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Twin Farms tasting menu (update), Barnard, VT., 10/2025

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building back (but was the front) – 452 Royalton Turnpike, Barnard, VT 05031

Chef Nathan Rich curates the tasting menu at Twin Farms with the help of a good team.  They were in the midst of a kitchen expansion when we were there which will add the option of chef’s dinners in the kitchen and a window for guests in the dining room to look into the kitchen action.  On  the menu it states that they will modify the tasting if you chose to have it consecutive nights but with their flexibility in plating it’s easy to create your own tasting of the options that interest you.  The server will caution you that the tasting takes at least 2 hours as it’s about 10 courses.  There were no amuse or extras course not on the menu but it did take over 2 hours however the pacing was quite slow.  Wine pairings are available or there are a limited number of bottles you can order, that are included in your fee or there is a reserve wine list that comes with an additional fee.  The pairing pours are mostly from bottles the sommelier chooses and they are not on the list for you to chose from.  They are usually well matched but mostly inexpensive wines.  When the room grew crowded it was mostly impossible for the sommelier to refill an empty glass in a timely fashion.  Overall the tasting was good but I found it interesting that the only fish was the lobster salad in an appetizer.   Also the bread is its own course and not served to go with the entire meal (an annoying trend I’ve noted in other restaurant tastings).  If you want to see our 2024 tasting menu dinner click here.  I hope you’ll let me know what you think if you go! Continue reading →

Twin Farms dinnner a la carte menu (update), Barnard, VT., 10/21/25

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main house – 452 Royalton Turnpike, Barnard, VT 05031

We first visited Twin Farms in Nov. of 2024, right before Thanksgiving.  It was pretty empty and so we wanted to try it again when it was busier, which we did.  We stayed in a huge room in the main house so it was a quick walk to dinner.  Over the 3 nights we tried the a la carte and tasting menus in the main house dining room and had one meal at Twiggs which is a separate dining venue across a short bridge, but also on the property.  It’s an all-inclusive Relais & Chateaux and we also wanted to compare it to The Point a similar resort that we just visited which you can read about by clicking here.  If you want to read last year’s write up of the a la carte dinner you can click here.    Twin Farms is a bigger place with room for more guests,  It’s bars are staffed with bartenders rather than self serve and tables are all individual rather than any communal settings.  They both have snacks with cocktail hour but I found that even with more people the folks didn’t interact as much.  Our room at Twin Farms was much bigger with 2 fireplaces and lots of service but you do get a key, where you did not at The Point.  The dinner menu has much more flexibility at Twin Farms because you have a menu and not a set meal.  Is this a positive, I don’t know.  During the day they offer some classes that are of no additional charge as well as have hiking trails, axe throwing, croquet and archery.  Stave jigsaw puzzles are everywhere.  We enjoyed our stay and took advantage of having a bartender to order some ‘fancy’ cocktails.  The food varies, but it’s all good and the Executive Chef Nathan Rich came out to visit numerous times. Continue reading →