Driving past Bowery Dugout on Ulster Avenue in Kingston, you'd never know how good it smells inside. Since my husband isn't on Yelp, I did my usual digging first. Unfortunately, the pictures+reviews on Yelp are disappointing enough that I almost talked us out of coming here. Hubs still wanted to try it. We were pleasantly surprised. The Bowery D has two flrs. You can sit downstairs- which is used for mostly for events- but we were told most people head upstairs and that's what we did. The main dining rm is carpeted, spacious and has a decent-sized bar. The first thing we noticed was the nice seafood smell in the air. So why come here? Raw oysters for one. Also because hubs has had Lobster Newburgh on his mind lately and the closest thing these folks offer is a mixed seafood Newburgh. He went for it. Result? He liked it. My Swai fish was tasty, though I was expecting something a bit flashier than sweet potato fries. My Jamboozle cocktail didn't have any oomph so I stuck to water after that. Service was great and the food was good. A nice surprise for a spot that doesn't totally shine on Yelp. read more

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Great deal on the early bird specials! Food is pretty good, and service is great. I had stuffed shrimp, and my partner had stuffed flounder. It's the small things that make a difference - a plate of carrot and celery sticks and some garlic bread on the table are a nice touch. Coffee and dessert were a lovely end to our casual meal. read more

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I came here for the first time and will probably be my last. Our merry little group mostly ordered the crab cake sandwich. It was impressive when it arrived but the crab cake was mostly bread. Since this is a seafood restaurant, I expected better. One member of the group ordered the seafood fried platter...it looked typical. The menu was mostly fried foods. The best part was the onion soup. It was flavorful and delicious. I know my phone is supposed to eat first but I dug in before realizing I hadn't taken a shot. Sorry folks but it looked like what all French onion soups look like. They only had one waitress who had to take care of everybody and I wonder if maybe that was why the bar was closed which was also disappointing. The restaurant is small and looked dated. The waitress was very nice. read more

The Bowery Dugout - Half of my onion soup...sorry - Seafood Near Me - Kingston, New York

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My son and I took my wife to the Bowery Dugout to celebrate her birthday. We have been coming here for years and have always enjoy our meals. We have never had any issues until recently. It was a minor issue but took away from our enjoyment of the night. The next day I called and spoke to Jeff the owner. He apologized and went out of he way to make things right. I was very impressed he is a man of his word and is concerned for his customers.That is something that you very rarely find in todays world. Thank you Jeff and we will be back soon. read more

Visited Noivember 8th our 55th wedding anniversary. Once again we were greatly pleased with everything the restaurant has to offer. Our server Andrew was great. The food cooked perfectly and the taste reminded me of my younger years living near Chesapeake Bay. My wife felt her drink was as good as it gets. If you're looking for a great seafood experience this is the place to go. read more

This is where we go for fresh whole lobsters as a family in Kington! Call ahead to ask when the fresh lobsters will be in, and make reservations! It's not a fancy place, and they used to have outdoor seating during COVID. The parking lot is massive, so no issues there, find yourself upstairs to the dining area. You'll hit the bar first with the game playing, and grab a table to sit amongst locals (much older crowd) having an early dinner with their friends, some on dates, etc. the key here is to order the fish special ($35-40) or the whole lobster (approx $70), and a lot of wine. It's just a nice quaint place, no frills, good service, and massively poured wine. To all- This is not fine dining so do not expect fine dining. This will not be the best seafood you ever had (esp if you're coming from NYC or Boston). this is Kingston New York- a local place with friendly folks. read more

The Bowery Dugout - Whole lobster - Seafood Near Me - Kingston, New York

Nasty place ever eating at my friends trying to celebrate Father's Day this came into their soup. I'll send in restaurant impossible in. And health inspectors read more

The Bowery Dugout - My friend went to this diner for Father's Day today and they found out this place is cockroaches everywhere. They are not coming back. - Seafood Near Me - Kingston, New York

