Rainwater Grill

We are saddened to see that this neighborhood restaurant closed. It was kind of a shock. I hope something interesting takes its place.

The only place in Hastings for younger ppl to go have a few drinks. Beautiful bar. I went here for the night before thanksgiving, and they had closed down the restaurant and had bars set up in the dining room. I had a great time!

Rainwater Grill has closed. A place called The Prime opening late October. Good luck in their new location.

Closed. Prime Grill moving in.

This restaurant is beautiful. My girlfriends and I went there tonight and couldn’t figure out why it was so quiet. The ambiance is perfect for a girls/​guys night out or date night. The food was Delicious! Between the six of us, we had the special tuna quesadillas and an artichoke app– to die for! For dinner we had lobster Mac n cheese– amazing– steak frites– Delish and chicken and penne– so tasty. The staff is young and professional.
Rainwater Grill was a very pleasant surprise and I’m so glad we ended up there– do yourself a favor and check it out!

Went for a Mother’s Day brunch the service was good, waiter was attentive and on his game. I ordered the eggplant rollatini and it honestly wasn’t very good at all, the sauce seemed to be from a jar and the inside of the rollatini was cold. Everyone else I was with couldn’t stop talking about how good their entrees were so I’m thinking it was a bad selection on my part. I’ll be back to see how their dinner is

This is a great place. I’ve tried many different dishes but I highly recommend the Lobster grilled cheese. They have a great spread for the bread while youre waiting for your entrée.

This is a great place to get a nice meal in the Rivertowns, and a nice place for happy hour or drinks.
The menu is unique and everything I have tried is delicious. First went there with a Groupon for dinner but would definitely go back with family and friends!
Bar area is clean and friendly with decent happy hour specials and a good bar menu. Definitely a spot to hit if you’re in the Westchester area!

Friendly service, but food just isn’t very good at all.
The prices are somewhat norm, three people with entre’s, a couple of glasses of wine and an appetizer was $ 98 plus tip.
Sadly, it’s the food here that left us wanting more, or less as the case was on our second and likely final visit. The steak frites two of us had were char grilled and cooked pretty much to our request, but tasted as though they were soaked in brine for a days before grilling; one of those things you wanted to continue eating while trying to ignore the overwhelming over-​salted meat, but I just couldn’t finish. I thought it was just me, but the other friend having the same thing failed to finish hers as well due to sickening salty taste.
A fried calamari app came somewhat over-​fried but the third friend’s burger had no complaints. Hey, it’s hard to screw up a burger.
Staff was friendly and we LOVED our waitress. Attentive and willing to slightly modify my order to make it more low carb friendly. Rainwater takes reservations but doesn’t seem to be too busy, even on a beautiful Saturday night before a holiday.
Okay for a quick dinner or lunch perhaps, but not a place for a special meal or to impress friends.

The food can be tasty, but it is laden with fat. If you are at all calorie or health conscious, stay away
Overall, I love coming to the RWG and I’ve been there at least 10 times since opening night.
The main draw for me has been the atmosphere, the look and feel of the place. Wine by the glass is reasonably priced.
The dishes are varied and all tasty. However, almost every dining option contains something with a lot of fat and for people who are trying to eat healthy there are almost no options. On a visit in January we ordered a turkey burger and a salmon burger and had all sources added fat put on the side; two aioli’s and avocado. Plus we asked them to skip the cheese.
The food was pretty good although the turkey burger had an unidentifiable crust on in that was unnecessary. When you order a turkey burger, you want a turkey burger. We also had the tuna tartare that was very good. The salad with goat cheese had a dressing that was pretty bad and tasted bottled.
I actually went back recently with friends for drinks. We sat in the bar area, nearly 8pm Friday night. We were the only ones there or maybe there were 1 or 2 others. We perused the menu to see what we might order to eat and could literally not find anything that did not seem to come with multiple sources of added and unnecessary fat. Hamburger stuffed with blue cheese and bacon? Really? Apple and spinach salad looked promising but it also contained blue cheese, candied walnuts AND molasses. We realized we could eat much better for cheaper around the corner and walked out before ordering. I think I am done with this place for good.

