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We are a traditional steak and seafood restaurant located off of Wolf Road in Albany (Colonie), NY. A long standing, dinner only, full service restaurant locally known for our full fresh salad bar with homemade dressings, bread and cheese. Serving items such as prime rib, beef tenderloin, fresh fish, chicken, pork and pasta dishes, we have something for everyone. We can handle gluten free or vegetarian menus. Our lounge side has TV’s for sporting events and lighter fare menu items such as burgers and chicken sandwiches. We have private function areas, with NO ROOM FEE, available for bridal and baby showers, anniversary, graduation, rehearsal, retirement, birthday, celebration of life or bereavement. We open during the day for these events.
Aged beef & fresh fish in a fine American establishment with rustic elements & an open kitchen.
Hours
| Saturday | 4–10 PM |
| Sunday | 4–9 PM |
| Monday | 4–9 PM |
| Tuesday | 4–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 4–9 PM |
| Thursday | 4–9 PM |
| Friday | 4–10 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 480 Sand Creek Rd, Colonie, NY 12205
Phone: (518) 869-2448
Website: http://barnsiderrestaurant.com/
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Charlie S.
An classic restaurant that has never changed it’s dedication to quality over many decades of existence.
We had three Ribeyes all of which were superb and one haddock that was also superb.
We had excellent team service gear desserts and a first class evening.
I highly recommend you try it!
… moreWe had three Ribeyes all of which were superb and one haddock that was also superb.
We had excellent team service gear desserts and a first class evening.
I highly recommend you try it!
Sean Jones
I visited this restaurant for dinner tonight. I ordered the sirloin with veggies and shrimp cocktail for an appetizer.
I question whethee the steak was actually a sirloin steak. I’ve ordered them for years and it’s never looked like this. Also. The steak had no flavor at all. It was very bland.
The servers were great. Unfortunately, the chatter coming from the kitchen wasn’t. He continuously used profanity and even used a racial slur multiple times. At first, I thought I was hearing things. Unfortunately, he repeated it several times.
Between the bland steak and the guy in the kitchen, I was over it. I asked for my check and I left. I didn’t even finish my food.
The salad was the best part of the night!
… moreI question whethee the steak was actually a sirloin steak. I’ve ordered them for years and it’s never looked like this. Also. The steak had no flavor at all. It was very bland.
The servers were great. Unfortunately, the chatter coming from the kitchen wasn’t. He continuously used profanity and even used a racial slur multiple times. At first, I thought I was hearing things. Unfortunately, he repeated it several times.
Between the bland steak and the guy in the kitchen, I was over it. I asked for my check and I left. I didn’t even finish my food.
The salad was the best part of the night!
Jackie Adler
My husband and I had the most incredible birthday celebration dinner for him this past Sunday. It was a last minute decision and we had no problem making a reservation an hour before.
We had been here once before several years ago and simply hadn’t gotten around to coming back. I am so glad we did! Everything about our experience was warm and welcoming. As we were seated we were asked if anyone was celebrating a birthday. My husband told them he was and they noted that. Noise level in the area we were seated in (around the corner from the salad bar and up the short set of stairs) was normal, minus a couple of boys from a large party nearby. There was nothing the restaurant could have done, though, and they eventually settled down.
Our waiter, Tyler, added to the warm and welcoming feeling and did an excellent job of making sure we had what we needed without encroaching. If you can, ask for him – truly did a great job! He also made sure my husband received his celebratory dessert at the end of our meal.
The food was outstanding. I absolutely love a good salad bar and they are increasingly hard to find. This one was well-stocked with an assortment of options and also offered warm bread with cheese that could be cut and spread on (delicious!). Butter was on the table at room temp and easy to spread.
We ordered the larger Filet with Bernaise sauce and rice pilaf and Tenderloin with Cabernet sauce and upcharged for the garlic mashed. Both steaks were cooked perfectly medium as requested. The tenderloin was the star for me as I truly loved the sauce. Rice pilaf good as well and the garlic mashed potatoes were awesome. I didn’t realize the upcharge was the same as ordering it as a side; next time I would probably order rice and add it as an additional side.
