Burgers & other classic American dishes, plus cocktails are the draw at this contemporary eatery. Based on 690 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.6 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ Delivery
Address:
3 Ferry St, Rensselaer, NY 12144
Phone: (518) 977-3602
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Hours
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed
Holiday hours
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| Tuesday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Saturday | 12–8 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
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Reviews
David Benham
First time coming in today – Great music and energy. The staff is super friendly too. The food is amazing! Highly recommend the chicken and bacon dip. We also got the fried chicken sandwich and an amazing burger. Will be coming back often!
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Jenn K
We decided, last minute to meet up with friends who were visiting from out of town and saw that Illusive was open on Mondays. When we arrived, there was a wait of 40 min for a table of 6. By the time our friends showed up, we only needed a table for 4. Since the place was packed, we went to the bar to eat. It took longer than i thought to receive service for drinks, but once ordered, it was fast. Unfortunately, they did not come back to see if we wanted food and had to get our own menus. We finially ordered around 7:45 and was told that the kitchen (and apparently the restaurant) closes at 8. We ordered 2 appetizers and 2 dinners. The award winning wings were Soooo Good! We totally recommend them! Our friends ordered the mac and cheese and a burger. We were disappointed that
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Shelby Guercio
Every time we take Amtrak to Albany, we walk from the station to Illusive for some great food. The Mac n cheese, salads, and burgers are great. Good selection of post-train drinks as well! There’s an outside seating area for nice days and plenty of indoor seats plus the bar.
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Diane Zoller
A friend and I lunched there recently. Food was very good and the sweet potato fries were also delicious. Service was first rate. The restaurant is pleasant but can be a bit noisy with the place full. We each had a $12 cocktail.
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Lupe Hernandez
Stopped here for a quick eat while I waited for my train. I had the Dulce Diablo and Autumn peach margarita cocktails. Both great. Had the shrimp cocktail and chicken Caesar salad which were delicious. The service was great and friendly.
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Jackie Adler
So many people recommended this place for dinner, that I think my expectations were too high.
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L L
I love and highly recommend this restaurant! You can tell Illusive Bar & Restaurant cares about their guests. The food is delicious, the portions and seasoning is perfect. It is always well-packaged and after several orders with them, the quality has remained above the rest!! I’m a happy customer and will continue to order from here!
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Melanie
Food is great. I got a down by the river burger. Soooo good and boyfriend got a chicken sandwich special that was awesome too. The artichoke spinach dip is to die for. Would eat that on anything. Waitress was very nice. Will be going again.
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S Cooper
Illusive is off the hook! Why? because someone very special and dear to me is in the kitchen, putting his foot, arm, and elbow in his cooking! You can taste his passion on the plate. The ambiance is very nice and inviting! The patio area is very pretty and a great spot to sit outside and chill. The food is absolutely delicious (no surprise). The plating and quality is superb! Definitely a must go for happy hour, lunch, or dinner!! Keep doing what you’re doing!
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K M
Great place!! Super odd location, but get over it because it’s worth it. Clean. Plenty of parking, staff is very nice. Limited kids menu as expected since it’s kind of a bar fusion restaurant. Probably could boat to it off the Hudson. However they were very accommodating to a unique choice for kids meals. Offered gluten-free options to go with their appetizers. Food is unique in combination, most unique names I’ve seen in a while. 6 stars for creativity! Seating inside and outside is comfortable. Small. Reservations likely ideal for 6pm on!! Outside seating is just as fun. There’s a lot of artwork on the walls and some is for sale. Very nice. Handicap accessible. Kitchen was open which was really cool to see the hard work. Fun dishes. Unique fries. The bar is pretty fun in appearance too. The bathrooms are clean but only one stall each.
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