Rainbow Shores Hotel & Motel

Let me start by saying this was one of the best meals I’ve ever, ever had. Everything was fantastic, and the staff was super relaxed about us wanting to wander around and enjoy the sunset.
As a vegetarian, I was able to ask for something not on the menu (the chef prepared a risotto covered in veggies and grapes). I still dream about this dish. My mom has lots of bizarre milk allergies and the chef had no problem accommodating her needs as well.
It’s a bit of a hike down a rather unassuming road, but it was so delicious I’d gladly travel to eat here.

My husband and I went here to celebrate our One Year Anniversary. We found this place about 12 years ago when we first started dating. They have new owners, well we found out they have had the place for 6 years now. The view when you sit outside is AMAZING! They always have a specials list, I would recommend choosing your meal off of this list (a little more pricey). We got the swordfish appetizer (I am not a big fish person, but this dish was delicious) and caesar salads. My husband got the salmon dish with rosotto, let me say that the rosotto was out of this world! Very cheesy but in my book, delicious. My husband said the fish was cooked perfectly. I got the NY strip steak with pesto and blue cheese and red mashed potatoes. Delicious as well. Then for dessert we got chocolate cheesecake with a cookie crust and the chocolate caramel molten cake. That molten cake was melt in your mouth delicious! The cheesecake was very tasty as well. You would have thought that Gordon Ramsey was in the kitchen with the plating of these dishes. Amazing! It is true what they say that you eat with your eyes first. We also had some great music! Also, the sunset, Hello… Beautiful!
I am one of those people that will ask the server what they suggest. Let me tell you our server Leslie was on point for all the things that she suggested! She suggested the Filet Mignon as well, It would have been a little more tender than the NY strip, but I enjoyed the NY strip as well. I also suggested they have an assorted dessert plate that you can order because there are many desserts on there that I wouldn’t have minded trying but not order a whole piece like lemon poppy seed goat cheese cheesecake.
If you are going here, make sure that you are prepared for an expensive check. $ 104 for the two of us, water to drink. But well worth is when you see the presentation of their food and taste it. And the view is priceless.
We will be back, not till next summer. Wish I would have taken a picture of our food.

We sat on the deck on a beautiful July evening. Our server Brandie was charming and super helpful. The salmon over risotto was cooked to perfection: creamy, al dente and flavorful. The salmon was tender and flakey with just the right amount of crispness. The jewel in the crown of our dinner was the «Seafood Escapade»…crab, lobster, shrimp and scallops in a Parmesan dill cream sauce over linguine. Amazing! It is definitely pricey, (especially alcoholic drinks), but the flavorful cuisine was worth the extra.

Our experience on 7÷7÷15 is similar to that of Maggie H. below. Although we didn’t walk out
it took 1hr. 45 minutes to eat there (no desert). We arrived on time for our reservation to find no one to seat us. The restaurant wasn’t busy say 8 parties at most. Once seated approx.
15 minutes to get drinks and bread. After 35 minutes our order was taken. Food was fair
steaks @33.00 ea. were overcooked and stringy. Chicken was good as was tuna. All portions small compared to pricing. Ceasar salad was a qtr. slice wedge of lettuce with little dressing. 3 of the evening’s entries were unavailable. We’ve been coming to this restaurant for many years (locals). Tonight was our last!

In the 10+ years my family has been coming to this restaurant every summer, service has been steadily declining but tonight it reached an all time low which culminated in us walking out of the restaurant. We arrived to the restaurant with a reservation for a party of 10. It was clearly a very busy night, due to the July 4^th weekend, and it took about 15 minutes to get seated at a table without menus and nothing in the tables except salt and pepper.
A few minutes later a waitress came with water but it took over 30 minutes to have our drink order taken and 45 minutes to get menus and bread but still have no plates or silverware to spread butter on our bread. No drinks after an hour. The wine arrived after an hour and a half but the sodas took 15 more minutes.
After 2 hours half our appetizers arrived, the other half arriving 20 minutes later. At 2 hours 45 minutes we asked for our check to pay for what little food we had been able to eat. The owner’s non-​chalant response to our situation? «I guess there’s no excuse». Adding insult to injury, they initially overcharged us by over $ 50, only changing it after my father manually added up the charges.
Short Summary: Walked out after almost three hours waiting to get food. Owner was present and couldn’t be bothered to care. The food that we did get was good and the setting is beautiful but we will not be returning again due to the service/​management.

