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    3.4 (58 reviews)

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    Panera selections.
    Louis B.

    I remember NY State Thruway rest stops as a required chore in auto travel out West. So much so that oftentimes, we would wait till Albany, get off the Thruway and find a place to eat. Dark, dingy and seemingly unsafe. Over the last couple of years, we've seen the dreary venues torn down and replaced. Today we stopped at a newly constructed Platekill rest stop on the northbound trek to Vermont. Clean, spacious, well lighted, well frequented, safe, well maintained and with numerous concessions. Exactly what a modern restaurant stop should be.

    Got hot coffee at Panera Bread
    Marla F.

    Interesting star rating. Only 3.5? I was impressed with this place! Starbucks Auntie Annie's Panera Burger King ChickFilA And super duper clean bathrooms with an attendant! This whole place was actually stunningly clean. Comfortable booths to sit in and eat. Awesome place and I had a nice little break from driving here.

    Chelle T.

    They have bathrooms and a nursing/pumping room. There is a chik-fila, Starbucks, and Burger King to get something to eat and drink. There's also like a convenience store in there. Looks like they'll be opening a Panera in the future. But if you go on a Saturday around noon you'll be waiting a good 45 minutes to order and get your food. That was at chik-fila but Starbucks and Burger King also had long lines. Prices seemed higher than normal at $10-15 per meal. Sides were $5.

    Starbucks line, with the zoo of either lollygaggers or incredibly rude bulls in a china shop walking in from the parking lot
    Will H.

    It was a pleasure knowing you, Plattekill. I hope you truly are "new and improved" upon completion of the $450 million "private investment" that's apparently being spent on renovating/rebuilding service plazas along the NYS Thruway. I didn't feel that this stop was that bad, as evidenced in previous review. It was easy to get in and out, it wasn't usually as much of a zoo as the preceding stop (Sloatsburg, the one that's like a mall inside with a chaotic parking garage), and like most thruway service plazas, it was typically pretty well-kept. Who knows what the future holds? The sign said there would be Panda Express, Shake Shack, Chick Fil A, Popeyes, Dunkin Donuts AND Panera at the new incarnation. At least they'll have different options for different budgets! Imagine what a rip off a roadside, franchised Shake shack will be? In the meantime, the fuel area will remain open during the construction and I imagine their associated convenience stores will stay operational as well. They'll be leaving alternating plazas open, so I guess this means you'd better do your business down in Sloatburg or up in Malden when traveling northbound. Safe travels to all and farewell to the "old" Plattekill service area. You served us well and are probably being put out to pasture prematurely. Time will tell. Here's hoping the new incarnation isn't a soulless, poorly built grey and white box like everything else being constructed these days.

    The Critical J.

    Parking is amazing, eateries are recognizable by name, clean inside, lots of places to sit, staff is friendly. Place looks renovated as well. If you're looking for a rest stop-- this is a good one

    Overflowing trash

    Despite being so new, the location is already showing sign of age and poor maintenance/cleaning. Food locations are poorly stocked. Credit cards aren't accepted at multiple locations. Prices of food options are 30% more than off the highway. Staff seem overworked, underpaid and miserable. Chain app wallets and rewards aren't supported. Impossible to find seating or hear each other in the cramped and deafening interior. Upsetting that NYS and the Thruway allowed this corporation to take ownership of the public rest stops. The new location is poorly designed, and one can't help but think how much better it could have been if the same level of investment had been put into a model that wasn't so focused on private ownership.

    Interior of new Plattekill Travel Plaza.
    Steve M.

    An unremarkable, big shed-like appearance from the outside and open design interior, with chairs, tables and seating scattered around, as if for prolonged lounging with an electronic device. It's fresh and new, but I don't get the concept - one uses the Thruway rest stops for bathroom breaks and some food or gas and then hitting the road, not for lounging. I will say the open design and numerous windows make for a light filled interior space, which is nice, although it can be noisy. There are other features such as upgraded amenities for truckers and advanced EV charging stations, but I don't fall into either of those categories.

    View of entrance from parking lot
    Jody W.

    It's fine. It's not the best...but it's not the worst. Full disclosure...I don't usually stop at these travel plazas for anything other than refueling the car and to use the facilities. The bathrooms are kept fairly clean and I've never had trouble with the gas pumps. Several years ago I had an overpriced sandwich at Brioche Doree that was absolutely mediocre and one other time I recall going to Roy Rogers in desperation. That was a bit below mediocre...but I didn't expect much. Keep your expectations in check and you won't be disappointed. During the warmer months, they have stuff from local farmers and vendors...and there's a small area inside that sells maple syrup and a few other locally made things. There's a Starbucks if that's your jam. For whatever reason, my mom loves this rest stop. She lives down in the boroughs and whenever she heads up to visit, she always stops here (and inadvertently buys overpriced stuff). Last time, she picked up some kind of hot and sweet relish that was delicious. Like really, really delicious. Sadly, when I stopped there yesterday...there was no relish to be found. Plattekill is one of the better rest stops along this corridor...compared to most of the others in the region.

