What a cute place! It's just not ADA friendly. The staff was very nice. The food was over all…read morepretty tasty. Chips and 3 dips were good. Chicken and veggie taquerias were tasty. Carne asada burrito was massive and covered with cheese. I had the burrito bowl that was solid too. Enjoyed the churros as well. Parking was rough but it worked out. Glad I tried it once.

The vibe is very modern and cool! The interior space is super well decorated, but it doesn't really…read morefit in with the cutesy vibe of downtown Skaneateles. The food is a bit expensive and is good, but not great. The elote was okay and the fish tacos could've used a bit more seasoning. Overall, we will probably try a new spot the next time we're visiting. The drinks are great, though!

Great prices, great service, & great food were all available at this adorable water-side dining…read more The pizza was good but the salad was amazing. The staff knew we had tickets to the boat on the lake and made sure we were done on time. They also told us we could take our leftovers onto the boat (which was true!) so we didn't have to rush.

This was our first time at Gilda's and we agreed we would return. I got there early to snag a…read moretable, they only take reservations for five or more. I got a table quickly without any waiting, which was surprising with how busy the town was. The place was cozy it's not huge inside but they did have a few seating outside which was nice for a hot day like today. We all ordered sangrias, they were great(no spirits here). We all shared small plates and ordered our own pizzas. The fries and calamari were seasoned and cooked perfectly. I loved the different sauces that came with them. I would get these again. My friends enjoyed the gnocchi, it took awhile for it to come out(waitress said they were training), we were not in any rush it was our girls night. They enjoyed it. Two of us ordered Sam's Favorite and one Blueberry. My friend split a slice of her sister's blueberry pizza with me, it was different but not in a bad way. We thought it was good. The different flavors complement each other. I enjoyed the Sam's Favorite, loved the kick of heat from the fresno peppers. We were full but made a little room for dessert lol, all three order the pot de crème. I will never turn down chocolate lol, it was delicious. Overall the food was good and friendly service, I can see this as date night spot for my husband and I. I enjoy a place like this because the menu is not overwhelming.

We had a late dinner here on a Tuesday night in early May, before Skaneateles gets the large summer…read morecrowds. Seated immediately, and given our choice of tables. We sat out on the porch, with views out over the water. Our server, Amy, was really attentive. Food was very good. We got the Bavarian pretzels appetizer, and the mustard sauce was delicious. Our server brought out a warm loaf of bread to go with the salads, which was a nice touch. Our entrees were exactly as described (Bluewater burger and Crab Cake sandwich), arrived just as we finished salads, and very good. The prices were totally reasonable. Appetizer, salad, two sandwiches, two soft drinks was around $65 for dinner. All in all, we were very happy with the meal.

I rarely leave negative reviews, but the experience at Blue Water Grill in Skaneateles was so…read moreremarkably disorganized and dismissive that it deserves to be documented. After waiting well over an hour, our main courses still had not arrived. What made the situation even more unbelievable was that a manager approached our table to ask whether we wanted dessert before our entrées had even made it out of the kitchen. That level of disconnect perfectly summarized the entire evening. To make matters worse, we overheard the manager referencing our table and casually saying, 'they'll be alright,' as if ignoring customers for an excessive amount of time was somehow acceptable hospitality. Nothing says 'professional restaurant management' quite like openly dismissing paying guests within earshot. What made the situation even more frustrating is that we specifically needed to eat our main courses at the restaurant because our hotel does not have a microwave and we were on a timeline. The only positive part of the experience was our waitress, Amy, who remained polite, professional, and clearly did her best in an environment that appeared poorly managed. She was the one bright spot in an otherwise embarrassing dining experience. Mistakes and delays happen in restaurants. But poor communication, indifference, and openly dismissive management are what turned this from an inconvenience into a night we genuinely regretted spending there, especially on my birthday weekend.

Great place, The bar is open until 2am. I just didn't like the woman breast feeding at the next…read moretable. No reason you should be in a Bar, during the day breastfeeding! Didn't order food. Just drinks we Went at 4pm. Service was ok. I asked for water, she never returned, so i took the pitcher of water with glasses and served myself!!!