I’ve eaten here several times, usually with my family. The food is solid, though not particularly memorable.
But I’ll try to provide some details. A few weeks ago, I had the potato-​crusted salmon a few weeks ago and it was pretty good. My kids had the steak frites, which was very good – especially the fries. Back in November, I had a great burger, but made the mistake of ordering the fried avocado, which I thought was a waste of good avocado.
I like the casual atmosphere and actually watched most of the Super Bowl in the bar this year. It’s a good place for hanging out. I’m probably going to stick with the red meat in the future.

Our visit started off very iffy, started to redeem itself, but still ended up flat.
So, we walk into the place and it’s fairly dead. There are maybe 3 full tables on the restaurant side and 5 patrons on the bar side. Despite the fact that it was not busy at all, no one even turned their heads when we walked in. We walked back and forth from the bar to the restaurant side with no host or hostess in sight. Finally, after close to two minutes, we were able to wave down a waiter who told us to sit wherever we wanted. We sat down and waited another few minutes before the waiter came over (we still don’t have menus in our hands) and asked what we would like to drink. When we asked for a beer and wine list, he said, «I can tell you what we have» and proceeded to take a while to think of the 5 or so beers they had on tap. We waited a while before we got our drinks, and still had no menus.
After we finally got menus, placed our orders, and our appetizers came out, the server was more friendly (though hard to understand because he was basically mumbling) and someone who I would assume was the manager came over to ask how everything was and was very nice. So the servers slightly redeemed themselves.
The rain drops (boneless wings) were very flavorful and had a great sauce, but were a little mushy and not as crispy as they could have been. I got a burger which was over cooked, dry, and not well seasoned. We also got sweet potato fries which looked delicious, but were not cooked.
The prices aren’t bad, and maybe some things on the menu are better than what we ordered, but overall, I was very unimpressed. The service to begin with was not good, but they became more friendly as we were there, so they slightly redeemed themselves on that front. The one thing I’ll give them is that it’s a cute place with a nice ambiance, but we weren’t there for the ambiance.
Maybe it’s a good neighborhood place if you live in Hastings, but there are so many other grills and American restaurants that offer similar types of food at much better quality all over Westchester, so I’d pass unless they step their game up.

We went with a Groupon and told Rory once we were seated. Nice space and we liked the décor, music and lighting fixtures. Food was above average and yummy. Deconstructed Cesar salad and fried avocado app were really good. She got the lobster grilled cheese which was served on Texas toast. Big sandwich to eat and she could not finish it. I got the steak frittes which was delicious but maybe a lil skimpy on the portion size. (I had 4 – 5 sliced pieces) It was Sunday evening and we were there on a Groupon so we factored that into the meal. Service from Rory was great. Desserts were also good: Key Lime tart and Espresso Crème Brulee. We will return again for sure.

This review is just for the bar side– I’ve only had apps & drinks here.
Rainwater has friendly, although not particularly knowledgeable bartenders, a decent selection of appetizers, and probably too many flavored vodkas behind the bar.
The TVs are pretty good quality and are easily viewed from any seat.
Hastings really needed a place with a clean bathroom that stays open late. Thanks RWG.

The menu was intriguing, with a variety of dishes we wanted to try. Sadly, the execution was lacking. The red sangria had too much brandy and not enough sweetness. The mussels came in a generous portion to share, but the broth was undersalted. The roasted beet salad was delicious, but the vinaigrette on the greens was far too assertive (and I like a sharp dressing). My steak frites suffered from a flavorless sauce on the steak, and unseasoned spinach. My boyfriend’s lobster mac’n’cheese was absolutely bland; it tasted like cream sauce, with no identifiable cheese flavor.
To top things off, our server was clearly uncomfortable serving a gay couple; he was brusque almost to the point of rudeness and couldn’t run away from our table fast enough.
We were sufficiently interested in the food that we will probably give this place one more try.

