CONTINENTAL
The
Arlington House
3532 Route 43, West Sand Lake, 674-1880. Once the Arlington
Hotel, this is a gorgeous-looking destination where seafood
is especially well done and the menu is changed to fit each
season. Good homemade desserts, too. Full bar. Serving dinner
Tue-Sat 4-9, Sun 4-8. Call for summer hours in July and
August. AE, CB, D, DC, MC, V. $$$
Aubergine
Routes 22 and 23, Hillsdale, 325-3412, www.aubergine.com.
The approach to food at this fine-dining establishment draws
as much from New American ideas as it does from the classical
models. Specializing in seasonal items with an extensive
wine list. Four overnight guest rooms. High casual dress
appreciated. Reservations recommended. Serving dinner 5:30-close
Wed-Sun. AE, MC, V, D checks. $$$$
Bookmaker’s
at the Holiday Inn
232 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 587-8944. Steaks, chicken,
shrimp and other continental favorites. Banquet facilities,
on/off-premises catering. Light-fare menu available. Serving
6:30 AM-10 PM daily; breakfast buffet 8-noon Sun. Reservations
suggested. AE, D, DC, MC, V. $$$
Brindisi’s
390 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 587-6262. Innovative 1930s
New York City-theme continental fare with a tendency toward
northern Italy, served in a handsome setting with a picture
window on Saratoga’s main street. The bar is friendly and
desserts are a specialty. Serving lunch 11:30-3 Fri-Sat,
dinner 5-10 Mon-Thu, 5-11 Fri-Sat, 1-9 Sun. AE, D, MC, V.
$$$
Eartha’s
Restaurant
60 Court St., Saratoga Springs, 583-0602. Innovative American
cuisine, specializing in prime meats and fresh fish. Full
bar. Serving dinner 5:30-9:30 everyday. D, MC, V. $$$$
Elm
Court Restaurant
Route 71, North Egremont, Mass., (413) 528-0325. A beautiful
old building (it dates from 1790) with small, elegant dining
rooms. The menu, which changes daily, features fresh ingredients
and includes great takes on old classics like French onion
soup and escargot, as well as more-recently devised American
fare. Full bar, on-premises catering. Serving dinner 5-9
Wed-Sun. AE, MC, V. $$$$
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Phila Bistro
43 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, 584-2720. Thoughtfully prepared
creative cuisine is available at this award-winning American
bistro. Menu changes seasonally. Full bar. Serving dinner
5-10 Mon-Sat. Open Sun in season, call for hours. AE, D,
MC, V. $$$$
Gideon
Putnam Hotel
Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs, 584-3000. Elegant
dining, featuring continental fare, pasta and more, in any
of several attractive rooms. Open to the public year-round.
Full bar, catering and banquet facilities. Serving lunch
11:30-2 daily; dinner 6-9 Sun-Thu, 6-10 Fri-Sat; brunch
10:30-2 Sun. Reservations suggested. AE, CB, D, DC, MC,
V. $$$$
The
Ginger Man Wine Bar & Restaurant
234 Western Ave., Albany, 427-5963. Try the fruit-and-cheese
board with a glass of wine; other menu items include sesame
tuna with ginger and soy, house-made ravioli, and plenty
of other entrées. Salads and daily fish and pasta specials,
too. The Ginger Man is popular for an extensive, award-winning
wine and beer list. Full bar, on-premises catering, takeout
available. Serving 11:30-11:30 Mon-Thu, 11:30 AM-12:30 AM
Fri. Bar open 4:30 PM until 1 AM Mon-Thu, 4-12:30 Sat. Closed
Sun. Reservations recommended. AE, D, MC, V. $$$
Glen
Sanders Mansion
1 Glen Ave., Scotia, 374-7262. Featuring gourmet cuisine
and seasonal specials. Full bar and banquet facilities,
on/off-premises catering. Overnight accommodations available.
