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    Rooster's Tavern

    3.5 (11 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Half shell oysters were great.

    They have 10/dz half shell on Sunday. They were fresh and the seafood platter was great. They have a full bar too. I definitely recommend this place. There was only one server but, she worked really hard to get all our order out correctly on a busy day. Support local businesses. Eat here.

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    You can easily pass this restaurant. It's on a strip of businesses that are not very eye popping. You can see the sign from the road but again it's hard to tell if it's a restaurant or another business. The size of the restaurant is not very big. Maybe 10 tables max and u would never know it's a restaurant but the wall decor and bar setup made it friendly and comfortable. What really earned the four stars from me is the service and the food. Our server was a one woman wrecking crew. Started out as the only table of four with a few people at the bar, to 7 tables full and more bar guests. Our server handled it all with a friendly positive attitude never losing her cool and remained sweet the entire time. Having a spicy tongue I was glad to see they had hot wings. What most people don't know about this restaurant is that they have a sauce known as the hottest pepper in the world, Carolina Reaper. I was amazed they had it as almost no one does. I had to try it. We also ordered the Sampler which included 3 appetizers from the choice of 7, and Roosters which is their version of baked oysters with Parmesan, bacon and jalapeños. Back to the Carolina reaper wings. We were real nervous to try them cuz again your talking about the hottest pepper in the world. Wasn't a terrible hotness to them. Outside lips burned a little and only ate 3 so I could eat everything else. I felt that it should have been spicier but also know that a few more wings ilI might have felt the hotness a lot more. All in all we liked the place. Small comfortable and even have live entertainment. Gonna make this a regular spot while we are here in Albany.

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    2 years ago

    The oysters and fried pickles are awesome. The staff was great but the beer service was a little slow

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    7 years ago

    My food was cold and the order was wrong. This has happened on "3" separate occasions.

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    Great food good prices nice people. Good hardworking staff. I've been there several times and have never been dissapointed.

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