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November 2023 by Lindze Pauline
My martini was spot on the bartender even offered to give me blue cheese olives!! Our server was phenomenal! The food was authentic Italian which is hard to come by on this area. Dessert was divine. The owner Emily was so gracious and lovely to talk to. She even offered to give us a ride home if our Uber didn't show!! Will absolutley be coming back!
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November 2023 by Karilynn Cervini
Wonderful food and service! We had a great experience and had a large party of 6. Will definitely be dining again at the Mandana Inn!
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October 2023 by jimmy spinelli
Terrible service, very slow, okay dinner, lamb was cooked correctly, skip the chocolate lava cake. Tasted like prepackaged cake with Hershey syrup on top for the lava.
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September 2023 by Patricia Forken
Had a great meal with our friends tonight at the Mandana Inn. Great food, service, and atmosphere! Our night was topped off with a lovely conversation with Emily, the owner. We’ll definitely be back!
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September 2023 by Hadley Narins
We’ve loved this restaurant in the past. However, we had a very unpleasant experience recently. We made a reservation, and when we arrived we found there was a big wedding party happening at the same time. No big deal, I expected slightly slow service. However, it was more than slow- it took 30 minutes to get drinks and over an hour for my small kids to get their simple entrees. Tables seated after us were served well before us (to be clear, we didn’t hem and haw over the menu; we ordered right away when our server finally came by). One of our kids didn’t get his meal and had to wait another 30 minutes for pasta and a meatball. We asked to speak to the manager who told us they were very busy, what did we want them to to about it. They then dropped a full check. My husband expressed that this was really wrong (he’s worked in restaurants for 20 years) and the owner responded that she was adding 20% gratuity, and if we had a problem with that our business wasn’t welcome. We were flabbergasted at being treated so rudely and obviously will not be returning.
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August 2023 by Alex Porter
This inn has been in existence since 1835 and sits just off the lake on the west side, 5 minutes outside of the village of Skaneateles. Consistently delicious food, and lovely service (we sat at the bar). The portions were large, food was very well prepared. The Chicken Parm was put into contention for "best ever" The wedge salad is half a wedge! be prepared for leftovers, which will make an awesome lunch. Italian/American in style. Good wine list.
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August 2023 by IM WALT
First visit last week and we will be back. Went with our besties and we all loved it. Seating area was a little dark but that's ok. There was a party going on and things moved a little slow but that's ok because we had catching up to do. Started with fried green tomatoes and meatballs, both were delicious. I had the baked scrod which was also great. The stars of the evening were the desserts. Piled high with whipped cream and tasty. Very reasonably priced meal as well.
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August 2023 by Laura Smith
We’ll get to the underwhelming food, but to start, drinks took 30 minutes to come, appetizers took another 45 and by the time the entrees came, our babysitters were already at overtime… When we raised this with the owner Emily, she came out of the kitchen screaming at me as if we made unreasonable demands on the staff by inquiring about whether our food was ever coming.When I approached the bar, I heard Emily screaming at her staff so I knew not to take her aggression personally. Based on other reviews, this is clearly a theme. Her bizarre attempt at making it right was by comping 1 of our 3 bottles of wine on our $500 bill.The food was not awful but left a lot to be desired. They didn’t have green beans so gave asparagus instead (even though I said I didn’t want asparagus). They served a warm salmon with a cold cous-could salad that might as well have been from Top’s supermarket deli. Really underwhelming. The bread and butter were memorably good, though!Our server was so sweet that I feel badly that he’s having to work for such a dysfunctional restaurant. I hope the restaurant survives for the sake of the community and kind staff members.Emily clearly needs some help with how to operate a kitchen on a busy night. She could also benefit from some training on how to be more hospitable if she wants to run a restaurant.Until then, unfortunately this seems to be the norm and we will be eating elsewhere. Read the other reviews.
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July 2023 by Greg Cole
Great food, great service. Ample parking.
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June 2023 by David Andrews
I have been enjoying the Mandana Inn since I was a young boy. There have been changes, but this is still the place to go for a special occasion. Good food, good people, and great experiences. I can't wait to put the next trip to Mandana.Wheelchair accessibility: There is a ramp for wheelchair accessibility.
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June 2023 by Steve Jobson
Poor service, excessive lapses between ordering and getting drinks, appetizers, entrees. One of their specials was unavailable an hour after opening. Scallops were undercooked, drinks were weak. Won't be going back.
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June 2023 by Arthur Schnabel
Food was ok but had to wait almost 90 minutes for our appetizers.
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February 2023 by adkbuck
I had a baked sole with lobster stuffing and my wife had the shimp and scallops over pasta. They were both great! The wait staff was great. Don't understand the negative comments.
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January 2023 by Joeywod
This place does not even deserve to be called a Restaurant. The service is horrible. The food is average. The Owner (Emily) has no personality. She is very unprofessional & does not know how to speak to customers. If you have any issues while you are there she threatens to call the Police all the time. This woman could not manage a Lemonade Stand !!! Please if you are looking for somewhere to go to be abused this is your place !!!
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October 2022 by Jamie Erickson
The most delicious food! The clam chowder was better than Maine's, the mashed potatoes, salmon, linguine and clam sauce, all spectacular and full of flavor! The atmosphere was wonderful and service great and kind! We will make this our new location for a nice evening out!
