HISTORY & STORIES

As we celebrate our 23 year anniversary, Chef/Owner Randall Brown continues to serve the best tasting, creative fare in central New York.  Our menu changes nightly and features wood grilled meats & game, the freshest seafood & creative vegetarian dishes drawing from regional American, Mediterranean, Island, and Asian influences using the freshest seasonal & local  ingredients.  All in an unequaled setting in five intimate dining rooms with 3 foot thick limestone walls, and oak paneled ceilings and floors and a cozy main hall 6 foot wide wood burning fireplace.  A casual menu is served in The Dungeon Bar & Grill.

Our dinner menu changes weekly and is printed at the Castle.  To download a representative sample summer menu (microsoft word) click here ->  Menu Sample

We offer a 250 bottle wine list of the finest American Boutique wineries including one of the largest selections of New York State wines in Central NY.   Celebrating our 4th year as a Wine Spectator Award winner.

Click here to download current list wine-list-on-line

With 157 years of history and legendary tales of ghosts and spirits that only accentuate the natural energy of the property, Beardslee Castle is a perfect setting for any event.

Built by Augustus Beardslee in 1860 with the craftmanship of masons from Ireland and Switzerland, the limestone building is modelled in the style of an Irish castle. The building has suffered two major fires, the first in 1919 nearly destroyed the building and much of the stonework needed to be reworked. The oak panelled floors and ceilings were completely redone as nothing was left but the stone shell. A fire in 1989 gutted the kitchen areas and the building was left vacant for 3 years. After a two year restoration the restaurant reopend in 1994 under the present ownership.

In the basement at the Castle,  THE DUNGEON is a cozy 4 room pub featuring a casual menu during dinner hours.  After hours it's a great place for a drink, a game of pool or relaxing at the 20 ft long copper-top bar.

The 'wine room', a gated 'cell', with  hand painted vine mural ceiling, is a great spot for an intimate dinner.

For the Beer lover, the Dungeon is an endless buffet of hoppy happiness!   The List changes all the time but averages about 125 selections including rare and highly rated brews.   Here is Our Beer List

There's no better setting for a fairy tale wedding.  A 156 year old restored Irish-styled stone castle,  8 acres of beautiful grounds, a spacious, airy banquet room with 20 arching floor to ceiling plate glass windows. 

A wide variety of menus are offered and the service is superb.   Personalized planning with our wedding coordinators assure an event that will be wonderful and memorable.

check available dates here

FOR 2018 RECEPTIONS
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD WEDDING MENU 2018
WED-MENU-2018 

MURDER MYSTERY DINNER THEATER

November 3  SOLD OUT November 17  SOLD OUT

MONTANA SMITH AND THE CURSE OF THE GOLDEN CROCODILE
Montana Smith has snatched the Golden Crocodile of the Amazon from its South American home. Now it's about to be unveiled at the Municipal Museum of Natural History, but everyone's been acting rather strangely. Could it be the dreaded Curse of the Golden Crocodile? Hmm? Join us for the gala event of the season to find out (but don't turn your back on the museum staff).

December 1st, 22nd and 29th
A DICKENS OF A DEATH
It's been three years since the ghosts came to visit Scrooge and he is a changed man. He is making up for all that he has missed in life and we're not just talking charity work. He is living La Vida Loca, baby, with expensive wine, fast women, and way too much song! Huzzah! He is throwing money around like a lottery winner in Vegas! Bob Cratchit, nephew Freddy, and the rest of the Scrooge gravy train have to stop him soon or they are all headed for the Poor House. Join us for Scrooge's Third Annual Holiday Bash and raise a glass to old Fezziwig (but try not to be the one who goes face down in the Figgy Pudding). Cheers!

$47 per person 

* $47 per person  includes the show ($15) dinner ($25) tax and tip ($7)

We are located just off the New York State thruway less than an hour from Albany and just over an hour from Syracuse. MAP US at 123 Old State Road, Little Falls, NY 13365

We source organic greens & vegetables from Bull Moose Farm, Jones Family Farm, Three Villages Cheese, Stubborn Girl Farm, Maw's Farm in Newport, Reese's Farm in Ilion, Bouchard Farms in Little Falls, East Creek Organics and many others.  Other organics, and grains are from the the Community Co-Op in Little Falls.  We grow our own chives, thyme, lemon thyme, sorrel, kale, marjoram, oregano, tarragon, lavendar, basil and mint along with 6 tomato varieties, potatoes, peppers and zucchini.

Summer grounds and gardens are beautiful at Beardslee Castle.
We couldn't do it without the equipment and service from our neighbors up the road, Charles Stahl Sales & Service.
Our Husqvarna Z-Mower is almost as Important to us as our Champion Wood-Fired Grill (fueled with wood cut by our Husqvarna 372XP chainsaw !)
Buy your next piece of lawn & garden equipment from Charlie and you won't ever regret it,
the service is second to none and the quality is tops!
Tell them the Castle sent you !