My wife and I came here for a late lunch. We were given a table right away and our order was taken…read morealmost immediately. Honestly, I wasn't expecting much because it's a bar and the menu wasn't extensive. The Beef on Weck was so so good! Possibly the best we've eaten in the finger lakes area. The turkey sandwich was also very good. Everything tasted great. Local tap list is always a plus. We will return!

I recently filled in a major gap in my CNY dining résumé with a visit to Rosalie's Cucina. I had…read morebeen reluctant to try it because most places that are hyped as much as Rosalie's has been over the past 30 years tend to disappoint, in my experience. Nope, not this time. Rosalie's is the rare exception that lives up to the hype and more. We arrived early for our reservation to enjoy a cocktail at the bar. From my brother's well-made Manhattan to my perfectly balanced Sidecar, the barmaid had some serious chops. And the impossibly long, thin, and crunchy breadsticks were unlike any I'd ever had. Addicting. Although it bills itself as an "Authentic Tuscan dining" restaurant (which the décor lives up to), the menu at Rosalie's is more Tuscan-influenced or maybe Tuscan-adjacent than strictly authentic Tuscan cuisine. There were grilled polenta and grilled, prosciutto-wrapped shrimp panzanella appetizers (which my sister-in-law ordered for her entrée; see below), but no baccalà or cacciucco or polpo. There was veal piccata, but also Sicily's veal Marsala and Southern Italian/Italian-American staples like manicotti and pizza margherita. I mention this to inform prospective diners, however, not to warn them off. The food at Rosalie's is amazing. One word to the wise: the serving portions are enormous. We were a party of three and ordered the carpaccio and grilled polenta appetizers and the antipasto affetati e formaggio as starters. That could have been our entire meal and we would have been very happily well-fed. We literally had trouble fitting all three on the table. The carpaccio was a huge portion and came on a gigantic plate. It was amongst the best I've ever had. The polenta had a perfectly char-grilled crust, yet remained nicely moist inside. But the antipasto easily stole the show. It came on a giant board that took up a quarter of the table and had enough "nibbles" to feed a family of five. Everything was superb, from the cured meats to the aged and fresh cheeses to the massive mound of shelled pistachios, but the little jar of honey was exceptional, especially when slathered on a hunk of the oven-fresh loaf of bread that was brought to the table as soon as we sat down. For the primi piatti we skipped the insalata and went with the zuppa del giorno, a deliciously rich cream of wild mushroom. The funghi were puréed, not whole, and the layers of flavor (was that a hint of sherry?) were sublime. That soup could easily do double duty as a sauce for game dishes, like venison or wild boar. For the secondi piatti, my brother and I went with the Maiale alla Milanese (pan-fried pork loin, roasted fingerling potatoes, wilted spinach, prosciutto, oven cured tomatoes, green beans, with a Dijon crab cream sauce), whilst my sister-in-law chose the Gamberi Grigliati di Panzanella appetizer (three grilled prosciutto-wrapped shrimp, panzanella salad with tomatoes, onions, olives, anchovy croutons, feta cheese, basil, lemon vinaigrette) mentioned above, which was easily an entrée-sized serving at most restaurants. The pork cutlets were served hot and had a perfect crispy crust while remaining juicy and tender inside, which is hard to pull off with cutlets hammered to a centimeter thick. My sister-in-law reported that, like the polenta, the shrimp had a nice char from the grill, but remained tender and succulent. My brother and I are notoriously big eaters, but we had already been served so much food that we needed to take home half our entrées if we were to have dessert. And you MUST save room for dessert! Alas, although we originally intended to try a selection of desserts, like the rest of the dishes, the portions were ginormous, so the three of us split a banana budino...and ended up taking half of it home! A word about the budino: although I was accustomed to budino being a cross between a soufflé and a lava cake (with lemon curd or gooey chocolate filling) cooked in a Bain Marie, this dessert was more akin to a mousse. Described as a house-made cinnamon-sugar phyllo shell filled with layers of fresh bananas, banana cream pudding and almond cookies, finished with caramel sauce and almond cookie garnish, the best word for this is decadent. The best word to describe the ambiance at Rosalie's is vitality. While some people think it is "loud," I think that's overstating it. The restaurant is small and is bustling with life. There were couples dining alone and two large, multi-generational families filling long tables set for ten and fourteen, respectively. Between the décor, the exceptional service (thank you, Eric!), and the other diners, I felt like I was back in Northern Italy for a few hours. This was one of the best meals I've had in my life and I strongly recommend you go out of your way to dine at Rosalie's.

