Washington Tavern
| 250 Western Avenue, Albany |
5 oranları
6.00/10.00 |
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+1 518-427-0091 |
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Claire Montgomery (26.09.2017 05:28)
Good bar, not the best place for food. Just ok.
Good bar, not the best place for food. Just ok.
Charlie DeBoyace (19.09.2017 17:24)
Nice hangout bar. Clean with friendly staff and good specials.
Nice hangout bar. Clean with friendly staff and good specials.
Daniela DiNardo (30.07.2017 01:04)
Have been here several times, always great service, good food/drinks and prices. Last week I returned w a coworker after just a few months, the Chef had left, Sous Chef was promoted................... and WOW! Like I said more than satisfied in past, BUT.... when you try the special summer menu now offered by Chef Matthew (?) you'll be AMAZED! This is not just your average run of the mill Tavern "specials". We're talking grilled shrimp scewers with heirloom cherry tomatoes, and peppers (?) with pesto and balsamic glaze on top..... today we had AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING ahi tuna tacos -- out of this world. On nicely grilled flour tortillas, all totally fresh ingredients including the fish which was beyond picture worthy! Had to take several pictures and send to family/friends right away. These two dishes were off the special summer menu created by Chef Matthew. And both are under $15 a plate! Yohan was our server today on the patio, wonderful space, wonderful service. Danielle is the bartender who was on, made her drinks beautifully--tried the water melon margarita (I'm a Long Island iced tea gal w no sweetener).... and that margarita was BOMB! Front of the house and back of the house are inspired. We visited on a Sat around 3-6pm, lovely time, of course we'll be back again, and I highly recommend ANYTHING here ! Enjoy this gem!
Have been here several times, always great service, good food/drinks and prices. Last week I returned w a coworker after just a few months, the Chef had left, Sous Chef was promoted................... and WOW! Like I said more than satisfied in past, BUT.... when you try the special summer menu now offered by Chef Matthew (?) you'll be AMAZED! This is not just your average run of the mill Tavern "specials". We're talking grilled shrimp scewers with heirloom cherry tomatoes, and peppers (?) with pesto and balsamic glaze on top..... today we had AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING ahi tuna tacos -- out of this world. On nicely grilled flour tortillas, all totally fresh ingredients including the fish which was beyond picture worthy! Had to take several pictures and send to family/friends right away. These two dishes were off the special summer menu created by Chef Matthew. And both are under $15 a plate! Yohan was our server today on the patio, wonderful space, wonderful service. Danielle is the bartender who was on, made her drinks beautifully--tried the water melon margarita (I'm a Long Island iced tea gal w no sweetener).... and that margarita was BOMB! Front of the house and back of the house are inspired. We visited on a Sat around 3-6pm, lovely time, of course we'll be back again, and I highly recommend ANYTHING here ! Enjoy this gem!
Tony Pitkin (01.06.2017 02:52)
Below is the account of what happened on the evening of 5/30/2017 at The Washington Tavern.
I was standing near the edge of the bar where the small pathway for the bartenders to get through would be. When the bartender was leaving, and rounding that corner to go get things to stock the bar he yelled at me for being in his way and pushed me out of the way and said not to be there again. I did my best to cram myself on the edge of that corner as out of the way as I could be. When the bartender came back around the corner he shoved me out of the way again spilling my drink on myself and those around me. I yelled back “What the **** man!”. He started yelling back saying that I needed to leave and continued to yell back, “What did I do”. Which was what I continued to ask for the next sequence of events. What happened next was fast but as I can best describe it, I was picked up, shoved repeatedly until eventually being pushed out the front door to the pavement. At this point I stood up and continued to ask the bouncer what I had done and he said “the bartender said you needed to leave”. I continued to ask him what I had done that justified this. He told me I was going to need to leave the property otherwise he was going to call the police. I told him he could go ahead; I hadn’t done anything. He then began to get aggressive and yelling in my face until he eventually pushed me, I went to push him back, at which point he began punching me until I fell to the ground. As I laid there in fetal position he continued to throw punches. I eventually got dragged back up by someone walking by. I realized now that not only was my head throbbing and scuffed up but also my glasses had been broken. Lens had been knocked right out.