Driving to this restaurant one feels like they are in the middle of no where. Parking our car we felt as if we wouldn’t get a great dining experience but we were pleasantly surprised. The salad are very fresh. Food is delicious and highly recommended! Wine and Beer also good.

My husband and I ate here frequently in the 80’s, then moved out of the area. In June we came back to find the place has been renovated, as has the menu, and they now have a real chef. We’ve been back four times. Every meal has been delicious. He’s had the best steak ever with compound butter. I’ve had several fish entrees. My recommendation is to opt for the specials. All unique, prepared with attention to presentation and flavor combinations. Once my fish was not cooked in the middle. The waitress took it away and returned with a whole new plate. Wow. That’s customer service!
Finally, in good weather, be sure to sit outside. Love eating great food overlooking Lake Ontario and watching the sun set.

Great views with an opportunity for the kids to fish in Lake Ontario while I watch them from the gorgeous deck up top. I had the salmon salad and it was delicious. The presentation is something that you would find in a fancy city restaurant. The desert choices was surprisingly good.

Extremely special restaurant in unique and beautiful setting. Great, great views of Lake Ontario and its beautiful sunsets. Breakfast, lunch or dinner, you will be amazed at how incredible anything you choose is prepared. Extremely delicious and so worth the trip. A perfect summer restaurant with high standards. Only criticism which I am praying they get right soon, is that plates never come out of the kitchen at the same time, so can be a bit awkward while you wait for other people in your party to get their meal while yours gets cold! Must go anticipating a relaxed pace, but guaranteed to be both delicious and memorable!

Have been here many times and they serve EXCELLENT food. Would give 5 stars if the service was as good, plan on waiting quite a while for your meal and enjoy the scenery!

If this place was closer to Syracuse it would be mobbed and recognized as one of the best restaurants in the area. But, I guess, I am glad it isn’t closer because then you wouldn’t be eating on a deck overlooking Ontario Lake, watching amazing sunsets and acrobatic diving birds.
45 minute drive is so totally worth it.. . it is down a dirt road and in a house without a sign, so just be forewarned, yes that is the place!
Last night was the third time we have eaten there and this time, instead of sitting at the bar or in the Adirondack chairs on the lawn and having apps, we went with the full on waiter service on the deck, heck it was my birthday dinner, and this is where I choose to go, that should tell you something.
The setting is just sublime, truly, the best outdoor spot for dinner in all of NY and one of the best anywhere.
We had a bottle of wine from a small but well selected list. Usually we drink Cabs, but we tried a Camenere from Chile and it was excellent. And I believe it was mid $ 20s for a bottle, so a good value.
We skipped the apps this time and just had the daily salad (field greens, almonds, and blue berries) with a light balsamic dressing. It could have used a splash more dressing, but I’d rather have it light than drowning. The corn chowder was really thick and came with a thin, big croûton to crush up into it. The chowder needed this bit of extra salt. Along with a bread basket that included three different kinds of bread, we were satisfied and ready for our dinner.
I had a porkchop, big thick, and juicy with a very enticing bone. I would have preferred it a bit less cooked, I am eating my pork less cooked these days, but I should have told them to under cook it a tad because most people want it cooked all the way through. It came with caramelized onions, cooked with apples and wine. Just truly divine.
For desert, a triple espresso gelato.. .oh my, reminded me of my mom eating coffee ice cream but so much better.
If you are a foodie in the CNY area, do yourself a favor and get up here, just avoid Thursdays, the waiter said that is all you can eat crab night (which really doesn’t fit with this classy place) and it is really busy that night.
The drive is worth it, we decided to go go at 6PM on a whim and were so glad we did. (Thanks doll! for the awesome romantic bday dinner!). It was an amazing sunset night and perfect temp (though bring a jacket).