Mariner’s Landing

I’ve been wanting to try Mariner’s Landing for awhile now. The location is great. It’s right by Olcott Beach. They have outdoor seating in the warmer months.
The restaurant interior has a very distinctive vibe, occupying a comfortable space between casual and upscale. They still had lights and a lovely Christmas tree up. The walls are lined with ship models and other nautical accents, and there’s a couple of fish tanks, one in a wall enclave with netting and shells, but the ambiance never devolves into kitsch.
Our server Desiree was excellent.
The food ranged from good to great. My husband’s ribeye was cooked medium rare as requested but the seasoning was bland. My fried seafood platter was excellent. The batter was light, crispy and golden, and nothing was overcooked or rubbery. I just wish they had a half portion because it’s too much food for one person. The children’s menu has a large variety of options. The chocolate cake for dessert was amazing and artfully presented.
They do have some local wines, all from Schultz. The menu only shows bottle prices, which were not much higher than what you’d pay in retail. at least for local wines, but I was able to order by the glass.
Overall, a great dining experience.

Had a fab lunch with wonderful service and food. Lamb stew some best ever had and owner gave hint of the chicken/​beef base with sherry that really made the stew. The fresh herb bread is melt in mouth yummy. Needless to say this is a return eatery for me

Decent local business, I’ve eaten there many times. I recommend one of their soups (French onion is my personal fave) or one of their steaks. It can get busy sometimes but it’s a cute place to go when you want a nice dinner near the lake!

The view from the upstairs balcony is really great!
I ordered fried zucchini. The zucchini was alright, but it’s pretty hard to mess up fried food. According to my companions, the wings were decent as well.
The french onion soup tasted like water. There was no salt in it at all. It tasted like nothing. The baked stuffed clams were awful. It tasted like they mixed salsa, breadcrumbs, chopped clams together and called it a day. Just no.
They serve orange slices with EVERYTHING. I think the point is to make sure we don’t get scurvy, but this is Lake Ontario, not the Atlantic Ocean. Calm down and stop wasting oranges. Actually, maybe the oranges are a smart choice since I’d rather eat a plain orange than that french onion soup again.
The service was also kind of slow even though they were not busy.
I’d come back to sit on the patio for drinks and oranges, but I’m not bothering with their food again.

We sat on the upper deck and had dinner — a beautiful evening. Elizabeth was our waitress she did an excellent job. She asked if we wanted to know the specials before she went to get our drinks — very smart — we were then able to order when the drinks came. We were seated, had our drinks, ordered within 10 min. The food was very good with generous portions. Be aware there are 16 steps that not only you have to climb but the wait and bus staff come up and down with serving trays balancing drinks and food. The Draught beer was cold, the clam chowder good, as was the ravioli in red sauce and BBQ chicken. Definitely give them a try.

I feel bad that I have not reviewed this place in the past as I have frequented the place a few times… Let me start by saying the bar is awesome they have cold draft beer and a ton of different spirits. The food is always very good especially the Friday night fish fry at a very good price. If you can get here in the summer the upper deck outdoor patio is a must great views with great food.

Just waited an hour and only got a drink while everyone else in the place got their food. A waitress finally asked if we wanted menus because no one had written up our order. We left.

My wife and I had dinner here last night. The service was spectacular. And the meals were out of this world. I had to seafood Alfredo which was probably the best that I’ve had anywhere. My wife had to broiled scallops. All of the seafood items were extremely fresh and very tasty. We sat inside and it was very clean and the ambience was very nice. All in all it was a very pleasant experience and well worth a trip there. The menu is wide and varied with everything from a fish fry to steaks And sandwiches

Who knows how the food is??? I don’t… It looked good on people’s tables but I wouldn’t know because our server was nowhere to be found. We elected to take in the beautiful views on the second floor outdoor patio. 10 minutes go by… Someone comes by with water for us. I asked them to send the server over as I had my 6 year who has already patiently waited 10 minutes without any restaurant provided crayons or paper. Another 5 minutes go by… I ask a server that was serving another table if we could order as by this time we’ve already been waiting 15 minutes without even a drink order taken. The server said sorry they can’t take our order but will send our server over ASAP. Another 5 minutes go by… We left. No one even acknowledged us on the way out. 20 minutes and we couldn’t even get a drink order in??? Here’s the kicker the place was empty. The entire restaurant had 7 tables sat. I will never try this place again. Absolutely no reason why in any restaurant you should ever wait 20 minutes and not even be able to get a drink order taken by a server.

We live quite close to Mariner’s Landing & I have to say it’s one of our faves! The food is always excellent, great prices too. While we only make it there sporadically we almost always get the same waitress who recognizes us & greets us warmly. The wait is always minimal & there is a nice bar you can wait at. During the warm weather you can dine on the upstairs patio. Unfortunately the service isn’t always the best up there but I blame that mostly to the fact that the poor servers have to schlep everything up & down those stairs lol. The view makes it worth it either way. This is a nice non-​chain seafood restaurant. The only thing I could say has room for improvement is the desserts. But either way we rarely have room for dessert after a delicious appettizer, soup & dinner. My recommendations– new england clam chowder, coconut shrimp but especially the seafood alfredo!