Szymanski Bar & Restaurant

I'll give it credit, it's probably the best restaurant in Kane, Pennsylvania, but Kane is such a run down horrid dump of a town with so little to offer that isn't saying very much.

Walking in here is like walking into a time warp sending you back at least 60 years. Everything about the place is out of date including the menu items and specials. I had the broiled fish which was served overdone, dusted with a low quality paprika, served in a bowl of what was basically water with no lemon, tartar or other accompaniment except for a creamy coleslaw which, I confess, was rather good but not good enough to offset the horrors of my main course.

The service is friendly, polite, but disorganized and confused.

My coffee came served in a mug from a nursing home which didn't exactly add to my enjoyment, but from the looks of some of their customers they may well have been on release or refugees from that nursing home.

I'm a Northern Virginia girl who spent a lot of time at the shore and in Maryland where they are famous for their crabs.  I usually avoid ordering crab cakes anywhere but where I think they'll be good. I didn't expect excellent crab cakes in Kane, PA but I was wrong. This place makes some of the very best tasting crab cakes I have ever eaten. They were definitely on the small side, making their price a little questionable, but the flavour made it worth it. Not much filler and they were broiled to a perfect brown color.  The mashed potatoes were also good (home made) and the salad was just fine.

Hubby ordered a steak and the flavor was great. It was cooked a little longer than was requested, but still an enjoyable meal.  The best part is that, the next time we come through town, I won't think twice about taking the kids in.  There is a restaurant on one side and a bar on the other side (with pool table in the back).

I will definitely return..