Hudson House River Inn

Great service, great view and excellent meal. Dry aged Ribeye was delicious. Cedar Plank Salmon and Shrimp Scampi were also tasty and well presented. I would eat here again!

Great Place To Eat At. There Food Is Great!!! And The River View There Is Breath Taking!!! A Must Place To Go To Have A Great Meal Or Stay Over At As A Bed And Breakfast!!!

I just ate here this afternoon with a friend. I found the entire dining experience to be relaxing, friendly, and with very good food… and all in a very peaceful environment. I am sure to return when next in the area for a most enjoyable, tasty, and leisurely meal.

Great for the second time as well as the first. Onion soup is a must, hamburger is delicious, and great service. Beutiful scenery, next to the Hudson river.

The review is for the restaurant. The hostess appeared bothered. I am not sure why because we waited a while for the hostess to appear. The restaurant was not busy. When you first come into the restaurant, being annoyed at customers isn’t the right thing to do. We were seated by the window. The view was beautiful. The food was good. I had Surf and Turf. The steak was cooked to perfection. The service here can improve. The server disappeared. We had empty water glasses and empty plates. We sat around for 20 minutes. May I please have more water? I asked another server and was told he will get our server. More time elapsed. We decided not to order anything else. We did wanted dessert and apéritif, but I digress. The Inn is located by the Hudson and it is a prime location. I have not stayed at the hotel. If you want to go to a restaurant where the hostess gives you an attitude and the server disappears… come here! I will not return here because of the service.

We had dinner in the River Room tonight. I do want to say the staff is amazing. From the host/​hostess (there seemed to be 2 people in front) to the waiters and busboys, everyone was genial and professional. Our waiter specifically really made up for the lackluster food.
I see all the great reviews on here and I don’t know if we just ordered the couple clunkers on the menu, or what happened. I got the lobster bisque (lukewarm) and my bf got the mozzarella, tomato appetizer. Both were «meh.» We both had the tuna sashimi for our entrees. This was really disappointing. I think the tuna would’ve been better more thinly sliced? The accompanying potatoes and vegs weren’t hot. For dessert we got the pecan pie. This I asked to have warm (wasn’t sure if it would come out cold) – and it came clearly nuked for too long. We were both in pain after the first bite and had to wait it out. It came with literally a «dollop» of ice cream – and there were no pecans that I could find. It was actually pretty chocolate-​y.
The prix fixe is definitely a bargain – if the food is good. Even my cappuccino tasted off. Anyway, the staff gets 5 stars and the food, just based on tonight, gets 2.

I came here after seeing a lot of people sitting outside. We arrived right around when dinner began and chose the price fixed menu for $ 33 – you get a appetizer, main dish and dessert. I had the chicken stuffed with cheese and my parents had the petit steak. Food was amazing. Service was amazing. It was well worth the cost everything was perfect. I would come back again as they make sure their customers leave happy.

Lobster Bisque, Salmon With Crabmeat and Asian Spicy Shrimp all delicious. My daughter had the seafood medley which she loved as well. Combine that with an amazing view of the coldspring harbor and you will enjoy this place immensely.

Hudson House in Cold Spring is a wonderful location & restaurant! We were served toasted garlic bread with a chickpea type relish when we were sat, which was delicious. We chose the pre-​fixed menu for $ 33 and while everything we ordered were rather small portions I was pleasantly surprised with the choices of appetizers, meals & desserts. I ordered the mozzarella/​tomato appetizer, crab crusted cod & apple strudel and my husband had the crab cake appetizer, Bolognese & cheese cake, all excellent! My only real complaint is the vodka martini I ordered was not chilled properly or at all. I’ll be back and make sure I tell them to chill my martini glass!

This is a review for the restaurant for lunch.
Food was mediocre. Waitress was nice. It was clean.
The popovers are the best thing. Served warm with strawberry butter.
The pizza was so sad. It was a tortilla with sauce cheese and pesto. It wasn’t good. Not worth $ 10.
The lobster avocado sandwich seemed like it may have been premade — not as fresh as we had hoped. It was ok. The bread it was served on was nice and the sweet potato fries were good. But the lobster salad was disappointing.
The sangria is a pass.
But The blueberry soda — blueberry purée and seltzer — was yummy.

Had dinner here with Friends. Everything was excellent. Service, food, etc. The only down side was that our T-​Bone steaks were rather small. But they were properly cooked, and delicious. Highly recommend!

Stayed here in the dead of winter for a much needed break from the noise of NYC. We used a special deal that gave us two nights, free breakfast and a prix fixe dinner. Extremely pleasant front desk, good room service and knowledgeable staff that gave us some great suggestions for exploring the area. We enjoyed the dinner so much the first night we decided to come back for seconds. Breakfast was totally convenient and made perfectly to order. Stayed two days but it felt like a weeks worth of relaxation and fresh air. If this is how they do winter I can’t wait to return during the warmer months!
Oh, the staff also went above and beyond returning a lost item I had left in our room!

We really wanted a relaxed and fun winter weekend.
We got it, except for Hudson House. The Inn is nice and clean enough. But man the noise. The issue is not outside noise — Cold Spring is quaint and quiet. The issue is that we could hear absolutely everything in the room next door to us. Conversations, the TV, them using the bathroom (including brushing teeth and any, hum, less pleasant activities), and of course any amatory activity… Nice to be a voyeur sometimes, just not *that night*. Our neighbors were good people, I’m sure, but we ended up hating them because it was really hard to sleep at night.
The icing on the cake: The next day we told so to the front person, and he kindly apologized (which unfortunately did not make up for the less than ideal night) and indicated that the owners were aware of it, that they had been told many times, and that they were planning to fix it??? Great way to run a business!
We love weekend gateways in the Hudson Valley, and Cold Spring has a lot to offer in the summer and winter. Next time we’ll just go to another B&B. And if you guys at Hudson House get your act together, please let us know!

