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Cheesecake Machismo

➤ 293 Hamilton Street, City Of Albany, 12210, United States Of America

Carte • Casual • Bakeries • Green Tea • Chocolate

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"I had always wanted to try this place but everytime I went they were sold out. Finally I was able to go there when they had some left and I was so excited! I purchased 3 different slices. But after the first bite, I was so disappointed. I thought maybe it was just the one slice but I tried the two other kinds and they were all just so meh. I definitely won't be back, I feel really let down since I was expecting so much more due to all the great things I've heard"

Dp An American Brasserie

➤ 25 Chapel St.NY 12210, Albany, United States

Carte • Wine • Drinks • American • Cocktail

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"We always look forward to our visits to Albany because we can eat at dp brasserie. We enjoy sitting at the bar and the bartender, Raine, is great. She is attentive, knowledgeable and makes a tasty adult beverage. The food is delicious too! So many tempting menu items make it a challenge to decide what to have. We enjoy the stir fried noodle, the chicken Gabriel and the tallegio toasts."

Café Capriccio

➤ 49 Grand Street, City Of Albany, 12207, United States Of America, City of Albany

Carte • Wine • Full • Cafés • Italian

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"We had requested the rounded corner booth in the main dining room and arrived 20 minutes early, planning to enjoy a cocktail at the bar. But instead, we were seated at a booth right next to our preferred one. A couple finished their meal shortly after we sat down, well before our 6:30 reservation. We ordered a Beefeater gin and tonic and a very dry Beefeater martini. Both drinks had an unusual, perfume-like scent that was quite off-putting. My wife sent her drink back, and I decided to switch to a Bombay martini, but the same strange floral fragrance persisted. I regularly enjoy Beefeater and Bombay dry martinis and have never experienced this odd aftertaste before. For my main course, the Duck and Porcini confit ragu had hardly any duck in it. There were only a few shreds of duck meat hidden in the tagliatelle, but no substantial pieces. My wife’s Pesto and Shrimp dish arrived swimming in a broth. While this might be a traditional way to serve it, there was no mention of broth on the menu. She had expected the pesto to be coated on the pasta and oily, rather than soupy. As much as we have loved Capriccio over the past three decades, this experience was disappointing. We didn't even stay for dessert. We'll certainly return, but I hope to avoid writing another negative review. I usually don’t share my thoughts unless absolutely necessary, but I felt compelled to do so this time."

Emack Bolio's

➤ 366 Delaware Ave, Albany, New York, USA, 12209, United States

Carte • Delivery • Catering • American • Chocolate

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"I visited the restaurant on Saturday night, November 4, around 7:30, with a friend for the first time. Wow, we absolutely loved it! The staff was fantastic and knowledgeable. One of the employees even took the time to share some fascinating history about the place. I mentioned that the building used to be a flower shop for many years, which was a fun revelation. We were pleasantly surprised to discover they had live music! The band, Emerald Dawn, was incredible! Before we knew it, the place was packed, and we ended up staying for two and a half hours. We enjoyed ice cream followed by coffee. It was such great entertainment and a delightful surprise! Thank you!"

Sake Cafe

➤ 273 New Scotland Ave, 12208, Albany, United States

Carte • Cafe • Cafés • Sushi • Asian

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"Came here for dinner and enjoyed the sashimi deluxe (I think) and my boyfriend ordered the spicy beef ramen. The sashimi was pretty fresh and there was one white fish that they wrapped around shiso which I thought was a nice touch since I love shiso. The ramen was really very good, but they should consider renaming it, because it 's not what we expected at all. When you see beef ramen on the menu at a sushi/Japanese-ish restaurant, you aren 't expecting clearly Chinese style noodle soup with mala flavoring, which is what we got. It 's more like a beef Mala noodle soup, which was really good, but that 's because we happen to like that too. Service was attentive and started us with ice water as soon as we sat down. They did say it was $6 extra to switch out tuna in the sashimi combo for something else since we don 't really like tuna, which was ridiculous, but I think there was some sort of miscommunication going on. Some of the special rolls looked a little overpriced but interesting. 3.5 stars and I would come back to try other things for sure"