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    Vona's Restaurant

    3.4 (53 reviews)

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    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Cavatelli and meatballs were my choice

    Fabulous food, very fresh, large portions, awesome service, Stephanie was our waitress, went above and beyond to make us something not on menu, nice quiet old fashioned atmosphere, lots of old time regulars, very clean. Will be back.

    Orla M.

    Located in the town of Oswego, you're either going to Canale's or Vona's; well everyone wanted Vona's so who am I to argue. It was a perfect time of year to visit since they had all their Christmas decorations out and a beautiful tree. It was a cold November night but the conversations were going as a few townies stopped by our table to chat (the locals love this place). We all browsed the expansive menu and finally made our decisions. I decided to go with the french onion soup; a steaming crock of tender onions in rich broth, topped with homemade croutons and melted mozzarella cheese ($5.99). Why not pile on the carbs anyway since it's Italian restaurant, so I went ahead and ordered the ravioli-pasta pillows filled with ricotta cheese and topped with Vona's sauce ($13.99). As a little pre-starter we were given complimentary garlic cheese bread, which was so much better than the typical bread and butter given at restaurants. It was nicely warmed, a little greasy but very tasty. For a small town Italian restaurant, you couldn't ask for much better. and it certainly works for the locals. The food may not be plated fancy or come adorned with fancy napkins but the quality of the food is the selling point here. You'll be fine in jeans and a t-shirt or even in sweatpants. Even though it's not a fancy place, you'll still get a good meal. So come in your comfy clothes and don't forget to leave room for dessert.

    A $15 portion. -quite small (that's a salad fork)

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    We order there as a weekly staple! Love the Italian wedding Soup! Garlic pizza! And they have gluten free pasta too

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    The Chicken Parmesan was out of this world along with the service. Very reasonable prices as well.

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    Great food great price, I go on a date there every year with my wife, while on vacation. Would not miss it!!

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    We chose Bistro 197 to celebrate my husband's birthday. The mushroom parmigiana was a magnificent…read moresurprise. The beer battered fish yummy, NOT greasy and the batter did not suffocate the fish like many do. Unfortunately they ran out of French fries the side with the fish ( they hand cut them) we were disappointed but settled on the mashed potatoes. Let me just say I'll order the mashed potatoes all night long. They were fantastic!!! The service (Chrissy) was attentive and very accommodating without a hint of frustration. The atmosphere was so nice. While the place was busy we felt like we were having a private party. We will absolutely come again. Thank 197

    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.

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    What to say about Red Sun that hasn't already been said- the restaurant is one of, if not, the best…read morethat Oswego has to offer. Fresh ingredients, delightful flavors, a curated menu and freshly made deserts! We have frequented this restaurant each time we are in town and truly. It never disappoints. From the appetizers to the main courses to the cocktails- Red Sun delivers. On our most recent outing I had the Pig and Swig pizza- fire roasted with pork sausage, broccoli, red onions, red pepper and mozzarella this was absolutely delicious! We shared the fire roasted wings too which were amazing! I had a cocktail- which sadly I cannot remember the name of but I do know that it has my favorite gin- Empress. Red Sun is one of the very few restaurants in Oswego to carry this delightful brand- and it makes me super happy! Laurie the owner, has been in business for quite a while in Oswego and also owns the delightful Port City Cafe right next door as well as the new and exciting Lorbird in Fulton- another amazing experience. We were so fortunate to meet and spend time chatting with her and let me say- this lady knows her stuff. Most inspiring is that she knows her customers and their tastes and she knows how to be successful! Red Sun is an absolute must when visiting Oswego- you won't be disappointed! It's an elevated experience that I truly hope will inspire other establishments to rise to!

    I have been going to the Red Sun religiously since it opened. I have seldom had a good meal. The…read morevast majority of there dishes are GREAT. The ambiance is eclectic and very warm. With all of that going for it, the main reason it gets 5 stars is the waitstaff. They are professional but also warm and friendly. They treat everyone kindly like family. Most of the people working there have been around for many years. That means they love their job and do it very well. Larry H

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    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.

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    3.0(58 reviews)
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    This restaurant remains tried and true. The menu isn't very fancy. But they don't try to be…read moreanything they're not. Grab a drink, share an app, sit on the water and watch the sun set. You'll leave full and will probably be back at some point. And GS Steamers will still be here for you.

    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.

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