Review of Rosie's
Rosie's: A Homestyle American Restaurant with Blue Plate Specials and Bakery Counter
Rosie's is a storied fixture in Middlebury, Vermont, offering homestyle American meals, blue plate specials, and a bakery counter. The restaurant is open seven days a week from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM, making it a great spot for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
The restaurant's menu features classic American dishes, including country fried steak, hot hamburger sandwiches, and bone-in chicken wings. The bakery counter offers a variety of baked goods, including honey oat bread and monkey bread with maple cream. The restaurant also serves coffee, making it a great spot to grab a cup of joe and a pastry.
While Rosie's has received mixed reviews from customers, many rave about the food and service. Some customers have noted that the food can be hit-or-miss, but others have praised the restaurant's blue plate specials and homemade bread. The restaurant's waitstaff has also received positive reviews for being friendly and attentive.
Rosie's is located at 886 US-7 in Middlebury, Vermont, and has a large parking lot out front, so parking should not be an issue. The restaurant's Adirondack-inspired interior gives off a cozy and inviting vibe, making it a great spot to enjoy a meal with friends or family.
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
- Takeout
- Dine-in
Darlene King
The most deplorable service we have EVER had any where.
Waitress who is not only scatter brained and too busy flirting with young men but discusses her nose ring and pain ... At the counter where others eat. Takes 10-20 minutes to get a menu or even drinks. I could understand if it were busy but hardly anyone at the counter.
By the time we got our meal we were ready to walk out. My husband's burger was okay. He wasn't asked how he liked it cooked so it was a bit under cooked from his normal.
My hot turkey sandwich, let's say the hottest thing about it was gone long before it came out.
I ordered sweet potato fries with it, 20 minutes into the wait for the food, the waitress then lets me know they were out.
I was ready to say forget the whole meal but wanted to be fair and gave them a final try.
The ONLY good thing was, it was real turkey.
Im so sorry i did.
As for my samdwich, she never asked the kind of bread I wanted so i got one i never eat and still dont. You have to ask for straws. The stool my husband was on nearly dumped him on floor. It needs to be fixed.
Most waitresses ask how your meal is. Not this one.
Also, very blantantly rude with her remarks.
Conversation regarding liver
Her response was " usually it is only the really old people who order it. You know the ones with no sense of smell"
I found that highly offensive!
Just glad this waitress will be moving to I believe she said N. Carolina mid October.
Do not waste your time or money.
Liam Hickey
Good service and decent food, good enough coffee.
Sean Troland
Good food, good service, great selection.
Catherine Stone
I take mom here for Liver and Onions; she always enjoys it. I have tried several items on the menu, I haven't been disappointed yet.
Mark Stephenson
Nice friendly place.
Excellent food at a reasonable price.
Clean bathrooms.
Will definitely go again
Lisa Nolan
Great fish and chips and pork mushroom dish. Waitress on point.
Great dinner out!
Marlene White
Road weary we decided on the crowded parking lot and many good reviews to give Rosie's a try. We were disappointed by the small pieces of fish and small portion of just average french fries. But I must say the tartar sauce was amazingly good. We spend our Summers in Middlebury and sad to say that we didn't get our money's worth and won't be back. I wish I thought to take a picture of the small takeout portion. I don't usually do reviews so I didn't think of it till afterwards.
Carl Chamberlain
A wonderful find on our trip through the area.
Generous portions of traditional home cooking, nicely presented, easy parking.
Sue Hutting
We actually went to Rosie's 3 times in as many days, because my Dad was visiting from Michigan and I believe he had been in some kind of "Rosie withdrawal," because after living in this area for many years, his twice weekly Rosie meals had always enjoyable (and apparently missed) for Dad!
To save space and retain some interest from the reader, I'll only cover the "Sunday morning brunch visit..." Upon pulling into the parking lot and circling 6 times to discover there was NO parking available, I hastily messaged Dad and said, "we're going somewhere else!" My brother then promptly called Rosie's and was told they would have a table for 5 for us in "15 minutes." Incredibly, they did, in fact, have a table for us. To make it even better, Dad's favorite waitress (Anita) was still there, much to his delight. Even as busy as she was, she still took a few moments to talk to Dad, remembering not only that he has moved to Michigan, but how long it has been (3 years!), making Dad feel special and important, though I know she didn't have time for that.
The only real negative that we had was that the meal took over an hour to get to us after we had placed the order. (Again, they were slammed!) But the food was good, hot, and prepared exactly the way we ordered it (we had medium well, medium, and medium rare burgers, each done exactly the way it was ordered! Ask in all, the meal was 'almost' worth waiting for (an hour is a really long time)!
Bottom line: Don't let a very full parking lot deter you - but, be prepared that your meal may take significantly longer than it usually would. It will be worth it, though!
Clyde Derrick
Comfort food well done, excellent service, nice family environment