Ophelia's on Broadway

This Bar Features a Line Of Herbal Elixers. For Myself someone who Doesn't Drink it's My Favorite Small Venue to Enjoy Live music.

Great atmosphere, wonderful bartenders and amazing food! Come check it out for yourself if you don't believe me Wed is karaoke night 8pm so much fun!

Came here for the first time because of a friend and it was a vibe. Karaoke was the bomb.com, everyone was vibing and chilling definitely would recommend it anyone I know.

Great spot to sing You can sing anything Even bartenders do it Don’t be shy come down and try it Wednesday night this is place to be An amazing spot for you and me.

Great place to eat when visiting Albany! Amazing food and staff, the bartender made me a specialty cocktail based off my requests and knocked it out of the park! So close to the Holiday Inn.

Great space for music!

This is by far the best bar I’ve ever been to. Elvira is amazing and the best karaoke host of all time!

I love this place best in Albany for the scene! If u wanna have good time come here! Staff is always amazing they always have good things going on check it out!!!

Karaoke is so lit on Wednesday nights, y’all have to check it out 10/10✨✅🕶️🎤

Elvira is the best Karaoke host ever!! Every Wednesday Karaoke she lifts my spirits

Amazing food and a great atmosphere with awesome staff... you outdid yourself with this one Shane.. hats off

love it great music and peeps

Another great NOTA night!

Beautiful, historical venue in downtown Albany. Great food and outstanding musical performances.

Great open mic!!

Great trivia and live music. Food was outstanding

Great place and awesome party atmosphere

First time there. Am having a great time

A great time with great food and service.

Great spot!!

Fun spot to have a private party!

Ophelia's is one of my favorite places for karaoke every Wednesday! Elvira always makes it great! Awesome staff, good vibes. 😊

The best new spot in Albany- I really started to give up on this city. But karaoke Wednesday’s at Ophelia’s is the most friendly and fun environment around. This place will change your life- it’s your one stop shop for fun, food and friends. Definitely stop by, even if you’re having a rough day you will have no choice but to leave this place with a smile. The bartenders Elvira Twon & Nick are the absolute best and super attentive. Ophelia’s changed my life.

Great new spot. The chef is still working on the menu and offered to make us basically anything we wanted. I got the Bayou Burger and it was one of the best burgers I've had in the area, I think the chef called it a "crack burger" lol. Set-up is definitely less restaurant and more pub/bar with a music venue in the back, which is great. We got there very early, were basically the first people there and they were super nice to us. I'm looking forward to going back! I do hope they keep the New Orleans vibe though, it is definitely unique in the area.

I came into the bar looking for a place to kill time before I got on my greyhound bus back to NYC. Turns out I got much more than that, I stumbled into a gem of a pub. I was welcomed with open arms by friendly patrons and a stunning Russian bartender. What a fun night! Wed night karaoke is the way to go!!!

I love karaoke night! It was fun and the vibes as so welcoming and fun. The karaoke night I run by El and she's sweet and fun.

Karaoke nights are the best the bartenders make you feel like you matter and sing along with the crowd and the food and service is amazing the top spot in Albany to come sing karaoke on Wednesday nights for great atmosphere food and entertainment!!!!!

Don’t miss out on Wednesday night karaoke here, Elvira is the best karaoke host and bartender, this place literally makes my whole week every time. The mac and cheese and cosmos also slapsss if there is literally any one good thing in Albany it’s Ophelia’s. This place saved my life🫶🏼

Tj and crew are awesome! Great place and music

If you haven’t been to Ophelia’s then WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! It’s by far the best place for a hangout ! It’s cozy and the food is to die for ! Also karaoke every Wednesday 8pm-wheneverrrr !

El is the best!! If you are looking for a karaoke spot this is it! Im coming back here every wednesday.. no joke lol. The karaoke community here is like no other! Food is great too!!!

Ophelia’s is a great hidden gem in Albany! Have been several times and always pleased. Last night I went before the Billy Strings concert and the place was absolutely slammed on a Wednesday night, but they were still very attentive. The owner checked on us several times and was friendly. Food and drink were great.

This new place is awesome! It's a great venue for music and the food is excellent too! Highly recommend the loaded fries with Opheelinit sauce! (See what they did there?)

