Dinner
Appetizers
O’Bread seeded baguette, clover honey goat cheese
CHIPS AND GUACAMOLE
$15.00CRISPY BRUSSEL SPROUTS
with lemon caper aioli$14.00CALAMARI
Lightly floured with mango-sriracha aioli$18.00JUMBO CHICKEN WINGS
Korean BBQ or Cajun dry rub, ranch dressing.$16.00SIDE OF FRIES
$9.00
POKE SALAD
Tuna, cucumber, avocado, chile ginger mayo, crispy rice cake.OUT OF STOCK$17.00Cup corn chowder
OUT OF STOCK$8.00
Bowl corn chowder
OUT OF STOCK$12.00
Salads
Entrees

THAI COCONUT GREEN CURRY WITH CHICKEN
Snap peas, butternut squash, carrot, asparagus, fresh lime, and jasmine rice. 28$28.00
BOLOGNESE
Fat Cow farms beef and pork, braised slow, tossed with house made fettucine.$28.00PAN SEARED MISTY KNOLL CHICKEN
Roasted garlic mashed potatoes, sautéed local carrots, maple-bourbon sauce.OUT OF STOCK$37.00MISTY KNOLL JERK CHICKEN BOWL
Coconut rice, mango salsa, coleslaw, fried plantians.$28.00CRISPY SKIN SALMON
Quinoa tabboileh, chermoula yogurt sauce.$34.00NEW YORK STRIP STEAK FRITES
$48.00OVEN ROASTED MEATLOAF
Vermont beef, seared on the grill and served with whipped potatoes, roasted delicata squash and gravy.$35.00
Medium Plates
SMASH BURGER
A double burger, two slices of cheddar, lettuce, tomato and onions, pickles, and special sauce on a homemade bun with hand cut fries.$19.00SINGLE BURGER
A single patty, cheddar, lettuce, tomato and onions, pickles, and special sauce on a homemade bun with hand cut fries.$17.00BLACK BEAN BURGER
$18.00CHICKEN ENCHILADAS RANCHERO
VT tortillas, adobo chicken and Monterrey jack cheese, new mexico hatch chile sauce, baked in a cast iron skillet.$22.00
FRIED CHICKEN SANDWICH
Pickled red onions, arugula, truffle aioli.$18.00PULLED PORK MAC AND CHEESE
Creamy monterrey jack cheese sauce baked in a cast iron skillet with house smoked pork shoulder$24.00MAC AND CHEESE
$17.00MAINE LOBSTER ROLL
Butter grilled brioche bun, a pinch of crisp greens, hand cut fries.$36.00
CHICKEN KATSU
Crisp panko-fried Misty Knoll thigh, rhubarb tonkatsu, shaved napa cabbage in sesame vinaigrette, pickled daikon.OUT OF STOCK$22.00SHRIMP TACOS
Gulf shrimp, coleslaw, mango salsa, guacamole, mango sriracha aioli, VT tortilla company corn tortillas (or sub VT beancrafters black bean burger) 24$24.00GRILLED CUBANO
House smoked pork loin thinly sliced, swiss, mustard and sourdough bread with hand cut fries.OUT OF STOCK$24.00
SM. Pizza
SM Pizza Provencal
Olive oil crust, mozzarella, honey clover goat cheese, roasted red peppers, caramelized onions and artichoke hearts.$20.00SM Miss Piggy
Barbecue sauce, mozzarella, pulled pork, bacon, scallions and ranch dressing.$20.00SM Pesto Chicken
Grilled local chicken, basil pesto, mozzarella, roasted red peppers.$20.00SM Greek
Marinara, mozzarella, kalamata olives, feta, red onions and diced tomato.$19.00SM Fire Starter
Marinara, mozzarella, sliced hot chiles, ground Italian sausage, red onion$20.00SM Garden
Marinara, mozzarella, onion, green peppers, roasted crimini mushrooms.$19.00SM Backyard Special
Marinara, mozzarella, pepperoni, sausage, bacon, onion, green peppers, roasted crimini mushrooms.$21.00SM Margarita
Marinara, fresh mozzarella, fresh basil.$18.00SM Meat Lovers
