Sweet Grass Grill is a terrific choice for dining along Main Street in Tarrytown with the look and feel of being fancy, but it’s rather quite casual with a down home vibe. It’s a quick train ride north of Manhattan and makes for a wonderful day trip on a weekend. The town itself is quaint and historic as it’s also the home of Sleepy Hollow where Washington Irving lived and wrote the famous story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” which has been made into movies and a popular TV show which I really enjoy. Even though it is a small town there is a lot to see and do here. Mansion tours, street fairs, quality dining, and some nightlife along main street.
When we were here for a recent weekend jaunt we dropped in for dinner before heading home and grabbed a table outside since it was so nice out. The menu is not too expansive but offers a diverse selection of plates to choose from. I like that they go local and seek out farm fresh ingredients from the nearby area. Also, there are seasonal soups, salads, and a changing roster of entrees. Vegetarian options too for those non-meat eaters. In fact, they have Meatless Mondays with a special vegan tasting menu on hand. Brunch is also served, and they have a decent wine list and micro brewed beers too!
We started off with a Vegetarian Tofu Summer Roll which was a cool refreshing start to the meal. Our main plate choices – she had the Whole Smoked Eggplant that came on a bed of hummus, fava, red pepper harissa, local egg, and garlic puree. I had the Bourbon Glazed Pork Chop which came with broccoli rabe and maple gastrique. On the table was also placed a basket of country bread and a creamy smooth ricotta-like butter and olive oil spread. Both plates were delicious with a real freshly made taste to them. The eggplant was very tasty and the pork chop was outstanding! I didn’t care who was looking at us as I picked up the bone and gnawed off every last bit of tender succulent meat on it like the caveman I am. The bourbon glaze added a sweet thrill to the taste buds.
Now, I have to note that even though the service was ok, and we had a terrific waitress, the long wait for our food was a bit much. Even though we were in no rush to grab a train back to the city it still took way too long to get our food. We were told there was a problem in the kitchen, or the chef hurt himself, or something to that matter. To make it worse it started raining as a flash shower broke out. We decided to move inside and they easily found us a nice table by the front window, and our waitress Nicole came by to tell us that our drinks and appetizer were being comp’ed. Now THAT is proper customer service and will definitely make us come back here for another meal. They get it here, and know how to take care of the customers.
Wonderful service, good food at respectable prices, casual and clean restaurant with a comfortable inviting vibe. Worth a try if ever up in Tarrytown. I would suggest making reservations as the place was full the Sunday evening we dropped by.
Sweet Grass Grill – http://www.sweetgrassgrill.com/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/sweet-grass-grill-tarrytown
Tarrytown looks like a lovely day trip for this summer. The Sweet Grass Grill seems like a nice destination dining place too with a nice food and beverage selection as described. Love the choices and the local. It seems things worked out quite nicely too despite the rain shower. Thanks for sharing!
Hey Peggy!
Less than an hour north of Manhattan so it’s a perfect day trip or weekend getaway spot. Lots to see and eat here, especially this place. We like it.
Now that is one piece of meat I would love to sink my teeth into, LOL! Pretty nice that they comped your drinks & appetizer, too!
Hey Marcia!
Now, that sounds pretty suggestive! 😉
They did take care of us which is much appreciated! Great service.
I hate when my food takes a long time. I don’t get hungry, I get starving and then cranky 🙂 It’s nice that they comped part of your meal. The food looks yummy from the pictures!
Hey Foodie!
I know, right? Sometimes things can’t be helped and I get that. In this instance good things came to those who waited!
When the staff is great, it really can add to the meal! I liked reading your post and the pics make me hungry! 🙂
Hey Christy!
Glad you enjoyed and hope you drooled a bit!
Those summer rolls look like something the Filipinos make called lumpia. It’s one of my favorite dishes. As for that pork chop? It almost made me wish I ate pork. Everything looked lick your lips tasty!
Hey Kitt!
It was lip smacking good! Nothing like drooling over a slab of tasty meat! 🙂
Not gonna lie… your description of the pork chop had me drooling a little…
Hey Shannon!
I love making a sexy lady drool! 😉
Glad you enjoyed my foodie review!
Wish you had a pic of the eggplant! Sounds amazing. Yum!
Hey Jill!
That top pic is the eggplant. It’s lightly breaded and on top of hummus, fava, red pepper harissa, local egg, and garlic puree. It was really tasty!
–Can you hear my stomach growling from Minnesota?!
I. Want. It. All! xx
Hey Kim!
I did hear it! It was roaring “FEED MEEEEE”!!!
Glad you liked!
Oh gosh, I haven’t been to Tarrytown in YEARS! This reminds me to add it to our short list of fun day trips – Thanks!
Hey Jenny!
It’s less than an hour by train. Great day trip or weekend getaway. Such a nice town. Good eats and things to see.
Brent and I are thinking of taking a small trip to sleepy hollow for our 2 year anniversary this august. I would love to pick your brain on travel tips.
Hey Mo!
I have a whole Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow list on Yelp. Places to stay, eat, drink, mansion tours. A MUST tour is the Kykuit Rockefeller estate, Washington Irving’s home, among others. About a 45-55 minute train ride there from Grand Central. Great weekend getaway spot. Don’t even need a car as they have a car service/taxis that takes you everywhere for around $10. Oh, and Lefteris Gyro is MUST to eat at! There are also weekend street fairs on Main Street. Check these links for a few blog posts I put up on Tarrytown.
http://blog.theregularguynyc.com/looking-for-something-to-do-near-nyc-a-quick-day-trip-to-tarrytown/
http://blog.theregularguynyc.com/opa-enjoy-some-greek-delights-in-tarrytown-ny/
That all looks and sounds yummy, especially the part about gnawing on the pork bones. I love to gnaw on bones. That makes me a cavewoman?
Hey Mary!
Yes. You cavewoman. Me gnaw on bones. Me love.
Sounds like a nice place. Your food looks and sounds delish and I like the way they comp’d certain things for you, even though the delay was due to circumstances beyond your control. The epitome of good customer service!
Hey Hazy!
It was a nice find. Always good to happen upon a great restaurant like this one. They did take care of us. Big props.
Hello,
Where exactly located this one cause I want to go there and it this crunchy vege. Thankz!
Hey Norman!
It’s up in Tarrytown NY. Just a short train ride north. Great town for a weekend getaway.