I'm not a fan of writing, poor reviews, and I've written very few, but this is one of my exceptions. Four of us stained this evening with a 530 PM reservation. While the ambience appears nice, whoever washes the restaurant floor does so in a manner that leaves you sticking to the floor across the entire dining room. We were seated immediately with only a couple of other diners at tables, so there was very little activity when we arrived. We were given the opportunity to order drinks and food at the same time, and did so. At around 6:20, we had received drinks, but nothing else. No other attention was paid to us by our waiter. I did notice, however, that our waiter was engaged in a significant conversation with folks at the bar. When I went up to the bar to inquire as to our status, we saw clear evidence that our food order had never been put into the system and directed to the kitchen. I asked specifically if that was the case, and I was assured that didn't happen. Yet we didn't receive our food until 6:50, and it came out one meal at a time. The food at this restaurant is rather pricey, and if the food quality had been high, I would not have complained. But the food was lousy. It's about the only way I can describe it. Of the four meals ordered, only one was satisfactory. Brussel sprouts appetizer however was fairly good. The waiter used a momentary power glitch during a rain storm as the excuse for our order not getting to the kitchen, but the facts of the situation told a very different story. Not being told the truth when I made a direct request as to why our food was delayed, is flat out Unacceptable. I cannot recommend this restaurant under any circumstances. They've been in business under this name for two years, which is plenty of time to get their act together. They simply need to do much better or they won't survive. read more

Our first meal while in the Finger Lakes was one I wish we had back. Stopped here with a reservation on a Thursday night at 8:15. With them closing at 9pm we understood to get our order in before the kitchen closed. We were sat near the front bar area with one other table nearby. Our waiter, younger guy who told us he was heading to college took our drink orders - I ordered an old-fashioned. The old-fashioned was not. At all. Oh well. To start we ordered the crab Rangoon cheese sticks and the Birria quesadilla. The cheese sticks came with sweet and sour sauce. These were ok - but cool on the inside. A dash cooler than lukewarm. Don't know. The Birria? Never came before entree. As an entree I ordered the steak which I ordered medium and came with mixed veg and potatoes. Then things really started to unravel. Our waiter took the time to talk to the nearby table about his busy schedule, his sports and theater productions, for a good 10-12 minutes. Meanwhile we were still waiting on that second appetizer, needed a refill, and hopefully our entrees. The other waitress had to bring out our meals. The sides were flavorful and good - the steak that our waiter piped up about? Cold. Shocking given the roundtable discussion with only one table and the kitchen having only two things to prepare. Also, steak wasn't medium. We asked about the Birria which "never was put in" and given how poorly the steak was I said I wanted the item. Birria was good but the consume dipping sauce was just red like cough syrup. For dessert we got the peanut butter pie. It was ok. Overall I would like to say it was OK (3 stars) but with the spotty service, the mediocre food - I have to go 2/5 read more

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I should have left when my shoes were sticking to the floor when I walked in. The mushroom skillet was overcooked and the only texture came from the rosemary stems. The ratatouille tasted like jarred sauce and the cook on the vegetables were inconsistent. It was a sad experience. read more

Several months back a friend recommended this restaurant and said she had a great meal, so without even checking reviews we went... MISTAKE!! It was a pretty big disappointment. The ambiance is charming enough, but I will definitely agree with other reviews that the floor was sticky...... We ordered two appetizers and two chicken Caesar salads. The Brussels sprouts appetizer was good. The arancini may have been good, but it was cold inside. The chicken Caesar salads were simply bad. It was basically some cut up romaine with little to no dressing and a slab of chicken breast that was either cooked in the microwave, or was just a bad piece of chicken. It was rubbery. Couldn't eat the salad. Should have guessed that things were amiss when the waitress told us how many items they didn't have on the menu, and that the "cook" was just hired. She didn't seem surprised when we shared our disappointment either. Too bad, we had high expectations. read more

