Klamsteam Tavern and Marina LLC

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  Wednesday is the day for their Steamed Klams special - $5.50/doz. (regularly, $7.99 for Little Neck; $8.99 for Top Neck).  
  
  We had been planning on returning since our first visit for this special since we enjoy steamed clams (and now even klams).  While we thought they might have been just the slightest bit overcooked, they were very clean (VERY important) and flavorful.  We ordered a dozen of each variety to determine and compare any difference. Tops are slightly larger than Littles and should be expected to be tougher.  But we found the Tops to be slightly more tender.  Maybe that was why we thought the little necks were a bit overcooked.  A more than sufficient amount of melted butter was provided with each dozen.
  
  In any event, you have to have beer to wash down both clams and klams so a couple of Sam Adams Oktoberfests were in order ($5.50/pt).  Contrary to our previous visit, the beers did not taste flat this time and Sam's seasonal has a lot of flavor.
  
  My wife ordered another Reuben ($7.95) not remembering that it was what she had on our last visit.  It was just as messy as the last time but she thought it might have been somewhat greasy from the grilling this time.  Corned beef was lean and the french fries were still non-descript.
  
  I tried a special of the night, a Meatball and Parmesan Sub ($8.95) with more non-descript fries.  The meatballs and sauce were very good if not slightly overpowered with oregano.
  
  Service at a high-top by the bar was provided by a friendly bartender.  She kept an unobtrusive eye on us, checking our status and keeping our beers refilled as needed.  As an added note, there is a wonderful wooden stove near the bar to take the chill off your trip to the tavern.

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  Posted on 10.17.12 Roger K.

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  The food is GREAT! Service was hit and miss but real friendly.Will definitely go back!

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  Posted on 05.30.12 Ed F.

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  The Klamsteam is a great dive to grab a burger and a beer.
  
  The place is pretty far out of the way so if you probably have to be searching for it, and won't be randomly stumbling into this.
  
  It's a dive bar with dive bar food and even one of those delightful troughs in the mens room.
  
  Cheap and satisfying.

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  Posted on 07.18.11 Matthew P.

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  The Klamsteam has been serving steamed clams and beer to Albanians (?) for generations. It's a ramshackle tavern and marina on the wooded banks of the Mohawk River, located just outside of Albany, N.Y. I have been there twice, while in Albany on business. A friend from the area suggested the Klamsteam as a respite from the bland chain restaurants on nearby Wolf Road.
  
  I felt at home as soon as I entered. There is a long bar, then manned by an engaging Australian woman, a large selection of beer from the Northeast and beyond, a jukebox, and somewhat nautically themed dining area. We sat at the bar, sipped beer, chatted with the Australian and a few other people, then ordered clams (what else? - it's the "Klamsteam").
  
  I have spent more years than I care to contemplate offshore in the Alaskan fishing industry, and hence have some basis for evaluating seafood. The Klamsteam's clams - befitting the moniker - are great. They are gently steamed with white wine, herbs and clam broth, and taste as if they were fresh off the boat (presumably not a boat from the adjacent Mohawk , as if anything lives in the Mohaw, it may not be advisable to eat it...but I digress).
  
  The Klamsteam is an iconoclastic and classic roadhouse and worth the short drive from Albany. The menu also lists other varieties of fish and shellfish, and it looked like a good venue for live music weekend evenings. If I lived near Albany I would be a regular.

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  Posted on 10.17.09 Robert E.

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