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.

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

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.

Went to Rudy's for the first time this year today, which is unusual because we usually go 3-4…read moretimes a year. The lack of visits this year is due in part to the disappointing visits last year. The quality was not as good, something was clearly different, my wife and I both noticed it. We've been going to Rudy's for years, so we know when something has changed. I'm very glad to report that our visit today was like old times! The quality was good, like it used to be, and we were both very satisfied with our fish sandwiches and fried clams. Way to go, Rudy's!!

If you're looking for a classic summer experience, Rudy's Drive-In in Oswego is worth the stop…read more This old-school, à la carte drive-in sits right on the shores of Lake Ontario, and the setting alone makes it special. The lake views are beautiful, peaceful, and the perfect backdrop for a casual meal. One unique touch I loved was that they provide paper bags to cover your food when you're eating outside, a clever way to keep the seagulls from swooping down and stealing your meal! Inside, it's exactly what you'd expect from a traditional drive-in. The staff was friendly, efficient, and kept the line moving quickly. Plenty of parking with some space across the street too. Cleanish restrooms. One thing to know if you have food allergies, specifically a shellfish allergy, and they use shared fryers, so I couldn't safely order anything fried. I really appreciated their honesty and transparency. Between the friendly service, gorgeous waterfront location, and nostalgic atmosphere, Rudy's is a classic place that's easy to recommend.

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!

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!

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 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.

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.

Revisited this restaurant/tavern shortly after they reopened following an extensive renovation due…read moreto a fire. The food was very good which it always has been with the chicken wings being the standout item. The renovation really opened things up and the restaurant is much bigger than it was. High ceilings and light colors make it seem even bigger. Also they have added LOADS of wide screens that showed every kind of sporting event known to mankind. This will absolutely be my "go to" for games when I'm out and about in the Oswego area. The only downside I saw was the noise level when there are a lot of people there. Because of the high ceilings and how open it is, the voices seem to echo and consequently you almost need to scream to hear each other. Not a horrible thing if you're there to take in a sporting event, but if you're looking to enjoy a nice quiet meal you may become frustrated.

2 eggs 2 toast…read more $6.75 They are over $2.00 over priced Wades at least included homefries and is still LESS expensive A dozen eggs can be had for $1.00 Loaf of bread $1.50 A 42 cent meal at almost a 2,000% markup Make that make sense Million dollar Restarants ocean front / hostess / 2 waiters and those places are less Sorry Maria's not sorry Places like you PUSH customers towards McDonalds or Byrne Dairy $2.50 meals

My son has been going to SUNY Oswego for 4 years and we FINALLY managed to get breakfast here…read more Sorry we waited so long because it was excellent. Our waitress was just the right amount of sassy and the food was plentiful and delicious. The late Wednesday morning crowd was either local elderly regulars or college students. Two groups who know the importance of a good deal.

So we checked out of a hotel down the road, and instead of enjoying their free breakfast of cereal…read moreand maybe a waffle, my wife suggested Wade's. She had been here before, so I'm thinking sure why not. We walked in and sat right up at the counter and the gentleman that was working the grill was super friendly. He's basically cooking for the whole restaurant with another guy next to him and yet still found the time to welcome us in and take our order. I got the southwestern omelette that is made with homemade chorizo hash and he asked if I would like some jalapeno chopped up in there to which I said sure why not. Comes with a side of toast and potatoes... My wife gets eggs benedict, and they have a menu item called the Benny extreme which is the same basically but it comes with tomato and spinach, so she opted for this. She also ordered a cinnamon swirl pancake. I'm thinking hey that sounds pretty good, so I asked if I could also have a cinnamon swirl pancake. The gentleman taking our order just kind of looked at me and said are you sure? So now I'm thinking to myself yes yes of course I'm sure I've had pancakes before, some places I go to I get a whole stack of them, I'm thinking I can handle one and I'll use it as like a dessert item. He says okay, smiles, and they prepare our food. Everything tasted wonderful. The hash was excellent, at least I think it was I mean I've never had it before but no complaints. The only surprise I had was the pancake. It was on its own dinner plate. This thing was freaking huge. We could have easily shared one and maybe had leftovers as we also both ordered breakfast in addition to these two monster pancakes. Now please understand I was in no way upset. While it is true my wife could have warned me about the size, and he could have said something as well, it was okay. I still finished everything and most of my pancake. Over all the service was great, like I said this guy was cooking for the whole restaurant and he's still found the time to check on us and made sure our coffee was full. I will definitely go back next time I'm in the area however it might be a little while because I live a couple hours away. The only thing I wish I had done that I forgot, when you order toast with your breakfast, the bread is homemade and they sell it by the loaf. White, wheat, rye, they have all of it. I meant to buy a loaf and I forgot. I look at it now though it's just an excuse to go back, and of course to grab another one of those pancakes... The only other thing that I could mention is that the place is a little smaller than I had expected. Everything was nice and clean so that's a bonus however for the business they're doing, and the number of people waiting to get a table, they could use a larger dining room.

Service was great, waitress was friendly and had a sense of humor. Omelet came out quickly, a bit…read moretoo salty, but had good flavor and an adequate amount of cheese. Overall, it was a great local diner that I was so very happy to stop in at. If ever in the Oswego area, this should be your go to breakfast spot. Oh yea, cash only.