Park Inn

The Park Inn, Hammondsport, NY., 6/16 &17/26

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exterior – 37 Shethar St, Hammondsport, NY 14840-9380

We visited the Park Inn four years ago and you can read about that here,  We liked it enough to go back and stay in one of their 5 rooms while enjoying dinner at their restaurant each night.  The first two nights had the same menu, which are in this post, but it changed the last night so that will be a separate blog entry.  Reservations appeared necessary but not hard to get in that there are two rooms for dining.  You enter into a room with a long bar with stools and few tables along the wall.  There are tables in the back and they initally seated us there until we asked to move due to noise in that area.  The second dining room is to your right as you enter and decorated with Glenn Curtiss (an early aviator/inventor from the area) memorabilia.  The bar area is darker than the other dining room that has windows overlooking the town square.  It also had louder music which was added to by the door to the kitchen.  The Inn has a farm so the menu changes seasonally.  The Finger Lakes area of NY is full of wineries and the restaurant features many of them.  The food is good enough we didn’t tire of going and the service is super friendly.   It’s a fun vacation spot with lots of little towns to discover during the day and then a short walk to dinner in the evening.  Hope you’ll try it and like it as much as we did. Continue reading →

The Park Inn (third visit), Hammondsport, NY, 9/24/22

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exterior – 37 Shether St., Hammondsport, NY, 14840

The last of the 3 nights we were there may have been the best meal yet.  The menu had slightly changed from the previous 2 nights.  We were excited to have our server Ethan from the first night again.  He made the meal so relaxed and enjoyable.  It really is a fun place with good food and the surrounding area has lots to explore.  I hope you’ll visit and let me know what you think. Continue reading →

The Restaurant at The Park Inn (second visit), Hammondsport, NY., 9/22/22

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exterior – 37 Shether St., Hammondsport, NY, 14840

We ate at The Restaurant at the Park Inn the night before and were scheduled to eat again the next two nights.  We opted for a cocktail in the room first so went straight to wine.  It is very approachable food with a menu that makes you want to try all of it.   See the post of 9/21/22 if you want more photos of the interior.

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The Restaurant at The Park Inn, Hammondsport, NY., 9/21/22

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exterior – 37 Shether St., Hammondsport, NY, 14840

The Restaurant at the Park Inn is made up of 2 adjacent rooms on the first floor under the small inn located on the second floor.  It’s an old building with the current chef arriving 4 years ago.  We read about their locally sourced and seasonal menu from Chef Dan Eaton and the accompanying wine program under the care of Sommelier Jason Ferris (who received a “Best of Award Excellence” from Wine Spectator Magazine in 2022) and wanted to try the wines of the Finger Lakes area.  We spent 3 nights in the region and managed to snag a reservation at the 60-seat restaurant each evening.   The entry room is long with a bar counter on one side and tables in the back, heading toward the fireplace.  The other room steps down to your right as you enter and has windows to the street with bench seating around the perimeter. The full menu is available at the bar counter as well as at all the tables.  Lots of historical photos are on the walls, music was in the background, lights are lowered, the floor is wood while the ceiling is tin and the tables are well-spaced.  Service is friendly and attentive and will offer guidance if requested.   Its menu has enough choices that it was no strain to go 3 nights in a row but we learned the first night that the portions are generous so don’t over-order.  I totally recommend visiting the region and staying and eating at the Park Inn. Continue reading →