The Depot Restaurant and Tavern

Very good food, not far from the highway. Appears to be a joint where the locals hang, pretty busy for a Thursday lunch. Today they were suffering from the all too well known , "short staff" but our server Tiff was hauling butt trying to keep up and the cook kept on point. Their famous 'garbage sauce' was pretty good, a sweet hot sauce. I had the chicken Philly, plenty of cheese and peppers, and most importantly good bread. That put hubby off, his club sandwich on sour bread was untoasted making the sandwich a bit much. Did enjoy their tenders in garbage sauce....and the price was right. Would stop again

The wings were delicious 😋!! The homemade Garbage Sauce is great along with the homemade blue cheese dressing!! The wings just magically disappeared. This was lunch for two!! Who doesn’t want to eat inside a train depot station 🚉??

Went for lunch seated immediately in back room had a nice lunch. Food came quickly their garbage sauce is delicious great server nice atmosphere clean bathrooms and plenty of parking. Cool old train station restaurant

Ordered take out . Dinner done on time and packed appropriately . Costumer service both on the phone and inside the restaurant was beyond impressive ! I didn’t get to the garbage Mac & cheese with chicken For approximately 5 hrs after pickup .. Even cold, An incredible aroma hit my nose upon first opening this container ! Chicken Mac & Cheese ~> This is Christmas in your mouth (even cold) ! I can’t imagine how good it would have been hot ! Meatball parm sub was great ! I don’t fancy French fries but these fries tasted so good I ate them all ! Chicken Caesar wrap was good too. Reasonable prices & incredible staff . Definitely recommend this restaurant !

Came in for lunch with family. Got a great special ( buffalo chicken nachos, the appetizer seen). Can’t even go wrong with the wings/pizza/salads. Always great service and great food. Lisa gave us excellent service!

Super great wings, dessert, service, and atmosphere :) Our server was working a party, had tables, and gave good service. I usually don’t care about the atmosphere but I was pleasantly surprised when the vibes were nice. Great place

Great food and great service. My husband had a flatbread pizza and I had a fish sandwich. We bought loved what we had.

Housed in a former train station, this unique dining venue, that boasts plenty of dark wood, has enough seating options for a 2 person dinner or a baseball team. This restaurant is a little off the beaten path, but well worth the traverse for their food. Not only that, if you are looking for a historic taste of our area, than it is worth your time to try their historic pizza.
Their sheet pizzas can be a little startling, as their sauce is ON TOP of the cheese, but this unique way of making it is part of the charm. Originally created in a pizza parlor on Broad Street, (which once was in the heart of downtown Oneonta, but was demolished in the 1960's as part of urban renewal) the recipe was sold to the owners and has been served exclusively at The Depot ever since. So, whether it is your thing or not, you can at least experience a local specialty. To get the full effect, I recommend the sausage pizza, which features a SHEET of sausage under the sauce. But if meat is not an option for you, try their garlic lover's pizza!

The Depot is also home of the Garbage Wings (a sauce that combines all the other sauces they offer,) as well as many other fantastic selections of sauces to go on their wings.

Personal recommendations:
Their Sausage Pizza
Appetizer: Home made Spinach dip and tortilla chips.
Wings: Try the 18 wing option, which allows you to pick 3 of their sauces to try, so you can find your favorite.
Also, be sure to get their house blue cheese sauce, which is super chunky and, in my opinion, is the bese blue cheese sauce in town.

"GARBAGE!!!" Garbage Wings, Garbage Grilled Cheese, Garbage Wrap, Garbage Chicken Mac & Cheese. Those are items on their menu ... not a negative description of their food.

In fact ... anytime I go to The Depot I usually choose one of these selections. Garbage refers to the sauce they make, use, and sell. It is a DELICIOUS sauce and I highly recommend it.

To go along with the amazing food ... they have an amazing staff that are very attentive, great personalities, and very knowledgeable of the food and drink they serve.

10/10 Recommend 😎

We had a very pleasant meal (party of 6). Great friendly staff and food!

We had our rehearsal dinner for our wedding in the back room at the depot and could not have been happier!!! The food was absolutely amazing and the service was top tier! They were very accomidating with our diet restrictions as well! The room is very large and the perfect space for privacy!!

Absolutely amazing food. And even better service! It’s quite refreshing to have such great service, our waitress was amazing. We ate here Thursday 3/10/22 about 4pm. We were a party of 3. The Garbage Wings were more than I had expected. The taste was beyond exceptional!! I purchased a bottle of sauce to take home. I had the pizza and I haven’t ever tasted such wonderful pizza in my life. Just the right amount of sauce and cheese. And the crust was light and chewy with a delicious taste. We were in the area for an off season visit to the Baseball Hall of Fame. There was a lot of snow the next day so the Depot was closed. But had you been open I would have eaten there all 3 nights. Keep up the good work! Thanks for all you do.

This is my favorite restaurant to go all the time! I haven't had one bad meal yet here, and I highly highly recommend the garbage wings and bleu cheese. To top it off, this place is pretty inexpensive compared to other restaurants in Oneonta too.

Excellent food and service! They said it would be slow due to staff shortages, but service was great; friendly, efficient and attentive. Atmosphere was nice, too. Train themed and rustic with tables spaced well. Restaurant was full with several large groups, but it didn’t feel crowded.

Kid friendly lots of parking bar and 2 dining areas.

I love the atmosphere at The Depot bar and grill, as it has a warm, old country style of vibe to it. I would have given five stars across the board, but the cost of drinks is a bit high. I ordered two of their signature drinks, the depot mule, A classic twist on the Moscow mule by muddling mint leaves at the bottom of the cup, and the bill came to over $21. I think the authenticity of their serving style made it worthwhile though. I suggest this locale for large, important events, or for their Wing Wednesdays. Definitely reserve a spot if you wanna get in on that deal!

The pretzel appetizer is phenomenal. Best pretzel I've ever had. The haddock sandwich was good too - very crispy.

Super busy on weekends, but worth the wait. Onion rings were fabulous. Definitely try the grilled cheese, it's a gem!

The Depot will always be my favorite restaurant in Oneonta! The servers, bartenders, and owners are always so friendly and inviting. If you’ve never been you have to try their garbage wings they are some of the best wings I have ever had! I live an hour away and will be coming back just to eat here willingly.

We stopped in for lunch it was good staff is good I think our waitress was a little overwhelmed