Not sure what happened but the water tasted terrible. It smelled and tasted like chlorine…read more Absolutely disgusting water. They honored our reservation and the Service was very good. I loved the Christmas decor. There is a parking lot with ample parking. The writings on the wall are of people that dined there over the years. We ordered the brick oven pizza and it was tasteless. Not as good as tiktok said it was, I would not recommend.

I just finished my meal after ordering take-out. I had such a pleasant experience, from ordering…read moreover the phone (Matt P is a gem) to picking it up, just great. We ordered the karrage, crispy rice w/ spicy tuna, wagyu maki, yubi, HanHan, and the miso cod roll. Everything was fantastic. The karrage is a must get and we will order it again the next time we go. It's crispy and rather light for being fried. The same goes for the Crispy Rice w/ spicy tuna. These are two great appetizers. As for the rolls, everything was great. The fish tasted fresh and flavorful. I have nothing but good things to say about any of the rolls that we ordered. I can't wait to go back for their omekase experience. Overall, very happy with today's lunch. I would recommend it, especially if in Skan. It's away from the main road and has its own parking (big plus). The interior, while small, it's pretty nice. I would definitely want a seat at the sushi bar when I return. Again, great experience and I'd recommend visiting.

We went to Hidden Fish for their prix fixe Valentine's lunch. The restaurant is decorated in that…read moreclean, simple, almost minimal style I think of as Japanese. My husband got a Sapporo Black and I had the house iced tea.... beautifully flavored with mint and yuzu.We started with shrimp toast, not the traditional deep fried kind....but a lovely, lightly toasted piece of bread with chopped shrimp, whole grain Dijon mustard, sundried tomato and capers. It was a small but delicious bite. The next course we had Asian Caesar salad - grilled romaine with sesame dressing and toasted panko. It was crispy with a smokey flavor that was very good with the sesame dressing...the panko giving that extra little crunch. I especially loved the Fluke served in a fennel butter sauce with fried capers. I had three pieces of Nigiri as an add-on. Salmon, Striped Jack and Waygu. Incredible taste on all the pieces. The fluke was perfectly cooked, a little crispness, soft and flaky and the butter sauce and capers went so well with the fish. For dessert we had black sesame cheesecake with vanilla ice cream and sweet potato underneath. It sounds odd, but I really enjoyed it because of the subtle flavors that blended so well and it wasn't super sweet. The service from Navi was excellent from beginning to end. From taking our order to refilling water, checking if everything was good and answering my questions about different items. I'm looking forward to my next visit to try some items off the menu.

This place... knocked it out of the park! The service was excellent... the ambiance perfect and…read morethe food was Exquisite! A 4 course Prix Fix gastronomic experience! We had the Grouper and the Sea Scallops... we added some oysters on the 1/2 shell... in addition to to the spring rolls & crab cake as apps. The salad course was a perfect complement. We finished up with 2 desserts which were sublime... a lime tort and a poppyseed & raspberry gateaux and a cup of espresso BRAVO!