There's nothing I don't love about this place. The food is fantastic the open floor plan is to die for. Cocktail options both with and without alcohol. Hot food and loud, live music. Going to karaoke here on Wednesdays is one of the best options around! 🔥💯

Great meals we had and not being from Albany and so close to the arena we walked over and had a great meal. The Ophelia and Steezy burgers was awesome!

felt like i was in new orleans. gumbo was great. definitely coming back to try some other things. the service was great and super friendly. going to be making this my new go to hang out spot.

Ophelia's is a great spot and a key location in Downtown Albany. The owner and his staff are incredibly open to working with others to create events and make this place welcome and open to everyone. The recent collaboration with Slidin' Dirty will only improve what was already a solid kitchen. Karaoke Wednesdays with Elvira behind the bar have been a hit. Monday Night Mixers celebrates industry folk and showcase local DJs. It's a bar, venue, and eatery all in one. There's something here for everyone. Don't sleep on this one.

lily peterson

Ophelia’s is a great hidden gem in Albany! Have been several times and always pleased. Last night I went before the Billy Strings concert and the place was absolutely slammed on a Wednesday night, but they were still very attentive. The owner checked on us several times and was friendly. Food and drink were great.

Rick Naya

Great meals we had and not being from Albany and so close to the arena we walked over and had a great meal. The Ophelia and Steezy burgers was awesome!

Gene Hughes

This new place is awesome! It's a great venue for music and the food is excellent too! Highly recommend the loaded fries with Opheelinit sauce! (See what they did there?)

Fraggel OfTheWastes

There's nothing I don't love about this place. The food is fantastic the open floor plan is to die for. Cocktail options both with and without alcohol. Hot food and loud, live music. Going to karaoke here on Wednesdays is one of the best options around! 🔥💯

Phoebe Dortic

felt like i was in new orleans. gumbo was great. definitely coming back to try some other things. the service was great and super friendly. going to be making this my new go to hang out spot.

Ophelia’s on Broadway is hands down one of the best spots in the area. The food is consistently amazing – every dish is fresh, full of flavor, and clearly made with a lot of care. The atmosphere is unbeatable, whether you’re stopping in for dinner or catching a show. The live music is always top notch, and it really elevates the entire experience into something special and memorable. You can feel the passion behind this place – from the welcoming staff to the way everything flows together so seamlessly. It’s not just dinner, it’s a whole vibe. If you haven’t been yet, you’re missing out. Ophelia’s is truly a gem on Broadway, and every visit makes me look forward to the next one.

Ophelia’s hospitality was absolutely incredible. I played a show there. All the musicians were treated like family and that goes a long way in our industry when you’re on tour in a different city every night. There’s just a great culture of a space and community that you can go in and really be yourself. Not only did we have a great show but we made great new friends when we went to Ophelia’s. Thanks for everything!

weather for an impromptu night and it was quite a bit of fun they definitely know how to keep the party going

took my friend for dinner and a drag show for her birthday. the service was amazing and the food was great and reasonable prices. the drag show put on by Stella Progress and her group of queens was one of the best times I've had in a long time. even if you're not into drag, I recommend enjoying other events or even just a meal with friends.

Best bar in downtown Albany!! Right at exit 4 you’ll find the best bartender ever Elvira and her sexy sidekicks TJ and Sierra !!! Every Wednesday night doing karaoke with them is a blast and I wouldn’t miss out ever !!

Walked down from my hotel while in town for work, and immediately upon entering, I loved the vibe. Cozy feel but spacious layout. I had a Ropa sandwich, and it was delicious. The bartender was friendly and made a solid old fashioned. If I lived here, this would be a spot I would come to often.

Went for drinks and music. It was more like an EDM DJ that night with lots of lasers and lights. Not quite my favorite, but the people were awesome. Drinks were at a decent price and service was quick and pleasant. It would be fun to go back for some music that I enjoy more. It was too late to order food by the time I got there. Very fun atmosphere!!

Zack Pshenishny

Went for drinks and music. It was more like an EDM DJ that night with lots of lasers and lights. Not quite my favorite, but the people were awesome. Drinks were at a decent price and service was quick and pleasant. It would be fun to go back for some music that I enjoy more. It was too late to order food by the time I got there. Very fun atmosphere!!

