Owner Patrick Mitchell has worked in kitchens across the country, including the south, and brings…read moreboth a northern perspective and respect for the heritage of the cuisine. The restaurant on the corner of Bridge and West First Streets in the center of Oswego is probably not something you'd expect to find in the area, somewhere that adds an entirely different dimension to dining in the city - a showcase of cuisine inspired by the American south. We recently tried out Southern Fare with some friends and we were all extremely impressed with the restaurant. My wife and I got there a bit earlier than our friends, so we sat at the bar for a bit. As someone who doesn't drink, I'm always excited to see mocktails on the menu. My wife got a cocktail, I got a mocktail, we both loved the drinks and the bartender was extremely nice and personable. We made a reservation for 6PM on a Saturday, although it seemed we probably didn't need one this day, so when our friends showed up, we were sat right away. Our friends ordered cocktails, while we ordered another round for ourselves, and again, loved everything we got. We ordered some friend green tomatoes for an appetizer, which were a little bland, but the sauce was good and made up for it. We all ordered a different main dish and everyone was very happy with their food. I ordered a pork chop special - I love pork chops, but don't eat them often, as my wife isn't a fan, and pork chops can be difficult to cook properly. The dish was a lemon marinated pork chop, grilled, topped with a strawberry compote, crispy fried potatoes and roasted broccoli. The pork chop was huge, cooked perfectly, juicy, bursting with flavor. The broccoli and potatoes were also delicious and needed nothing added to them. It's probably one of the best meals I've had in CNY, period. It was a little bit higher priced, but it's what we expected, and the food was absolutely worth it. We will absolutely be back again.

Amazing service, drinks and food! Fried green tomatoes were perfectly seasoned and salted with…read morelight batter. The fried chicken, same.. we got it plain to try it the first time naked, but I would definitely sauce it next time. Also ordered but not pictured was the double smash burger, Mac and cheese and chicken sandwich but my boys devoured them before I could take a picture.

Staff. Chef. Fresh. Imagination. Oswego's best…read more Cocktails are magic. Food is creative and fabulous. Service is beyond great yet intrusive. Your loss if you don't join the party.

We drove up to Oswego NY to meet friends that were sailing around the eastern United States. They…read morestarted in Chicago IL sailing south (parts of the Mississippi), across the Gulf of America, through Florida, north to NY (Hudson River) and now across the Erie Canal. They are about 6 weeks from home. They have been at it for 334 days. God Bless them! Anyway, we ate at this little restaurant in Downtown Oswego. What a find. Excellent service, excellent food, nice atmosphere. Everyone really enjoyed their meals. I had the catfish sandwich, but I also had 1/2 of my wife's Croque Madame. That was awesome! Obviously we won't be returning, but if you live here (or close), you should go.

First: Location was super clean, neat & orderly. Casual dress, beautiful inside & outside seating…read moreoverlooking the Oswego River as it dumps into Lake Ontario. Second: We lucked out with the BEST WAITRESS I've had in over one year. Ms. Amy S was so pleasant, attentive and just a sweet lady. Third: The food was served beautifully and good size portions. The fresh haddock...YUMM and the specialty dish of brussel sprouts in a cream sause...OMG..yumm-yumm. Prices were right on target. There was one very minor issue with my wife's dinner and before I had a chance to say ANYTHING...it was taken off our bill as a comp by the Manager. All in all this was a perfect location for a nice quiet casual dinner with my wife as we watched the water. BRAVO! Paul & Coleen Clapper, Syracuse, NY

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!

Red Sun is DELISH! Their drinks , lunch or dinner are so good. The wood fired pizzas are yummy ,…read morewings on point! If you want a deeper palate they have it. Their menu is creative and has something for everyone. House made pastas, bread, dressings ! Salads are fresh and perfect! The desserts are house made. I am not a cake person UNLESS I am at Red Sun - perfection. Go hungry. It's the best! Servers are all amazing and it's such a cool space.

This restaurant offers Vegan items that are not truly Vegan. Very scary if you have a food allergyread more

We went here for lunch on a Saturday, and they were able to accommodate a party of 8 immediately…read more We also had 1 person join late and they were able to accommodated us on the outside deck. The waitress was excellent and took the kids orders before adults. The kids are able to play some of the games, like cornhole and connect 4 while you are waiting for your food. The food was excellent. I ordered the vegetable panini and it was so good. Everyone else also enjoyed their meals. The only problem we had was the yellow jackets. There had to be about 20 of them flying around our table, no exaggeration. They were fling on everything.

They may have been a bad day here. I ordered the Rubin and the bread was burnt on the edges and…read morerock hard all a round. Waitress was not the best and I could tell she was embarrassed regarding the food she brought out to us. I didn't complain or send it back and will Just reevaluate going to this place in the future while in Oswego Ny.

