El Zapata 3 Restaurant - (Near Chester, NY)

Wilma Reeder On a snowy night my son, daughter-in-law and I stopped to eat when we were in town to visit the Fenimore Museum. We were greeted warmly and seated promptly. Our server was very friendly. I had to fish and chips, my daughter-in-law had the special, Lamb Marsala and my son had the Delmonico. The food was delicious. We did have to wait a little bit for my sons steak because they dont start serving the Delmonico till 5:00 and we were there a little earlier than that. But we had a delicious appetizer, Bang Bang Cauliflower while we waited. The prices are tad high-end but well worth it. All in all a very pleasant experience.

Bob H Large variety of tasty food. Excellent thin crust pizza and many fine beers on tap. I highly recommend it.

Charlie Matthews This is a tourist diner, the atmosphere was an 11 out of 10, and the food was pretty good. The desserts were fantastic! Considering all things, I’d give it a 5 stars overall and I would go back. But…. I will give a critical review of the Reuben. I feel like I’m very well traveled and exposed to a lot of different foods from all across the US (check out all my reviews) to give a fair assessment. So with all that in mind, I’ll say it… y’all use (and it seems all of NYC delis) too much meat, not enough sauerkraut. Yes, I said it. Not enough sauerkraut to meat balance. And the dressing is served on the side, which I kind of liked the concept, but I didn’t like the actual dressing. ( For reference - The best Reuben I’ve ever had was in middle America, legit KC.) But all that aside, the other menu items were great. Especially the Hungarian goulash. I’d order it next time myself. But the overall menu was huge and there’s a lot to try, so we will be back again one day. And the best part of the meal was dessert. Everything we got was excellent. Give it a shot yourself, but go early or late, or you will have to wait.

Eman Eshmawy Absolutely, undeniably, incredibly spectacular!! We had 7:30PM reservations on 12/27 with two adults and three kids. Joe was so nice and kind; he knew us by name because we made the reservation directly with him. Nonna Maria herself greeted us and told us a bit about her. She was delightful! We ordered her perfectly made meatballs and scrumptious lasagna. We also ordered from the Puerto Rican menu (fried fish cod — it was delicious). The food was fantastic, the wait staff precise and friendly and the atmosphere was everything we expected. Our recommendation is to contact them via phone because reservations are always needed (and rightfully so — the food and people are amazing). This is worth every penny and we will be coming back again! Remember!! It’s cash only! Thank you Joe & company!

Todd Moore Excellent food and great service. Both Jackie and Diane were great. We had a party of 7 and you could tell they were short staffed. These ladies worked well together and were non stop busy! Most importantly, they did not make us feel rushed... food was spot on. Lamb Chops, Spaghetti and Meatballs, Pork Chops and Steaks were all ordered and came out to the correct temps. Have to add that the lemonade was the best.

Lorenzo O. Jackson zostrive@hotmail.com Great brother, great chef!