Seven – An American Bistro

Excellent find! The lunch, dinner, and bar menus offer a great variety of options like «create your own pizza», Seared Red Snapper, Bone-​in Short Rib, Blackened Salmon, Gnocchi Bolognese, NY Strip Steak, sandwiches, burgers, salads, mouthwatering appetizers, delectable desserts and much, much more. Great choice of craft beers (draft or bottle), wines and a full bar. Very warm and welcoming atmosphere. You won’t be disappointed in trying this great new place out.

Superb ambiance. I love the design of this restaurant! Staff is friendly and attentive without being overbearing. Food was great and the menu has some unusual items without being weird. Tried a few different drinks and they were fantastic! Have been to SEVEN a few times already and plan to return. You enter thru the main hotel entrance. I also was told there will be outdoor patio dining in the warm weather. I can’t wait!

Delicious food, cozy ambiance and décor, and friendly, professional staff! This is definitely a gem tucked away inside a local hotel that you should check out! Couldn’t have asked for much more.

Staff drinks & food are amazing. Very classy yet down to earth place to eat. Why I’d this place in a hotel? Ok, well im good with it. Please enjoy, you will love.
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When’s the last time you ate dinner in a hotel that you weren’t staying in that was located within 20 minutes from your home? That’s exactly what we did out of curiosity. Seven, an American Bistro is located in what is currently the Comfort Suites in Clifton Park, but soon to be the Park Manor Hotel once the renovations are completed in February.
Once inside the hotel lobby, the entrance to Seven is off to your left. You almost feel like you are heading toward some meeting or conference rooms. The hostess station is another left turn and now you finally see your ultimate destination. We arrived on a Sunday evening and had our choice of every table in the dining area. There were a half-​dozen or so folks at the bar watching the football playoffs. The décor is simple with the most striking elements, walls lined with deep red, button tufted banquette seating, and mosaic-​ceramic floor tile that reminds me of business restrooms.
But we came here to try the food, so let’s focus on that. While we reviewed the menu, our server asked if we would like something to drink. We inquired as to what was on draft and were read six options. One American light (Bud), one Belgium (Stella), and four local/​craft brews (Davidson; Shmaltz; Redhook; Founders). As we settled on pints of Messiah Nut Brown and Winter Hook seasonal ($ 6 each) we also learned that there was a separate bar menu which was then provided to us. Both menus seem to offer items that are a slight twist on the standards or the expected.
Appetizers, for example, include a Chili Calamari, a Trio of Oysters, Meatballs Three Ways, and a Whipped Feta Dip. There’s a Crawfish Gumbo, and personal sized Create Your Own Pizza with toppings such as prisoutto (sic.), sopresetta (sic.), fresh mozzarella, feta, goat cheese, and gorgonzola. Of course there are also the standards such as wings, burgers, club sandwich, or a reuben on the bar menu, and steak, salmon, chicken, or cavatelli with sausage on the dinner menu.
My wife ordered the Beet and Goat Cheese Salad ($ 9) and the Ultimate Cubano ($ 9) from the Bar Menu. I asked for the appetizer Manor Bites ($ 10) to be served along with my wife’s salad and the Bone In Short Rib ($ 21) as my entrée. Apparently due to a misunderstanding, we both received the Beet and Goat Cheese Salad and I never got to try the Manor Bites which consisted of fried mashed potatoes, mac & cheese, and risotto.
The Beet salad was uniquely presented as layers of beet and goat cheese on a bed of arugula dressed with lemon, balsamic and oil. We both thought the arugula and dressing, by itself were quite salty. But when eaten together with the beets and cheese the salt level was perfect. All the flavors blended very nicely.
The Ultimate Cubano had the requisite ham, roast pork, Swiss cheese, and mustard, but with some pickle on the side. Unfortunately, the pork had been roasted with some rosemary in addition to other herbs and spices and my wife does not like rosemary. I tasted her sandwich, thought it was quite good, and would not have noticed the rosemary if she hadn’t called it to my attention. The sandwich was served with large cut pub fries that she thought had another flavor that didn’t please her. Possibly a bit of truffle oil may have been used?
I fared much better with my Bone In Short Rib. First of all, the bone looked like it could have come from a large dinosaur since it was so huge. Slicing the meat along one edge of the bone allowed the entire bone to easily slip away from the meat. Maybe more fat could have been trimmed from the rib before cooking, but I don’t think the meat would then have been as tender and juicy as it was. It had great flavor. I also enjoyed the smashed sweet potatoes and broccoli rabe that was served with it.
I was forward thinking enough to take some of the rib home so I could be tempted by the recitation of the house-​made desserts. Several sounded worth ordering, but I decided to try the Seven Beignets ($ 8). Yes, I think there were seven of them, and I ate every one since my wife said she had no room for more food. I’m no connoisseur of beignets and it has been over 20 years since I had them in New Orleans, but these delightfully surprised me by having been filled by the chef with a raspberry flavored whipped cream. Damn they were good! And they went really well with what I assume was Lavazza coffee since the cups had their logo on it. My wife is willing to come back just for the coffee.
Our server, Jennifer, was very friendly and efficient, periodically checking on us and seeking out answers to questions we had. The Executive Chef, Edward Loya, was nice enough to also visit our table to inquire how our meal was. The food and service are good enough to bring us back. I think the word just needs to get out to the locals. Why should the transients be the only ones to enjoy this place? It really is 3 ½ stars right now and I expect it to grow.