Christian Phipps

Ophelia’s hospitality was absolutely incredible. I played a show there. All the musicians were treated like family and that goes a long way in our industry when you’re on tour in a different city every night. There’s just a great culture of a space and community that you can go in and really be yourself. Not only did we have a great show but we made great new friends when we went to Ophelia’s. Thanks for everything!

Jacquelyn Wiltsie

Ophelia’s on Broadway is hands down one of the best spots in the area. The food is consistently amazing – every dish is fresh, full of flavor, and clearly made with a lot of care. The atmosphere is unbeatable, whether you’re stopping in for dinner or catching a show. The live music is always top notch, and it really elevates the entire experience into something special and memorable. You can feel the passion behind this place – from the welcoming staff to the way everything flows together so seamlessly. It’s not just dinner, it’s a whole vibe. If you haven’t been yet, you’re missing out. Ophelia’s is truly a gem on Broadway, and every visit makes me look forward to the next one.

Angelina Villa

Best bar in downtown Albany!! Right at exit 4 you’ll find the best bartender ever Elvira and her sexy sidekicks TJ and Sierra !!! Every Wednesday night doing karaoke with them is a blast and I wouldn’t miss out ever !!

Jasmine Freeman

took my friend for dinner and a drag show for her birthday. the service was amazing and the food was great and reasonable prices. the drag show put on by Stella Progress and her group of queens was one of the best times I've had in a long time. even if you're not into drag, I recommend enjoying other events or even just a meal with friends.

Mar Queen

The best new spot in Albany- I really started to give up on this city. But karaoke Wednesday’s at Ophelia’s is the most friendly and fun environment around. This place will change your life- it’s your one stop shop for fun, food and friends. Definitely stop by, even if you’re having a rough day you will have no choice but to leave this place with a smile. The bartenders Elvira Twon & Nick are the absolute best and super attentive. Ophelia’s changed my life.

Will Wright

Great new spot. The chef is still working on the menu and offered to make us basically anything we wanted. I got the Bayou Burger and it was one of the best burgers I've had in the area, I think the chef called it a "crack burger" lol. Set-up is definitely less restaurant and more pub/bar with a music venue in the back, which is great. We got there very early, were basically the first people there and they were super nice to us. I'm looking forward to going back! I do hope they keep the New Orleans vibe though, it is definitely unique in the area.

Mostly, I just swing through karaoke night and similar, but they book some good live acts and have a nice tapp selection

Nice venue for live music. Friendly staff

We inadvertently showed up during Karaoke night. While it wasnt a remake of The Voice, everyone was having a great time and quite a variety of genres being played. The food was good, the service was really good. Our waitress stopped by a few times, and a couple other members of the staff would stop by and check in on us, or refill drinks. It was a decent spot and he doesn't like dinner and a show!

Nick Lansing

We inadvertently showed up during Karaoke night. While it wasnt a remake of The Voice, everyone was having a great time and quite a variety of genres being played. The food was good, the service was really good. Our waitress stopped by a few times, and a couple other members of the staff would stop by and check in on us, or refill drinks. It was a decent spot and he doesn't like dinner and a show!

My first time at Ophelia a few weeks ago for a fundraiser, nice place and friendly staff, but the 🍕 was not all that 👎, small men's bathroom 🚽 and the sink was not clean

Antonio Rodriguez

My first time at Ophelia a few weeks ago for a fundraiser, nice place and friendly staff, but the 🍕 was not all that 👎, small men's bathroom 🚽 and the sink was not clean

People depend on me for my honest reviews and I will not be strong armed into changing my beliefs. That being said I decided to give Ophelia’s another shot after a disappointing first visit and I’ve decided to change my thoughts on the establishment. The crown jewel here without a doubt is Elvira bringing a certain merriness and mirth to the atmosphere. There are plenty of bars to frequent but none of them have someone that’s brings such a positive aura like Elvira. I recommend everyone goes here👍👍

Great place for live music, but I use a wheelchair and even though I was told that they were accessible, they aren't. The door staff is incredibly helpful and helped get me and my chair up the outside step and offered to carry me up the 5 steps leading to the room where the stage is. I wasn't comfortable with that, but I had brought my crutches just in case I found barriers. What I didn't expect is that the bathroom is absolutely not usable by a wheelchair user. I could barely get through the door, and inside, there are 4 stalls that are too narrow for even my narrow chair. Had I been told that, I would have had my crutches with me to get inside even though it's not ideal. I'm very shaky on them and I fall frequently. This is a constant problem when I try to go out and be social! It's incredibly demeaning and embarrassing, so I won't be returning to Ophelia's unless they contact me to tell me (and show me) that they have made changes and are completely accessible by a wheelchair user without needing help from the staff or other patrons. Dignity is extremely important!