Serving lunch 11:30-2 Mon-Fri; dinner 5-10 Mon-Sat, 4-9
Sun; brunch 10:30-1:30 Sun; pub menu 2 PM-10 PM Mon-Fri,
5-10 Sat, 4-10 Sun. Reservations recommended. AE, D, DC,
MC, V. $$$$
Good
Times Lakeview Restaurant
175 Lake Road, Ballston Lake, 399-9976. www.goodtimesrestaurant.com
A varied menu with light fare to hearty dining, cheerful
service and a view of Ballston Lake with a large open air
veranda combine to help those good times along. Homestyle
country cooking featuring homemade pastas, fresh seafood
and chops. Early-bird specials, children’s menu. Year-round
mystery dinner theater. Full bar, takeout, catering and
banquet facilities. Private lakeview banquet room; also
an open fireplace. Serving 11:30-9 Wed-Mon. AE, CB, D, DC,
MC, V. $$
Great
American Grill
Garden Inn Hilton, 800 Albany Shaker Road, Colonie, 464-6666.
Dine in view of the Hilton lobby and watch the passersby
as you sample the breakfast buffet, dig into a sandwich
or try one of the exotic dinner specials. Full bar, banquet
facilities, on-premises catering. Serving breakfast 6-10
Mon-Fri, 7-noon Sat-Sun and holidays; lunch 11-1 Mon-Fri,
noon-1 AM Sat-Sun and holidays; dinner 5-10 nightly. AE,
D, MC, V. $$$
The
Greenfield Village Inn
3234 Route 9N, Greenfield Center, 893-2885. Serving Northern
Italian, Mediterranean and American fare featuring seafood,
steaks and poultry—including fresh turkey cooked off the
bone. Full bar. Takeout available, on/off-premises catering.
Serving lunch and dinner 11:30-close Tue-Sun. Closed Mon.
Reservations recommended. AE, D, MC, V. $$$
La
Perla at the Gregory House
Route 43, Averill Park, 674-3774. Specializing in Italian
and continental foods including chicken, seafood and wild-game
specials, all served in a relaxed atmosphere. Full bar,
on-premises catering and banquet facilities for small groups.
Serving lunch 11:30-3 Mon, Wed-Fri; dinner 3-10 Mon, Wed-Thu,
3-11 Fri-Sat, 2-10 Sun. Reservations suggested. AE, D, MC,
V. $$$
Lanzi’s
on the Lake
Route 30, Mayfield, 661-7711. Owned and operated by the
Lanzi family. Fine dining for three generations, specializing
in steaks, seafood and Italian dishes. Full bar, on/off-premises
catering. Serving lunch 11-3 daily, dinner 4-close daily.
Reservations suggested. AE, D, MC, V. $$
Lark
Tavern
453 Madison Ave., Albany, 463-9779. Newly updated menu features
favorites from steak to burgers to chicken parmesan to chicken
wings. Try the homemade French onion soup or authentic homemade
beans and greens. Wine by the bottle or glass; 17 draft
beers and more than 40 bottled selections. Full bar, on/off
premises catering. Takeout available. Serving 11 AM-close
Mon-Sat, noon-close Sun. AE, CB, D, MC, V. $
La
Serre
14 Green St., Albany, 463-6056. This is the place for fresh
pasta, grilled fish or veal chanterelle. Full bar
and banquet facilities. Serving lunch 11:30-2:30 Mon-Fri,
dinner 5-9 Mon-Thu, 5-9:30 Fri-Sat. Closed most Sundays.
Reservations suggested. AE, CB, DC, MC, V. $$$
Mansion
Hill Inn
115 Philip St., Albany, 465-2038. This American-regional
chef-owned-and-operated restaurant changes its menu two
or three times a year. Enjoy homemade desserts; in fact,
virtually everything is made from scratch. Start with the
award-winning lobster bisque or the wild mushroom clam chowder;
entrée specialties include horseradish-encrusted fillet
of beef, black peppercorn fettuccine with sautéed shrimp
and scallops, and veal medallions with shitakes, spinach
and tarragon cream. Catering, banquet and private parties
available. Reservations suggested. Serving dinner 5-close.
Mon-Sat. Closed Sun. Serving lunch by reservation only Wed-Fri,
11:30-2. AE, D, DC, MC, V. $$$
My
Way Café
Routes 9 and 67E, Malta, 899-4196. Make a meal of fresh
skillet pasta or try the seafood, beef or veal specials,
all served amid Sinatra memorabilia. Full bar, catering
for private parties, and takeout available. No smoking.
Serving 4-close Tue-Sun. Reservations suggested. AE, D,
MC, V, personal checks. All entrées $16.95. Home of the
trilogy menu.
