First off, this is one of the best beer selections in Westchester county. Have 20 mostly rotational beers. Very well curated tap list. They usually try to keep things local. Food is very good. Local, artisanal fare and all the meat is from hilltop handover farm in Yorktown heights. Always have wacky specials. Come for happy hour. The bartenders are the best, and the crowd is also filled with great people. All this, not to mention bocce ball and a really nice outdoor patio. My go to spot in Peekskill for sure. Keep up the good work! read more

I went here with my mom for brunch and it was delicious. I had banana french toast and my mom had the smoked pork nachos. Our waiter was really nice and when I accidentally left my purse they put it behind the bar for me when I called and got it right back to me. read more

Disappointed. Either be a restaurant with a bar or a bar that serves food. You can't be both. Place stank of stale beer from a busy Saturday night. Place is dingy and dirty. Ladies room...gross! Waiter was pleasant. But for $21 brunch, you can do better in a local diner. I won't be back. read more

We came here with some friends of ours that a. own a restaurant and b. are from Switzerland and eat some things that I would never imagine myself eating. It took a little longer than expected to receive our courses, but I must say that as we passed around everything that was ordered (except for the burger which I was told was excellent) I was amazed at how good everything was, although I honestly had no idea what I was eating half the time! I ordered the lamb w/ ratatoullie which was excellent. The beer selection was great, and the desert was devoured! read more

yeah, I'll never be coming back after what happened yesterday. I was out bar hopping for St. Patty's Day, and I was having a great time until the red headed manager Jess called me fat. My friends were all sitting in the booth, so I pulled up a chair from another table to join them. Jess comes over all hot and bothered, told me people couldn't get by and it was a fire hazard...1) people were getting around me JUST FINE and 2) I totally get it, they have regulations they need to follow but hmm I don't know...how about saying it nicely since your job after all is dealing in CUSTOMER SERVICE! Anyways, Jess has me stand up, then moves the chair I was sitting in and pushes a whole other table over. LIKE THAT TABLE BEING THERE ISN'T A FIRE HAZARD or blocking people's path?! Pfft. So she ends up taking the chair I was sitting in and gives everyone an example of how far out I was/ how much room I was taking up. Which was extremely exaggerated, she was just being a nasty B for no reason. We ended up switching to a larger table BECAUSE clearly I needed one because I'm sooooo large...anyways she spent the rest of our time there giving our table dirty looks and whispering to the hostess/other staff while looking and nodding towards us. Our waitress was extremely sweet and you could tell she didn't want to say anything bad about her boss, but insinuated that that's how she always is. I'm so disgusted by the manager's actions yesterday. Don't come here if you're overweight, you will leave humiliated...unless your into that sort of thing LOL read more

I don't write a lot of reviews but this place inspired me. My fiancé and I were checkin out the Peekskill farmers market and got hungry so we stumbled upon birdsall house. Expectations were tempered due to the location but I started to get excited when I saw they had 20 beers on tap and I could have a beer flight! Then I saw the brunch menu and was even more excited because everything sounded good. I ordered the "it's always sunny in Peekskill" and she got the French toast. We throughly enjoyed the beer selection and the size of the glasses (5.5oz). Once the food came out I knew we had found a gem, my dish was served on a skillet and the sunny side up eggs were cooked perfectly. Underneath the eggs was sausage and something that tasted like a light potatoe hash so we asked our waiter and he informed us it is lentil hash. I've never had that but it was delicious. Speaking of our waiter (young guy with a beard) , he was super helpful and attentive, even going as far as asking the chef if the lentil hash had flour in it after we asked him (a small amount). All in all birdsall house was more than I expected and we will surely be going back and letting others know about it! read more

This place is just meh. I've eaten here about 4 or 5 times and I always want to support local businesses but I just cannot get excited about this place. Before I even talk about our recent food experience I want to say that I've only ever dined here outside (except once) because there is consistently a bad odor inside the restaurant. It smells like a stale college bar and a little bit of a bathroom odor lingering. I know that sounds so harsh and I would never make a comment like this unless it was absolutely true. On our last visit my burger wasn't great, it was dry with hunks of dry brisket in it. And I'll tell you what, when I order a hamburger at brunch I want it to come with lettuce and tomato and a slice of onion, especially when it costs as much as a dinner entrée at most other local restaurants. The other diners in my party loved their buttermilk pancake and Featheridge egg. I know many locals absolutely love this place but I just can't get into it. read more

Great food and beer. Locally grown food. Everything we had here was amazing. Grilled cheese/tomato soup was to die for.

After a great house dinner party on New Years Eve my wife and I went for New Years day brunch with 2 of the couples that had spent the night celebrating with us. Okay, the server was awesome and knowledgeable and the brunch menu was outstanding. 2 orders of the egg and homemade sausage sandwich; 2 orders of the buttermilk pancakes, sunny side up egg and bacon; a biscuit and gravy order and one burger, a couple of bloody mary's and great beers and the experience was great. Definitely going back! read more

excellent beer selection, have been for food at brunch and at dinner. good variety, but would love more vegan options.

