Stone Soup American Bistro and Beer Garden

Stone Soup American Bistro and Beer Garden is a Herkimer restaurant with a menu as varied as its owner’s training. Rob Cirillo studied French, Japanese and Italian cooking in a formal setting, and those influences show up across a lunch and dinner menu that draws from six countries and several regions of the United States.

The name comes from a book his daughter loves, Stone Soup, a story about many ingredients coming together into something better. The restaurant has drawn steady local customers and guests from Albany, Saratoga and Syracuse, and gluten-free options are available for diners who need them.

What to Know

• Owner Rob Cirillo trained formally in French, Japanese and Italian cuisine.
• The menu draws on six countries and different regions of the United States.
• Gluten-free options are available for diners who need them.
• Lunch and dinner are served, and a beer garden adds an outdoor option.
• The name was inspired by one of the owner’s daughter’s favorite books.