Nice atmosphere. The beer I got was good--a porter. Also, the Oklahoma burger is great and the fries aren't half bad. I will be back

This place is very cosy and the wings are great but the bartender outside was a bit unfriendly and the Oklahoma burger was very soggy.

Country kitchsy brewpub in the middle of nowhere, by all the hiking spots near New Paltz. You enter what seems to be a former house or lodge, completed with the scent of old wood. The giant bar and fireplace is appealing with all the tables behind it. Beers were worth the trip. Their brewmaster clearly knows what he's doing behind the big rolling door in the restaurant area. Every beer, even the oilburner was smooth tasting, despite its color and name. Most of them have a heavy german influence. Dinner was their biggest shortcoming. Their menu was diverse, with numerous vegetarian options and a dash of culinary creativity. Unfortunately, the lamb burger was dryer than the Sahara, despite my conversation with my waiter 20 mins prior who assured me that they "definitely" cook it medium because "who likes well done meat!?". We both chuckled and made fun of those who consider severely charred meat "desireable". Well, uh. So much for that? When eaten with the soft chibata bread and accompanying feta and figs it was fine, but definitely not as promised. The chicken tacos had a whole lot going on with them. Rice, beans, spicy pickled things. Another great expectation with poor execution. The chicken tasted overcooked as well. Eeep... at least the fries were crispy and warm! I had quietly expected that the kitsch of this spot and distance from SUNY New Paltz would keep the "yooo braahh" college dudes at bay but they seemed to find their way here despite that. Ah well, at least they have good taste in beer, broo! Come for the brews, and maybe the tofu sticks -- they looked good. read more

Rough cut beer is delicious. That's a given. The brewery restaurant also is delicious. That wasn't a given. The food is pretty standard stuff. Kids meals are a good bonus. The fries are pretty killer and they have veggie options. The parking area is pretty small, but there are plenty of seats inside and out! read more

Nice ambiance, long history (under many names) and awesome beer. Menu is a bit limited but all food is great. Med rate ahi tuna on salad was done absolutely perfectly. Overall a weekly stop for us! read more

Loved it!! Food and beer was great. Service was outstanding. Thank you Haley! We really enjoyed the place and the fun atmosphere. The black bean burger was very nicely created and served in a tray. Thank you all for a nice night. Highly recommend this place! read more

Our experience at Rough Cut was poor. The food was greasy and the portions tiny. The prices were high. No waiter service. The owner had a bad attitude and made us feel he was doing us a favor! Stay away from this expensive trap. read more

A local spot for above average food and drinks, it is under slow but fine renovation to an even better state. I find the food choices to be few bit each carefully thought out and prepared, with a good mix of styles. The on-site micro brewery produces a great variety of truly tasty craft beers! The management is extremely health conscious, but helpful and friendly. Well worth becoming a new favorite for you! read more

The Roseability is a hit! Casual atmosphere. Perfect post hike spot to refuel and relax!

The beer. Very good. The food. Also good. We ate a smattering of menu items like the disco fries (very tasty) and the prosciutto grilled cheese (also very tasty). The big pretzel baked with feta and sundried tomatoes was also a treat. Sit outside, bring friends and board games, and enjoy the amusing mix of alt 90s music and craft beers. The atmosphere is top notch and they even have antibacterial soap in the bathrooms. Yankees fans beware... the staff is excellent but they root for the Mets. read more

I love this little place on the way over the mountain. It is casual and a great place to have a drink and a snack after a hike

Finally! Growlers (Crowlers, even better, don't need to bring my growlers with me) Love this place. I'm a summer resident, so won't be back till the Spring, but this will be my first stop when I return. read more

This is my favorite place to stop on the way home from work! The beer is amazing, service wonderful, and the brewery is soooo cozy. They have awesome specials. Their wings are my favorite, make sure to try all flavors! Love the burrito and Caesar salad. For dessert try their ice cream. I tried a balsamic and basil one and OMG -- delish. read more

