Sidel's Restaurant

1202 N Main Ave, Scranton
(570) 343-6544

Recent Reviews

Jen Yeisley

Delicious food and impeccable service. Will be back for sure!

Jeremy Clark

Everything was amazing, food was delicious as always! I've been going here for many years and this place never disappoints! $110 for an app, 2 dinners and 2 desserts. Server was great, food was great never a single complaint!Wheelchair accessibility: Very accessible, there was actually a woman who came in while I was there in a wheelchair she was in and out with no issues

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Penne with Vodka Sauce, Salad, House Salad, Lobster Fra Diablo with Shrimp

Eugene Lucas

Had a wonderful dinner tonight. The black angus Wellington with a bone broth Demi glaze was soooo delicious. Kids loved the linguine in a creamy lobster carbonara. Atmosphere is inviting and never rushed. Our waitress was so contagiously happy. She took group photos of our party and gave all the ladies a flower and chocolates to leave with. Always recommend!!

Jackie Ruddy

One of our favorite places to go. Tuesday night lobster night is out of this world & the best deal and lobster around. They’re beautiful patio in the summer is a great place to dine. This past Saturday wwe had a fantastic dinner. Chef Richard is amazing. You won’t find his creations anywhere else. When you are looking for an incredible experience this place is it. Christine is one of the best servers we ever had. They aim to please and everyone feels special.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Matthew Johnson

Experience and food were amazing, I am glad I found this

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jan E.

Solid Italian Comfort Food. We went for a birthday and they brought out a whole cake for our party of five. A bit loud but in a happy way. Full bar. The espresso martinis were a favorite.

Karen Miles

Very good food and drinks!Great atmosphere too!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Kimberly Rugletic

Bartender AWESOME Service great VERY FRIENDLY GOOD FOOD. LITTLE

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

John Skorec

Absolutely terrible . Alot of money for low quality food . Using the en in the descriptions and a high price won’t convince anyone that food is good. Worst $90 I’ve spent in a long time .lobster carbonara seemed interesting, in actuality, tiny bits of some sort of langostino at best , and weirdly green olives .seafood au gratin was a few shrimp , cut up pieces of scallop and no discernible crab meat .

john skorec

Reading the menu it seems interesting but the food is expensive considering the ingredients are low quality. Had the lobster carbonara , it was chopped up pieces of what appeared to be langostino . And the seafood au gratin was a few shrimp , no discernible “lump “ crab and some chopped up scallops. Would not go back , far from what I’d describe as “ amazing “

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 2

Susan L.

The food was good, but the service was horrible! The woman who waited on us was one of the owners. I understand you're a small mom and pop place and your food is made to order. We didn't mind waiting for our food. The food was actually really good so no complaints there. The problem started when I ordered a drink with grey goose vodka. Well, it didn't taste like the vodka I ordered. I even had my husband taste it and he didn't think so either. I then asked the owner to check and make sure it was the vodka that I ordered. She immediately got offended by me asking her to check. Saying how her bartenders are trained and they never make mistakes. I wasn't implying he was trying to do a switcheroo or anything. I was actually very nice so she wouldn't be offended. I simply thought he used the wrong vodka by mistake. Guess what all people can make mistakes! The normal response should be let me go check and I'll be right back or even offer to remake the drink. Not make me feel like I'm a criminal. After that everything went downhill. We sat there with empty glasses and the waitresses just walked by us numerous times. We then sat there waiting and waiting just to get our check. My husband just wanted to pay in cash and leave. I was trying to treat him to a nice night out since it was our anniversary. I was then asked to show ID because my debit card was not signed like I'm a thief! I mean how many people actually compare a signature on the back of the card these days? It was just ridiculous and another way to make me feel uncomfortable. It was very embarrassing as a customer sitting there digging through my purse, looking for my ID . She also already ran the card so I don't know what she was gonna do if I didn't want to show my ID. Thanks for ruining my anniversary dinner with my husband. You really need to learn how to treat people. I've received better treatment from a chain restaurant than at your establishment. Just because you put table cloths on your tables doesn't make it a fine dining restaurant! I was in such shock about my treatment. I even left the 20% tip like an idiot and I've been mad at myself all night for not saying something to you right then and there. I just didn't want to cause a scene in such a small place. You really need to work on your customer service skills if you want to have a successful restaurant!