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The raw clams were delicious. The Zappa di pesce was swimming in watered down manhattan clam chowder broth. The seafood was great. Especially the scallops. The vinaigrette for the salad is prepackaged and refrigerated so it came out in clumps. We asked for extra oil and vinegar and the waitress then went two tables down and chatted for 7 mins. Decided to take the meal home to add proper sauce. She packed in a plastic container not meant for liquids. Leaked all in the bag before I left the restaurant. By the way there were a total of three tables and 4 or 5 wait staff chatting in a group in the dinning rm. smh read more

A group of us, high school classmates, went for lunch and it turned out very well. The only negative I will say is that there was another group, 9, people and only one waitress. I felt sorry for her as it got very busy. She was patient and very kind with a nice personality. Our food did take longer than normal to come out busy as I said it was busy. The French onion soup was great and from two others they said the fish and chips was light and tasty. My chicken sandwich was also very good. Another women brought a tray of desserts into the restaurant and they didn't mind. The price was right and the ambiance was great. read more

Very good "continental cuisine" a throw back to the days when consistently, pleasant service and ample portions were the norm, don't expect anything pretentious, but the staples of the day are bang on, blue cheese dressing, coleslaw, soft shell crabs , shrimp cocktail, oysters are well represented read more

Great meal and the service was outstanding. Kingston Legendary Restaurant. Any seafood is 5 star

Wonderful old school restaurant with great food, friendly atmosphere and good prices too!

The food was great! I had a deep fried blue crab sandwich, clam chowder and a side salad. The star was the blue crab sandwich. Decor was fine. There was one waitress who did a great job for all the people there at lunch time--they more waitstaff. The seafood is definitely worth another visit. read more

Went there for crab legs on a Friday night they were out of stock at 5:00pm??Waitress stated they haven't had them in a while....Not very smart for a so called seafood restaurant !! Garlic bread tasted and looked like it was from the frozen section at a convenience store ,,,gross!! The so called boneless chicken were flat pieces of dark meat or chicken skin....I almost puked. For dinner I ordered the twin lobster tails and 15oz. steak...There was nothing fresh about it at all.....straight from Sam's Club.. This restaurant has always been my favorite place to eat when I'm in town on business......seems to have went down hill. Extremely expensive!! $$$$$ read more

Old school seafood restaurant, very friendly, oozing history. It has been around since the 1940s. The basement restaurant - the dugout - is casual, with old murals on the walls. Upstairs is a more formal dining room and bar. For lunch I had a delicious fried oyster po'boy with gazpacho on the side. Very tasty. For dinner with a few friends the hits were: a cajun style roasted haddock, the broiled seafood medley, very authentically French garlicky frog legs. My fried shrimp and scallops were nicely done. The only miss was the scallop scampi with linguine. Just too rich! Service is terrific. I highly recommend this Kingston classic. read more

I've been to this establishment several times, and everything has always been above good, but last night I had the zuppa di pesce and it was remarkable. Hands down the best I've ever had in life and to be honest, I'm not young. I've had it many times in many places including well known 5 Start Italian Restaurants in Manhattan. Everything from the staff, service, atmosphere, serving size and price was absolutely wonderful. My new go to for that dish. read more

Service was very poor. It went down from there. Roasted oysters were half done. To say the seafood dinners were not fresh is an understatement. Won't be back. read more

Food is meh. Priced like fine dining but it's really not. Much of the menu tastes premade/boxed. Would not recommend

The food was terrible. My chicken was VERY chewy and ruff to bite. Garlic bread was very crunchy. Drinks were warm. Service was the worst i've ever seen it. Took at least 20 minutes to even get a server at our table, had to ask for my food early after waiting at least 40 minutes. Didn't check up on us once while eating the food. Not the cleanest place ever carpet is dirty the fish tank is terrible looks like it's never cleaned and the fish is never fed!!! It very dark in there also. The overall environment is not good. It's very cramped in there with not a lot of space and tables. Don't get me started on the bathrooms!!!! First walk in and it's already crowded. The first bathroom is a gate doesn't even cover up half the door and has a BIG gap in it. The other bathroom has a heater!! And is very dirty. Very very crowded and not clean at all it looks like a personal bathroom. read more

