SARATOGA SPRINGS – Hattie’s Restaurant has added a Raw Bar and an outdoor bar to their courtyard, designed and built by Hattie’s bar designer and builder, Matt Geleta. Customers may place their order directly with the shucker, watch their clams or oysters opened, and pay right at the raw bar.
The outdoor bar is filled with aromatic herbs and plants and offers alternative bar seating while customers are waiting for a table or enjoying the raw bar.
Head Shucker Simon Smith has been waiting all spring for the raw bar to open. “I’ve worked in every department at Hattie’s and I jumped at the chance to run the raw bar. Plus I get to spend my nights outside!” says Smith. Simon also provided the photographs of the raw bar that toy see here in this post!
Hattie’s Newly designed Patio Bar is open at 4 pm daily with a Happy hour Monday –Friday 4-7pm serving half price drinks and complimentary pimento cheese and crackers (at the bar only.)
Industry happy hour takes place 10 pm-close on Monday nights with half price drinks and DJ Trumastr providing entertainment.
Hattie’s is serving dinner 7 days a week 5-10 pm and Saturday and Sunday Brunch 9am-2pm.
Hattie’s Raw Bar is open at 4 pm daily.
Hattie’s™ has been a Saratoga institution since 1938. In addition to Hattie’s original restaurant on Phila Street in Saratoga Springs, the Alexander’s also operate Hattie’s Track Shack at the Saratoga Race Course and a quick service restaurant in Wilton, NY and Hattie’s Catering Company. The restaurant has achieved national recognition with features in The New York Times, Gourmet Magazine, Food and Wine and other prominent publications. In 2006, Hattie’s™ Restaurant was featured on the Food Network’s Throwdown! with Bobby Flay. In addition to running his restaurants, Chef Alexander has published his first cookbook, The Hattie’s Restaurant Cookbook, Classic Southern and Louisiana Recipes. The cookbooks are available at all local bookstores, at both Hattie’s locations and on Amazon.com