Nicole’s
Bistro at the Quackenbush House
25 Quackenbush Square, Albany, 465-1111. Dinner is served
with a decidedly French flair in Albany’s oldest historic
building. The menu is noted for traditional dishes including
rack of lamb, roast duckling and steak au poivre. Also features
contemporary menu items. In addition to the regular menu,
a fixed-price $25 dinner menu and $34 dinner (including
two glasses of house wine) are available. Summer dining
in the fabulous garden. Full bar, banquet facilities. Serving
lunch 11:30-2:30 Mon-Fri, dinner 5-10 Mon-Sat. Reservations
suggested. AE, D, DC, MC, V. $$$$
Olde
Shaker Inn
1171 Troy Schenectady Road, Latham, 783-6460. The usual
meats and fishes are transformed with imaginative ingredients
on a menu offering New American cuisine. Full bar, facilities
for small parties and off-premises catering available. Serving
lunch 11:30-3 Mon-Fri; dinner 5-9:30 Mon-Thu, 5-10 Fri-Sat,
4-9 Sun. AE, D, DC, MC, V. $$$
Palmer
House Café
1462 Main St., Rensselaerville, 797-3449. A country village
restaurant with a menu that changes weekly and highlights
fresh vegetables and herbs, as well as elegant pastries.
Full bar, on/off-premises catering. Dinner 5-close Thu-Sun,
brunch 11-3 Sun. Lunch is served noon-5 Sun. Closed Mon-Wed.
Reservations suggested. AE, CB, DC, MC, V. $$$
Patroon
House
614 Route 9W, Glenmont, 463-5130. Featuring nightly steak
and seafood specials, duck preparations and homemade desserts.
Full bar, catering and banquet facilities. Private room
available for 15 people. Serving dinner 5-10 Mon-Sat. Closed
Sun. Reservations suggested on weekends. AE, MC, V, personal
checks. $$$
Pearl
Restaurant and Lounge
1 Steuben Place, Albany, 433-0011, www.pearlalbany.com.
Scheduled opening is June 5 for this new restaurant and
martini lounge in a thoroughly renovated space in the Steuben
Building. Former Conway’s owner Kevin Conway will preside
as executive chef over a menu featuring steak and seafood
specialties along with veal, chicken and pasta dishes. Full
bar; extensive wine list. Banquet facilities, catering,
takeout available. Serving 11-9 daily; bar menu available
until 11. AE, D, DC, MC, V. $$$
The
Pillars
Route 20, New Lebanon, 794-8007. European and regional American
cuisine meet in this period cottage on seven acres of rolling
lawn. Specialties include veal Lafayette and sole Mantua
served in a lobster reduction sauce. Full bar, on-premises
catering. Serving 5-10 Wed-Sat, 4-9 Sun. Reservations suggested.
AE, CB, MC, V. $$$$
Prospect
Restaurant
Scribner Hollow Lodge, Route 23A, Hunter, 263-4211. Austrian-born
chef Eduard Lanzinger prepares a variety of classic and
innovative dinners. Try the stuffed tenderloin of beef,
wrapped around ham and spinach. Award-winning wine list.
Serving dinner Sun-Thu 5-10, Fri-Sat 5-11. AE, D, MC, V.
$$$
Provence
Stuyvesant Plaza, Guilderland, 689-7777. Serving traditional
and contemporary Southern French and Mediterranean cuisine.
Experience fine dining in true French-bistro style with
such classic dishes as bouillabaisse, roasted duck and steak
frites. Enjoy professional and friendly service,
an open kitchen featuring daily specials, a full custom-made
zinc bar and extensive wine list in a beautiful, casually
elegant French setting. Award-winning wine list. Serving
lunch 11-3 Mon-Sat, dinner nightly 5 PM-close. Reservations
accepted. AE, D, DC, MC, V. $$$
Red
Dot
321 Warren St., Hudson, 828-3657. A casual, friendly, European-style
bistro in the heart of Hudson’s art and antiques district.
The Belgian-inspired menu features authentic Belgian frites,
mussels, fish and chips, burgers and daily specials. Full
bar. Serving 5-10 Wed-Sat, Sun brunch 11-3, dinner 5-9.
