Saturday, November 3, 2012

Top of the Hill Grill








Top of the Hill Grill, a small restaurant just before downtown Brattleboro, has delicious BBQ, friendly staff, as well as indoor and outdoor seating.

We ordered a pulled pork sandwich, which was messy, scrumptious, and huge. We also ordered the beef brisket sandwich, also humongous, but not nearly as messy! As a side, we ordered the "adult" size mac and cheese, which was velvety, smooth, creamy, and like no other mac and cheese I have ever tasted.

While the order windows are outside, if you are going to take your food to go on a cold evening there is indoor seating that is a much warmer place to wait for your meal to be prepared. On nice days, there's also a good amount of outdoor seating around picnic tables.

Friday, November 2, 2012

Madison Brewing Co.




Madison Brewing Co., in Bennington, VT, has two floors of dining rooms, but very slow service. We ordered the Brat and Bird, as well as the Turkey Pot Pie, which was on the lunch specials. We also ordered the hot apple cider and a crock of french onion soup.

Our waitress brought the hot apple cider to our table quickly, however, by the time our lunch was brought out to us, the cider was gone (or, had I waited to drink it, it would have been cold cider!).

The french onion soup was delicious, and so were our entrees. I've never had turkey pot pie previously, so this was very yummy!

The only complaint we had about the entrees was the cheese melted all over the Brat and Bird sandwich and was also melted all over the outside of the hoagie roll, making it incredibly messy to eat.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Long Trail Brewery


Long Trail Brewery, in Bridgewater Corners, VT, has a self-guided brewery tour where visitors and diners can watch as the beers are being brewed, right on site.

Having visited a few other breweries, mostly on weekends when the factory floor is quiet, visiting Long Trail on a Monday was a stark change. It was loud (they were bottling), warm, and smelled like warm beer.

Signs along the walkway tell visitors what they are looking at and what's going on at each stop.

Once you come back down from the self-guided tour, head towards the bar, and get a different view of the brewery from the ground floor.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Mary Meyer Museum of Stuffed Toys - Closed


What, by signs and our tour book, was called the Mary Meyer Museum of Stuffed Toys in Townshend, VT, was a retail outlet of the Mary Meyer brand of stuffed toys. However, when we arrived at the "museum", we found out that it had closed.

It looks like the shop just closed up one day and never packed anything. However, the Stuffed Bun restaurant next door is still open.