We had to drive to Montpelier to get it, but this little unassuming place was worth the wait.
It was funky inside..
With fabulous lighting and quirky decorative touches.
Red leather, white marble and deep circular booths, smooth jazz playing in the background…
It had that laid back, 1950’s Rat Pack vibe.
I loved it at first sight.
The cocktail list was delivered on a leather bound iPad, and while it was full of maple goodness…. I opted for the fresh raspberry mule.
The menu was endless…
With a whole page devoted to salads. The husband ordered the Vermonter.
And then the French Onion Soup…
And finally the Vermont chicken with roasted brussel sprouts and cauliflower.
Me?
I’m a burger girl, and when I find a good one I will happily crow.
Oh yes….
I’m surprised you couldn’t hear me squeal from there.
Let’s deconstruct this tower of mouth watering goodness shall we?
Buttered and toasted Brioche bun, bacon blue cheese slaw, perfectly cooked rare ground sirloin glazed with a sweet and spicy sauce, topped with fried onion strings and a cherry tomato.
(We won’t mention the mountain of garlic parmesan truffle french fries I shamefully inhaled. Seriously don’t…. It wasn’t my finest hour.)
And if that gargantuan plate wasn’t enough, I had to try the highly recommended strawberry cake.
I had to…. really.
Yes, it was as divine as it looks….
And I swear if I lived anywhere near this restaurant, I would happily pitch a tent out back and scrounge their dumpster. It was that good!
Clearly, I would be better dressed…
But you get the idea.
River's world..... 
You’re a big foodie, like me!
J.Morgans need to pay you for this plug!
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I’d settle for a free meal now and again….
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I didn’t say what they should pay you with. 😉
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Then count me in.
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So . . . how far is J.Morgans/Montpelier from home?
I see a re-visit in your future.
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Almost 4 hours away.
*sob*
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There are a lot of restaurants that look funky around here…. though not in the way you used the word. I’ll admit, when you said that, I was looking for the grime and roaches in the pictures…
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I put the fun in funky.
Now…. skanky? That’s a whole other story.
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I’d have eaten hubbys meal in a heartbeat or yours without the bun. I’m weird, burgers in buns start to choke me about four bites in. I think it’s just too much bread to swallow because I can still finish the rest if I de bun it!
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But this bun was delightful! No debunning required….
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I nearly always de-bun. Not very good at jaw dislocation
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Open, stretch, chomp. Repeat.
No de-bunning allowed.
That’s for amateurs!
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Well some of us can’t manage..
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Never say never.
Practice makes perfect….
😉
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Cocktail consumption disappointing. Made up for with food quantity, blimey. Conway place was paddys bar
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Yes, apologies for the low alcohol intake. But it was lunch and I still had half a day to get through….
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FINALLY!!!! A post I could read and look at 24/7!!
The onion soup looks great BUT I WANT/NEED that burger–you can have the cake and fries–I’ll take 2 of those burgers!!
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I agree… the burger was to die for. Sheer perfection!
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You lost me at the coleslaw on the burger…..*shudders*
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It was awesome, trust me….
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I can’t eat coleslaw. I miss it but it’s not worth the pain it puts me through.
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Understandable. I’m that way with lobster… though it makes me sob just to think about it!
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Can I eat it when I come visit? Or will you ban it from my plate?
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I will make an exception… and then curse you under my breath.
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….while smiling to my face……………
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And drowning my sorrows in tequila…
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Well I’ll join you in THAT! Fred drives right?
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Always!
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SCORE!!
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When I want a burger, which is about six times a year, I go 20 minutes southeast to this place called “The Grille 2” where I order the black n blue with fries. It is my thing. Yes, mmhm well done!
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Say it isn’t so. A well done burger is blasphemy!
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