Twin Farms Twiggs dinner (update), Barnard, VT., 10/2025

building – 452 Royalton Turnpike, Barnard, VT 0503

Twiggs is the more casual of the restaurants on site but neither has dress codes.  Twiggs has its own kitchen and staff as well as a large bar and bartender.  The staff do rotate between the venues so you may see the same people.  The Twiggs kitchen is where they have their cooking classes and my husband said they were nicely done.  The large room has a vaulted ceiling and a couple areas with couch seating, if you want to have cocktails there rather than on a bar seat or at your table.  We chose to have ours at our table.  There is a large fireplace at the end of the room but it has a gas log fire, due to some draw issues.  It lends the ambiance without the smoke.  Large marble tables are in various shapes with wood perimeters.  The lighting was lowered and music was in the background.  The menu is different than at the other venue and they have more grilled options.   They were wiling to split items for us in the kitchen and would course it out to simulate our own tasting menu.  I liked the room and the food over here as well.  If you want to compare to our Twiggs dinner in 2024 click here. Continue reading

Twin Farms (Twiggs dinner), Barnard, VT., 11/21/24

looking through the window- 452 Royalton Turnpike, Barnard, VT 05031

Twiggs is in a separate building that used to be a game room and pub named for the founder Thurston Twigg-Smith.  For the first 30 years Twin Farms operated it had just one dining room, which remains their signature venue.  Twiggs opened in the fall of 2022 to offer guests a more casual, rustic option.  It has a seasonal menu that is all a la carte and features an Argentinian wood-fired grill.   A large portion of the high-ceiling wood-beamed room is taken up by a bar with seats for dining and/or drinking.  A couple semicircular booths are along the opposite wall and a large fireplace is at the end of the room with nearby couches and stuffed chairs for pre or post dinner seating. Music was in the background and lots of lights keep it brighter than the average dining room.  With the wood floor and unclothed tables it felt like it might be noisy when filled but we were there off season and noise was not a problem.  Service was great and even the chef that evening came out to visit after our meal.  Most of the stays at Twin Farms have a 3 night minimum so I would encourage you to pick this for one of your dinners.  The food was good and much simpler. Continue reading