The Tavern At Diamond Mills

We were invited to join a group of friends for lunch at Diamond Mills Tavern. Having eaten here in the past, we didn’t expect much. We weren’t disappointed. 1. The «Food»: my husband’s clam chowder was filled with clam shells, which had to be picked out one by one before he could eat his cup of soup… and sans shells, it amounted to about ½ cup of soup. His medium rare steak arrived way over-​cooked and was returned as ordered… after the rest of us were finished with our meal, 40 minutes later. He said the steak itself was «meh». My lobster roll consisted of a buttered, toasted hamburger roll w/​a thin slice of tomato, some romaine and approximately 2 tablespoons of what looked and tasted suspiciously like pollack. No celery. No onion. No fresh herbs nor any seasoning, save a bit of celery salt, perhaps. And most definitely no lobster. For $ 13, I received about 50 cents worth of food. 2. The“Service”: Getting our lunch was excruciatingly slow. When the entrees finally arrived, three people at our table received their hot food while the rest of us sat and watched them eat. About 10 minutes later, two sandwiches and one salad made their way to our table. The waitress poured lemonade on the table, not in the glass of one of the guests. She thought that was hilarious and said she’d be back to clean it up. We never saw her again… I got up, fetched a napkin and the guest cleaned up the mess himself. My husband received his lunch after the rest of us were done with our meal. Nobody offered dessert or coffee, which was fine. 3: The «View»: Excellent and the only reason anyone would walk into this over-​priced tavern with their terribly trained staff. My husband and I got pizza down the street afterwards, as we were still hungry after our skimpy, over-​priced, badly served «meal»
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DH, Friends and I stopped here just for a night cap… very nice bar and view out back of the falls. Thanks Jess (the bartender) for making that special Sangria for me!

Service was incredibly slow. Food was delicious, but dinner was close to three hours long. Service was really poor for the price that is paid for the food.

Very nice patio with river views. Excellent service. Food was delicious. Will be back!

A diamond in the middle of Saugerties. Beautiful accommodations and very attentive service. Wonderful outdoor patio with a view of the falls. Very interesting cocktail menu & delicious food. Stop by and enjoy pampering yourself!

My sister, mother and I were just at The Tavern for restaurant week. Wow! I had potato ravioli with morels and hazelnuts for app, Wild Cod Ceeks for my entrée and the Olive Oil Gelato for dessert. My sister had Rabbit Sausage, the cod and Sweet Pea Mousse. The food was outstanding! I wish I remembered our servers name, because she was excellent. Beautiful table by the window. We were there for lunch – the meal was a steal at $ 21 for three courses. Will definitely be doing that again.

beautiful setting overlooking a waterfall, friendly service
food was pretty good, and the portions were quite sizeable. the bread and olive oil stole the show!

My wife and I went here on Christmas 2015. We had heard good things about it from some friends and were excited to see it open on Christmas and decided to try it. We gave it one star because you are required to give something.
We arrived mid-​afternoon and were seated immediately. Let me say, the service was atrocious. Our waiter was a disaster; it took forever to get the first round of drinks (coffee and tea — so not like it was complex), we were never even asked about a drink refill for the entire meal. We then waited over 45 minutes for the main entrée to arrive. The waiter took our order and never stopped back by the table to check if we were happy with the food or wanted more drinks, although he did walk by several times aimlessly. Once finished with the meal, we waited again for the waiter to bring the check, but finally had to go to the hostess station and ask for the check. When we complained to the hostess/​manager, she apologized and then made our waiter finish up with us — poor management! He told us he had to do the bartending for his entire section because management had not scheduled a bartender. Leadership at its finest. If you do not have the staff to adequately service your patrons on a holiday, don’t open up.
The food was just average. We were comped for one meal item, but pointed out we did not want to be comped, we go out for service, not comped food. In summation, do not waste your time going here, the location and views are not great enough to make up for the terrible service and poor management.

Service was fine, but food was a big disappointment. The dinner menu items look interesting but the food was surprisingly bad. We had Grilled spanish octopus for appetizer (okay), Seafood stew (overcooked and not good) and Pumpkin seed crusted tofu (not good.)
The only good thing was bread that came with a set of three nice flavorful oils.

I went here for brunch with my husband. I got the eggs benedict with pork belly and it was pretty decadent. My only complaint was that it came with a blasé salad as a side, I couldn’t even tell if they had put any dressing or flavor on it.
My husband got a standard breakfast meal and substituted the regular pancakes for the lemon ricotta pancakes. His meal was pretty tasty as well but the up charge of $ 2 didn’t buy him the normal marmalade or syrup that comes with cakes. There was also a $ 2 charge for cheese on his eggs. I wasn’t too shocked as it is a pricey place, but worth a mention.
The ginger margaritas get two thumbs up!

Came here on a Sunday for the brunch and thought everything was very good! Food came out fast and everything we had was tasty and well seasoned. I had the BLT and my friend had the salmon salad. Desserts were excellent too and served quickly and beautifully. It was mid September and the creek was raging which was a nice backdrop… I imagine fall foliage would be spectacular here. Oh… the drinks were not done with a light hand either;-)

Not impressed. Been here several times when in Saugerties. Last night I started with the spring pea and something salad. Looked beautiful but was tasteless. Had the scallops as entre; served three very small scallops. Not bad but outrageously small. Also the service was terrible; the server was hard to find and we waited very long to order. There are many better restaurants in Saugerties.

