Blue Ribbon Restaurant & Bakery — Restaurant in City of Schenectady

Back at the Blue Ribbon for our last meal before heading home. The place is packed. That’s a good sign of how good this place is. The manager and staff remembered us. Let me start with the soup. Key. It was hot when it arrived and stayed hot. Of course. It didn’t stay in the cup very long. The staff at this restaurant are well trained by management. They have a table cleared and prepped for the next group of customers. The table is spic and span. The salad course is fresh mixed lettuces, toms, carrots, onions and cucs with your choice of dressing. The key here is fresh. My london broil arrived just as I was finishing my salad. The london broil was melt in your mouth delicious. Brian’s eggplant parm was exactly as he likes it. There were five layers of eggplant with a sauce that was just piquant and tangy enough without being over bearing. The pasta was cooked perfectly for him. It had the perfect consistency without being al dente or the opposite. We skipped dessert this time.

Fantastic. We had the broiled haddock. Starting with a delicious beef barley soup. Followed by a nice house salad and the main entree. The fillets were perfectly cooked and moist. That is rare. Haddock can be over-cooked. This was broiled to perfection. It had a nice flavor of spices and a light buttery sauce. The mix vegs were a nice mix of beans, carrots, and corn. The staff is very friendly and accommodating. They all seem to get along well. Our server, Kristina was delightful and very attentive to my dietary needs. The after dinner coffee was robust. My sugar-free cheesecake was silk smooth. It did not have that ‘sugar-free’ taste that many SF desserts have. My hubby said his piece of carrot cake was the best he’s ever tasted. The cream cheese icing did not over power the cake. I rately get to see that pleased/satisfied expression on his face. The pieces are generous. It’s rare to find an establishment that has been owned and run by the same family for 40 years and even rarer to find that a serving staff as loyal. Our server has worked for the family for 11 years. In our mass market chain drive. restaurant culture, it is so nice to find an independently...

A southerner's opinion

I am still in search for southern dishes. Feel free to comment with great places with their dishes to try.

Biscuits and gravy I googled biscuits and gravy, so I tried this place. I'll give their biscuits and gravy a 4/10. Biscuits are dry, somewhat thick, no taste, soft but no fluff, and the gravy is a nice thick consistency, no taste (other than flour, a mere pinch of salt, and pepper) they give a generous amount of gravy (Lord knows you are going to need it to get the dry biscuits down but definitely have something to drink close by because the gravy sticks the dry biscuits to the back of your throat). NO PIC ADDED. I wasn't going to leave a review but I was very disappointed. Hopefully, Blue Ribbon Restaurant & Bakery will review and correct.

Cheesecake Cheesecake (strawberry) pleased to say I'll give this a 7/10. The cheesecake alone is very thick, dense, moderate moisture, and no flavor (even for plain you can not taste an underlying flavor). The strawberries are delicious with a good amount of syrup which is needed for the thick and dense consistency of the cheesecake. Picture added.

Staff The staff here was very friendly. Over the phone and in person. I enjoyed the small talk and smiles. The south is a very friendly place. Especially, to our guest. The staff here reminded me of home, minus their accents. I received my correct food, it was handled with care, and I didn't have much of a wait at all (the place was busy).

Atmosphere BRR&B doesn't have a cozy draw you in setting.

Overall view The south and the north are definitely different. Especially, when it comes down to food. The south is known for our flavors and good eating. Don't let my review deter you away. Please order and let me know your opinion. If nothing else. I wouldn't mind taking a break from cooking and baking to bring my family here just to experience their friendly staff and to give their other menu options a try. Who knows maybe the biscuits and gravy will be better the next go...

No! No! Nooooo! We attempted to go there a few days ago. We were quickly seated, but then waited almost 20 minutes for a server to come over to the table. Yes, the place was busy, but the server walked past us a number of times and didn't even acknowledge us. Once they finally came over, they INSTANTLY insulted my young child, who almost immediately started to cry and felt beyond horrible about themselves. We sat there for a few minutes to calm down and then I told the server that we'd be leaving due to their treatment of my child. The server apologized and said "what if I buy your meal?" I suppose this is a nice gesture, but it certainly does not change the fact that you hurt a small child. I said thanks but no thanks. As we were TRYING to leave, the Manager or maybe one of the owners, attempted to give me a gift card for our next time there. I thanked him, but said we wouldn't be back, so we didn't need the gift card. We TRIED to keep walking, but he followed us, getting a little louder, causing a bit of a scene, asking a multitude of questions and trying to prevent us from leaving. I TRIED at least 4x to end the conversation and exit the restaurant with my child, yet he continued to persist, to the point where I needed to turn toward him and firmly tell him to "STOP!" It was getting scary and turning into an unsafe situation. He continued to persist and be aggressive, so I grabbed my child's hand and rushed us out of the restaurant. He tried to follow, but thankfully for us, there were other customers coming in as we exited, so they prevented him from following us any further. Once outside, my child, semi hysterically, said "Mommy! That was so scary! He was stalking us and wouldn't let us leave. It was so scary!" As a parent, I do everything possible to protect my little kid.....this includes insults from a grown adult and most certainly stalking and aggression from anyone. We will NEVER go back and I encourage others not to go...