The Pines — Restaurant in Town of Shandaken

This is a cute little place, but the food left a lot to be desired. We ordered 4 meals and only one of us enjoyed our food. We ordered 2 of the falafel bowls, 1 burger with fries and a schnitzel sandwich with fries. The falafel bowls are almost all lettuce with a little bit of pickled onion, and maybe a half a handful (total) of tomato, cucumber, and red onion. It had a not so great sauce and it came with 2 little falafels. $20 each bowl. The schnitzel sandwich was raw on the inside. They brought me another one pretty quickly, but unfortunately it had zero seasoning and was chewy. Honestly, I’m surprised they have close to a 5 star rating. If you like flavorful food, I’d go elsewhere. Nice staff and a cute little place, but that’s all it has...

Spent a weekend in the Catskills and needed a place fore dinner, this was a mile away. Had good reviews and looked good. And it was beyond good! Went on a Thursday, when we pulled up we weren’t sure it was open, it was. We had the place to ourselves. It was off season. Jeremy the owner was awesome! He was super friendly and told us the history of the place and recommend some local breweries to visit. The decor and ambiance are better than some places I’ve been to in major cities. The bathroom is a must see!! The sausage tart was killer and don’t let the English muffin on a burger fool you, it was fantastic! This place is top notch and you can see they take pride in it. A must eat for anyone...

Sadly, I didn’t have the 5 star experience everyone else did. Went in for dinner and ordered the beets, corn chowder, smashed burger, and chicken pot pie. The beets were quite tangy — a bit too sour, though still good enough to finish. The corn chowder was the highlight, rich and flavorful. The burger was just OK, but some of the thicker fries needed a bit more time to cook through. The ultimate letdown was the chicken pot pie. This unfortunately missed the mark because the taste of rosemary overpowered everything. I like rosemary but this was way too much. Also, some of veggies were undercooked. Hopefully this was just...