Hudson House River Inn - Cold Spring (NY)

5 /5 Linda Mallen: One of our favorite places! A beautiful historic inn where you can eat and/or stay right on the Hudson River. The food is exceptional and Debra at the bar is a gifted mixologist. This is the best place to go after a fun day in Cold Spring!

5 /5 Maryam Bojarian: Great restaurant with a beautiful view of the Hudson. We tried the onion soup, which was excellent, and the burger was good, though not the best I’ve had. Our waitress was really friendly and attentive, which made the experience even better. The welcoming vibe and the view made it an enjoyable overall experience. I really enjoyed my time here.

2 /5 Michelle Penny: We were considering a micro wedding in the area and the opportunity of this restaurant along with the nearby bandstand was quite appealing. Having never tried the food, I celebrated a birthday dinner this weekend, small party of 4. Luckily, they were also hosting a wedding so I was able to get unexpected insight into what this could offer. The evening was very insightful, and we decided that this is not the location for us. The food was alright. Everything tasted ok, though for a nicer restaurant with the prices charged, the vegetables and sides were what I would consider banquet style; appeared simply steamed without seasoning. The filet tasted of nothing but the rosemary stem it was served next too. The 9-year-old loved it but the adult palletes found it too overbearing. I ordered an autumn margarita, perfect for a beautiful fall evening. Not only was the drink delivered with an apology from the server indicating how messy it was, but it was also basically undrinkable. The rim had been covered in straight cinnamon, all the way around, and about a full 1/2 inch down the glass. Cinnamon was also sprinkled all over the top of the drink and had a cinnamon stick floating inside. Straight up cinnamon challenge in a glass, not appealing. I decided to mention to the server the disappointment regarding the margarita and asked for something else to which they apologized, took the drink away and brought me my next choice, without further issue. To our surprise, we noticed on the walk to the car that they charged us for both beverages even though they removed the nearly untouched margarita. A hint of some essence seasonings goes a long way, here I found it was either none or way too much. As for the wedding insight, the dining room guests need to walk through the wedding area to use the restroom. On the trip to the restroom, I nearly stepped on the brides dress, and was almost included in one of the candid photos being taken, and on the way back to my table had to excuse myself around the server offering passed hors doeuvres. Not quite the intimate micro wedding atmosphere we were looking for. A beautiful town and nearby views are lovely. I had much higher expectations than this experience offered.

5 /5 Sue Wetherell: Nice restaurant for our Seastreak fall foliage trip. We were lucky to have restaurant week menu selection. All of our meals were delicious and food quality was very good. I had the salmon with crab meat - it was excellent. Charming inn to enjoy a nice meal in Cold Springs. They also had a very nice wine and drink selection.

5 /5 John C: Quaint historic hotel built in 1830, amazing views, (picture is from the balcony of our room- highly recommend getting a balcony room!), wonderful and welcoming staff, very nice restaurant right on premises. Great place to stay as a home base for visiting Hudson Valley, with dedicated free parking for the hotel and a convenient walk to town. And Cold Spring is a beautiful small town with a lot of shops and restaurants yet is small and walkable. Some things about the hotel are old, so need to understand it as having the charm of a period piece not a glass and marble modern sterility.