Schenectady Restaurants

We went to dinner to celebrate my birthday. We had the Braised Short Ribs and the Filet, both were absolutely delicious. We were greeted, seated quickly and water was brought to us by a very pleasant man. Our waitress was adequate. She took our order, delivered food, asked if everything was okay, offered dessert and brought the check. She did everything she’s supposed to but there was no personality or friendliness. If the place was super busy, I would understand but it wasn’t at all. Dukes is our go-to place for birthdays and other special occasions and will continue to be so.

excellent food and service!! Selina was was the best!!

The cauliflower soup and the service were excellent. The margherita pizza and crisp beer were good. It was loud but not too loud where I couldn't hear the conversation at my table. I will come back again.

Lunches are served Tuesdays and Thursdays at the culinary school t Schenectady Community College. Dinner is served Wednesdays. There are Regional USA menus in the Fall and International ones in the Spring. Today was Asian and it was one of the best experiences of the year. The appetizers were curry udon soup with chicken katsu or Pork belly buns. We both ordered the soup. It was spicy, but not too spicy with slices of crisp chicken cutlet. I wouldn't have thought of putting fried chicken in a soup, but it was delicious. There were three entrees, Beef Bulgogi, Garam Marsala scented red snapper and ginger scallion noodles. I ordered the bulgogi and it was the best I ever tasted. It was extremely tender with wonderful seasoning. It was accompanied by picked vegetables and white rice. My partner ordered the noodle dish which came with crispy fried tofu. He said it was very good. Desserts were stickr rice with mango, Japanese roll cake, Japanese cheese cake and matcha icecream with mocha cookies. We both ordered the cheesecake which was lighter than I am used to but very good. Highly recommend you try this restaurant if you are willing to try new things. We tried it around 12 times in the past year and were rarely disappointed.

Anna S provided exceptional service. The pork and rabe sandwich snd the orichiett witj sausage and broccoli rabe were delicious