Salt & Char

Our second visit on our second trip to Saratoga for horse races, seated on the veranda, wonderful atmosphere, warm bread and salted butter, wonderful cocktails & wine, delicious dishes. Waitress was a little off. Cod fritters were a little under cooked. Rest of wait staff was spot on.

My second time was better than the first. The waitstaff are top notch. The food was delicious I had the 10oz filet and it was cooked to perfection and seasoned perfectly Brussel sprouts are amazing. My friends enjoyed martinis and said they were the best ever consistent in flavor each time. Little bit pricey but absolutely worth it.

Danielle was an amazing waitress! She made my birthday celebration so special! Highly recommend Salt and Char for your next event or birthday celebration. Our food was delicious and the service was first rate!

Went here for the first time and had pretty high expectations. The atmosphere and service were a 5 star. I can't rate this place 5 stars as a whole because our steaks weren't cooked Medium rare as we ordered them. They both came out medium to almost medium well. To some this might not be a big deal, but when you're paying those prices ($65 per steak) I expect it to be cooked how I ordered it. No sides come with your steak, you have to order them separately. Despite our steaks being over cooked they still did taste really good. Our drinks were cold and delicious, as were our appetizer (Calamari), sides, and the bread they give you is truly fantastic. For the 2 of us our check was $240 plus we tipped our server $50. Definitely not a budget place by any means. I don't think I'll be back anytime soon, but maybe someday. I think there's better places with better food for a more affordable price. They do have outside seating which looked really nice. No parking lot, so you'll have to find a spot & walk to Broadway. Giving 4 stars since there's no option for half stars.

When Salt and Char made Bobby Flay’s favorites list, I knew we had to try it ourselves. I had an odd experience while I was there. The hostess seemed to assume I couldn’t afford the restaurant. While I had an otherwise incredible experience and I whole heartedly recommend the food, the interaction came off a bit odd. When I arrived, the hostess asked me an uncomfortable amount of times whether or not I was there for a special occasion. I told her no, it wasn’t our anniversary or some monumental event, we were just here to appreciate the food. She asked me if I was sure and I said I was. When I was seated she took a look at my companion and I and told me what steaks were shareable. I thought it was odd but she was friendly so we continued. She was thoughtful about my Coach purse and brought me a stool for it so it would not sit on the floor. I thought that was a nice touch. When the waitress appeared, she was cordial and sweet. We had a great experience. I ordered a steak, cosmo, and eventually a dessert of a tart made in house with a scoop of ice cream. My companion ordered wagyu and a dessert. The flavor was incredible. The desserts were rich and not overly sweet. The food, on its own merit, was worth going. When we went to pay, the hostess again asked us if we were sure we weren’t there for some special reason. To end the conversation quickly I just said his birthday is soon. And she said, “Oh makes sense.” And we left. I won’t say how much we spent but it wasn’t a modest amount. I was there to relax and enjoy myself. In the future, I would just like to be left alone to enjoy this incredible food. Despite the weird interactions, I would highly, highly recommend this restaurant. The food is incredible the rest of the staff is nice and attentive. The atmosphere is dark and intimate. You won’t be disappointed.

Decent establishment for some good steak. The bread took 20 minutes to arrive. The seafood tower appetizer should be avoided as the raw components (tuna, salmon, oysters) made my stomach feel unwell. The steak was fair, but salty. The banana sesame cheesecake lacks both banana and sesame flavor. The tables in the room with the bar should be avoided, it is a high traffic area for the waitstaff and close to the door that gets a cold draft of air.

Many of the menu items at Salt & Char are the restaurant's take on "classics". However, the changes are certainly not improvements. First the positive. The ambiance at the restaurant was nice. Our server was nice though seemed that he was trying to be one of those memorable servers and falling short of that mark considerably... The bread that they ship in was amazing and the coarse salted butter was a nice touch. The asparagus was delicious. The drinks were decent and the espresso martini was very good. Now the negative. Let me first state that we were one of the first reservations in for the evening so the restaurant was NOT CROWDED. We ordered one of the more expensive dishes in the menu, the aged porterhouse for 2. I ordered it medium rare. When the steak came out after a very long time it was very over cooked. A 30+ ounce aged porterhouse that is your specialty should come out perfect EVERY TIME. At best this steak was medium well, more like well done with a bit of pink by the bone in the inside. The server dropped off the plate and gave a few comments on how he hoped we would enjoy our meal and went to leave. I caught him and refused the steak. There is no way I'm paying over $100 for a massively overcooked steak. They remade the steak and after a long wait AGAIN put an appropriately cooked streak in front of us. The steak was ok. Flavor was decent but the steak was NOT trimmed well and had a few lines of gristle running through it. I can certainly do BETTER at home even with grocery store meat. 1/5 As to the other parts of the meal... Wedge salad was a "deconstructed wedge salad" with a pile of mostly limp radicchio that was very bitter. The bacon in the salad was the only bright point, I did not eat the salad. 1/5 Onion soup potato gratin was a pureed potato that was very under salted, the onions on top were flavorful and perhaps meant to balance out the rest? But the whole dish was luke warm at best. 2/5 The fried rice dish had some nice mushrooms in it, but SALT holy SALT! SAVE SOME FOR THE POTATOES! 1/5 Now for dessert, we ordered the Samoa cheesecake and the chocolate crème brûlée! Ahhh... Finally something to look forward to... Nope. After over 30 minutes of waiting and our server going by our table at least 5 times we caught him and told him to keep the desert that we had to leave. -5/5 for sheer disappointment! We spent over 3 hours at the restaurant for a table of 2! Our bill was over $300 with tip for a truly sub par experience.

