Glen Iris Inn - Castile (NY)

2 /5 Cat S: The restaurant was beautiful. Our waitress was great. Unfortunately, after our meals were already at the table, we heard another waitress tell their table about the soup of the day.. my fav.. pumpkin bisque. Maybe this review would be different if I knew that because from there I would have ordered the bisque & Brie app & made it my meal & maybe it would have been amazing. But I ordered chicken parm. It was a boiled piece of unseasoned dry chicken with sauce & cheese broiled on top. The dinner rolls were hard & barely any sauce to sop up anyway. Dessert was pumpkin trifle. Tasty but had a cool whip taste. Also, don’t fall for the $16 made in china glasses at the gift shop. They are on Amazon 6 for $20.

2 /5 Bobbie Pennington: This is a rating for the food. The prices are extremely high priced for mediocre (at best) food. We had a steak with blue cheese butter….the steak was so cold when it came out, the butter did not even soften! The only thing that was edible was the Caesar salad. I’m not over exaggerating. Save your time and your money. The location however, is TOP NOTCH! So if ambiance is the only thing you want, then this could be your place.

3 /5 Bruce Van Hise: My wife and I were married at the Glen Iris Inn 37 years ago, but this was the first time we stayed at the Inn and were looking forward to a two-night getaway. The Good: To a person, the staff is outstanding - friendly, helpful, and efficient. Five stars++. The location and setting are outstanding. First-time visitors to Letchworth State Park are often awestruck, and the Inn occupies a prime location within the park. The Just OK: The food served in the Inns dining room is a mixed bag. The menu is a bit old fashioned and IMO the portion sizes for all of the dishes are simply too big. Prices are on the high side. The Not-So-Good: The Inns building and guest rooms, and to a lesser extent its grounds, are far past due for a renovation. Preserving the historic significance of this 1800s property should be a top priority, but as things stand the facility is just dated and worn out. The Inns website should not claim the rooms are "recently redecorated," or that the room we booked is a "luxury suite." If New York State, the Inns operator, and/or private investors or donors funded a carefully planned, top-to-bottom renovation, IMO this property could offer a distinctive five-star experience.

1 /5 Galina Volzhenina: The food was disgusting. French onion soup was salty so much that I felt a heartbeat. There was a big peace of a cheap dry bread. It was impossible to eat. Service is the same as food. I told what I didnt like it, nobody cared. We had 5 people and they gave us a table for 4 with additional chair, at the same time having bigger available tables. Overpriced. They just use this location. Restaurant is old and stinky.

3 /5 bruce pritchett: We can here to celebrate my parents 50th anniversary. The hostess was abrupt and frankly rude. The waitresses were nice. After ordering we waited over 45 minutes for the food to arrive. The salmon was good but the chicken that my wife ordered was dry. The potatoes were bland. Overall the food was not good for the price. After dinner i used the rest room to discover stacks of extra dinner chairs. I hope they clean them before setting them in the dining room. Great location but I would find a different place to eat.