Blessing’s Tavern

This place is the Cheers of Niskayuna. I have never had bad food here and the locals are so nice !

Best wings i have ever tasted served with the most amazing chunky blue cheese dressing. food is usually always good along with good service, but i have to say avoid the fish fry and coleslaw i got the fish fry once and the fish smelled and tasted like it had gone bad also the coleslaw had gone way past its expiration and tasted very funky, when i mentioned this they took it away and took it off the bill and i ordered something else, other than that i have had nothing but great service and excellent homemade bar food.

Food is great. Huge variety. Very small, less than 50 seats. Timing is everything if you want to sit at the bar.

I visit this place often but wouldn’t consider myself a regular though. Most customers are though. It seems like a close friendly neighborhood dive bar every time I’m there. Nights there are the same three bartenders always on. Nicole, Liz or Sue. All are very attractive and super friendly. Food is excellent! I’ve had a few things on the menu and everything has been great and great portions for your buck. I visited once on a Monday night and noticed the owner in the kitchen making soups and specials all homemade. All and all one of my favorite local spots.

I once went here for lunch about 6 years ago because I had heard people say they had the best french fries in the capital district. On that trip I ordered a burger with fries and decided that there was nothing special here and made no plans to return.
Well, today I tagged along with three others who planned to have dinner here after an earlier meet-​up.
The place is not large and had maybe four TVs showing a playoff game. They also have Quick Draw and a jukebox. I was told, this time, that they have delicious soups.
The two soups that I tasted, a butternut squash and a Cuban black bean, were excellent.
If I had stopped there I’m sure I would have given another star. But I decided to try another recommendation from a member of our group who was immediately recognized and welcomed by staff when we entered. The Fish Fry was pointed out as being on the daily menu board along with Meatloaf and both were recommended.
The Fish Fry was possibly the worst that I’ve ever had. It looked like one of those frozen, pre-​portioned, perfectly molded, shaped and sized pieces of fish that is heavily breaded and longer than the typical hot dog bun. The darkness of the breading should have been a hint that it was overcooked in the fryer. It was very dry. The bun was also very dry and hard as if it was already stale and had been heated to soften it. The chile sauce helped a little.
The Fry came with Fries and they were still nothing special at all.
Other dishes that I saw but didn’t try were the meatloaf with mashed potatoes (looked quite substantial and half of it went home), some type of a wrap sandwich which looked ok, and a Chef’s Salad that also looked quite large and ended up going home with the person who ordered it.
Beers on tap were mostly main stream American, but they also had Bass, Saranac and Shock Top (a Belgian style distributed by Anheuser-​Busch).
I’m not including any pricing since I never saw the bill. There will be nine more meet-​ups — I probably won’t be attending them all.