Chez Mike — Restaurant in Town of East Greenbush

The atmosphere and waitstaff were nice. Our particular waitress was both friendly and knowledgeable.

Overall the food was disappointing especially for the price. I still give it 3 stars hoping that maybe it was just an off night although it was my first time so I can’t confirm that.

I had 3 things (beer, app, and entree) and none of them were memorable or particularly good. The beer is one I have often at other places and it tasted close to being flat, perhaps it had been sitting around awhile. Each person at our table tried the calamari and agreed something was wrong. Sorry for the detail, I’m not exaggerating - I was chewing for over a minute before a had to spit it out. They were nice enough to take it off the bill and acknowledged it wasn’t right. I’m not sure if it was frozen too long or just cooked poorly. As for the entree, I had the salmon and it was fine. It wasn’t very memorable, but based on the taste, portion size, and the cost, it was subpar as an entire dish (the salmon was cooked well). Everyone’s portions were on the small side, which is fine if that’s the vibe the place gives but I didn’t expect it to be that small at a “neighborhood” type restaurant. That might be on me though with expectation. I did go home and have dinner afterwards.

Again, I hope it was just an off night but I would only go back in the hopes that it would...

Horrible treatment on a very special evening. Was our Anniversary, had been loyal customers for years , even during covid, we ordered take-out to help them out! We requested a booth this evening and requested a particular waitress. Was told couldn’t get that waitress at a booth, so we said that’s okay, we will just have whoever at the booth. She then said “ sorry but you can’t have a booth either “ there were 2 booths open. I asked “why not” she said “ we are going to be holding them “IN CASE” tables of 4 come in” I pointed out that every booth had 2 people at them. She then said “ well they came in little earlier” it was 6:15. Have never heard such a ridiculous statement. It is very special to get to go to a restaurant especially on a special occasion. This particular person has always had an attitude, as a waitress she is patronizing and condescending. Sorry to have to write this but she is not a person that knows how to treat people in an establishment like this. Can’t talk about the food because we didn’t get past the arrogant waitress/hostess that came over to the door. Very sad when a restaurant has such an obnoxious person at the front door. They lost very long standing customers this evening. Apparently they got a little too big to remember the good people who helped...

What more is there to be said about one of the best kept secrets in the Capital Region? CM has been at the top of our list for years now. Who knew, that tucked away in a little suburban strip-mall, would be this culinary gem of gems. The menu is superb, with a perfect balance of items for those with more adventurous palates, as well as for those who prefer something more familiar. All too often, we've taken the advice of others to try this place or try that place, the result nearly always being a plate of Sysco swill dressed up to look a little more adventurous. All of that mediocrity makes it all the sweeter to return to our home-base, Chez Mike. As has been stated in other reviews, it speaks volumes that front of house staff is not only knowledgeable about every dish on the menu, but there is very little turnover as well. I even e-mailed Mike once to see if he would give up one of his recipés as cooking is one of my passions at home. He got right back to me with all the details! Being as ardent a home cook as I am, I suppose my standards are high. That's why when we do choose to dine out, we nearly always choose Chez Mike. It...