Chloe

Came here for my boyfriend’s birthday, and we’re already looking forward to the next time we come back! This place has a great vibe with the decor and candles at each table making you feel like you’ve gone back in time. Everything we ate was incredibly delicious. Service was great and our server, Simon, was amazing and had some great recommendations. I definitely recommend walking around checking out the other rooms in this beautiful place as well!

Sayoni Ghosh

A great place with some amazing food. The cozy ambience of the place is warm and welcoming. The heritage building has it's own special charm that adds to the overall experience. Coming to the food, it is modern traditional fare, with flavours that work so well that it leaves you craving for more. We had oysters with bone marrow glaze and Coal roasted scallops with green butter. Both of these were amazing apps that was a perfect way to start the meal. It rightly whets your appetite. Then between my friend and I we shared the mains. A sweet fresh Rainbow trout with a crispy skin over a bed of fava bean and collards. The fish was flaky and delicious. Next was the hanger steak with horseradish potato mash and charred brocolini. It was that warm hearty food which is a hit with all. That mash packed a punch courtesy the horseradish! To finish off the fabulous meal was a sinfully rich dessert of almond pudding with vanilla ice cream with prunes. The pudding was decadent and rich and very tasty. A special shout-out to the amazing staff of the Stissing House. They were equally warm and welcoming as the place. They were attentive and friendly. We were running late and they went out of their way to accommodate us and make sure that our table was kept for us. This was truly a memorable meal and one of my favourite since moving to the US. Loved it !!!

+3

Ashton Crawley

Went here for my boyfriend’s birthday and we had a great time! I highly recommend sitting at the bar. Drinks were amazing- try the calvados sour and the pine plains martini! The tuna tartare was sooo good. And definitely get the coconut cake for dessert!

+4

Derek Hodgson

This restaurant is the main reason I stayed in this area. Don't get me wrong - the hotel nearby was amazing and so were surrounding wineries, sceneries, and other businesses. Stissing House remains a destination, however. Whenever I hear someone may be heading upstate, I'll be asking them if they will be traveling near or staying in the eastern side of the Hudson Valley. In particular, every moment with the staff demonstrated the care that they treat all of their guests. I especially loved the attentive service that Taylor and Emma showed us once we were seated in the main dining area. The food was amazing and well balanced. I'm very happy I listened to our hosts, because the wood fired halibut was sublime, especially with the recommendation on the wine pairing. The rest of the meal was similarly great... Suffice to say, I'll be back. I'll almost certainly be bringing more people to a restaurant that offers such an amazing lounge room and incredible food... Also, the sourdough and cultured butter alone would keep me coming back. Stissing House Team: if you sell that in NYC you're going to have to expand 😆

Isabelle

Wow, I’ve had this place on my list for so long and I’m so happy I got to cross it off because it was PHENOMENAL. Service, food, ambiance all absolutely perfect. Please do yourself a favor and absolutely get the caramel ice cream. It was the best ice cream I’ve possibly ever had. The artichoke starter was lovely. The broth was so rich and beautiful. The side waiting room is cozy and warm. I wish this place was near me so I could come weekly. 10/10

+6

Zoey Chan

Easily one of my favorite dinners. The ambience is so cozy and homey. We loved all the appetizers particularly the bone broth, ham and mustard, chips and leeks. Our mains and desserts were great as well. They had the fireplace on in the sitting room, my only miss was not arriving early to enjoy it.

Ulyana

Celebrated my birthday at stissing house and it was just beautiful. We made a reservation in advance and even though it was Thursday, the restaurant was busy. The atmosphere is intimate with the candle light at every table, the design is well chosen and the food is great. We got a complementary dessert which was delicious and I don’t think I took any pictures of the food, but it was delicious. The cheese selection is great.

+3

AD W

I was pleasantly surprised by this restaurant after our friends selected it for dinner. I was not initially excited to try it. Most of the dishes are not necessarily unique (roasted chicken, fried fish, etc). However, each dish was really well executed. The curried mussels were the one item that was both unique and delicious. Service was great, and the vibes are very cozy and welcoming. There is a waiting area with a wood burning fireplace and offerings of peanuts. I don't know that I'd spend that much money for such standard dishes again, but I definitely left satisfied and enjoyed everything.

+3

Olivia Oliver

My husband and I went here for our anniversary and it was lovely! The atmosphere is nice, I am a big fan of the candlelight. It was a bit noisy , but it’s what you get in an older building with not the best insulation. The scallops were amazing, I don’t know if I could say they’re not worth the money, but I would highly recommend them. Our dishes were great, if not a tad bit expensive. Honestly, my only real complaint is that we had ordered dessert and received those, when we also got a piece of cake for it being our anniversary. 1) we were charged for it even though we did not ask for it, and 2) it wasn’t until after we had ordered and received our chosen desserts that we got it. Our waiter was wonderful otherwise and made great conversation. I don’t know what to expect when you come in on a special occasion, but usually it’s not to pay for the special treat. That being said, it was huge and tasty. Overall, a nice experience, just pricey!

+2

Vincent Spano

This is culinary level food at very high prices as one might expect. Check the menu before you go to insure there is something you're willing to try. On the plus side, the service is incredible. Their bread is also delicious and their butter tastes like they whipped it up that morning. I also had a rather unusual salad with different fruits and lettuces in it that all came together very nicely. I also had roasted chicken with rosemary potatoes (I am NOT an adventurous eater). The chicken was plump and juicy and cooked to perfection, but it tasted like, well, roasted chicken. Nothing special. The same with the rosemary potatoes, which barely tasted different than regular potatoes. Going back to the positive, their coconut cake is out of this world delicious. The atmosphere is also very nice, restored from the early 19th century. Modern additions were very tastefully done. All in all, most of the food is rather 'high brow' and just not worth it to me. It's more of an experience than a place to eat. Everything is quality, just not my cup of tea.

+11

The ambience and overall vibe were great, and honestly enough to make me consider coming back. Unfortunately, the food didn’t live up to expectations. The chicken and steak were cooked well, but ultimately lackluster in flavor. The most memorable items ended up being the gouda plate and a scoop of ice cream. Service was just okay. Our waiter was nice, but never really checked on us. Wine glass sat empty on the table and were never asked if we wanted another. We were also asked if we wanted the coal-roasted potato with dinner to which we said yes, but it never came. Overall, it’s a beautiful space with a great atmosphere, but the food and service didn’t match expectations given the cost and online hype.

Brent Quigley

The chicken and coconut cake are the only things worthwhile really. Be aware that their house made sweet vermouth is extremely bitter, almost like an amaro. I get that people want a “unique upstate dining experience” but this definitely seems like it is rooted in the city more than it is upstate. The staff is relatively pretentious, the atmosphere is very colonial for some reason (I’m not sure if it’s supposed to act as a time capsule like that, which seems a tad gimmicky and somewhat reminiscent of a themed restaurant) and the 4 tops that they separate into 2s in front of the bar are far too close to each other once separated. This is the second time I tried it, I didn’t really enjoy it last time, and although I really wanted to like it this time, I was again disappointed. If it wasn’t so hard to get a reservation here maybe my rating would be different, but I really don’t think the food is that good either.

Roshni Jewbali

I had high expectations of Stissing House, as I believed Claire de Boer was both the chef and owner. Unfortunately, I was very disappointed. Having lived in London for many years, I’ve never had a steak and ale pie that was this salty, and the mashed potatoes were overly salted as well. The Southern collard greens contained sand, and the coconut cake was very dry. This fell well short of what I would expect from a restaurant with such a strong reputation. There are better dining options in Upstate New York, and I’m not sure I would return.