Clear River Tavern — Restaurant in Pittsfield

My wife and I are in our 50s we are semi retired and decided to come to Vermont for a few months to see the LEAVES CHANGE. WE FOUND THE CLEAR RIVER IN AND STOPPED IN TO CHECK IT OUT WE HAD A FEW DRINKS THEY WERE WEEK, THE BARTENDER WAS A SHORT POORER, BUT WE ENJOYED OURSELVES SO WE DECIDED TO COME BACK THAT NIGHT FOR PRIME RIB, BOTH OUR MEALS WERE COLD, AND SUB PAR FOOD, BUT A DESCENT ATMOSPHERE, WHEN WE CAME BACK A THIRD TIME FOR COCKTAILS AGAIN, IT DIDN'T TURN OUT TO BE A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE AT ALL, THE BARTENDER BUFFY NEEDS SOME SERIOUS TRAINING IN HOW TO TREAT THE PUBLIC (TO SAY THE LEAST)!!!!!! SHE WAS SO RUDE TO MY WIFE AND I, IWAS IN DISBELIEF, IT WAS OVER A COCKTAIL MISTAKE THAT SHE MADE!! WHEN I SAID TO HER BEFORE WE CASHED OUT, QUOTE: WHAT YOU DID WAS VERY RUDE AND UNCALLED FOR BUFFY, AND HER RESPONSE WAS YOU TWO CAN GET OUT NOW! I MEAN REALLY, ???WHAT SCHOOL OF ETIQUETTE DID SHE DROP OUT OF! 😳 🤔 ANYWAY WE WERE NEW CUSTOMERS TO THE AREA AND WOULD HAVE SPENT LOTS OF MONEY IN THERE FOR 3 MONTHS THAT WE WOULD BE HERE IN VERMONT, BUT BECAUSE OF HER WE WILL NOT BE GOING BACK EVER, AND WE WILL TELL OUR STORY WHEN AND IF ANYONE ASKS US ABOUT OUR NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE!! THANKYOU BUFFY FOR THE RUDE TREATMENT TO A POTENTIAL NEW CUSTOMER/TOURIST!! We will NEVER SPEND ANOTHER DOLLAR AT THE CLEAR...

I was working off grid in Pittsfield for five days. When I needed a place to go and shower and get service and a bite to eat I called. No answer, when I showed up the place was full of drunken locals. Waited at the bar for 30 minutes or someone to check me into a room. As soon as I got into my room, I went downstairs to grab a bite to eat at the tavern and I waited there for about 30 minutes as well trying to get someone’s attention. Everyone would ignore me even when I went right up to the bartender. Then all of a sudden they started cleaning everything up and said they had to get ready for a wedding event, I asked if there was anything I could grab and they just ignored me so I left as this is in the middle of nowhere there is not many places to eat if you have been traveling for a long period of time or have been working very hard in the area and need a place to grab a bite to eat and stay which is what is advertised. This is not...

Stopped in on a whim, as the Tavern is only about 15mins from my partners house, but we’d never made the time to stop in. We absolutely will be going again. It’s a lovely pub off the back of the Clear River Inn, with gorgeous views of the mountains just out back. Outdoor seating would have been perfect if we had gotten there an hour or so earlier when the sun was still up and it was warm enough. We opted to sit inside in the restaurant area, just outback of the pub area. The staff were super welcoming, quick to serve, and incredibly friendly. The food was excellent. Ok, so you know…it’s pub food, right? But it was better than that. My partner had the roaster butternut squash bisque as an appetizer, and it was fantastic. Each of the apps were. I had a cubano and it was honestly the best one I’ve ever had. A friendly place, with great food, a comfortable atmosphere, that’s close and not too expensive? Yes,...