Birdsall House

Waiting for our meal to come out. Waiting waiting waiting! For the prices on the menu, the service and decor should not be this crappy. Food was nothing special and totally overpriced!

Been here several times. The food is amazeballs - will blow you away. The prices are fair, food is fresh and as farm-to-table as possible (including making their own condiments in-house). Beer list is "refreshing" (lol) and you will not be dissapointed by their patio! So glad this place exists - highly reccomend movie night on Sundays too.

I  really like this dark and hipsterish gastropub. Last night was my second time eating at Birdsall House. My husband and I started with a flight of beer. Original Sin Cider (awesome), Avery IPA (awesome), Some sort of Cream Ale (warm and yuck), Lagunitas Sumpin Sumpin (a hoppy wheat that's crisp and refreshing) and darn I've forgotten the last one! For our appetizer we shared the Hudson Valley Cheese Plate. The three cheeses on the plate were all super tasty; one soft, one hard and the other semi-soft.  They came with a small sliced baguette, a fig spread that was one of the best things I've ever eaten (it was spiced with cinnamon and tasted exactly like fall) as well as thinly sliced apples, grapes and spicy almonds.

For my entree I ordered the Hemlock Hill Burger on a Challah Bun. It was served with house-made ketchup and mustard (!). It's the little things, right?  The mustard is spicy and honey flavored. It's got caraway seeds in it that are really fun to crunch on and add great flavor. I asked for my burger medium and it was a bit pink inside. It was extremely flavorful and fresh. The fries were also fantastic; crispy yet thick and a little burnt around some edges. Now that I'm writing this review, I'm realizing even more so how much I really enjoyed my meal. My husband wasn't as happy with his choice. He ordered the rib-eye and said it just wasn't a great cut of meat. The rib-eye was served with a cold potato salad that I tried and thought was kind of bland. We both enjoyed the greens on his plate.

For dessert we each ordered a slice of chocolate pie (Gluttons!). The waiter actually laughed when we told him we each wanted our own. What can I say, I don't like to share dessert. The chocolate cake was extremely underwhelming. It'd obviously been stored in the fridge or freezer and it was tough and tasteless. The frosting didn't have much of a chocolate flavor; I think the butter overpowered the sugar and cocoa.

Overall, this place is great. I think we didn't order the right dessert. The place was busy but not overcrowded and we didn't have to wait for a table. I will return.