Cooperstown Restaurants

This place was pretty busy with a lot of this rustic town's hustle and bustle eating and watching football. It's mostly a burgers/sandwich/wraps joint but got some cajun influence too. I had the grilled chicken but my buddy had the burger. Pretty standard tasting place. Wouldn't say it's amazing in terms of food but it's a good stopover for lunch. Prices are pretty cheap and the service was good.

Favorite Dish: The curly fries were pretty good!

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If you find yourself driving from Albany to Cooperstown as we did, this is an ideal stop for a meal about 30 or so miles west of Albany. The front portion of the diner was a factory-made one and was placed in this location in 1937. It has evidently been in operation on this site ever since. It is one of a dying breed on the American road, but the bonus is that the food is quite tasty and very reasonably priced. My wife had a grilled bacon and cheese sandwich and I had a huge tuna salad plate with tuna salad, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, a boiled egg and onions in addition to large scoops of potato salad and coleslaw. All very tasty. Our grandson had a burger and fries and pronounced it as good as his favorite burgers at home (not a chain). They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner and are open seven days a week. The bill for the three of us was $22.84 plus tip.

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I like most strong and flavorful coffees, even the big chains, but like finding local coffee houses even better. Stagecoach is one of those, having, I think, only locations in Cooperstown and Albany. The coffee is excellent and from their website I learned that they roast their own in small batches. I will be tempted to go back here for breakfast or lunch next time as they feature delicious sounding paninis and pastries and include a lot of local products on their menu. I, along with my wife and grandson, can attest to the wonderful ice creams. It is just off main street in a charming 18th century former tavern. There are limited seats inside but a wonderful little outdoor patio at the rear.

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This is a delightful surprise hidden down a little alleyway off Main Street, but they have a sign on the sidewalk on Main to help you find it. The front entrance has a charming, retro, almost European appearance and the interior is equally charming with a warm bar area, mirrors lining the wall in a 2-story atrium and nicely colorful and homey dining area. We stopped in for lunch with our grandson, ate light items and skipped dessert so that we could make an ice cream stop down the street. Our grandson had pasta alfredo and my wife and I had chicken and shrimp sandwiches. Both were very tasty and served on a nice Italian bread. Next time I am in Cooperstown, this will be number one on my list for dinner. Lunch for the three of us came to $43.47 plus tip and that included a Duvel for me.

LUNCH: 11am-3pm

DINNER: 5pm-10pm

SUNDAY BRUNCH 11am-3pm

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The LakeFront Motel Restaurant was a very pleasant surprise. In addition to having one side of windows affording nice views of the lake, the food was good. We had both breakfast and dinner here and both were excellent. For breakfast two of us had Belgian waffles with bacon and one had blueberry pancakes, all of us with either coffee or hot chocolate. Nothing fancy, but quite tasty. As you can see in the first photo, our grandson enjoyed the hot chocolate piled with whipped cream. Breakfast for the 3 of us was $28.58 plus tip. For dinner, again for the three of us, we had a very good beef burger with fries, a kid’s chicken tender plate with fries and a crab cake sandwich. Our grandson had a soda, my wife had a glass of wine and I had an Omegang Witte beer which is locally brewed, and which you can see I enjoyed. Cost for the 3: $48.56 plus tip. Very good meal at a reasonable price.

There wasn't much ambiance, I felt like I was going into someone's basement. Waiters were attentive, food was reasonable. People were friendly.

Favorite Dish: Menu was varied & had something for everyone. The seafood bisque was pretty salty but good. Enjoyed beer batter shrimp, fish & chips & mushrooms stuffed with escargo. Pies, cheesecake & other desserts were in frozen boxes in the back.

Cozy & homey restaurant, food was cooked to perfection & memorable. One waitress was amendable & tried to keep up with a room filled with about about 9 tables. Menu was expensive, the delicious sounded chocolate desert was $10.00.

Favorite Dish: The soup of the day was a delicious corn chowder with lots of veggies, lentils and exotic spices. My husband enjoyed his hanger steak & my duck & salad was perfect.

Okay, I confess! We ate here partly due to the fact this is MY name. Who woulda thought??

Favorite Dish: To our surprise, the food was good. Of course I measure an Italian restaurant by its fried calamari, because it has to be cooked just right, or else it's too greasy, chewy, or overbreaded. It was just right here, so we were thrilled.