Went to Bridie Manor on 6/12/2025 with my senior group. There was no one in the group that had a…read moregood meal. I had the fried fish. It was so hard and dry that it was inedible. The vegetables in the salad were sliced so thin you could literally see through them. The service was awful. One person at our table asked 3 times for her meal. She finally asked if there was anything she could have. The rest of us at the table were finished with our meal by then.

We held a retirement party in the Florida room on August 23rd we were beyond disappointed by…read moreeverything. We arrived to decorate for the party the room was filthy, no air was turned on it was steaming hot we asked for the air to be turned on and they did, when we arrived back for the party it was still so hot. It was raining out when we arrived for the party and the ceiling was leaking in two spots when I said something I was told hopefully it will stop raining the carpet was soaked and the room smelled musty. The food was set up on the dance floor and served late and very slow to be moved after dinner so no dancing could happen for the first two hours of the party. The food was only what I can imagine was prison quality food it was slop by my standards. Seafood newburg was served and was not labeled one of my guest was allergic to seafood and ate it. They had plastic plates instead of china and they were lunch sized plates. Our meal included coffee and tea and it was never served or set up anywhere. We told them we had 90 rsvp's but wanted the room set for 98, we had about 85 people we were charged for 98. There was a 24 percent service charge added to our bill then he said are you leaving the girls a tip? Of course we did but what was the 24 percent? While we were all dancing all of our man in the moon chocolate favors and the bowls of chocolate kisses were taken from our tables when they were picking up. I was honestly so embarrassed by the whole experience I will promise I will never step foot in the place again. The bathrooms were scary disgusting and the men's room was tore apart . One star would be generous.

My partner and I went to have a drink and a snack, excited to try something we never have before. I…read moregot this berry drink and it was delicious!! There was nobody in there but us, and it was very quiet which was different since we usually go on weekends. It was interesting, just didn't know that was the vibe on weekdays. The bartender helped us immediately and we got out drink quickly. Now, my complaint is the price. This small cheese board was $25, it doesn't look as small in the pictures, but I promise the board was TINY. A quarter of a baguette, prepackaged olives, a few bites of cheese each? NOT worth the money. If I come back, I will not be getting any food that's for sure..::

It's still the place for cocktails in Syracuse…read more Jack is still there and is a mixologist supreme and a super nice person that goes out of his way to give you a great experience. The ambiance is still cool and dark and inviting. It is a lot busier now which is good for the business. Just go there

We had a really great experience here. I made reservations for a party of 11 a week in advance and…read morethey were very accommodating. When I checked in 3 hours before our reservation, I asked if they could make sure we were inside as it had gotten chilly. They were happy to accommodate the request. Out waiter arrived with water for everyone, which is a huge bonus. He was also very accommodating as some of our party was a bit late. The food was delicious! I ordered pasta primavera and it had pesto, goat cheese and portobello mushrooms. The others ordered the seafood, steaks and kids meals and everything was really good. We also attended a party here at one point and again the servers were very accommodating. Hard to believe a place that is this good is right in the hotel. Definitely go here!

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.

We stopped in to The Fitz after dinner, that is a speak easy themed cocktail lounge that is…read moreunderground to Oh My Darling. It is basement level and just a black unmarked door opens to the staircase leading down, that has clear signage. It definitely is like stepping back in time and there's no Wi-Fi service so guests are enjoying the live music or socializing! We ordered pretty quickly at the bar, we were not offered menus so I'm not sure what their signature cocktails are. Ordered a martini requested fruity, I believe it was raspberry not sure and a dark red for my friend. We sat in some cozy velvet purple chairs in the lounge area enjoying live Jazz music. My friend recalls this was a downstairs dining area for Burger King in the 80's-early 90's. The bar and Bath Room could be a bit tidier, but otherwise fun retro vibe. There is an historical piston machine on display that was used to run the building's original elevator utilizing steam! And now serves as decor and remanence of past decades.

FunkyBlu playing sets the ambiance. best Jazz/blues type of music I've heard in past few years…read more Worth going if they're playing!!

The Rooftop Lounge is wonderful! A fine dining "like" experience, without too much glitz, glam and…read moreoutrageous pricing. Our group of 5 had a great experience. Our reservation had us seated immediately and their team went to work. It's really nice inside, small, clean and elegant. There is some nice space outside as well overlooking the city, but too cold to thoroughly enjoy the night we were there. The service was quick and smooth, and the food and drinks from top to bottom were great. Not a single complaint to be found at our table, just smiling faces and happy tummies! The menu is unique, diverse and will likely have something for everybody. I highly recommend making your reservation today, we'll certainly be back again soon. Enjoy!!

Food is thoughtfully prepared , presented and delicious! It's a treat to be in this space inside or…read moreoutside . If you need a break you owe it to yourself to make a trip to the Rooftop. The service is always professional and attentive . Try the beef filet crostini, burnt ends , truffle fries. Everything is . You won't be disappointed!