Docas — Restaurant in Town of Ossining

We were up in Ossining for the Weir Tour sponsored by Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct. Ossining is a very cute little town right on the river. In the town square, this restaurant stood out for its European vibe. Inside, people really were using Portuguese a lot, and Portuguese CNN was on the television. We were immediately served olives and bread with vinegar and oil. Yummy! I had the rabbit stew. What a dish! Cooked similar to how my Texas grandmother did it, gosh, 30 years ago. Just one waitress was working the floor, but she served us all effiecnyand was friendly. This seems a gem for the town square. I’d...

Rolled the dice and unassumingly walked in after a hike. As a main, I ordered the grilled bacalao and for appetizer was shrimp cakes but disappointed with both. The shrimp cakes were cooked from frozen, tasted bland, and you’re paying for dough/filler. The bacalao was even more disconcerting; no love given to the fish or the vegetables it came with. I only noticed the specials written on a white board in the back of the restaurant which is also hard to decipher as the markings were faded and nobody cared...

Have been there several times. Service was never exemplary. On 6/17/2023, however, touched a low point when I politely asked the host (who is probably the owner) for a paper towel to clean my wet chair. Overly stressed and aggressive, he accused me of complaining. Told me that the door was open. Could not figure out what I could have done differently. With two children, my wife and I had no option but to get up and leave. Did not want our children to see us putting up with abusive...