Mint — Restaurant in City of Glens Falls

Mint in Glens Fall on Warren Street near the roundabout.

Today we were celebrating Sandy’s upcoming birthday and originally planned to visit a different restaurant in the Glens Falls area. They would not be opening up until 4pm and required a reservation. We were out for a lunch experience and Sandy looked around to find a different place that would be nice. She found us Mint in Glens Falls on Warren Street near the rotary. This restaurant is definitely set up for an upscale dining experience with Marble tables, velvet chairs, and white cloth napkins. They are dedicated to the farm to table movement and source most of it’s ingredients locally when available. They list ten local farms and artisans that are at the core of what they offer diners.

The menu we were given could have been printed that morning which makes them very nimble about offering dishes that are locally sourced and in season. When you think of Mint, think local and organic. The menu has four broad categories: Small (plates), Share (a plate), Entree, and dessert.

Sandy started with Autumn in New York, a pumpkin chai martini; it was pretty with a thin slice of dehydrated apple as an edible garnish and tasted just like she expected it to (never having one before). I was the designated driver.

We chose to share a dish of pan roasted Brussels sprouts with embellishment of Grazin Acres bacon, balsamic vinegar, pickled shallot relish brightened the dish, roasted pepitas and crispy shallots provided a texture variation. Sandy loved the dish. I liked it a lot, but I found the bacon to be a bit overcooked as it was hard on the teeth. Not unpleasant, but it signaled to me that the bacon was a precooked element that had likely seen the refrigerator after being cooked in advance. Not an unexpected shortcut. If I were to change it, I would either render the bacon at the start of the cook or use thinner slices to be precooked making the tooth a bit less traumatic.The portion was very generous and beautifully presented.

For the entrees, Sandy chose the Earthy Organic Pasta with added chicken; the dish features mushrooms, finely shredded Brussel sprouts, garlic, ricotta, white wine, using bread crumbs as a thickener. The portion was again generous for Sandy to have enough left over for lunch tomorrow. I chose their Bolognese Organic Pasta which featured locally sourced beef and pork ragu with San Marzano tomatoes,thickened with bread crumbs and garnished with Parmesan Cheese. My portion was about the same as Sandy’s, and I enjoyed every bite.

Since we were out celebrating Sandy’s birthday they comped us a dessert. Sandy chose their gingerbread cake that had a texture similar to a cheesecake dressed with vegan caramel sauce and raspberry coulie. She shared with me. It was delightful. The gingerbread filling was perched on a graham cracker with ground nuts crust with hints of coconut.

This is not a place for someone on a budget. Sometimes, you just have to...

Folks, all I can say is “Wowza!” I just had a great experience at Mint tonight. The atmosphere was absolutely on point. As soon as I walked in the door, I was greeted by the smell of great food and the sound of laughter coming from a nearby table. Happy guests are the stock and trade of this establishment. I took a seat at the bar, and let me tell you, I have never had a better experience with a bartender. Sierra was kind, intelligent, caring, attentive, and she had a great sense of humor. She poured me her special, a Blood Orange and Blackberry Mojito. I have never had a better drink made with more attention to detail. I ordered 3 more! I ordered Crab Cakes while Sierra enthralled me with her inspiring personal story. She is one driven young lady that anyone would be lucky to meet. The Crab Cakes were to die for. High quality, fresh ingredients.

As the second or third Mojito was kicking in, I began to be taken, in my memories, back to my youth, when I was around Sierra’s (the bartender) age. Summers at the seashore, eating Crab Cakes and Lobster rolls at that little place by the pier, the sea breeze and the look in my lady’s eyes on a summer evening. The Mojitos took me there. It’s the local ingredients that make the difference, I think.

A great night at Mint. I will be returning with many members of my alternative congregation next week. We are like a church, but more New Age and entheogenic. We love community and deep experience. Mint fits right into our community worldview. Thank you...

My husband and I went to Mint for the first time yesterday, Labor Day Weekend. We expected it to be busy. Luckily, we had made reservations. When we arrived, we were greeted and after a few minutes shown to our table. My first impression was that our seating was very close to other tables. It was difficult to have a conversation, without hearing the conversations of others. That said, it was a holiday weekend. Our waiter was very attentive and knowledgeable. We could see that he was extremely busy, but he did come and check on us a few times. We ordered the roasted Chimichurry Cauliflower appetizer and it took about 30 minutes for it to arrive. We both thought it was delicious. For our entrees we chose the Barramundi and the Tuscans chicken. It took about another hour before we received our entrees, but we did understand as they were extremely busy. When the entrees arrived, we were both very pleased with the presentation of the meals on the plate. I had the Barramundi and have to say it was absolutely mouthwatering. I finished the entire meal and was very pleased. My husband had the Tuscan Chicken and said it was phenomenal. We will definitely will be back, but not on a holiday weekend.😋 Kudos to the the kitchen...