Table 9 — Restaurant in Town of Cortlandt

Yes. Hello? Reservation for Table 9? Yeah maybe some other time. ;P Ok, jokes aside, here's the quick rewind on my outing at Table 9 and if I were to rate service alone I'd have to PLACE 5 STARS. EASY. Now I hope I'm getting these names right but Colby, Hannah, Karissa, Emily and Rachel all are responsible for above and Beyond service. The way they greet guests and patrons alone warrants a visit if you were perhaps catering to a special event. Birthday. Mother's Day. Promotion. etc. They'll take care of you on that regard. But the food. I am very sorry to say is lacking. It's not bad. but it's definitely not on par with the ambiance and service. The calamari was very basic, lukewarm in temperature, and a bit chewy. I'm usually a fan of calamari and very rarely leave a critique regarding it but compared to many other places, even pizza places for crying out loud, this calamari was miss. The mussels, which were recommended, I found a bit too salty and bland but most bar centric establishments opt for this presentation so I can't say it's a surprising letdown. The Delmonico steak, which I requested medium rare, was presented super well done so much so even the belly of the meat was charred and the salmon was too dry. The Macaroni and cheese, which told by a few locals to be pretty savory, reminded me a bit of craft and tasted more butter than cream. Lastly, the Large Chocolate cake piece absolutely tasted frozen, dated, and commercial. Table 9 from the outside appears to be next level dining and the service meets that level up. The cuisine I ordered that day knocks everything down a few notches unfortunately. If I was to order anything else it would...

Obviously, the place has been around for a while. Its all heavy old wood and dark on the inside.. that's fine.

HOWEVER, the food is the definition of unseasoned. Literally no flavor. We came here for the second time, hoping the first experience was an off day.

The fried mozzarella, tasteless, no salt and so was the marinara it came with. The santa fe egg rolls, tasteless. Chicken strips, flavorless. Crab cakes, bland!

It's like the people in the kitchen have declined to use salt in anything. Maybe it's because they serve a population that seems to be over 60 with high blood pressure? Even the fries were bad. Soup...if you like it lukewarm, perhaps, God forbid they serve it hot!

Look, if you like good food, don't come here. If you like flavor, don't come here. This is a place where...maybe doing straight shots could be okay, but only because it has to be impossible to mess up a measured shot straight out of the bottle...but I don't think it's the vibe for a party crowd. I'm pretty sure they are still open just because there aren't many places to go in the area.

Sad.

Oh, and the waitress licked her fingers to turn a page on the thick plastic coated menu??? Just 100% not going back again....

The place is ok, a lot of parking a lot of room for tables. I went there like 2 times, this last one was for my birthday, of course I didn't picked it. I choose for my meal a nice expensive peace of beef, what is always my favorite to eat in nice big restaurants. I was hoping it will be the best meat in town...well I didn't like it no mater I choose medium term to be cook to see the red juice (was over cook). The mash potatoes and the vegetables were not my favorite. When I went years a go, around 2019 for Christmas eve, it was the same experience, nothing special to said so I want to go back again.

This time it was the same experience plus the server was over me to pick up or leave the plates, like I was not there. Find that rude, maybe he wasn't train correctly, but I never hear a word like, excuse me sir need to get this plate over you, he just did it. I am not sure about prices because it was my birthday so I didn't paid. I am not going back for sure. I saw a lot of cars on the weekends, meaning they have many people going there, so what is their speciality they make all those customers to go back...