I have been here a few times. The atmosphere is amazing as it overlooks the lake. Fire-pits outside and its a nice walk around the property. The food is great, but my favorite is the staff. Steven and Allie at the bar and Jennifer the server. They make the experience all come together. Allie makes an amazing Manhattan rocks. Thanks y'all, we shall see you again!! read more

Came here for dinner Saturday night, Michael was our server, he was very sweet and knowledgeable. We started with the wedge salad, the dressing was amazing. I had the beef tenderloin and it was one of the best steaks I've ever had. It was cooked perfectly rare how I ordered it, and the red wine jus paired very well with it. We also ordered the sticky Brussels sprouts, sooo good. Service, food, drinks, and the atmosphere were a 5/5. We will be back again. read more

We had a really nice lunch for my husband's birthday. We started off with a couple of cocktails. The PJ was really delicious! My husband had the steak frites and I had the duck corn dog. The steak was excellent! The corn dog was good, but it seemed more like chicken than duck. The coconut apricot bar was excellent! It was an excellent meal in a lovely setting. We hope to be back again soon. read more

Marvelous food with an eclectic wine list. The vibe is gracious and upbeat. The staff is a little green but more than willing. We took out of town foodie friends who were very, very impressed. A wonderful surprise and well worth the travel! read more

Absolutely delicious, and scenery is gorgeous. We ate every single bite of each plate - from appetizer through dessert. We'll definitely be coming back... many, many times! read more

We just checked in to The Lake House and are super impressed. As we waited for our room... Stopped first at The Rose Tavern and met Steve. So friendly and informative. Moved on to The Sand Bar and enjoyed lunch and drinks with Adam! We had a blast and Adam didn't miss a beat! Not in our room yet, but if the room is anything like our two servers/bartenders? We will not be disappointed!....oh wait! Alex at the front desk was able to get our room early! A great experience and we thank them! read more

The food, drinks, and ambience at this restaurant is amazing. It is my favorite restaurant in Rochester.

Excellent! Had the French onion soup and had a salad with pan seared salmon. Both were very good. The server was very good and attentive. After lunch - grab a cocktail and head outdoors to sit on the water. Beautiful and peaceful setup! read more

This place is excellent. Incredible wine list and service. Brian Combs is knowledgeable about multiple regions of wine and friendly. He built the wine list basically from scratch. read more

The best! First off, the ambience is amazing. Amazing octopus and steak. Brussel sprouts were to die for. Also, really fair price for the quality and quantity of food! read more

Recently had brunch at the lake house and Roses Tavern, it was delicious and the staff was beyond accommodating to us and our 14 month old daughter. We were celebrating our anniversary, we were married at Sonnenberg Gardens and then stayed at The Lake House...we wanted to relive that. They were amazing at Roses Tavern and even comped our bloody Mary's after the fact. The breakfast burrito was huge and delicious, so was the huervo style eggs Benedict. Will be back for the customer service alone, and the food was top notch. read more

The menu is outstanding . The decor is rustic farmhouse with a nice lake view. The charcuterie board had unusual and delicious selections.We loved the open kitchen with board that showed the local meat sources. We had never heard of a pork ribeye. My husband and sister ordered it and it was amazing.. well marbled pork, huge serving and worth the the trip for this unusual cut of pork. My lamb was delicious. The meats come with 4 side sauce options and you can get all 4! The truffle butter , chimmichurri and red wine reduction were perfect for different flavor profiles. My only negative is that I cannot believe Finger lakes Wines were not exclusively featured. I understand most restaurants work with wine distributors. I would encourage the management to redo their wine list or offer night specials. I am not interested in a wine from California or New Zealand in the heart of one of the best wine regions in the country! A restaurant that is high end, excellent food and a la carte pricing should showcase local wine as proudly as it does the meat! read more

This place is everything you hope it would be. Environment, community and vibes are all top notch. 6 stars if I could. Came here for Fathers Day. Very happy with the choice. read more

Extremely disappointed with the lack of transparency. Booked Father's Day brunch at Rose Tavern months ago expecting their normal brunch offering. It wasn't until we checked in with the hostess that we were told they were ONLY offering a brunch buffet for Father's Day at $65.00 per person!! No where on their website or Facebook did they publish that they had a special buffet only. Talk about putting people in an uncomfortable position, arriving to celebrate only to be shocked that brunch for four is going to cost over $300!!!!! We have frequented Rose Tavern and the Sand Bar many times over the last year and will no longer be going back. #overpriced #lackoftransparency read more

Stop for a drink but dine elsewhere. Beautiful restaurant and hotel. Service sketchy, menu disappointing and food mediocre but expensive.

