May Day

We dined at May Day for the first time recently and loved it! Our favorite dishes included the Tremolo bread (made by a baker who grinds their own flour) with whipped ricotta and hot honey, the Scarpinocc (stuffed pasta with chèvre, corn and mushrooms) and the Chicken Schnitzel (perfectly crisp and topped with corn, peppers and mushrooms). All the dishes had a great combination of textures and flavors and were innovative without being pretentious. We were delayed for our reservation because our day hike to Camels Hump took longer than anticipated. Fortunately, we phoned ahead and deeply appreciated that they were able to accommodate us at a later time. High points for service right there! Our server was friendly and helpful. Noise level was high. Relaxed atmosphere. We ordered 4 dishes

Do not miss the opportunity to come to this restaurant. They were semi finalists in the 2025 James Beard awards... And you can see why. We tried the tuna crudo (10/10), tremolo bread, fried green tomatoes, crispy pork belly (10/10), grilled vegetables and more. Cannot recommend this place enough. Seek it out. Make the time. Best service, best vibes, best food!

Service was fast and presentation was great. Higher prices but quality food and beautiful presentation!! In the pictures we fries, Gem lettuce, pork belly and Tuna crudo. Drink is a Madrid sour. I will be definitely going again.

Stopped in on a Saturday night via a friends recommendation. Six hungry hockey players from out of town & we didn’t know much about Burlington. It was busy but the owner, Mathew, moved some tables around and got us seated asap. Menu here was limited but changes daily or weekly I’m told. I was starving and looking to crush & he knew the vibe right away. He went above & beyond to accommodate us; made us feel so welcome & made sure we would leave with full bellies. He even sent over some complimentary plates, checked in & showed us nothing but love. The fella is genuinely awesome. Our whole weekend was an amazing experience & the city of Burlington welcomed us with open arms. Everyone we met was here was so kind. The food at May Day was excellent & I really can’t say enough wonderful things a

I had pretty high expectations going in given the reviews, but I was left feeling a bit let-down by the food. I had a good experience with the service and thought the atmosphere was great. The quality of food definitely seems to be there as far as sourcing and freshness, which I love; though I just did not feel that taste, texture or prep was in the tier of its price point. The flavors seemed a bit one-note or bland for my dishes of the pork belly and the grilled beans and the preparation of the pork belly seemed very basic—the fat rendering, juiciness, tenderness, etc. wasn’t quite there. The raspberry sauce on the pork belly was very sweet and struck me as one-note. It seemed as if they went for simplicity over creativity at least in my experience with my dishes; which some might ap