"Finally made a visit to the rebuilt Blessings Tavern Sat 12/04/21 1230pm. Beautiful new tavern reopened in 2018 after a fire due to a motor vehicle collision with the building Oct 29, 2016. This neighborhood favorite was established in 1950 and cultivated a very loyal following. Family friends, working class lunches, and a lunch stop for golfers. We had been here many times in the past (pre-Yelp). Very comfortable place to drink dine.This Sat was very busy at lunch time, full in the dining area. As we walked in we were greeted by a familiar face. Karen has been here for many years and is a veteran of the local food service industry. I have known her for 30+ years. Today she was serving lunches and tending bar. We sat at the bar, ordered drinks and looked over the menu. Full service bar, draft bottled beers, wine. The menu includes soups, salads, apps, hot cold sandwiches wraps, some seafood dinners. My dates had the cup-o-soup 1/2 sandwich lunch deal. Tomato rice soup 4) 1/2 cold roast beef sandwich 8 I had a loaded chili dog that came w/ a big serving of American-style macaroni salad 8). We were all very pleased w/ our choices. The owner, Liz also came in while we were there. The menu at Blessings is a real value.Hours: M-F 11:30am-9:30pm, Sat Sun 12-9:30pm. Check their website for for live music on Sat nights.A fun visit at a great neighborhood tavern. Thank you for excellent service Karen, Liz, staff. We'll visit again soon.Nick, Liz, Joan Albany/Colonie, NY"
