Table 24

The food and atmosphere were amazing! Really made an effort to explain the menu and make sure we enjoyed everything. If we are ever back in VT, we will definitely go back!

I took the wifey back to Vermont for her birthday in November '12(to take advantage of some free grandparent daycare while we stayed at a local B&B) and was looking for some place special to take her to dinner.  Having spent the first 21 years of my life in RutVegas, I was tired of the usual Vegas, Killington, and Manchester haunts and wanted to try something new.  With Lums being closed and the Rutland Restaurant being fresh out of spinach pie and mostacioli , I was looking for something different.  I had narrowed the search down to Roots and Table 24, niether of which I had been to; randomnly decided on Table 24(actually not randomly, right next to Two Sheas and who doesn't love that place for a few wobbly pops).  We didn't have reservations and didn't want to wait in line so we opted for the bar seating.  Great bar seating, great bartender, and plenty of good bar coversations to eavesdrop on(Kid home from college's beer request, Kid-"What beers do you have on tap, Btender-"blah, blah, blah, pale ale," Kid-"I'll have one of those", Father-"What's a pale ale?". Kid-"I don't know, the name sounded good."

Anyway on to the eats:homemade bar chips are redonculous, a nice tight Ceasar salad, skillet cornbread was down and dirty good, both of us had the wood-fired filet-one medium rare and one well done--both cooked to perfection with accompanying taters, and nightly veg.  The creme brulee special and skillet brownie sundae were great happy-enders.  Can't wait to get back to this joint sometime soon.

For Rutland, VT, this place is pretty fantastic

The wine list is cheap and there were plenty of good bottles, although a bunch of the Turley was sold out. They should consider doing an iPad wine list and updating it when items are no longer available.

The bread was great (btw - my mother stopped in here once while at another non-food business and had taken some Aleve on an empty stomach and it was giving her a bad tummy ache. They gave her free bread to help her feel better since everything else was closed. So nice)

Food was all good.
Cornbread = good
Mussels = very good
Duck fritters = yum yum yum
Brussel sprouts with bacon - best sprouts ever!!!!
Risottos - both delicious
Lobster Mac n Cheese - also delicious

Four people, food and 2 bot of decent wine = less than $200

I felt really fat leaving here.