Matt K.
Yelp
I love this place but honestly, I came on to complain about one thing (the music), hoping the owners would see. It drives me crazy as a regular who is a musician and pays attention to the playlist as a single diner/bar fly.
Food, great! Drinks, better! Staff, best! Im new to the Hudson Valley and the team at Market Street makes me feel like it's my living room. I go there an unhealthy amount, more than I am willing to admit. I always sit at the bar unless I am with a group. Renee, Nikki and Shayla are the best, make me feel at home, have great memories, know the food, and smile if the night is slow, or if the night is busy.
Just go... sorry but cant go in to too much detail about what is good because it is all good. Especially the prix fixe menu for $35 and $1 oysters on Tuesday. Perfection tho is the fried calamari ,the Robbiola pizza (almost a calzone), endive salad (off the menu seasonally?) and the meatballs!
What needs to be fixed: THE MUSIC. Im a regular here, I notice that the same song plays around the same time, everyday. Apparently the music is on a very small set of playlists, that start at opening time and are not on shuffle. Its so annoying to hear the same music at the same time, because I come in at almost the same time every night. Music needs to be expanded and put on shuffle, as a regular it drives me crazy, as an employee I would quit. I know there has been studies about how work lighting effects employee productivity at work. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that torturing staff with the same playlist daily decreased morale and increased errors.
Food to fix: the sauce for the Bolognese (or even for any chunky meat sauce on special, I remember a rabbit special) always comes too thick. Needs to be thinned out a bit, it clings to the pasta but almost overwhelms it, overpowers it. I almost feel like more pasta, less meat... might even save the restaurant a few dollars. If you get a togo order tho, take it home, reheat it with more pasta and pasta water to loosen the sauce and you can get 2 meals out of one dish! Great for customers, bad for business. Its not a big complaint, but if the sauce was looser and leaner, guests would enjoy while saving $$$
I come here at least twice a week so take this review seriously.