Kelly’s Dock-Side Cafe

This is a definite place to eat for an evening on the patio. I don’t think our experience would have been as great if we had to eat inside, but the dockside patio is charming. Our waiter was extremely attentive and knowledgeable. He under quoted our bottle of wine price but on his own accord let us know he would honor the price initially stated. Crab legs were great. My kids ate better than they have at a restaurant in a long time.
I noticed previous comments about the bar bathroom (which I agree needs some work): FYI there are much nicer MENS AND WOMENS restrooms upstairs :)

The food was good, drinks were great, and the view /​weather was amazing! We especially enjoyed our waiter, Steve, who was very attentive and patient with our crazy group! He was so helpful by recommending yummy dishes and bringing everything in a timely manner!

Ça vaut le détour mais gare aux abeilles.
Nous sommes allés dîner à ce restaurant le 22 septembre 2015 et avons pris place sur la terrasse extérieure à l’arrière sur le bord de la rivière. Gare aux abeilles qui pullulent sur le côté droit où nous étions assis. Ce fut un petit cauchemar qui a gâché assez sérieusement notre repas. Dommage car la terrasse est un atout majeur de ce restaurant.
Mon épouse avait spécifié à notre serveuse qu’elle désirait l’omelette à $ 6.75 dans le menu petit déjeuner mais elle lui a apporté celle à $ 8.75 avec rôties et patates rissolées ce qui né fut pas apprécié car la commande était claire. Nous pouvons prendre le petit déjeuner très tardivement car les 2 menus sont offerts. Ce fut une erreur de la serveuse qui né s’est pas excusé mais a plutôt maladroitement argumenté. J’ai pris le spécial du jour à $ 7.50 soit l’assiette de roast beef qui était très potable.
Nous avons eu un bel accueil par un gars assis au bar qui semblait être le propriétaire ou le gérant. La salle de bain n’est pas un point fort et aurait intérêt à être améliorée.
Il y a aussi un deuxième plancher. Nous mettrons quelques photos avec notre avis.
Total de la facture $ 17.55 avec taxe. Les prix étaient raisonnables.
Nous recommandons ce restaurant malgré nos bémols.
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Avis écrit le 27 septembre 2015 à Independence OH

The owners were exceptionally nice to us. We came in after closing and they still served us amazing food and treated us kindly. A home style restaurant with nice people! I highly recommend.

Sometimes the best places are a little rough around the edges. Do not let the exterior (or the interior) scare you away. There is no better place to have a beer and some thoroughly fried food on a weeknight. Enjoy some colorful characters, rustic ambiance and the sublest hint of nature. Kelly’s is concurrently a diamond in the rough and the rough itself.

HORRIBLE RESTAURANT. Rude Owner. Made us pay for meal when they had not informed us that all you could eat meant you had to eat all the crab legs including the knuckle. which is fine if you like that but I do not. I asked the waitress to ask the owner how much to pay for our meal since we didn’t touch it and he replied to her all of it. This is when I became furious because I could tell that he just didn’t care about anything but money and not pleasing his customers. They did not inform us til our meal arrived and that those were the terms and then acted like that was the policy for every all you can eat crab legs establishment. Highly recommend if you enjoy walking out of a place like you had just been bent over and railed like Jodi Foster. I am an educated and intelligent person believe me this isn’t some irrational idiot who never dines out. I know when I’ve been scumbagged and this is the definition of… FUCK THIS PLACE…
PS I know scumbagged isn’t a word.
Kisses…

Terrible restaurant. Two German shepherd dogs in the restaurant wandering around — one even sat under me in the booth. Table top felt like it hadn’t been washed in weeks. The food was marginal at best. I feel sorry for the staff.

I really love this place for breakfast and lunch outside on the back deck, not sure why it has such a low rating! It is right on the canal and is so beautiful and serene. One of my favorite spots to just have a coffee and bring a book. The food was not outstanding but it was totally tasty and fine and I would recommend this place to anyone passing through Ithaca who wants a scenic breakfast.

Service is below par. Two different meals had hair in them, please have your cooks wear hats. Meals don’t come with home fries so make sure you order them.

Good for breakfast. Absolutely the worst for drinks. Stopped on a Friday for a couple of beers-​what a mistake! $ 4 beer! While we didn’t expect the Ritz, we expected the prices to reflect that. Lousy service (at the not-​too-​busy bar I might add).

Right by the water. Beautiful setting. Nice deck on the back.

Lunch here was half decent. Service was good but there’s nothing special or bad that stands out about the food.

Really sweet people! ?Go here & grab eggs anytime.
Only thing I would say is the place needs an energy uplift, maybe some redecorating/​updating.

My husband & friends & I wanted to go for Sunday breakfast someplace new (to us), and decided to try Kelly’s. We’ve driven by dozens of times over the years, but never stopped to dine before.
It was a gorgeous late-​summer morning, and were excited to have the opportunity to get to sit out on the deck. The hostess walked away though before directing to exactly which table to sit at, and were stood there confused and not sure where to sit.
After we were finally seated, our drink orders were taken. The server returned quickly with our beverages BUT she spilled the entire glass of OJ all over the table and us. And our cup of coffee was only half-​way full, and had many coffee grounds floating in it. The OJ was replaced, but the rest of the meal we sat in a sticky, wet mess, and had a bee hovering around us our entire meal.
The food was OK, but nothing special. Our over-​easy egg was completely hard-​boiled, and the hollandaise sauce was not good.
At the end of our meal, the server managed to drop more items; my knife fell on my foot when she grabbed the plate.
When the bill came, we wer hoping to see that the OJ would at least be comped, but no suck luck. The bill had not been adjusted for the spill (which completely soaked my friend’s outfit and shoes).
Again, not impressed, and certainly won’t be hurrying to go back.

I recently stopped here for a burger around lunch time and the place was almost deserted. The hamburger patty was obviously frozen/​pre-​fabricated, the pickles were low-​quality, and the appetizer tasted like it was heated from frozen. It was clear that they used the cheapest ingredients possible in order to cut cost, but the quality suffered as a result.
A shame, really, because the deck is a peaceful setting with a lot of potential.

Just came back from Sunday brunch here and felt compelled enough by the meal’s poor quality to leave a 1 star review. The food was seriously, seriously bad. Seriously — it’s terrible. I had french toast with the texture of a wet newspaper and my partner had crabmeat eggs Benedict that was possibly the nastiest thing I’ve ever seen.
Nice people, nice atmosphere, but profoundly terrible food.