This is the best restaurant in Peekskill, hands down, and perhaps the best restaurant in all of Westchester (we still have a few to try). The menu is diverse and affordable and it's obvious that great care is taken to make balanced and thoughtful dishes. We've been now 3 times (twice for dinner, once for Sunday brunch which is an incredible deal), and we've tried a bunch of the menu items. I highly recommend the charcuterie plate and all the sandwiches are truly delightful (and the fries are top notch, which is hard to do). They also have a robust beer selection. Go there. read more

Favorite "go to" place when we can't make up our mind! Amazing Beer selection, food always has a fun new twist to it! My Kids love coming here! read more

Excellent grilled cheese and fries. Lovely outdoor atmosphere. Hubby really enjoyed his Rueben sandwich

This place is cool, right out of 1935 with a killer beer/bourbon selection! One of the best burgers I have had in ages. The beer garden seems like a awesome spot in the warm weather. Will go back for sure. read more

I walk in to a nice hostess who sat my mother and I down. The first place we sat was so uncomfortable that we moved ourselves to a booth. Too bad the booth was falling off and I almost slid off my seat. The food was okay. But not anything to wow about. The Reuben sand which was way too greasy and the fries were tasteless. Wouldn't recommended this place to anyone unless hey wanted to go for over priced beer in a strange part of town. read more

Thumbs up for their beer selection, their outdoor area, their food - all of it, really. There is an attractive outdoor seating area that is just right on warm days, with views of Peekskill's Main Street on one side and a little bocci court and garden on the other. They take craft beer seriously here, and there are usually several interesting local brews and some established ones on the list. My burger was hearty and tasty, and came with plenty of french fries. Housemade ketchup and mustard lifted the condiments to well above average. There was a good vegetarian option too - a burger made of beets and quinoa. The servers were friendly and knowledgeable. And check out the handwritten deed by the door - this place has been in business for a couple of centuries, althou not at the exact same location. read more

Just visited Birdsall for the first time - the beer was great. However, the food was overpowered by salt. The side salad was the saltiest, worst, leaving dissolving salt crystals on your tongue. The butternut squash risotto was second saltiest, with so much salt that the butternut squash could barely be tasted. The beet burger (veggie burger) was much better, but still too salty. The hamburger was likely the best of all the meals ordered at our table, but the salt could be tasted here too. Hopefully, it was something unusal that just happened last night. read more

Birdsall House rocks! And, is getting better all the time. The food is fantastic, the beer selection is great- always changing. I love that there is always something new to try. The liquor selection is interesting, too. It looks like someone has actually chosen the brands to carry based on how good they are, instead of just getting the standard options. Check out the tequila selection next time you go. There is a silver, an anejo and a reposado, all from different producers and not the standard jose cuervo or patron labels. I was skeptical until I tasted- wow! Well done guys!! I can't wait to try more new things there. read more

What a shame. Great food but once more keeping regulars waiting for an hour for brunch main course, and then it arrives with wrong eggs, no butter for toast and a dismissive waitress with a snarky expression (Mary). The food is great, the service repeatedly bad and rude (in spite of certain servers who try really hard). read more

One star is almost too good. We arrived at 6:35 and had to wait 10 minutes until they had menus to seat us. Once we were seated we ordered right away. It was 45 minutes until we were told our food was going to be a while longer. We told our server to forget it as we had to be somewhere at 8 and we weren't going to rush through our food. We only ordered a grilled cheese sandwich and a BBQ sandwich. With their very limited menu this should have been a slam dunk. We asked for our check for our drinks. She said 'just one minute'. A minute later the waitress came out with our food. We told her to forget it and just get the check. She offered to wrap it for us to go. We said 'no thanks '. She came back a said they covered it. So we left. But the restaurant succeeded in ruining what we hoped was going to be a nice evening! read more

The man with the accent i think his name is garry yes with two RRs is is out if this WORLD. Wow ! I did not want to return after my last visit but GARRY restored my faith he is AMAZING! I will Only come on sunday and thursdays because he is the bartender? read more

Great bar and restaurant. Kind of quasi hipster dive bar vibe with fabulous modern comfort food and great beer selection. I was impressed with the great service including the owner who made sure we got out in time for our show at the Paramount Center for the Arts and even gave us walking directions. Can't wait to go back and try the other yummy sounding menu items. read more

Really enjoyed the fried calamari salad and Beet & Grain Burger. Delicious. Hope to return when can take advantage of really nice outdoor seating area. read more

Just had dinner there and was very satisfied with the food and service. Had the Hemlock burger and it was cooked perfectly. Loved the sauces that accompanied the dish, including the homemade ketchup, which was perfect on their fries. I'll be heading back to sample a few beers soon. read more

This place is awesome. Went to eat late, after a snow storm and I was happy to see they were still serving. I was amazed to how good the food was. Bartender was extremely informative of all the beers on tap and the place was jumping. Will visit again. read more

Waiting for our meal to come out. Waiting waiting waiting! For the prices on the menu, the service and decor should not be this crappy. Food was nothing special and totally overpriced! read more

