper several times, most recently with our two young children on Christmas Eve, 2024. The ambience was great, the server was terrific, and the food and drink were great for vegetarians. We'll happily go back. read more

Food was terrific, especially the salads and chocolate truffles for dessert. Our waiter was amazing,,,,kept on top of service to our table. Place is fun ...but a noisy good time! read more

If you stumble upon this restaurant because you are a Hotel Vermont guest, you may never be this travel food lucky again, as this a place to purposefully beeline to. With so many tempting dinner items to choose from, we settled on: Whole Rabbit (for 2) - a delicious, sweet-ish, mildly mole-tasting (cumin, blood orange, smoked paprika glazed) rabbit, served with red wine braised cabbage, refried beans, corn tortillas, spicy green salsa & a chimichurri sauce. Delicious! The for 2 plates come with very flaky scallion biscuits w/butter, and a lightly sesame-dressed salad of field & baby greens. For dessert, we had the Cranberry Custard - topped with a generous amount of thick whipped cream, and a handful of candied whole hazelnuts. Get this! Don't avoid it, cranberry avoiders! Sorbets - a scoop each of Lime Orgeat & Blueberry were so lightly sweet & refreshing New to us is a local canned non-alcoholic beverage called Bitter Bubble. We tried both the Sour Cherry Chicory & the Orange Chamomile & loved both. Lightly herby, lightly fruity, & bubbly - this will be on our shopping list from now on. Everything was so good, we came back for breakfast: 2 eggs, crispy bacon, the bright sesame-dressed salad greens w/radish that we had for dinner, buttered Red Hen toast w/jam. Basic, but elevated w/these excellent local ingredients! Breakfast Sammich - fresh squishy brioche bun, runny fried egg, that crispy bacon, Vermont cheddar. SUPER GOOD. Buttermilk pancakes w/wild blueberries - VT maple syrup & soft butter made these over the top delicious. Super strong Brio coffee & an Earl Grey latte were perfect with it all. A little bird told us that the Spring menu will be starting around May 8th, so we were lucky to catch these delish bites before they go away. Looking forward to trying other breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner menu items! read more

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Love this place. Food is excellent. Service was top notch. I was worried about finding good vegan options as I was here on business, but they had a roasted carrots in birch syrup over a pistachio hummus that was to die for. read more

At first, I wasn't sure what to think about this small lobby restaurant in Hotel Vermont. But as I got deeper into the meal, I really enjoyed it. The Mai Tom cocktail made with both gin and rum was excellent. The charcuterie and cheese plate, which they kindly subbed out the blue cheese, was huge. There was so much meat on the plate we couldn't finish it. Next we had the shrimp toast with fiddleheads. Both the toast and the fiddleheads were exceptional. Finally, for dessert, at the recommendation of our server we had the rhum cake. Not too boozy (good for some but I like boozy) and came served with an unusual, but awesome molasses caramel. Highly recommended! They have their own private label gin, a barrel selection of Tom Cat from Barr Hill. It's very nice and a little more boozy than the Tom Cat you would buy at the liquor store. As I already told you, I like boozy. Our server was excellent to us and so was the bartender when I went back for one last round just before closing. The room is stylish, like the hotel. Well worth a try. read more

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I usually don't like to go to the same place more than once when I'm traveling, but we got such killer charcuterie and cheese boards that we came back for more when we wanted a drink and snack. I also usually don't gravitate toward hotel restaurants but this was also an exception. Wow! We really enjoyed our happy hour here--we were warmly welcomed, got seating easily despite it being busy and without a reservation, and loved the food and drinks. Even found a new cider we love. Highly recommend stopping in for at least some small bites and staying a night at Hotel Vermont read more

Juniper Bar & Restaurant - American Near Me - Burlington, Vermont

Let's start with the good - the service at brunch was fast and the server was charming. Also, the bagel with smoked salmon and capers was excellent. Unfortunately, that's where the good ends. We tried 3 other dishes. None of them were good. The poached eggs on the Benedict and in a separate dish were simultaneously hard, rubbery, and watery. Not sure how that was possible, but the chef achieved the impossible. The potatoes were undercooked and burned at the same time and entirely lacked any seasoning. The hollandaise was lumpy, flavorless, and lacked seasoning. The brunch cocktails were so strong the could have served the four of us. Nice if you want to be drunk at 10:30 in the morning, terrible if you want it to compliment the meal. Incredibly disappointing especially when I've had catered dinners here that have been delicious. There are many better choices in Burlington. Check them out. read more

