Moro's Kitchen - Skaneateles

The rigatoni and meatballs were fantastic, and the key lime pie was delicious! The service was excellent. There's so much to enjoy about this restaurant!

We arrived shortly after our reservation time, at 7:03 PM, but were not seated until 7:19 PM. Despite the presence of numerous empty tables, we were placed at a spot outside on the side of the building. The weather was chilly and getting breezy as it grew dark. By 7:28 PM, we still hadn't been greeted by a server, so I went inside to find out what was taking so long. Once someone finally came over, we asked to be moved inside since we hadn't requested an outdoor table at the time of our reservation. The server told us it wasn't possible unless we went back in and waited at the host stand for another 20-30 minutes, but promised she would make up for the inconvenience. Given that we were already over 35 minutes into our reservation time, we opted to stay at our table, requesting to be notified if anything opened up inside. The wait for food was excessively long. It had become cold and windy, and without lights, we were left sitting in the dark, shivering with empty drinks and no food. We eventually got up and went inside to see if we could be moved, only to find three empty tables available. I was shocked that no one informed us about this. Thankfully, the host was helpful in getting us a cleaned table, but frustratingly, our server stood right behind us, laughing and rolling her eyes the whole time. By now, it was past 8:30 PM before we finally received our food—and we had no silverware. After a wait, we obtained silverware, but the food, while decent, was not worth the price or the lengthy wait. When the server returned six minutes later, it wasn’t to check on us but to ask if we needed to-go boxes. Seriously? We still left a generous tip, but she certainly didn’t deserve one. If anything, she should either undergo re-training to never treat another customer like that again or be let go, as she is a real embarrassment to this establishment. We will definitely not be returning. This place was a disappointment.

Every other place was a hastle, called and they set up us a table as we walked there. Great food, great staff!

Whether you’re in a suit or a t-shirt, Moro’s Kitchen is your place! I recommend reservations (even for 2 people). The atmosphere is located in a beautiful stone building steps away from Skaneateles Lake. The food was excellent and the staff were more than wonderful! Leave room for dessert!

Was away with the husband on a getaway and this is one of the newer places in town. Small modern flare on the inside, a mix of Italian, American and oddly Japanese foods with reservations available which I would make those in the summer. Bathrooms are modern and clean up front. Looks like there is the opportunity to sit outside. The first impression was of the hostess team we had on the weekend in the evening and they seemed distracted and annoyed, however it was a little chaotic up front when we put in our name. Regardless first impression is everything. Putting this up front as many might not be aware, but because they are next to a church they do not have liquor on site, they can only do wine infused drinks. I had the mule which was mostly ginger tasting, and my husband had the lemonade which was very sweet and would probably be better without the wine infusion. They are known for their pasta and if you are going to do any dish there do their fresh made pasta. The sauce is rich and not too acidic and fresh made pasta just has a vibe you can’t always describe. It is delicious and their meatballs were good. We also had modest sized portions of the steak dinner and the beef ribs and I will say the beef ribs were tender and delicious, over whipped mashed potatoes. The veggies were mixed broccoli, cauliflower and carrots and honestly were not the best part as they seemed like I could make it at home. I was expecting more sautéed then steamed for a dish like that. However the beef and potato’s with the gravy were on point and the food was super hot. The steak is not something I would recommend until they figure out how to tenderize it. It was tough even at medium and tho I am not ever expecting steak house quality at an Italian fusion restaurant I do want to see some effort made towards steaks which are expensive. And if you like the taste of Worcestershire sauce then that may be for you but it was too prominent for me and frankly I think made the dish worse. The truffle fries that came with it were crispy and Parmesan crusted and probably the best part of the dish. Service for us was slow for us compared to others and I think it was because we had more of the complex dishes, versus the burgers and other pasta dishes I saw going out which looked good on the plates. They have sushi too which the locals have their own opinion about but the sushi rolls looked massive. The waitress that served us looked about as annoyed as the hostesses upfront but she lightened up by the middle of our experience. Dessert was their bread pudding and I suggest you do not get that to go like we did because it was a runny mess by the time we dug into it. Get it there. Would we go back? Maybe for the pasta and beef ribs, but everything else would be a pass for now.