Skaneateles
Mandana Inn

Mandana Inn

1937 W Lake Rd, 13152, Skaneateles, United States

Pasta • Seafood • American • North American


"We’ll get to the underwhelming food, but to start, drinks took 30 minutes to come, appetizers took another 45 and by the time the entrees came, our babysitters were already at overtime When we raised this with the owner Emily, she came out of the kitchen screaming at me as if we made unreasonable demands on the staff by inquiring about whether our food was ever coming. When I approached the bar, I heard Emily screaming at her staff so I knew not to take her aggression personally. Based on other reviews, this is clearly a theme. Her bizarre attempt at making it right was by comping 1 of our 3 bottles of wine on our $500 bill. The food was not awful but left a lot to be desired. They didn’t have green beans so gave asparagus instead (even though I said I didn’t want asparagus). They served a warm salmon with a cold cous-could salad that might as well have been from Top’s supermarket deli. Really underwhelming. The bread and butter were memorably good, though! Our server was so sweet that I feel badly that he’s having to work for such a dysfunctional restaurant. I hope the restaurant survives for the sake of the community and kind staff members. Emily clearly needs some help with how to operate a kitchen on a busy night. She could also benefit from some training on how to be more hospitable if she wants to run a restaurant. Until then, unfortunately this seems to be the norm and we will be eating elsewhere. Read the other reviews. Food: 3 Service: 1 Atmosphere: 1"

Mirbeau Lobby

Mirbeau Lobby

851 West Genesee Street, Village Of Skaneateles, 13152, United States Of America

Burgers • American • Breakfast • International


"The dining room is elegant. You are a world away in a French chateau overlooking Monet's Bridge, pond, water lilies, and gardens. You see only a little French village surrounding you. Atmospheric and romantic! But most importantly, the food is high quality and done to perfection. Their signature dish is the potato crusted Salmon that includes spinach, fingerling potatoes, a crusty topping and a sauce to die for, There is pleasant salty taste to the dish. If you love Salmon, you will go nuts over this dish the best Salmon we ever had period. Start with the charred Octopus. Octopus yes try it. Charred on the outside and mild white meaty on the inside with the a whole range of tastes in the perfect sauce. We never had Octopus before and we loved it. If you like grilled food, you will love it. End with the crème brulee. which varies here by the season. Great creativity with a classic desert. It always has a firm not runny custard and a caramelized topping made with local raw honey which is to die for. Not a flimsy topping but a really thick one. We live 2 hours away by car. We were driving here during the pandemic because the food is excellent, the service is excellent (ask for Ashley), and you can't beat the atmosphere here. It you really want different come here. If you don't want to be rushed out of a restaurant and stay as long as you want come here. If you want old world French dining come to this French getaway."