Vampires Beware! Come One, Come All to this Very Affordable Family-Style Pasta Restaurant
Got a big game tomorrow? Planning on hiking up Mt. Mansfield? Need a veritable trough of food, at a reasonable price? If so, tonight, your dinner plans should include Bove's, where you can get a tremendous dish of pasta for a bargain price.

One of my biggest gripes about restaurants, is that they overcharge for pasta dishes--which we all know we could make for mere pennies at home. Bove's, however, is another breed of pasta restaurant. Their pasta entrees cost around $6, and you get a lot of pasta for your money, topped with their own brand of tomato sauce.

The food is delicious, and very strongly flavored, especially the garlic dishes. Vampires beware! In addition you can order a number of side dishes, ranging from green beans to a side of extra meatballs. For the adults, the alcoholic beverages are mostly under $3 also. There's nothing overpriced on the entire menu.

Bove's has ample parking, and best of all, a convenient ATM adjoins the building, which you can use to get cash while you're outside standing in line (and there is a line, at times, of loyal patrons eager to taste Bove's delightfully tangy spaghetti sauce.) The best time to come here to eat is either before 6pm, or after 7:30. Try to avoid the rush, especially in the winter when waiting outside isn't such a pleasantry.

The interior is reminiscent of a diner. It is not very spacious, and it is extremely cozy, with little room to maneuver. Many tables are partial booths, and provide little comfort or interest beyond being a place to sit in proximity to your mountain of food. That's all right, though, as you won't be thinking about the seating once they unload a dump-truck-sized portion of spaghetti in front of you.

Show up hungry and don't be ashamed if you need to take half of it home. They surely give you your money's worth at Bove's. This is a great place to bring the team to 'carb up' before a game, or any time you feel like enjoying a great plate of spaghetti and meatballs with homemade sauce--the perfect Italian comfort food.    [05 Nov 2002 16:13:46]

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Recommended Dishes: spaghetti with meatballs, garlic spaghetti

     ­Anonymous   

Shoddy Treatment
I was one of a party of 4 who entered the restaurant at 8:40 p.m. on Friday to be told that the restaurant was closed even though the doors were open and customers were still present. The 4 of us have been regulars for more than 40 years and were very offended and disappointed by the shoddy treatment received. Apparently internet business and selling sauce are more important now than the Bove's tradition of happy restaurant customers.    [09 Jun 2003 17:25:35]

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     ­Rod Haggett, Addison, VT   

Dont' Waste Your Time
We went there expecting a great experience. What we got was inedible food, horrible service and a huge bill. I don't know if they were having a bad day or what but the great Bove's in our opinion is a huge waste of time and money.    [01 Aug 2006 13:03:01]

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     ­Anonymous   

Balance Your Expectations
One goes to Bove's for a simple, yet tasty, basic Italian fare. You don't go there expecting fine Italian, there are other places in Burlington for that. And you don't go there for great service; it's a diner-style restaurant with inexpensive food served fast. If you want ambience, go somewhere else. If you want good, quick Italian with some great sauces then come here.    [10 Dec 2006 12:52:47]

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Recommended Dishes: Vodka Sauce

     ­SHB, Burlington