Since Main Street Bar & Grill is part of the New England Culinary Institute, you are surrounded by attentive staff (who might actually be graded on their service). Well, I give them high grades--the goat cheese salad was delicious and the Maine shrimp roll and the Vermont grilled cheese are New England on the plate (not to mention the chowder... more

I used to eat here ever since they opened, but they keep raising the prices and lowering the quality. Since students are doing the cooking and serving, the quality of each will vary widely. Management responds to problems, but can't always fix them. I would say their food is just average, while Phoebe gives you a much better meal/experience for... more

I rate our dinners at the Main Street Grill & Bar highly! We are staying at a motel outside of Montpelier, VT to be close to cross country skiing in Stowe and found a sample menu for Main Street Grill & Bar online. While we are accustomed to lively apres ski meals, this was a very pleasant experience. Since this... more

We came for the Saturday Brunch and had a great meal - so big we barely ate any dinner! There were beautiful and tasty pastries to start. The only negative was that my vegetarian frittata accidently had ham in it, but the server apologized and would have replaced it if I allowed him to. We highly recommend this place to... more

Always good food and not too bad prices, although the drinks are steep if not on special. more

Easy to find- cozy atmosphere and fun to be part of new chefs at work ! Had lunch here and had the clam chowder which was served piping hot along with a nice mix of fresh breads ! Everything is clean and well serviced. Staff was attentive and a good mix of lunch choices from soups and salads to fish... more

I had my best brunch experience at this restaurant in 2005. more

We were pretty disappointed because we have eaten in the restaurants of culinary academies before and have had exceptional experiences. This one was just average (sometimes below). Our server was fairly inattentive and seemed a bit baffled by the whole process. Our food was okay, though it was clear my dish had been sitting under the warmer while waiting for... more