Henry Nocella

Review of Al's Upstairs

The food is great...interesting menu, great prepar...

The food is great...interesting menu, great preparation and presentarion....however, just about everything else was disappointing.
If you have any difficulty climbing a fairly steep stairwell you are in for a problem (no elevator - and "Al's Upstairs" really is upstairs); the decor is well-worn (paint and plaster chipping off the walls where the stairs meet the wall in the stairwell..wobbly, unstable chair at the table...threadbare carpeting); no wall coverings or curtains in the room that overlooks the river causes a very noisey environment.
To recap - the food is great, but the ambiance is disappointing.