The Tavern at Croton Landing

Love this place. Low key, fun vibe, with great food. Don't go expecting to be doted on- servers are no bullshit and efficient, which I appreciate.

If you know good food then you'll be disappointed. We took our order to go because it was packed. We waited 30 minutes for our burgers to be ready. Since it was taking so long, I expected my food to be excellent but it wasn't. I threw half of it out and only forced some of it down because I could not throw the whole thing out since that would be a complete waste of $. The burger was dry. The bread was dry and too big for the burger. The beef had no seasonings. The cheese melted like glue on there because the burger was not well done, it was burnt because there is a difference between well done and turd, so that explains why the cheese was glue.  I would not recommend this place for anybody. It was overpriced. The burgers came out to be $25 for 2 with fries. The place is  this pub frequented by people more interested in being seen than eating good food. I would pay $20 for a good burger and not $1 for these burgers, as a matter of fact, this place murders cows because they cause so many ppl to spit out and throw out food that they're actually wasting cows.  This place is a hang-out spot for ppl who want to hang out with their friends, have a good time on the weekend and show off how great life is. We went to this restaurant because of a magazine article claiming that this place had the best burgers, but apparently maybe a friend or family member wrote that magazine article because McDonald's have better burgers by a mile.

My friends brought my wife and I here for lunch today.  I must say,  I was pleasantly surprised.  They had talked about this place before, so I was happy to finally try it.

First off, this place is very unassuming.  It looks cutesy and cozy from the outside, and rather divey on the inside, but DO NOT let that fool you.  What this place can do in the kitchen will make you reevaluate your definition of bar food.

For an appetizer we ordered the hot wings...delicious.  Very meaty, nicely cooked and nice tasting.  My only objection is that their "hot" is not very hot.

I ordered the salad crazy craisin salad.  I thought it was very fresh, tasty and plentiful.  The house-made balsamic vinaigrette was very good.  I would certainly ordered it again.  My only objection was that it wasn't as cold as I prefer.  An old, complaint, I know, but I like my salads cold.  This tasted like they made it and kept it out while everyone else's food was being cooked.

My wife order the spinach and artichoke turkey burger.  If they didn't tell me it was turkey I would have never known.  It was so meaty, fresh, and tasty. The spinach is made directly into the burger, which is a nice touch.  The fries that came with them were perfectly cooked, but slightly under-salted.  This is not a bad thing since you can always add salt, but this an observation.

My friends ordered the Ruben sandwich.  I didn't try it, but they both said it was very good.

I would love to come here again and get something other than a salad.  I regret getting a salad, not because it wasn't delicious, but because it was so good I can't imagine how good other items on the menu are.

The locals are lucky to have a place like this.  Makes me want to move to Croton.