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    Lanie's Cafe

    3.9 (348 reviews)
    ModerateItalian, Salad, Pizza
    Open 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Vegan bolognese
    Raya V.

    I go to Lanie's all the time. I love the vegan bolognese and especially a trip to their salad bar! The service is always very friendly and the ambiance is like a Nonna's dining room. Cozy. Their wine list is great as well!

    Gorgonzola roast beef wrap and coleslaw was excellent!
    Edward K.

    My family tried Lanie's on a Wednesday afternoon, while visiting my daughter at a nearby college. After a brief wait, we were seated. Always a good sign to see a restaurant filled with customers. We had a nice waitress, who is going through the training process. She's definitely off to a great start, as she was friendly and professional. I selected the Gorgonzola roast beef wrap and enjoyed it quite a bit, nice flavors and definitely fresh. I helped finish my daughter's chicken quesadilla and my wife's hot chicken wrap, both were tasty. Certainly worth a return.

    Vegan Wings
    Seth P.

    Lanie's has a classic neighborhood pub and restaurant fare with an actual local neighborhood touch. Lanie's could have been the prototype model of a Ruby Tuesday style chain restaurant. Let me say, do bot sleep on adding that salad bar to your order! A trip to this salad variety is a must. Always fresh and fully stocked, they have a variety of toppings, fresh Italian style sliced bread and what might have been seasoned butter or spreadable cheese? Not too sure about that. The staff was really nice and this is a great place to take a mixed group of people, especially family. We like to come here with our mothers. They really enjoyed the traditional menu items and we love the plentiful vegan options! This time we ordered vegan pizza, and seitan BBQ flavored wings. We also got a side of fries and that is why this review is a 4 ans not a 5 star review. Honestly, I couldn't tell you if we ordered fries at Lanie's before. I feel like we might have since that is something we typically order when we go out. But these fries were coated in like a batter of some type. I'm not totally sure if they contained dairy or egg in the coating but I can tell you my wife was sick for the rest of the day and part of the next day. I don't have the food sensitivity she has but as a vegan, I would recommend staying away from the fries. She didn't feel ill until shortly after leaving the restaurant so we didn't inform anyone on the staff. I don't know of they have an allergen menu like Juniors or Spinners but I know at those restaurants the fries and onion rings also are not vegan friendly because of a batter coating. Just be aware of that kind of thing bothers you, we would prefer fresh hand cut fries or just a regular straight cut frozen French fry. Still Lanie's is a great place and we will be back, we will just be more cautious about the things that aren't explicitly marked as vegan and not make assumptions.

    Stuffed steak

    We know how busy it gets and that lanies doesn't take reservations - why? So we went early- 5 pm and still had a 20 minute wait - but excellent service. Awesome salad bar. The Russian dressing is fantastic! I ordered the stuffed steak- wanting to try it for awhile. It was good. The steak itself was a bit overcooked and tough. But the shrimp were fantastic and the concept is ingenious. My partner's ribeye was much tastier and tender BUT at least 40% of it was fat and uneatable. I love Lanies. Would love it so much more if they organized and took reservations.

    Shrimp and scallop ala vodka
    Mila K.

    We on Fathers Day Long wait, VERY loud (like sports bar loud) inside. Patio was nice - quiet and chill. Food was great! I got shrimp&scallop ala vodka, my husband had stuffed steak (sub - marsala) Service was pretty good, they were understaffed though

    Fried Ice Cream... yummy

    Phenomenal, attentive customer service given by Dillion who also suggested the fried ice cream in place of tiramisu (which isn't on the menu... darn) yet the fried ice cream was a great recommendation and was delicious. The ambiance was very pleasant for a great afternoon lunch. The burger was so good, it didn't make it to the photo shoot for this post. That means....I must return for the delicious burger with cheese and a side of fries that I ate along with this delicious fried ice cream. I left very full and happy nonetheless.

    Tuscan Panini
    Kelly M.

