upstate craft beer & oyster bar

We love this place. It is always great to come. The happy hour deal 5-7 pm is amazing. 6 oysters and a beer or wine for 12 bucks. Fresh oyster, delicious food, and amazing service - friendly, funny, and very helpful. If you like oysters, escargot, and / or bone marrow... this is the place to come and enjoy!

This place is small but cozy. I love the waiter as I felt so welcome by his passionate service. Oyster is so fresh and cheap. They have a happy hour price, so if you order oyster before 7pm. You will get a great price with the drink. We ordered 2 rounds and we just loving it!!!! Will definitly visit again for sure!!!

My friend was craving some oysters after an early Saturday night dinner. We found Upstate and it was still pretty packed at around 8. We were able to put our names down for 9 PM for three seats at the bar. We ordered: -Oysters (Sea Kist, Wellfleet, Wave Lengths, Upstate's Own, Blue Whale) - these were all east coast oyster because the west coast ones were sold out. East coast oysters are priced at $2.85 each, which is reasonable IMO for regular pricing. There are some types of oysters that are plumper than others, so you can always ask for recommendations. All of the oysters were pretty good but I did get a few that weren't properly shucked -Little neck clams - I love a good clam, and these were nice and fresh. I might have liked them even more than the oysters -Escargot (snails slow cooked in basil and parsley butter) - this was probably one of the worst escargot I've ever eaten. It didn't really have much flavor, and the butter tasted like movie theater popcorn butter -Uni (Maine uni, quail egg, salmon roe with toast points) - this wasn't what I was expecting. It served on some sort of cauliflower puree (?), which masked the flavor of everything else. The bread also tasted a bit stale For drinks, I had the dragon stout, which reminded me of a Guinness Extra Stout. It was pretty good. They also have a nice variety of other beers on draft. If that's not your thing, they've got some wine and a few cocktails, but none of the cocktails appealed to me that night. The food menu sounds really good but if it's similar to the two dishes we ordered, I probably wouldn't try it. I would come back for more oysters/clams though!

This was my second visit! My first experience was okay, but today was so much better! Since it was a Sunday night, we had to wait a bit longer than expected, but despite how busy it was, the male waiter was incredibly welcoming and kind. All the food we had was great—especially the happy hour oysters, which are a must-try! I also recommend the wild shrimp. The tuna was a little salty but still delicious.

Amazing experience, our server was amazing and gave us some really good suggestion on the oysters. The happy hour deal is amazing, you get 6 oysters and a beer for 12 dollars. I would recommend this place to anyone that wants to try some good oysters in a classy restaurant that also offers other seafood plates.

Incredible oyster/beer Happy Hour - quality selection of rotating taps, and their crab cakes, East Coast oysters, and roadted bone marrow were all delicious. Smaller spot, so ideal for groups of 2-4.

Upstate Craft Beer & Oyster Bar has a welcoming vibe and great NY food & drink offerings! The staff was warm & welcoming and although it was busy we felt valued and everything moved at a comfortable pace. We felt the prices were very reasonable and liked the ability to make a reservation (which was a good call for Saturday evening). They have a great oyster selection and we started with a delicious platter. I got the seafood risotto, which was great, and my wife got the Scallop Special which really stood out and we’d definitely repeat. Their craft beer selection is a good mix of varieties and we especially loved Old Man Winter from Southern Tier Brewing Company. Upstate Craft Beer & Oyster Bar is now on our neighborhood-favorite list, we recommend it and will certainly be back! Date visited: 3/29/25

Just went here with my mom and it was great. We got the tuna tartare as an appetizer and it was sooooo good and fresh . For entrees she got their clam pasta and loved it, and I got their special scallops which were super tasty!! It was a little noisy but personally I didn’t really care. Overall great service and the food was delicious!!! (They also gave us some free pound cake at the end which was nice)