Alex's On The Water

I was impressed at the upscale decor. Then came the shocking surprise that it was tied to a Best Western. Form there came the awe of a beautiful covered patio with a view of the river and lake. The stage was set for greatness, but then...nnI really wanted to give a higher rating because of the awesome outdoor bartender, but I was so disappointed in the food that I would rate it in my bottom 5 of worst seafood dinners. I've been traveling for 21 years and always pay full price, tip over 20%, and then if there were any issues, try to leave evidence of what was wrong and point it out for the kitchen staff to correct for the future, which I did.nnCaptains Broiled Platter... Sounded good, looked good, and failed to meat even the most remote expectations. Shrimp, scallops, haddock, and lobster claw were all extremely overcooked. The haddock was so bland it required salt, pepper and tarter sauce to still remain dry and unimpressive. The grilled squash was cooked well, but again, needed seasoning. I think the worst was the lobster claws. When you crack open a shell and a dry rubbery piece of meat has shriveled to half its size that butter doesn't help, you know there is a problem. A picture is worth a thousand words.

Had a wonderful dinner with family at Alex’s on Wednesday night. We ate outside and the temperature was nice enough to be enjoyable. This is the second time this year we have traveled from our cottage in upstate NY, 60 miles to enjoy an Alex’s dinner. Would highly recommend to anyone. Will be back again next year!

Beautiful spot on the water. People are always friendly. Bar staff is busy but you don't have to wait too long. Upscale and on the pricey side for Oswego.

Even though we arrived a bit before their dining room opened they were very accommodating. Pleasant atmosphere!

An absolutely beautiful venue. Very kind staff. Extremely disappointing food. Fast food would have been better. It was actually comical at how bad it was. Each of us ate about 3 bites. We ordered the Greek pasta dish, a seafood flatbread and a Cesar salad as entrees. Greek pasta had maybe 3 strips of chicken and a bottle of olive oil and over dried roasted veggies. The flatbread was a congealed mess of mozzarella springer with one or two shrimps cut up. The Cesar salad was literally just romaine and tomatoes. No cheese. A lovely $85 we threw in the garbage.