dp An American Brasserie

"Nice atmosphere and fine spirit. I will surely return."

"What happened to this place? DP’s used to be the one restaurant we knew we would get a top quality meal. Things have changed. Let’s start out with ordering dinner. Why do I have to order my appetizer and entree at the same time, never have I ever heard of this. The appetizer, Calamari, we have had it from here many times. Now it’s a no taste small portion dish where they toss a few non taste peppers into it and call it good. Entree my wife ordered the Indonesian noodles vegetarian style, this was a dish she had had several times and the first thing she said was there is no taste to it, just cabbage with some noodles in a broth. My entree was the burger with fry’s. Bun was great, nice toast on it. Burger had no flavor, it was cooked to order. I asked for ketchup for the fry’s and it must have been locked up as it took quite sometime to be delivered back to the table. I will say the fry’s were good. Overall very disappointing for the price we paid. Oh and maybe the wait staff shouldn’t come to the table and say you look stuffed do you want to see the desert menu. It’s not a place we will come back to again."

"Wonderful surprise in downtown Albany. Really fabulous food: Broccoli rabe and hummus; short ribs and a special monkfish. All very tasty with great flavors and spices. Very nice ambience. Excellent service."

"We ordered takeout dinners for two last weekend, and the food was at best average (WAY TOO MUCH OIL used in preparation, as evidenced by the grease-soaked takeout containers and oily mouthfeel while eating). Another detail was also a huge miss: we had inquired about a vegetable side order listed on the menu and were told it was an "arrangement of root vegetables". Per the photo, we can't believe it left DP's kitchen. This menu item consisted of exactly 10 thin slivers of carrot and 5 green beans cut-in-half (clearly not a root vegetable). In some restaurants you might view this more as a "garnish" if included in the price of a main course. But at a separate charge of $8, this broke down to $.40 for each carrot sliver and 1/2-green bean. It was not just the cost that rankles however: they were also an oily mess with literally no taste. You would think a chef would like to encourage healthful eating for customers requesting healthy items, and take some pride in producing a side-dish to accompany their main course....very unsatisfying and surprising for an eatery with such a decent reputation......"

"The restaurant is attached the hotel I'm staying at. And I was too lazy to go anywhere else that's is how it was chosen lol but anywho friendly staff to great ya and take your order. They gave me 15% off for staying at the hotel as well. Started off with soup and was a sweet potato with curry blend bisque type soup. Interesting blend of flavors in a good way. Also ordered the Pan Roasted Gulf of Maine Salmon with carrots and brussels sprouts, Farro, Pistou The salmon was cooker to perception with a crispy side which was excellent. Would definitely come back and order the salmon and soup. The soup was a special of the day."