Shelter House Café

The view and restoration of building is great! The food has the potential to be awesome but this time,the eggs were overcooked,bacon was hard as rock,and server was waaay off her game. Albeit,she was very pleasant. Cappuccino was excellent and parked on street very close.Our avocado was mostly blackened.. When returned we never got a replacement and at the end of visit were told,it's because theyre out of season. Then take it off the menu guys.. We want to see this place succeed but in this business you can't have bad days...

Cute spot to catch up with friends. Delicious coffee. Had the omelette. Very good. And the roasted potatoes were Amazing! Would definitely go back. It is a hidden gem. Check it out!

Wonderful atmosphere and location. Steve has done something magical with the place. Perfect for coffee--he has a crazy expensive Italian coffee machine-- but also lunch or dinner too! Highly recommend.

Really nice place, very pretty inside. We went for a party, so we didn't eat off of the menu, but all of the choices on the menu look delicious. I would like to go back and try some of the menu items.

I love this little coffee shop snuggled in Downing Park. They have a very relaxing environment and a great view of the pond right outside. In the winter it's a a beautiful view watching the pond through the big arching windows; and in the summer the outside seating is simply the best thing ever. Charlie, the barista, is the most fun and sweet person you'll meet at a coffee shop. The entire staff is great actually up to the owner Steve and his little baby lol. The chef is a funny guy who must have been a comedian in his previous life. I recommend this place to anyone who loves chill coffee shop with great tasting coffee. Oh and if you like some coffee making artifacts, they have one or two ancients pieces on display in there. Cheers ☕

A cozy stone house recently repurposed as a cafe in the center of Downing Park. Romantic views of the pond and a nice place for a date with wine beer list and a bistro type menu. Some live music events, usually jazz. Low key small place. Summer outdoor patio seating and Jane's ice cream!

Great food ,Fantastic atmosphere! Eat inside or outside. Me and my husbadb enjoyed the fish tacos and pork belly tacos simply amazing...truly a diamond in the ruff!

This beautiful stone house is located in a park in Newburgh, N.Y. It's name: Downing Park.

If you are dining here, you may not realize the park's notable history.

It was designed by two of America’s foremost 19th-century landscape architects, Frederick Law Olmstead and Calvert Vaux.

The gentlemen were commissioned by the City of Newburgh in 1889 to design the park in honor of their late mentor Andrew Jackson Downing, who had perished in a horrible boating accident on the Hudson River.

Downing born and raised in Newburgh achieved fame as a distinctive style-maker whose influence from his perch in Newburgh resounded throughout America in the 19th century influencing both landscape design and residential architecture, some of which can still be seen in Newburgh’s East End Historic District.

Visitors to the Shelter House enjoy fabulous views of the living museum that is the park. Olmstead and Vaux of course famously designed Central Park, for which Downing had, prior to his demise, received a commission.

The food at The Shelter House is quite good, there are often (especially in summer) evening performances, and the interior space has a charm of its own, besides its location.

A wonderful place for brunch or lunch, or an evening snack. Or an evening enjoying a glass of wine and a musical treat. Photo used by permission and created by Newburgh Photographer John Leighton.

Downing Park is one of the most beautiful parks in the area. Designed by Olmstead, it could be such an asset to the area, but I don't feel it is safe to go there in the daylight, let alone late afternoon or early morning. It has all the elements to make it a safe, fun place for people to gather, like Central Park in NYC, but the security is just not there. Why take a chance on getting you or your parked car robbed, when there are other places to go with your family? Too bad, but that is the story of Newburgh. I love the expanse of Broadway down to the river, the new campus, the library, the Karpale document museum and many of the shops on Broadway. I love the historic, bricked street architecture and there is a great variety of restorable, beautiful buildings, but the crabs in the pot keep pulling those trying to escape poverty back into the boiling water. There have been a lot of attempts to clean it up, but they all fail too soon. Too bad.

Lovely place for coffee and brunch. The portions are ample and the coffee is great. We split a sandwich with a side of roasted potatoes. Delicious!