Really good Italian restaurant! I dined here on a weekend…read moreafternoon and sat at the bar. It's a nice, modern looking restaurant with a great menu. I started with the Saranac Blueberry Blonde, which is a refreshing beer that smells exactly like blueberry muffins - it's so good! The bartender also brought out a delicious bread basket to start and the olive oil it came with was amazing - it had chunks of roasted garlic in it. For my entree, I ordered the Penne a la Vodka with shrimp, which came with a house salad. It was fantastic! It had a good amount of shrimp in it too. Overall, the food was great and the service was a little slow but thankfully the food was worth the wait. I was too stuffed to try any dessert but I hope to if I'm in the area again!

Food is good but service was awful. The waitress we had was one of the worst. Impatient, curt, and…read morenot responsive to our requests. I have no idea why she worked there. Eggplant was pretty good and I would recommend it.

You'll never find this place unless you go really looking for it. Go to the rough neighborhood and…read moreif the area keeps getting rougher, you're going in the right direction. Once you find it, don't let the outside scare you away. Friendly folks await within, and IMO the BEST Calzones in the valley. There's a lot of really good places in Amsterdam, but this is our favorite. Don't miss it.

always great food fantastic I love the calzones Great service and take out try it. You will be…read morehappy you did

So that happened…read more About to sit down for our second meal in two nights at The Nest/Schenectady (not the subject of this review). Why? Why would we drive 20 minutes in the rain and fog on St Patrick's and not eat at the lobby restaurant (this restaurant) where we were guests for two nights? Why walk out on our reservation? The reservation made with the front desk? Incompetence. Disrespect. Complete inability to remedy multiple screw ups. We were taken to our table with a cute little reserved placard on it. Unnecessary, but ok. There were three tables dining. Of dozens. As in the place was completely empty. Tables everywhere. Ours? Right next to the point-of-sale system against the bar. We asked to move. A dozen tables were available away from the bar. As it turns out, the significantly warmer side of the venue. Nope. The gentleman states that we can only sit on the kitchen entrance side close to the main door. In an empty restaurant. We sat there for about two minutes before it was clear we'd be cold from the main door draft and even more frustrated by the loud yelling in the kitchen. The ice crunching from the bartender was the only thing that made it comical. Seriously, within two minutes my neck was stiff from the cold at the second table. My wife's feet, in boots, we're getting chilled. I'd be furious if this wasn't a first world thing. It is a first world thing. But if you're looking for a nice dining experience in an empty restaurant and the staff wants to sit your reservation made, suite (just a bigger room) staying butt in front of the kitchen or POS system rather than accept that the guest isn't satisfied with the hospitality... As I said, we left. We won't be back. At least I got a nice text letting me know they canceled our reservation.

A Capital district hidden gem. Hotel rooms modern, restaurant food was fabulous. Had the dark…read morechicken. Wife had the scallops, amazing. Service and ambiance was terrific. Recommended this venue for the food and lodging.

Went here for the first time on a recommendation from a friend. Friday early evening, 3 of us, we…read morewere seated right away. The menu was small (usually means they focus on doing less things well, rather than many things mediocre). Beer selection was decent. I ordered the "Hot Honey Chicken Tacos." Was I wrong to expect the chicken to be tossed in hot honey rather than hot honey just drizzled over the fried chicken tacos? I was disappointed when I got what was set in front of me. Also, you're going to give me a mess of hot honey all over these fried chicken tacos and not have wet wipes?? My hands were like little kid sticky afterwards. The other two in our party of 3 had sandwiches. One got fries with their meal. The other got tater tots. The sandwiches came out without the sides. The fries shortly afterwards, but like 10 minutes later the tater tots finally came out after we spoke to the very nice waitress. I guess I don't understand why we can't send out complete meals with any kind of coordination. All in all the atmosphere was good. The waitstaff was nice. The drinks were good. The food was ok but overall it wasn't mind blowing. Oh! And I'm so glad I didn't have to drive or find parking because that was a hot mess in an of itself. You should go try it. You might have a better experience. I guess I expected more.

I am back in my hometown visiting family and friends. Everyone I know have highly recommended this…read moreplace. Upon walking in, I immediately loved the ambiance of the place. The ambiance was great Our waitress was great. I have some interesting food allergies. The kitchen staff did a great job in preparing my meal. I had the burger salad plate. It was delicious and filling. I highly recommend that you check out Creekside!

Their cheese burgers and funnel fry like things are amazing! Great ice cream portions and amazing…read moreplace in the back for the kids, they have a blast! They also ensured my kids were safe by reminding them not to get to close to the rode, amazing and super nice! Also have a nice hammock, a nice relaxing little water stream with a bridge and nice and peaceful and playful with some statues, toys, and relaxing things and a option to be outside, inside or be outside with a roof over you. Their toys are car, playset, and ect.