Best gastropub type place in Westchester. Food is great but a little pricey, beer selection is incredible. Nice vibe and pleasant bar patrons. No jock bro vibe in here! read more

I have been drinking there for a few months. The beer is very good. Ate there last Sunday.... OMG it was really good. I had heard really good things about their food and they did not disappoint. read more

Had lunch here and the sandwiches were amazing. The home made French fries were just as good. I had the brisk sand which. Yes, I will definitely go back. read more

My favorite beer place in Peekskill. Love the beer choices and the chili and grilled cheese is the best I've had. Have live music weekend nights but check. The inside is full of booths and the outside has metal tables. Say hello if you see a bunch of hikers on a saturday night. read more

Excellent food and service. To sum it up gourment food at very reasonable prices. I highly reccomend this place.

great food a little pricey but well worth it great beer selection of micro brew beers

Amazing beer selection, delicious locally sourced food, kind staff. I normally go for dinner and drinks, but have come for lunch and have enjoyed the outdoor space. Definitely a bit pricey, and they make their own ketchup (awesome, I think), so be prepared - it doesn't taste like Heinz! read more

Truly extraordinary . . . basically beer and bar food, but the best of its kind. Among my table of four, we agreed that that the reuben sandwich was the best ever and the burger, fries and chicken wings were among the best ever. Instead of groaning that we don't need a meal like that again for a while, we're planning a rapid return. read more

On of the better places in Peekskill, but don't expect too much. Bar food, at best.

I have been going to this place off and on since it opened. Concept is great, but has been definitely lacking each and every time I've been back for about 3 years now. Cleanliness is something that shouldn't be lacking in a place where you eat food. I sat at the bar looking at the plastic containers holding the cherries, likes, and olives. Stained with goo, hair on the cherry container, and obviously last nights refill had not be refreshed for the lunch crowd. Floors, seats, and counters all need a good scrub. Beer selection is always pretty good. The food. Well. The food is not bad. It has been better. I can't seem to get over the fact that their prices have gone up tremendously. A burger for dinner is now 20 bucks just to start. This is Peekskill! Not park avenue. Unless the ground meat is fillet and ribeye, you need to be at around 16 bucks max for a burger for a dinner entree. Fries seem to be twice fried which is good, but lacked seasoning. Doesn't take much to ensure you have a healthy dose of salt and pepper on French fries. Their house made ketchup is good. The mustard has a good flavor but is gooey. Needs to be thinned out a bit. Those containers need cleaning as well before you bring them to the customer. The burger I had for lunch was 15 bucks or so and had to pay another dollar or two to add a slice of cheese. Ok whatever. It was cooked medium, but only in the direct center. Obviously left on grill too long. Flavor was good though. Bartender was nice, not very personable with me as it seemed he was setting up for dinner service. The rest of the kitchen staff seems to linger in and out of the kitchen. Uniforms are a bit dirty for 1pm on a Wednesday. Chef should tighten that brigade up. They kept walking behind the bar for drinks. No harm in quenching your thirst, but I don't want to smell your last cigarette break on you while I'm eating. I will give this place another shot because like I said, I REALLY WANT TO LIKE IT AGAIN!Dinner service might be a bit different, but I should hope they clean the place up a bit more. Nothing is more deterring to a guest than a filthy eating environment. read more

Started off great as the server greeted us warmly and gave us some very considerate advice that we might want to sit inside because the outdoor table available was chilly in the shade. We then got a new server who took our drink order. She came back with my husband's beer but forgot my ginger ale (I'm pregnant so I was really relying on that soda) and said she'd be right back with it. Our friend then arrived and we waited again for her to return. He then ordered a beer but needed a minute to order. I again followed up for my lost ginger ale and we put in an order for nachos to get started. She never came back...nachos and ginger ale still just a dream...around 40 minutes later the server who sat us asked if we had ordered which we hadn't and so he finally took our order. Then we waited another 45 minutes for the food itself which was HORRIBLE. I got the Cuban and it was inedible and had mayonnaise on it inexplicably and this (unnecessary) melted cheese on top of the sandwich making it impossible to pick up. My husband's Rueben had been sitting for so long that the bread was soaked and soggy. The fries had no seasoning (and no salt or pepper at the table). Our friend's burger was overcooked and although he didn't do any audible complaining, he only ate a few bites. It was a nice laid back atmosphere and it looked like their patio was very nice but the poor service and bad food combo just ruined the whole experience. read more

Food is mediocre, atmosphere busy but friendly , staff pleasant but inept. If we didn't wait 90 minutes for a burger, we might even come back. read more

Been there a few times since my original review, most recently with the girls for a night out. Good service. Good drinks. Food was so so. Calamari smelled fishy. Not sure whether I'll be back or find a new spot. read more

Just enjoyed a delicious New Year's Day lunch here! Pork & stout chili followed by a bratwurst sandwich! Others at my table ooh and aahhed over the blackened chicken sandwich, grilled chs and butternut squash soup and the hemlock hill burger....always good! The beer selection is too good to be true! So nice to support this place which supports local food and beer! (and a new flat screen TV to boot) read more