Randy Noel Ross

June 24th, 6:10pm. "4 Sam was our waitress in the dining room. Amazing service & friendly. Never felt rushed. We had the Rugged Ruben & the Caveman's Club. The onion ring & fries are light & the best. I've never had a club sandwich so full of meat & as much flavor. The best!! I could not eat it all & had 1/4 for lunch 2 days later & tasted great. Would recommend The Retreat for sure...

Katelyn Gelormino

The place was very nice and the dining area outside was light up very nicely during the summer evening. My server was quick to take my order even though it seemed to be very busy. My food came out in good timing and hot. My favorite there is always the onion soup. Their sweet potato fries have a great crunch with a soft inner tenderness, which I love. The bar area outside servers and attendees were very nice with smiles and made me feel welcome. I definitely recommend this place for a good meal and if you want to meet new friends or ones you already have.

Dezi Dez

Great place for lunch and business meeting. Quick service, good food, very attentive staff. The menu has really good options with affordable prices. You'd think this place was expensive at first glance. I'll definitely visit again.

+10

Debbie Graham

This is not your ordinary copycat menu. This place clearly has an expertly trained chef. The food was fantastic AND affordable. Our server, Taylor, seemed a little hurried at first, but quickly became one of the best we have ever had. She guided us into exquisite dishes. I had the crab coated grouper, better than most I've had in Florida, and my husband had the chicken francais with a side of the best French onion soup ever. Everything was great! Thanks Taylor and the chef and staff at Retreat for a marvelous experience. We own a restaurant, so we have high expectations.

+6

Love going there in the summer and when the emu have entertainment. Different food - interesting- and not boring. Great atmosphere.

Love going there in the summer and when the emu have entertainment. Different food - interesting- and not boring. Great atmosphere.

Love going there in the summer and when the emu have entertainment. Different food - interesting- and not boring. Great atmosphere.

Have been to The Retreat many times over the years. In the summer, it has the outside patio and bar with lively music. Inside there are three main dining rooms and a central bar, some high-walled boo…

Have been to The Retreat many times over the years. In the summer, it has the outside patio and bar with lively music. Inside there are three main dining rooms and a central bar, some high-walled b…

The retreat is a great place to dine in and have a few drinks amongst friends or family. The ambiance is wonderful and the staff are great ! They are professional and friendly. I would definitely r…

The retreat is a great place to dine in and have a few drinks amongst friends or family. The ambiance is wonderful and the staff are great ! They are professional and friendly. I would definitely r…

The retreat is a great place to dine in and have a few drinks amongst friends or family. The ambiance is wonderful and the staff are great ! They are professional and friendly. I would definitely r…

Please stop charging extra for fries. Also add boom boom boneless wings to the menu full time! :)\n\nSuch a great time every visit!

I really enjoy going to the Retreat. Chef Tod comes on at 5pm he is an excellent Chef. I usually get an appetizer called the Stinger Melt Mmm. Then I like a crock of onion soup. The Chicken Riggi…

Amazing staff and terrific food! beer is REALLY good also! Had a great server who was from Tennessee.

We had another great meal at the Retreat tonight. Fun atmosphere on the deck. It was warm enough to enjoy without being hot. Super soup and one of the best side salads. I recommend the balsamic dre…

Delicious shrimp Cobb salad ! My friend ordered philly steak sandwich also delicious! Sat outdoors would recommend getting reservations or arriving early on a nice day. Service great despite the cr…

This was just such a great surprise! We were with my brother and sister in law and my brother recommended it for lunch. Our server and bar tender, Jacqui, was amazing. Very friendly and the servic…

This was just such a great surprise! We were with my brother and sister in law and my brother recommended it for lunch. Our server and bar tender, Jacqui, was amazing. Very friendly and the service w…

Food and service were wonderful. Two of us had the spinach scallop stuffed haddock and it was out of this world. Can't wait to come back again

Food and service were wonderful. Two of us had the spinach scallop stuffed haddock and it was out of this world. Can't wait to come back again

food and service were wonderful. Two of us had the spinach scallop stuffed haddock and it was out of this world. Can't wait to come back again

I visit the Retreat every time that I stay in Liverpool. They have a vast array of choices and they all are very good whether it’s seafood, steaks, pastas of chicken. Terrific soups and salads…

Scallop and spinach stuffed haddock was excellent. Chicken quesadillas were also excellent and artisanally prepared. Outdoor seating, live music, and all and all an enjoyable evening

Scallop and spinach stuffed haddock was excellent. Chicken quesadillas were also excellent and artisanally prepared. outdoor seating, live music, and all and all an enjoyable evening

My daughter and I were in Syracuse for the weekend. The “Retreat” was recommended by the hotel clerk. GREAT food, GREAT service and GREAT atmosphere. My daughter had prime rib and I had a steak…

Top Liverpool Restaurant for whatever meal brunch, lunch, dinner or just drinks and a snack. Never had bad food or experience. Great staff.

