The Old Foundation - Town of Delaware

People at my table just said “the food was good” “yeah the food was good” I also thought the food was good. Go here if you are in the area, they have good food. The pork chop is gigantic.

In full disclosure I am biased. I work here. But I would eat here regardless! The name itself indicates it has an old world charm and that's true. Inside you feel like you might be in any era and it's changed little since it began as a country inn nearly 200 yrs ago. Ian, the chef owner was trained in Italy by a Michelin chef and his sourdough crust pizzas are extraordinary, as are the daily fresh pasta specials. Although there are no gluten free options for the pizza or pasta, there are quite a few menu options for various diets. This is not an Italian restaurant. The menu is diverse with plenty of delicious dishes available for (likely) any pallet!! Huge hits are the fresh mozzarella he makes in-House daily. The meatballs, clams, crispy Brussels sprouts, fried calamari also hugely popular appetizers. I would be writing all day if I had to go through the menu here. It's ALL good! The Rib Eye dinner for 2 or more is an exceptional value and one of the most delicious steaks any diner could expect. Desserts are also all made on premises and Ian is known for his babka. And burgers, and...Reservations highly recommended!! Although the place appears to be isolated on a country road, it is seated between 2 resorts and often we fill up quick! We have a wonderful crew who truly care about great service but there can be times we are so busy and occasionally understaffed where we get spread too thin. I believe only then does service suffer, but not often. But given that this place has established its reputation -often filling to capacity, with so little advertising (there is actually no identifying signage outside), this speaks for itself. On behalf of The Old Foundation, we apologize to anyone who ever had problems with their meal or service. I believe if you came again, you could have the experience you had hoped.

Pizza is very good. But expect to wait a while to get served as they’re in no rush here. Place was pretty empty but still took a long time to have our order taken by the waitress who was having a private conversation with a patron for a good 15min while we were hungrily and patiently waiting to have our order taken. There was also a dog barking inside…kind of weird having an animal at an indoor food establishment…was he in the kitchen? Dunno..

We hopped on the bikes last weekend to explore one of our favorite areas in NY and ran into this little gem of a place. Al the bartender was the cutest little thing and his service was top notch! We got the garlic parm wings as an appetizer and they were hands down the most delicious wings we’ve ever had! We split a smash burger and fries and that was also out of this world! The burger had a smoky flavor and the truffle fries were so, so yummy! Friends got the mozzarella ball and that was also amazing. Funny little story … there was a man walking around who was dressed in all black with a hat (possibly an owner or someone who worked there?! who challenged one of the guys with us to an arm wrestling match for a drink (the regulars seemed like they had seen this show before ? but we lost. Good time, though! I would drive the hour and change back up there to eat again in a heartbeat! A must try!

The deranged bar manager screamed at a patron, at the top of his lungs, for saying “hey, excuse me” instead of addressing him as “Mr. Bartender.” Additionally, the subpar wings took nearly half an hour to come out, while wings ordered afterward came out within 5 minutes. The bad atmosphere and even worse service make it clear: don’t give this place your money.