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    The Old Post

    4.1 (34 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Live music
    Casual
    Outdoor seating

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    Ann E.

    Stopped in to have some lunch on our way through South Burlington. Sat at the bar with a bunch of locals. Excellent service from Kyle who ran the whole place effortlessly. Very good draft list. Had an excellent burger & fries. The Old Post has a lot of character and I can imagine it being very lively later in the day with various activities. Conveniently located off RT.7 with plenty of parking. I am so glad we stopped for lunch. I recommend this restaurant without hesitation.

    Nachos

    Great bar food selection and staff is very helpful and friendly. Nice outdoor area where they have performers on fridays. It's a good spot to chill with friends and family.

    My husband and I are on vacation from MA. We had dinner at The Old Post. Kyle, the bartender could not have nicer, and more welcoming. We sat at the corner of the bar, and had drinks and food. The ambience is wonderful, but what was so wonderful to see was the many regulars who came in, and how warmly they were greeted. We had salad and wings and a cheeseburger. All were delicious, but the wings were amazing! Crispy and tender and juicy. If we lived here in Burlington or Shelburne this would be our go to spot, our regular hang out. Also, the horse sculpture behind the bar was so beautiful, I had to take a picture! Thank you, Kyle, for making a couple of people on vacation feel like they were right at home!

    So, I should have posted this addendum sooner. I don't log in here often, so it's been a couple years. But I found the gem below, seemingly from the owner, Kim, as a 'compliment' to my comment in the past. It was from 'Kim R' who is exactly who I was talking about in my original post. It's a pretty ridiculous 'red herring' argument to state how much in ticket sales were donated. By law they MUST be donated. That wasn't my point at all. It was that she was partaking in a personal gain at that moment. I still remember the situation. It's still bad form. This is not someone you should be giving business to. My facts were 100% as happened. Here's what I received (screenshot attached): First of all there is only one owner in this establishment. She has raised OVER $150,000 through ticket sales towards The Mike Loyer Foundation. Please do not write a review on something that you do not have the correct facts! EVERYONE understands that gambling is a game of chance.

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    Great place, nice selection of food, plenty of beer on tap, good local selection. Would recommend, good local bar.

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    Amazing bar! Great outdoor patio! Good food and live music. You can't go wrong for an entertaining night out.

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    This place is a relief from the pretentious food in church street market. Come out and eat with the locals

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    4 years ago

    Great place for burgers and they are huge! Friendly server and nice atmosphere!Old Post Burger

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    Great bar food. Service good. Have sat a bar both times. Huge place, great outdoor space

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    Best bartenders and AMAZING wings! You always feel like family when you are here, and they have a ton of local taps.

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    It's difficult to describe how amazing this restaurant is. It's a little intimidating on the way…read morein, dimly lit, warm, a bit crowded. But after setting in, it feels pretty good, almost like home. We were there with a large group, seating was a little tight. Creative cocktails, extensive wine list. Lots of small plates, apps - all were amazing. Our server was on point - explained everything very well, and when we were unsure about trying something, we were encouraged. All local farm to table ingredients. Local wines and spirits. Local cheeses, including some pretty rare choices. Entree I had was the pork tenderloin. Portion was huge. Pork fresh, well seasoned and moist. Excellent. Highly recommend this restaurant, to date, it's best restaurant I've eaten at in Burlington. Parking in a nearby garage.

    The ambiance and service at this restaurant are terrific. I love the low light setting and…read morewood-focused interior. It combines a log cabin feeling with the aesthetic of a modern feeling restaurant. On top of that, every bite that I ate, from the dinner rolls to my pasta entree, was terrific. You won't find food much better than this. That being said, I do think that the menu is a bit overpriced. Everything was very very expensive. If you do go, I highly recommend getting the shareable pastrami. I had a bite of my friend's and it nearly knocked me out of my chair with flavor. So good!

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    We don't often go to places that are as popular and trendy as Poco. Even rarer is to go to the…read more'it' place and come away totally convinced that the buzz is well founded. Poco was absolutely as good as the ratings suggest. We had 4 items... Grilled Carrots, Elote fritters, Dan Dan Noodles and wok fried shrimp. The carrots were multi-colored, gorgeous, and surrounded by delicious flavors and accompaniments including a yogurt-based sauce and a spicy chili oil. The Elote fritters were spicy and crispy, served moments after coming out of the fryer and topped with a chipotle blueberry sauce. The Dan Dan noodles were amazing. Typically Dan Dan noodles are made with ground pork but Poco's was made with mushrooms. The noodles were tender and a little thicker than I'm used to but felt freshly made. The flavor overall was savory and umami filled with a gentler heat than other Dan Dan's I've had. This was tied for the very best Dan Dan I've ever had and I try Dan Dan anytime it's on the menu at places I eat at. The wok fried shrimp were not a favorite of any of the 3 of us that had them but they were still quite interesting with a bracingly acidic sauce and crispy rice that had a texture that left me wondering how they did it. We dined on a Tuesday in April and were in a line waiting for them to open. The entire dining room was essentially seated immediately when they opened. Despite this, dishes and drinks started arriving very soon after we ordered and the pacing was great throughout the meal. If you go on a weekend or even a busy summer weekday you should be ready for a substantial line and they don't take reservations. Desert was ice-cream made in house and both the cinnamon and strawberry ice creams were beyond decadent and rich. The serving of 2 little golf ball sized scoops might look skimpy but this is powerful rich stuff and the serving is really all you probably want of such intense high fat ice cream.

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