We drove past and there were a lot of cars there so we decided to get a bite there. We were able to get a good spot right in front (we were very excited)Joke was on us I guess because it was probably the weirdest 5 mins ever! We couldn't get into the dining room because all the doors were locked. Then when we finally walked to the side of the building everyone was sitting outside at picnic tables wasting and there was zero direction on where to sit or order! As we stood there looking around, it appeared that you ordered at a make shift counter and somehow you received your food in paper containers. Not sure.. but we stood there like idiots then left! Never again! Save yourself the hassle ! read more

What a super treat! The side yard is set with socially distanced tables, there's a clever system of service through various windows and the fish and chips was delicious. Thank you for making it happen, Rough cut! read more

Don't get me wrong, their beer & atmosphere is great & the reason why there are so many good reviews. I've made an effort to support R.C in the last couple of years but I give up. As a transplant I know how hard it is to find good food locally. We all want a current type of place to gather with friends to eat & drink. It takes a pretty big sense of self to charge 17.00 for a burger & fries unless respectful effort is made to assure that each aspect of the burger & fries is well above what a diner serves. Granted, my experience is limited to the burger & fries at Rough Cut. The disappointment of being hungry at the end of the day; ordering to go & opening the order to find: A small handful of frozen, battered or double fried, limp fries. The Oscar burger... I photographed the order before tasting it to show the scale. The bun consisted of two, small triangular pieces of thin, White ciabatta bread. Cooked onions were heaped on top ( because they cost nothing.) Wouldn't one expect that a 17.00 burger would have decent bacon? A few stringy pieces of super thin, flabby, greasy bacon that had those little wavy patterns in it. The tomatoes were tiny, but tasted lovely & were thankfully unrefrigerated. To top it off; a smattering of baby spinach leaves. I would be fine with paying almost 20 dollars for an amazing burger & fries. The question is; how can that price be justified for a pub burger & fries that are presented & taste like an afterthought? One can go to some of the best rated breweries in NYC & Brooklyn & get a burger with a proper bun, plentiful, fresh lettuce & GOOD BACON & simple, fresh cut fries for the same or less. Thinking back, there was a time that I ate inside the restaurant vs ordering to go & they served beautifully thin, hand cut fries, but that was a few years ago. It's such a simple fix... Just a couple of great bun options because classic burgers are a perfectly respectable staple at a great pub. Hand cut fries, because not only do they become a favorite of customers, but potatoes are cheap so they should be no less than hand cut, fresh & plentiful. Lastly, I know it can't be easy to have the hoarders across the street. Maybe wood fences around the dumpsters would be a way to make the parking lot more tidy for customers. I am editing this today to say that I received an email notice that Rough Cut put the cost of the bill back on my card. I appreciate & respect that very much. Thank You. It doesn't feel good leaving a critical review, but in this case it is more of a plea because I can think of nothing better or more convenient than to be able to hang out w/ friends at a great brewery up the block, but on principle, if one asks a gourmet price, the only respectful thing left to do is make it justifiable. And then everyone is happy! read more

See all

Rough-cut is yet another restaurant that has managed to do an effective pivot during the Covid pandemic. Although I have been going to this restaurant regularly for the last four years, I've been especially impressed with what they've had to offer lately in terms of outdoor dining. In addition to being a very successful nano-brewery that puts out excellent seasonal IPAs, stouts and other varieties of beer, they have a very capable kitchen crew to provide yummy meals for those looking out to have a rustic dining experience. Get the Oscar burger, which is an amazing house-blended beef patty plus bacon, caramelized onion, and a special sauce on their homemade brioche buns. Get the calamari with Godzilla sauce (featuring their homemade hot pepper sauce, also available to take home). And stick around for the unique ice cream flavors (tarragon!). Or have an ice cream float with their Holstein stout and a scoop homemade chocolate ice cream. This place was great before COVID-19, and remains an excellent choice for outdoor eats during the pandemic. read more

