26 Best American Restaurants in Albany

“We thoroughly enjoyed our dinner. Love the old building the restaurant is housed in, loved the artwork, the food was delish. The owner stopped by to talk to us and regal us with stories. We enjoyed the music too. Definately recommend.“

“Everything I’ve had at Newks is great, but their salads are the best. They’re always fresh, and they are very generous with the toppings and dressing. I’ve never had an issue with service or turn around time. Their mac and cheese is great, and almost weekly I get the value pairing with a full size salad and a side of the mac and cheese.“

“THE BEST I LOVE EM💕🫶🏾 YALL BETTER GO TRY EM“

“Great service and amazing food and atmosphere“

“This is a great place for lunch. The food is delicious and the kitchen is clean. It is family owned and run.“

“Excellent food. Great service, cute place, really love it, My new favorite in East Albany.“

“I had an amazing experience at Applebee's! From the moment I walked in, the customer service was top-notch. the staff were friendly, attentive, and made me feel right at home. The food was absolutely delicious, and I was impressed by how quickly my meal arrived with no wait time at all! Plus, the Veterans Day discount was the cherry on top, offering a free meal as a token of appreciation. Overall, a fantastic visit and definitely deserving of five stars!“

“Food is always great and servers are friendly!“

“Great staff always awesome!“

“The food was delicious even though my eyes were bigger than my stomach. I took the rest to go. I ordered the All Star breakfast: double hashbrowns covered, smothered, & peppered, cheese eggs, raisin toast sausage, & pecan Waffle with a sweet tea to drink. Also, an order of sausage and bacon with an OJ for my daughter. We had a mom-daughter breakfast date. Only thing they didn't have any apple butter for my toast so that's why they didn't get 5 stars“

“Everything was great Alexis was awesome Thanks so much“

“the best experience ive ever had at a golden corral was last friday night sorry for the late review . Where im from they dont have a golden corral . Over all i loved my time here and will defiently be coming back the manager on shift was very nice and welcoming his name was jacob . And my waitress miss carmen was one in a lifetime and i hope to see her again .“

“The picture doesn't do it justice. While the food was good, the place was extremely dirty. I watched tables being cleared and servers cleaning tables but using the same.dirty rag om.many tables. At no point was there any attempt to clean the floors under the tables or in the common areas. While tables were being wiped down with dirty rags onto the floor and chairs, they failed to wipe down the chairs. I watched this happen for at least 5 tables. Customers would often clean their spots prior to sitting. They would also move rubbish from under their table with their feet. This restaurant is too big a corporation to allow this type of failure in cleanliness. I will continue to eat there as the food is very good. The service is sometimes very slow but the servers have a great attitude.“

“If you come at night pls ask for Sierra. She is truly amazing. I love her personality, work ethic and her dedication to ensuring we leave with a smile. She is the only server I ask for when I come and will ONLY sit with her. The food is good and the drinks are cheap. Definitely one of my favorite places in Albany.“

“Highly recommended Y’all go try for yourself‼️‼️‼️“

“Nice dark bar with a great staff, our bartender was a complete joy to talk too. There is also plenty to visually take in while looking around inside. The margarita wasn't the best but this isn't that type of bar. The beer was cold so I really had nothing to complain about. The service is spot on, greeted and served us immediately upon sitting. This is also a smoking bar so don't start whining.“

“Covered , smothered, chunked“

“First time eating here. It was great and we got a ham to go for Christmas Eve!“

“Not from the area but stopped to visit a different establishment in the mall, was about to leave until i saw this place & decided to get a little something 4 lunch & oh boy am i glad i did. Not only was the presentation beautiful but the meal was delicious, if or when I'm ever back. Not only will i stop but also recommend, thank you guys for the well prepared & delicious meal!“

“This is your typical quick and dirty diner food. The food is cooked to order, with menu items including breakfast, lunch, dinner, and daily blue plate specials. The entire menu is available to order all-day. This location is small and attached to a gas station, and seems to rarely have more than a handful of customers, if that, at any given time. The service is standard. The times I've been, staff consisted of a single server and one line-cook, which is sufficient, given the low amount of traffic. We used to be frequent customers, and take our work crew here for breakfast/ lunch regularly, however a recent increase to menu prices has made it unreasonably expensive to do so.“

“Love coming to a restaurant where the staff is kind and helpful. From Cami, your hostess with the mostest, to Mark our waiter, our service was excellent. They were super busy, but everyone was helping each other.
Our food had a little mixup, but it was quickly corrected. The taste and temperature was on point! Favorite breakfast spot in Albany.“

“I had the sampler with mozzarella sticks, mini sliders, and chipotle chicken tenders. Service and food was awesome. The Chipotle tenders with the ranch dip really hit. The mozzarella sticks were big and cheesy! The sliders were juicy and perfectly cooked. Great atmosphere too!“