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    1/2 Ton's Bar & Grill

    2.9 (21 reviews)
    InexpensiveBars, Burgers, Sandwiches
    Open 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    For real with this lady?
    Mike L.

    Ordered a chicken bacon ranch, it lacked bacon, but had an entire solid slice of onion in exchange. The jalapeño poppers left much to be desired, but the girl falling off the chair at 6:30 on a Tuesday afternoon made up for it. I even got a consolation prize, a frozen beer that wouldn't stop overflowing. The only upside was laughing at the wasted lady my moms age dancing on the table to meatloaf. Stay classy Potsdam..

    Callaway C.

    Driving by this place 100 times made me itch, so here we go. Was in a adult beverage mood and hungry. They have outside seating, a dining room on one side, and a bar on the other. It was cozy in a retro type of way with a classic, "Here's your Bar" feel. Service was attentive and honest, thank you for that, and the beer was cold. 12 wings split (sorry, I'm a wing fanatic but hang on) in 2 sauces, and a turkey broccoli melt was ordered first. The food had an unusually long time for what I expected, maybe a half hour, but for bar food, that's a little on the slow side. When the food finaly arrived, I thought initially it looked good. Wings were nice and crispy and both sauces were plentiful, which I prefer. Garlic parm, and a sweet and spicy. The garlic was fantastic, pizza hut could have bought their recipe, and the sweet spicy had good flavor, but I UNFAIRLY have to say little heat, i like things hott. But the wings were great, and I will be back for them. Little smaller than a jumbo size, but not a rip off. (Pizza hut) these were good, I'll be back for them. The sandwich was ok. Inventive, and my wife loved it, but it was missing something for me, maybe a sauce spread or a sharp cheddar would have boosted it, but she was happy, and loved the fresh cut fries. At this point I would have been pretty happy with my experience, and would have probably put 4 stars in (as 5 would be a REALLY good bar) but I had to take a to go order to make up for my wings. I ordered the blue cheese burger with bacon to go, and asked to load it up. Being half tons, I figured they should nail the burger. Well, I was dissapointed. No veggies except for pickles, dry, flavorless patty, and just a meh' type of burger. But all in all, I enjoyed my stay, definitely a wing place, esp for garlic lovers.

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    Good food, great service ! Was in town for a week and came here many times. The chicken gumbo and wings were delicious !

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    I ate here for the first time and got food poisoning. Violent vomit. Had to miss 3 days work.

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    If you like bland, overcooked food, made in a dirty fryer, then this is the place for you.

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    7 years ago

    Fun, great music and cold beer. Atmosphere was upbeat, clientele fun and s great experience!

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    Jake's on the Water - Chef's cut: tonight, Cajun blackened prime rib served perfectly medium rare with mashed potatoes, blue cheese, and baby asparagus

    Jake's on the Water

    4.0(190 reviews)
    5.2 mi
    $$

    My family and I had dinner at Jake's on the Water during our recent trip to Potsdam. Unfortunately,…read morewe couldn't sit outside because of the rain, but our table inside still offered a great view of the water. The restaurant wasn't crowded, but there were enough guests to give it a nice atmosphere. It felt comfortable, relaxed, and not noisy at all. We started with the Kung Pao Cauliflower, which was excellent. Even my kids, who don't usually enjoy vegetables, ate every bite. For their meals, both kids ordered brick oven pizzas. My older child had the Labrador and finished the entire pizza by himself, while my younger child ordered the Authentic with pepperoni and really enjoyed it. My wife ordered the fish of the day, and I chose the scallop special. Overall, the food was very good, the service was pleasant, and the waterfront setting made for an enjoyable dining experience. I would definitely return the next time I'm in the area.

    My wife and I came up to this neck of the woods while visiting family and had a great meal here…read more The location is beautifully located on the water (unfortunately our visit was more gray and gloomy outside). All of the staff we interacted with were great and friendly. Our family from this area raved about their poutine, but a recent menu change got rid of it. Despite that they had a variety of starters/apps, sandwiches, pizzas, steaks, plus other entrees including some specials on a separate little menu. Included on that was two cocktails that we tried, I had two of their Strawberry Rhubarb Collins that was light and easy to drink with just enough strawberry and rhubarb flavor. My wife had their special sangria which had tons of flavor. Both fantastic drinks! As a group we split some pretzel sticks as well as some bang bang shrimp. With both being great bites before our meals with the beer cheese and mustard for the pretzels along with the shrimp sweet chili aioli being perfect dips. Lastly for the main event my wife and I were on the same wavelength and got their Vodka Chicken Parm, that originally was to come on top rice pilaf but both substituted for house made pasta. Everything from the vodka sauce, to the house made pasta, to the chicken were fantastic! Would gladly get it again. If we lived around here I would picture this being a regular stop for us! Friendly and welcoming staff with well made drinks and delicious food! Give it a try!

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    Jake's on the Water - The contrast of lighting doesn't show this well, but we had an "interior" table tucked well back but still had a great river/lake/flow view.