    From the raspberry mojito to the Tuscan panini, everything was delicious! The best part was the vocals of Nick Horace. What a great evening.!

    Personal Pepperoni Pizza
    Lance C.

    Not coming back, unfortunately. For food, I got a Personal Pepperoni Pizza. It was merely okay, I found it to be doughy and pretty flavorless. The Mediterranean Haddock was good, but drowning in sauce. Blackened Cajun Steak wasn't cooked to requested medium rare, and seasoning was underwhelming. The mozzarella "logs" were good and I would recommend. In terms of service, we were rushed through our entire meal. I made a few requests, as I have certain dietary restrictions. Our server seemed put off and annoyed by this. Decor was nice, but our table felt cramped. If your okay with it being quite loud and bustling, it's okay. For me it was definitely overwhelming.

    Chicken & Eggplant Parm with Vodka Sauce over penne pasta

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    Good food. Large portions. Lovely outdoor patio. Attentive staff. Lanie's Cafe checks all the essential boxes. Close to the airport too!

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    Lovely service and awesome food and portions. Prices a little high but 100% worth it for the quality and quantity!

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    Great food and atmosphere. The service staff are very friendly and prompt. We had more than enough food and took some home with us too.

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    Love this place, great food with big portions. Love the outdoor seating when weather permits. Great ambiance.

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    Very good food and service! Portions were large and delicious. We had salad and nachos. It was a bit loud but overall very good ambiance!

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    The food is excellent. The service is excellent. It is a pleasure to dine at Lanier,s. I enjoyed my experience.

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    Excellent service always delish food one of my favs. The ambience is wonderful very friendly staff

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    The best, me and my girlfriend love the food. Servers are so nice, and food is absolutely spectacular.

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    Salad bar was great. As was the service. The entrees not so much. Chicken parm was rubbery.

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    3.4(8 reviews)
    1.5 mi

    I liked the salad I got here, it came out quickly, and I thought the staff were very good and very…read morefriendly. I'd come back. But there were just enough little things that, when added up, kept my review from being more favorable. I like to craft a salad, which you can do easily here. But if you're doing that while at the counter, unless you're looking at the menu from your phone, you only see the make-your-own ingredients on one monitor that changes what it displays about every 5 seconds. It took me several iterations to see the complete list of greens, proteins, additions, dressings, etc.. Maybe you could slow down how quickly the display changes, or maybe put a laminated copy of the menu on the counter? I was disappointed that salmon wasn't available, and they said they've had a problem getting it recently. That's not their fault, but disappointing anyway. The grilled chicken I ordered instead was fine, though chilled, meaning it was cooked earlier in the day. There was also something inedible in my salad, about pea-sized. I have no idea what it was, it wouldn't have come from any of the salad ingredients I ordered. I have to watch out for things like these, because in the past I've had crowns knocked out from biting into foods with surprises at restaurants. The rest room was clean but needed service. The soap dispenser was empty, and the wastebasket was full. Since the majority of their business appears to be take-out, and the restaurant had only been open for about 3 hours, it led me to believe they didn't bother to service it in the morning. While I'm used to "healthy" being more expensive than "starchy," even knowing I'd pay additional for the protein and certain add-ins such as avocado, the overall price, with beverage and tip, was still more than an equivalent amount at other places offering similar options in the area. None of this was deal-breaking, and just a few tweaks could easily add another star to a future revised review.

