OT: Best restaurant near Watkins Glen?
07-20-2007, 02:10 PM
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Thanks Qrick. i always think the station is called Capt Bills, but of course, that's the silly dinner boat.
We go to the dive bar at the Marina next to the station and across from that motel construction site. They have outside seating on the lake, really cheap Genny cream ales (my rochester roots are hard to shake) and ok bar sandwiches.
and +1 for the wild flower roosterfish IPA
We go to the dive bar at the Marina next to the station and across from that motel construction site. They have outside seating on the lake, really cheap Genny cream ales (my rochester roots are hard to shake) and ok bar sandwiches.
and +1 for the wild flower roosterfish IPA
07-20-2007, 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by mhm993
We go to the dive bar at the Marina next to the station and across from that motel construction site. They have outside seating on the lake, really cheap Genny cream ales (my rochester roots are hard to shake) and ok bar sandwiches.
07-20-2007, 10:49 PM
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Blue Ribbon Diner is on Route 14 near the light at Montour Falls. It opens at 6:00 AM.
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07-20-2007, 11:01 PM
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renn, I think you mean the Tiki bar is the dive up the lake a couple miles on the west side. I mean the dive at the end of the lake, near the railroad tracks and capt bills.
For breakfast, besides the donut place and blue ribbon, we found a bakery with decent fixings, eggs and coffees on the west side of the 14, , where the road up the hill toward the go-cart place splits off. It's some franchise, but I forget the name. Good pastries and bread.
For breakfast, besides the donut place and blue ribbon, we found a bakery with decent fixings, eggs and coffees on the west side of the 14, , where the road up the hill toward the go-cart place splits off. It's some franchise, but I forget the name. Good pastries and bread.
07-22-2008, 05:53 PM
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Time to consider again . . . there next week
Looking for your recommendation for the best restaurant in the area. Local food, interestingly prepared, and a good selection of wines are what I look for. No need for white tablecloths or fawning service, it's the food and drink that I'm looking for (as long as the service is competent and the room attractive).
Here's what I've compiled over the last four years:
Here's what I've compiled over the last four years:
- Seneca Lodge--best steak in the area with a simple but good salad bar and a wonderful (destination!) bar. Don't miss the bar. Really, even if you don't drink, don't miss the bar. Take a nickel for the player piano and soak in the history of the early races at the Glen.
- Madderlake Cafe--the best food in the area, just what I look for, but it's about 30 minutes north on Rt. 14. The food is first rate and the service is intelligent. The local wines are good, but the non-local wines are better. This is where I would take a wife or girlfriend for a pleasant meal. Careful, Rt. 14 is a 55 MPH road so watch your speed home.
- Stone Cat Cafe--good food and reasonable service with a wonderful view of sunset over Seneca Lake. Not as good as Madderlake Cafe for food, but better for a larger group and much closer. I'll go back.
- Red Newt--spotty service and food. When it's good, it is about as good as the Stone Cat Cafe and when it's off it's very off. Too pricey for the uncertaintly.
- Wildflower Cafe--brewpub beer that is very good and excellent burgers. A favorite for a casual dinner.
- Montage--located at the Glen Motor Inn with a view to the east over Seneca Lake it's close. The food is nothing to write home about, but it's competently prepared and served. It is convenient, especially if you are at the Inn.
- Geneva on the Lake--if you NEED a white table cloth and formal service, go there; otherwise don't bother. Try the Madderlake Cafe instead.
- Mr. Chicken--A wonderful, local lunch alternative to chain fast food. Try it at least once, and consider the Speedy and the chicken pot pies. Excellent fries. Cannot recommend fried food more than once in a weekend, though. I might eat it, but cannot recommend it.
- Jerlando--never tired it (why eat Italian away from Philadelphia?), but is reported to be good to average.
- Blue Ribbon Diner--open at 6 AM for breakfast.
- Savard's--simple, quick breakfast food with plenty of parking. Where I go for breakfast, when I eat it there.
- Curly's--another breakfast place, but smaller and seemed slower than Savard's. Give it a try if you have the time.
- Castel Grisch Winery & Restaurant--never tried it, but panned in this thread.
- House of Hong--if you need Chinese food, this is as close as it gets. Works well for a larger group.
- Moosewood Restaurant--good cookbook from the '70s, but it's a haul into Inthaca for a restaurant that does not take reservations.
- London Grill--if you're staying in Corning, give it a go. Friendly service and very good traditional foods.
07-22-2008, 08:00 PM
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I don't see Bianco's on the list. Good food and service, located on 4th Street. (I didn't read the whole thread, so not sure if it has been mentioned already.)
I wouldn't consider it the "best restaurant in the area", but then again Mr. Chicken is on the list so.....
I wouldn't consider it the "best restaurant in the area", but then again Mr. Chicken is on the list so.....
07-22-2008, 09:52 PM
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Jerlando--
In Corning there is an Irish pubby place that is really pretty good.... forgot the name though