The ambiance was very nice and included a wood fire. The service was lackadaisical and careless. The meal I ordered was sub last and substandard... No release was offered. Nobody really cared. Some time later I had another opportunity to visit them for breakfast. I respectfully decline with the following: People matter, their experience does too, and each and every one of your guests deserves to be treated honorably. If you are a server please show up to work absolutely married to this ethic, or get yourself hired on as kennel cleaning personnel because that shit won't care about the heart focus you bring. read more

The food and service put this restaurant in the best of Burlington. We had a number of appetizers and split them as well as the family style portions for the mains. Excellent plating and quality. Most of the ingredients were local as well. Juniper is in the top three restaurants in Burlington!! read more

As soon as you walk in, there is an amazing, rustic atmosphere. I ordered the "smoke 'em if you got em" mezcal drink, and it was great! The raspberry jam on the charcuterie board was another highlight. For my entree, I got the gnocchi. The vegetables tasted fresh, and it was cooked to perfection. Our server Ana, was the absolute best of the best and went out of her way to ensure we had the best time. Props to her! read more

Juniper Bar & Restaurant - Gnocchi - American Near Me - Burlington, Vermont

10/10 Food was great, awesome ambiance. nothing can even come close to the amazing service by Kalani. If management is reading this, give that man a raise. I brought my family visiting here for dinner and we left having laughed and dined harder than ever. Thank you Kalani! You're the best. read more

- large steaks - did not like the gnochi - awesome bartenders - enjoyed the service - no resey needed on a Tuesday at 8:30pm - breakfast is expensive - i liked the cheese plate - biscuit is thick, but tastes regular - good salads - good beer selection, and better recommendations read more

Staying at the Hotel Vermont, we were excited to unpack and check out the bar. Really nice ambiance, and you pay at the bar and have your drink brought to you. The service was really friendly and accommodating as well, and drinks were strong and delicious! Ordered: - Super Nox- this bourbon drink was fantastic! I am not a huge bourbon person, but this made me reconsider... - Old Fashioned- a classic - Espresso Martinis- not on the menu, but, these were some of the best espresso martinis we had EVER had. Super fresh, watched them make it... a perfect blend of smooth, sweet, strong... not a typical Baileys loaded drink- purely tasted like espresso with a punch. 10/10 would recommend! Overall, fantastic experience here. Whether outdoors by the fire/heat lamps, or indoors at the couches/seating area, Juniper was a place we would stop for a drink again and again! read more

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I believe our servers name was Ari. He was wonderful, and date night absolutely amazing. We had the steak au poivre and the roasted chicken. Both were amazing and he was so sweet. We had an old fashion with whistle pig and a white white (Garganega) both were fantastic; he kept them full. We also had the truffles and pear and endive salad both were delicious. He was very attentive and honestly we would come back for the great service, the good food was a wonderful bonus. Thank you so much Ari. read more

I loved this bar! It's very cozy and is a relaxed place to sit and eat. Had some things that were very good (turkey sandwich, breakfast sandwich, parfait) and some things that weren't because they didn't have much flavor (carrots, Brussels, Mac n cheese). The drinks were very good but a tad pricey. We went several times for the bar though as it was very fun to sit in front of the fireplace with a cocktail. They have a very cute outdoor patio too. read more

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10/10 recommend this spot! You don't feel like you are dining in a hotel type restaurant. The service here is great and super friendly staff. Small menu but everything is fresh and delicious. The sausage and peppers with polenta was incredibly flavorful. My partner got the burger and also said it was a delicious classic burger with good fries. Espresso martini is fantastic. Overall, comfortable, relaxing atmosphere with good music and fantastic food. Did not feel rushed at all. Definitely coming back. read more

Juniper Bar & Restaurant - Sausage and peppers with polenta and scallion biscuits - American Near Me - Burlington, Vermont