Shane provided great service and we enjoyed the playlist. The food? Pretty bad. Tried to order buffalo wings - which were on the menu - but was informed that they’re not bone-in, they’re actually tenders. Strange. Ordered a burger instead. Check the pic below. It was TINY! The burger bun was double the size of the overcooked, dry, unseasoned burger. The steak fries were okay. The ketchup bottle lid exploded off when I popped it open, revealing sour, bubbly ketchup. Obviously gross. We also had chicken tacos (wanted to mix and match but apparently everything is preportioned, so we couldn’t do that). The tacos were the worst I’ve ever tried. Dry shredded chicken without a trace is seasoning. They didn’t even SMELL like they were seasoned. We didn’t eat them. Unfortunately, there really aren’t many other restaurants open downtown in the summer. We had no choice but to eat here. Next time, we’ll eat somewhere else like McDonald’s. We suggest you skip this place.

Shawn Wooster

Shane provided great service and we enjoyed the playlist. The food? Pretty bad. Tried to order buffalo wings - which were on the menu - but was informed that they’re not bone-in, they’re actually tenders. Strange. Ordered a burger instead. Check the pic below. It was TINY! The burger bun was double the size of the overcooked, dry, unseasoned burger. The steak fries were okay. The ketchup bottle lid exploded off when I popped it open, revealing sour, bubbly ketchup. Obviously gross. We also had chicken tacos (wanted to mix and match but apparently everything is preportioned, so we couldn’t do that). The tacos were the worst I’ve ever tried. Dry shredded chicken without a trace is seasoning. They didn’t even SMELL like they were seasoned. We didn’t eat them. Unfortunately, there really aren’t many other restaurants open downtown in the summer. We had no choice but to eat here. Next time, we’ll eat somewhere else like McDonald’s. We suggest you skip this place.

Standing here for ten minutes and didn't even get a "I'll be with you in a second" kind of acknowledgement. Bartender saw us waiting patiently and did his best to avoid eye contact. It's not that busy in here. We walked out.

She was drunk behind the counter they close the kitchen hella early

Terrible cocktails, friendly but extremely slow service, cold food. Was not at all busy and smelled like weed on entry. Paid $15 for the worst old fashioned of my life and left hungry

Horrible service - food was delivered cold, we were never checked on to see if we needed another beverage or asked how the food was. We had to ask for check twice and then waited 40 minutes for waitress/bartender/manager to bring it to us. After letting the manager know of our experience, her response was "I'm sorry we did not live up to your expectations" and proceeded to roll her eyes at us. (WOW -- Well rehearsed response and pretty sure she has used that line before.) She also mentioned it was a busy night because of a concert in town--well if you know that, you should have been staffed accordingly, since you had to have a reservation, which we did, you would know how many tables to expect. One bartender, one waitress and one cook for a busy night? But as far as our "expectations" -- It was burgers and fries, pretty sure we didn't have huge expectations! Will not return simply because staff was rude and food was mediocre.

Atrocious service. Sat at the bar making eye contact with 2 waitresses for a while being completely ignored. Couple came in and sat next to us and were served immediately. Couldn’t even have a second drink before we had to go. Place was not busy, and several other patrons were walking up asking for service. A little hustle would’ve been appreciated. Convenient location, wanted to love it!

Had a reservation on a Friday night, didn’t have a table for us when we got there said it would be a 10 min wait. Went to the bar to get a drink in the mean time, only 1 bartender on a Friday night of an event. Took 30+ mins to get a drink. Had time to spare before the event so we waited to be sat so we could eat before our show, over an hour goes by. We finally sit an hour and 10 minutes after our reservation time, at a table too small to fit our number. No one comes to serve us for over another 10 minutes. At that point we decided to leave. Not enough staff and no one cared about the patrons.

