Kelly's Dockside Cafe

The brunch prices kinda high for what I ordered and wait staff seemed kinda rushy and unatentive but the food tasted good

One of the most insane dining experiences I’ve had. Ordering took 20 minutes, the food took 40 minutes and was cold and soggy. Then we found a hair in 2 out of the 4 dishes.

Our waitress was like maybe on something?and was loudly fighting other servers. She spilled an entire cup of hot coffee on her hand and the table with no reaction.

After all of that we were only offered a 50% discount and was told we would have to “Fight Kelly” if we wanted a full comp.

The other waitress who helped us was pretty nice but just like what???

We’ve been coming here regularly for months so it was really disappointing. I’ve never written a review for anything before but I felt like I should.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 2

First time here. It was wonderful. Other than the fact that I ate too much. Susanne was our server. She was very attentive. The soup and steaks were delicious. Thank you. It makes us want to come back.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rotten fish, smell bad, French fried is good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

What a lovely place with a beautiful view of the river. Delicious food also.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I was not impressed.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Crab Benedict

Great experience! Food was delicious staff was very friendly and right on the water would definitely come back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food was just about ok. My omelette was fine but my wife’s benedict wasn’t that good, the ham tasted weird. The pancakes for the kids were a little dry but ok.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

My daughter and I went camping and exploring all the waterfalls, we decided to stop here for dinner one night and it was great! Very reasonable prices and a great view sitting by the water, the service was excellent and the food came out extremely quick and was delicious! Definitely coming back again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was good, portions are a bit small. Maybe I eat a bit more than the average, if your super hungry, order extra. Service was good too.

Service was good. Waitress was nice but the seafood was super underwhelming and sub par. The spinach salad and Pina Colada were the best part of the dinner. Also there were more fruit flies than people in the restaurant.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 4

Early morning breakfast, so good came back the next morning.
Crab and cheddar omelette!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place has a lot of potential but unfortunately missed the mark on the food. We had the catfish, the shrimp Alfredo, calamari and pecan pie totaling a whopping $90 check. For that price, I expect flawless food. The lettuce was wilty and old. The serving sizes for the meals were small, including just 6 pieces of calamari. It was tasty, but for the price definitely not adequate. The catfish was bland and soggy and the shrimp Alfredo very soupy and bland. The pecan pie was clearly frozen and very cold in the middle. The wait staff is sweet though. Unfortunately we likely won't come again.

This place is unique. Great atmosphere. If your looking for down to earth great service low key place. This is it. Highly recommend due to the staff. We did not eat there. Kind of wish we did

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

Great lil hidden gym for a date night out or time with the family. Food wasn't bad at all, employees are extremely helpful and polite. It's right next to the water. P.s. I hear they have the best brownie sundae in ithaca for my sweet tooth ppl try it out.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5