A little restaurant in Seneca Falls that I immediately thought.... "Former bar" You walk in and honestly, it feels like a small Eddie O'Briens or felt more like an old Parker's restaurant. If you're from that area, you'd get what I mean with that comparison. It's a nice little place. I hadn't been to Seneca Falls in YEARS! At least downtown. I mean, I'm talking...yeeeaaars! So it was nice to go out for an evening there. Downtown is very homey, very clean, very "little northeast town" vibes. The restaurant...pretty much the same. Very clean, very small, nice atmosphere. I'll start with the prices lol. ... EXPENSIVE! I say it like that because...I think Seneca Falls and think...not expensive, but on the more affordable scale. I only ordered a salad and it was like $25. For a Cesar salad. Crazy. I rarely order anything big when I go out anyway. I'm definitely the cheap one in my NY squad haha! I'm ok with that. I also almost always order a salad when I go out bc I eat salads...a lot!! The rest of the menu, yeah, definitely google that ish before you go. It's pricey. Is it Ports expensive? Nah. Ports is INSAAAANELY overpriced and for absolutely no good reason at all! Food is good, but not THAT good and their portions are tiny. Flint and Stave at least you do get larger portions. Massive? No, but decent. Again, it's so small and feels like a bar, not a restaurant. So I was taken aback by the prices, but again...I'm a cheap fker lol. Even if I wasn't, I'd still be like... $60 for THAT at this bar?!? Hahaha! One small bit, they do not have Dr. Pepper. I told the waitress that would be going in this review. Her exact words were "crazy right? And Dr Pepper is the owners favorite" Almost every restaurant has Coke products and with that...Dr. Pepper. Yeah, not this place lol. Just a suggestion.... Add that to your menu of sodas. Your customers will smile as a result especially if they hate regular Pepsi or regular Coke. Both are nasty af tbh lol. The waitress. Ooooooh weeee! Where do I begin! I wanna be nice here bc don't get me wrong, she was suuuper sweet. She was this very very bouncy energetic little thing. The type that wakes up every morning and no matter what....is ready to go haha! I'll start with the positives and most are. Maybe we were being picky, but you be the judge. So she was very efficient. Paid close attention to our table. Then again, the place was pretty empty and for a Saturday night. It was the 6 or 7 of us and one other table with 2 people and one person at the bar (girl I grew up with lol) So she wasn't swamped, but we appreciated her being there when we needed her...and didn't appreciate her being there when we didn't lol. That sounds means, but, whoever you are (don't hate me for this bc you really are a nice person) but she would appear out of nowhere and kinda join in on our conversation. We were talking about people from our past, our times in elementary through high school and she was there for almost all of those conversations. Keep in mind, none of us had ever met her before lol. I think she went to Waterloo or Seneca Falls and she was a few years younger than all of us. So she would have graduated AFTER us haha! I could tell some of my friends were highly annoyed by her. Again, she's very very nice, I think she just needs to pick and choose the times she inserts herself into a tables conversation. Was she funny? She absolutely was. I'd be lying if I said we didn't laugh at her and her jokes, but yeah, some times, it's just not the right time to add your two cents to a conversation about things...you would have never been around for hahaha! I feel bad saying this, because like I said, she is very nice and very positive. I just wanted to say this so someone else doesn't like...jump down her throat right there at the restaurant. Then again, is a review about it the right way? I dunno. I just feel like for her benefit, this should be said. I'll probably end up feeling bad an delete this later lol. I hate to say anything bad about her or anyone especially since in this case, she did have some wonderful qualities and I'm sure there are tons who love that side of her. It probably benefits her more than anything, but yeah, just saying this for the ones who may not take it the right way. Whatever your name is, thank you for your efficiency and your wait skills when it comes to knowing everything about the menu. Thanks for the humor as well, just watch out for the ones who may take your approach the wrong way. I guess that's it. Thanks for reading YelperFlintStavers!! To the waitress, I really hope I haven't hurt your feelings here. You seem like the type that would take constructive criticism and use it. I hope that's the case. Cheers! read more

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Picked up Pulled Pork Mac n Cheese. It was cold and very little pulled pork...mostly barbecue sauce. C'mon guys...$28 bucks for this?? I expect something awesome. And $10 for the "pineapple coconut cake" Not super fresh or anything special for that price. Make me wanna come back! read more

Experienced several problems: 1) They charged $32 for what they called a risotto that was actually nothing more than a couple of small pieces of seafood and cooked vegetables over a plate of white rice. When we mentioned to the waiter it was mostly just white rice, she said she'd "comp you" for it--which only meant 50% of the total cost ($16 was still a bit much for what was mainly white rice). 2) No refills on a small cup of hot coffee. Three cups meant $12, despite each cup being lukewarm. Waitress never brought a spoon to stir the coffee. read more

My wife and I were walking to another restaurant when we decided to check out the menu Flint & Stave. The bartender, who was the chef's wife went over the menu with us. We decided to stay for dinner. Service was great. Excellent draft selection. Varied menu. My wife had the Mai Tai Mahi and I had the pork belly chops. Our meal came out fast and hot! Both meals were delicious! A great find. We will be back! read more