    So finally I made it to this place. I was looking for a good smoothie for lunch…read more As usual, anytime I go to a new business. I proudly announce to the front person / people that I am new to this business. So they help me by making good suggestions etc. The front lady seemed a bit shy or an introvert, I really get that and that's okay, not everyone is ready to jump on a new customer. Shout out to introverts, all respect to you guys. Although bit unfriendly but she was able to help me order a smoothie. Pitaya Smoothie : Strawberries with pineapples, coconut milk with Pitaya? I never even tried Pitaya before, she said it's like dragon fruit. These were the key ingredients. However the combination of the fruits seemed bit off. I guess I compare every smoothie to the Honest Weight food coop. But berries go together. Beets and carrots and apple and lemon are acceptable pairing. Anyways may be I am wrong, thinking that Pitaya smoothie combination is bit strange. The strawberries didn't seem fresh, powder fruit might or might not have been used. I am not able to reverse engineer this smoothie. I got a salmon salad. Salmon was cured and not fresh fried, I had wished the front lady would have told me that. I do not like cured meats at all. The salads come in two sizes. Regular and large. Other than the cured salmon, the salad was great, fresh ingredients. The salad dressing was good too. Ambience was really quiet. Seems like a popular spot. Many clients stopped to get food. I would surely go back to try more things, other than the cured salmon. I have not written a long review in a while. I would definitely try this place. May be the staff will warm up overtime

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    Bowled - Large sized crafted salad with chicken... Tasty but above average cost

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    Bellini's Counter - Small bowl

    Bellini's Counter

    3.3(67 reviews)
    1.8 mi
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    This review is for the Clifton Park Bellini's because they don't have a link on YELP as of this…read morewriting. Joe and his team have developed a great concept that allows you to have fresh, delicious Italian ingredients in a casual, take home meal. The same quality and flavor they serve at their sit down venues comes out in their bowl at Bellinis Counter. Having an Italian mother and large family cook, I am fussy about the quality of Italian food. The vodka sauce is amazing however their marinara creme sauce is full of flavor and one of the best sauces i have eaten! When considering a quick take-out meal, pass on the pizza, gas by the golden arches and make it Bellinis Counter, you will not be disappointed.

    Came to leave this negative review for Bellini's in Latham after the awful food we received tonight…read moreand saw I had left a similar review 6 years ago. Why do we keep patronizing them despite the many negative reviews? In my case I was ordering with someone that wanted to give them a try. I should have told them how awful Bellini's is but I didn't want to deter them from getting what they wanted. They are now believers after we got our terrible order. I like really good Italian, and even bad Italian. Bellini's has increasingly gone down hill to now being inedible. Their meatballs used to be just ok. Tonight, the meatballs were far from ok. They seemed to be made strictly of bread and the texture was off putting. The weak vodka sauce and chewy pasta didn't help the meatball situation. One bite of a meatball and the pasta was enough to throw the entire large bowl in the trash. I won't be ever going here again and would suggest you try ANYwhere instead of Bellini's counter in Latham.

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    4.4(39 reviews)
    1.6 mi

    Midpoint Pizza is still rocking it! The service is always…read moregreat, we have dined in, and we have ordered take out on numerous occasions and every time we go in the staff is always extremely courteous and seem grateful for our business. The cozy atmosphere of the restaurant is great for a romantic evening or a quiet family dinner. We love that they have clearly marked on the menu all the vegan options and what is vegetarian to make ordering easy. Ordering online is simple but it's just as easy to call and place an order of you have any questions or concerns. This time I ordered a large pizza with vegan cheese. Half the pizza had artichokes and kalamata olives, the other half was topped with fresh sliced mushrooms and vegan sausage. No canned mushrooms here! I think its great that they know their ingredients. The Vegan cheese is always browned and properly melted. You don't have to tell them extra crispy or well done, they aren't going to give you a pizza that does look and taste delicious! Anytime we are in the Latham area and looking for a place crowd pleaser where we can order for us and the rest of the family that doesn't eat vegan food, Midpoint is at the top of the list! There really is something for everyone!

    Holy grail of pizzas. I ordered during an absolute blizzard, and although it took two hours to get…read moreto me, it was fine because this pizza was so delightful and I don't even like cold pizza. Why was it so good? I got the 10" Chicken Ricotta, and the flavor was on point, perfectly seasoned, and the crust was so fresh. Not doughy, but that good fire pizza fresh. I'm also a sucker for anything that resembles pasta, so when I saw pasta on a pizza, it was a must try. I'm heading back to Albany right now, and this will be the first thing I order to my hotel.

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