"Disappointment - this is the only emotion I have after a visit on 08/24/2024. Loved this place in all of my previous visits, with the last one being in fall of 2023. Regarded this place as a gem along the bike trail. This time, though, this was a sad experience.
The beer - yes you will have good cold beer. The choices are there, but rather cut back.
The food - don't go there for food, this is not what it used to be. Menu is limited to mostly fried food, even though it looks big on paper. For years had a note that I had my best burger in VT at this place, this is no longer the case. My burger was sloppy, the 'secret souse" was soggying he bun, doing not much for the flavor. The onions were everywhere but in the burger. The home fries that came with were still tough (undercooked?) on the inside.
The service - what service? They have done away with servers. Now you bus your own table; you order and pick up from the same counter where you are making payments, your grab your own condiments, silverware, etc.; and you are still coerced into tipping with those screens they flip to you to sign off. On top of that the person at a counter was rather not friendly, maybe they had a bad day.
Atmosphere - they gave up. That's what it felt like. They tried to make a place to be something good and welcoming but they dropped their hands and gave up. The bike racks on the trail side are gone. Either lay you bike or tie it to the tree, or drag it up the stairs to the main parking lot. A small bike rack is there. There is no more inside sitting. The place was dusty, tables and benches were sticky. The bathrooms were filthy.
Hugely disappointed.
If you are desperate then this place will feed you and you will have some decent beer, probably. Otherwise, go somewhere else."