Hi We love eating here as the location, atmosphere, service and steaks are all top quality. I have one suggestion/ complaint. It is tomato season and Saratoga farmers have outrageously great heirlooms yet my $19 tomato salad was far from the amazing experience I expected in August. The tomato tasted like a winter tomato and the accompanying sorbet was just weird. May I recommend Old World Farm at Saturdays Farmers Market as an excellent source. See pic below

Salt & Char delivers a five-star experience from beginning to end. It's a standard high-class steakhouse and aligns with a Ruths Chris or a Mortons. You should kind of expect a high price, each soft drink refill is charged individually, the food items are à la carte, and side dishes come with an extra cost. Once you get past those idiosyncrasies, they do deliver quite a good steak! I had the 12 oz New York strip which was one of the tastiest I've had in a long time. At $75, it's pricey, and an affordable luxury. The service is wonderful - Lisa made a solid recommendation for dinner, and each piece of silverware was switched out within minutes of using it. The meals overall averaged about $100 per person, we did not have any appetizer or alcohol, so those can push the prices even higher. In season, the streets do seem to fill up quickly, so if you're driving a car in the area plan early to find parking, which can be challenging especially on weekends. Overall, I do recommend this restaurant, noting the high end experience you should expect.

My wife and I ended up here for my birthday dinner because there was a power outage at the Casino Hotel where we were staying and our 6pm reservation for Morton's (located in the hotel) had to be canceled. The manager suggested Salt & Char. The earliest time they could give us was 7:45 so we reluctantly took it, as it was a Saturday night and reservations were tough to get anywhere in town, and despite the fact that we were starving after a long drive up from central NJ and now we are bumped almost 2 hours. In the meantime, we found another restaurant and made a reservation for 7pm. As we were en route, we received a call from Salt & Char saying they could take us at 7, so we decided to give it a shot and cancel the other restaurant. It was nice that they called, but I wish they didn't. We arrive and they seat us at a very small 2-top right as you enter the dining room, an odd place for a table. It seemed like a table they add to the room on busy nights. There was a much better 2-top over by the window. We asked the hostess if we could sit there and she said it was reserved for someone who was currently at the bar. Our server even tried to move us there a while later, as it still looked vacant, but she was told no by the hostess. The lighting was very bright. We were told they got a new lighting system and whoever installed it forgot to install a dimmer. Between the brightness and the loud volume of everyone's conversations, the ambiance was terrible. But ok, we tried to make the best of it. We put in our orders. Server was friendly, drinks were good, bread & butter delicious. Aside from the awkwardly located table and annoying ambiance, we were off to a decent start, but quickly went downhill from there. My wife's salad not only didn't look appetizing, it was bland and unpleasant to eat. I ordered a filet mignon cooked medium and it was fine, but not worth $70, a la carte no less. The seasoning was barely adequate and I probably should have ordered an optional butter or sauce but I didn't. The mashed potatoes were very good. My wife's swordfish dinner was not very good and didn't even really look like swordfish. The portions were very small. In fact, we were hungry again a few hours later and ended up ordering Dominos. The only real bright spots here were the friendly server, delicious bread, and the mashed potatoes, and the filet was decent, and for that I think 2 stars is generous. Not sure when we'll be in this area again, but we certainly won't be eating at Salt & Char. We definitely weren't very impressed. And the entire time we were there, nobody ever sat at the table we wanted.

We were in town to go to the racetrack tomorrow and my husband booked a dinner reservation here. The ambiance was outstanding. We were quickly seated in one of the smaller dining rooms in the back. The menu offers several appetizers, salads, caviar, steaks and entrees. I opted for the shrimp linguini dish which comes with a pesto sauce. I really liked it. My husband had the New York strip steak and said it was one of the best he has had. We also got the peach Melba for dessert. It was a work of art and very tasty. Service was friendly and professional.

So, I was invited to dinner by the dear friend and infamous Fello Raymond accompanied by Safety Bob to a rather fancy dancy eatery called Salt and Char in Saratoga, New York. What an amazing place. Beautiful inside and out. Pure elegance and class. Those who know me know that I am a simple eater but love it all. Not sure what I ordered but wow.. this place is one for the books and encourage all to visit. Ms. Carly, thank you for putting up with my shenanigans. You are equally as beautiful as you are professional and helpful. Remember to support your local eateries so we all don't starve...