I had the worst experience. The “owner” was our server and he was a complete mess. It was a busy night, but regardless, never put our food in after an hour of waiting. Mistakes happen…but this was horrible. The other “manager” gave me a number to call the next day when it was slower to discuss, and it ended up being a fake number. Tried calling the phone number on their website, and service is down. The restaurant has a different name than the bar itself, a lot of sketchy activity going on here. Saw all the other reviews so I thought it would be a decent place, but I was extremely disappointed. I don’t appreciate that I can’t get a hold of the restaurant at all. Never got our food, but seeing the lack of cleanliness of the restaurant itself, I doubt the kitchen is any better.

If I could give less than a 1 star review I would and in fact this is the first time I have ever felt compelled to leave a review on anything. I went to a family members show at Ophelia's on Friday and it was an utter disaster. Lets start with the food and bar service. They were out of so many things and what they were not out of was somehow served both burnt and cold. No marinara for the mozzarella sticks. Burgers were like cold lumps of coal. The two flavors of wings I ordered were UNSAUCED. The cook was i guess afraid I wouldn't want them to touch and instead of having the server ask me or putting them on two small separate trays the wings arrived unsauced! just 10 wings, and two small cups, one of honey siracha and one of just oil that was supposed to be garlic parm. There was no parm. No garlic. Just a tiny cup of oil to dip my share of chicken wings into. Brilliant. Bar service was beyond slow. Bar tenders standing around. Every single person there was in utter shock of how long it took anyone to get a drink. Including bands. The show was reasonably attended but I would not say the staff was overwhelmed in any capacity at any time. Now for the show! I am not a massive fan of punk rock but I went to support my nephew. All of these bands though had a level of professionalism to their performance. Although I am not a punk rock aficionado, I have played in country rock bands for 35 years and I can tell a thoughtfully put together project when I see it and these boys were all doing it! However, the sound tech was beyond bad and thusly the show SOUNDED beyond bad. Almost painful to be in the room. This person clearly had no idea what was going on. Why would a venue employ someone with NO sound engineer skills? No monitors working. No audible vocals. Just a total mess. Perhaps they lied about their abilities to the owner? But the look in their eyes said they were throw into the deep end by careless owners. The room itself was nice but HOT as hell. One AC simply did not work, the other was positioned in a way that an utterly stupid, tacky, trashy, and genuinely dirty arrangement of tapestries caught all the cool the one AC could put out and trapped it above the crowd. When we went to try and reach up, maybe to stretch or to try and get to some of the cool air and touched the tapestry you would be COVERED in dust. I cannot for the life of me understand how a place like this can be so mismanaged. 0/10 stars. We will never be back because I'm not sure people making this amount of mistakes can ever be self aware enough to turn it around.

Called ahead to make a reservation for 16 people. When we got there they split us into two tables and told us we had to order quickly food, so we did. The table I was at waited over 1.5 hours to get our food after ordering (which was cold by the time we got it), even with that wait not everyone received their food so we cancelled a few orders. The other table had received and finished eating their food long before my table got food. The waiter also never came over to check on us during that time so we didn’t get any refills on our drinks or a chance to order more alcoholic drinks. We even went to the bar to ask if we could get more drinks from them and they said no only our waiter can give us drinks, but she still never came over until we were finally served out food. By that time we just wanted to leave so we didn’t bother asking for refills/drinks. Terrible experience, if they can’t accommodate a large party then they should’ve said that when we called them in advance. This place is basically just a bar that’s trying to pretend it’s also a sit down restaurant.

This place is a joke! We just watched Matty D at Normandside’s for free. Followed him to Ophelia’s to hear his band Ginger Geezus.. Bouncer tried to charge us $20 per per person to get in. Never heard of such a cover charge! We bounced…the bar was empty. The band is awesome, the bar is definitely hurting for money.

Jennifer Aronne

I had the worst experience. The “owner” was our server and he was a complete mess. It was a busy night, but regardless, never put our food in after an hour of waiting. Mistakes happen…but this was horrible. The other “manager” gave me a number to call the next day when it was slower to discuss, and it ended up being a fake number. Tried calling the phone number on their website, and service is down. The restaurant has a different name than the bar itself, a lot of sketchy activity going on here. Saw all the other reviews so I thought it would be a decent place, but I was extremely disappointed. I don’t appreciate that I can’t get a hold of the restaurant at all. Never got our food, but seeing the lack of cleanliness of the restaurant itself, I doubt the kitchen is any better.

