Thank you for decades of support!

Friends,

It is with heavy heart that we must announce that Michael’s on the Hill has closed its doors. This decision did not come lightly, as we have worked for months and months to keep the restaurant financially afloat.

While things were looking up this winter with some stronger diner numbers and streamlining our staffing, it has just not been enough to keep ahead of loans that have come due and the ongoing high cost of business in a challenging economic and tourism landscape, especially heading into the slower months. The lack of affordable housing for staff and the high cost of quality labor in Vermont at present have also contributed to the challenges to doing business here.

The last few years have been challenging for many businesses to weather with high costs, economic and political uncertainty, and a tight labor market, even harder for a small family owned business without corporate backing or investment. At a point what you need to do to survive overwhelms what you need to be able to do to sustain, no matter what you do.

It has been an honor to share your special moments - from engagements to weddings to anniversaries, and many birthdays along the way - your memories made in this space will live on forever. We strove to honor the 20+ year legacy of Michael’s on the Hill as a quintessential fine dining experience in Vermont, something we believe we achieved with our excellent culinary and service staff, with many of you telling us it was the best meal you’d had in years. This closing in no way reflects upon the excellence that our staff brought to work every single day.

We want to personally thank our community for being so supportive over the years. While this may close a chapter, it certainly doesn’t end the amazing legacy of Michael’s on the Hill in Vermont.

Should you be interested in learning more about purchasing the property, we are currently listed with McKee McDonald of Stowe.

Thank you again for your decades of commitment to Michael’s. We wish this could have had a different outcome, but financial hurdles from purchase to closing have proved insurmountable.

We wish you the best. And as Gavin would always say, “bon appetit!”

Cheers,

Andrew and Don