Wonderful service, food and very enjoyable outdoors setting! Highly recommend especially with…read moresummer season underway!

The restaurant is beautiful and clean. Its a great location.the server was friendly and provide a…read moregood service. The food was good, but my sandwich was a bit cool in temperature. I think you probably needed a little bit more time on the fryer or wherever they put it. The dessert was good. It was large and it was very sweet. You should all try it make up your own minds.

I loved this bar when I drove by. I had to stop and I'm glad I did. It has a neighborhood bar…read morevibe and it has a college town vibe. The bartender was great and the beers were good. I don't think they serve food. One thing you may want to know, there is one bathroom with one toilet on the first floor. There were a lot of people. So I did have to wait quite a bit to go to the bathroom. That's the only draw back. Otherwise. Come have a beer at Gibby's!

Absolutely love this little bar on the lake when I come to town. Couple beers and the fire tables…read moreout front is a great evening. The owner and bar tenders are really nice guys. Will always come back when I'm in town.

Great little townie bar. Limited menu, good prices. Quick bartenders but not pushie…read more If you are from out of town, stop in for a quick lunch and some lively conversation. If you are from town, write-off your afternoon.... The beer can prices will keep your whistle wet without breaking the bank. Great job to the owner. Shawn gave a new life to this neighborhood bar!

From the owner: McCarthy's Bar & Grill is a small town bar with an attention to its history and detailed service. read more

Claim burgers are freshly ground in house…read more That's a false claim Same grind as Black Horse in Brewerton Both are not fresh inhouse ground Both leaving you feel like you ate some crap Side was very small Def over priced A five Guys 4 oz for $8.80 w endless sides and peanuts much healthier and taste is fresh Atmosphere looks nice and so is service

Wow. I rarely leave negative reviews; I try to lead with generosity. But I was genuinely surprised…read moreby the level of service we received - especially because my extended family, who live here in town and joined us, told us how much better things had become after the renovation. Things started off normally. We were seated promptly, although our server, one of the bartenders, seemed largely uninterested from the beginning. When she came back to take our order, she forgot to take mine and my daughter's, but added them at the end. Mistakes happen, so we didn't think much of it. What happened next was where the experience really went downhill. We ordered two appetizers and six entrées. Somehow, my salad and my daughter's cheeseburger arrived well before anyone else's food - and before either appetizer had even come out. The food runner, who turned out to be the most attentive, also failed to bring silverware. After waiting about 10 minutes without seeing our server, I finally had to walk to the bar to ask for utensils. Instead of simply helping, one of the other bartenders gave me a hard time for asking. When our server finally brought silverware, she sarcastically said, "I guess I'll have to fire the person who brought your food over." She then walked back behind the bar and joked about the situation with the other staff. Several members of my family overheard the comments as well. Being mocked after an obvious service failure was far more frustrating than the mistake itself. To be honest, as the only person of color in our party (the rest of my family is white), the way I was treated left me wondering whether unconscious bias may have played a role. I can't say that for certain, but it's an unfortunate feeling to leave a restaurant with, especially because I looked different from 99.9% of the rest of the clientele. Meanwhile, the rest of our party waited another 25 minutes before receiving their meals. Both appetizers and all of the entrées arrived at the same time, and my father-in-law's chicken sandwich came out prepared almost the exact opposite of how he ordered it. The only bright spot was one food runner who genuinely seemed to recognize that things had gone wrong and tried to help. Unfortunately, that professionalism was not shared by either bartender - one of whom was also our original server. One final note: the music was so loud that holding a normal conversation at the table was difficult. Overall, this was a disappointing experience from start to finish. Everyone can make mistakes, but how a restaurant responds to those mistakes says everything. In this case, the dismissive attitude and lack of professionalism were far more memorable than the food.

This is truly a hidden gem in a sea of College Bars snd hotel restaurants. It's located on a…read moreresidential street away from the business district. We started with 3 different types of wings and they were large, perfectly cooked and the sauces were a balance of sweet and spicy. The-rest of our choices were also perfectly prepared. The menu is extensive and varied with its offerings. Everything we ordered was delicious. The portions are large, served hot and the staff are willing to modify any offering to meet the customer's needs. They describe themselves as a biker bar which encapsulates the atmosphere. The dining room is a combination of a bar and high top tables. The staff are friendly and attentive to the customers. It's a neighborhood establishment but "outsiders are welcome. If you want a relaxed dining experience and exceptional food try The Woodchuck.

Under new management and the food quality is absolutely terrific. I saw an order of chicken wings…read morecome out before I ordered and they looked fantastic so I ordered the same thing. I wasn't disappointed. Wings were among the best I've ever had. My wife ordered the smash burger which was equally as good. Friendly bartender made this place a home run. May want to call ahead to see if you can get a table because the place mobbed on a Tuesday night!

Beer was solid. Nice selection. Great brown ale and pale ale. I would come back just for that…read more Service was very good. Both our bartender and waitress were Great. Some of the bbq was very good, loved the turkey. Brisket was good but a little dry. Disappointed on how the sausage was served. Sliced and then reheated, which made it very dry. Very good Mac and cheese. I feel it would have been better served whole. Overall we enjoyed our experience.