Rough Cut Brewing - The Cedar Groove outdoor, socially distanced landing pad - New American Near Me - Kerhonkson, New York

We haven't been allowed to eat or drink out in months and this was a great restart. Luckily it was a beautiful day and they had a number of outside tables that were almost filled within 45 minutes of opening. The inside looked nice and hopefully they will be allowed to fully open up soon.Good beer and nice hot fries and chicken fingers. Will be back if in the area. read more

Picked up some food on Christmas Day, great experience. Very nice and clean setup, everyone was courteous and in masks. We enjoyed eating this warm and comforting food on a rainy day upstate, in our cabin, it was very soothing and peaceful. We look forward to visiting again! read more

Amazing beer. Had 2 flights and their Top Gun IPA. Plus wings and calamari. The best we've had in a long time. But what blew us away was the Basil Balsamic Ice Cream and Sage ice cream and chocolate tort. OMG. Never had this experience before. read more

Rough Cut Brewing - Flight with Top Gun IPA - New American Near Me - Kerhonkson, New York

See all

Was in town for the Hudson Valley wine and food fest and staying at the Hudson valley resort and spa. The food here is absolutely incredible and local beers and delicious. We got an order of disco fries and wings for the table to share and they were amazing. Burgers are really good and the burritos are huge and delicious. Can't wait for the festival next year so I can come back here again. read more

Rough Cut Brewing - New American Near Me - Kerhonkson, New York

Stopped into Rough Cut on Presidents Day at the suggestion of our AirBnB host, and the place was bumpin'. There were only a couple open seats, so we sat at the bar, amidst what were obviously local regulars. The guy next to me was showing everyone pictures of his pit bull puppies; there were two dudes playing an intense game of chess behind us; and a woman talking to an employee about Jean Grey in the X-Men film franchise. Definitely what one would and should expect from an Upstate NY neighborhood bar. It was burger night, meaning an array of burgers and in-house drafts to choose from. One of each was $20 - not outrageously expensive but not particularly cheap either. Fortunately, the burgers come with fries and are fairly massive. The beers were stellar; hopefully the offer bottled versions in the future. Note that the RC hot sauce is ludicrous and best used sparingly. We also got chocolate ice cream, opting for that instead of the tarragon flavor (???) Left feeling very slightly buzzed and in good spirits. read more

Why any restaurant who is most likely using great local beef would absolutely refuse to cook it any other way than "burnt to a crisp" absolutely baffles me! Their home brewed beer was good, the Brussels sprouts are made us optimistic but the blackened buns, onions and incinerated beef and bacon means we will never be back. read more

Best take out around by far and offers only what is good and fresh including beer. We need these restaurants and hope Rough Cut keeps up the great quality. It's a cool roadside tavern but we can't really enjoy during Covid. Try the Buffalo Cauliflower with a fresh beer! read more

Very good food and beer specials! Came here after angry orchard for food and they had a Thurs special of $3 wings. The staff is very welcoming and house wings are very good!! read more

Rough Cut Brewing - New American Near Me - Kerhonkson, New York

Delicious and creative. A much needed staple for the area. A very hip and fun vibe to chill and the food is amazing. If it's a busy night it's worth the wait. Love this place read more

My husband are camping nearby and didn't have high expectations for dinner, but we were pretty hungry and this place popped up on my phone. Holy moly it blew us away!! Out in the middle of nowhere is a funky brewpub with excellent beer and reasonable wine and the food was great! We each had soup (tomato bisque and clam chowder) my husband had wings and I had a salad with steak in it. The steak was amazing and the salad was delicious. If we lived here we'd come every week. By NJ standards it was very reasonable. read more

