Local 111

The staff was very nice and helpful. We got there ½ hour before our reservation and they very nicely accommodated us. The vibe is cool and casual which is great. I got the special «spring soup». It was tasty but a bit overly salty for me. (I’m not a salt fan). As my main, I got the grilled cheese sandwich. It looked great except when you try to pick it up, the heat coming off the sandwich makes the bottom side of it super mushy which makes it hard to pick up and eat. I love caramelized onions but it was a bit overly heavy on the onions in my sandwich.

Such a great meal I woke the next day thinking, «now how did she get that flavor?» Beet salad and glazed spare ribs were «oh my god» delicious with every bite. Both the hake and the seared duck preserved the perfect flavor of individual ingredients, but the composition was sublime. When you experience the nuance of every flavor, perfectly balanced, you recognize that Chef Josephine Proul performs a rare magic in her farm to table kitchen. Kudos to the Local for honoring the commitment to local and for composting food scraps. Now I want to go back for brunch!

Excellent food and service, worth a drive to get here. What a gorgeous and modern restaurant, the chef has numerous awards and I can see why. We tried several different appetizers and entrees, wow! The lamb was delicious, everything is really fresh and seasonal. The chef came out and made sure we enjoyed our meal, you can tell she is VERY talented and cares about her customers. Thank you!

Wow just a wonderful meal. Pure fresh and wonderfully hospitable. We came upstate for a birthday weekend getaway and enjoyed a truly wonderful meal at Local 111. All the meals are locally sourced and the dishes were memorable. The service is lovely. I mentioned that we’d share the rosted beet salad (you must have this dish) and they brought it out in 2 bowls with my requesting… little things like that go a long way with me. Our server was a lovely woman with whom we enjoyed chatting and getting to know. I also phoned in an order for a vegan birthday cake and the Chef/​Owner made it herself and then came out to chat with us an introduce herself. Not to mention the cake was utterly delicious too!!!
Here’s the meal run down.
1. Beet salad, also comes with some lovely radishes that I had never seen before. The dressing was bangin!!! I literally sipped the remaining tablespoon out of my bowl.
2. Local cheese platter, DIVINE. The blue cheese was sweet tangy and balanced.
3. Cured olives… didnt care for them and the staff took them back with out questions. Not criticizing the dish, they use anise in the brine I think and its just a flavor on olives that didnt work for us.
4. Risoto was creamy, perfectly executed and joyfully delicious
5. Roasted chicken, on a bed of kale which was the star of the dish with lovely little crispy rice balls. The chicken was of excellent quality. Perhaps a bit prosaic or underwhelming but it only put the spotlight on the greens which were fab.
6. Our custom made Vegan chocolate cake. Too good for words.
Please visit, get to know your server and the Chef if possible. These are great people doing a wonderful job.
Cheers!!!

Just terrific! We came across Local 111 totally randomly — in the Bershires for the day and on our way home, I searched for restaurants in the closest upcoming town as we were driving along the Taconic. It turned out to be Philmont & I saw the good reviews for Local 111. Wow! What a great surprise. Surpassed expectations on all fronts. All members of the staff were nice and helpful. The food was amazing — easily rivaling anything we’ve had in NYC. Inventive and delicious. We were blown away and are looking for an excuse to go back to the area — I think the food is excuse enough.

Wow. Just wow. The hubby and I came up to the Berkshires to celebrate our first anniversary and we wanted a really excellent meal. Based on reviews we opted for Local 111. We could not have been happier! The locavore restaurant showcases local meat and produce and changes their menu regularly. It is set in an old garage and has a really cool ambiance. Servers were sweet and attentive without hovering. Food was out of this world. We started with the local cheese plate and for entrees my husband had the braised lamb (which was almost like a stew) and I had a vegetarian special — cheesy polenta stuffed pepper with a tomato bisque. For dessert we split the mint chip parfait which basically tasted like a huge frozen Andes mint (yum!) We both agreed this was the best meal we’ve had in a long time and can’t wait to come back to the area to try it again! Don’t miss it, absolutely worth it!

Good but the food feels like it tries a little too hard, missing the mark.
Kind of sterile ambience.
Staff is friendly.

This place has all the right ingredients: clean architecture, food wine list, excellent service, local food, and deliciously prepared food. I highly recommend it. A drawback however is that is it has a meat-​centric menu with no vegan options. It would be great to add a veggie burger or a vegetarian plate.