Overall, quite good. Relaxing atmosphere, tad chilly. Several servers led to some confusion as to…read morewho would be our actual waitstaff. Four introduced themselves besides the hostess. We ended up with a water/ drinks server who was fairly new, a bus/salad server who hadn't quite finished his training ( reaching across a seated person rather than serving from the outside of the table to each of us. He also had a bad habit of hooking a thumb into each salad). Nice kid, though. Waiter was difficult to understand clearly, but then I'm slightly deaf. All those nits picked aside, the food was terrific. The four of us had Caesar salads which were nicely done with dried capers instead of anchovy with an overall mellow palette. I prefer more lemon and garlic but that's just me. Most restaurants we visit are heavy-handed with presentation. Between the four of us we had a steak, a chicken zataar, and steak frites. Beef was cooked perfectly in a gentle, subtley-seasoned sauce. Best fries in town! Nice veggie medley. The chicken was pretty good. Not memorable, but a well executed idea. Portion sizes were just right for a summer evening. The most stunning taste of the night was the Earl Grey Crème Broulee. Really nice smoky flavor, not too sweet. Paired with Espresso. Overall, pleasant experience and a satisfying meal.

Anyela's vineyard is located about 10 minutes from downtown Skaneateles. It is located on a…read morebeautiful property and offers some gorgeous views. I'm not sure if customers are able to walk the vineyards because it was raining when we got there. We stopped in for wine tastings - $20 for the preset menus and $25 for selecting your own wines. The tasting includes 4 wines and I thought the pours were generous. We also ordered a pepperoni pizza with hot honey to share and it was delicious. The service at the vineyard is a little strange because we sat in the main room upon entry but were told to go pick up our pizza in a different room. Thankfully they weren't very busy and the sweet lady that poured our wine ended up bringing the pizza over to us. They have 3 or 4 different rooms you can sit in. We chose the main room with both low top and high tops, one room had a fireplace to snuggle up next to in cooler months, and then the outdoor seating where they had live music allowed you to feel the breeze and see some views. The wine was good - our favorite of the day being the Cayuga White so we purchased a bottle to share which is a much better deal than buying by the $12 glass. This is a great place to hangout with friends or go on a date. It wasn't too busy on a Saturday afternoon but steady and very enjoyable. We played cards while we sat and drank and it was a wonderful time.

I want to give 3.5 but I'll round up since the view was really great. The wine was good, we had a…read morecrisp white wine and enjoyed drinking it on the patio overlooking the lake. We opted to not order food since service was slow on this day and the staff were not very friendly. My only other issue was that we ordered a whole bottle of wine and they didn't give us a chiller to keep it in, I had to ask for one. Overall this is a nice place with great wines and views, but I just wish the customer service was a bit better!

This place was like home away from home , we stayed in the lakeside suite 1 beautiful loft , fully…read morefurnished , AMAZING views of the Skaneateles Lake , very quiet, serene, relaxing ( home away from home ) right on the lake ! I HIGHLY recommend staying here if you want to enjoy your time in Skaneateles I would definitely stay there again . My husband and I enjoyed our time here , it's right in the middle of everything the beautiful town of Skaneateles has to offer , food , shopping , coffee houses , bakery's etc .... The shower in the bathroom is to die for and the loft had a full kitchen so if you don't feel like eating out you can stay in and cook and enjoy your meal at the table right by the doors looking out at the lake , can't wait to plan our vacation for the summer time and bring the kids with us this time , they would love it just as much as we did ! Definitely going back , prices are perfect for such a great location , staff are amazing and attentive if you need anything they are there for you ! WAY better than staying in a hotel if your in the area you should definitely book a room here ! Also I can't leave out how AMAZING The beds are with cozy sheets and comforters , bed is so nice makes you not want to get out of it ( no joke ) they even provide you with cozy robes for your stay !

Absolutely loved this loft! Posted a few pictures and had tonsss of people asking where I was! It…read morewas by far the cleanest and most serene stay I've had in the U.S. and I hope to be back soon!

We had a reservation for 16 today and could not have been happier. Our wait staff was outstanding…read more The food was delicious. Thank you for accommodating us. Your staff did a wonderful job managing 2 large parties simultaneously. My family has enjoyed your restaurant for the past four years as my daughter attended SU. It was only fitting that we celebrated her senior recital at the Sherwood Inn.

Stopped by the Sherwood Inn while visiting town- had a delicious meal in a warm and cozy…read moreenvironment. The staff were attentive and everything hit the spot. It was the perfect escape from the cold outside.