Finger Lakes House — Restaurant in City of Elmira

We’ve eaten here many, many times. We’ve never had a bad experience, but our times eating out on the deck have been memorable and wonderful! The view is gorgeous, and the breeze off the river makes it comfortable even on a hot summer day. The deck is designed perfectly to provide shade where you’re eating, but give you a great view at the same time.

The drinks are exceptional. My husband enjoys beer, and there are so many great choices. I enjoy cider and wine, and there are plenty of options for me as well. I especially appreciate that I’m able to try new ciders I haven’t even heard of, and I have found several new favorites by doing that here.

The food is excellent, and our favorite Items are the street corn dip, the pretzel, and the flatbreads. I don’t think you can go wrong with any of the flatbreads, but my eight year-old daughter prefers the chicken bacon ranch, and our whole family enjoys the everything one!

We can’t recommend this place enough! Recently, I wanted to order something to go, and I couldn’t find the menu online anywhere. It turned out, upon speaking with the staff when I arrived, that their website was hacked by someone who was upset that the owners are not originally from our town. That’s awful, so I wanted to provide a menu for people who are searching for it. Someone suggested I should write a review here so that people could find it. I took photos of the menu that they handed me in the restaurant, not realizing that no prices were listed. I don’t know if I got a rogue menu or if they don’t normally put the prices, so all I can do is suggest that you contact them to find out how much something costs if you need to know that before you go to the restaurant. I do hope that the lack of prices doesn’t turn anyone off from going here: it’s definitely...

This is the most charming neighborhood tavern . The food is terrific and there is a wide variety of beer and wine. The interior is warm and welcoming and the view overlooking the Chemung River is beautiful, particularly at sunset. Heaters and a propane fireplace make it cozy even when it gets chilly. We have been here several times and it is consistently good. The staff is always attentive. Chef Glenn made grilled chicken wings. The grilling gave the wings a nice flavor and we choose traditional buffalo sauce. The blue cheese dressing was delicious with tons of blue cheese chunks. YUM. The spinach artichoke dip is also delicious. Wish there was more of it. The PRETZEL is enormous! Crisp outside and fluffy inside with a generous sprinkle of salt. The pretzel comes with a nice mustard sauce, a cheese sauce and nutella. 3 of us shared this pretzel it is that big! And the best for last..... PICKLE PIZZA! It is actually Glenns Pickle flatbread. dont knock it until you've tried it! Of course you need to like dill pickles! Dont miss the little gem if you are in the...

Delightful craft beer-centered pub on the west side of Elmira. Not noticing the parking lot, I still found street parking no problem and walked into what looks like a hotel or a multifamily residence, right on the Mighty Chemung River.

As it was rather early on a Friday afternoon, I noticed few others there for the beer. Something on the order of 30 taps, with way more focus on cider, fruit beers, and sours than I prefer, but still plenty of New York beer on offer, and quite inexpensive as well. The bartender was chatty and gave a little history lesson as I enjoyed a Wagner Valley black lager and Hothouse porter and wandered onto the back deck for pretty views of Clinton Island in the river. So very pleased to find this...