Bard College Restaurant Help

[JHW]

We need the best resaurant around Bard College pror to a concert tonight. What say you hounds?

[bardian]

If you're will/able to drive another 10 minutes, you can also get to Terrapin and GiGi Tratoria in Rhinebeck, both of which are very good.

[JHW]

Thank you. We know and like Mercato very much. I wondered if anyone would mention the Flatiron Restaurant, a steakhouse in Redhook. We have never tried it, but we are thinking about it.

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Mercato
61 E Market St, Red Hook, NY

[CanEatAllDay]

We have never eaten at Flatiron, but would love to hear what others think, as we also have been wanting to try it out. However, you can never go wrong with Madalin's Table in Tivoli, when in the Bard area.

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Madalin's Table
53 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583

[visciole]

I ate once at Flatiron. For me it was good, enjoyable, the atmosphere and service were nice, but the food didn't wow me. Mercato is definitely better for my tastes, but then again I love Italian food and am not a big steak person. (I didn't get steak!)

[JHW]

We ejoyed Flatiron very much. We had a 10OZ steak, many options on sauces, with frites, and a great salad. The steak was $19 and well worth it. They know how to make a martini too. The ambiance was very good. Soft light, beige with chocolate acents, and butcher paper on the table with linen napkins. We thought just great if you feel like a ateak.

[annandale]

Easy - Mercato, in Red Hook. A brilliant Italian restaurant, and by far the best in the area. If you can't get in, Gigi in Rhinebeck or Swoon in Hudson would be the runners-up. If you are thinking much more informal, there's an under-rated little Latin place also in Red Hook called Tello's Green Farm.

http://www.mercatoredhook.com/

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Tello's Green Farm
5 Rose Hill Farm, Red Hook, NY 12571

Mercato
61 E Market St, Red Hook, NY