Would love to give this more stars but they just miss. Service very pleasant but incredibly slow. We were told portions were generous but they aren’t so much. My medium rare burger was well done. Reaction… C’est la vie. It’s a shame. It could be so good.

Was staying in Hudson for the weekend and came across this wonderful Farm to Table place on Unilocal.20 minutes away but definitely worth stopping by when in the area and passing through. Ate here on a Sunday afternoon before driving back to the city. Ambience, Service, Ingredients were all amazing! The local ingredients and flavors was like a party in your mouth.
We ordered the special soup of the day which was a corn ale cheese chowder. They told us it was made with Allagash white ale. It tastes amazing!!! The soup was not too thick being a chowder and has the right amount of cheese flavor without overpowering the taste. We definitely visit again just to have this soup!
I ordered the special fried blueberry french toast with almond butter. Usually not a fan of almond butter but with the blueberry sauce and a dab of the whip cream the flavors all came together. It also had granola which gave each bite a little crunch. The dish was huge and very satisfying.
My boyfriend had the house scramble which consists of corn, califlower and feta cheese scrambled into the eggs. A definite must order savory dish. The «Homies» which was their potatoes were nice and crunchy.
Must visit! All the ingredients were fresh and tasty. The staff were all so friendly! And the ambience was very modern and the best part is it wasn’t the usual NYC hustle and bustle where you have to eat quickly and are rushed out. A nice relaxing Sunday Brunch!

Charming, local, friendly and helpful staff. Absolutely delicious! The best scrambled eggs I have ever eaten

Delicious local surprise. We were in town visiting for the weekend and came here for brunch based on the the Unilocal reviews. The restaurant is a short drive from Hudson and has parking. The décor is modern and charming, the staff is friendly and helpful. The food is all fresh and delicious! My only disappointment was that I wasn’t going to be in town long enough to try their dinner!

Local treat
This was my 2^nd visit to this charming garage turned restaurant serving seasonally local prepared foods. The menu was creative and appetizing. The hake was prepared tastefully as was their summer veggie — everything including the kitchen sink — soup. The lamb burgers were topped with feta yogurt and hint of pesto.
Pricey — yes — but guaranteed fresh and delicious. A local treat in Columbia County.

This is my new favorite restaurant. I was taken here for a Valentine’s Day dinner, which was a perfect choice with the hip romantic atmosphere. We enjoyed the cheese plate with a really nice bottle of Merlot from the wine specials. Another special, an entrée of roasted lamb loin with smoked paprika sauce, was seriously euphoric. My date ordered the grilled sirloin from the regular menu which was also super satisfying. We ended our experience with an espresso and the dessert special– also fantastic! I really can’t wait to go back.

The owners of our B&B (and Serious Eats, I later found) recommended this place to us as a place for a nice casual dinner. It’s located in a renovated auto body shop, which is apparent only from the shape and style of the building. We enjoyed the raisin bread (complimentary); it tastes homemade and very fresh. The peach, crispy onion and mixed green salad was a great way to start off the meal. We also tried the pumpkin soup which was delicious and homey. The entrees were less successful — the grilled cheese wasn’t grilled nearly enough (so the cheese didn’t have the gooey element I expect from a grilled cheese), and the risotto lacked something… it was creamy and dotted with cherry tomatoes, but needed an extra punch of flavor.
Also weird that we were asked to sit in a squished corner when we got there, though the place was obviously empty!