We ended up with two desserts – the birthday brownie sundae (soooo good, the brownie was super soft and so rich) and the fried ice cream with caramel sauce, bananas, and pecans. I have never had fried ice cream with these toppings and it was amazing! 2 huge portions but we ate almost all of them because they were just too good!
Highly recommend trying this place if you haven’t already. We will be back much sooner than before.
… moreWe had been here once before several years ago and simply hadn’t gotten around to coming back. I am so glad we did! Everything about our experience was warm and welcoming. As we were seated we were asked if anyone was celebrating a birthday. My husband told them he was and they noted that. Noise level in the area we were seated in (around the corner from the salad bar and up the short set of stairs) was normal, minus a couple of boys from a large party nearby. There was nothing the restaurant could have done, though, and they eventually settled down.
Our waiter, Tyler, added to the warm and welcoming feeling and did an excellent job of making sure we had what we needed without encroaching. If you can, ask for him – truly did a great job! He also made sure my husband received his celebratory dessert at the end of our meal.
The food was outstanding. I absolutely love a good salad bar and they are increasingly hard to find. This one was well-stocked with an assortment of options and also offered warm bread with cheese that could be cut and spread on (delicious!). Butter was on the table at room temp and easy to spread.
We ordered the larger Filet with Bernaise sauce and rice pilaf and Tenderloin with Cabernet sauce and upcharged for the garlic mashed. Both steaks were cooked perfectly medium as requested. The tenderloin was the star for me as I truly loved the sauce. Rice pilaf good as well and the garlic mashed potatoes were awesome. I didn’t realize the upcharge was the same as ordering it as a side; next time I would probably order rice and add it as an additional side.
We ended up with two desserts – the birthday brownie sundae (soooo good, the brownie was super soft and so rich) and the fried ice cream with caramel sauce, bananas, and pecans. I have never had fried ice cream with these toppings and it was amazing! 2 huge portions but we ate almost all of them because they were just too good!
Highly recommend trying this place if you haven’t already. We will be back much sooner than before.
Christopher Myhre
The Beef Wellington was bland and lacked flavor. The steak was good, but no better than your typical homemade steaks (or those from Outback/etc.) The salad bar is a highlight with fresh bread and cheese!
The wait staff was a bit overreaching and touchy, so just a warning there.
… moreThe wait staff was a bit overreaching and touchy, so just a warning there.
Bruce Richards
It was wonderful hear and our server Johnny was very nice and helpful . The salad bar was amazing and everything thing was so good.
… moreDante Boffi
Let me start by saying …I never leave bad reviews…always try and find something good to take away from a dining experience…unfortunately we just had an alltime Top 5 Bad meal last Friday.
Started off fine with a friendly staff and an old school vibe …the salad bar was decent…warm bread a bonus. But then we got some food…a
Seafood Tower app…well…it was not a “tower” at all…a side plate with reheated frozen apps with 2 of the saddest luke warm shrimp cocktail we’ve ever seen. Terrible…but we were out having a fun night , so we laughed it off , figuring the dinners would be better .
Well an hour later and very attentive waiter checking on the food twice for us…it finally came.
My brother in law got a medium rare rib eye…it was un recognizable in shape and when he cut into it , all white fat and sinew…when he finally hit actual steak…it was closer to well done …
Not to be over shadowed was their world famous prime rib 16 Oz cut…not only was it maybe 10 Oz, but it was a hunk of gristle and fat…and literally falling apart becasue of all the loosened connective tissue….sounds yummy right!? Waiter was great and agreed this was unacceptable and took them.both back to the kitchen.
My wife, however, was left with a dried out, obviously microwaved bowl of rock.hard overcooked tasteless shrimp scampi in a sea of withered old linguine. When I tell you this was the worst pasta dish we have ever seen and tasted …I am.dead serious. It was a plate of sorrow.
