Hudson Valley Wine - Albany

Stephanie Rich was absolutely wonderful! She was so accommodating to our big group and was super quick with our orders. She went above and beyond when our flight was delayed 4 hours. She deserves praise and a raise

I dined here last year when returning home and was very pleased. I thoroughly enjoyed the margarita flatbread and wine I had on last year's visit. Today, I'm not exceptionally hungry so I only ordered a Stella Artois. Blue Moon and Shock Top are typically my go to draft beers, but I settled for Stella being these two options are non-existent (in draft form). I was pleasantly surprised by how crisp and chill my beer tasted. Yum! Fast forward to great customer service, I was promised a gate check by the JetBlue clerk at check-in downstairs so I needed to get while the getting was good once I spotted her. I asked the bartender if she would be so kind to hold my beer behind the bar and gave her my credit card so she didn't think I was dodging the bill. Albeit, that would be ludicrous for 1/2 beer... people are nuts so it's probably not that irrational to suggest this could occur. She did so with no problem and was very friendly throughout my visit at the bar. I will definitely continue to dine or drink here when at the Albany Airport.

Airport wine bar. Overpriced wines but a few good options and some local (Brotherhood). 9oz pour of Brotherhood Riesling came to just under $15.00 before tip. Service at counter pretty fast. Not as quick as tables so I ordered a glass and then sat down in a more comfy chair before my flight.

I feel like everyone has already said all there is to say about this place (lol). I opted to fly through Albany (was in Saratoga) because it was easier, though a lot more expensive, than getting up here from NYC. When I came through, HVWB was the best option to get a quick drink and a bite to eat. The place was dirty lots of vacated tables and none cleared. The food was horrible. I ordered a cheese plate and all but 1 of my cheeses were incorrect. The bread, everything was laughably bad. But the wine was delicious and the pour was heavy, so 3 stars from me. Grab food somewhere else and just come here for the wine.

Oh the disappointment. Staff of three: waitress, bartender and cook to serve 50+ seats. This staffing level just sets up employees to fail. Is this a cost savings approach? This would have been a great question for the manager except no one was visibly in charge. This business is still here *ONLY* because it is the only bar/food option in the B terminal. It took an hour to get one glass of wine and a greek salad with shrimp. The shrimp were ICE cold. My wine was good and I might have wanted another glass but was never given that option. When I fly through Albany again next month, I will not waste my time. I recommend no one else does either.