Richie A

We are visiting the Finger Lakes area for a few days and this restaurant was recommended by a Finger Lakes Facebook group. I also based my choice on the reviews in here. We walked in at 7 PM and were immediately greeted and seated right away. Kelley came by the table and introduced herself as our server. We both started out with wine, I had a red blend and my partner had Chardonnay. I didn’t order an appetizer, but my partner ordered a Caesar salad and it was very good. I tried it, and I liked that it was more of a chopped Caesar salad. The rolls with the honey butter were excellent. I ordered the filet mignon, medium rare with mashed red skin potatoes and asparagus. My partner had the seafood mixed broil with coleslaw, mashed potatoes, and asparagus. It was a big portion and he ended up bringing about half of back to our Airbnb. Both meals were excellent. We decided to pass on dessert and enjoyed some of the cookies we bought at a farmers market nearby. The space was very nice and looked fairly new to us and it was well taken care of. We asked Kelley when the restaurant opened and she said in 2011. This restaurant is a nice choice if you’re in the area.

+2

Brina Butchko

My husband and I went for dinner on Sunday. He really enjoyed the seafood chowder. All the food was lovely and tasty. I ordered twin lobster tails and he had a strip steak. The restaurant and restroom was clean. Nice atmosphere. The dinner rolls we sooo delicious crusty and crunchy on the outside and soft and warm in the middle. The calamari was good. Visited again over the weekend and really enjoyed the turkey stuffing balls. The pork with pumpkin ravioli was delicious!

+2

N N

This place is a real find. Normally, we wouldn't drive more than an hour for a great meal, but this restaurant is certainly worth a drive of 1 hour and 20 minutes from Syracuse. For an appetizer, I chose the French onion soup. When available, I often order this at restaurants and I make a very good version of it at home following an Alton Brown recipe. This restaurant serves a French onion soup as good as the best I've had anywhere. The broth was very dark and flavorful, appropriately salty, and the cheese was stringy and tasty. My meal was off to an excellent start. From the pub menu I ordered a lobster roll with french fries and coleslaw. The lobster roll was served with warm melted butter as is the custom in Connecticut, as opposed to the cold mayonnaise-based lobster salad served in Maine. Very tender and delicious claw meat was used and the roll was toasted and pillowy. Definitely a step up from the normal New England-style hot dog roll. Keeping with their attention to detail, the French fries were crispy and hot, and the coleslaw, made with purple cabbage, was not served just to add color to the plate, but to be eaten and enjoyed. An absolutely delicious meal, and the service was excellent. We'll be back. I would note that the name of the restaurant "Nolan's on Canandaigua Lake" is a bit misleading. The original location of the restaurant may have been on the lake, but at its current location you can only see the lake in the distance through gaps between other buildings from several windows on their porch. So, come here for the excellent food rather than the view. UPDATE-1: On our second visit, we both ordered, and very much enjoyed, the lobster roll. As appetizers my wife tried the meatballs in marinara sauce with ricotta cheese and I ordered a cup of sausage gumbo soup. Both were delicious. Here's hoping the owners will decide to open a second location in Syracuse, New York.

+4

Richard Krusemark

The place is pretty good size with lots of tables. I would recommend reservations. The steak was slightly overdone, but tasted good. The potatoes are very lumpy. Flavor was ok. The surf n turf was good. The steak was very tender and scallops cooked just right. The lobster roll was tasty and the fries were very crispy. The salmon rolls were interesting and tasted very good. The French onion soup was really good and flavorful. The peanut butter pie and carrots cake were just ok. The flavor was weak. The cheese cake has decent flavor, the consistency is fairly dense. The staff was very friendly and attentive. The place is clean. The big negative for this place is limited parking. The place is quite pricey but overall worth the price.

+7

Prasath Selvarajah

5+ stars for service. Amazing staff! Went on a busy Friday evening for dinner with kids. Lobster pasta was delicious!! Steak was medium well inside as requested but was overcooked on outside. Calamari undercooked inside was a bit tough to chew so didn't have much. Dining experience with the fantastic staff is just perfect for family so would absolutely recommend!

+6

Trent Adams

09/2021: Food was good, service was great. Our server Amanda was very nice, helpful, and joyful to talk to. It was nice that they squeezed us in late in the evening. Great atmosphere. 06/2022 Update: Service and food are consistently great. During lunch the buffalo chicken wrap is delicious. For dinner the calamari is good as always, the lobster roll is even better, and who doesn’t love a good burger. Finishing dinner off with carrot cake that is to die for is the perfect way to do it. 10/10.

+2

Cathy H

Food was fantastic. Got fish & chips Prime rib sandwich and bruschetta. All very delicious. Service was amazing. Thank you Dawn for a great dining experience.

Steve Hitchcock

So had a planned night out with the wife. Stopping at several places in one night. Nolans was suggested for their food even one of the earlier spots employee mentioned their great bacon wrap scallops, and chicken @ shrimp Alfredo. It took us over two hours from sit to check out. 20 mins before the waitress stopped to get our drink order. Another 20 to get drinks that were loaded with alcohol undrinkable had to send them back. Took a while to get our apps and even the bread for the table. We had to ask if there were any special after hearing from another sever tell a table that sat after us what they were. The food eventually came up and was great. Because it took so long we had to alter our other stops as a lot of places closed at 9 and 10. Also, it was on a Wednesday night so it was not a typical night for an expected long dinner time or wait times.

Mia Meyers

We had a large party, we called a month prior for reservations. Which they wanted a deposit for, took our credit card number over the phone, I find that odd! When we arrived our party had dropped to 6, not 8. The prices of steak, the cowboy is $64, the meat was not a good cut! Not worth the price! My daughter got the seafood broil, she couldn’t even eat the fish, no seasoning on it whatsoever. We did not complain due to the fact it was busy, and we had already had special salads missing from our order. At that point, we just wanted to leave. And will not be returning. Overpriced, felt rushed, annoyed that we were asked at least six times how’s everything going and then a gentleman came to remove our plates and wanted to take my plate that was still full.

Debra Smith

We took our Grandson to Breakfast with Santa,and it was a big disappointment from start to finish. It was like any buffet breakfast. Most of the staff did dress with a holidaytheme. However,there were no decorations on the tables. One skinny Christmas tree next to the bar. Santa sat out in the lobby. He never came into the room where the kids were eating. When we went out into the lobby to see Santa, men were sitting on Santa's lap joking around. It just wasn't the time or place. Our Grandson was intimidated by their fooling around,and didn't go see Santa. This experience could have been so much better!! Last year we went to the Spring side Inn in Auburn. Santa was in the room handing out candy canes to the kids. They had a buffet, plus a pastry table and a make your own sundae bar. Festive decorations abounded. Kids had FUN!