Callicoon Wine Merchant — Restaurant in Town of Delaware

I’ve been to this establishment 4 times. I will start by saying, I liked the tapas and small plates and felt that the execution was high end and the food tasted good. I will also say that the wine selection was good, but not great. At a wine merchant/wine bar, I would expect more. I would expect a better selection and a more knowledgeable staff leading clients in what to order. This is not the case. Their young and inexperienced server staff isn’t equipped to guide the average client on what to order. In addition, they are frequently out of items on their menu, both food related and wine related, and their servers are stretched in terms of the number of patrons they need to serve. They will often ignore you for sometime until they can eventually get to you. In addition, and most importantly, I feel that the owners treat their clients differently depending on certain parameters. On the 4 different trips I’ve made here the one consistent experience has been that I’ve been treated in a lesser manner than other patrons. I’ve been discriminated against, plain and simple. Tonight my husband and I were there and very clearly served a half glass of wine each when all others around us were served double the amount! I brought this up to our server in a polite way and she reluctantly brought us a regular glass of wine. I don’t understand this and it’s happened on at least half the occasions we’ve been there. We are polite, well dressed people who treat our servers with respect and kindness. Why then are we being discriminated against? I can only assume that this establishment is run by a group of snobs who discriminate blatantly against anyone who isn’t in their inner local circle. I won’t go back. I’ve had enough. These owners are nasty and mean people and I decided I will spend my money elsewhere. There are many lovely establishments in Callicoon who deserve my patronage far more than this bunch of nasty snobs....

We came on a slow day because of a recommendation from a local bartender in Jeffersonville, and had our choice of several metal tables in the gravel patio area. There were only two vegan options on the menu, and they were pretty tasty. But as the sun came out it became uncomfortably hot, and because there were no tables in the shade, we decided to move a table about 5 feet into the only shady area within the gravel patio. The owner ran out and literally chastised us for moving the furniture, immediately moving the table back to its original spot, "No! I can't have you moving the furniture!" I can understand if there's some kind of policy against moving tables (though any reasonable person would have done the same as us), but I just can't understand why the owner was so rude and condescending to new customers patronizing his restaurant. Naturally, we will not be returning or recommending, and it's unfortunate we gave this guy our business in the...

What a gem 🤩 We got there really by chance as we were heading back to Ithaca after a night of camping.

The food was so unique and interesting, everything was freshly made and just delicious. The food was made creatively and the tastes of all those all dishes was just beautiful.

Dont pass on the cold tomato soup and the corn ice cream these are just a must try.

The service was great, we had a waitress named Lulu who just made this experience whole with her approach and her ability to understand what we were looking for so quick.

If you ever pass around Calicoon, look for Calicoon Wine...