From our award-winning restaurants to cutting edge cooking classes, The Essex is a food lover’s delight among Vermont fine dining

Along with our warm hospitality, and world-class Spa, The Essex also offers the most mouthwatering Vermont fine dining options in the Burlington area. Our restaurant, Butler’s Restaurant & Tavern has built a reputation for exceptional cuisine.

Cook Academy, our onsite cooking class program, gives you a chance to work with our renowned chefs in the fun atmosphere of our intimate classroom kitchen. Learn how to prepare an Italian feast or spend some time honing your knife skills.

With our standing as a Partner In Education with the esteemed New England Culinary Institute, The Essex ensures you a Vermont restaurant experience you won’t soon forget.