The beef dishes came back after another 30 minutes …visually better than before , but tasteless and over 50% inedible fat and gristle …
Chocolate mousse cake was very good…obviously NOT made in house.
So now over 3 hours have passed…we are tired and still hungry…waiter and waitresses were great…but no Manager came over …no concern at all…if you are charging $50 a steak…it better be damn good…this was not.
They are serving Olive Garden food at Salt and Char prices …shame on current management for allowing quality to plummet as it has…
… moreStarted off fine with a friendly staff and an old school vibe …the salad bar was decent…warm bread a bonus. But then we got some food…a
Seafood Tower app…well…it was not a “tower” at all…a side plate with reheated frozen apps with 2 of the saddest luke warm shrimp cocktail we’ve ever seen. Terrible…but we were out having a fun night , so we laughed it off , figuring the dinners would be better .
Well an hour later and very attentive waiter checking on the food twice for us…it finally came.
My brother in law got a medium rare rib eye…it was un recognizable in shape and when he cut into it , all white fat and sinew…when he finally hit actual steak…it was closer to well done …
Not to be over shadowed was their world famous prime rib 16 Oz cut…not only was it maybe 10 Oz, but it was a hunk of gristle and fat…and literally falling apart becasue of all the loosened connective tissue….sounds yummy right!? Waiter was great and agreed this was unacceptable and took them.both back to the kitchen.
My wife, however, was left with a dried out, obviously microwaved bowl of rock.hard overcooked tasteless shrimp scampi in a sea of withered old linguine. When I tell you this was the worst pasta dish we have ever seen and tasted …I am.dead serious. It was a plate of sorrow.
The beef dishes came back after another 30 minutes …visually better than before , but tasteless and over 50% inedible fat and gristle …
Chocolate mousse cake was very good…obviously NOT made in house.
So now over 3 hours have passed…we are tired and still hungry…waiter and waitresses were great…but no Manager came over …no concern at all…if you are charging $50 a steak…it better be damn good…this was not.
They are serving Olive Garden food at Salt and Char prices …shame on current management for allowing quality to plummet as it has…
Stace Fusco
We didnt make reservations on a busy Saturday night and were able to sit at the bar. The salad bar could use some refreshing but that was the only thing I could comment on that wasnt outstanding. My steak au poivre was cooked perfectly and it had a thick peppery delicious crust!
… moreMark Boucher
Most food here was excellent. Crab cakes were awesome. Beef Wellington was delicious. Wish I could figure out how to make mashed potatoes as fluffy as theirs. Definitely recommend the orange creamsicle martini.
Wait staff were very attentive as well. It is the kind of place though where they don’t rush you, but also take forever if you indicate your ready to leave.
Would be 5 stars, but the rib eye was a disappointment. I ordered medium to ensure the fat was rendered properly and it came more on the well side. The outside of the steak was so charred so much all I could taste was char. I did not mention it to the wait staff, they probably would of sent it back for me with how good the service was. But as black as the steak was I don’t think it should of been served. It may be a culinary choice to serve steaks charred there.
… moreWait staff were very attentive as well. It is the kind of place though where they don’t rush you, but also take forever if you indicate your ready to leave.
Would be 5 stars, but the rib eye was a disappointment. I ordered medium to ensure the fat was rendered properly and it came more on the well side. The outside of the steak was so charred so much all I could taste was char. I did not mention it to the wait staff, they probably would of sent it back for me with how good the service was. But as black as the steak was I don’t think it should of been served. It may be a culinary choice to serve steaks charred there.
nadroj pumpernickel
Whoever was the chef that made my Cajun boneless pork chop on November 16th 2025, may your pillow be cold at night and may you hit every green light and all your dreams come true. It’s a thick cut of meat but yet so juicy and well seasoned. I heated it up this afternoon and it was still just as juicy and savory.
… moreJennifer Taylor
Had new year’s eve dinner here. It was delicious. My filet was over cooked but still delicious. The salad bar was yummy. My love had salmon and it was cooked perfectly. Will definitely go back!!
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