The funky coffee shop is located in the train station. Excellent coffee and pastries. Plus great…read morebreakfast sandwiches and burritos. Their lunch sandwiches are excellent too. The service was excellent.

Black Cap Coffee is a true local gem. Each location has its own distinct vibe, but they're all…read morewarm, cozy, and thoughtfully done. The coffee is consistently excellent (standout espresso and matcha), and they have some of the best gluten-free lunch options around. You can really feel the care behind the details--a European coffee sensibility blended beautifully with Vermont charm.- Black Cap is the kind of place that makes a community better. Grateful to have it here.

This place is adorable and such great variety! I got the iced milky way latte and a maple scones…read more Definitely a much stop place if you're in the area.

This place is so good. The baked goods are truly out of this world. The Crullers are excellent. I…read moretried the blueberry and the maple ones. The cinnamon sugar one also looks great. Their pop tarts are also excellent. Same with the scones. The NJ breakfast sandwich was absolutely amazing. The fresh roll was one of the best I have ever had for a sandwich and the egg was cooked perfectly. The maple latte is one of my favorite lattes I have ever had. The milky way latte was also great. The lady who served us was also extremely nice. The place is small but cute. Cannot wait to go back during my next trip.

My love for this place will never wane even though it's already so popular that it gets completely…read moreslammed every day during the period that is winter break for surrounding school systems -- and probably many other times as well. I love that they're socially conscious and really care about social justice and the environment. - They compost.* My pup discovered this after we emerged from a trail next to the back of the bakery. She found all this very scientifically interesting. - They serve in house with reusable metal utensils and plates, which you return to the counter. - They're committed to sourcing organic, sustainably produced flour from a few family-run farms. - Takeout containers (and I feel awful when having to use these at times) are waxed cardboard -- maybe professionally compostable or recyclable, but I suspect not. Still, better than plastic. Eat in if you can. Someday I'll remember to bring my own containers and see if they'll use them. The bread is world class. We've probably tried almost every loaf at this point. They tend towards being traditional styles with robust crusts and a good, slow, cold rise -- breads that take time to make. Our preferences lean towards the sourdoughs, the miche-type loaves, anything with olives, and the potato breads (for those of us with old teeth or missing baby teeth). But everything you could possibly order will be amazing. We loved the beautiful pain d'epi most recently, though the 10 year old (who doesn't have a full set of chompers right now) found it tough to consume without a good dip in Mom's stew at the end of the day. The only version my family cited as more beloved was from Maison Kayser -- yes, a chain, but a very good one where my kiddos literally cut their teeth. Pastries are shockingly good as well, particularly the laminated ones that someone must be getting up at 2 or 3 a.m. to prepare. Chocolate croissants and almond croissants are perfectly layered, generously filled with high quality chocolate (real chocolate, not Nutella!) or almond paste filling that is even good when cold. The "simplest" of pastries (not really at all simple for anyone's whose tried to make these), a plain croissant, will wow a purist. My kiddos love the perfectly frosted maple bun visit after visit. Savory pastries are often filled with beautifully caramelized / browned onions, cheese, and other ingredients depending on the whims of the chefs. Again, I don't think you can go wrong; we certainly never have. There are decent sandwiches and salads on the menu (from the perspective of the spoiled). Nothing is groundbreaking, but they're 200% competent and ingredients are consistently excellent. A recent Harvest Salad, for instance, included fresh and tender butter lettuce, winter squash roasted to tender perfection, nuts and dried fruit in perfect balance. We'd had about 10 different "harvest salads", in the past few weeks in VT at that point, but though this one was more simply designed than many, it was more delicious, given the impeccably fresh, high quality ingredients. We sometimes get here on the earlier side, but never seem able to score a breakfast sandwich, which seems to sell out fast. We like the down-to-earth staff, who smile when they mean it and don't when they don't -- and show fatigue when they need to and ought. I love that the management appears to be humane, opening later than usual when an ice storm makes driving conditions perilous. We recognize some staff members from some years past and we like the continuity a lot. Love the entire picture. All of it. * I just read that all VT households and businesses are required to compost per a state law passed in 2020. Cool! Red Hen seems to have a great sorting system set up, though, with many neat, well maintained bins lined up out back.

I've been a huge fan of Red Hen for years. If I could live on their baguettes alone, I would. I…read morehadn't been to the cafe in several years, but found myself close today so I stopped in for a to-go sandwich. It's always been busy when I've gone, but wait times aren't very long and the staff is pleasant. Needless to say, I got home and inhaled my turkey on a baguette. The only thing I think is a little bit of a bummer is the lack of more "traditional" topping options. I like my sandwiches with lettuce, tomato, and onion. The cafe does not offer tomatoes and only has pickled onions. Would be nice to have a little more choice when building your own sandwich. That said, I'm still a big fan and would get food from there again in a heartbeat.

Very cool spot with apple cider tasting (MYFAV!) warm donuts, sweets and much much more!…read more Definitely. Must try when in area.

Cool spot, definitely worth a visit. Store was amazing and the cider tasting was fun. The products…read moreare definitely geared to tourist. Only thing that really brought down the experience was the donuts were not warm even though they were making them. They did not give us warm donuts. Also the dog biscuits for $2 is not worth it, incredibly hard.

A very cute cafe in Stowe. There are only 2 tables that are dog friendly. Unfortunately, the…read moreoutdoor deck does not allow dogs. The staff were friendly. The food was a little overpriced for what you get. I really enjoyed the Huevos Rancheros except there were some burnt home fries. The Eggs Benedict could use some improvement as the pork belly was dry, poached eggs were overcooked, and could use more hollandaise.

