The Blue Plate
Posted by: Marilyn Bethany
Posted on: Thursday, January 31, 2008
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I visit Chatham around four times a year and always include dinner at The Blue Plate. The food is great and the atmosphere is “family fine dining”. There is a large upstairs dining room with some more secluded seating along the porch windows. The downstairs is cozy and pub like. You get the feeling the whole staff is working as a team to give you a great dining experience. The portions are generous and they have excellent daily specials and vegetarian options. I am a professional cook and always am impressed by their well trained and courteous staff.
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Tough day? Everything about The Blue Plate—its name, the intriguing Ragtime-era structure it inhabits (rumored to have been a brothel once), the Marc Rosenthal 3-D cartoon mural that greets you as you step through the door—contrives to make you smile. Though the design is knowing, with lighting as soothing as a warm bath, the net effect is suitably relaxed and unpretentious. As is the food: “American bistro with international implications.” Too whipped to tackle the otherwise appealing grilled trout with key-lime butter ($21)? Go for the comforting meatloaf-and-mashed ($12) instead. Whoever mans the grill here should give lessons: everything is always just as requested. One caveat: The saucing sometimes can be heavy-handed; you may want to ask for it on the side.
1 Kinderhook Street; 518.392.7711
Dinner: Tuesday - Thursday 5:30 - 9; Friday, Saturday & Sunday 5:30 - 9:30
Closed Mondays
