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Old Drovers Inn, Dover Plains, NY

Old Drovers Inn

4.6
4.6
142 Reviews
$31 to $50
American

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2 people
19:00
Booked 3 times today
  • Charming
  • Good for special occasions
  • Great for creative cocktails
NOTE: Please note parties of 10 or more please call for reservations. We are a small restaurant and requests for specific tables cannot be guaranteed. Reservations will be held for a maximum of 15 minutes. Please be sure your party arrives promptly.
This old time watering hole once known as The Clear Water Tavern, catered to the desires of the cattle drovers , a group of professional middle men who purchased herds of cattle and swine from New England farmers. They would drive animals down post roads to the New York City markets, and sell them “for as good a price as they could get.”
Today Old Drovers Inn offers a unique casual dining experience for everyone including pub night every Wednesday. Be sure to have a specialty cocktail featured on our cocktail menus. We are proud to have won two consecutive years in a row from Chronogram Magazine, Best Bartender and Best Craft Cocktail of the Hudson Valley!

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Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    American, Pub, Cocktail Bar
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Wed 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Thu–Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (845) 832-9311
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress

What 142 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.8Ambience
  • 4.3Value

NoiseModerate

Diners' Choice Awards

  • Dutchess

    Best Service

  • Dutchess

    Best Ambience

  • Dutchess

    Best Value

  • Dutchess

    Good for groups

  • Dutchess

    Healthy

  • Dutchess

    Neighbourhood gem

  • Dutchess

    Great for fine wines

  • Dutchess

    Romantic

  • Dutchess

    Good for special occasions

  • Dutchess

    Lively

  • Dutchess

    Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Old Drovers Inn offers a "charming historic inn" experience with a cozy and inviting atmosphere. Guests rave about the "excellent" food and "friendly" staff, particularly highlighting servers like Becky and Agnes. The ambience is described as "wonderful," and Randy's cocktails are a hit. Perfect for special occasions or casual dining.

142 Reviews
  1. Debbie

    New York City20 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Food and drinks were outstanding! We will be back!

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  2. charles VIP

    New York City3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Love sitting by the fireplace in this beautiful space. Dinner was excellent as always.

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  3. Daniel

    Unspecified1 review

    5.0

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I have eaten here many times the food and drinks are the Best you will ever have! You can't make this place any better! I will be back!

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    New York City1 review

    1.0

    Dined on 22 February 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    Reservation not honored by the restaurant, we had been there a year ago and were shown to the worst seat in the restaurant, we thought we would try again and used open table to make a reservation in the morning, we get there and our reservation was changed to the same worst table in the restaurant. Open Table is useless.

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  5. Juliana

    New York State1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 19 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This was my first time at the Old Drover Inn Restaurant. The first of many... I absolutely loved the place. I certainly recommend it to any one who is looking for a lovely place for a good food and great conversation without being interrupted by either loud noises such as loud cross conversation or loud music. I am glad I chose this place to celebrate my husband's birthday. Thank you the staff for such an amazing service! Juliana

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  6. Aaron

    Connecticut1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 9 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Nice ambiance, exposed beams, candlelight etc... steak special was fantastic. Drinks were heavy poured and very good. Overall really nice night out and will return. Little pricey but worth it.

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  7. Mike

    Nashville1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 1 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Our server Andrea was amazing. It was very inviting and cozy.

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  8. Tracie VIP

    New York City7 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 1 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had another fabulous dinner. My husband thoroughly enjoyed the spicy pork Bolognaise and I loved my sword fish special. We also tried the caramel popcorn sundae for the first time and it was delicious! Even though it was really busy, we had fantastic service! Thank you!

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  9. Joe

    New York City5 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 25 January 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We have not bee in decades. Three of us sat at the bar. Bartender and staff were great. The ambiance was unique fitting of a 200+ historic building. Short ribs were exquisite and 5 stars. Fish and Chips were more than OK but not on the same level as the short ribs. The Duck was fine but a bit disappointing. The apetizers were top notch. Tuna wontons/nachose were particularly outstanding. The martini made with a gin from the west coast was 5 stars. More than acceptable wine list. We will not wait so long to dine there again!

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  10. James

    New York City3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 23 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great food and service. Looking forward to our next dining experience at Old Drovers.

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FAQs

Old Drovers Inn offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (845) 832-9311.

Old Drovers Inn is rated 4.6 stars by 142 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 3 times today

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Google Map for Old Drovers Inn

196 E DUNCAN HILL RD, Dover Plains, NY 12522

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Area
    Dover Plains
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Wed 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Thu–Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    American, Pub, Cocktail Bar
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Public transit
    Harlem Line Wingdale or Dover Plains
  • Additional
    Indoor Fireplace
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