The drinks were well-made, with their signature cocktails standing out for their creativity and flavor. I had the mojito, and it was refreshing, with just the right balance of mint and lime. The atmosphere was lively, with a casual vibe that made it a great spot to hang out with friends. The service was friendly, though a little slow at times. The food was decent, but nothing extraordinary.

Toni Vadala

My food experience was great!! I had seafood Neptune no mushrooms (can't tolerate them) I also had French onion soup. Awesome. Although, I have to admit, my food didn't look pleasant, to the eyes because all you could see was sauce, but oh that sauce!!! It was heaven 11.14.25 date night with hubby. I ordered prime rib. Very very nice cut. But, there was a lot of unrendered fat. Yes, I know to expect fat on prime rib. Also, I will remember NOT to agree to a booth. I felt like I was being pushed forward. It was weird. Added salt to the French onion soup until we got our bread then I buttered it and began dunking so that helped. I was very surprised that I did not get horseradish with my prime rib? My hubby got 🍤 cocktail and it had so much horseradish I know it was not something unavailable. Had I realized I was not getting any, I would've saved what I took from hubby. Instead I put extra cocktail sauce from hubby's shrimp cocktail, on top of my salmon cake (lemon also) along with the dill sauce which truly amplified the dish. Oh, and With every bite, I had spinach leaves as well with every bite. The server was fine but didn't listen very well. And was not very attentive.

+20

Linda Carter

Food was good, prices were average. Atmosphere was pleasant on outside patio. Waiter could have been more attentive, checked back once but never offered to refill our drinks.

Millie Kwan

The Retreat is a local bar and restaurant that has been a fixture in Syracuse. My mother always gets the fish and chips, but there are many other worthy items on the menu. The sandwiches here are good and loaded. Very tasty and the fries are very crispy. Definitely a good place to grab a meal especially lunch. Good beer selection also. Always enjoy a stop at The Retreat.

+9

Michael LaBarbera

Most recent experiences have been very positive! Staff is friendly, they do their best to accommodate when it's busy and no apparent competency issues as experienced in the past. The food is either getting better or I'm just picking newer and better menu items. Still really enjoy the outside area and I love the updates to it! Now rain or shine with the new cover you can eat outside. Family friendly, relaxed experience and with continued positive experiences maybe this will go 5 stars!

Ted Tucker

Awesome place to stop and have a few drinks and food especially on the patio. Service can be hit or miss especially when it is super busy. Be understanding and be nice to your server. They are trying their best with the current circumstances.

+5

One improvement: when I phoned on a Tuesday evening at 5:30 and asked if a party of 5 adults and 2 children needed a reservation, the employee who answered the phone said No. When we arrived at The…

I wish I could like this place as much as I once did. Until last year, it was bands nearly every night. Before the pandemic, it was Happy Hour finger food M-F for those of us who don't care for a b…

I wish I could like this place as much as I once did. Until last year, it was bands nearly every night. Before the pandemic, it was happy hour finger food M-F for those of us who don't care for a b…

Seating not available so we ate in the bar. The bar server waited on us and brought us our food even though you were supposed to order at the bar yourself and pick up. She was very cordial and at…

N N

The Retreat has indoor and outdoor bars and dining areas. We chose outdoor dining because covid was still surging in upstate New York. Dinners come with a choice of salad or soup. The salad, with thousand Island dressing, was excellent after removing the tasteless, lye-cured black olive slices. The seafood chowder was also excellent getting our meals off to a good start. I ordered sauerbraten because I had read in a review that the restaurant was known for this classic German dish. The dinner with sides was so large that it had to be served on two separate dinner plates. The sauerbraten and egg noodles with gravy on one, and the red cabbage, applesauce, 2 potato pancakes, and a side of sour cream on the second. Unfortunately, it did not live up to the sauerbraten I had had on a number of occasions at Danzers German Restaurant on Ainsley Drive. The meat was not cooked long and slow to tenderize it and the sweet/sour sauce was too sweet with too little contrasting red wine vinegar. On the other hand, the potato pancakes and red cabbage were excellent, and the noodles were briefly fried to make them crispy on the edges. A very nice touch. My wife had much better luck with the turkey dinner with mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, squash and gravy. (also served on two plates), with enough leftovers for a full second meal at home. UPDATE-1: On our return visit, the weather dictated that we eat indoors. We were seated at a very comfortable booth in one of the smaller dining rooms. As with our first visit, the meal had its ups and downs. I was very happy with my Reuben sandwich even though the presentation was different than that described on the menu. It was supposed to be open-faced because it was said to be so big that you had to eat it with a knife and fork. In reality it was served as a normal sandwich but the ingredients were tasty and the marble rye was perfectly toasted. When I ordered, I declined the accompanying fries but asked instead for a small side salad. I thought there might be an upcharge for the salad, but instead they charged its full price while omitting the fries. No problem, the price was reasonable anyhow. I ordered a slice of raspberry pie for dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. The pie was totally forgettable. It might very well have been purchased frozen in a grocery store. My wife had a problem with her turkey special. If you look at the picture from last year they served the gravy on the side. This year they ladled large amounts of it all over the mashed potatoes, dressing, and turkey, reaching a depth of a half an inch in the middle of the plate. We decided to box it and take it home so we could rinse the turkey for use in turkey sandwiches. The turkey, by the way, was excellent hand carved from a turkey breast and not from a turkey roll as is the practice at some restaurants. Balancing things out, my wife had much better luck with with her dessert than I had. She ordered a lemon blueberry mascarpone cake. It was delicious.

