The Colonial - Binghamton

Eating was not good and expensive (no one great combination). Actually, there are better places to go in the opposite. this place is much too overhyped.

If I could give it negative stars I would. Always had great food and decorations, too bad two of the owners spend their time drugging and raping women. Hopefully there will be new ownership and a completely new rebrand.

Not recommend. Food is mediocre and the establishment is questionable. Find somewhere else

The food is no better quality than what you can find at an applebee 's. my roommate used to be a waitress there and told us to never eat at the colonial because she saw. the state of the kitchen. I 'm not sure why so many of the reviews are not recommended but this restaurant does not deserve anything above a 2 star rating. There are much better, and more ethical places to eat food and grab drinks in downtown binghamton.

New to the area and dealing with a nasty cold, I sought the area 's best wings and the Colonial was amongst the highest regarded. While generally very much against a first dining experience being take out, the circumstances and my own desire to reduce my germ spreading warranted it. My lovely assistant in life brought home the goods (thanks dear) and we got to digging in: here 's the rub (or the sauce, in this case anyway): Pros: Some of the cleanest and nicest takeout packing I 've seen (see pics). Especially for a food as messy as wings, I was pleased to not have greasy styrofoam lock-lid containers. The Colonial logo stickers sealing the take-out boxes was a nice touch. Nicely sized wings with a variety of flats and drums. Meaty and satisfying- not the best I 've seen, but pretty decent. Two great sauces out of three. The classic medium was tangy and spicy, and the house sauce had a sweet vinegary taste that was interesting and kept you coming back (my favorite). The bang-bang was a pass for me, especially the confusing addition of sesame seeds on chicken wings. Cons: The wings were decent sized but could have been bigger- if we are looking for max value. Most places I 've lived, the top wing spots set themselves apart by being selective on their chicken, and clientele will pay for the difference. While these were not scrawny, I would have felt more consecrated in the best wings in Bing claim if they were large and meaty across the board. Amongst the stellar packaging, I really have no idea why sides of blue cheese were placed face down inside a cardboard container alongside dripping, freshly sauced wings. Fishing around in wing sauce to get your dressing isn 't my idea of a good time, and I also don 't really care for Blue cheese heated incidentally by close proximity to freshly fried wings. These could have been packed separately in our bag and I can 't find any good reason for the obviously intentional placement of the dressing in with our food. Consensus: Not sure this place is dethroning any other large city 's top wing spots, but they 're a strong first visit for this favorite of mine in Binghamton and I 'll be back to try other menu entries.