City Line Bar and Grill — Restaurant in City of Albany

A group of my coworkers came to the bar around 4pm on a Thursday afternoon. we have a pretty decent size group, and considering the size of this place, we think it should not be a big problem since they have some high top table next to the bar. I sat down on the bench next to the high top, and then being told I cannot sit there, because they are reserved. (the waitress was pretty rude) I said whenever your reserved group shows up, I will move because I do have some mobility issues. At 4pm Thursday afternoon, the whole place was empty. But being told by the hostess that we had to move outside of the bar into the patio area. (it was pretty cold) We also told the hostess that we would not stay long, we would be gone by 6pm. By 6pm when we all leaving, the so called reserved table are still not filled up. I wrote up this review to remind the owner of this place, your food and drinks are very good, but the way hostesses were dealing with their customers were rude and hurting the business. What would be the huge issue that if they place that reserved table to their huge dining area in the back, considering they having some other customers there already?

Also while I was standing by the bar trying to order food for 10min, another customer was there trying to order a drink. The bartender saying mam, you can order your drink at your table. that customer said, I just sick of waiting at the table. so I gave up on the waitress and came up and...

Adventures in brunch!!

Sooooo disclaimer - I neglected to take any pics - boooo.

Got there and it was very busy (graduation weekend for colleges I believe). Wait was long but we weren't in any rush.

Once inside after getting my table ready text was pleasantly surprised to see my friend Sean working there (awesome bartender) as a waiter. Didn't get one of his tables though but our waitress Kate A was awesome. Even with how busy it was she was on point.

Bloody Mary and mimosa ordered. The Bloody was pretty good - seemed like it has a lot of horseradish though but I could be wrong. Added some S&P and that kinda helped. Of course grand princess had her kiddie mimosa (Sprite and OJ).

For foods daughter and I steak and eggs. Came with home fries. Steak was cooked perfectly for me as I like med well. Daughter likes shoe leather so hers was a bit under cooked but she was ok with the pieces she could eat. Grand Princess got eggs, bacon and tots. She also got an English muffin to which she gave to her mom.

We overheard a few patrons complain about the food wait (which it was crazy busy so it was understandable) and food issues. IMO the staff was doing the very best they could with the abundance of patrons. We waited to get in and waited for our food patiently knowing the circumstances. Again it was college graduation weekend.

Very nice restaurant and it was a...

I had the Korean short ribs. It comes with shaved Brussels sprouts, scallion rice, kimchi, and a sweet and spicy soy sauce. I wanted to like this more than I did. The short ribs tasted like cheap pot roast. I realize short ribs come from almost the same location as post roast, but they usually taste different from each other. Since they didn't have the bone in the, it made me wonder if maybe that's what I was actually eating. The sauce, what little there was, was tasty. There wasn't enough of it to make a big difference. The shaved Brussels sprouts were devoid of any seasoning. So bland, I threw them out. The scallion rice was a disappointment as well. Regular long grain rice, not what you'd expect with an Asian-inspired dish. Very plain rice with just a few green onions tossed on top. Meh. The kimchi was delicious and I would have gladly foregone the sprouts for an extra helping. The first time I ordered from there, last year, was also meh, but I gave them the benefit of the doubt, because everyone was struggling. It's a very nice looking place and the staff was very friendly, I just wasn't amazed by my food. My daughter (5 1/2) liked her pizza, but $7 for a kid-sized pizza that came with nothing else, seemed like a bit much. Most places offer a side for that price. My wife seemed to like her brisket mac and cheese, and it...