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The Babbling Brook

3.9 (40 reviews)
Open • 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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Boneless wings
Austin J.

Super fun and cozy atmosphere, welcoming staff, and unique menu. The outdoor/indoor seating is really nice. The portion sizes were great and had a good variety of food!

Shepherds pie.
Bob C.

Fantastic meal for four on an early summer Friday night. We ordered a number of things off the specials menu ... pot roast, beef burrito, shepherds pie. Portions were huge. Plenty to take home. Flavorful, well cooked with some extras ... fried green beans instead of potato fries were excellent (crispy, light, not greasy) and the pot roast wasn't drowning in gravy with plenty of carrots and mashed potato. We enjoyed specialty cocktails and local, craft drafts. Our server was excellent, freindly, humorous and on the spot. Never more than a minute between needing another drink and her arriving table side. And the food runners (high school kids) in their uniform shirts were very disciplined and well managed. Good crowd, a few open tables including ours looking out over the brook. Finally, price point is perfect. Dinner for two off the specials menu with craft beers and tip was about $75.

Roasted Garlic Asiago Fries with hot sauce
Michael S.

Fried chicken. Spicy hot honey. Vanilla bean ice cream. The Hot Honey Crispy Chicken Ice Cream Sandwich is an intriguing combination. The Babbling Brook is about a 40mn drive southwest of Albany and if the name wasn't any indication, it's located right next to a brook. Their location is great for a spring, summer or warm fall day. There is available seating outdoors and also a large grassy area near the brook where you can just relax and enjoy nature. We ordered bacon-wrapped pierogies, boneless wings tossed in PB&J sauce (not pictured), garlic asiago fries, 2 chicken sandwiches, and a Philly cheesesteak wrap (also not pictured, sorry). The boneless wings were delicious. Deep-fried so they were crispy. And the meat wasn't dried out. The PB&J sauce was awesome too. The bacon-wrapped pierogies were great. The bacon wasn't burnt to a crisp and paired well with the pierogies. The roasted garlic asiago fries were bomb.com! I opted for hot sauce drizzled on mine and I thought they were awesome. The melted cheese tasted great and my own improvement would've been adding more of it. Let's talk about that chicken sandwich though. It's a novelty sandwich. I haven't seen it done before and only recently learned about it through a local foodies group. The sandwich tasted okay and I will be trying it again. I just felt as if the ice cream was too much and spicy honey didn't bring the heat like I hoped it would. Next time I'll add bacon and request just 1 scoop of ice cream rather than the 3 it came with haha All in all, we will be returning. The service was quick and our food arrived to the table hot. Our meal didn't break the bank and the drive provided an opportunity to relax and enjoy the trip.

Molten chocolate chip cookie
Adrianne T.

This was a very busy place for seemingly being in the middle of nowhere. We sat outside which was very nice as inside did not have very much ambience. As other reviewers have stated, the staff is pretty young so you need to be patient . I though the food was mediocre, not bad but not great . I ordered the boneless chicken wings that were tossed in a very good "medium" buffalo sauce . Unfortunately because they were so thin, they were overcooked leaving them chewy and dry . I also ordered a side of ff and Cajun coleslaw . The coleslaw was the highlight of our meal . It was delicious . Hubby ordered the French dip sandwich which he said was ok . We did do the molten chocolate chip cookie dessert and that was delicious . Our problem with the young staff came when we asked for coffees and our after dinner drinks to be served in snifters . Unfortunately he paid no never mind to that and brought them out in bullet casing shot glasses . It's ok though , this was not fine dining and I just would have appreciated him saying there are no snifters at the bar . Would I return ? Probably not . Just not memorable enough to go back .

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The food is different but really good. It's a beautiful tucked away spot. The service is excellent.

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Been here twice and the food hits the spot and the drinks don't cost an arms and a leg

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2 years ago

Great food and atmosphere. Friendly staff. Good service great beer selection. Outdoor and indoor seating

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Love it! Quirky food! A little different take on combinations! I've enjoyed it every time! Will be back for sure!

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Food was awesome both times we went and service was prompt and courteous!!! Nice place ! Will be a place I frequent more often!

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