When I decided that I was going to move to Dutchess County, I knew the time had finally come to get a drivers license. I am a city girl and I never needed a DL before. I found Adrian because I was living in Tarrytown at the time and he was very close. I read the reviews on his website and I thought I'd see if they were legit. He is by far the best instructor anyone could ask for. He is very patient, honest, friendly, tolerant and always with a very calm demeanor. He really wants to see you succeed and become a good driver. I think there are a lot of jerks on the road because they were not taught by Adrian. I have had lessons with him where I think any other instructor would have yelled at me. Not Adrian, even when he sees you being hard on yourself, he will reassure you that you're not doing so bad. And if you are, he'll find a way to say it where it doesn't sound so bad. :) I could not have passed my road test (on the first try) without Adrian's help. I highly recommend him to everyone! read more

The previous review really sums it up. I did my 5 hour course in Mt Kisco with Adrian and subsequently took some driving lessons in White Plains. Adrian is always patient, gives clear instructions and when you make a mistake he takes the effort to explain the implications. I feel that he's honest too coz he doesn't make you take more lessons than you need. Highly recommended! read more

I took the 5 hour pre-licensing course and Adrian was patient and very knowledgeable. Very helpful! He gave good tips (especially for Westchester road tests) and explained everything. SUPER helpful for my road test! read more

The best driving school in Westchester. I've tried a few different places in the White Plains, Ossining, Mount Kisco area and they were disappointing to say the least. At Adrian's school all instructors are great! Patient and knowledgeable. I would def recommend this school!! read more

From never having driven at all (at age 47!), just a few months' learning with Adrian got me to my road test which I passed with no points deducted this morning. I really can't praise Adrian's teaching style enough. He is calm and patient but will give you instant feedback on what you do wrong and right, and will give you the confidence you need to pass the test. Outstanding. read more

I passed my road test earlier this week on Monday. We have recently re-located from Hong Kong to New York and while I have had a fair bit of driving experience in Asia, driving in the US was totally new to me. I first came across Adrian's driving school as a recommendation from a friend for my 5 hour mandatory driving course. The simplicity and forthrightness of everyone in this place absolutely amazed me. They talk real stuff and teach you real stuff. My theory lessons were predominantly with Adrian but Susan who works with Adria had dropped by on the weekend and that's where I got acquainted to Susan and later took my driving lessons and eventual road test under Susan's guidance and coaching. It is not often you come across such good folks who are genuinely invested in helping you achieve the outcome you want. Susan was almost personally involved and invested in coaching me, pointing out areas I need to focus on, words of encouragement with the occasional slap on the wrist. Thank you Susan and Adrian - you guys are th read more

The BEST! I learned to drive because Adrian was so patient and clear in his instructions. If I needed to go over something again, he would review it with me. Sometimes I got nervous, but it was from the challenges and the unknown that helped me to grow as a driver. I would without a doubt recommend Adrian's driving school to anyone who needs to take a 5 hr course, and lessons before an upcoming road test. read more

Hello, I Just passed my road test this morning after failing couple of times. I highly recommend Adrian because he is one of the best instructor so far. He is always patience very honest, his goal is teach to become a good driver, knows how to explain everything in details, his way to teach for example parallel parking so intelligent and easy, I was always terrified about parallel parking and during the lessons with him will realize how easy it is. Also I took the 5 hour course with him and his examples and questions very informative and intelligent, I learned a lot from that course, I did before with somebody else very superficial. Please don't waste your money with somebody else go with Adrian and it is impossible not to pass, because of him I did not give up and have my license now. Thank you Adrian for your patience, professionalism and for all your effort accommodating the appointments. You are the BEST! Michaela read more

I expected decent level of instruction and customer service considering the amount of money they charge per lesson but I was extremely disappointed with the level of service I received from the owner and the employees at his office. I was beside myself how rude the front desk woman on the phone but I don't think it's her fault because the owner (Adrian) allows this type of behavior at his place of business. The phone lady is hardly qualified to work at Taco Bell, let alone a service business. 5 hour course was poorly designed, the instructor was not a good teacher and was trying to confuse students; he made students feel like stupid and got into fights with students for asking questions which was completely unprofessional, I didn't learn anything from that class, it was such a waste of my time and money. read more

The instructors are ok but customer service at Adrian's is the absolute worst. From the woman who answers the phone, to the 5hr intro class instructor Henry, to Adrian himself, they have no manners and have no training on how to deal with customers who's keeping their business running. On my 5hr class, Henry was making simple concepts contradictory and got irritated when a student called him out on that - and got into a shouting match with her! It was unbelievable. The receptionist is rude and sound completely uncouth. if I were the owner, I would fire her on the spot if based on her interactions with customers but apparently that's the way they want to run a business. read more

After taking my road test twice and failing, I was feeling so frustrated. I was recommended by a friend to Adrians Driving school and I was so happy that I took her advice. He was super patient and very informative. He was honest and didn't push me to take more lessons than I needed. He took me to my road test and I am so happy that I finally passed! I would highly recommend him for anyone who needs an instructor to give them the guidance that they need to pass their road test. read more

I recently relocated to New York from Europe and I had to get a new drivers license. I had the luck to be connected with Adrians Driving School. The Adrian team did a splendid job; they got me an early slot for my Road test, prepared me with excellency and were always available. I strongly recommend their services for anybody; you will not regret it. Thank you guys! read more

OK. The best. Professional in every way. My son passed first time with Adrian. Worth every penny.

The receptionist is unhelpful and doesn't care if you use their business, she is very unprofessional. In addition to being rude. Read prior reviews on 8/23/2013 where two clients said the same thing. read more

Just past my motorcycle road test yesssss. :) Adrain was very professional and patient. I would highly recommend great school.

Just spoke with a representative (foreign accent, maybe German, Austrian...so you know who I mean) on the phone to ask what the procedure was for getting a license. SO RUDE!!! I did not understand clearly and she said "I don't know how many ways I have to tell you, but...". I said sorry, I just didn't understand. She said "I can tell you a hundred different ways, but I will tell you the same thing".... OMG. I was looking forward to this school because of the reviews. Please change her position in the company so that you can retains its good reputation. Didn't want to write a bad review.....:-( read more

Passed my road test yesterday and I owe Adrian so much for it. Just made a yelp account right now to write this review I feel so grateful! Took road test a couple months ago and failed. Last time, the teacher literally laughed in my face when we were waiting on line and I was having a ton of anxiety. I told Adrian about this, and while we were waiting he pulled out two toy cars and a sheet of plastic for a road, and let me go over the steps for parking/3 point turn over and over again. You can tell I'm clearly not the most relaxed or easiest client but Adrian totally put up with me and my nonstop talking/reviewing while we were waiting. He was calming and understanding and respectful even though for him road tests are obviously no big deal for him. He's taken hundreds of other nervous people to their road tests. Also I took one lesson with Adrian yesterday for the hr before my road test but that was the first lesson I've ever taken with him/the company. I wish I used them all along. Used two other companies- pas and formula one and really don't have many good things to say about either. Lessons and instructors were mostly either bad or just okay. Adrian's might be more expensive but at least for me it was totally worth it and money well spent. It can be really expensive for a ton of lessons, so even if you use a different company for bulk of lessons by buying a package of however many hours of driving instruction, I suggest you buy one or two lessons if you can or at least use the company to take you for your road test. It's worth it especially for nervous drivers. I also can't imagine him hiring other instructors who aren't great themselves, so I really don't think you'll be disappointed. Obviously I'd ask for Adrian! read more