Ate at the bar service was okay the bartender Steve was doing his best. Started with the Manhattan clam chowder with stuffed shrimp. Everything was good. read more

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Terrible service, very frustrating. Our server was extremely aloof. The food simply is NOT FRESH. I was so disappointed to waste my money here. Tangy, foul tasting oysters. Soupy crab cakes. Their melted butter didn't even taste like butter. Everything was trash. And 100% expired or previously frozen. About 15 minutes after leaving I had severe stomach pains and felt the need to shit myself. read more

Dining room was 84 degrees inside. Food was absolute slop and mush. Starting salad arrived with a fly in it, as well as more in the dining room. Waitress was great, unfortunately working with negligent management. read more

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Awesome food and environment. I've been going here since 8 years old. Never a bad experience

Meet family there for dinner Very welcoming Family friendly place. Great service and the food was great We had the surf and turf Both we done perfectly Can't waist to go back read more

The best part of my dinner was the water. The price is high. The service mediocre, the seafood (at a seafood restaurant) was old and over cooked. The shrimp and scallops were rubbery the "catch of the day" bland a flavorless. And oh yeah the gin and tonic was mostly tonic. I won't be back. read more

I've lived in Kingston for 25 years and let me tell you, you won't find better seafood than you would at the Bowery. I'll do my best to give readers a quick glimpse of what your wonderful night here will look like Service : you can choose between upstairs in the "restaurant" or downstairs which gives a retro speakeasy jazz club feel, plus you can see and hear the chefs from downstairs, which is a sight to behold. Any server you get will give you a great time, I've never had any issues with them. Feel: as mentioned the downstairs has a jazzy feel to it, which can be really nice for a quiet night out with your partner. On the other hand Upstairs gives a more open feel with a little more class. Sure to succeed in a first date or special occasions Food: the real reason people read this. Now I preface this with I'm not always a seafood person. But when I am I always crave the Bowery Dugout, their Swai is fantastic, swordfish steaks are great, and I'm a sucker for buffalo calamari or clam strips. Of course they have other great options other than seafood, classic Italian pasta, steak you name it, I'm positive it won't disappoint. Things to improve: I think everyone can improve, nobody is perfect, but I have very little to change about this place, the prices are a little high if you're on a budget, but that's why this is my go to special occasion night out place. Otherwise my complaints are few and far between. Overall I love this place, been going there for 20 plus years they've changed owners after the last owner retired, but nothing changed at all, still top quality seafood for a wonderful classy night out in Kingston. Hope you guys enjoy your trip hear as much as I did read more

What a great place for dinner , after a drive up rt 28 past Woodstock. The steak was fantastic. The crew was slammed, but the food was hot , the wine was great . Plus we had to sisters who had not been it the place for Twenty years only with their mom and dad . Thanks! John Famelette. read more

We had PEI mussels, linguine w/chopped clams & halibut. Food was OK, but not worth the money. The service was not consistent with a fine dining experience. $120 for dinner for 2 w/ 1 glass of modest wine each. Too expensive. I won't be back. read more

Had low expectations and i was NOT disappointed. The highlights: stale bread, gelatinous clam chowder and dry and flavorless lobster tails & stuffed shrimp. read more

A nice random find. If you like seafood, you can't go wrong here. I passed it on the road and thought it was a bar. It's in an big old house. The old fellow who owns it rambles out and asks how everything is; I miss this as we rarely see this in the Portland area. They could use a bit of sound absorption on the walls. I had a guy who makes me seem quiet blasting away a few feet from me. It was 5:30 to 6:30 on Friday, so fairly busy, but not packed. I was seated right away. The waitresses were prompt and friendly. read more