Closed Mon-Tue. MC, V. $$
The
Red Lion Inn
30 Main St., Stockbridge, Mass., (413) 298-5545. Three dining
rooms—which can seat 275—give you plenty of seating choices
in an establishment that dates from 1773. The menu features
regional cuisine with a contemporary twist, including carved
turkey and skillet-roasted trout. And don’t forget a post-prandial
rock on the porch. Full bar, banquet facilities, on/off-premises
catering. Serving breakfast 7-10:30 daily (Continental buffet
in the tavern); lunch noon-2:30 Mon-Sat (until 4 in the
tavern), noon-4 Sun; dinner 5:30-9 daily. AE, D, DC, MC,
V. $$$$
The
Restaurant at Mill Road
30 Mill Road, Latham, 783-7244, fax 783-7255. From light
fare to full dinners. Steaks, seafood, homemade soups, children’s
menu, daily lunch and dinner specials. Situated on an “executive”
18-hole golf course. Full bar, banquet facilities and large
enclosed deck. Serving 11:30 AM-close daily. Reservations
suggested. D, MC, V. $$
River
Street Café
429 River St., Troy, 273-2740. The chef and chef-owner give
personal attention to each item on the seasonally changing
menu of fresh, New American fare. Beer and wine. Serving
5:30 PM-close Tue-Sat. Closed Sun-Mon. Reservations suggested.
MC, V, personal checks. $$$
The
Scrimshaw
The Desmond, 660 Albany Shaker Road, Colonie, 869-8100.
Exemplary service and culinary excellence presented in 18th
Century elegance. Four-course dinners offered including
steak au poivre, veal oscar and cedar plank salmon. Extensive
wine list and wine dinners offered daily. Full bar. Serving
lunch 11-2 Mon-Fri; dinner 5:30-10 Mon-Sat. Closed Sun.
Reservations suggested. AE, CB, D, MC, V. $$$$
Smith’s
171 Remsen St., Cohoes, 237-9809. Built in 1873, this historic
restaurant boasts one of the longest fully stocked bars
north of New York City. The menu offers fresh seafood, veal,
calf’s liver, pastas, chicken, various prime beef dishes
and daily specials. All desserts made on premises. Homemade
soups. Full bar, banquet facilities. Serving lunch 11:30-2:30
Tue-Fri; dinner 5-9 Tue-Sat. Closed Sun-Mon (open for private
parties). Reservations suggested. AE, MC, V. $$
Sperry’s
30 1/2 Caroline St., Saratoga Springs, 584-9618. Casual
upscale dining on a side street, with an all-season patio
area. Noted for soft-shell crab (in season), seafood, Maryland
crab cakes, sirloin and fresh fish specials, handmade desserts.
Full bar. Takeout available. Serving lunch 11:30-3 Mon-Sat;
dinner 5:30-10 Mon-Sat, 5-9 Sun. AE, DC, MC, V. $$$
Stephanie’s
on the Park
462 Madison Ave., Albany, 449-2492. Chef-owner Stephanie
Martin has developed a “melting pot” menu that ranges from
veal to pasta, with preparations taken from all over the
globe. Full bar. Serving dinner 5:30-10 Tue-Thu, 5:30-11
Fri-Sat, 5-9 Sun, brunch 10-2 Sun. Bar open till 2 AM Thu-Sat.
Closed Mon. Reservations recommended. AE, D, DC, MC, V.
$$$
Webster’s
Corner
Crowne Plaza Hotel, State and Lodge streets, Albany, 462-6611.
An upscale American menu featuring steaks, pork chops, lamb
and a variety of fresh fish. Full bar with an upscale martini
lounge. On-premises catering and banquet facilities. Light
dinner menu, too. Serving breakfast 6:30-11 Mon-Fri, 7-noon
on Sat, (buffet 7-10 Mon-Fri); lunch 11:30-2 Mon-Fri; brunch
11:00-2 Sun; dinner 5-10 Mon-Sat. AE, D, DC, MC, V. $$$
Wishing
Well
Route 9, Wilton, 584-7640. Triple-thick loin lamb chops
are featured, along with fresh seafood and prime rib. Live
Maine lobsters available nightly. Full bar and banquet facilities.
Fri-Sun piano bar. Serving 5-10 Tue-Fri, 5-11 Sat, noon-9
Sun. Closed Mon. Reservations suggested. AE, DC, MC, V.
$$$
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