Burt’s Irish Pub has relocated to Stowe’s Mountain Road, not far from where it opened almost 50 years ago. The under-the-radar locals’ fave moved from its original spot to Luce Hill Road in 2002, a year before Janet Martinez bought the business. In mid-June, Martinez moved Burt’s to the Mountain Road building that was most recently the Blue Donkey but is perhaps best known as the longtime location of Cactus Café.
Martinez, 59, said 2160 Mountain Road is about the same size as her previous location but all on one level, including a nice backyard.
Burt’s offers about half Vermont and half Irish beers on tap. “We do a proper Guinness 20-ounce imperial pint,” she said.
Martinez’s food menu includes nods both to Ireland and to her Colombian homeland. No bar-standard chicken wings or burgers here.
“I cook what I want to eat,” she said.
Burt’s serves empanadas and what Martinez calls a “Colombian corn dog”: a hot dog encased in tamale masa, deep fried and served with two kinds of crema, sliced jalapeños and cilantro. She also makes Reuben egg rolls, filled with Irish-style corned beef; and pork “wings,” which are small shank pieces served with a green herb mojo sauce.
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