Juliet in Poughkeepsie is a pool hall and bar adjacent to Vassar campus, which sets the demographic and the energy: college students, regulars who have been using the tables longer than the students have been alive, the particular combination of serious players and casual visitors that a well-run billiard hall accommodates without making either group feel misplaced.
Four stars for tables in good condition, a bar that builds a decent pint, and a staff that knows the difference between a pool hall and a bar that happens to have pool tables. The distinction shows in how the tables are maintained and how the hours are structured.
The Hudson Valley has a shortage of places like this. A billiard cafe that takes the billiard part seriously is a specific kind of find. Four stars. The kitchen runs limited and does not fully match the rest of the operation.
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December 30, 2018
