Out Of Town Bistro - Albany (NY)

1 /5 Stacey Hawkins: Genuinely wanted to give this spot another try after a not so pleasant experience the first time of attempting to grab some food and a drink late on a Saturday night.. We figured the BOTTOMLESS MIMOSA BRUNCH has to be the Sunday Albany spot to be at.. There was only one table in before us, maybe 6-8 people, not too large but also not overwhelming to handle. There was 1 person taking the orders, mixing the drinks & serving. 1 other person seen running the food. The mimosas were heavily sugary juice in plastic cups.. at least let the table handle the mixing of the juice and champagne, utilize the small bottles for portion control or let the table buy the whole bottle to handle.. The food arrived in to go containers. I wondered why the food was already in to go containers, first thought it was helping with dishes with short staff, I can understand that. nope, FOOD WAS BEING ORDERED & BROUGHT IN FROM ANOTHER RESTAURANT DOWN THE STREET! Nothing was actually cooked in house. Found out when the order came incorrectly, someone was unable to eat the food that was brought to the table, they had to re enter the order. Due to the sugary juice, my friend could not wait any longer for the food to arrive to eat (1.5 already being there still waiting to eat) left the restaurant to go home. My friends seen the food runner, bringing food from another restaurant I then waited another 15 mins for the manager to come back to remove items off the check we never received. Absolutely not worth it, I have no idea what we even paid almost 200$ for. The manager could give no cares about what was happening, he looked miserable being there himself same with the server, I don’t blame them. I wouldn’t wanna deal with that environment and have to serve people with the constant chirping of the detectors that need batteries changed. The bathrooms were even worse, clogged toilets with no soap paper towels or toilet paper. I think little less hookah smoking and little more working could make this place successful…

5 /5 Liz Lorenzini: First time there. The food was delicious I got off the brunch menu the lamb chops. They were perfect. The drinks were really good. The service was great. Overall the vibe was very chill and they offered hookah if you like that. Highly recommend and definitely make a reservation.

5 /5 John Moravec: Top notch. Had a delicious Chop Cheese. Onion rings were very tasty with Parmesan garlic sauce too. Turkey burger, salmon dinner, and fried chicken were hits too. Service is good, and the food came out quick. Wall murals and decoration make Out of Town a nice place to be. Ill be back.

4 /5 Such_a_Delight: I came to Out of Town Bistro with two people. I didnt know what to expect. It has two levels: downstairs seems to be for a quick bite and upstairs seems to be for a dine in experience. The person who did the interior decor gave the place a bohemian dive kind of feel. The place is dark and moody with painted wooden booths, lowkey lighting, and colorful wall art that evokes a graffiti street art vibe. Two young women were smoking hookah which was unexpected, but I liked it. It fit the interior. Now the food. I did not know it was a soul food place! They had fried chicken, fried fish, macaroni and cheese, collard greens, potato salad...all the staples. In addition, they had scrumptious appetizers. We tried the Philly cheese egg rolls. Delicious! And did i mention that they have a bar? I had a Jamaican me Crazy which i really liked. Youll enjoy the cocktail menu. I will definitely return here.

5 /5 Cat M.: We were looking for a place to eat since we only had a few hours to spend in Albany, found this place online. Will be honest at first I wasnt so enthusiastic about the place we walked by without noticing the entrance. The place was empty, so we got a table right away. We order the food and drinks. Our waitress came several times to the table to check on us. The fried chicken with the mac and cheese was amazing but the rice was not much. As appetizer, we got chicken egg rolls and they were delicious. Definitely try their banana pudding it was the best way to end our trip to Albany.