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3 Squares Cafe
Categories: Restaurants American (New) Restaurants Breakfast & Brunch Restaurants Sandwiches American (New), Breakfast & Brunch, Sandwiches [Edit]
221 Main StVergennes, VT 05491
(802) 877-2772
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 8 pm - 8 pm
Sun 8 pm - 7 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Breakfast
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
22 reviews for 3 Squares Cafe
22 reviews in English
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Review from Michael C.
Jericho, VT
1/14/2012
This place has the best French Toast in Vermont. The only place I have had better is Zaftigs in Boston. I've been here several times for breakfast and sadly can not review anything other than the French Toast. It is so good I get it every time.
One time I had lunch, a hamburger. It was equally fantastic. -
Review from Jo T.
Cleveland, OH
5/9/2012
Nice place, should give four stars, and on some other day I would, so take this as three going on four or opposite. I'm not a "fan", but it is definitely more that OK, for sure!
Good points first: Vergennes has simply no other "feel-good" Cafe. (That can also become a "bad point" eventually, as if you live/work here you don't want to go to the same place all the time, and there is really nothing comparable unless you drive out of town. So it becomes some sort of school cafeteria if you work closely.)
Food here is really very good and not unbearably expensive. I never had anything that did not taste good. French Toast is, indeed, excellent and possibly really the best in VT, as some other people already mentioned. Also great would be their apple pie, although sometimes it is super sweet, so order a coffee with it.
The dishes are good, the crowd is mixed (wow, everyone can come here to eat? Really EVERYONE? Not only the rich, not only the scruffy! Very unusual indeed for this street, and this town!) And you can come here morning til evening for any meal you need. Breakfast is great! Staff is friendly and effective.
Decor is comfortable, various seating options depending on your needs, also some outdoor tables to watch the NY delivery trucks racing by. (Don't expect them to go 35mph, they won't do that, so if you are walking to 3SQU Cafe and cross the road, take real good care that they won't run you over, but that might lead to another topic, - hey, can we also YELP review Vergennes police somewhere? Oh well, back to the Cafe!)
Don't miss out admiring the huge, impressive print vintage poster (FAKIR) on the wall to the bathrooms.
Bad points are majorly two: 1; somehow they have crap ventilation. At peak times it can be hard to actually breathe (!) and your clothes will smell like you've been frying food for hours. At some point they renovated and I was hoping they'd get to that, but they didn't, so far.
2; around noon it will be packed with Goodrich people from the nearby company, probably not much seating space then, and they can get a bit territorial. But this, too, shall pass and a bit later there will be space to sit down and enjoy.
Oh, one more really important good point: the chef makes an excellent green colored spicy chili sauce with coriander possibly, is it? Ask for that, it is really delicious on homefries etc!
Nice place. Good to go to. Glad it's there. -
Review from Gail B.
9/14/2011
Quaint little cafe right on Main St. We were passing through just in time for breakfast and decided to give it a try. Being a Wednesday, there was no wait (yay!).
Very friendly girl taking the order and ringing us up. Minor quibble (but not nearly enough to knock off a star) was the fairly limited menu. Interesting choices, but everything was fairly substantial, nothing much on the small side. I thought I was safe with an egg panini (provolone and spinach add-ins included), but HOLY COW! This was one substantial sammie! I ate it of course, couldn't let that yumminess go to waste, but wowza it was a generous portion! Hubby got the granola pancakes with strawberries. Bonus points for having only real maple syrup and not charging extra. (Pet peeve of mine, esp in Vermont). Home fries were meh...tasted bland.
Coffee was local and very good. I chatted a bit with one of the guys in the kitchen and he was in the process of making bread pudding with strawberries and I think white chocolate for the next day. mmmmm...sorry I was back on the road to RI!
Nice, quirky place, friendly folks, more than fair prices considering the quantity and quality, just make some smaller options soon, hmm? -
Review from R H.
4/4/2012
Gotta be on of the country's best breakfasts. Green Eggs and Ham was fabulous. Others had huevos rancheros, french toast, and egg panino. Everyone was thrilled. Wish we lived closer.
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Review from Janelle R.
Princeton, NJ
10/10/2011
We stopped here on our drive up to Burlington. It was the perfect spot for a quick, fresh, healthy, and delicious lunch. Local and organic ingredients.
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Review from Sheryl R.
Rutland, VT
7/17/2011
Vegan-friendly, tasty food. I love sandwiches and salads, and this place does them right. Fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice and orange juice was an added treat.
However, 3 Squares is not air conditioned. I felt faint sitting in the hot, loud restaurant. (It was far too hot for us to sit outside.) We'll return on a cooler day and sit outside, or on a cold day eat indoors on off hours. -
Review from Tommy T.
Boston, MA
10/24/2011
Awesome Reuben Sandwich and friendly staff. The potato soup is just all sorts of mmmmmm hmmmmmmmph.
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Review from Bill B.
Addison, VT
2/15/2012
Matt's getting into preparing special dinners. We had a party of eight for Valentines Day dinner. Three courses, each with five choices, for $30.00. Our apps included beet and goat cheese salad, roasted oysters and steak tartar, entrees were grilled salmon, chicken with garlic jus and steak with fois gras Demi glacé. Desserts were delicious. These are advertised on their website and Facebook. Well worth trying.
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Review from Laura H.
