Updated update: They’re back!
Update: Holy addendum of sadness and doom! Thanks to an informative comment from Wendy, I sadly learned that one of our favorite places in ‘Toga (thusly, one that marked many milestones in our path to becoming The Burdens) has closed, just a week after this meal. So says the sign in the window, “After 30 years in business, we have decided to close our doors.” In its place, Dale Miller’s—a very talented chef from Albany. Say goodbye to a piece of Saratoga history, to a monument to the legacy of her horse racing history, and to a style of restaurant that’s fading fast.
There’s a little less class on Caroline St. tonight.
What a fortuitous name! Good old Sperry’s. This place is such a throwback, and I don’t mean “throwback” as in “throwing drinks back” even though that’s what tends to happen in its snug bar. I’m thinking immediately of some long-lost photos of my brother’s bachelor party. Which may or may not have included some of the bow tie-wearing gents in Sperry’s wood-paneled bar, and later, riding of our local flair, the thoroughbred sculptures.
[You can see some total arseholes trying to do it here.]
Solid wine list, but take note—Sperry’s has a corkage fee. Bonus.
Ignore the plate leftover from ’91… the pate was delicious:
Beyond, the outdoor bar and patio at Sperry’s. I’d take this spot over navigating the herds by the terlets at Gaffney’s any night:
The ’06 Bald Mountain Zin was fantastic:
Sperry’s is BYOB—corkage fee is $15. They’re They were located at 30 Caroline St.
Enjoy. Farewell,
C+R
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Oh Gaffney’s, always a high school reunion & totally terrifying to deal with in August.
and it is now closed. So sad. Was out with hubby and friend on Friday night and were going there for a drink (after i commented on the Pate to you I haven’t been able to get it off my mind,) and BOOM, we saw the sign….”After 30 years in business we have decided to close our doors.” NNNNOOOOOO! A Saratoga Springs institution and one of my favorite restaurants (that holds too many memories to count) is closed and will reopen as Dale Miller’s of Saratoga…..REALLY!! UGH!
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Vickery’s in downtown Charleston closed today! So Sad!! An end of an era in Holy City 😦
Dude! You are kidding me! That was my weekly lunch spot… no more delicious Cubans or black bean burgers 😦
Think the closing is temporary:
http://blog.timesunion.com/tablehopping/15746/circus-cafe-owners-saratoga-mayor-buying-sperrys/
‘Tis true, and supposedly taken over by a culinary genius. Which is good! Gordon Ramsey would have probably hated it as it was. I just don’t want the old photos taken down—there’s a history there which is pretty much all I care about when I go there. 🙂
I’m pretty sure they won’t be able to screw up that great patio.