Literally the worst restaurant I have ever visited. Everything sucks from the service to the food and everything in between. I dont understand how they remain in business other than the great location.

This place is unbelievable. We went here during our week at the races and it's everything as advertised. My wife had the Waygu Top Cap, Filet Mignon for my son and myself. Cocktails were wonderful and the desert finished a great meal. Service was 5 stars. You will pay as it's quite expensive, but well worth it. Will definitely come again.

Special splurge meal with a couple buddies Started with the Broadway tower for 2 -- all the seafood was excellent. Shrimp were huge, salmon crab and Tuna were all delicious Lobster dumplings - probably the most delicious bite of the meal. It's pricy tho I got the delmonico - 16oz boneless ribeye. Perfectly cooked med rare, no complaints at all. Au poivre sauce was ok but probably could leave out Unpictured - Other friend ordered the 7oz wagyu top cap, which was described as meat butter. Sooooo tender. And the other ordered 18oz dry aged Kansas strip - meaty and flavorful. Can't go wrong with any of these Sides: Mac n cheese with lobster was wonderfully creamy and succulent, with good pieces of lobster. Brussel sprouts w/bacon was great and the only green thing in our meal. Potato dauphinoise - probably could've done without - not special Wild mushrooms was good We all also ordered a lobster tail add on to our steak -- we definitely won't do this again. Not worth the $35 for a small tail that was swimming in butter and overcooked My old fashioned was perfectly made. A friend loved his martini. Another got a Johnnie walker blue on a rock - this was a splurge that is not worth it but that was known going in The dining room consists of several smaller rooms. Our r9om had 3 or 4 tables, and a couple times was loud. But nothing too crazy. Our waitress Danielle was wonderful. Very personable and super knowledgeable of the whole menu. She offered her suggestions when asked, and checked in on us. Her helper (forgot his name) was also great and refilled water quickly. We'd suggest Salt and Char to anyone, knowing that it's not cheap. Maybe avoid the lobster add on but definitely go for the lobster dumplings.

Salt and Char has a wonderful ambiance. We celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary. It's located inside the Adelphi Hotel. The table setting are pretty, the placemats are stamped leather and matches the menu. They served warm delicious bread, which I could probably eat for my whole meal. My husband and I both had cocktails which were delicious, but I forgot to take a picture of them. He had a mezcal based cocktail and I had a tequila based one. For dinner I had the filet mignon and it was cooked wonderfully. However my husband's dry aged steak was next level. The lobster macaroni and cheese was pretty good as well. My husband and I split the peanut butter torte, and it was divine. The bill came with two decadent chocolate truffles.

First time in town, and Salt & Char lined up with our experiences everywhere we visited. Friendly folks -- they ensured our reservation was correct after booking it online. Service was great -- Gabby took care of us with the right mix of checking in and letting us enjoy. Steaks were cooked spot-on, including the advertised char. Dessert was a wonderful way to wrap the meal. Look forward to our next visit!

Salt & Char was amazing. The food was fabulous so was the ambiance. We rented the private wine cellar for a celebration and it could not have been a better location. Our party could actually talk to each other and the service was phenomenal. I would highly recommend both the food and location to anyone looking for a high-end dining experience in the heart of Saratoga Springs.

The 3 best things about Salt&Char: Ambiance, service and FOOD! My wife and I both had pan seared scallops. The best ever. Don't miss this gem in Saratoga Springs. We will return!

We stopped in for a pre-dinner drink. My daughter ordered a dirty martini and I ordered a Strawberry Field. Neither of our drinks were good. I could not taste any strawberry in my drink and it was very strong so I asked her to add some strawberry purée, which is how it was advertised on the menu. She said she didn't have any, but could add strawberry liquor. So I wasn't really sure what she actually put in my drink. That's probably why it didn't taste very good! We also had to wait quite a while for them to get a menu and then take our drink order even though we were seated at the bar and they didn't seem very busy.

My family and I had dinner there tonight. Michael was our server. He was absolutely fantastic and completely knowledgeable about not only the menu, but the Saratoga area. The food is absolutely fantastic. I recommend this restaurant to anybody. This is a must try!

Perfect, perfect, and perfect. Service, food, and ambiance all top notch. If I were closer, this place would be my weekly indulgence. Truly amazing.

A great experience right from the start. Great ambience. Beautiful and historic building. Attentive and friendly staff. Food was phenomenal as well.

After an evening walk exploring downtown Saratoga. We decided to finish off our food experience eating dessert at Salt and Char. We had a tough time picking the dessert and we finally narrowed it down to Samoa cheesecake or chocolate crème Brulee. We ended up going with the latter and we weren't disappointed. The dessert had the right amount of sweetness, crunch and texture that just melted in your mouth. The place was packed, has great ambience, and has outdoor seating. I would have chosen outdoor, but with the restaurant about to close we settled down inside.