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    As far as breast stops, go, it's pretty good. Clean bathrooms, rest up store, a few chains like Panera, Chick-fil-A, and Starbucks.

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    Always grateful for travel area stops. This one is clean and as expected. Restrooms are acceptable. Food court has choices.

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    very nice updated stop. the selection of commerce is nice and the bathrooms are updated.

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    Brewster Rest Area - Watch out for poison by the fence. If you've got a long car ride you don't want to let your dog near it. Or yourself.

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    My experience with rest areas, for the past several years anyway, has been limited to the crowded,…read morefilthy monstrosities that populate the NJ Turnpike. During the past few years, when I made monthly trips down to the Delaware/Maryland border area to visit my late father (he was living with my sister during his declining years), these establishments were a necessary evil. By the time I reached the lower portion of the Turnpike, nature was calling...urgently...and I'd pull in. I found them distasteful-- crowded, with filthy bathrooms, and horribly overpriced "junk food" chains. Yesterday, Thanksgiving, I had been invited up by my brother (half brother technically, but we're no longer strangers, as we were when we first met as middle aged adults; we're truly family now, and half brothers and sisters are just regular brothers and sisters) to spend the day. Usually, my birth mother would do the driving, as she can navigate the back roads on the NY/CT border with remarkable precision. Unfortunately, she was working, and I was making the trip solo. The last time I made the trip solo, I became hopelessly lost once I left the main highway and tried to navigate the back roads. I decided to bypass her route this time, and take 684 North to 84 East...which I am familiar with, having often traveled in my younger years from Beacon, NY, to Danbury, and up towards Litchfield, and Salisbury beyond...to Rt 7 South. Make a right onto Bennetts Farm Rd., and I'm almost there. Unfortunately, I again became hopelessly lost once I turned off onto Bennetts Farm Rd. (I did get to my brother's place eventually), but that's probably the subject for another long-winded review on another day. As I traveled up 684 North, nature once again called (as it does increasingly as I meander my way into my so-called "Golden Years"), and I pulled in to this particular rest stop (which they also promote as a safe place to respond to texts on your phone). Given the day, it was pretty crowded with vehicles, but didn't seem as hectic and hellish as my memories of the NJ Turnpike rest stops (as an aside, if there is an afterlife, Clara Barton and Walt Whitman are probably thinking, "What a way to honor my achievements in life, by naming a festering, congested travesty of a rest stop in NJ after me! Thanks loads!"). There's a grassy area with benches, where I guess you can have a "picnic," if you so desire. I guess if you need to catch a few ZZZZs in your car, you can, although I'm not sure what the laws are, or how closely they monitor you (thankfully, I've never been in a situation where I need to catch a few ZZZZs in my car. Not yet, anyway). The men's room seemed relatively clean. There are stalls, and urinals (not to provide the reader with TMI, but I answered nature's call at the urinal). Water and soap provided, and a hot air blower to dry the hands. Nothing extravagant, but it provides the service it's supposed to. Outside the structure housing bathroom facilities for men and women were 2 vending machines providing snacks and beverages. I wanted a bottle of water. I found it mildly confusing (then again, I find GPS confusing and usually have to rely on a print out of GoogleMaps, which...take my word for it...is not infallible). I couldn't find any prices listed and took a chance, feeding 2 dollar bills into the machine. Jackpot! I got my bottle of water with no change coming (2 dollars seems really excessive for a relatively small bottle of water, but it is what it is, I guess...). They even have a slot where you can use your credit card, but utilizing a credit card for vending machine candy and water seems ridiculous to me. You have to use care when backing out of your spot, as vehicles zip through here with disturbing speed and recklessness (then again, I guess that's true anywhere). This seems to be a pretty spare facility, but I found it immensely preferable to the NJ variety. You're not going to be able to get a Starbucks mega-coffee, or a Roy Rogers burger and plastic-wrapped cookie for $15 dollars, but if you need some sugar, need to micturate or just stretch your legs, or answer that "urgent" text message...this is a more than adequate place to do so.

    A great deal of poison ivy along the fence and up above in the trees. It seems like a family…read moreletting their dog out on a long trip will let their dog use the area and then it will track poison ivy in the car onto everyone and everything.

    Plattekill Travel Plaza - travelservices - Updated May 2026

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