The Horses Lounge - City of Schenectady

I have had many a meal and drinks at the original Horse 's Lounge, so when it was reopened with a goal of continuity, I made a point to stop in one night for dinner. On the plus side, it 's very clean. The old joint had a bit of a dive-y feel to it, probably due to the pool table. Alas the pool table is gone now, replaced with tables. I miss the pool table. It lent an air of neighborhood joint/workingman 's bar that the new Horse 's lacks, so far. Maybe in time the interior will get a little scruffy around the edges and develop a sort of patina of age. And I hope at least some of the other regulars will come back. The menu features wings, burgers, foot-long hot dogs, and flatbreads and will look familiar to anyone who has been to the sister restaurant, the Broken Inn in Niskayuna. There is an incredible range of options available for these entrees: sauces, cheeses, veggies, meats, and dressings. There must be thousands of different ways to put them together. Totally customizable. Prices are reasonable, too. Bring cash or an ATM card, cause credit cards are not a thing here. Service was attentive, accurate, and upbeat. In fact it was my server 's first shift, ever, at the Horse 's but she handled herself like an old pro. The walls are decorated with framed photos of Schenectady in the days when it was the OG industrial powerhouse. The old Horse 's had a regular series of specials, like Burger Monday, when burgers were half price during happy hour, and Taco Tuesday where little street tacos were 3 for $6. I am glad to see that the new owner has brought back taco Tuesday. I 'm going to have to go and check it out. I don 't expect the old prices, because that was pre-Covid and before suppliers realized they could get away with sticking it, pricewise, to restaurant owners. Note to the owner: please put micheladas on the drinks menu on Taco Tuesday! Nothing goes down better with tacos on a hot summer night than an ice-cold, spicy michelada. It was unknown at the old Horses ' but it 's a Mexican standard. The only complaint I have is that my foot-long dog came on a six inch roll. I had dog sticking out a couple three inches at both ends, which made things messy since I had asked for sauerkraut and chopped onions on mine! I wanted each bite of the dog to have the condiments with it, but they did not balance well on the naked dog ends. Come on! It 's not hard to get a roll the same length as the dog! Today I walked by the Broken Inn and they had their hot dog cart operating on the sidewalk....but wait a minute! Same deal! Standard sized rolls with foot-longs! It 's not cute. It 's not quirky. It 's just irritating and looks silly. I want to try their whole hawg dog from the cart, but I 'm gonna insist that cut it into two pieces and put each one in a roll! Only way to keep the add-ons on! Get longer rolls! Please.

Really happy to have checked out this neighborhood bar. Jason was charismatic and friendly and provided great service. The wings were crisp and very good. The blue cheese is unique and very good. Was really looking forward to this place reopening and it did not disappoint. It really does have a nice neighborhood bar feel and I really had a great time and can't wait to go back.

Great atmosphere.. Great staff..The manager is amazing.. The wings are out of this world.. The blue cheese is the best I've ever had.. Highly recommend they're peanut butter and jelly wings.. Bavarian pretzels were delicious as well.. A must if you are in the area..

This place is known for their chicken wings and I like to travel around and try out places, so we hauled the 1 hr drive as it was our first time. We ordered for an app the soft pretzels with beer cheese and mustard… so soft and so good. Now for the wings we did BBQ, Garlic Parm PB J. Yes I did say Peanut Butter Jelly and it was so so good, the BBQ was like a smokey flavor with a tad of a bite that follows but very good. Those were my 2 top favs so far. There was garlic parm to which was also good. We had Rachel the manager wait on us and she was very friendly and quick to get food out. This is definitely a place I’m going back to and taking the kids next time. She did take down my idea of salt vinegar wings as they will be trying out new flavors so we will see. We did ask about the very little parking as we were new to the area and that was the only thing I was worried about, but we were informed the lot on the end they are redoing so there will b more so no worries there. Wheelchair accessibility: I do have to say there is no wheelchair accessibility so be aware before you go.

Great wings, excellent atmosphere, owner brings the perfect balance of energy to each table he talks too.