Rare gem! My brother lives out in Hudson and we got together for a birthday brunch. Although Hudson is certainly on the up and up for artists and foodies alike, I’m not sure I’ve found a brunch spot I really like in Hudson Proper. After a few google searches, I found Local 111 and took a chance. Philmont itself is a very tiny town with Local 111 at the center of its Main Street. We went on a Sunday and there was a small farmers market across the street. Our waitress was perfect — she had great intuition on when we needed her, when we needed more time, and was resourceful and personable. I ordered a Bloody Mary and it was great — not too hot, salty, or watery. There was no garnish but that’s OK — the BM spoke for itself. My mother got a ‘Procecco Blush” which is champagne and grapefruit juice. The grapefruit juice was fresh squeezed and pulpy (in a good way) — the cocktail was not too sweet, not too tart, a very good blend of flavors. My brother got a cheeseburger and fries. The waitress told us sometimes she orders just fries because they’re that good and she wasn’t kidding! Thick cut, a little give on the skin, perfectly seasoned. He liked his burger very much — it also looked like it was served with fresh pickles. He ate the entire thing. My mother and I split two egg dishes: I got the Salmon Scramble (scrambled eggs w/​smoked salmon, cream cheese, red onion & caper) and she got the Grilled Tomatoes and Mushrooms (w/​poached eggs, home fries, blue cheese). They were both excellent — the poached eggs were very overcooked but, despite that hiccup, I still enjoyed her dish the most by a hair. There was absolutely nothing wrong with mine. Also, the bread that was served with both breakfast dishes was absolutely divine — very thick cut, a little sweet, multigrain-​type. Tasted like it was probably locally made.
Since it’s off the beaten path, I worry about the longevity of this place but hopefully, with reviews like these, people will discover its greatness and keep it going. There’s plenty of outdoor seating, too, for these still-​warm days and nights. Lots of people were out there with their furry friends enjoying brunch as well. Will definitely be back when I come to visit my brother!

As I’ve written before I would very much like to enjoy this restaurant, but alas we must go our separate ways and I wish the chef well.
I applaud the restaurant’s farm to table emphasis; the chef’s creativity.
It is time for Local 111 and I to go our separate ways. I must give up hope of being a fan of this restaurant. The cortado was very good. The food was annoying. How can that be? you may be wondering. I might too, since I don’t believe I have ever used that term to describe breakfast.
I ordered the blue cheese polenta with poached eggs and toast, subbing sausage for kielbasa. It was plated in a manner I have come to loathe: what I now refer to as a trough — a bowl with every ingredient thrown in in a jumble. Everything sat in a pile under which lay a pool of some liquid, with the salad also sitting in said liquid. I asked that the salad get its own plate. It was returned with every item individually plated. I told the server I had asked that the salad get its own plate — I do not need a bowl for the eggs, a bowl for the polenta, etc. It was returned. The sausage was sitting atop the polenta. The sausage broke up into nothing — it was mushy, and was not tasty. The eggs were on bread that was hard as styrofoam and as equally tasty (or not). It was annoying. It did not look or taste like breakfast. One should not be irritated or frustrated by one’s breakfast.
I decided: I want to go eat breakfast elsewhere. I put down my fork, and went up to the bar to pay for my breakfast. They comped my meal, which was gracious.
I went to Crossroads Food in Hillsdale and ate a thoroughly enjoyable, delectable breakfast.

Come here for: Farm-​to-​table excellence at paycheck-​to-​paycheck prices.
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For a converted industrial space, this restaurant is surprisingly cozy … and for the middle of nowhere it’s surprisingly sophisticated. On warm summer days the garage doors roll open and the NYC weekenders roll in for some of the freshest, best-​prepared food within driving distance of the city.
The brunch menu boasts a ton of variety, and every dish that comes out of the kitchen looks amazing. I chose the whole wheat waffles with strawberry-​rhubarb compote and whipped cream, which just might be one of the best decisions I ever made before noon. The side of sausage was a revelation — chunky, loose-​packed, and browned to perfection, seasoned with fresh herbs that were light enough to let the flavor of the pork shine through.
Nearly everything on my table was made in-​house, from the sausage to the whipped cream to the half-​and-​half. Seriously, who takes the time to make their own half-​and-​half? It’s that kind of attention to detail that sets this place apart.
I can’t wait to come back and try the dinner menu, which, I’m told, changes every Wednesday when the local farmers make their deliveries.
Prices are incredibly reasonable given the quality of food — maybe because they don’t charge extra for posing & pretense, like so many places do. That alone would merit a sixth star, if Unilocal allowed it.

This was a great dining experience– we had:
The Fish of the day
Kale salad — super fresh
Scallops — incredible!
Chicken leg — superb!
Quinoa fritters — yum!
The lively environment was complimented by the great service mans awesome wine selection… Highly recommend!

who would’ve thought to find this place in the middle of nowhere — Columbia County, NY.
The food was very good. All fresh, local ingredients.
The staff was knowledgable, but a bit slow.
I’d go back if I ever find myself in that neck of the woods again.