After a few days in Saratoga Springs, I'm comfortable with the surroundings and came across Salt & Char. I walked in and asked to dine at the bar. It's also happy hour and my go to Cocktail is offered, talk about happiness! While my Old Fashioned is being prepped, I order a steak and something called an "Angry Potato". Now I know potatoes are very versatile, they can power clocks, be used as tactile weapons and can also be made into Vodka! This potato was topped with succulent warm butter and poached lobster. Why get mad over that?? Cocktail comes to me and it's bangin'. Nice notes and I made sure there's a Bourbon Cherry as per Yelper Gail. My steak is cooked to perfection and I loved the side potato with lobster. (Is the lobster angry? I'm so confused) Regardless of the spud emotion, I had an excellent meal to end my short visit to Saratoga Springs. Salt & Char, I thank you for the dining experience at your restaurant.

We were vacation and wanted to try this place. It was amazing. Very pricey but worth every penny. We split a 22 oz tomahawk steak which we got medium rare and was done to perfection! The brought it cut of you so choose to. We did. It was ridiculously good. We had the barmaids and the gorgonzola cream! Both were excellent. We also ordered the asparagus and potatoes dauphinoise for the sides. Asparagus was al dente, nice crunch great flavor. The potatoes we also added the lobster, it was absurd! So delicious, this is to be a dish that takes a day or two for prep. It was so good, if you go, try it, you'll understand! Ambiance was nice , a little noisy but not crazy, good lighting for dinner. The server was Danielle, she was very friendly, and very knowledgeable on the restaurants menu. She knew it up and down and was helpful on deciding what we were going to order. Also do not get filled up on the soft hot bread they serve you , it's only bread but it was magnificent! When we come back we will definitely eat here again. Nothing was bad. The house Pinot Grigio was really good also!

We arrived on time for our 8:30 reservation, and waited at the hostess area for a few of minutes before being seated at a table that they should eliminate from their floorplan: in the back room at a table directly in front of the fireplace, surrounded by diners on all sides, but also simultaneously out of the sight line of both doorways that lead you into the space. The acoustics of the backroom are such that when it is full, being seated at this table ensures all that every conversation surrounding you is amplified in such a way that is distracting and unpleasant. Once seated, eight minutes passed by before any server approached our table. Out of sight, out of mind is an accurate saying but it should never apply at a restaurant. We ordered the french onion soup, the romaine and kale Caesar salad, fried calamari with brussel sprouts, two filets (8 and 12 ounce) and a side of the fried rice. My girlfriend enjoyed her salad, the French onion soup was okay (the flavor of the soup is excellent, the unfortunate phyllo hat they cover the soup with diminishes any of the gruyere flavor but also makes for a clumsy eating experience. What am I supposed to do with it? Eat the pastry separately from the soup? Dip it in the soup? There truly is no good answer, and no matter what you do you'll end up with a mess on your placemat as the hat is flakier than even your least reliable friend. Don't get me wrong, in a different capacity the pastry would be fine, it's not bad - it just doesn't complement the soup in any way. I've thought this in the past when I ordered the soup, and for whatever reason I keep ordering it, lesson learned. The calamari had an excellent crunch to it (thank you tempura batter). It was a welcome experience after ordering calamari at another restaurant that was floppy and soggy: the first thing that stood out was the crunch. I am not sure if tempura batter gets harder the longer it is out of the fry oil, but that was my perception. The old bay mayo had a great flavor to it. I am not sure if it is possible to fit more disappointment into a 12 ounce serving of meat than what I experienced with my 12 ounce filet. I requested the my steak be cooked medium, and it came out medium rare at best. It also wasn't particularly flavorful (calm down steak connoisseurs - I understand that a filet is the least flavorful cut of meat - but still, it's all relative). I ate around the edges of the steak, but was quite disappointed that it wasn't cooked to the proper temperature. Without me saying anything our waitress, Liz, asked on two separate occasions if I wanted to have it thrown back on the grill and I declined. They could have cooked it to the perfect temperature but the disappointment would have remained regardless. My girlfriend's steak came out cooked to the proper temperature and she enjoyed it, particularly the chimichurri on top. I cannot help but wonder if the chef started cooking the 8 and 12 ounce steaks at the same time and took them off at the same time, we both requested medium, and they were cooked to dramatically different temperatures. The fried rice had a nice flavor to it, but my goodness the amount of oil that remained in the rice could single-handedly lower national gas prices back to a reasonable level. It made it a little bit unpleasant to eat. Salt and Char's bread and butter ... is probably their bread and butter. I have never enjoyed this simple staple more at any other restaurant. The bread is freshly baked, comes to the table piping hot and is so wonderfully complemented by their lightly salted butter. I could never be disappointed if I came here simply for that and possibly a cappuccino. The final thing that stood out to me is how new and untrained the food runners were. In the past there were European culinary students that came over to the States to gain experience working in a high end restaurant, and they were terrific. Not once during the meal did either food runner bringing food to our table know who ordered what. That might become complicated if you are serving a table of four to eight people, but serving a couple should not present this challenge. I understand that it is off-season, that the labor shortages presented by covid have had a dramatic impact on any business' ability to hire and retain talent, but the woeful inadequacy of the food runners who were probably not old enough to enjoy a glass of wine was a bit disappointing. I have had one phenomenal meal here in the past, a couple of average dining experiences and this was the first and only time that eating here was truly terrible. In no way am I implying that my experience is what you should expect when eating here. On any given night one patron must inevitably draw the short straw and have the worst experience of the night and last night it was my turn. Last night it was not Salt & Char, but rather Oily & Undercooked.

