Red Fox Restaurant — Restaurant in Town of Harrietstown

We thought we had fond memories of this place from a few years back. Either a lot has changed, or we were just so tired and hungry from walking up from town that it was good because we were starving. The building itself is really beautiful, it has rustic appeal with unique lights and local scenery framed on the walls.

Today's experience was meh. The fresh loaf of bread with butter was good. Salad was ok. The mozzarella sticks were perfectly fried, but the tomato sauce lacked seasoning - it didn't even have salt, oregano - no, garlic - no...just plain.

For our main meal, we had prime rib with rice pilaf, and filet mignon with a baked potato. So, the prime rib was super thick, but also super fatty and had a lot of gristle, good thing it was thick. The rice pilaf was served in a side dish, lacked flavor and looked like something you might get from a low budget cafeteria.

The filet mignon was cooked exactly as I asked and was served with sauteed mushrooms also cooked just right. It was also accompanied by a teeny dish of gravy which looked and tasted like something from a powder or can/jar. The garnish on the plate with the filet was a wilted piece of lettuce and dry looking slice of tomato. Baked potato served still in foil on a side plate with a single serve container of sour cream, also very cafeteria like. (See price of meal at bottom)

We ordered dessert... Why? Because we were celebrating our 24th wedding anniversary (on the actual date this time).

Tiramisu - was good, not great, missing a lot of flavor that you expect in tiramisu.

Homemade cherry pie a la mode. I don't know where to begin... The crust was thin, almost as if it was way over-mixed and over rolled, the cherry filling was so dark it didn't look appealing, and it was over baked too. I believe it was the owner who stopped to ask why I hadn't eaten it. I didn't know how to explain without being rude. She said she made it herself. I didn't respond because nothing nice came to mind. She said she used sweet cherries and not sour and that she made the crust and maybe that's why it wasn't what I expected... Oh, no, it was just really bad pie. She did take the pie off this bill for which I was thankful.

The short of it, they need to use salt and spices, learn how to plate dishes in a more appealing way, don't bake if you don't do it well, and update the menu with some less 1970's dishes.

All this for 84$ before the tip. No, we didn't have alcohol, just water and iced tea. Oh, side note, soda is charged per glass, no free refills which is ridiculous considering just how cheap soda is to serve and especially so when you put 3/4 of the cup full of ice.

Thanks Owen and the other guy with the beard, you two were awesome. I left you a tip based on the assumed total if the pie was included because it's not your fault we didn't enjoy our meal.

Oh, no food photos, just a shot of some flowers inside (which were half wilted - so, nice idea, bad...

While in the ADKS for a solo birthday getaway, I decided to check out Red Fox Restaurant, and ordered takeout. The young man who took my order was so friendly and professional. Entering the restaurant to pick up my order, I was impressed-the place is just beautiful! It was tastefully decorated for Christmas, the centerpiece being a magnificent tree. I could have gazed at that tree for hours! Despite being a rather large space, there was such an air of coziness. The staff were terrific-everyone was so friendly!

Now, what about the food? Well, I’m not giving the restaurant 5 stars just because everyone was so fantastic and the place so beautiful. The food was also fantastic. As in DELICIOUS. The shrimp scampi was the best I’ve ever had-I practically drank the butter sauce, ha! I also ordered the French onion soup-it was robust and flavorful, the way this soup should be. I loved it. The baked potato was cooked to perfection. Even the bread was scrumptious.

The staff also tucked a lovely surprise in the takeout bag for me-who does that? That was ridiculously sweet of them!! Speaking of sweet-the lemon cream cake was sooooo good.

This was the best birthday meal I’ve had in a long, long time. Thank you to everyone for making me feel so special and for the incredible food and service you provide. I highly recommend...

Up until last night, this was my favorite restaurant in Saranac Lake. The service is incredibly slow, but not a deal breaker and if you’ve been here a few times, you become accustomed to that and move past it because the food is enjoyable. However, last night’s food was not up to their usual standards. And, the service was terrible.

I ordered the NY Strip Steak, something I’ve had many times before and enjoyed. I asked for medium and it came out burnt to a crisp and well done. When I mentioned this to the waiter, he told me it was not burnt and “that’s how steaks look when they’re cooked on the grill” and pointed to the center and said , “see it’s still a little pink in the middle.” Yes, but I had to saw through 2 inches of burnt steak to get to that. He then went on to say if I wanted a new one it would take a very long time for it to come out. I said, okay I guess I’ll try and eat this then. The owner (I think?) then came over and she offered to make me a new steak, no problem. The second one was was cooked better, but it was unseasoned and did not have the sautéed mushrooms. They did offer us free dessert, which was nice but I really just wanted a steak.

It was a disappointing experience and I will not be going back there or recommending them to...