Kyle Wilson

Perfection. We ate here for my wife's birthday, and everything was fantastic. The food and service were truly exceptional. Highly recomend the Charcuterie Appetizer.

+6

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The Tailor and the Cook is located in the historic Bagg Square area in Utica, New York. We went for brunch and had a wonderful experience. The atmosphere was great. The food and beverage selections were well curated for an exceptional day. Arrive early and take a walk around and enjoy the history of this area.

NancyZumpano Photography

Tailor and the Cook is by far my favorite restaurant! We love both their delicious entrees and amazing ambiance! Their commitment to excellence and to farm to table are unmatched! An example of Tim and Steve's gracious hospitality is they welcomed one of my recent bridal parities for some portraits and a round of drinks. Their staff was so kind, gracious and welcoming! My team, my couple and their wedding party had a quintessential experience at Tailor and the Cook!!! We could not be more grateful!

+5

Luke McCann

Dined in for special occasion. Neighborhood and the square have evolved into a great destination. A warehouse / loft district revitalized. Restaurant itself has great ambiance with exquisite attention to detail (along with one of the nicest cleanest bathrooms I’ve seen). Decor and lighting top notch. Everything we ordered was extremely well done. Portions were appropriately sized. Wine and beverage list well thought out with good mix of local options. Was a great experience and would highly recommend.

+3

Meri O.

We went for dinner to celebrate our son’s 25th birthday. We were seated at the table right in front of the fireplace. We started with a cheese board and then we all ordered different dishes as well as desserts. Everything was so fresh and delicious. We really enjoyed everything. The service was fantastic as well. We can’t wait to come again.

+3

Danny Jerome

I wish I could add more stars. Me and my girlfriend had Valentine's day dinner here and it was easily one of the best meals that we've ever had. The space is gorgeous, the fact that most of the food/beverages are locally sourced is mind blowing, and the staff are an easy 10/10. Our server Alexa was very knowledgeable and personable and catered us eloquently throughout the night with well timed check-ins and more! Everyone else that helped us were superb and it was some of the most efficient and relaxing staff we've ever seen. We both work in good service and know that it's not easy, yet this staff were like a well oiled machine and made it look flawlessly easy. Our whole dinner was planned out and courses were coming out just when we were ready, which is no doubt the cause of great communication between the kitchen and the servers. We wish we could thank the chefs personally as much as we praised the front of house staff. This place is amazing and our only regret is not tipping more! We will definitely be back and tell everyone about it in the meantime, and thank you for taking such good care of us on a special night!

+1

Megan White

Went for brunch with my family, and had an overall positive experience! We love Tailor and the Cook dinner, so we thought we’d try out their brunch. Pictured are: Breakfast Skillet, Blueberry Pancakes, Biscuits & Gravy, Pizza Fritte, Bloody Mary, and Seasonal Mimosa. Breakfast Skillet: 9/10! Had both sausage and bacon in it, along with eggs, potatoes, onions, peppers, and cheese. Blueberry Pancakes: 8.5/10. Pancakes were good but a bit too well done. If they included blueberry jam on the side or in between pancakes that would be a hit! Biscuits & Gravy: 6/10. Underwhelming, and not what we were expecting. Gravy had an Italian/pizza sausage taste, as opposed to a typical southern sausage gravy. Biscuit itself was fine. Pizza Fritte: 10/10!! Perfectly done. Piping hot when they arrived at our table; so fresh! Blueberry jam was a fantastic addition. Bloody Mary: 8/10. Unique addition of furikake and sesame seeds, but overall very good! Seasonal Mimosa: 10/10! The blood orange liqueur made this drink! Very very delicious.

+1

Irina

It was good but service was very slow. They offered us free drinks to make up for that which was very generous. The food was a bit hit or miss — amazing potato soup, excellent chicken but stringy spring peas, and flourless chocolate cake that was way too sweet. Others enjoyed their meals

Oscar “Hungry Traveling Salesman” Castillo

This definitely holds up to its recommendation. Many people told me to come here if I wanted farm to table food. And I must say, it was definitely as described. I had the Utica bread with maple butter, Shrimp cocktail and the risotto mushroom. Everything I tasted, was delicious. The server was very elegant and attentive. Great job The Tailor and the Cook