The food was ok, but the attitude of the cashier ruined the experience. She spoke in a cold gruff…read morevoice that escalated to anger. It went like this: Her; Whipped cream ok? Me; Can I have the whipped cream on the side? Her: That's odd? Me: It's because it usually melts in the coffee and I want to enjoy it? Her: That's really odd! (You could hear the annoyance in her voice.) Me (attempting to explain) But haven't you ever eaten whipped cream by itself? Her cold judging voice: Yes, but it's still odd! Surprisingly hostile demeanor for a coffee place? Neither welcoming nor comfortable.

Very nice bagel cafe. Tried lux bagel and egg/cheese bagel. Very fresh and delicious. Freshly…read morebrewed coffee. Service was nice. Very polite and attentive and friendly. Came here twice during our stay.

Kudos to the staff! My wife and I arrived just in time for late lunch before closing. Glad to eat…read moreoutside as they shut down, but staff unbothered by us latecomers, my recommendations request, or customizing my wrap sans capers. Food delicious and spot-on. Visit for tasty eats, but especially friendly service.

This was a delightful little stop to pick up a dinner picnic for our hotel that evening. This cozy…read morelittle grocery features a variety of locally sourced ingredients, prepared foods and widely sourced goods (aka from outside of VT). We ended up gathering a Turkey wrap, broccoli cashew salad, and tomatoes for our dinner. They also sold a variety of soups and salads, kombuchas, fresh cut flowers, oats for breakfast and more. The broccoli cashew salad was fresh and delicious. I was a little bummed that the Turkey was but fresh cut and appeared to have preservatives/lunch meat texture. The staff we encountered were friendly and it was a great visit overall.

What can I say everything is fresh and clean, the egg sandwich…read moreAre stuffed and pre made sandwiches are delicious The store has everything for a gluten to vegan person. The service is spot on everyone is super friendly Ambiance Fresh or cooked food veggies are fresh and beautiful A must stop off the highway

Food was pretty good! I enjoyed was I got. We had a large group and were fine getting seating,…read moreservice was great, the lady was very nice.

Still as great as ever. More menu items than in the past. Def a go to place for breakfast or lunchread more

I wish I could give zero stars. I reviewed prior to my wedding- the wedding cake was a disaster…read more She tried to blame it on other things at first, but actually refunded the entire amount (almost $700 for 30 people) so that tells you something. Taste wise, chef Perrin is good- the decorating was horrifying and I was SO EMBARRASSED because I made the cake a focal point of the reception. If you want a plain wedding cake- and I mean PLAIN- do NOT believe her when she says she can create "anything" - I asked for 2 tiny bumble bees and she made these huge balls- they looked like locusts made by a child. The cake looked NOTHING like the inspiration photo, the "peach" color looked dirty/muddy. It collapsed before the reception even started- and the gorgeous swing I paid extra for..... they had to put a table under it, to make the cake look less lopsided. So it was on a swing...sitting on a table- it was ridiculous -and she completely ignored what we spoke about, regarding flowers on top. Look closely at her photos and if you like the way those look- fine- but don't expect anything outside the box or I think you could be very sorry. To be fair- the flavors are good At some point I'll post the 1 nice photo I have so you can see my vision vs. what I got.

This review is for wedding cakes only... I noticed some killer looking bakery products when we came…read morefor our tasting, but made myself practice some restraint given that we were about to sample a bunch of cake.... Anyway, yes, we had our wedding cake done here and it was pretty good. We didn't really have many (ANY?) other local options, so they kind of have a corner on the Mad River Valley market.... There's a fairly wide variety of flavors and frostings, and you can choose as many different layers of cake as you want, so the flexibility is nice. I would say not to expect anything terribly fancy or the most beautiful intricate cake though. I gave Perrin a picture of what I wanted the cake to look like; it didn't really come out the same, and it was also slanted when it arrived at the wedding venue. The cake itself- we had 3 different flavors- was pretty fresh and moist, so that's good. Our main cake was spice cake with maple carmalized apples as filling- a good fall flavor. I don't really like buttercream frosting, but it was the only other non-chocolate choice other than fondont. I think the best was our groom's cake, which had chocolate fudge icing. Overall, I'd try out places in Burlington and elsewhere and see what you get there....the pricing here really wasn't cheap and the cake was only ok to fairly good. You also have to pay a $50 tasting fee, which is waived only if you end up using them. BUT, you do get to take home your samples.

Cute place, quick service. Love the layout. Coffee was spectacular. Make sure to take a seat there…read more I saw a live fire pit outside which was a fun add on with the snow outside.

Very cute exterior, ample parking. Quite the tourist spot though with a long line, slightly…read morechaotic, and tasty pastries that did not seem like there was not enough of them. They only have one size lattes, coffees, etc at 12 ounces, so I got the cold brew because that it comes as 16 ounces and I needed extra caffeine. They have a wide variety of teas as well, including matcha. We got the chai spice bun, which was very tasty. They were out of the everything bagel seasoning croissants. Cute spot for coffee, there is some seating inside near the factory, but not much seating available although seems like in the summertime they have outdoor seating. I would recommend this spot for a drop in for a coffee and pastry on a weekday, but not for a full breakfast and would potentially avoid on a weekend if you are not keen to lines and many people.