Great BBQ! Oswego is lucky to have something different, it's a bit of a BBQ desert. We had the…read morepulled pork, brisket and mojito chicken sandwiches, and tried almost every side (you get 2 with each sandwich). My dad had the stout and a tester of the brown ale, both delicious, as was the cider we sampled. Restaurant is light and airy, while keeping the charm and architecture of the old building. Beautiful view of the river, in a cute downtown area, plenty of off street parking. We went for lunch on a weekday, so it wasn't packed, quite a few at the tables filled but service remained attentive. Best bartender too!

We decided to get together for a nice place to go and eat dinner. We tried Southern Fare located…read moreon 1st St in Oswego. We started out by ordering some drinks. We ordered a drink called the Pear Necessities along with another drink called Yes You Cran. The drinks were nothing short of amazing & incredibly refreshing. Our server, Gabrielle G also was fantastic. She gave great insight as to the items on the menu along with the drink, as well as, desserts. We ordered the pan fried cod along with the fried chicken & chicken sandwiches respectively. For dessert, we ordered the chocolate strawberry ice cream with fresh strawberries on top. Last but not least, the ambiance was also just right. Our table was just off the main bar but adequate enough to carry on a nice conversation as well as take in the surrounding area visible through the large windows. If you get the chance, please check out Southern Fare (see pictures). Fantastic place for a night out to eat in Oswego, NY. Enjoy!!

Great atmosphere, great food, and great drinks. The chicken sandwich was delicious, but the…read moreParmesan fries were even better. They had a special for $3 sloppy joe sliders that were good also. The stuffed pepper appetizer was delicious, especially if you like pickled things. Highly recommend.

Hey! Looking to get treated like crap at a bar that obviously thinks it's a lot more important…read morethan it really is? Feel it's not a complete night out unless you get ignored by the bartender for at least 10 minutes while she flirts with her boyfriend at the end of the bar? Want a place where the staff looks upon a large group of good-tipping regulars as an inconvenience that forces them to actually do their job? If you answered yes to the above questions than this is the place for you! But enough of the sarcasm. The Sting is a very standard bar. Decent layout, darts AND pool (who could ask for more?), nice-ish outdoor seating right along side a major street. What sets it apart is its service. For years a large group of people I worked for went to this bar every Sunday night, who knows why. We routinely put up with horrible service, mediocre prices and the lack of food or even bar-snacks out of a sense of inertia but when we found out the staff actively hated our presence (be careful who you talk to, Miss Bartender), that was it. I'll never go back to this place, nor will my coworkers, and, considering the vast number of alternatives in Oswego, I'd highly suggest all'y'all give this place a miss.

The other review says it all. Can be fun, but there are better choices in town.read more

Not much to tell here- - typical bar, no food. It's a very small bar that tends to be crowded with…read morelocal or sometimes college kids, depending on the night. Only 1 ladies room, which sucks on a busy night. Dart boards. The bartender is great.

Went here last night and my experience was great, the drinks were cheap and the atmosphere was…read morequite enjoyable. The bartender here ordered a pizza and offered the rest of it to the bar so if you want food, I'd ask him about ordering a pizza for you. Overall this experience was great and my friends and I enjoyed our time there and would come back if I found myself in Oswego again.

I was kind of hesitant to stop here as some of the other reviews weren't so pleasant, however we…read moreactually stayed at the hotel that this restaurant is in and just to make sure being a bar and grill I wanted to see what they had so we checked out the menu before sitting and yeah, no problem I can't remember the name of the way Chris but she was awesome very attentive and helped my wife out with a drink but I'll get that out in a minute. We started with appetizers and we were very impressed. I had some fish strips and she had some clams, and both were very tasty. After this I ordered a fake haddock beer battered onion rings and she had a macaroni and cheese with seafood. Everything tasted just wonderful. It was a nice breezy evening and we sat out on the porch overlooking the river which was only about 100 yd from the lake anyway. The part I wanted to brag about was when my wife showed me the cocktail menu and asked what she thought I would think she would like and I mean this light-heartedly because my wife does not like the taste of alcohol. There's only one particular flavor of wine for example that she can have and I've tried it, it tastes like a spoonful of sugar, I'm not a big fan.. but either way they didn't have that there and nothing else on the cocktail menu looked to me like she was going to enjoy it however I had a video that I had saved from you too a year ago of oranda bartender making a drink that could be served to people that don't like the taste of alcohol. I'm not going to go into what was in it here however I showed the ingredient list to the waitress and asked her if she thought that the bar would have all of that and she replied yes so she wrote down to each individual ingredient and came back with this cool looking glass full of pinkish liquid it had two oz of alcohol in it according to the list I gave her, and my wife absolutely loved it. So basically from a waitress telling a bartender. Here's what I want but I don't know the name of it, but here's what's in it... They nailed it. . Add that to everything else that went splendidly, and yeah I would definitely come here again.

This restaurant remains tried and true. The menu isn't very fancy. But they don't try to be…read moreanything they're not. Grab a drink, share an app, sit on the water and watch the sun set. You'll leave full and will probably be back at some point. And GS Steamers will still be here for you.