Red Mill Restaurant

Not sur ewhat the other reviewer(s) didn't like about this place.

We were staying in a tent at the state park nearby nad had arrived late. We decided to go out for dinner rather than have to drive to Vergennes to buy food then try to cook it. We had two small kids in tow, so figured it would be easier to eat out. Red Mill Inn was one of very few places that stayed open past 9pm, so we decided to go there. It's about a 5 minute drive from the campsite.

We arrived at sunset and realized that it was in the Basin Harbor Club, no proble. We were pleasantly surprised to see that there was a kids playground right outside. Perfect! The kids played for a while which was nice.

We went in and got seated within about 5 minutes. they were actually pretty busy given that it was a saturday night, which I guess was to be expected.

Service was great. We were served by a woman name Etherea (I think) who was very attentive and accomodating to the children.

Food was actually excellent. I had a spinach, goat cheese and walnut salad appetizer and the salmon entree. Both were good. The salad coul dhave used slightly less dressing, but was as good or better than some we've had in Boston and NY. The salmon was good too. Portion could have been slightly larger but the price was commensurate with the portion sizes. Prices were actually quite affordable.

My wife order the tater tots and for her main course had something that I now can't remember, but she said it was good.

Kids had steak tips and chicken fingers with broccoli. The broccoli was cooked well and not overcooked or mushy like many places tend to do.

Overall, our meal (3 appetizers, two adults' entrees and two kids meals with 3 drinks) came to ~$100 with tip which I thought was quite reasonable for the quality of the food and the setting.

I'd happily go back again.

While this place fits the generally pompous, overpriced and bland character of the entire Basin Harbor Resort cuisine, this restaurant earns an especially poor rating for:

1) food that looks and tastes like it must just be warmed up frozen meals

2) trying to be the "dive" at this pretentious (but beautiful and charming) resort and charging 3-4 star restaurant prices for their meals

Avoid this place, the resort main dining room is at least a little better quality food but not good enough to earn 2 stars (expect to pay even more) but has a view.