The Bowery Dugout - The picture should suffice. - Seafood Near Me - Kingston, New York

Horrible experience It was our first visit to Kingston and it was our anniversary and we chose the Bowery Dugout for their menu selections. We got there at 5:30 on a Friday, walked into the restaurant and the bar was on the right. The bartender/hostess greeted us with a very sharp "do you have a reservation?" and I said no. She looked around, and then looked at her notebook, turning the pages and shaking her head. She said " I can MAYBE fit you in at 7:00." We said no thanks and left. The bar had one person at it so we could have eaten there and the restaurant was not even half full. She was so rude that we wouldn't have eaten at the bar as she would have been our server and that would have ruined our evening. I checked the website many times and it does NOT say that you need a reservation anywhere. If that is their policy, put it on the website!! Horrible person to have working at your establishment and greeting people. Can I give zero stars? read more

As a girl from who grew up in an island where seafood was caught, cooked than served (literally so fresh) I can say the Bowery has the best seafood I've tried in the area. The family and I went there for lunch, I had dinners in two other occasions, and so far have not been disappointed. I absolutely loved the calamari special with the pickled peppers.Service was great each time and the price is very reasonable. Will definitely be back and highly recommend. Thankfully I decided to try it my self instead of going based on the poor reviews. read more

We came here for our 10th anniversary, having never been here but knowing we wanted fresh seafood. We had such a good time. The lobster was delicious. The steak was perfect! (We thought the first one that came out was overcooked and they couldn't have been happier to re-fire it!!) Our drinks were great. My fresh berry cosmo was outstanding. Like worth coming for! I'm so glad we found this place. read more

We came here tonight to celebrate our one year anniversary and we weren't disappointed. The food was delicious, the service absolutely perfect and the ambiance is a joy. I used to come here fairly often and can't imagine why I ever stopped. We will definitely be back again and again. read more

Best crab stuffing ever!!! Went last month and have been thinking about it since. Can't wait to have a chance to return!!!

Two of us had the lobster dinners, OMG it was so good. The lobster was tender, the butter sauce was wonderful. The rest of the meal was hard to remember as I was so happy with the lobster. Our server was very nice and we had great service. All in all, this was a wonderful meal in a really warm and friendly feeling restaurant. I would definitely go back, but I'm probably going to have the lobster again because it was so good. read more

If a casual restaurant like this can't handle a simple burger, I don't know where to start. Sorry it's just bad food. UPDATE. Response to Jeff L: You apparently have me confused with another dissatisfied customer that visited your establishment yesterday. It wasn't busy when I was there yesterday afternoon nor did you email me. I ordered the Bowery Big Blue Burger which was so soggy it should be listed under soups. I also ordered a 10 dollar Bloody Mary which contained almost no alcohol. I believe this was my 4th visit to the Dugout and each time I was just as dissatisfied. So my one star review was not impulsive. It's also not the only nor the worst bad review on Yelp. Perhaps you might take it as constructive criticism? Again, I'm sorry. It's just bad food. read more

Enjoyed a delicious dinner at The Bowery Dugout. Food was amazing and the service was top notch. Definitely recommend experiencing it for yourself. Best wishes to Jeff and staff. I'll be sure to come back the next time I'm upstate. read more

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First time there!! Amazing staff, food, wine and spirits. A nice mix of fresh seafood with old school style. Big portions, fresh veggies, in house sauces and dressings. The staff is very knowledgable of the specials, wine and food. They do not rush you or make you feel unwanted. read more

The Bowery Dugout - Crab stuffed shrimp - Seafood Near Me - Kingston, New York

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Went for he early bird special and ordered all the things offered on the website for the early bird but when It came time to order dessert we were told we had to mention the early bird and that what we had were bigger portions and it would not qualify for the "early bird"! We were charged $34 for a piece of halibut the size of a deck of cards and a baked potato. I thought the fish was bland but even more so after seeing how much they charged. read more