Guppys Restaurant & Tavern - Bemus Point (NY)

5 /5 Shelby Erb: We are on vacation and are always on the lookout for restaurants that have outdoor seating, as we travel with our dog. Everything was fantastic from our server to the food. I had the four cheese Mac and cheese and my husband had a meatball stromboli. The portions are very generous. The best part was eating in a gondola. It was very cool and very comfortable. Our gondola even had a wifi speaker so we could listen to our own music. Dixie gives told me to give them four paws up!

5 /5 Laurie Kardos: Hadnt been here in decades! The inside is still the same but many improvements on outside with covered patio seating. Food was excellent and so much of it! Bre is an excellent waitress!

5 /5 Melissa Fowler: This restaurant was a recommendation from Bring Fido and it did not disappoint! From the moment we were seated we were treated with nothing but excellent service that was warm and inviting. I brought my doodle Bianca and she was treated like royalty down to a pink gingham bandana and her own container of water and menu! The food was delicious and the outdoor dining atmosphere was beautiful. Just visiting for a summer getaway and already planning for next time. Cant say enough nice things about all the staff that we interacted with. Wonderful experience all around!

3 /5 Chris Parker: Great tasting food, location, and a clever use of gondolas for private booths, but the pricing is a bit extreme and questionable on certain food. If you have the money, I recommend it, but if you are a bit more on a budget and with a bigger group I might give it a pause. The waiter was good and would frequently show up every 5-10 minutes to make sure everything was alright on our end, and the food was actually served fairly quickly compared to other places Ive been to, so the waiting time wasnt unreasonable from what I experienced. The gondola booths that theyve added are a neat device to get past covid regulations from back in the day and it definitely adds to the atmosphere and feeling of the location. If they could add something, maybe having rgb lights for mood would be cool so you could adjust the lighting in your booth? Either way, they were neat. The downside of Guppys was that the pricing felt a bit unreasonable. Their iconic meal was $30, which is a pretty steep price for the meal. We also bought their "churros and ice cream" dessert which was $12 and I swear it was literally half a scoop of ice cream with one churro split into 4 pieces. Now, it was absolutely delicious and great tasting, but it felt like borderline robbery. I can buy 2-3 gallons of ice cream for $12, so there is no reason ice cream and churros should have half a scoop of ice cream in it. I would suggest making it 2-3 scoops or something like that, as that shouldnt really increase the cost of making the dish by that much since the most expensive part of it is the fried churro. Again, just want to reiterate that the food tasted great. Compliments to the chef/chefs as the fried haddock was really good, its just that the pricing feels a bit steep for me (and I know that is due to forces outside of the restaurants control). Lastly, and this isnt a huge issue but constructive criticism, I think it would probably be wise for the menus to be updated visually. The menu layout and design makes it hard to see the pictures on the menu and I think is a disservice to the food that is being sold. Just change the font size, take some new pictures and make them bigger. Either way, I had a great meal. If you have the money, I would definitely recommend this location.

1 /5 wingman4717: Heard many conversations over the years about this place going downhill and can confirm those conversations. Been some time since I’ve been to Guppy’s, but tonight’s order was extremely disappointing. Ordered a medium pizza, received a small pizza in a medium sized box, cut up into eight slices to look like a medium pizza, evidenced in the picture. $5.00 covered that piece of cornbread. This place has one of the best locations in an isolated area of Chautauqua lake, but completely takes advantage of it like you’re at a NFL or NHL game. My family is done with this place. Guppy’s management embarrasses itself thinking we’re that dumb to be a repeat customer. Get it together or close your doors. I understand the idea behind inflation and the value of the dollar decreasing, but that doesn’t justify taking advantage of your customers.