Lovely service, fantastic food. Great location and interior. Fond memories of that night.

My husband and I spent one night on Christmas Eve at this charming and quaint inn. The staff was very helpful over the phone when we booked and then again when we called closer to the date to confirm and ask for directions/​make dinner reservations. Our room was on the second floor and was very spacious. It had a separate seating area and a balcony with views of the river. The décor was «old» and rustic but it was very homey and comfortable. We had dinner at the restaurant downstairs and the food was excellent. The next day, we spent an hour exploring the waterfront and town before going back to the city (nothing was open on Christmas Day). I love Cold Spring and highly recommend staying at Hudson House for a quick getaway from NYC. If you’re looking for modern and busy, this is not the place for you, but if you want small town charm, then I highly recommend it!

Came here per Kevin C’s recommendation for a great steak after hiking Breakneck Ridge. We got there at an odd time, around 3:30PM but they still served us. The waitress was friendly and nice! They even gave us the dinner menu when we requested it even though it wasn’t time yet. I loved my ribeye but the T-​bone was just okay. We ordered both medium rare and mine was on point, but the T-​bone was pretty much medium well. I guess it’s hard to get the timing right for all the dishes. I loooooved my ribeye though!

We ate here during restaurant week and it was pretty good but the menu seemed plain so i would prefer to go not during restaurant week. The service and atmosphere is warm and friendly. I would go again.
I also came one night in winter with a couple of friends for a drink. The bar area is so nice with a fireplace and homey décor. The bartender/​innkeeper was so sweet and fun. She even let us take a peek at one of the empty rooms. Cant wait to stay here for a weekend!

My wife and I ate dinner here tonight for our first anniversary. The atmosphere was great, the music was appropriate, the service was adequate and the food was very good at times and average at others. More good than bad.
What can I say? I’m a camel. My water glass was empty more often than it was full.
Starting with apps. The Beefsteak tomatoes and fresh mozzarella disappointed. The tomatoes seemed under ripened and lacking in flavor. The mozzarella was too dense and also, lacking in flavor. I had a a burrata that blew my mind yesterday at The Smith in midtown Manhattan, so I’m a little bias right now.
The crab cakes (while very tasty) were a little too heavily fried. One might expect a bit more delicacy from this establishment.
Our entrees SHINED. I had a NY Strip cooked to a beautiful med rare. My wife had the crab meat encrusted cod. It was also very well executed. Appropriately seasoned and acidic. We also tried the lobster Mac and cheese. It was exactly what we expected, in a good way. Her Riesling made her happy. My Malbec complemented my steak well.
We knew we could get cheesecake in the city any day, so we both went all in on the bourbon chocolate pecan pie. While it was good, it would have been better warm. Also, it would have been more appropriate labeled a pecan topped brownie pie. I really missed the Karo syrup of a typical pecan pie. It may have been there, but it was way too subtle to be a true pecan pie.
Some average parts. Some great parts. Would we go again? We’re more likely to try other places in this quaint town before doubling back. Only time will tell.

I had a 5 star experience at this 4 star inn. I went at an unbusy time. You would expect people to slack off. They didn’t. Everyone I encountered here was great, professional, helpful, interested and friendly, in a greet-​you-​warmly, carry-​your-​bags, mix you a drink, leave out cookies-​for-​a-​snack kind of way. To the folks at Hudson House, many thanks for a great visit!
People sometimes have a problem with this place when they think «designer chic B&B.» It isn’t. (There is one up the street.) You have to think historic rustic inn and you’ll be fine. This building, in one form or another, has been an inn for almost 200 years. Occasionally it shows. If they upgraded it too much it wouldn’t stay on the national historic registry for long.
That said the public spaces, tavern, bar, restaurant and outdoor patio on the Hudson are quite nicely decorated and pleasant to spend time in. The rooms vary and it’s no surprise that as you move up along the «food chain» they get a little nicer. The suite is sweet and anything with a river view and private terrace is worth the c. 1930’s bathroom (the bath accessories by Crabtree & Evelyn are nice.)
Breakfast – which is included – was super, whether cooked to order on weekends or continental on weekdays. Craig mixes a nice cocktail and as for dinner – think special occasion American cuisine (I didn’t eat dinner here this stay – there are plenty of options in Cold Spring).
About Cold Spring, you HAVE to love a town (village? hamlet?) that absolutely does not have and will not tolerate a dunken donuts, wendy’s, cvs, walgreens, gap or chain store of any type on its Main Street. Go Cold Spring & stay just the way you are. A little quaint, a little quirky. Moms and pops rule here.
So keep your expectations in check and Hudson House will be a fine base for your exploration of the lower Hudson Valley.

Went here with my family and fiancé to celebrate out engagement. We went here during Valentine Day Weekend and they had a prefixed menu. Here’s what I have to say:
Food– wonderful! Tasty and plentiful. However, half of the entrée’s had additional fees attached to them and the meal itself was already 50 dollars so… I saw that as unnecessary.
Ambience– loved it! It has that old colonial feel to it. They also have a nice little bar/​lounge area with I believe I might have seen a fireplace. They also had live music the night I went, piano and occasional light singing. However, the tables were kind of cramped and I couldn’t help, but feel on top of the other table.
Service– service was prompt, friendly, but not overly hovering