Our favorite lunch spot in New Paltz. The pizzas are also great, crisp-crusted and light, from wacky Mexican to veggie delight Primavera. If you had tried Bacchus food in the past and were disappointed, it might be time to give them another shot. Grill 50 Abeel St., Kingston. Housed in an 1892 building, formerly a synagogue, then a slew of churches, WSG boasts a cigar salon in the choir loft, a bar for an altar, a club in the basement and a dining room where once stood pews.
Tin ceilinged, wood framed, brick exposed, the place is gorgeous.
Heavy on grilled items, the cuisine is nouveau steak house, with the house specialty being pot roast, which pulls easily apart at the touch of a fork, and is smothered in a semi-sweet beer glaze. The pan-fried bass flavored with teriyaki is juicy and a highlight. The pizza is of the sort you d find in Florence. Each of the 10 styles is cooked in a stone oven. For those who don t like or can t have cheese, there s the Vegetali, with mixed vegetables homemade salami and sausage with roasted peppers.