Best restaurant in Canandaigua and one of the best restaurants in the entire Finger Lakes as well as Rochester area! Always well worth my 35 min drive from Rochester. The food and drinks keep up with the remarkable views! I've salivated over and devoured their salads, toasts, sandwiches, pastas, desserts. Nick and staff are consistently exceptional in delivering an excellent experience. Everything tastes delicious, looks beautiful, and the atmosphere is inviting! read more

I am revising the review written early this summer. I have been two more times and the food and drinks were much better. The Paloma cocktail is a nice treat and the three entrees we had today were good to excellent. One of the steak salads was perfect and one was tasty but tough even though it was rare. Squash soup and Mac and cheese were very good. Chocolate mousse/pudding was rich and delicious. They are on the right track now. read more

4 couples we went to dinner tonight and had a great dinner when the bills came we were being charge for food that we didn't have it took over an hour and a half for the manager to finally straighten it out after we constantly kept asking for it to be corrected. The manager on staff that night was one of the rudest humans I've ever met in my life he was unprofessional and acted as I t was our fault not the servers fault or his fault. I will never go back because of the rudeness and the unprofessionalism of the manager after coming back with a final check and telling us he comped us a whole meal he still had not gotten it right. I recommend never to go there! read more

Amazing pork ribeye. Same with the Brussels, squash soup, and roasted chicken. Ask the beverage director about the wines, the menu isn't up-to-date yet. Service is awesome. Excellent cocktails. read more

Amazing food, great service and beautiful location. Expensive but reasonable portion sizes and quality of food justify the splurge. Will definitely return! read more

Lovely location but the menu was very limited and the 2 choices we had were not good. Chicken salad was so dry and the apples and walnuts were not to be found. The wedge salad was the smallest I have ever seen. Hopefully they can get their act together. read more

Wish I would have saved room for dessert!! The short ribs were so good! Burrata even better! Only downside to the burrata is the it only comes with two small pieces of bread and was charged $3 for more. Atmosphere is beautiful. read more

The people who work here are unprofessional , and the management is awful that's all I have to say .

Enjoyed a very nice lunch at Rose Tavern a couple of weeks ago. Kat was great and the food was very good. We were very disappointed that Rose Tavern was NOT available today for lunch. Instead had a disappointing experience at the Sand Bar. Our server was great, menu disappointing, and there were no dessert options for our birthday celebration. When lunch is again available, we may return. Very disappointed someone decided to offer only one lunch option at the Lake House. We'll look for other options. read more

Beautiful atmosphere but that was about the extend of what we enjoyed about the place. Service was clearly new and untrained, everything is outrageously overpriced and the food is just okay. They charged $3 for crappy BREAD for crying out loud. Said it was made in house but wasn't even warm when it came out. 12oz New York strip was clearly only 8oz , cheese on pasta was definitely from a bag. Even the cocktail we ordered wasn't great(old fashioned). Was shaken, had no garnish, crushed ice and no muddled orange or cherry? As a guest of the hotel, just disappointed overall. read more

Good food, terribly underprepared for takeout which seems odd in a pandemic. Wish they could get their act together since I'm sure they're missing out on a lot of business only offering takeout Sunday through Thursday. When we do get takeout, again the food has been overall great but the staff acts as if takeout is a foreign concept and they have no clue what to do. The chefs were pretty rude about it too for some reason, like we were inconveniencing them by giving them our business, just annoying, but still give them a try...the gnocchis amazing, just hope management gets their act together a little more read more

Just to be clear this is a review for the Sandbar. Beautiful renovation and likely the nicest resort in upstate/western/central NY but service was absolutely brutal. Multiple bartenders all need more training and generally need to at least pretend to be friendly or like they want to be there. Also, starting prep at 2:20 for an hour-long close from 3-4PM is ludicrous to me, not to mention closing for an hour in general. We had one drink and sat quietly for 25 minutes without ever being able to get a second. Paid our tab and left. This place needs to seriously rethink how they're staffing and operating. If they can do that, we'd be here every weekend in the summer. They even allow dogs on the grounds. read more

We six dined at the Rose Tavern last night to celebrate two birthdays. Our table by the window and the entire ambience were first class. Our waitress was very slow to come take our drink order. We requested that she please drop our drink order off and come back to take our food order because we were ready. We then could see her waiting at the bar until our drinks were ready. We selected two appetizers to share. She delivered two of one order and said it was on the house. When the bill arrived, we were charged for the alleged complementary appetizer. I elected not to complain. Two of our party selected the halibut. When the entrees were served, salmon was substituted for the halibut. No adjustment to the bill was made nor were we offered the opportunity to select something else from the menu. The salmon was delicious and both parties enjoyed their dinner. Still, I thought some accommodation should have been made. The gnocchi entree was absolutely delicious though the optional poached duck egg was hard boiled when it arrived. I would have preferred a runny yolk. Next time, I will request that. Our desserts were delicious. Overall, we thought the service was poor and the food still has room for improvement. We live in Canandaigua and will surely return but are not in any hurry to do so. read more

First time at the Rose Tavern, won't be the last. We live in Canandaigua and had dinner here for my wife's birthday. It was perfect. Our server, Amanda was wonderful. The atmosphere was upscale casual. The food was absolutely terrific, steak and salmon both cooked perfectly. The Brussels sprout appetizer was really tasty, a great start to dinner, and the desert was a fantastic end to a great meal. Really glad to have a restaurant like this in Canandaigua. read more

Ambiance perfect, service exceptional, food and drinks outstanding. Best restaurant in area, cannot wait to visit again.

over priced, service terrible, food not spectacular.

thanks a lot - we had my wife's bday celebration tonight and a reservation for seven people and you just called us an hour before the reservation to tell us you're closed on mondays now!!!!!!! unacceptable!!!!! read more