We went with a large group for dinner and had a great time. All of the food was excellent and at a fair price. Our waitress kept the drinks flowing as we enjoyed our meals. Don’t forget to leave room for dessert. This is a off the beaten path restaurant you must try.
We stopped by here at lunch time around the holidays in 2022 for a beer and a quick bite. Having visited a lot of brew pubs we were quite surprised by the aromas when opening the door. Normally you expect to small beer, but at Rip Van Winckle you are treated the smell of pizza, galic and marinara sauce. Beer had no chance of cutting through that. We enjoyed that lunch but having had a look at the full menu we also vowed to retun for dinner.
Rolling the clock foward to December 2023, we did exactly that. Round 1 (photo #1) was a Rip Van Whit and a Cosmopolitan. Dinner included the Zuppe De Pesce (photo #2) and Linguinini with red clam sauce (photo #3.) The portions were very large, so we opted to skip the appetizers and deserts.
This place is a little bit out of the way unless you are a local. That being said, it is well worth a little side trip while travelling I-87 nort or south.
Great place for food and beer, especially after a long hike in the Catskills.
The staff are very friendly and service was great. They leave a carafe of water at the table which is a huge plus for us because my husband drinks a lot of water and usually had to ask for refills.
For food we had:
-fried chicken sandwich (delicious, would definitely order again)
-prosciutto bar pie (just okay, would order a different pizza next time)
Of the beers on the sampler, the favorite was:
-Katerskill Krush
Stopped in Catskill on way to Maine. Found the Rip van Winkle Brewery. Great place. Salads was amazing as well as the linguini and clam sauce. Burger and fries were great too.
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Hands down Catskills secret gem. Our server Alisa was hands down the cherry on top of our experience. Alisa's energy was very contagious she was extremely knowledgeable about the beer choices, food selection was on point and attentive to our table. If I had a restaurant she would be the ideal candidate to serve my clients. Alisa I hope you were able to find your cat.
Food: stared off with the pretzel OMG it was soft perfect amount of salt my favorite pretzel I have ever had. 1-10 it gets a 9.9
My sister and brother-in-law had the Boneless Wings they were perfect they were crispy even thought they were in the sesame sauce. 1-10 gets 9.7
Review from the table and food they had:
Calzone was good, had to sprinkle some salt to add some flavor 1-10 got a 7. Have on the ricotta vs meat
Cheese Pizza was good 1-10 got a 8.5
Salmon with rice and veggie: over all a very good dish 1-10 got a 9.
Salmon was not as fishy rice was a little too moist but the veggies were perfect. The veggies is spiraled cooked perfectly and seasoned perfectly 1-10 got a 8.5
I had the Pork Schnitzer Special of the day. It was basically a large deep fried on its own not so much flavor but the sauce with the capers brought it together nicely was paired with mashed potato excellent and the amazing spiral veggies. 1-10 I gave it a 9.2
Dessert........
Tiramisu OMG 1-10 it's getting a 10
Rainbow cookie Cake outstanding 1-10 it gets a 9.4
Drinks
The flight sample were interesting, had my favorites top two, after sharing with our server she mentioned they have won awards with those beers I am now consider becoming a beer tester lol from 1-10 got a 9.5
The Special Old Fashion hands down 1-10 got a 10 out of 10 (perfect)
White Sangria 1-10 got 9
Red Sangria 1-10 got 9.5
Definitely a place to come and I will return. See y'all soon
Stopped by the Rip Van Winkle brewing Co. for dinner and it did not disappoint. It was a really cute restaurant with a brewing area you could kind of see. Our waitress was nice and the food was great. We ordered the 12 inch traditional pizza, garlic knots (it came with 10!!), and a side of penne alla vodka. Everything was great! The side of pasta was huge and definitely more than enough for me. So that’s a nice trick to save a little money. The order of knots was so fresh and huge we could only eat half. And the pizza was so good and crispy. My bf got a flight of beers to sample and he really enjoyed them
all. I also got the berry bourbon lemonade and it was so good. It was super busy, but I definitely recommend this if you are in the area!
The verdura rustica pizza was incredible!! We have not stopped talking about it. The beers were great too! And our waitress was very nice. We’ll be back!!
Great staff and they have flights and samples. The food smelled delicious so next time we will be sure to get some. Helles lager was great as well as the Katerskill IPA!
Bartender Kayla was a sweetheart. Food and drinks were great. Probably the best garlic knots i’ve had in a long time, fresh and hot!
I had the pleasure of stopping here after a long day of taking photos. The beer was excellent and the food was delicious. I wish I would have stayed longer to try more of the menu. Maybe another time!
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