Service was great! Steaks were delicious, MUST have the Octopus! We sat outside on a beautiful summer evening to enjoy the outdoor activity and sights which was a great choice.

Very disappointed in dinner tonight. We have a tradition of going annually for the rib eye caps. They are pricey but sooo delicious. Tonight we had one entry (not the caps) come out cold so they remade it. The rest of us were finished by the time the ravioli came back out. For a dinner that was $1,100 without dessert, we thought the ravioli ($35) would be comped (NOT). Also, price of caps at door was $120 each but on menu said MP and on check was $165. We questioned and they said they forgot to update the door sign. Tried to discuss but waited 10-15 minutes for a manager that never showed. So sad that the experience has tainted a special annual tradition.

My filet was burnt and I asked for it to be rare and it was medium rare. The waitress insisted on having a new filet cooked and I told her it wasn't necessary. I had to keep asking for water and I asked for salt. They took away my clean silverware and replaced it. I feel that's wasteful. Dessert was awful. I can appreciate upscale dining but this fell short for the prices. Not going back.

First time in and was a little disappointed. Had the filet, asked for it to be done medium, and came out rare . Server didn't do anything. Nice place, may be back but it doesn't live up to the hype

Celebration dinner- restaurant of the birthday girl's choosing. She had been wanting to try Salt & Char since it was featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate ala Bobby Flay. Made reservations well over a month ago for a weekend evening which I believe is probably a must do if you want to dine here during prime dinner time and not wait for a table. They seem to have a large following and get quite busy. Service was top notch from our waiter to the hostess and everyone else. You can tell they take customer service seriously and want patrons to enjoy themselves. The restaurant is very well run, professional, and a higher end experience for sure. We started with specialty cocktails- mine a tequila strawberry based one on their menu. Sweet, strong and fresh- three things I love in a drink (personally). Sazarec for the birthday girl which is for the strong at heart as it is just that STRONG but honestly quite smooth which can only happen with higher end alcohol and an experienced bartender. We had oysters from MA to start which were presented on this beautiful silver plate (see photo), served cold and a perfect start. Being fans of all kinds of carpaccio we also had to try their dry aged beef one. Beautifully presented, extremely well seasoned and delicious. Could I tell it was dry aged? Probably not but it was good for carpaccio. We came for the wagyu steak cap and we secured it, phew.... Birthday mission complete! It was delicious, melt in your mouth good. I have to equally say that their mashed potatoes with onion soup- also so divine and a must get as well. They don't seem to have many vegetable options as sides so we opted for a salad as well- the wedge. While good, probably the only miss of the night- bacon was dry and dressing was just okay. Dessert of course followed- huckleberry Creme brûlée with espresso ala side of Baileys. They nicely had put a candle on our dessert as a nod to the celebration with a birthday wish from our waiter. Classy job! The dessert was a perfect end to the night and let me tell you- the espresso was amazing!!! We had a most lovely evening and the birthday lady loved it! Highly recommend Salt & Char for a special night. They care about your experience from the moment you walk in the door- it shows in their attentive and warm service, delicious and beautifully done food, and their wonderfully crafted drinks. Well done Salt & Char and Thank you for making our celebration a memorable one!!!!

