Common Man Restaurant

Reviews

• Brittany M.

  star star star star star 11 June 2026

  What a find! We were visiting from Maryland and our last night in town we stumbled across Common Man.  Just WOW!  The outdoor seating was gorgeous -- hanging lights, herb garden, sitting right on the river with two small cascades. It was lovely.  Our waitress was funny and the manager stopped by the table to see how we enjoyed our meal.   The food and drink were incredible.  The pot roast was so tender and the ginger mojito might be the best drink I've been served at a restaurant.  The staff picked fresh mint from the patio garden for my drink -- how do you beat that?   I have no idea when/if we'll be back in the area again, but if we are we're definitely stopping in again.

• Jessica N.

  star star star star_border star_border 10 June 2026

  This is a pretty neat place! Situated right on the water with the river flowing right under the restaurant, they did an excellent job with the decor and patio with a view of the river. The inside has nice comfy couches and fireplace with a large dinning area. Service is great and very attentive. Food is okay. The view and service deserve a higher rating but unfortunately the food dragged it down. Nonetheless, I will be back when I'm in town and be content eating/dinning there again.

• Trinh H.

  star star star star star_border 6 June 2026

  The restaurant is super neat when you first walk in - or "walk down" since you'd need to walk the stairs downstairs to get to the actual restaurant. You'll walk past these holes in the floor with hard plastic covering the waterfall that they're above. Very cool! Atmosphere is nice, quiet, and calming. Everything is made of wood and lighting was yellow and dimmed. Feels like you're dining in a cabin.
  
  There's all you can eat crackers and cheese that are self serve in the front; you're also greeted with bread and butter after you order. Now the actual food. I'm having a difficult time giving this place an exact rating because the food was good but not great for all persons.
  
  My chicken pot pie I ordered was fine - it didn't have the regular puff pastry crust that's attached to the pan, instead it's just one flat puff pastry. Nothing too big to worry about. The chicken of the pie was a little weird and has most of it was just fat and venison - the main qualm to my meal. I like chunky meaty chicken. The filet mignon that my fiancé ordered wasn't grilled the way he wanted it, asked for medium rare but he got medium well.
  
  A third person in my party ordered cod and vegetables with no bread crumbs. She received salmon and vegetables and no bread crumbs - not to make too much of a commotion, she kept it and ate it anyways. The salmon ended up not being cooked through - totally something we're not used to eating!
  
  The woman in charge of the night was very friendly and informative, she told us the salmon is cooked medium rare at the restaurant. The just Nevertheless, we decided to inform her that we actually received the wrong order all together and would prefer the cod instead. The meals were swapped in a heart beat and the problem was MOSTLY resolved - this time, the cod came but with bread crumbs. :) We didn't want to start any more trouble so the meal was eaten and paid for. We understand how sometimes our waitresses can have a long day and can be working multiple tables at once - however, there was only 4 families on the floor that evening. Nevertheless, we still had a good night at the restaurant and it didn't spoil our stay in Vermont.

• Lindsey B.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 31 May 2026

  For starters, the restaurant was 3/4 empty and we had a 25 minute wait. We were offered crackers and cheese, but there was no cheese. The cheese appeared when we were finally seated and ironically enough, the menus REAKED of cheese... why? Our waitress (Amy) however, was awesome! She was extremely nice and provided great service. The managers were incredibly rude and noticeably mean to the servers; we were not impressed. The two stars are for Amy, who was absolutely excellent, the food however was absolutely disgusting and we will not be back.
  #teamAmy

• Brooke K.

  star star star star star_border 21 May 2026

  The atmosphere at this place was amazing! There was excitement in the air when you walked in and the live music had the place bumping. It was the type of place cool for a younger crowd to hang out, but an older crowd fit in just as well. The food was great. We were served an assortment of breads that were all delicious. There was almost a complimentary cheese and cracker station, however, it was never mentioned to us so we didn't notice it until halfway through the meal. Our table got mussels and the BLT flatbread appetizers and both were delightful. We got the Prime Rib, Crabcake Haddock and Pulled Pork Mac n Cheese for main courses. The portions were fairly sized, not too much yet not too little, just right. The drinks were both strong and delicious. We sprung for dessert.. and although we regretted it after (simply for being too full) it was to die for.
  
  There were two things stopping me from giving a 5* review. The parking was difficult and almost hard to find - however, it was dark and rainy. The second being the service. Again, I will give them the benefit of the doubt here. There could have been a chance maybe our waiter was new. The manager did come over to check how everything was tasting. Then later in the meal someone came by frequently to check if we had enough water - but early in the dinner we were all left dry for awhile.
  
  I would not let either of these small unconvinced stop you from coming here, it was definitely a great meal and fun atmosphere!
  
  If in the area again I would consider staying at this Inn simply from what I saw in this restaurant
  -cute game area
  -family friendly
  -awesome live music
  -fun crowd of all ages