I contacted the police last night as this was happening and they arrived on the scene only to take down my information and then promptly encourage me to leave and go home.
After attempting to contact the bar this morning I was told that the bar owner was ‘out of town’ for the rest of the week, which seemed like a very strange coincidence. There was oddly no police report filed after contacting the Albany Police Department and attempting to obtain an account of the incident. After being transferred several times I was eventually instructed to contact the Albany City Court, who informed me that they had no details surrounding the incident and that I would need to contact the Albany Police Department to obtain transcript of the evening. I gave up.
I know alcohol can impair judgement, and maybe I did or said something that triggered them to react the way they did, as unjustified as it may be. But I also now know what it feels like to be beaten to the ground until a random stranger pulls the man off you, and let me tell you…it’s not a good feeling.
After talking with many friends and coworkers, it turns out I’m not the only one with a story like this. Do yourself a favor and bring your business somewhere where aggressive men won’t bully and beat their patrons into submission.
Below is the account of what happened on the evening of 5/30/2017 at The Washington Tavern.
I was standing near the edge of the bar where the small pathway for the bartenders to get through would be. When the bartender was leaving, and rounding that corner to go get things to stock the bar he yelled at me for being in his way and pushed me out of the way and said not to be there again. I did my best to cram myself on the edge of that corner as out of the way as I could be. When the bartender came back around the corner he shoved me out of the way again spilling my drink on myself and those around me. I yelled back “What the **** man!”. He started yelling back saying that I needed to leave and continued to yell back, “What did I do”. Which was what I continued to ask for the next sequence of events. What happened next was fast but as I can best describe it, I was picked up, shoved repeatedly until eventually being pushed out the front door to the pavement. At this point I stood up and continued to ask the bouncer what I had done and he said “the bartender said you needed to leave”. I continued to ask him what I had done that justified this. He told me I was going to need to leave the property otherwise he was going to call the police. I told him he could go ahead; I hadn’t done anything. He then began to get aggressive and yelling in my face until he eventually pushed me, I went to push him back, at which point he began punching me until I fell to the ground. As I laid there in fetal position he continued to throw punches. I eventually got dragged back up by someone walking by. I realized now that not only was my head throbbing and scuffed up but also my glasses had been broken. Lens had been knocked right out.
I contacted the police last night as this was happening and they arrived on the scene only to take down my information and then promptly encourage me to leave and go home.
After attempting to contact the bar this morning I was told that the bar owner was ‘out of town’ for the rest of the week, which seemed like a very strange coincidence. There was oddly no police report filed after contacting the Albany Police Department and attempting to obtain an account of the incident. After being transferred several times I was eventually instructed to contact the Albany City Court, who informed me that they had no details surrounding the incident and that I would need to contact the Albany Police Department to obtain transcript of the evening. I gave up.
I know alcohol can impair judgement, and maybe I did or said something that triggered them to react the way they did, as unjustified as it may be. But I also now know what it feels like to be beaten to the ground until a random stranger pulls the man off you, and let me tell you…it’s not a good feeling.
After talking with many friends and coworkers, it turns out I’m not the only one with a story like this. Do yourself a favor and bring your business somewhere where aggressive men won’t bully and beat their patrons into submission.
suitupbros (24.05.2017 22:55)
If you are a minority at this bar, attending it on a Tuesday or Friday night, you will feel uncomfortable. And the bouncers and bartenders (specifically the twins, very specifically the bearded on) acts like highly pretentious privileged douchebags because they feel they can kick people out violently and get away with it. If you are a minority, do not give them your money. Do not make such a hazy poorly run business richer with your money. There were quite a few times where one of the twins would slide my drink at me and some of the beer would spill and make the cup sticky. This bar can get very hostile, and you would not want to be apart of that.
If you are a minority at this bar, attending it on a Tuesday or Friday night, you will feel uncomfortable. And the bouncers and bartenders (specifically the twins, very specifically the bearded on) acts like highly pretentious privileged douchebags because they feel they can kick people out violently and get away with it. If you are a minority, do not give them your money. Do not make such a hazy poorly run business richer with your money. There were quite a few times where one of the twins would slide my drink at me and some of the beer would spill and make the cup sticky. This bar can get very hostile, and you would not want to be apart of that.
