STONEY'S GRILL — Restaurant in City of Schenectady

I was a bit disappointed with my first meal there. This place has a 4.7 rating, so my expectations were high.

I ordered to Chicken Liver Marsala on a friday night. It was fairly busy and a bit noisy. Maybe a couple dozen + people in there. I just wanted the appetizer, but had a little disconnect with waitress. Ended up getting meal with two sides.

I ordered the chicken livers medium/pink. I received very well done livers. Came with some buttered toast that was approaching burnt. The Marsala sauce just didn't taste like Marsala. Marsala wine has a very bold and sweet flavor. Even an inexpensive version should be very recognizable. If I got this item as random, I'd never guess it's supposed to be Marsala. It's a simple sauce to make. It's just reduced Marsala wine with demi glace stirred in. Maybe some garlic and herb added. It's pretty difficult to ruin. My side dishes were braised red cabbage and "executive" potatoes. Cabbage was pretty sweet. Potatoes were novel . They were cubed potatoes with olive , ham and seasoning. Unique item I've never encountered before. Meal cost $26+ $5 tip.

The decor: It's a bar. It's reasonably clean and well kept. But it's just a small bar. Seats maybe 40 people?

Most of the food from neighboring tables LOOKED appetizing. I'm sure there are some good meals there. Broiled scallops, Haddock, Sheppard's pie....etc....

Parking was a bit scarce.

I live in Albany, this was a bit of a drive for me. If you're a local this probably could be a favorite. I probably won't be back...

Totally not expecting this little gem when we arrived, we brought our two sons here on a Saturday night last minute dinner run.....Totally glad we did the staff is so pleasant and attentive the owner/manager? Was even helping out, the customers happily enjoyed the conversation with staff which never seemed to be rushing you. My husband had the a steak, my son had the turkey bacon wrap and my stepson had the roast beef "Joe" sandwich. And I had the chicken caprese francese style everything was absolutely delicious I ordered the Irish cream cheese cake to bring home it was delightful....definitely will be back soon! Kudos to the staff for such a...

I was very excited to go back to stoney's as it had been a few years, and I always loved the atmosphere and food. I was sadly disappointed in the food the ribeye sandwich was tough like shoe leather and had no flavor my guest for dinner order came out and it was not What they had ordered.no offers of a discount or any kind of compensation for the horrible meals. Sad when you leave dinner spending over 50 dollars and you are still hungry.....i will not being going to stoney's again....in response to the owners reply I did mention to the waiter our concerns and he apologized but did not offer any alternative or any compensation for our...