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Red Square Bar & Grill
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- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Dressy
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good for:
- Late Night
- Music:
- DJ, Live
- Best Nights:
- Tue, Fri, Sat
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
- Coat Check:
- Yes
13 reviews for Red Square Bar & Grill
I agree that the cover charges do suck. 2 dollars to get in is pathetic. Anyways once your in you are guaranteed to have a blast.
Very tight dancefloor. Lots of physical contact. Great local talent weekly shows.
Show up after midnight if you want to really have fun.
I'm just not impressed with Red Square. It tries so hard to be the "cool" bar in town, but just like the poseurs in high-school, the minute you TRY to be cool is the minute you A'INT.
The band on Friday (Strength in Numbers) was good. I'd seen 'em at Nectars last winter and I still wanna get with the singer (she's cute as a button). So, yeah, music was the highlight.
Cons include:
bouncers that let in WAY too many people;
overpriced drinks (this is Btown not BeanTown);
pretentious clientele.
I'm not gonna shit on Red Square any more than I have to though. I'll save that for Rasputin's aka worst bar in Vermont. Review to come soon.
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Disclaimer: I'm a little drunk.
Or a lot drunk.
It's going to take me 20 minutes to write this short review, just because I don't want any typos.
Anyway, I returned to Red Square for the third time on my short trip to Vermont and had a sensational time. There was an incredible band playing in the alley and we had the opportunity to dance and dance in the rain, which I don't think I'll ever forget. I mean, I let my hair go from straight to natural and was in a dress that cost half of my paycheck, but I had the most fun. There was a dancefloor inside that a DJ manned after th band ended their set which was also a lot of fun. Drink prices continued to be good and staff was friendly, if a little slow.
Still, my most favorite of places in Burlington.
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7/28/2008
I wandered into Red Square on a balmy Sunday night. I was impressed by the live band in the alley,… Read more »
Awesome place! I really loved that they had three separate rooms that played different music (good music at that)! The only thing that I did not like about the place was that all the dance floors were pretty small, so you didn't have a lot of room to dance. Other than that it was perfect!
I enjoy going to Red Square. It is a classy place to hang out. I love reggae night on Tuesdays. There is an outdoor stage during the summer it is nice to listen to music out there. I do think that the drink prices are standard for church street but are expensive.
This place is great. If you want to belly-up to the bar and have a good drink with some good people, then this is the place. Just don't try to do that on a Friday or Saturday night, as the place is hopping with college kids and tourists on the weekends.
I moved to Los Angeles from Burlington, VT just over two years ago. This used to be a great bar--in my opinion the greatest bar in Burlington. Consensus is that it's become a caricature of itself. At any rate, my review may be a bit out of date.
First off, the Red Square is a bit on the expensive side. I'd recommend that you pre-game elsewhere and slow your drinking pace while within its walls.
What I like best about 'the Square is the creative design of each of the five distinct rooms that exist. There's the front room, which comes off as a trendy and rousing bar. As you progress toward the back you pass the indoor stage which is tiny and tucked into the corner. Up a couple of stairs is an open area which has long served as the dance floor. Progressing through the next doorway a smaller room with it's own small bar and several booths. Even further back is another room with a couple of booths, a private "back room" which is highly coveted, and swank large square table area for large groups. From this room, you can continue out to the back patio which is a quiet place to "get away" from the crowd inside, or you can go out to the side alley which is home to a number of tables and nasty smokers.
The Red Square has established itself in Burlington as being one of THE spots for live music and DJs. I remember the lineup and style being as eclectic as Burlington itself, featuring reggae, bluegrass, hip-hop, rock, Latino, and even some rock-infused country.
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Used to be a great bar. Then it became the scene, and so now it is an ok bar. Drinks are overpriced. It's a good spot to see live music, but the standard same-DJ-same-night-every-week thing gets old and the crowd is stagnant.
The cocktail waitresses are usually mediocre and rely on looks for tips, although there are new ones every week, so I can't be sure what it's like right now. The bartenders are usually pretty good. Good spot on Church St.
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It was definitely an experience. Loud techno, security guys at every turn, bizarre bathrooms.
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Ahhhhh Red Square. I've been coming to Red Square for as long as I've been visiting Vermont and it just keeps getting better. I'm used to the party scene in Atlanta and NYC but I really appreciate the low key feel of my fave Burlington haunt. THe drinks are pretty decent and I can't recall ever having to pay $3 to get in. The security guys remember you as well as the bartenders and the DJs. Cool place with tons of college kids, if you're ever in Burlington do make sure to check it out.
If you like waiting in line to get into an over-hyped, over-priced, crowded meat-market of a crap bar, filled with homogenized, zombifying music...be my guest.
An interesting place. It was not really what I expected to see in Burlington (I'm from New York State). We went there on a Friday night in February 2007 and ended up coming back the next night as well. It's probably a good place to meet single women. The drinks are okay priced. If you tip good the bartenders will remember you and make them nice and strong.
Like Matthew S. said, same DJ each night, kind of the same crowd each night also, so I could see how it could get old if I was a local. We ended up finding a different bar later in the night (can't remember the name offhand). Actually, someone at Red Square recommended it as better place to go.
Cool bar.. outside is nice.. Very small though and overpriced.
