The Winery

This past weekend I was lucky enough to experience a wedding here as someone's guest. The place itself looks like a castle/barn with fake flickering candles, old stoned walls and a loft room hanging above the main dining and wine hall area. Formerly the St. George Church that now houses copious amounts of wine from the Hudson Valley area. Great little spot out in northern New York. Which, pardon, I don't know anything about this area other than that there is a place called Bear Mountain.

I guess their three main wines are: Cabernet Franc, Seyval Blanc, and Noiret. I know nothing of these wines and imbibed copious amounts of what I do recognize since their shelves were filled aplenty. Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Chardonnay, Rose, Cabernet Sauv, Malbec, and lastly their Tempranillo. I hit everything. More than once. (Slightly, but not really ashamed). My favorites were personally the Tempranillo and Rose. Though, everything else I had was of a much higher quality than I expected. The waiters were fantastic, passing out appetizers and being friendly with the drunks. Me.

The food here was just okay. It tasted like wedding buffet food. The mini hamburger sliders were a little dry. The shrimp not memorable and butterflied open. Dried out Italian Flat bread pizza bites that lacked in flavor. Decent steak, fish, tortellini pasta and salad. Followed by Italian cookies, fresh melon, and coffee. I could have and should have passed on a number of things. My friend was a tad on the obnoxious side. My apologies but the staff let us stay a little bit longer until our ride arrived and even poured us another last glass. Service, friendliness, venue and wine - 5. Food - 3.

Loved this place!   Great atmosphere, great service/servers, great music, great food.   I went on the recommendation of a close friend who said it was amazing, and she was right.  I didn't really know what to expect because I heard it was an old church converted into a restaurant/bar/music venue, but when I walked in I WAS WOWED!  First things first, the VENUE IS BEAUTIFUL!   Feels really modern and hip but still keeps that rustic (and kind of eerie) church feel.   Bar is sleek, bathrooms are cool...stage and lighting are bad ass.   Our server, Bobby, was cool as a cucumber, knew the menu and gave great recommendations.   We had Tapas - Black Angus Steak, short rib ravioli's (BOMB!), shrimp, risotto, Calamari and I think one or two others.   All were super good!  Only thing we didn't finish was an avocado dish, but even that was good...and i'm from California and am a bit of an avocado snob.   There were two music acts this night, I think it was a Friday, and both were great and really worked with the vibe of the crowd.  Place was packed but the service was still on point.   The owner even came and talked to us to make sure we were having a good time.  Cool guy!   I already have plans to go back to see Marc Broussard at the end of October - big name for an intimate venue, right?  ...cant wait!!!   I would definitely recommend going to the Winery, and have to several of my friends that live in the city.   Keep up the great work guys!!

A really beautiful location, gorgeous place to sip a glass of good wine. The menu is delicious, though expensive.  The only reason I can't give five stars is that I strongly dislike being bombarded with political campaign posters during a nice evening out.