Grab a glass of wine or an espresso and sit awhile. This is a long and detailed read. I have avoided leaving this review for 3 weeks and have called Salt & Char 6 times leaving messages for the manager or GM to please call me back. No response. Completely GHOSTED. So... My husband has wanted to try this place for a few years. I had been here twice before but felt it was pricey and below average but it was our anniversary so I surprised him. Let me begin by saying their staff is WONDERFUL. Their hostess, wait staff, food runners, bussers...all attentive, helpful and friendly. We arrived ON TIME for our reservation outside and found that the manager/sommelier (Luïc) had given our table away. The hostess apologized several times as we were sent to the bar to wait for another table. Not her fault and she was incredibly sweet. After waiting 20 mins or so we were seated outside. We had ordered a bottle of wine while we were at the bar and they wouldn't serve it to us until we were seated??? We place our order: salad, a huge, dry aged steak meant for 2-3 people, potatoes and mushrooms. 15 minutes after we finish our salads the waitress tells us the chef doesn't like the way the meat looks and wants to change our order??? Okay. We change our order. (We are VERY hungry by now and thankfully, their bread is really good) No offer of an appetizer while we have been forced to wait. The steak comes out and is still mooing...and my husband is already disgusted with how the night is going. No worries, we will eat the outer pieces and take the rest home. EXCEPT!!! It is pure salt. Like hurt your throat, I need more water now, SALT. I've never had anything that salty in my life. We can't eat it, so we don't. The sides look incredible and we shrug and dig in...pure. salt. We can't eat it. The waitress asks how our food is and we tell her. Her response? "You're the 4th table tonight that said the food was so salty that they couldn't eat it." Ummm...good to know? But why didn't someone correct the problem? She offers us another steak and we decline. I ask her to give a message to the manager, Loïc. It's our anniversary and we don't want to deal with this right now, but we would like to talk to him (he's also the sommelier) please have him call us tomorrow and then we order dessert. The dessert were really good. They do not fuss over special occasions. No candles. No complimentary dessert to make our night a little better. The manager does not come over to apologize and tell me he will call me the next day. Nothing. We chat again with our waitress, she apologizes and we get up to leave. We didn't ask for anything. No comp meal. No gift certificate. Nothing and now I'm so annoyed... no, now I'm fuming with EVERYTHING that has happened. I ask to speak with the manager. Where is the manager on a Saturday night at 9:00 pm? No one can find him!! Really?? Anyone that has ever worked in a restaurant knows there is a manager there on a Saturday night. I bit my tongue and we left. We would leave zero stars but the staff really do their job well and it's not their fault that the chef and the manager could care less about this business or their customers. We tipped the busser $20 cash, the hostess $20 cash, and our waitress $100. The night was over $500 ++ for one of the most expensive, yet WORST meals of our lives. For 2 people. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. Go to a place where the owners care. Where they try to make things right. Maybe even a place where they eat their own food.

PRICY. I would go here for a work dinner each spring. Salt and Char has a lot of theatrics for the traveling C-Suite crowd, but you can definitely find better quality meals for a fraction of the price in town. I will admit that their steaks are outstanding... you just have to be cool with a la carte menus and high prices. My filet was not cooked rare, more like medium rare, but the Mac and all the sides were outstanding.

A Disaster from the Start We came for the Mother's Day menu, clearly advertised as both Saturday night and Sunday night. drover over 2 hours. The special menu was not being offered. "Someone made a mistake on the website." ( ok, them also on the ret of your social media as well.) Asked me what was on the special menu that I had wanted. man-splained to me how restaurants work and how chef couldn't make me those things. made some vague hand waving about comping us something. service took forever. the dining room was deafeningly loud. we actually had to shout a few times. the apps were just ok. the steaks, when they finally came, were great. the fish was not. hugely disappointing way to "celebrate" Mother's Day.

Exceptional If you're in the area for dinner and want Manhattan level, Salt and Char is your spot. Service team is great

Being a saratogian , this place should be a go to restaurant. It is not. There is no comparison to a city restaurant of course, but at least make the food taste normal and how it is supposed to be! Extremely inconsistent. The presentation is so awful and not worth a visit to here. If you are looking for a grade above Outback Steakhouse, then enjoy .

First time in Saratoga Springs and my boyfriend and I found this lovely local restaurant Salt and Char. The food was really good and the ambiance topped it off! Almost as good as any restaurant we frequent in nyc so this place has my stamp of approval! The staff was ok, could be a bit friendly. The steak was great quality, the oysters were amazing but the dish that stole the show was the Mac and cheese! Not sure what they put in this side dish but I was ready to order one to go so good!!! There's a lounge attached to a hotel next to the restaurant if your looking for a place to hang out after, I definitely enjoyed and will be back.

Absolute fantastic drinks. Right next to the Adelphi Hotel. Wonderful ambience and get spot to people watch for after dinner drinks. Great service too.

We decided to treat ourselves to a fancy date night and check out Salt & Char. I Thought this place was wonderful. Service was top notch. Rich got up and left his napkin messy on the table and a waiter came around and folded it up nice. Our waitress was attentive and apologized when our drinks took a little longer because the bar got hit with a bachelor party that ordered 16 espresso martinis haha. The food was cooked to perfection but I did think the portions could be slightly bigger but the quality was unmatched. The space is beautiful and attached to the historic Aldephi Hotel and has a beautiful patio area you can sit at that overlooks Broadway. The space itself inside is small and can get loud. We noticed it was especially loud when the table next to us was there because they were just loud people and when they were gone it got better. So the acoustics in the room aren't great so it was hard to have a conversation at times. That wouldn't keep me from coming back tho. This was overall a 10/10 dining experience.

the service and food are both excellent. the non alcoholic sparkling tea is worth every cent and the pistachio rhubarb creme brûlée is one of the best things i've ever eaten. a little pricy, and not many options for those who don't eat steak (like me), but any food you get will be incredible. the environment was quiet yet welcoming, and there are separate rooms for big parties.