Flint & Stave - Pork belly chops - Italian Near Me - Seneca Falls, New York

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Per the recommendation of some family members, we decided to have dinner at Flint & Stave (formerly known as 84 Fall.). The restaurant was recently sold and is going through some changes. Walking in and sitting down at our table gave me mixed impressions. The name of the restaurant sounds elevated, and the restaurant interior was fairly nice, (wood floors and brick walls) but it had some strange decor that I didn't find all that fitting or attractive, and the music was not appropriate for the vibe that I think they are trying to go for. Starting with the drinks: I ordered the Black Raspberry Lemon Drop, and my mom ordered the 84 Fall Cosmo. Our server knew nothing about alcohol and mixed up our drinks upon delivery. We caught the mix-up and traded drinks. Our drinks were good. Moving on to the food. We ordered the Calimari appetizer, and it was pretty good. It was cut into twisted calimari strips and served with a sweet chili sauce. The entrées however were a miss. My aunt and I both ordered the Seafood Risotto. The risotto was extremely al dente as you can see in the photo I posted, and both of our entrées were cold. It was as if the restaurant prepped the risotto earlier in the morning and didn't finish cooking it to order. The seafood was hot, so that was cooked fresh. But everything else on the plate was cold. My mom has experience in making risotto, and she mentioned that the risotto wasn't cooked with enough stock, nor did it cook long enough to release the starches needed to achieve that creamy consistency ideal in risotto. She was 100% correct. My mom ordered the Salmon Niçoise since that was the best fit for her dietary restrictions. We tried asking the server about this dish because we were quite confused by the description. Our waitress had no idea what niçoise was and mentioned that working at Flint & Stave was the first time she had heard of niçoise. My mom got her dish, and her whole meal, including the salmon, was served cold. The description on the menu said the salmon was grilled, so why was it served cold? She said her potatoes were not fresh and were most likely a few days old. Her veggies did not look good. As we discussed our meals, she said she didn't enjoy a single item on her plate. To be honest, this dish should probably be removed from the menu because it was so terrible. By this point, we were all so turned off by our entrées that we decided to skip dessert and head out. This restaurant has good potential to be something great. It just has a ways to go in refining their menu and honing in on putting out a good meal and a good experience. read more

Flint & Stave - Seafood Risotto: Shrimp, Scallops, Tomato Confit, Parmesan, Creamy Risotto (GF) $30 - Italian Near Me - Seneca Falls, New York

Staff were rude, food tasted rotten, it smelled like sewage and there were 2 roaches crawling on the wall next to our table

We tried the pork belly bites, wings for appetizers. Both were okay in taste. For main course we ordered 8 oz strip steak and Salmon. It comes with asparagus and potato as side. It taste great.. the waiter was great and she helped with the details .. the ambience is normal when compared to any downtown restaurants. Overall, it was a pleasant experience. I would recommend this restaurant for a good, relaxing experience! read more

Flint & Stave - 8 Oz Strip Steak - Italian Near Me - Seneca Falls, New York

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Two of us dined here on Saturday night during the "It's a Wonderful Life" weekend celebration. The restaurant was not overly crowded nor was the place understaffed but it was truly a disappointing experience. We were seated near the host's stand, served water immediately and then waited 20 minutes before I finally had to ask for a server. The red wine we ordered came quickly and was then poured in both glasses without an offer to taste it first. Our server wanted us to order at that point so I asked for a few minutes to enjoy our wine and in the meantime I removed the cork that she put back into the bottle. We aren't wine snobs by any means but a little training on how to serve wine properly might be in order. After giving her our orders we waited 45 minutes for them to be delivered. We timed this and almost got up to leave. Leisurely dining is one thing, but to wait nearly an hour and a half from being seated to being served does not make for an enjoyable evening. The scallop and shrimp dish was acceptable but the pasta with lump crab was slathered with a cheese covered cream sauce that was gloppy and overpowering not to mention the lump crab was not lump at all but shredded crab from a can and hardly noticeable at best. We were underwhelmed and doubt we will return but on the plus side the ambiance is nice and Ted Koppel dined a few tables away from us. read more

Limited menu and entrees were small portions with no sides, bread, or salad. We were there on a Saturday night and they had two tables in two hours (ours included). Several better restaurants in the area, I would pass on this one. read more

Thanksgiving buffet was excellent. Foods were great, just like Mom and Grandma use to make. Atmosphere was perfect for a Thanksgiving dinner ! read more

Where do I begin? This is a great place! The drinks are amazing and top quality presentation. Our server though I can't recall her name was very attentive and gave great recommendations. We had 7 people in our party. We shared a bunch of apps which included the pass the pig fries, sweet potato fritters, brussel sprouts and crab wangoons. For dinner we got a couple of the steakhouse burgers, crab farfalle and seafood risotto. Let me say that we were still talking about the steakhouse burgers the next day on the way home. It was amazing!! The fries were crispy and thin. The pass the pig fries had the best flavor with the pulled pork. Highly recommend. read more

From the specialized drinks, to the crab rangoon app, to the delicious dinners, the meal was absolutely amazing! the service was just perfect and personalized. we will absolutely be coming back to this gem!! read more

Had reservations at Sacketts Table for our anniversary (which we always do) and walked out after a bad experience. Stumbled by here accidentally and had the best time. Staff (which we only saw 2) took extremely good care of us and the food and drinks were delicious. read more

New restaurant for the area so we were slightly hesitant going here. We were happy with staff, service, food and atmosphere. It was a table of 8 people so we ordered half of the items off the menu and all were prepared very nicely. Prices were fair for the portions and detail. If I had the chance I would come back again! read more