Horrible, horrible, horrible!
First, I’ll start with the service. …
I went to Rainwater for lunch one day cause I was in the area for business. When I arrived, there was a large party (maybe about 12 – 15 people) and a few other tables of 2 or 4. I stood at the front of the restaurant for a good 2 minutes before a host/​server even acknowledged me. Okay, fine… maybe they overwhelmed by the large party? Well, that should have been my first clue.
When I finally got a table, I waited another 4 – 5 minutes before the server came and got my order. I put in my drink and food order at that time. I ordered a grilled chicken wrap. About 20 minutes passed, and I saw the table next to be (who arrived after me) get served. Hmmmm… Should I go? Should I stay? I decided to stay. The chicken wrap HAS to be coming soon, right? I waited another 10 minutes, and I told the server to give me the bill for my drink cause it was taking way too long. He assured me that it was coming «right up.» I finally received my food a whopping 32 minutes after I initially placed my order.
Now the food…
WORST.FOOD.EVER! Seriously — the worst food I’ve ever been served. My «chicken» wrap came with two small pieces of tough grilled chicken. The pesto on the inside of the wrap was tasteless which made the wrap extremely bland. The slices of avocado were HARD. I actually thought I bit into a cucumber it was so hard. The actual wrap was soggy from the salad dressing on the side of mixed greens. And the side of mixed greens? Horrible too… How can you mess a salad up, you ask? Smother it in heavy vinegar (not even a vinaigrette).
If this were the last restaurant in New York, I’d starve before going back. Disgusting…

I used to come here when it was Blue Moon. Honestly I’ve been dying to try it, but hadn’t until last night.
We were seated right away, and decided on drinks. The drink menu has some really interesting and delicious choices.
We were given bread and olive oil. It was very good. A little kick in the oil, nice flavor. The mussels were also very good. Not too salty and enough for 2 without being too much.
I had the Inside-​Out Burger. A beef burger with gorgonzola cheese inside, topped with bacon, lettuce and tomato. The burger was very good, but I was a little disappointed with the roll. It was served on a ciabatta which seems to be a trend these days, but the roll is a little tough and it’s too much bread.
All in all though, it was a great experience and I will be back much sooner.

— beautiful bar with great beer and wine selections
— wonderful staff in the dining room and behind the bar
— parking lot next door and on the street (HUGE in this little town)
— tuna was fresh and seasoned perfectly
— salad was crisp and veggies were tender
— dessert was warm and the ice cream was cold — nothing sat around. It was prepared & delivered immediately.
I will return!

There aren’t enough pleasant, pretty affordable restaurants in the ‘burbs. So I would like to see Rainwater survive. I tried it when it first opened, when it was just meh.
Went back the other night for drinks with a buddy. Happy to report that we had a nice time. We went there at 4 p.m. and the bar area wasn’t quite set up yet. So the staff was a little frazzled — but very pleasant and eager to please.
We split the generous pitcher of white sangria, which was tasty. And we ordered two vegetarian appetizers: a flatbread with cheese and mushrooms, and homemade potato chips with a blue cheese dip. We were also given a breadbasket with Italian bread, which was pretty good too. The bill came to $ 35 plus tip.
Everything we were served worked fine for a carb night. Nothing was spectacular. But if I was in the neighborhood and wanted a place for a drink with a friend, I would definitely go back. (But not sure I would go here for dinner or lunch.)

I love the Rainwater Grill! The service is very kind and attentive. The new american menu is incredible. The bacon (yes bacon) mussels are amazing as well as the generous lobster Mac and cheese. The rainwater grill is definitely a place I will go again.
P.S.
the Brazilian jazz on Wednesday is great