+6

Out waitress was asked by my mother if the spaghetti was thin or regular and was told regular. When the meal came out the pasta was clearly linguine... I'm shocked the waitress did not know this. The…

Out waitress was asked by my mother if the spaghetti was thin or regular and was told regular. When the meal came out the pasta was clearly linguine... I'm shocked the waitress did not know this. T…

Out waitress was asked by my mother if the spaghetti was thin or regular and was told regular. When the meal came out the pasta was clearly linguine... I'm shocked the waitress did not know this.…

The layout is very confusing. There are two doors, two wait-list stations, and they each seemed to have different wait times. I'm not sure why they differed but the left side said 20 min, and the…

Had a Philadelphia cheese steak. It was good! The onion soup was on point. Service was good , server was quick and courteous. All in all a good experience

Stopped in to grab a drink on a Friday night with some out of town friends. The server was really rude and from the beginning started to give us an attitude. We just ordered 1 drinks each and left.…

The Retreat has always been one of my favorite restaurants in Syracuse. I’ve been going there since i was a kid. service was slow. Drinks and meals were mixed up or forgotten and general attitude o…

The Retreat has always been one of my favorite restaurants in Syracuse. I’ve been going there since i was a kid. Service was slow. drinks and meals were mixed up or forgotten and general attitude o…

The Retreat has always been one of my favorite restaurants in Syracuse. I’ve been going there since i was a kid. Service was slow. Drinks and meals were mixed up or forgotten and general attitude of …

Jim Olin

The food is great, but if you have a child that requires a high chair, plan on a long wait, even if they have tables available. In my opinion, they make the wait so long that you won't want to stay and they don't have to deal with young kids.

Lexa Newman

Several years ago, we came to The Retreat and had a great time. It was in the middle of the dinner rush, it was hopping, the service was great, and based on that experience, we came back tonight. Saturday night, 7:45 and they had closed off two thirds of the restaurant's tables despite there being several people eating at some of the tables - the only place open for service was the "seat-yourself" bar, which was mobbed, loud, and had no available tables despite advertising being open until midnight, with the kitchen open until 11 pm on Saturday nights. I think you shouldn't advertise as a restaurant if you're only going to be a bar on Saturday nights after 7:30 pm! There was no way for me to get another shot at this place tonight. My recommendation? Go when it's busy.

To start one waitress trying to take care of 6 tables on the bar side on a busy Saturday night does not work. It took at least 10 minutes for the waitress to stop at our table just to take drink …

We stopped in sit down to eat they were semi busy. I had 5 waitresses walk by me as I was waiting nobody paid attention to me until I stepped forward ahead of the sign. Then I was talked to waitres…

Customer service is not great. I called at about 330 on a Saturday to see what the wait was for a part of 6 and was told, much to my surprise, that there was no wait and they could seat us, but…

We made reservations as this is one of our favorite restaurants; well it used to be . We waited 20 minutes from the time we were seated until the waitress came over to offer us water. I understand …

Came in after shopping and was told 1/2 hour to 45 minute wait…. Told us after an hour we wouldn’t be able to get a table for dinner… really? Got us for 3 rounds at the bar before we were told no d…

Came in after shopping and was told 1/2 hour to 45 minute wait…. Told us after an hour we wouldn’t be able to get a table for dinner… really? Got us for 3 rounds at the bar before we were told no din…

Smalls L

To be completely honest I'll eat here cause of the outside atmosphere. The service was garbage. We wanted an outside table the said there was none n seated us near the door to the outside were everyone goes in and out mind u I have 3 kids n one of them is in highchair. Nobody got us the high chair we got it ourselves and they were stuck together finally we are all seated and they said a table opened up outside but if it rains you'll get wet. So we took the outside table anyway. The waiter looks at us n says ok grab everything n ill meet u out there. So with our hands full of kids we had to get our drinks, silverware and napkins n the high chair all our selfs n carry it to the table. Yeah not fun. We got our food it looked very pretty but in reality it was nothing special pretty bland to us. Honestly eating there was a disaster. Shocked on how poor the service was and like I said food looked great for pics but wasn't worth the money we payed for it.

+3