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    Barking Dog Saloon

    Barking Dog Saloon

    4.2(29 reviews)
    4.2 mi
    $$

    Well, the epic of finding great food in the North Country has lead us to the Barking Dog Saloon and…read more so glad it did!!! We moved to Colton almost three years ago from Boston and now we regret not coming here sooner. We took a great sampling of the menu and enjoyed every dish. The 2 burgers were cooked perfectly- 1 medium and 1 medium rare. The fries were very crunchy and held its own. My mummy got the fish fry - the only negative was perhaps the fish was overcooked and hard to eat- the beer batter tasted great though but I would suggest a min less on the deep fry. The chicken wings were fantastic,ally juicy -( we choose the golden bbq known more in North Carolina) even my husband enjoyed them and he does not like saucy food. The large portion of boneless chicken rings would be even a meal with a light salad. Great crunchy Onion rings that hold their own. Mozzarella sticks were nice. The Buffalo Egg rolls were very mild which was great for my family but I enjoy them on the hotter side. I really adore fried pickles and the batter they used held up to the juicy pickle:). I would like to see if in future they offer pickle chips and not just the spears. The only other thing I would point out- the blue cheese dipping sauce could be better. Needs more- maybe if they added real blue cheese chunks. Overall great experience, nice staff and a cosy dining room and bar. At the time we picked up the take a way there were four tables full families The Barking Dog Saloon is off the beaten path but entirely an adventure to find it so worth it. We only are able to go out once a month but I am sure this will be our go to place- maybe the next time try their Chicken Parm Sandwich. Keep up the good work- you have a diamond of a place.

    I went to barking dog saloon after seeing a review online claiming they had the best wings in NY…read more And that just might be true. I got the maple bacon chipotle wings and they were out of this world. They were crispy, large, and still tender. What really brings it home is their house made blue cheese. This is a place I would 100% recommend and is somewhere I will be frequenting. Small niche local bar restaurant vibe and has phenomenal wings.

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    The outside of the restaurant.

    Raquette River Pub - Maple medium wings

    Raquette River Pub

    4.3(14 reviews)
    9.0 mi

    Ok - so the Hubs and I found this place ( thanks to friends) and I'm glad we did!…read moreService was great, atmosphere was great, food was very good - although all we had were wings. The bartender/owner was excellent, more than happy to answer all questions and make friendly recommendations. We tried the garlic parm, spicy maple, raquette river pub and hoopie toopie. All were very good. If you like a different spin, try the spicy maple, I really liked it. Lots of beer choices. No problem there. If you're a beer and wings person, this is a stop for you. We haven't tried their other menu items but will come back and try their brunch, it sounds delicious!!

    If you are in a hurry not the place to go. We waited over an hour and a half to get our appetizer…read more Less than 5 minutes later came our meal. Unbeknownst to us we were charged for our drink refills which we wouldn't have needed if it didn't take so long for our food. We asked to substitute onion rings for food and asked if it was like fries or tots additional $2.50. When bill arrived it was an additional $6.24. After we were done eating we asked how much longer for our to go meal which we ordered when we got our food. By the time waitress got back to us it'd be another 20 minutes. Of course, we cancelled. Also, didn't have fried cheese curd available. Morgan was very pleasant and the atmosphere was fun with music bingo. Ask if we would go back???, absolutely not. Guess we should have gone to 5 guys.

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    Stromboli bites.

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    Raquette River Pub - Bar area - several goodies on tap!

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    Bar area - several goodies on tap!

    Downtown

    Downtown

    1.9(17 reviews)
    51.6 mi
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    If I could, I would give this place LESS than 1 star (Yelp should offer NEGATIVE stars because I…read morewouldn't even give this place the satisfaction of a negative Star!). I will NEVER set foot into this shit-hole again. I have a trailer home in the islands and I am a regular visitor to the islands now for close to 40 years. I frequent the areas bars, restaurants, clubs and entertainment venues and spend decent $$$ at each. Last night was the topper. It was Pirates Weekend in the Bay. I went into the Downtown Club. I was in full Pirate regalia. I was asked for proof (no problem, even if I'm 68, but I understand). I walked into the foyer to see if a good friend of mine was bartending. 2 bouncers aggressively came up to me and said, "where is your wrist band"? (Unknowingly that i even needed one). I said, "what wtistband? I'm just looking for ----- to see if hes bartending tonight. They said, he's not here today and told me to get the Fu** out. They forceably grabbed me by the back of my coat and PUSHED OUT THE DOOR". I was NOT being nasty at all to them (not in my nature), nor have I ever had any previous confrontations there. They were just plain overwhelmed and nasty because of the crowd and most likely put up with craziness all day long, but there was no reason for them to take out any of their aggression on me at all. Apparently they are charging $20 just to walk through the door and their drinks average, around $10 to $15 and up each, in a 9oz plastic cup. So if you want to spend a small fortune for little to nothing, this is your place to go. They have nothing to offer for a $20 admission. NO live music (just a DJ Spinning Tecno Music), NO Drink or food special, basically, NO NOTHING. In any respect, overwhelmed or not, that is no respectful way to treat a customer. I will NEVER GO THERE AGAIN. I work too hard for my money and I refuse to put ONE CENT over the bar of this inhospitable place. I know a lot of people whereas I am in entertainment and a personality in the Buffalo NY area and known throughout the country promoting my own genre. I may not know enough people to deter that would even frequent this hovel, to put them out of business, but I WILL do my utmost to get the word out to 10's of thousands of my contacts to avoid this place if theyre ever to visit Alexandria Bay. There's more CIVIL ways to handle a situation other than putting addle minded baboons at the door.

    Came here on a Wednesday evening with a group of 11 ladies for a ladies night out!…read more The good: Great waitress who took care of our large group! Was quick with getting us our drinks and checks. Drinks-had the downtown and pirates drink. Both were tasty and not a bad price. The Bad: Pizza! One of the worst pizzas I have had, especially for one made in a brick-Oven. I expected so much better and was sadly disappointed. Would go back for drinks and a night out at the bar but not for their food.

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    Downtown
    Downtown
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