curATE cafe, established in May 2021, is an artfully curated restaurant within the Southern Vermont Arts Center. Offering a menu of small plates, salads, sandwiches, flatbreads, farm to table entrees, and house made desserts alongside a full bar with creative cocktails, local beers and hand selected wines. curATE cafe provides a perfect complement to the artistic setting.
Andres Ayala
We absolutely enjoyed our brunch at this place. You should definitely make reservations. The restaurant is very cute with several dining tables inside and more outside. For starters we had the bread service which was several pieces of toasted bread served with a flavored butter. For our meals I had the Curate burger and my girlfriend had the Salmon toast. Both meals were cooked perfectly and expertly served. We also had a blueberry crepe dessert which was out of this world. The service was exceptional. We will definitely be back.
… moreAkshay Sinha
Beautiful spot now our favorite. The staff, food, ambience all were A+++ and our favorite spot to revisit now. We loved that the staff made our anniversary dinner so special with nice seating by the window with great view and the most amazing dinner. We were staying at a hotel close by but the food there was not great compared to CurATE. The price was reasonable considering the quality and service. The pork belly, scallops, fish and chips, mixed green salad and dessert- orange chocolate budino was our dinner picks and were absolutely delicious. The staff and the arts center where the restaurant is also absolutely A+ and I have posted few pictures to give you glimpse of it.
… moreHilary Marshall RI Real Estate (Hil)
Simply the best if you want a truly unique experience in the Manchester area. Walk though their art exhibit and sit down for a lunch after. Food offerings of breakfast and lunch make this spot the perfect place tucked into the woods.
Our waitress was kind and quick to deliver food and drinks. 10/10
The drinks were mixed to liking and unique in flavor profile and good garnishes 10/10
Some of the dishes were almost like a Food Network chef made them! Others, were simple and straightforward but delicious nonetheless! The salad with the quiche was a smidge over-dressed but great flavor.
… moreChase B
I’ve been meaning to leave a review for Curate for ever since it opened in the spring of 2021. The wait staff is great and the menu has something for everyone. I love going up there for lunch with all the windows and beautiful light. The perfect place to bring someone special in need of a change of scenery or pace.
… moreJoseph Yamulla
DELICIOUS. I came with my wife while in town for the horse show and it was the best meal I’ve had in a long time. Grilled peaches, mushroom flatbread, roasted chicken, carrot cake – all 10/10 perfect. Beautiful scenery too outside. Friendly service. This is a wonderful restaurant in every aspect! I’ll definitely be back next time I’m in town.
… morePIPER
World class cuisine- this is a hidden gem- if you have the opportunity to visit take it! There are no wrong choices here.
… moreKathleen Jaben
This is a beautiful location with good service but the dinner was so disappointing. We ordered 3 small plat es and two entrees. All 5 elements missed the mark completely. The Bibb salad was underdressed, the crispy squash was fired Zucchini in a red sauce, the peach small plate was the biggest disappointment beacuse it was grilled peaches with ricotta and the peaches were hard and tasteless.
Dinner was parpadelle and it was cold, sauce and veggies underdone and not flavorful and the seafood stew had fish that was overcooked with a sauce that was not good.
The bill was 280$ and the value was not there.
Cocktails were good and service ok but not happy with the kitchen and they said so. What???
… moreJenny S
We absolutely loved this place for dinner. The food and flavors were phenomenal. Kudos to the chef and our server. Hidden gem! We got the braised beef, burger, Brussel sprouts, crispy pork belly, and the duck for main courses/shared plates. Presentation was excellent! The desserts were also out of this world. The menu is equally balanced with plenty of delicious flavor combos. We will be back!
… moreNaomi Stone
We loved dining at Curate! Service was friendly and professional, attentive but not intrusive. The food is fantastic, and they are kind enough to accommodate our special needs! We can’t wait to go back!
… moreSteve Jaben
I’m so sorry to tell you that the food did not live up to to $280 w tip tax 6 drinks for 3 people. Crispy squash was fried zucchini, and that might have been the best small plate because of the sauce . Roasted peaches were not ripe, quite hard. Sent it back and came out the same way. The fish stew entre was under seasoned and was really like warm fish, just blah for the cost. Parpadel pasta was cold, sauce not flavorable. Too much money for not great prep on simple, standard basic recipes
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