The family and I had eaten there many times before when they were in the old Cocca's motel, and we were never disappointed.
We went there this past Sunday at their new location at Mill Road Golf Course. A great experience! In fact, probably the best dining out experience we have ever had in the Town of Colonie.
The new restaurant is nicely decorated. The service was great. And the food was out of this world.
I had the New England Clam Chowder and Steak Wrap (both very tasty). The kids had the Pulled Pork Sandwich and Chicken Pot Pie. Kids loved them and I sampled and agreed. The wife had the salmon special and she was very pleased.
Great menu - something for everyone!
After reviewing in our minds many of the restaurants not far from our house, trying to decide if we had a craving for something on a Sunday evening, I settled on bbq ribs. Â I hadn't been to Otis & Oliver's in about a year and recalled that I enjoyed their ribs.
We were surprised to see the number of cars in the lot, and were more surprised to see all the dirty tables both on the patio and inside. Â The owner(?)/bartender was rushing around feverishly trying to clean up the tables after an obvious, recent exodus, and asking for kitchen help to come out to assist. Â The couple who arrived just ahead of us chose a table on the patio and waited for it to be cleared. Â The family of 4 who arrived after us were only willing to wait about 4 minutes before deciding to go to Scarborough's. Â Which means we probably waited about 6 minutes for a table to be cleaned for us - quite reasonable IMO.
We studied the menu while drinking a Smithwicks ($5.25/pint) and a Black and Blue ($5/pint). Â My wife decided on the Sirloin Steak Salad ($12.99) while I went whole hog for the "House Specialty," a full rack of Danish Baby Back Ribs ($20.99).
My ribs came with two sides, and I chose the macaroni salad and French fries. Â Neither was exceptional, but both were good and the fries were really hot. Â I like the ribs here because they are fall-off-the-bone tender. Â They are rubbed with a dry-rub seasoning and slow cooked "for over 6 hours" before being basted with an apple-infused BBQ sauce. Â I did manage to finish the entire rack.
My wife's 6 oz. sirloin was perfectly grilled to the requested medium-rare, thickly sliced and served on a bed of greens with a grilled Portobello mushroom, tomato, red onion, and crumbled bleu cheese.
Our server was pleasant, efficient and apologetic for the initial wait. Â We plan on continuing to enjoy meals here.
You cant go wrong with Otis & Oliver's, they have good day in day out pub food along with some chef special. For starters  have a plate of their wings, ours  when dining there is the garlic parmesan, they come to the table hot loaded in garlic parmesan and crispy (the way a wing should be). Then the normal ordering comes about, you can get sliders, huge salads, great burgers and fries.  This place has become a great stand by and soon it will be located in the mill road golf course.
Review Source:This place is a jackpot. Â Went here with my parents for an after dinner drink that turned into a few, what a wild nite. Â Arriving late, we found a few troublemakers surrounding the bar, and a ball busting irish guy from Boston tending bar. Â
A bit of hush hush deal making here, and a little romance there, at this spot there was no end to the entertainment. Â Blue moon on tap, amen.
Next time we'll have to stop in for dinner too.
Delicious ribs, amusing service, great value.
Stopped in with Mom and Dad on a recent visit to Albany, and found a gem of a restaurant tucked into a standard motel courtyard. Otis & Oliver are the names of two pigs in the Central Park Zoo, and pork is front and center here in their namesake restaurant. Â Our server was the bartender, or at least, the guy who was usually the bartender, and he was a bit harried by having to learn table numbers and such, but had a great attitude about it. Â Nice to see someone with a sense of humor about having to pinch-hit for a missing server.
We had some calamari to start, which was spicy and flavorful, and we each had a half-rack of the baby back ribs for which Otis & Oliver's is becoming justifiably famous.
Good thing we went for half-racks, because these were so good I know I would have kept going long past the "stuffed" point. Â The meat fell off the bones, and had a tangy, sweet, smoky, apple-infused savory flavor that permeated every morsel. Â Moist and tender, these ribs had me licking my fingers till the last bone was picked clean.
I had a pulled pork combo, and the pork portion was large and delicious as well, though the ribs were the star. Â Dad pronounced the chicken half of his combo to be tasty and tender, moist and flavorful too.
The place has fairly standard generic restaurant decor, though the attached bar has a nice pub-like personality. Â The friendly hostess (and owner) stopped by the table a couple of times to see how were were doing, always a nice touch. Â
One suggestion I'd make is to deliver some hot moist towels after a rib meal, or at least some moist towelette packets--those things are a delicious gooey sticky mess. Â If you like ribs, make it a point to stop by Otis & Oliver's and get them done right.
Otis & Oliver's (formerly Buckshot's Country BBQ) is the motel restaurant at Cocca's Inn & Suites in Latham, across the road from the state of the art Verdoy FD (a great result of the airport runway expansion). Otis & Oliver's are not named after the owners, but named after two potbelly pigs in the Central Park Zoo. The lounge atmosphere is very cozy in one room with three fireplaces (only the center one is active), finished wood trim, seating at the bar and table seating. The back wall has a mirror to make the place look a little bigger and there's a TV at the bar.
The American menu offers appetizers, salads, soups, sandwiches, wraps, Angus beef burgers, steaks, seafood, baby back ribs, and children's menu (under 10). Pepsi products are served. The specialty here are the baby back ribs are slow cooked for over 6 hours and the seafood is bought from a local fish market. The prices are fair with sandwiches (served with fries, Saratoga chips, or deli salad) are priced $7.49-$9.49, entrée salads & traditional fare $8.49-$14.99, and dinner entrees (served with soup or salad, potato & vegetable) range $16.99-$23.99. A half rack of ribs served with fries & cole slaw is $9.99, half the price of the full rack of ribs dinner ($19.99).
I met some buddies here last week for lunch and we sat up at the bar to watch some TV. I got the Thanksgiving Every Day Sandwich on wheat served with Saratoga Chips ($8.59), which had deli turkey breast, apple cranberry stuffing, lettuce, tomato, & mayo on soft bread (untoasted). I was surprised the stuffing was cold, but the sandwich itself tasted pretty good, falling apart due to the bread being untoasted. The Saratoga Chips with ridges on the other hand were served hot and very crispy. My buddies each got the Steak Wrap ($8.59), one getting it with fries and the other getting macaroni salad. The Steak Wrap (tomato wrap) was pretty good which had prime rib, sautéed with onions & seasonings, horseradish mayo, & provolone cheese. The fries were good and the homemade macaroni salad was very good. I should have got the macaroni salad instead which would've gone really well with my sandwich.
Overall, a good and cozy place for lunch or dinner. The food we had was above average and the service at the bar was laid back. We had to call out to the bartender a few times since the bartender was on break on the other side of the bar. 3.33 out of 5.00 stars for this lunch visit. (Will post an update for a dinner visit in the future).
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