Thomas Onofrio

If I could give less than a 1 star review I would and in fact this is the first time I have ever felt compelled to leave a review on anything. I went to a family members show at Ophelia's on Friday and it was an utter disaster. Lets start with the food and bar service. They were out of so many things and what they were not out of was somehow served both burnt and cold. No marinara for the mozzarella sticks. Burgers were like cold lumps of coal. The two flavors of wings I ordered were UNSAUCED. The cook was i guess afraid I wouldn't want them to touch and instead of having the server ask me or putting them on two small separate trays the wings arrived unsauced! just 10 wings, and two small cups, one of honey siracha and one of just oil that was supposed to be garlic parm. There was no parm. No garlic. Just a tiny cup of oil to dip my share of chicken wings into. Brilliant. Bar service was beyond slow. Bar tenders standing around. Every single person there was in utter shock of how long it took anyone to get a drink. Including bands. The show was reasonably attended but I would not say the staff was overwhelmed in any capacity at any time. Now for the show! I am not a massive fan of punk rock but I went to support my nephew. All of these bands though had a level of professionalism to their performance. Although I am not a punk rock aficionado, I have played in country rock bands for 35 years and I can tell a thoughtfully put together project when I see it and these boys were all doing it! However, the sound tech was beyond bad and thusly the show SOUNDED beyond bad. Almost painful to be in the room. This person clearly had no idea what was going on. Why would a venue employ someone with NO sound engineer skills? No monitors working. No audible vocals. Just a total mess. Perhaps they lied about their abilities to the owner? But the look in their eyes said they were throw into the deep end by careless owners. The room itself was nice but HOT as hell. One AC simply did not work, the other was positioned in a way that an utterly stupid, tacky, trashy, and genuinely dirty arrangement of tapestries caught all the cool the one AC could put out and trapped it above the crowd. When we went to try and reach up, maybe to stretch or to try and get to some of the cool air and touched the tapestry you would be COVERED in dust. I cannot for the life of me understand how a place like this can be so mismanaged. 0/10 stars. We will never be back because I'm not sure people making this amount of mistakes can ever be self aware enough to turn it around.

T Rise

Called ahead to make a reservation for 16 people. When we got there they split us into two tables and told us we had to order quickly food, so we did. The table I was at waited over 1.5 hours to get our food after ordering (which was cold by the time we got it), even with that wait not everyone received their food so we cancelled a few orders. The other table had received and finished eating their food long before my table got food. The waiter also never came over to check on us during that time so we didn’t get any refills on our drinks or a chance to order more alcoholic drinks. We even went to the bar to ask if we could get more drinks from them and they said no only our waiter can give us drinks, but she still never came over until we were finally served out food. By that time we just wanted to leave so we didn’t bother asking for refills/drinks. Terrible experience, if they can’t accommodate a large party then they should’ve said that when we called them in advance. This place is basically just a bar that’s trying to pretend it’s also a sit down restaurant.

Heidi

Had a reservation on a Friday night, didn’t have a table for us when we got there said it would be a 10 min wait. Went to the bar to get a drink in the mean time, only 1 bartender on a Friday night of an event. Took 30+ mins to get a drink. Had time to spare before the event so we waited to be sat so we could eat before our show, over an hour goes by. We finally sit an hour and 10 minutes after our reservation time, at a table too small to fit our number. No one comes to serve us for over another 10 minutes. At that point we decided to leave. Not enough staff and no one cared about the patrons.

Kelly Hartley

Horrible service - food was delivered cold, we were never checked on to see if we needed another beverage or asked how the food was. We had to ask for check twice and then waited 40 minutes for waitress/bartender/manager to bring it to us. After letting the manager know of our experience, her response was "I'm sorry we did not live up to your expectations" and proceeded to roll her eyes at us. (WOW -- Well rehearsed response and pretty sure she has used that line before.) She also mentioned it was a busy night because of a concert in town--well if you know that, you should have been staffed accordingly, since you had to have a reservation, which we did, you would know how many tables to expect. One bartender, one waitress and one cook for a busy night? But as far as our "expectations" -- It was burgers and fries, pretty sure we didn't have huge expectations! Will not return simply because staff was rude and food was mediocre.