The Disgruntled Chef In Gard

Avocado toast with pickled onions is amazing! Met my friend half way for the day and we picked Gardiner. Great lunch before we explored local wineries.

This ham and Brie is my new favorite sandwich in the area. High quality ingredients and impeccable flavors. Only second to my favorite ham and cheese sandwich from Sunset Park Deli in Brooklyn from over 20-years ago. Nicely done!

This is one of the best hidden secrets in all of the Hudson Valley. Best quiche I’ve ever had!

A fantastic restaurant in a little town. Food is consistently delicious! We had 2 items the chef just put on the menu- pork belly sliders and the cavatelli pasta with mushrooms and a perfectly poached duck egg. The sliders were out of this world yummy and a bigger than expected for a “small plate”. Pasta was cooked perfectly. Also got the Korean Chicken Wings which could be classified as pterodactyl wings, they’re that big. Tender inside and crispy outside just the way wings should be. The sauce is so good. Save space for the butterscotch pudding over a hazelnut brownie. The pudding is light and airy, more like a custard. It’s got just the right sweetness, which is not like box pudding mix. What we had was for dinner which is only on the weekends. Definitely !

I have been to the disgruntled chef many times for breakfast and lunch to pick up a sandwich, salad, or some baked goods. For the first time, I decided to stop in for dinner and wow it did not disappoint. For our appetizer, we ordered the whipped ricotta, fig mostrada, Cippoloni onion, and mint as well as the Hot Crab Dip with Old Bay Shrimp Crackers. Both of these were very good and you could tell they were made with quality ingredients and care. For our main, we ordered Seared Cod, Peewee Potatoes, Chickpeas, Sweet Onions, Lemon Herb Sauce, and the brand new Bavette Steak, Duck Fat Potatoes, Broccoli Cheddar Purée, Horseradish (I was the first one to order the new dish). The two entrées were absolutely delicious with the new stake dish being a highlight for me. I would recommend stop by to try their dinner this will be one of our go-to spots after hiking or cycling on the mountain this summer.