The Ritz On Union - Schenectady (NY)

5 /5 Emerson Fang: Our waitress Nicole was stellar! She was attentive to our every need. The varied menu demonstrated a world-class knowledge of culinary expertise! The pricing was absolutely reasonable considering the quality of the cuisine and the portions were generous.

3 /5 howie felterbush: Meh, with 67 other spots for Italian in Schenectady… try 66 of them first. -yet another spot with vermouth on the rack and not refrigerated. -Pasta Fagioli, bland. Mushy overcooked pasta. -Meatballs, bland. Overworked, dense, tough. Served sloppy and barely over room temp. -steamed clams, excellent. Great balance of acid and cooked well. -Broccoli Rabe, over cooked. Lacked salt, pushing army green. -Philly steak, good roll. Nice fermentation and blistering. Ribeye was very tender, lacked seasoning. Fries were the highlight. Crispy, soft on the inside, seasoned. Failed at the basics, whole spot comes off as if it’s owned by business men and not educated culinary people. Lunch was terrible, no reason to attempt dinner.

5 /5 Daniel Porter: My wife and I had a wonderful NYE dinner here this evening. The place was extremely busy, but thats what I like to see! We didnt have reservations, but Anthony didnt think twice about finding us a seat. Our waitress Danielle was great as well! Definitely my favorite Italian spot in the capital district, even prior to becoming The Ritz when it was just "Homestyle." Wishing you all a safe and wonderful new year!

3 /5 K L: Service:First time on father day appetizers took an hour and the entree took an hour and a half. The waitress was great and attentive. The tables are too small for a table of 4 so they gave us an extra side table which we really appreciated since all the tables were bunched together and very tight. Food: the spaghetti squash with salmon was not good and pretty bland but the presentation was beautiful. The salmon risotto was 6/10. I thought the risotto was good but not to eat with the salmon and balsamic sauce. The salmon alone was good but again I didn’t think it paired well with the risotto. The fries were great for the kids and they ate the pizza as well. Overall great service outside of the long wait but again it’s father’s day. Since we don’t eat meat we won’t be back as we weren’t impressed with both salmon dishes. Nice place though and great choices for meat eaters