Milton, VT
4/18/2011
Matt has created a resturnat that is both yummy and you feel good eating out because so much comes from local farms! The paninis are fantastic and I love that they come with a little side salad. They also are great for breakfast but expect a little wait on the weekends. The specials are always creative but my favorite is a turkey bacon with garlic mayo - you just can't go wrong! It is a friendly place that I would recommend anytime! If you really want a treat make sure to try the home made creme brule!
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Review from Robert S.
Los Angeles, CA
7/17/2010
This restaurant is located across from the town square in Vergennes. Their menu focuses on breakfast and sandwiches with limited other options. They have focused on being "natural" to the extent that they used to not have artificially sweetened soft drinks but fortunately they have loosened up a bit.
While I am not a major fan of sandwiches in the first place, the sandwiches here were somewhat creative and at least used a lot of fresh ingredients. The highlight of the breakfast items I tried was a pancake that literally had granola and fruit cooked into the top and it was this pretty good item alone that moved this places rating from 2 to 3 stars.
If you are satisfied with sandwiches or slightly natural breakfast items, this place may be for you, safe and somewhat trendy in a quaint small town setting. -
Review from Ryan M.
South Burlington, VT
3/22/2011
Amazing farm fresh ingredients and creative takes on sandwiches and breakfast dishes. Stopped in on the way back from skiing for breakfast. Can't wait to go back.
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Review from Andy N.
Austin, TX
6/27/2008 1 photo
It may have been the hike up Snake Mountain (and back down, obviously!), or it may have been the appetite-inducing Vermont spring weather, but "this is a keeper"!
The place is a vague cross between homey and trendy, with cozy mismatched dining furniture yet with a avant-garde looking menu.
Fares sampled were blackened shrimps w/ sausage & peppers with corn grits, roasted eggplant and goat cheese panino, a roast beef sandwich with bacon called "The Sarge", the daily special that was 90% like "The Sarge" except it had grilled onions instead of bacon, and spinach salad with candied walnuts and cranberries and goat cheese. Everything was tasty and executed well. -
Review from Mary M.
San Francisco, CA
8/31/2009 2 photos
I'm a fan! 3 Squares is a little VT gem.
I had their turkey and swiss sandwich, with smoked bacon and garlic mayo. Delish. And it was huge and reasonably priced.
The service was friendly and fast, and the cafe itself is charming and gets a lot of sunlight-- a great place to drop in for a tasty bite to eat. -
Review from J S L.
Wallingford Center, CT
11/10/2011
You go to Subway, I'll just go here.
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Review from Aimee D.
Burlington, VT
8/28/2011
I had brunch at this place once and cannot wait to go back. I would frequent this homey cafe if I lived closer to Vergennes. I had eggs benedict and coffee and the price was great, even a little lower considering how much they gave me.This wasn't your typical meal cooked on a greasy, over-used griddle in a run-down, old-town diner. It was one of those meals that made you feel like you were on a farm that your family has owned for 4 generations and that it was home-cooked and made just the way you like it. The interior of the cafe is also likened to that of a farm house with Vermont farm tables and benches. The air isn't stale but smells like bread baking in the oven and fresh coffee. The staff is down-to-earth and makes you feel more like you're guests at their own house rather than customers they've never met before. All in all, this is a great place to simply chill out with friends on a Sunday afternoon and gorge yourself with good food.
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Review from Chris L.
Rochester, NY
8/27/2010
Really enjoyed stopping in here for lunch today. Nice location right in the heart of town and the food was everything I was looking for on a day trip through Vermont. My sandwich was really good (Chicken cobb themed) and the espresso was generously sized for any caffeine junkie. Highly recommended!
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Review from Nicole P.
Newark, NJ
9/15/2010
The food is amazing! Breakfast especially. Make sure to try the pancakes and omelets. We only get a change to go there once a year, the rest of the year I dream about it!
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Review from Peter W.
San Diego, CA
8/24/2010
I had the Turkey Bacon Panino with a small side salad. I do not know what it was, but I was terribly sick for the next 2 days. I don't think my gastrointestinal system can risk another encounter with the 3 Squares Cafe.
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Review from JP B.
New York, NY
2/10/2010
Fabulous restaurant with "to die for" sandwiches!
Did I mention the service? Ask to be served by Kelly... you'll come back again and again!!
(if you come for breakfast try the Eggs Benefict... you won't be sorry.) -
Review from John F.
Manhattan, NY
Updated - 2/18/2010 5 photos
This is a sandwich shop. A very very good sandwich shop. They make a pretty good breakfast too. There is nothing specifically labeled as organic on the menu, but many of the ingredients they use are organic and/or local. The food tastes great and most entrees come with a simple salad. In summer the outside seating is a pleasant spot to enjoy your meal.
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Review from Art M.
Barneveld, NY
10/12/2010
Debated continuing to Burlington for lunch, but Yelpers convinced me to try this Vergennes spot. Glad I did. Great atmosphere (as someone else Yelped, like a ski-town spot, without the mountain), very friendly staff and good eats. Judging from plates passing by and comments from the locals, it's dependably good. Mine (marlin special w/ salsa) was everything I could have hoped for at a more upscale and $$$ place in a city. You won't be disappointed - unless you prefer a pretentious place to eat.
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Review from Amy B.
Chester, NJ
6/14/2010
Stopped here on my way through Vergennes for lunch. What a great place! So many healthy and tasty options on the menu. I had a greek sandwich with olive tapenade, spinach, tomatoes, and feta on a pita, and it was really good. My husband's homemade corned beef hash was great too, very unique. Wish I lived closer so I could go more often!
