Duck Hash
Sandbar

Sandbar

55 Main Street Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11754, 11724-1423, COLD SPRING HARBOR, United States

Soup • Kebab • Salad • Seafood


"My absolute favorite appetizer is the spinach and artichoke dip. What really makes it special is the warm spiced pita bread that comes with it. It sets it apart from everywhere else. I was so disappointed when I ordered this today and found that it’s now served with a handful of tortilla chips. The dip is still tasty but now pretty standard. I wouldn’t go out of my way to order it again. The desserts were, as always, top notch. The staff there were all very friendly and welcoming. The gentleman who I believe is the manager is especially personable. That being said, the wait staff wasn’t very attentive. What was supposed to be a quick stop in to indulge in a quick, really good early dinner ended up being a two hour meal. Everything took a really long time and our drink glasses remained empty. At one point we were sitting for so long that I forgot we hadn’t even ordered dessert yet when our waiter came to see if we were interested in ordering. I’m so disappointed. I really hyped this place up to my homebody mother who I was so excited to bring here and it really was a bust. While tasty food and friendly faces are lovely, the inattentiveness took away so much of the experience for us. We were one of two tables in the main dining room, but maybe they had a lot of business at the bar or outside. Either way, I can’t figure out what caused today’s experience but I probably won’t be back for a while."

Orange Anchor

Orange Anchor

3050 K St NwDC 20007, Washington, D.C., United States

Pasta • Cheese • American • Cocktail


"We went to Orange Anchor because we had heard the food was good and we wanted a nice outdoor dining experience with a view in DC. Though they do not accept reservations for their patio, they did have an outdoor table available at the time of our reservation in between the patio and inside dining area, behind a giant pillar. We were satisfied with this since it was better than being inside but even the best patio seating didn 't have much of a view since Orange Anchor is located down by the fountain at the harbor and not up on the main drag. It was a Monday night so we took advantage of $7 champagne and $1 oysters we ordered a dozen of the chilled oysters. We ordered these before we ordered our meal. We received the drinks in about 10 minutes (no oysters and at that time ordered our food. Not more than 15 minutes later, we received our entrees. Still no oysters. We were surprised that our food came so quickly too quickly as we wanted our oysters first and also wanted to relax a little bit. We asked that since our entrees came, that we only get 1/2 dozen oysters instead. We started eating our entrees (mussels for my husband a small portion and only luke warm and the portobello mushrooms for me (delicious! . 5 minutes later a dozen oysters arrived chilled but with champagne instead of cocktail sauce (this was another option for the oyster order we ordered the chilled oysters not the champagne oysters . When we finished eating, we ordered another round of drinks just a beer and a glass of champagne. It took over 20 minutes for those drinks to arrive and the restaurant wasn 't busy we felt rushed through the whole meal but then somewhat abandoned at the end. We didn 't complain or make any fuss. The manager was apologetic, the service was friendly, and the food was good, but overall we were just disappointed in the location and the overall experience."