Marinara, mozzarella, pepperoni, sausage, bacon.$20.00SM BBQ Chicken
Our own bourbon BBQ sauce, mozzarella, misty knoll chicken, red onion.$20.00SM Cheese Pizza
$16.00SM Cheese & Pepperoni
$18.00
LG. Pizza
LG Pizza Provencal
$26.00LG Miss Piggy
Barbecue sauce, mozzarella, pulled pork, bacon, scallions and ranch dressing.$26.00LG Pesto Chicken
Grilled local chicken, basil pesto, mozzarella, roasted red peppers.$26.00LG Greek
Marinara, mozzarella, kalamata olives, feta, red onions and diced tomato.$25.00LG Fire Starter
$26.00LG Garden
Marinara, mozzarella, onion, green peppers, roasted crimini mushrooms.$25.00LG Backyard Special
$27.00LG Margarita
Marinara, fresh mozzarella, fresh basil.$23.00LG Meat Lovers
Marinara, mozzarella, pepperoni, sausage, bacon.$26.00LG BBQ Chicken
$26.00LG Cheese
$18.00LG Cheese & Pepperoni
$21.00
Sides
Dessert
Cocktails
Baybreeze
$15.00Bees Knees
$14.00Bellini
$9.00Bikini Martini
$13.00Black Manhattan
$16.00Black Russian
$13.00Brown butter bourbon sour
$16.00Captain Mule
$14.00Fall - Spritz
$14.00Cosmo
$13.00Cranberry Smash
$14.00Cranberry Spiced Mule
$14.00Dark & Stormy
$12.00Espresso Martini
$14.00Espresso Martini with Baileys
$15.00French 75-gin
$12.00French 76 vodka
$16.00French Margarita
$14.00HolidayGimlet
$16.00Spritz - Aperol
$14.00Spritz - Hugo
$14.00Hurricane Pint
$14.00In With The New
$14.00Irish Coffee
$13.00Kingdom Buck
OUT OF STOCK$16.00Lavender Lemonade
$12.00Lemon Drop
$15.00Limoncello Spritzer
$12.00Long Island Iced Tea
$14.00Lynch Lemonade
OUT OF STOCK$14.00Madras
OUT OF STOCK$13.00Manhattan
$14.00Maple Manhattan
$16.00Margarita
$12.00Martini
$14.00Mimosa
$9.00Mojito
OUT OF STOCK$14.00Montenegro Paloma
OUT OF STOCK$15.00Moscow Mule
$14.00Mudslide
$15.00Negroni
$14.00Not Your Average Sour
$14.00Old Fashioned
$14.00Paloma
$14.00Peppermint Patty
$14.00Planters Punch
$14.00Pom French 75 gin
OUT OF STOCK$16.00Ranch Water
$14.00Siesta Margarita
$15.00Smoked Old Fashioned
$16.00Special Margarita
$15.00Spicy Margarita
$14.00St. Germaine Spritz
$12.00Tequila Sunrise
$15.00Tipsy Santa
OUT OF STOCK$15.00Toasted Almond
$14.00Vermontiki
OUT OF STOCK$12.00Vesper
$15.00White Russian
$13.00Winter Spritz
OUT OF STOCK$12.00Smoked Maple Old Fashion
OUT OF STOCK$16.00lucky Hugo Spritz
$14.00baby guiness shot
$10.00Bloody Mary
$14.00Strawberry Snow Mojito
$14.00Ruby Jewel
$14.00Citrus Basil Typhoon
$14.00Peace Spritz
$14.00Cherry Maragrita
$15.00PAINKILLER
$15.00
Liquor
Tequila
Whiskey & Bourbon
Basil Hayden
$14.00Bulleit Bourbon
$13.00Bulleit 95 Rye
$13.00Buffalo Trace
$14.00Crown Royal
$12.00Fireball
$8.00Jack Daniels
$12.00Jameson
$12.00Jim Beam
$12.00Knob Creek
$14.00Makers Mark
$12.00Peanut Whiskey
$10.00Rectified
$15.00Revolution Rye
$14.00Sapling Maple Rye
$14.00Missing name
Village Bonfire
$12.00Skrewball
$7.00
Scotch
Beer and Cider
Draft Beer
Cans and Bottles
Alchemist Heady Topper
$9.00Alchemist Focal Banger
OUT OF STOCK$9.00Budlight
$4.00Budweiser
$4.00BBCO Fest Bier
$8.00BBCO Vaulted Blue
OUT OF STOCK$8.00Green State Lager
$8.00Guinness Draught Can
$8.00Labatt
$4.00Lawson's Sip of Sunshine
$9.00Lawson's Little Sip
$9.00Miller High Life
