The Washington Tavern

When I was invited here by friends to join them for happy hour and some chicken wings, I was surprised.  WT's has this reputation of being a college bar, and well, we've all been out of college for several years now.  However, I was also surprised by the older crowd that I encountered at the tavern.  The service was prompt, as we didn't need to wait long if we needed a refill on our drinks.  There are also a few different types of flavors of chicken wings one can try.  While they aren't the best wings I've had, the wings are decent for Albany.  I'll want to come back sometime to try what over pub food that they have on their menu.

this was my happy hour spot in 1998, was very curious to see if, like sovrana's, it withstood the test of time. it absolutely did! good beer selection, great daily specials, and the wings are still bangin! excellent bar during the college off season. im sure it gets jam packed when the kiddies are in town, but i was 1 of those kiddies years ago, so i really cant complain. a great bar for sure. definitely give it a shot people.

I love this place.  I went to UAlbany years ago, and graduated 5 years ago, and this was always my favorite place to go.  More of an upperclassmen crowd, it did get crowded, I mean, come on, it was a college bar.  Nice fresh taps, and the kicker, pretty good bar food.  I always crave their irish nachos, it's not the generic fries with cheese melted on top with scallion, this is classy irish nachos.