Very enjoyable experience!! The food was great! We especially enjoyed the scallops and the lamb loin were very tasty!! Our server Rob was very attentive and friendly! We were able to sit outside on the porch which was very pleasant!! The pistachio cherry cream puff was a delicious ending to our dinner! Reservations were definitely needed. We highly recommend Salt and Char!

The service was impeccable. We made a 6:00 pm reservation. We were a few minutes late but we're still seated right away. They were following Covid 19 protocols so that made me so much more comfortable to dine indoors. I started with the Baby Kale Salad which was a roasted acorn squash, dried cranberries, pepitas, goat cheese with pomegranate vinaigrette. It was delicious and full of flavor. It was just the right combination. The squash was cut into quarters and laid across the top of the salad. It was roasted just right not to hard. It was perfect to slice and include a slice with every bite of the salad. I then had the 7. Oz filet mignon with Bearnaise sauce. I ordered it medium. It was done okay but the meat didn't have a lot of flavor. It was good but done a bit more than medium. I also had the truffle fries which were good. My boyfriend had the Tomahawk steak and said his steak didn't have a lot of flavor either. He had the Chimichurri sauce which I tasted but didn't like the taste of it. It didn't have enough garlic or oregano in it. We also had the truffle fries which was good. I had the Mums the Word Cocktail which has gin, elderflower, grapefruit and Prosecco. We also had a Cab with our dinner Fortress 2016. It was delicious . I'll be back

This place is absolutely wonderful and I highly recommend visiting. From the moment you enter, the hostess is extremely welcoming. We started off with the octopus which was cooked to perfection. Awe also had the filet mignon and scalloped potatoes which was so goo. the portions were great for sharing, but the food is so good I recommend getting your own.

5 stars from beginning to end! The place has great atmosphere. Clean, spacious, comfortable seats. music was not too loud.. we really enjoyed it. The wait service was spectacular. Our service did not rush us , or pressure us at all. It was our first time here, so it took us some time to decide what we'd like. He was very helpful with recommendations and descriptions of menu items. The food was DELICIOUS. The portions were generous. We shared the broadway seafood tower for 2. It could definitely satisfy 3, maybe not 4. But there was plenty for the two of us. Everything was fresh, full of flavor. I got the NY strip and my husband got the Kansas City steak medium rare. We shared the cauliflower mash and Mac and cheese. We could not finish the sides, and I hardly finished my steak (he helped!) it was cooked to perfection, and the char on the outside was amazing. We shared the baked Alaska desert, which was huge. It was also spectacular. It was not too heavy of a flavor, which was interesting because it was peanut butter chocolate, so I anticipated it being heavy. We really enjoyed it and would 100% order again! We had the Bee Sting cocktails and the Last Call cocktails. They were great, I really enjoyed the Last Call as it wasn't very sweet. It is a pricier restaurant but worth every penny. You won't go home hungry, and you'll enjoy every minute of the experience. We celebrated our anniversary, and look forward to celebrating our anniversary here again next year :)

I admit I should have learn the first time. For the second time they were out of the bottle of wine we asked for. The waitress returned with a different bottle saying it was basically the same and they would substitute this one instead. When we received the bill the bottle was $20 more expensive than the one ordered. The first time we were told the same but only the other was recommended so we didn't protest. What for the bait and switch on wine.

Let me start with the good. Both the service and the location outside on the porch were very good. my companion was also happy with her gazpacho and Caesar salad. The problem was with my lamb entree. it was just boring and flavorless. there was no salt and pepper on the table which really shouldn't be necessary if the meat is flavorful. But I needed to request both in an attempt to boost the flavor. i was not satisfied with paying the price for a plate of bland.

Food, drinks and service were outstanding. Had veal, lamb special, spicy cabs, and baked Alaska. Dining room cold though!

The best Tito's and lemonade I've ever had. The bartender was incredible, he made lemonade from scratch, it tasted just like lemonade from the fair but not too sweet. The oysters were fresh, clean and cold but they were not shucked properly, the foot was still attached to the shell making it hard to eat. The French Onion soup was incredible!!!! The bronzino was delicious, I didn't love the parsnip purée and the broccoli rabe needed a few more minutes of cooking. The octopus and calamari with cauliflower was delicious, and the cauliflower was really my favorite part, it should a side of its own.

Located in the Adelphi Hotel, the décor and menu provide the feel of a modern upscale American steakhouse. The room is comfortable with the tables spaced nicely apart. During our visit, dinners seemed to range from parties of two, to a few much larger groups. There was a fun vibe with everyone seemingly relaxed and having a good time. The excellent food and service were accompanied by a nice wine list (also several wines by the glass). Our head server Carly, was supported by Nick, both of whom were very professional yet friendly and approachable. Carly was very knowledgeable when it came to guiding us through the menu which had some interesting offerings including Braised Veal Wellington and Piedmontese steak. The Caesar and chopped salads were both quite large and tasty. The octopus was served both charred and marinated together on the same plate and was excellent. Rather than the traditional melted cheese, the French Onion soup was served with a cheese infused puff pastry. Carly was quick to point out the various ways to go about eating this interesting presentation of the dish, which I found to be fun and quite tasty. As one might expect, the steaks were tender and cooked to perfection, We tried three of the several side sauces offered at an additional charge of $5 each, and found them to be very tasty. The Veal Wellington was also very good and is highly recommended. There are some interesting side dishes available which we thought to be large enough to be shared by two. Note: Being disabled, I found the restaurant to be easily handicap accessible via a series of ramps that enter through the hotel. The entire staff from the valet parking attendant to the restaurant team were most accommodating.

