Hudson & Essex - Fine Dining

Amanda Liska

I took my parents to Hudson and Essex April 30th for my fathers 70th birthday. Upon reserving our time, I made note that a member of our group had a nut allergy. The hostess confirmed this with us before being seated. The member with the nut allergy ordered a Blackberry and Bourbon to drink but was served a Black Walnut Old Fashioned. The server realized her mistake and came to swap out his drink. Unfortunately, he had already consumed about half of it, we had already placed our dinner order, and we had already enjoyed our soups. We hurried through our meal so we could get home in the event he had a reaction. The manager stopped by to offer a complimentary "nut-free dessert" which we did not take her up on. As our members nut allergy is severe, he does not partake in desserts at public establishments. Often times dessert ingredients are processed in facilities that also process nuts and are therefore not safe. The member was already experiencing itchiness so the offer of dessert was insult to injury. We will not be recommending Hudson and Essex and informed our other family we will not be returning. As an experienced restaurant/bar manager, I was surprised this establishment is not better informed on food allergies nor sufficient in customer service. If this had happened while I was a manager on duty, his meal and drink at the very least would have been comped. Mistakes can happen, but it is what you do to fix them that matters. My father's 70th birthday dinner was reduced to less than an hour from time of order to the swipe of our credit card.

Jeremy Kinton

Food was good, service was good, atmosphere was good. I enjoyed the small shareable portions to try new things. I also like the fact that they have a deli upstairs where you can buy the same cuts of meat and seafood to take home and make for dinner. This place was comparable to any great restaurant you would find in the bigger cities and prices were fair as well. They even had live music in the winery. We will definitely be back.

Terri Holbrook

The restaurant was beautiful. Service was great and meal was absolutely delicious! The charcuterie board was phenomenal!! Specialty Aphrodite cocktail for Valentine's Day was divine! Perfect for brunch! Definitely recommend eating here!

Renee Rutledge

Wonderful find while traveling for work, was not expecting such attention to food, wine, decor in a relatively small town. The Georgian egg flatbread was the best surprise of my week, and beet & burrata salad fantastic as well. SO glad I found this via google!