Julie W.

The food was great! We went on valentine's day... so kinda hard to judge the service. We had a reservation and had to wait quite awhile, even once seated. But, it was worth it and they were super friendly. And again it was really busy, so we will have to try them on a normal night?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Peyton O'Neill

I came here on a friday and received HORRIBLE. SERVICE. I told the waitress that all of our lobsters were over cooked.. she stared us in our faces and said “i never had a table complain this much”. She did not say would you like a manager, did not say would you like this remade. She walked away and moments later came out with only ONE dish that was remade. I then said I do not want this i just want the check & proceeds to say “well our policy is we remake everything” but did NOT voice that to NO ONE AT THE TABLE. I will also like to add, there was no manager willing to help us. Horrible service and horrible food.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Jennifer B.

2/2 Dinner arrived after 2 other tables received their dinner, despite ordering after us. The first thing we noticed were the 2 shrimp tails in my scallop dish, along with the odd color of the scallops. The veal marsala was the color of molasses and tasted like BBQ sauce. I quietly removed the shrimp tails, but the dish was flavorless and barely warm. My daughter cut her filet that was supposed to be medium, yet was well done. The salmon dish was just topped with a basic ham glaze. When the lobster was unable to be cut with a knife because it was so rubbery, we finally called the waitress over. Christine was highly offended by our complaints (we only expressed our dinner concerns) and said she had never heard so many things wrong at one table. She took the 2 surf and turfs and the scallops, we told her we didn't want anything, and we didn't see her for quite some time. One of the server's assistants arrived with a second scallop dish and stated the 2 lobsters would be out soon, and we were puzzled. Christine then came to see if everything was better. We reminded her that we said we didn't want anything, and her response was that their policy is to remake anything that is sent back, so there we sat waiting for the two lobsters to be brought out. 25 minutes had passed since Christine first collected overcooked lobster when an older lady came over with the dessert display. We said we didn't want dessert, we were waiting for the 2 lobsters and the check. She snapped that she didn't know, and she would be back with our check. She brought the check and rudely said she would take it when we were ready. Naively, we didn't study the check as we just wanted to leave. My daughter put her card in, and my son held the book up. The lady then ripped it from his hand. At this point, I followed her into the restaurant to address the experience. Her entire demeanor was rude. I asked if she was a manager, to which she said no. I told her I did not appreciate her ripping the book from my son's hand. My daughter came in to sign the receipt. The older lady offered a narcissistic apology for ripping the book from my son, then proceeded to put her hand on my daughter and said we could leave now. One of the bartenders, Donovan, chimed in and also put his hands on my daughter. To which, the obvious statement was to not put their hands on her. At this point, the older lady announced she would be calling the cops. I replied that was fine because I was still waiting for the lobsters, and if it was taking this long, they were probably overcooked again. A young girl appeared called the older Mom, in what seemed like an attempt to say the older woman was overreacting by threatening to call the cops. Meanwhile, the snarky Donovan added that if we all worked in food service, we understand our order was not the only dish being cooked. Clearly, he did not understand my response that if a dish is sent back, and their policy is to remake it, that should have priority. I then went to stand back near our outdoor table, when after a few minutes, Donovan came to investigate if we had departed. I reminded him we were still waiting for those lobsters. He sarcastically stated he thought we didn't want anything. I responded that we just paid for them, so we'd be taking them. So he made his way to the kitchen to check on them. He came out to tell me that since we said we didn't want anything, they had canceled the order. I told him I was willing to wait for them, to which he was shocked. At this point, what was another 25 minutes. So he offered to return our money, I accepted this offer and followed him back inside for the partial refund. As he looked at the bill, he claimed the bill was adjusted, and we were not charged for the lobsters when Christine, who we had not seen for a while, came over. She still could not believe we were so unhappy. I said I was just coming back in for the partial refund since their policy was to remake anything sent back, and the lobsters never came back out. She stated that after she

Chuck Yarmey

A hidden gem. Great atmosphere, service, and food. I've never had anything that wasn't unique and outstanding.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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