See all

Great place with local beers. Good beer variety. I got a Farm de Poivre Saison which was really good; hubby had some kind of local IPA. Our service was warm, prompt, friendly. I would say that the beer's better than the food. For food we shared: - house wings. Sauce was ok, didn't have much flavor. They were also not fried but rather grilled? Baked? They were a bit soggy. $6 -the country salad - blue cheese, apples, etc. Pretty good. $11? -the rib-eye dinner- the best thing we had. Yummy ribeye steak, yummy sauteed kale, and baked potato - the steak came with brandy cream sauce (not too flavorful atop). The ribeye was well cooked through and it was a large portion. $23 + plus our beers. The prices were very reasonable. The interior is very woody and inviting. Not the best for this area but there isn't also a ton right in Kerhonkson. read more

Love the ambiance, food and beer. Even though it's takeout only due to covid, they work hard to make everything tasty. So happy there is a burger on the takeout menu now! read more

Great burger. Low vibe atmosphere and friendly service. I recommend the crispy tofu roll appetizer. And the brew is excellent. Will return soon. Update: We have returned many times and each time are rewarded with great food and some of the best brew in all NY state. Try some of the homemade habanero sauce. And if you love meat the rib eye is very, very good. read more

The atmosphere is great and the beer is even better. I have been to this place a few times and have never been disappointed. It is an excellent location for a casual meal/ drink or to go after a day of hiking whether it be at Minnawaska or The Catskills. The drive from the Catskills to this place is WELL worth it. The beer is varied and sharp. I would recommend getting a flight of the current beers on tap and then making a decision on which one to get a full pint of. The calamari is excellent. So is the Oscar Burger and the Steak Burrito. The staff is welcoming and friendly. I look forward to many new experiences at this place as the beer selection develops. A new plus is the addition of a wood stove. I can't wait to sip some of this great beer while enjoying the wood stove. read more

Outstanding beer and food at a cozy, rustic newcomer. I've been a beer enthusiast for years and have brewed some of my own and I was very impressed with the two beers I tried, an IPA and a double IPA. My wife, who doesn't even care much for beer, loved it and said it was among the best she's tasted. My favorite was the 44/55 double IPA. Can't wait to return to try others. The food was equally laudable with many vegetarian and vegan options alongside meat and seafood. We tried the house-baked pretzel (delicious, piping hot with whole-grain mustard), jalapeño poppers (just the right amount of spice), and tofu sticks (coated with hemp seeds for a beguiling texture and topped with a rich herb sauce). Then we split the veggie burger which was excellent. It came with crispy fries and in a very fresh ciabatta bun with fresh avocados. The burger itself was wonderfully spiced; it tasted great on its own. But paired with everything, the burger was even better. When you walk in you're greeted by a large, stone fireplace that will be great for winter warming. The interior is tastefully decorated with reclaimed wood from the brewer's barn and antique lighting that gives the place a homey feel that isn't forced and reflects the surroundings. Go around the back of the fireplace to find the bar where we sat and enjoyed excellent, attentive, but not at all invasive service. Just a short drive outside of New Paltz and down the road from Lake Minnewaska and Mohonk Preserve, Rough Cut is a destination that's well worth the trip. Head and shoulders above the offerings in town with personal service that can't be beat. read more

I enjoyed our visit to Rough Cut. The beers were quite good; the food was fine; the place itself has a planned rustic charm that works, and the late 80's music was a treat. We had an appetizer (fried calamari with a delicious spicy red pepper dipping sauce), a lamb burger, a "crabby patty," and dessert (pie) & two beers each came out to $75, pre-tip. Service was good an efficient, not too chit chatty. read more

Holy mother of greatness.... I am GLAD this place exists!!! Delicious food, excellent and friendly staff, and VERY accommodating. Our good friends told us about this place so we decided to check it out. We had our infant son with us in a stroller, and the staff (I forget his name, but he has long long hair and is ultra kind) was sweet enough to let us know that we could wait or get a table that would be a little cramped. We decided to wait, as we didn't want to cramp up the area with our stroller and effect the staff trying to walk by. Their beers are super good, and their food is even better. The place is not big but not super small either, so that's just about the only downfall. Every time we've been there, the patrons all seemed respectable and not rowdy at all- great considering there is a bar and brewery too. Everyone should come here at least once, if not for the food, then the beer, and if not either- then to at least meet the great and kind staff. You rock, Rough Cut! read more

