I'm so glad Table On Ten exists! The area is lacking in restaurants with contemporary, local, and TASTY menus -- and this place delivers on all. Every time I've been there I've been surprised at some new dish, some tasty flavor, some amazing experience. I'm inspired to try new dishes at home, and to find new local sources for ingredients.
Sitting outside on the warm days is bliss - the sun, the tasty food, the quiet trees, the beautiful (and fascinatingly narrow) tables -- this is why I love the area. And good food just makes it that much better.
It's not without its kinks (sometimes service is a bit slow, you have touristy neighbors that are a bit too loud) but that's what we love about upstate, right?
Please - keep doing what you're doing. I only want more and more!
Had lunch here today. Remodeled/reclaimed ramshackle building in a run down tiny Catskill village between Delhi and South Kortright. Minimalist decor typical of this sort of operation. Small dining space, tiny rickety antique mismatched chairs - you get the idea. Bright and airy, but pretentiously hipster vibe - at least from the small crowd there at lunch time...think Williamsburg-weekending-in-the-Catskills. Small, but tasty looking menu which appears to be mostly, if not all, local farm fresh eats. I had the egg nest and side salad (both good, but the egg nest was a little overcooked) with house-made ginger soda (not too sweet, authentic gingery bite). I would eat here again.
The only thing that ruined my otherwise peaceful lunch was a guest who, judging from his ensemble, had clearly been cycling, who felt that it was ok to take off his cycling shoes and sweaty socks (yea, socks too!) under the table. It was rude and tacky, and gross. With the tiny dining space, they were directly in my line of sight.
I would have liked it if the owner/wait person had discreetly asked him to not do that. It's a cafe, not your living room.
Like stopping by and chatting a little with Inez and Justus (Justus actually did latte art for an iced beverage)..(wish Cindy were there more)...Had the pizza's for the first time a few weeks ago and everyone in my party was impressed...we got the pepperoni...and a white pizza with fennel...Unique ice cream sandwiches too
Review Source:Wonderful ambience, wonderful hosts, wonderful pizza! :D
Loved their hibiscus-lime iced tea and pizza special (garlic scape pesto, roasted scapes, and bantam eggs). Fresh toppings with dough that was crisp on the outside and chewy on the inside. We arrived a few minutes shy of their opening time (6PM) and people were literally streaming in throughout the next 15 minutes. I was quite prepared for a long wait and was pleasantly surprised at how fast our food was served and how attentive the waitstaff were in the bustle. I look forward to trying the chocolate ricotta pizza on my next visit!
I wish there were more places like Table on Ten in Upstate NY but then again, its rarity makes it extra special and worth my 1.5 hr drive to get there :)
p.s. things to try during cafe hours: eggs-in-a-cup/nest and nettle balls! :D
The pizza toppings were delicious. The dough was tasty but limp. Most memorable part of the dinner were the 20+ mosquito bites I got during the 2.5 hours I waited for 3 pizzas. 3rd one actually never came. We got it to go. 3 pizzas, 2 salads, 3 bottles of wine, 2 slices of pie and 4 espressos for $240 dollars. We know the wines were under $30 each so not sure how much that makes the pizzas -- especially since one was supposedly comped!. Would have taken the crappy service better (kept telling myself to chill out -- I wasn't in the city anymore) had the lady making the pizzas not come out and said "have mercy on me, I've been making pizzas all day" when we went to check on our order for the 5th time. Really?
Review Source:Bloomville (finally) gets its bloom on with this handsome new cafe. Great coffee, cold beverages (including a tasty homemade ginger ale), the all-important cookie assortment, and what looks to be the beginnings of an interesting breakfast and lunch menu.
There is also a micro-shop with upscale salt and other foodie doo-dads. The seating is attractive and the space is bright and minimalist in the best possible way, punctuated with interesting art and objects. The visual balance between funky-rustic and understated is just right.
The proprietors are planning pizza nights on an outdoor brick oven, and classes in foraging with herbalist Marguerite Uhlmann-Bower, who is well respected locally for her foraging prowess.
Between this appealing new venture, and the wonderful Turquoise Barn just down the road, it seems Bloomville may be heading for a long-awaited revival.