The Frog Pond on Park — Restaurant in City of Rochester

Maybe I just don't understand Park Avenue culture, but spending 20 minutes on a crowded sidewalk while I was seeing an empty table doesn't instill a lot of confidence in my first (and last) visit to the Frog Pond.

NOTE: The menu posted on Google which helped me pick this place is completely out of date and the prices are MUCH higher now.

We finally get in, crunched into a corner next to the bathroom. Almost got hit in the head several times with plates of food going by.

30 minutes later we are waiting on 2 cheeseburgers. I order a coke and for $2.95 I get 12 ounces of soda. How do I know it' was 12 ounces? Because it was served in a small Ball Mason Jar.

I look over my shoulder at the cooks and a waitress has the balls to tell me "Well you ordered well done burgers, so..." I bit my tongue but was ready to walk out.

40 minutes have gone by when the burgers finally arrive, the table is so small there is barely room for the oversized plates, our drinks and a bottle of ketchup.

I notice right away that while my wife's patty melt appears to be a hand formed burger, the onions on her burger are barely cooked, forget "sauteed." My burger, by comparison is the standard issue 1/2 pound frozen patty that Aramark vending sells to 90% of the restaurants in Rochester. For less than the $7.50 I paid, I can get the same burger anywhere.

Overall, underwhelmed, unimpressed and for what I paid might as well have...

The pancakes alone are worth the trip, I mean it. Just go get the signature frog pond pancakes. First of all they give you violently American sized portions for the pancakes. They are 3 massive flapjacks smothered in this delicious, light, creamy, not overly sweet or sticky caramel glaze sauce with some bananas on top. These things made the meter move, they made me think inappropriate things about food. Dare I say they were life changing pancakes. They have set the standard for a signature pancake in my mind just wow. The reason I only gave a 4 star rating is because the other items I got were regular run of the mill things done just fine. Hashbrowns were big chunky potatoes they were good, eggs were nothing special, bacon and pork sausage were good too. The restaurant is small, I want to say maybe 10-12 tables and room for 35-ish people not sure. But their sign says "Since 1975" so this small quaint place is doing just fine. Can't fault them for that. If you go on a Saturday morning like my girlfriend and I, be prepared to wait. It's a packed house like most places on Park Ave at that time. Otherwise it was a really good experience. I'll go again when I feel up to dealing with park Ave crowds. But again, for the love of God get...

My sister and I took my mom here for a Mother's day brunch, one week ahead of the holiday, and while things started off great, they ended terribly! After being told it was a 20-30 min wait, we were seated after waiting just 10 minutes. Our server appeared promptly with water and menus, but things went downhill once we placed our order. While waiting for the food, we never saw our server again and had to flag down other servers for refills on coffee and drinks. The food took forever to come out, although I'm not 100% sure it wasn't just sitting on the back counter forever, waiting for our server to get the lead out and deliver it; and other than the banana pancakes, everything else was poorly seasoned and bland. I immediately wished we went somewhere else. Any additional item - 2 pcs of bacon, 3 sausage links, homefries etc., is $4.25 each and is insanely overpriced for the portions you get. Sadly this one visit was enough for me to never come back! Helpful stuff: parking is on street only; crazy small individual/unisex bathrooms - may you not need to change a baby or have a toddler in tow.; doesn't take reservations; and a very small dining room/patio area so expect long waits...