A solid carhop-type burger, dog and ice cream place that harkens back to earlier decades. My…read moreservice was fast on a Saturday afternoon. It's cash only. They have plenty of outside seating and some family games in the back for the young ones. Located just south of Sacandaga Lake.

Parking screams dingy apartment parking, Really DARK inside.. like wow invest in lighting and not…read morecheap lanterns on the table, it was cramped and hard to move around, also having a weird table setting under stairs kinda screams Harry Potter bedroom. Service I guess was okay.. can't blame callouts on long wait time. Food was nothing special, very generic, burger I got was dry, cheese wasnt very good, if there was supposed to be sauce on it, nothing. Fries I've had better, coleslaw a small 4oz dixie cup. I guess the doodle of the donkey with a huge butt in the menu was funny, but otherwise I wasn't impressed with this place.

Amsterdam staple place for a good burger. Nice and fast service and an American cowboy "rustic"…read moreaesthetic. Menu attached along with other photos. Also ask to sit upstairs it's really nice

For context, I rate products and businesses on a simple scale: 5 stars means I love it, 4 stars…read moremeans I like it, 3 stars is okay, 2 stars means I didn't like it, and 1 star means I hated it or think it's unsafe. 5 stars. I've been coming to Raindancer for years and I honestly can't remember ever having a bad meal here. It's one of those dependable restaurants where you know you're going to leave happy. Back before COVID they had a legendary salad bar and I REALLY wish they would bring it back. I'm not even a huge salad person and I still looked forward to it every time I came here. It was fresh, loaded with options, and honestly one of the best restaurant salad bars around. Raindancer, if you're reading this, bring back the salad bar!!! The ribs here are excellent. Always tender, flavorful, and they give you a very good sized portion. I've brought several friends here over the years and everyone has always enjoyed their meals. The restaurant has a nice rustic feel to it that fits the atmosphere perfectly. The food is consistently great and the staff has always been friendly and attentive whenever I've visited. Small negative is there are no free refills on soft drinks. I believe it's always been the case here atleast as far back as I can recall. For me it should be a big deal because I live sodas it's an integral part of my dinner. But yet i like it here a lot so I forgive it. That says something. Keeping my soda filled is one was I rate servers. If they do it without me asking they are ontop of their game to me. But Ike I said that's not applicable here. Just keep it in mind. But for me, the crown jewel here is the chocolate mousse pie. It is fantastic. Light, fluffy, rich without being too heavy, topped with whipped cream and little chocolate morsels. It's absolute heaven. They also have a peanut butter mousse pie that I keep telling myself I'm going to try someday, but every time I come here I can't bring myself to pass on the chocolate mousse pie. Maybe one day... although probably not. It's just too good. They have a take out window. Sometimes if I'm in the area I quickly pick some up for desert. It's so worth it.

Pros: very friendly staff Cons: this is an old restaurant…read moreand it feels tired. Matted carpet, sticky floors, old decor. It does look like they may have tried to spruce it up at some point but not well. Prices are up there, and the food inconsistent. I had the French onion soup and it was delicious, I followed that with the copped chicken salad and it was awful. Cold pre frozen chicken and absolutely no taste whatsoever to the salad base. Even slapping on salad dressing didn't help. We also ordered the prime rib, now this dish came out perfectly, hot and just as described. It had great flavor. The drinks, soda and ice tea were a ridiculous price, nearly $4 each with no refills. All in all a disappointing meal for almost $100 and nope, no return visit, I believe they are just resting in their laurels of past days.

My friend and I went to Amsterdam Diner for lunch this week. We found the menu very typical for a…read morediner. The restaurant was very clean, staff were very friendly and overall a great experience! I tried their eggs Benedict and loved them. My friend had the Rubin and was also pleased with the taste. They are only open until 3:00 daily, yet they do serve dinner meals also. Give them a try!

I love a good diner and this was it. It has many tables and booths so seating is not a problem…read more It was busy, but the staff were attentive and friendly. Our order was placed within a few minutes of sitting down. My husband loves a good breakfast no matter what time of day. The sausage links were delicious. They had a mild flavor not too spicy. Glad we stopped and we'll be back again when we r in the area.

Amazing experience…read more Food was really good. I'd recommend for two sharing a combo boil. It's a lot of food. If you've never been to a seafood boil before, please ask your server any questions you have. Extremely helpful. We had Amy as our server. She was the best!! Lisa as the owner was an amazing support to tables around us. Definitely a team effort. Really good coordination between management, kitchen, and servers. We had the Utica Bag with all sauces. Definitely worth it. We used Uber and it tried to take us to the back of the building. The driver was kind to listen to our "no it had to be the other side of the building." Extremely clean. So many places don't wipe things down anymore. We'll be back!

Food was fantastic and service was exceptional. Started out with the raw oysters which were clean…read moreand delicious. Then had the lobster, snow crabs, shrimp and clams in a steamed pot. The seasoning was amazing as was the seafood. Will definitely be coming back.