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Reviews on Bar food in Cold Spring, New York, United States. Cold Spring is a village in the town of Philipstown in Putnam County, New York, United States. The population was 1,983 at the 2010 census. It borders the smaller village of Nelsonville and Garrison. The central area of the village is on the National Register of Historic Places as the Cold Spring Historic District due to its many well-preserved 19th-century buildings, constructed to accommodate workers at the nearby West Point Foundry (itself a Registered Historic Place today). The town is the birthplace of General Gouverneur K. Warren, who was an important figure in the Union Army during the Civil War. The village, located in the Hudson Highlands, sits at the deepest point of the Hudson River, directly across from West Point. Cold Spring serves as a weekend getaway for many residents of New York City.
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1. Cold Spring Depot
Overall Ratings
3 based on 286 reviews
Reviewed By NurseMel48
Whilst visiting from England Came to cold springs with our friend who had been here before and came here for lunch and was not disappointed. Great restaurant right next to the railway station. I had the garden burger and fries which was delicious. Our waiter Thomas was great . Quick service and great food.
2. Whistling Willie's American Grill
Overall Ratings
3 based on 115 reviews
Reviewed By JBrizzi
Our party of two went to WW on a Saturday night for drinks and a bite. We liked the classic atmosphere of the place and the hostess was charming. We ordered beers (nice selection on tap and in bottles) and then selected a special from the blackboard, Crab Cake Salad, and a few minutes later were told they had just run out of crab cakes. Okay, this happens, that's fine, but instead of erasing it from the chalkboard or--if they wanted to keep it there for the next day--a notation they were out would have been helpful to other diners. But they just left it there, along with another crab cake dish, and the same thing happened to a party next to us after they spent some time with their menus. Another item we ordered was not available, ahi tuna salad, so we finally settled on the fried calamari and a portobello panini. The Crab Cake Salad and Crab Cake Sliders specials remained on the blackboard for the duration of our meal with nothing to indicate to other diners that they were no longer available.Fried calamari is something you see on many menus and you expect them to be tender and hot, or at least warm. These were not hot out of the fryer. They were chewy and room-temp, as if they had spent some time under the heat lamp some time ago, before being left to cool elsewhere. The only reason I ate any of them at all was that I was really hungry. Portion size was good and there was a good mix of tubes and tentacles. The server did not return to check on how things were at all during our meal, but did bring us lemon when asked. When I opened the portobello panini to add salt and pepper (we had asked them to hold the chipotle mayo so it needed something), I found that they had substituted common button mushrooms for the portobello. Although there was a leaf or two of the baby arugula that was on the menu, there was no sign of the roasted red peppers that were listed as an ingredient. I feel that if they ran out of the more expensive (and more flavorful) portobellos that they should have told us this when we ordered or shortly thereafter, instead of trying to play us for fools and hope we wouldn't notice. I thought the truffle fries that came with the sandwich were tasty, although my companion thought a couple were stale. In sum, it's nice to know that things aren't available before you spend time with a menu. The kitchen needs to communicate with the staff as soon as things run out so that when people are seated they are informed. It's not fun to spend time looking over a menu, choosing something and finding out it's not available, or to get it and have its main ingredient substituted with something else. It's nice for a server to check if everything is okay at some point not too long after the food is served. And if changes or substitutions are made in the main component of a dish (eg button mushrooms for portobellos), the customer should be informed of that so they can change their order if they like.This may not have been a server issue but faulty communication on the part of the kitchen staff. I hope they were just too busy ... I've worked as a line cook and I know things can get crazy, especially if someone calls in sick and you're short-staffed. So I hope this was an isolated incident for Whistling Willies.
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3. Barber and Brew
Reviewed By johnramesjr
My wife and I visited Cold Spring New York to take in a hike and enjoy the bucolic setting of the town and escape Manhattan's bustle for an afternoon. We stopped by Barber and Brew after our hike to relax and try some of the local brews on tap. The mushroom pate was amazing, as was the pub cheese that was served with hard pretzels. I had a brown ale that was on tap and my wife had a refreshing hibiscus tea. There's a number of other items that looked great - the pork and duck terrine and the charcuterie plate in particular. The place has a great casual vibe with an upscale offering of drinks and appetizers - a great combo to enjoy an afternoon with friends.