Brunch is the best. Especially brunch with a bloody mary bar and local cheese plates. Find both these things, and more, at Juniper. A Sunday on vacation should always start with brunch, and when Yelping best brunches in Burlington, Juniper kept popping up on our radar. This restaurant is part of a hotel, and located right next to the lobby entrance. It is beautiful. We were seated really quickly, after being greeted with live jazz in the hotel lobby. First things first, I started with a bloody Mary. They bring it to the table already made, and you can add all your faves like olives, pickled veggies and lotttsss of hot sauce. My boyfriend ordered the Mimosa but made with fresh apple juice. Sounds weird, but it was so good! We got a bunch of stuff to split starting with a local cheese board. I would like to give an ode to this board. It was $10 and came with three different, local cheeses that were to die for. My favorite was the Jasper Hill blue cheese that has won multiple awards for being the best blue cheese in the world. Yes, you read that right! There was no shortage of cheese on this plate, and I seriously couldn't believe it was just $10. We also ordered the Benedict which had smoked pork loin. These eggs were so fresh, and I loved every bite. The miss for me was the Duck Eggs and steamed greens. It sounded cool, but compared to the benny it lacked flavor. All in all this is a solid spot for brunch. Service is super friendly, and although we got our food rather quickly, it also seems like a spot you can linger with food, friends and a cocktail. read more

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Got takeout from here; the restaurant entrance is located to the right up the stairs after entering the hotel. The staff was very knowledgable about the menu items. Every single thing we ordered was amazing; we got the fried Brussels sprouts, pumpkin and lobster bisque, and red curry shrimp. Hung out in the lobby for our food; they had a fireplace going with comfy couches. Kind of pricey but would dine here again. read more

Had the chèvre gnocchi au gratin with pumpkin cream sauce. Sounds delicious right? So bland and there was no saving it. Husband had the bacon burger, nothing to write home about, except maybe to ask how a $24 burger was not made with a better grade of ground beef. Add a couple of ciders and with tip we were into triple digits. Very disappointing. read more

Came on a Saturday evening; it was busy but we had a reservation thankfully. The cocktail drinks were great. We both enjoyed our meals. I wasn't expecting the poke bowl to be served over cold rice, but the flavors were great overall. The sausage & peppers ordered by my partner was also enjoyable. We would definitely return based on the food and service. read more

Met my family after the crazy Thanksgiving weekend. Great place for our breakfast. Was greeted with great reception being a large party. Our server Kate was great. Enjoyed everything! The pancakes were super fluffy. Maple latte was delicious. Thanks again. read more

Everything was amazing! Service was impeccable( our server was amazing), cocktails were delicious and balance. Food was amazing!! They has a special Scotch Egg on the menu and you would be sorry to miss it. It was unbelievably delicious. The att out for two dish was fantastic. Best trout we've had. Go here!! Don't skip it. read more

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Great food- but also highly recommend the bar- they make the most incredible fresh drinks! The outdoor patio is great with a fire pit and a gorgeous view of the lake-they have blankets you can grab and snuggle up in if it gets too cold. read more

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The bartenders are kids with no experience and are not trained at all. I didn't have a good experience, it is confusing and both bartenders confused if tabs are open or not. Total shitshow expected more from a hotel bar read more

So I had to come and update my review because after literal years of having it, they took cava off the menu. :/ I literally would come here for the cava. Tisk. read more

Juniper Bar & Restaurant - Roasted carrots - American Near Me - Burlington, Vermont

Stayed at the Vermont Hotel and got dinner here. Menu seemed promising. Ordered the day's special described as dry aged Kobe beef steak, medium rare ($45). Not only was it over cooked, there's no way in heck it was a Kobe steak. It was served sliced, which probably contributed to it being dry and tough as shoe leather. Ended up spitting 1/3 of it into my napkin, eating a 1/3 and leaving the rest. I'm sure the waiter noticed, but never asked. I would have sent it back, but it was late, we'd already waited fairly long, my partner had been served and didn't want to make them wait any longer. read more

Fantastic food. Great ambiance and average service. We visited during the Jazz Festival so it was a busy crowd but our server often disappeared for extended periods. After we paid and departed, we understood why - he was out on a couch on the back patio with his fellow servers shooting the bull. read more

Fantastic experience. Beautiful minimalist decor. Food and service were exceptional. Fresh ingredients and expert preparation. We loved every moment. read more

I booked a reservation for brunch. When I asked to be seated outside they said that was not part of the restaurant and that I would have to go to the bar to order and they would bring the food out. Okay. So we seat ourselves. Next to us was a reserved table for a group. That was also there to eat. Somehow they had drinks brought to them and a server who helped them. My table had to get its own water, drinks, salt and pepper etc. Come prepared to serve your own table. Food was just okay. Had better pancakes elsewhere. Basic salmon bagel. The hash was heavy on the beets and light on the brisket. Disappointing. Would not go back. read more