Colonie Reviews Summary

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The space is warm, modern, and inviting."
• "From the get-go, the ambiance hinted at the culinary delights that were to follow."
• "The decor is cozy and hip."
• "Incredible ambiance. AMAZING fresh food - menu is always surprising us."
• "The restaurant is dimly lit and has a cozy feel."
• "Very cozy restaurant with food that makes you forget how small the place is."
• "The ambiance was so warm and inviting."

Cons:

• "Also it’s rly hot inside the restaurant .. likely because it’s an open kitchen.."
• "Too crowded on a Sunday after and the hostess put us on stools right next to the open kitchen."
• "The space itself is narrow and when I sit at the bar, I always get bumped into and constantly feel like I'm in the way."
• "It's noisy, pretentious."
• "The tables are very close together."
• "Overall the place was very loud."
• "Mediocre food, mediocre service and unbelievably loud."

Service

Pros:

• "The service is outstanding - each individual host made us feel like family."
• "The service was phenomenal. The atmosphere was great."
• "Service was friendly and good."
• "Service was attentive and friendly."
• "The restaurant staff were very polite and attentive."
• "Service is stellar."
• "The service was impeccable- thanks Cal!"

Cons:

• "Menu is very limited, portions are small, service is snappy, pricey, not enough gluten dairy free options."
• "Unfriendly service and very small portions for such a high price."
• "Service is slow and it's affecting the food. My entree of golden tilefish would have been much tastier if it was hotter."
• "The service was average (a bit slow not super friendly)."
• "There was a mildly uncomfortable situation with our server when I needed to return my cocktail."
• "Service...not so much. I had a reservation for 2 for 8:45. We weren’t seated until 9:30."
• "Service also felt a bit rushed at times and then sluggish at others, so a bit inconsistent."

Food

Pros:

• "Fantastic menu of rustic vegetables, perfectly seared scallops, and a beautiful duck breast."
• "The watermelon chili margarita was great."
• "The best eggs I’ve ever had."
• "The warm dates with labneh (by far my favorite part of the meal), duck breast, and saffron cavatelli. Each dish was well-made."
• "The Biscuit Benedict... is out of this world."
• "The broccoli was magical. So was the bass."
• "The duck hash made my mouth OH so happy."

Cons:

• "The clams are only barely ok, octopus tough, trout just decent, pork chops too lemony and salty."
• "The ham on the Benedict was 'boiled in whey' which... tastes exactly like ham boiled in water, flavorless and disgusting."
• "The pasta tasted heavily like lemon, which was the case for two different dishes."
• "The Campanelle with escargot and garlic... was so laden with garlic. No balance."
• "The other negative thing I have to say is, when watching the chef make the beans for the beans and egg dish, he stirred the pot of beans with a spoon, then put the whole spoon in his mouth and then later reused that spoon to stir the beans again."
• "Had violent food poisoning from the shrimp and grits."
• "The 'fried' cauliflower were more sauteed, thankfully with no apparent batter, so they were light, had an umami burst of flavor."