Clinton’s Ditch bar and grill — Restaurant in City of Schenectady

I frequently visit this restaurant for lunch with business clients and co workers. The food and service has always been excellent. We enjoy it there. Until our last visit. When we first got there the waiter asked immediately what we wanted to drink and we all said "just water." He said "great, I'll be back with the water and then get your order." All was great until we received our bill. We were charged for the tap water we drank. I am 60 years od and have never been charged for tap water in my life! I asked the waiter about this and he said" this is a new policy we have, just instituted recently. The boss does the shopping sometimes and when he buys a case of lemons, and for what they cost, he decided to start charging for water as there is lemon in it. If you ordered a liquor drink and wanted water, we would give it to you but if yo jonly want water, we will charge you from now on." I asked what if I didnt want the lemon, would we still get charged? He laughed and said yes. If as restaurant owners, you want to save money spent for a slice of lemon, start asking patrons if they want lemon in their water or not. I think you'd be suprised that most would not. As I look at it, why would I want a lemon that someone held in their hand (the rind), be placed into my drink? I might think different if the slice was placed on the rim, but not into my water. Not sure if I'll go back with any of my associates or business guests after the water charge incident. Very unfortunate as we are a Schenctady business, just...

Went and ordered food to go. Ordered the spinach salad with blackened chicken, dressing on the side, garlic bread, and a key lime pie. The place was empty with a table of 3 outside. The bar tender/server was friendly and the food was good. However, I received two, $1.00 "To Go" charges. I asked what the charge was for and she (the bartender/server) explained that it was for the to-go silverware, and that the cost adds up. She did not ask if I wanted any before charging, just placed 2 sets in the bag and charged me. Mind you, I ordered to go and have silverware in my office, where I planned on eating my lunch. I did not check my order before I left, my fault. But when I got to my office I noticed I did not get my dressing NOR any protein/chicken, which was $4 extra. So, I had a $31 lunch consisting of a salad with no protein and no dressing, and 2 sets of plastic silverware, that I did not ask for, need, or want. I did ask for banana peppers, which they charged .75 cents for, which was fine. Again, my fault for not checking my order or putting up a stink about the silverware. Take my review for what its worth, but I won't be going back or...

When we visit a new place one of our rituals is finding a local pizza joint for dinner. After a long drive or flight there is nothing better than getting the ultimate comfort food: pizza!

So naturally we tried this place because it was right across from the AirBNB we stayed at. Ordering was super easy and everyone there was super nice. The pizzas desired a little more. There was barley anything on the Margarita pizza, like we could see the crust covering most of the pizza. And the pies are teeny tiny, possibly presidential candidates of the itty bitty pizza committee.

The real kicker? No hot flakes to go. And no offer to throw some in a little to-go dressing container. 😞 If you’re gonna pick up from there and like to spice up your life, bring your own flakes.

Seemed like the happiest ppl at the place were there to drink, so maybe put it on your bar hit...