$8.00Modelo
$5.00Pabst Blue Ribbon
$4.00Michelob Ultra
OUT OF STOCK$4.00
Wine
Red Wine GLS
White Wine GLS
Red Wine BTL
Daou Cabernet Sauvingnon, paso robles BTL
$58.00Ca’ del sarta barbera d’Alba, piedmont BTL
$48.00Caymus Vineyards, Cabernet sauvignon, California, 2022 BTL
$72.00Kermit Lynch, cotes du rhone, france BTL
$36.00domaine du salvard, pinot noir “unique” BTL
$45.00Grayson Cellars Bottle
$36.00Honig, Cabernet Sauvignon, napa BTL
$82.00Justin, justification Red blend, paso robles BTL
$120.00Piattelli Malbec BTL
$38.00The Prisoner, red blend, California BTL
$78.00Zenato Ripasso Valpolicella Ripasso, veneto BTL
$62.00
White Wine BTL
Bellafina Prosecco BTL
$36.00Decoy Sauvignon Blanc BTL
$48.00Henri Perusset, chardonnay macon villages France BTL
$64.00Principato, pinot grigio veneto BTL
$36.00Rombauer chardonnay, carneros, california BTL
$84.00Wente, chardonnay Central coast BTL
$40.00BTL MONT GRAVET
$36.00Aquamarine Sauv Blanc BTL
$36.00Peyrassol Rose BTL
$54.00
Non Alcoholic
AA Athletic Club Golden
$6.00AA Athletic Club Hazy
$6.00AA Athletic Club Lime
$6.00AA Guiness NA
$9.00Arnold Palmer
$3.00Bitter Bubble Rhubarb and Hibiscus
$6.00Bitter Bubble Sour Cherry and Chicory
$6.00Butterfly Effect
$10.00Club Soda
$2.00Coffee
$3.00Cranberry Juice
$2.00Boylan Creme Soda
$3.00Diet Pepsi
$2.00Ginger Ale
$2.00Ginger Beer
$4.00Glass Milk
$3.00Half Liter Saratoga Sparkling Water
$5.00Iced Tea
$3.00Kombucha
$6.00Lemonade
$3.00Liquid Death Sparkling
$6.00Liquid Death Still
$6.00Mountain Spritz
$12.00Orange Juice
$3.00Orange Soda
$4.00Pepsi
$2.00Phony Negroni
$12.00Pineapple Juice
$3.00Boylan Root Beer
$3.00Saratoga Sparkling Liter
$8.00Shirley Temple
$3.00Shrubbly Lemon Ginger
$6.00Shrubbly Pomegranate
$6.00Sprite
$2.00Tonic Water
$2.00Kids Lemonade
$3.00Kids Milk
$3.00Kids Chocolate Milk
OUT OF STOCK$3.00Hot Tea
$2.00Shacksbury Mountain Spritz
$9.00Smoked Rosemary and Grapefruit Spritz N/A
OUT OF STOCK$11.00Spiced Cider Mule N/A
OUT OF STOCK$12.00Culture Pop
OUT OF STOCK$6.00Hibiscus Lemonade Spritz
OUT OF STOCK$12.00Glass Chocolate Milk
OUT OF STOCK$3.00Pomegranite No-Groni
OUT OF STOCK$12.00
All hours
| Sunday | 4:00 pm - 8:15 pm |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 4:00 pm - 8:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 4:00 pm - 8:30 pm |
| Thursday | 4:00 pm - 8:30 pm |
| Friday | 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Saturday | 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Restaurant info
Jill and Adam Spell are the dynamic duo behind Backyard Bistro, a beloved restaurant in Charlotte, Vermont. With a shared passion for high-quality, locally sourced ingredients, they’ve created a cozy dining spot known for its inviting atmosphere and flavorful, farm-to-table dishes. Adam’s attention to detail in the kitchen and Jill’s warm hospitality have made Backyard Bistro a favorite among locals and visitors alike. Their dedication to supporting Vermont’s vibrant food scene shines through in every plate, creating a truly unique dining experience that feels like a taste of the community.
Location
3488 ethan allen hwy rte 7, Charlotte, VT 05445