Gilded Otter, watch out! This delicious, cozy brewery makes one rethink driving to New Paltz. In the mood for seafood? Try the savory calamari. Feeling some veggies? The arugula & fig salad is to die for. I am going back tonight to try a different brew because the IPA I had last night was so delicious I kept ordering more. Brooklyn has instilled in me an expectation that every place needs to achieve a perfect balance of food, drink, and vibe. Rough Cut's done it and it's only the beginning... The only thing rough about this place is heading out for the night. Otherwise, it's as smooth as can be! read more

Definitely a fan of the idea, atmosphere and beer. Trivia night is always a blast! Pass on the food, though. You'll thank me later.

Great, small brewery not far from New Paltz. It's the perfect place to stop at after visiting Mohonk or Minnewaska. Inside was dark, cozy & low-key. We ordered a flight of everything they had on tap and enjoyed it all. The beers were unique and flavorful. We also had disco fries, which really hit the spot. I wish we had been hungry enough to have a full meal. I was disappointed that they don't do growlers because we definitely would've gotten one to take home. read more

A GREAT brewpub and a much needed addition to the Ulster County beer scene. It's been very many years since I've visited a brewpub where so many of the beers were outstanding for their respective styles. So far over two visits I have tried the DESERTED ISLAND IPA, the 44/55 DOUBLE IPA, the MORTISE & TENON BELGIAN DOUBLE, the OIL BURNER BLACK IPA, and the BUMPKIN, and they were all fantastic. I believe that Kayne (part owner of Rough Cut and brewer) really makes the best beer in the Hudson Valley. I've been to a number of other local breweries and have found that while some were better than others, none were exceptional. It seems to me that generic taste bordering on bland is the norm. Rough Cut is a game changer. If you are like me and have gone years since the last time you visited an outstanding brewpub, make sure that you pay these guys a visit. I haven't really given the food a fair shake yet, but I did get a burger which was served on an in-house made roll and I really enjoyed it. The roll made a nice difference. I had been complaining lately to my wife how hard it is to find a good burger for some reason, but Rough Cut scratches that itch. I always enjoyed the food at Oscar's (The chef's previous restaurant at this same location) and I look forward to trying much more of the menu. There seems to be a good amount of pub and comfort food offered which is especially satisfying now that my other local staple - The Country Inn - has given up on serving that type of food in lieu of an Italian menu. I love Italian food, but sometimes you just want pub food. read more

If you're anywhere near this place, make it a priority to go, it's incredible! Here are some of the reasons why I go back every time I'm in town: - All of the beer is brewed on site and is incredible... If you're lucky enough, Kayne, the brewer, will be behind the bar - he's one talented dude (not only does he brew but he built the bar by hand) - The bar is incredible, most of it crafted by hand from reclaimed barn wood, rail ties, concrete etc. - Bart the chef, whips up gourmet concoctions like its nobody's business and turns bar food into something to write home about - the oscar burger is my absolute favorite.. but then there's the burrito.. and the stew... and oh yeah, the wings... - Jesse's always on point with the service. - I almost forgot to mention, there's a burger + 2 beers for $20 night... what more do you need!?? Pay the boys at Rough Cut a visit, you'll be happy you did. read more

This place is great. The co-owner used to wait tables at the Country Inn, which used to have a burger worth a trip and still has a great beer selection. But Rough Cut is even better than that, because the burgers (and everything else) are excellent and the beer is brewed right there by the bartender. He tells me he brews in 31 gallon batches, which is why it's FRESH and he knows his brewing so well that even if the food weren't great, it would be worth going. He's especially good at Belgian and English styles. read more