+13

We had been looking forward to dining here for months (genuinely kept talking about it every week), and we finally tried it out over this last weekend. Unfortunately we were left unsatisfied. We had reservations for 8, arrived 10 minutes early, and were told to wait, which we expected as we were a touch early. It reaches about 10 after 8 and we ask about our seating, and were told we had to wait for other folks to finish eating so they could clear our table for us. This was a little weird, as to us it meant we could be waiting for any amount of time really - depending on how long the previous diners wanted their meal to go on. Eventually we were seated, our server was super nice and attentive. We were told we had to order everything we wanted all at once- meaning if you want more plates later, you can't get them. You have to order everything you'll be eating for your meal at once, and that's it. I've never experienced that at a restaurant. 🤷‍♀️ Food came out very quickly, we had a few appetizers including their butcher board, scallops, and fries. The butcher board was lovely, so were the scallops, the fries, not so much. They were super soggy. Our entrees included pork katsu, meatloaf, filet mignon, duck confit, and trout. My friends enjoyed their trout and duck. The pork katsu was just okay, as was the meatloaf. The filet was ordered medium rare and came out almost blue. My husband is not one to send back a meal, and will eat a steak cooked this way even though he doesn't prefer it, so he kept it. Dessert included cookies and milk + gelato, cheesecake, and flourless chocolate cake. Friends said the cheesecake was good. The cookies and milk were just fine, you can get much better baked goods at other places around Utica. The vanilla gelato was super icy, and the chocolate was not, so I think something was wrong with it. The creme anglaise on our chocolate cake was sour, like vinegar or bad milk, again, not sure if it's supposed to be like that or if something was wrong, but we didn't like it and ate around it. If we had paid average prices for this meal we would've left less disappointed, but the total with tip was $500, and it left us feeling guilty for spending the money on food we didn't really love. After looking forward to this meal for months, it was a let down. I do want to mention that the interior of the restaurant is gorgeous, and all of the staff were great and attentive. The rest just fell really flat for us.

Marquis Palmer

Atmosphere and service were great. I also enjoyed my cocktail. But the main draw, the food, while fine, was not worth the cost. I ordered the fried chicken katsu sandwich. It looked great, but the bread overwhelmed the chicken, which meant that every bite was like 85% bread and 15% chicken. The thickness of the bread made the sandwich too hefty to bite easily. The dish could be improved by replacing the bread with something more complimentary to the chicken.

Shalon Stevens

So I have been dying to try this place, especially since they moved locations. We went for my friend’s birthday so it was a group of eight of us. First, the atmosphere, AMAZING!!! The waitresses were nice, really easy going and friendly. A few of us ordered cesar salads, really good and nice size portion. The waitress had recommended the riggies but we just were bummed on the taste but great presentation. I really wanted to give this place 5 stars but we brought our OWN CAKE, we were charged a “cake cutting fee.” Mind you, when we first came in, one of the waitresses said if we cut it ourselves we would not be charged. She never said anything else to us and the waitress who served us never told us anything either. Well, we kept the cake at our table and cut it ourselves, they did not cut one single slice. Well, we were charged. When we asked about it, she said it’s because we brought it on the property. The fee wasn’t just $5, it was $32. For me, it’s principle not the money. When you’re charging a price like that to bring something on your property that should be made clear, it’s really simple. The cappuccino martini was good though and the pistachio one too! First impressions mean a lot and that just rubbed us all the wrong way.

+1

Meg C

We were genuinely excited to try this place for a special night out, but the experience was disappointing from the start and resulted in cold meals that were then microwaved into mush. The host greeted us with a frustrated, dismissive tone, “Well, that’s not really a real reservation,” simply because we had booked earlier that evening. He was condescending, instantly making us feel unwelcome. We asked to sit outside and he resisted, claiming it might rain (it was a beautiful evening with 0% chance of rain in the forecast). Sadly, the food didn’t redeem the experience. Our meals arrived completely cold. The flavors of the chicken riggies and pork belly over parsnips were very good, but both dishes were cold to the touch. When we quietly shared that the food was cold (something I’ve never done or had to do before), there was no explanation or apology or choice for how to rectify. The plates were grabbed without communication and returned as microwaved, mushy versions of what we ordered. The pork belly came back rubbery. It took over 20 minutes to receive a single beer. And a table nearby was delivered the wrong meal. This was a Sunday quiet night with a mostly empty restaurant. This was the first time I’ve ever left $0 for a tip, and I say that as someone who always tips generously. A special occasion ruined by poor service, cold food, and zero accountability (no acknowledgement or apology or reduction on the bill).