This is going to be a half post… a quarter post, really. I met up with some people for drinks at Rye Grill & Bar, not expecting that we’d leave the bar area or order any food — but then decided to tote along my camera, just in case.
The new digs do look great — unrecognizable from the old RG&B, and several times as big. The downstairs bar area is wide and expansive, with the same affluent-looking crowd that used to patronize the old place.
An observation that I’ve made about numerous Westchester restaurants: it’s loud at RG&B, at least on the bar side. The bar area wasn’t completely full on this night, yet we were all straining to hear. I don’t know what the noise level’s like in the dining room, but I imagine it’s more manageable.
Craig and his wife shared a grilled chicken sandwich with grilled zucchini and roasted peppers, which they said was excellent. We all shared a few starters, like the potato skins with cheddar and bacon.
Fried calamari.
And shrimp poppers.
Nothing too complicated, but both fried calamari and shrimp poppers can be bland if they’re not seasoned properly. These were well seasoned and not greasy. They revved up my appetite to the point that I ran home after we left and stuffed my face with dinner.
What do you all think of the new Rye Grill & Bar? Have you been impressed with the food?
Rye Grill & Bar
One Station Plaza
Rye, NY
914-967-0332
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Been to RG&B at least twice in the past couple of months. If you are going to dine, ask for UPSTAIRS, they usually keep the families with rug rats downstairs.
Also, they have a salad special to which I am already addicted. It’s mixed greens with the seafood du jour– grilled crusted salmon or tilapia, shrimp, scallops– it’s always changing. They throw some fruit on it, like mango and it’s just a great mellange of flavors.
The desserts are pretty outrageous, too.
Aren’t those potato skins tiny?
Good tip! There did seem to be a lot of families downstairs.
That salad sounds delicious. The potato skins were tasty, but yes, they were rather tiny. Not a whole lot of food when you’re sharing…
A colleague and I ate there one night in April–we were at the Rye Brook Hilton for a tradeshow–and really enjoyed the filet mignon sandwich. Try it sometime! I was very impressed with the selection of restaurants in that town–Morgan’s Fish House and Ruby’s Oyster Bar–especially since I was in town for 3 days.