• Home
  • About
  • Contact
    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter

The Tasty Escape | A Food and Travel Blog

  • Restaurant Reviews
  • Destinations
    • Argentina
    • Brazil
    • Dominican Republic
    • Italy
    • Mexico
    • Portugal
    • Switzerland
    • United States
      • Arkansas
      • California
      • Chesapeake Bay – Maryland
      • Chesapeake Bay – Virginia
      • Colorado
      • Connecticut
      • Florida
      • Georgia
      • Illinois
      • Lousiana
      • Maine
      • Maryland
      • Nevada
      • New Jersey
      • New York
      • North Carolina
      • Ohio
      • Oklahoma
        • Oklahoma City
      • Rhode Island
      • South Carolina
      • Tennessee
      • Texas
      • Vermont
      • Virginia
      • Virginia Wine Country
      • Washington DC
  • Work With Us
  • Blog

The Copper Grouse – Manchester, Vermont

VermontPosted by Kacy

25 Jul

The Copper Grouse treated us well during our short stay in Manchester, Vermont. While hotel restaurants are often uninspired and lackluster, Kimpton tends to raise the bar with high-quality eateries at their properties.
Even if we hadn’t stayed at the Taconic Hotel, I still would have been drawn to this restaurant with its seasonal and locally focused menu full of healthy options. And because Kimpton is awesome, Ashton was welcomed with open arms on the gorgeous, sprawling patio for the first real meal of our road trip vacation.
Because we knew that much indulgence would take place in the coming days, we kept this meal nice and light, starting with the watermelon gazpacho with feta and banana peppers.
Copper Grouse gazpachoThis was nice and refreshing, though admittedly not the best gazpacho I’ve ever had. The best was yet to come.
My favorite dish was probably this gorgeous salad with grilled peaches, beets, red onion and goat cheese. Every bite was crisp and fresh, perfect in its simplicity. It always makes me happy to find unusual and filling salads on a menu.
Copper Grouse peach kale saladWe went with all small plates, thinking we’d get small portions, but oh were we wrong. The Copper Grouse caprese featured a generous ball of burrata topped with crispy prosciutto served over heirloom tomatoes and a basil vinaigrette. Caprese is pretty much the one thing I could eat for every meal for the rest of my life and never get bored.
Copper Grouse burrataTom, slightly concerned by all the vegetables and lack of meat, tacked on an order of chicken wings with maple sriracha and tarragon blue cheese cream. These were deliciously sticky and spicy, and the tarragon blue cheese was incredible. They might tie with Bluejacket for the best wings I’ve ever had.
Copper Grouse chicken wingsAgain, the portion was surprisingly large and we had a hard time finishing all of the food. While some of the large plates (which looked delicious) were fairly pricey, if you stick to the small plates (and don’t over order) you can easily fill up here without spending too much.
We enjoyed this meal slowly, taking in the quaint charm of the quiet street in front of the hotel and the mountain views peeping in the distance – the perfect start to our trip. The Taconic hotel had the most peaceful setting of any that we stayed at during our road trip, and the Copper Grouse was the icing on the cake.
The next morning we got one more taste with room service breakfast, in an effort to get on the road faster. The breakfast menu is much less expansive than dinner, but hits all the bases. We went with a Vermont omelet with maple sausage, cheddar cheese, spinach, toast and breakfast potatoes.
Copper Grouse Vermont cheddar omeletOur healthy resolve from the night vanished mysteriously, but we had to get some of those Vermont classics – maple syrup and cheddar.
And speaking of maple syrup, we had another dose on top of this piping hot buttery waffle – a.k.a what dreams are made of.
Taconic hotel waffleThere was also a beautiful bowl of fresh berries on the side, a nice complement to an indulgent first meal.
If you find yourself in Manchester, don’t miss this restaurant.
The Copper Grouse serves breakfast, lunch and dinner and brunch on the weekends. The parking lot tends to fill up fast, and reservations are recommended. 
The Copper Grouse Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
Share
Pin
Tweet
Share
0 Shares

2 Comments

« Cadillac Mountain Hike in Bar Harbor
New England Road Trip: Portland »

Comments

  1. Ray says

    July 25, 2016 at 2:09 pm

    I’m not much of a chicken wings fan myself, but would make an exception to the ones that Tom ate. Man, those look delicious!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter




Recent Posts

  • Oklahoma Getaway: A Weekend Trip to Broken Bow
  • Chester Minima Suitcase: Doing Away with the Travel Blues
  • Tasty Escape’s OKC Dining Guide: Volume IV
  • Eating and Exploring: Folly Beach, Charleston & Sullivan’s Island, SC
  • Let’s Eat: Nashville Restaurants You Must Try




Archives

  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Work With Us
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2023 · Design by Bd Web Studio

 
Loading Comments...
Comment
    ×