For starters, the restaurant and views are gorgeous. I can’t think of a nicer restaurant with better views within the Hudson Valley. My wife and I have had many wonderful dining experiences at the Tavern, and it’s always a safe bet for us when we want to impress our guests who are visiting from out of town.
The food and drinks are always exceptional. I particularly love their brunch when they serve some spectacular coffee. They have a really nice bread basket with dinner. Their lobster bisque is unbelievable! The shrimp cocktail is very good with a unique presentation and delicious cocktail sauce. I can’t say that I remember having any of their desserts but my wife wouldn’t go back if they didn’t have good dessert so it must be good. The menu offers a wide range of food from steaks and oysters to burgers and salads.

WORST MEAL & SERVICE IN THE HUDSON VALLEY! Maybe their weddings are good but we went with a group of 8 and had an awful meal (prices don’t matter to us as long as we receive quality food) and mediocre service. Waitress was not educated as to the ingredients etc… Management made excuses «computer glitch, chef is off…» as to why one entrée never came out and why 3 medium-​rare prime ribs were well done. There were only a handful of other customers and management avoided our issues as long as possible. Even made up lies about it being a packed house. The only redeeming piece was that they removed items from the bill. Not worth the time or $$$.

Went to the First Friday. I stacked my plates in a pyramid to get attention. Waited for almost ½ hour to get my check, finally followed the waiter to the computer. Then he asked for a tip. Forget about refills on water and soda, never happened.

Went here as a part of Hudson Valley Restaurant week. Atmosphere was lovely. The host was quick to greet us. He provided us with both the HW menu as well as their weekend brunch menu. The hist, who is either the owner or manager was very personable. He took his time to explain the menu and offered up suggestions and recommendations. Initially we went there for the HW menu but were swayed to try the burger and parm and truffle fries. The burger was 13 dollars but came with fries, homemade dipping sauce, a side salad and a bread basket. The burgers were topped with bacon and avocados. We are so glad we chose this option. We felt the staff and food were very good. We would definitely go back.

If the Valentine’s Day special dinner menu is any example of the food and service, this place is great over-​rated; the place was very cold, like eating in a barn,
and while the food was «:good», other than the seafood appetizer, nothing lived up to the description in the menu, especially, not the desserts.
Portions are small, wine pourings are equally parsimonious .the service was
sporadic, and somewhat amateurish, despite the fact that they were all very
sweet and caring.
This was a lot of money for what was not all that special!

This restaurant has a beautiful atmosphere. The staff was extremely friendly. The food was very good too. What more can you ask for? I would definitely return to this tavern. It is a little pricey but it’s a high scale restaurant so that’s to be expected.

We ate here for lunch and enjoyed a very pleasant view. That was about it. The ambiance is nice enough, but the food and service. Wow…
I’ll say this. The food wasn’t terrible. It just took approximately an hour and twenty minutes to get to us. Our waitress was rude from the moment she took our order, scoffed at our inquiries about the delay, and flat out started ignoring us by the end of our meal. When trying to ask for the check, she walked right by our table, muttering something under her breath.
This wasn’t the first bad service experience we’ve had here, just the worst. We will not be back. Simply too many other delicious options in this town. This place sucks…

My son and I took my wife to The Tavern at Diamond Mills for their Mother’s Day special brunch/​lunch on May 11, 2014 and were extremely disappointed. The food and tables were set up in their extraordinarily mundane convention room in the next building over from the usual restaurant. It was a buffet with several carving stations of lamb, turkey, prime rib, and a variety of other stations with chicken fingers, salads, sides, jumbo shrimp, etc.
First, the staff was absolutely terrible. When we arrived we weren’t greeted or made to feel welcome in any way. And when our waiter finally sauntered by to ask what we wanted to drink, I had to ask him how the buffet worked before he explained where to find various things, such as the dessert table. He was clearly uninterested in his job and cared less about helping us. If we didn’t ask, he didn’t tell and we quickly tired of playing 20 Questions. Also, he got sidetracked and didn’t get our drinks back to us for 15 minutes. I should add, by the way, that the mimosas we received were 99% orange juice and 1% champagne. I asked him three times for a straw and he never remembered to bring it. I overheard him dealing with other guests and he treated them poorly as well. I can’t understand why there was no one from management on the floor making sure things didn’t fall through the cracks???
And now the food: The slices of prime rib were paper thin so it was difficult to really even taste the meat. It was like eating… well.paper. Many of the other foods were dry because they’d been sitting in holding dishes for hours. The chicken fingers, for example, were like shriveled up cardboard. Of all the items in the buffet, the jumbo shrimp stood out because… well…it’s difficult to screw up jumbo shrimp. You put them on ice with a bowl of sauce and walk away.
I could go on, but I think you get the point. I don’t mind paying for decent food and service, but for $ 45 a person it was a massive disappointment! We won’t be back to The Tavern at Diamond Mills.