Jonathan Redeker

Ate here during COVID-19 Pandemic and they handled the social distancing and protocols really well. The food was delicious and the vibe was great. Delicious, great wine, great service, unique menu, and handled our Gluten Free diners well.

James Lane

Vino!!! This place is amazing!! Great dine in ambiance... staff is fantastic... food is superb!! Can't wait for the warmer weather to sit out on the porch. The clam chowder is the peoples choice award....AGAIN for the 4th year running... deeeeelicios

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Thomas O'Neill

Good wine, good food, friendly staff. Tastings are cheap and if you spend $30 on wine they'll refund you the money for the tasting! They have seating at the wine bar or outside on a covered porch and they serve lunch. Ive only gotten the cheese/meat board but I hear the lunch is really good. They'll even occasionally have live music which is also pleasant. Heads up though, there is very limited parking and you might need to park on the street nearby

Ally Orbeck

We went around 1pm on a Tuesday, were able to seat ourselves, we chose the patio (started to downpour by the time our entrees arrived so we moved inside) 10/10 recommend the pretzels and cheese, the best I've had in a while! I ordered the salmon with asparagus risotto, the salmon was good, the risotto was a little bland but not bad. My husband ordered a burger with fries (I stole some fries, very good) He said his burger was very tasty! Our server was very kind and quick to refill our waters and ask if we needed anything. Also helped us move inside when it started to downpour!

Two Tickets Away

It was a good experience. Not the best but good. We were sat at the bar while we waited for our table. Waitress was nice, we thought the food was delicious. There are GF options on the menu but for the main course you have to ask. Honestly the experience wasn’t bad, food was good. The bread for the board I believe reminded me of pizza dough. Was very tasty, we’d go again!

Ari Ham (Ari)

The atmosphere of this place was really nice. The location itself was absolutely beautiful as well. We were able to experience 5 wines. I had lobster tacos. The tacos were over sauced. I couldn’t really taste the lobster itself. The shell I feel didn’t fit well with the meal. I tried the scallops and I had to give my compliments to the chef! They were so well seasoned and tender. Again this was a really nice place and I enjoyed it.

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Karen Ryan

Thirsty Owl was always on our list of restaurants to hit when we came up for the last four days of racing season. We always had a great meal up until this year. And, as so many other restaurants in Saratoga Springs, once we have a bad meal, we will not be back. Our meals were just not good. My two friends had the chicken florentine, sauce had no taste, chicken was tough and stringy. I had the BBQ short ribs over polenta. Now, short ribs are supposed to melt in your mouth. These were tough and stringy, with what tasted like bottled bbq sauce poured on them. Plus, they served these two entries in bowls, very difficult to cut your meat in a bowl. Although, I enjoyed their draft beer, my friends each had a glass of wine, very paltry pour of wine for the price. We always liked it here because of the location, the bar and the ambience, but unfortunately due to the quality and price of the food, we will not be back.

Dio Rosen

I’m honestly so sad this place turned out to be a bummer! We ordered the charcuterie board and it was very disappointing, old cheese, strawberries with soft spots about to rot, the drinks were great and the waitresses did an amazing job! But the food was pretty poor in quality, not sure who’s cheffing it up in the back but that’s not what you serve customers.

Joe Sterenczak

I had high hopes for Thirsty Owl, but my recent visit was nothing short of a disaster. As a former loyal customer, I was excited for restaurant week, but the experience left me extremely disappointed. We arrived around 2:20pm and were told we couldn’t be seated until 3pm, which was understandable without reservations. However, when we tried to order an appetizer at the bar while waiting with our wine, I was told the kitchen was so backed up that they couldn’t take any food orders at all. It’s baffling that a restaurant wouldn’t even allow guests to order an appetizer while waiting at the bar with drinks. When we were finally seated at 3pm, we learned they were out of both the burger and the apple crisp, leaving us with only two options for mains and desserts. Already frustrated and hungry, we waited nearly an hour after we got there just to place any kind of food order. When the food finally arrived, the chicken was chewy and disappointing. I asked for extra ranch and was told, “we might be out of that.” After waiting another ten minutes and asking again, I was given barely a teaspoon of ranch. Throughout the meal, our waitress never checked on us, never refilled our waters, and didn’t even ask how everything was when bringing the check. The only thing she made sure to ask was if we cashed out at the bar. The service was terrible, the food was subpar, and the overall experience was awful. I won’t be returning to Thirsty Owl, especially with so many other quality restaurants in the area that actually care about their customers and provide real service. Take care, Thirsty Owl—hopefully you can turn things around, but I won’t be back.

Maria Elena Velardi

Good wines too bad for the food. We had a grilled olives and pita starter. The olives were probably warmed in a microwave and tasted like out of a can with cheap brining. My chicken florentine was served in a pasta bowl making difficult to cut the 4 large pieces of chicken boiled in a white-ish watery sauce with 4 spinach leaves on a bed of unevenly cooked fettuccine. My companion ordered salmon (again served in a pasta bowl) which came with a peeled tomato semi cooked on top and again swimming in a watery tomato sauce. Food tasted meh, plating very sloppy. Clearly who cooks there doesn’t care about food. Too bab because the wines are good and the location is nice. I will not go back.

Maria

Been to Thirsty Owl last night 8/31/25, food was good the service was HORRENDOUS. They weren't even busy. It was 8:15. They ran around like chicken with heads off. Fake niceness to not nice at all. Slow service. I don't mind a slow kitchen but slow service no drink order no bread no water. Awful. The bartender on last night was only shining light. What a great guy. Good personality, a worker. Leaving his post to deliver items, clean up tables, deliver food. This staff was more concerned about cleaning up&getting out than current customers. I cannot stand that. Still left 20% tip but shouldn't have. I'm in restaurant business in nyc for 30 yrs and they would've got much, much more. They were TERRIBLE. You used to have a great older staff and older waitress. Blonde/ brown hair good personality. This young generation stinks. They don't have "it." Only the bartender last night had the work in him. Take my warning ownership... .as people tighten up it will do you no good to have not confident, non happy faced, non engaging work staff. Get more organized or you won't stay in business.