A beautiful dinner from start to finish with fabulous service and an incredible menu. We sat on the beautiful patio and had a nice view of the sights and sounds of Saratoga. The steaks were amazing! The lobster dumplings were great. Excellent cocktail and wine selection!! Highly recommend to anyone in the area!

The lobster dumpling was delicious. The mashed cauliflower also very nice Now the Branzine a bit oily not what I'm use too. They can learn a bit about Branzine from IL Mulinos on 3rd & Thompson. I recommend they visit the establishment to see how fish is presented, cooked & served. Overall this restaurant is worth it! The Spanish wine from Aragon Spain was exquisite .

I had dinner with some of friends for a celebration and we made reservations since it was a larger group of 8. Our group waited almost 2 hours for our food. Our steak was good but wasn't at the level that it should be for a steakhouse and definitely not for a 2 hour wait. We were all pretty disappointed in our experience here and would not recommend going back.

I had a prior review where I have it 5 stars. This past experience was not as good. Tomahawk steak was undersized. Service was not engaging, albeit pleasant. The gentleman wrestling with his son the next booth over was disappointing. They should go back downstate immediately.

I had a very generous gift certificate for Salt & Char that I was finally able to use recently. Thanks to Bobby Flay's appearance on "The Best Thing I Ever Ate" (Food Network show) and his over the top endorsement of the Waygu rib-cap steak, I absolutely could not wait to try a version of meat (which I rarely eat) that he raved about. So let's start at the beginning. I made a somewhat last minute reservation for an early dinner/late lunch and was accommodated by the hostess immediately (since there was only one table occupied at that time). However, we were seated right next to the sliding doors and they were still prepping everything for the night...people were constantly going in and out right behind my seat. We asked to change to a different table and were told, "let me see what the reservations look like if we can accommodate you". Strike one. Sorry. Restaurant was empty. OK. Whatever. Move on. We each had an adult beverage - I had one of the specials that had hard apple cider in it and it was OK. Not sure if there was any actual alcohol, but it was tasty. Hot "freshly baked" bread was brought to the table. I put that in quotes because we spied a large, blue plastic bag/sack of par baked bread that was put into a confection oven prior to serving. Sometimes it's better to not see the behind the scenes stuff. Large, blue plastic bags remind me of hospitals. We ordered the seafood tower appetizer (for 2 -$65), the rib cap steak ($78) and 2 sides: sautéed spinach and "salt and vinegar" onion rings ($10 each). Starting with the seafood tower - 5 of the 6 oysters were not shucked properly. The crab salad was less than stellar and some of the fish was so cold that it tasted as if it had just come out of the freezer. Salmon tartare was pretty good - I liked it; my companion did not. There was only one lobster tail..wait...a half of a lobster tail...for 2 people. Not sure if that was an oversight but for $65, this "tower" was extraordinarily disappointing. The steak arrived and...quite honestly...was absolutely nothing special. The charred outside was very salty and I had a few pieces that were very tender (others were chewy)....but this was nothing like what I had seen/read about. Definitely not the "best thing I've ever eaten". Onion rings were just that....I didn't get any of the "salt and vinegar flavor" and the actual onion pieces inside were super rubbery - couldn't even cut them with a steak knife. Spinach was so salty and oily that I could only eat a little bit. We were hoping that dessert would be redemption-time. It was fine - we shared the pumpkin s'mores. It's a mason jar with a layer of graham cracker on the bottom with some pumpkin-pie filling and a toasted homemade marshmallow on top (with a few other sweet and crunchy things in there). A bit hard to eat - even with the long spoons, but a cute idea. Espresso was just OK. I really, really wanted to have an amazing dinner here. Sadly, I didn't. Overpriced, overrated and very disappointing. The 2 stars are for the bread and the very kind waiter.

We were vacationing in Saratoga and wanted a nice meal. We made a resetvation for 2 people and no problems being seated. Restaurant has great ambiance. Service was friendly and attentive. Steaks were pretty good. Great taste, char and salt crust. I highly recommend the Delmonico. When in town will come again

Food was mixed. Salad was delicious, as were the bread, cocktails, and sides. Steaks were good but not great, especially for a steak place. Decor is modern and new. Service was really poor - super slow, sloppy, and unknowledgeable. Dining room is also very loud. Wouldn't go out of my way to go back.