Franklin Hotel

Stopped in after an event I attended in the area, hoping they were still serving dinner. It was about 8:20pm and there were a few tables with diners. I was about to sit at the bar when a waitress asked if she could help me. I said I was hoping to get a bite to eat. She indicated that they close at 9pm, but she did come to the bar and offer a menu. I quickly perused the menu and ordered a draft beer and the Utica greens appetizer. She poured the beer and then reappeared shortly with a large basket of Italian bread with a whipped herbed butter. Less than 10 minutes later the heaping plate of greens arrives, steaming hot. The serving size was really nice and the greens were tasty, albeit fairly spicy. I ended up eating a small amount and then packaging the rest to take with me, and paying the bill all before 9pm. The menu was large and if I had not felt rushed to select something that was simple to cook, I probably would have tried something different. I also planned to get some baked goods but felt too rushed to head to the back where the pastry case was.

Stopped in after an event I attended in the area, hoping they were still serving dinner. It was about 8:20pm and there were a few tables with diners. I was about to sit at the bar when a waitress asked if she could help me. I said I was hoping to get a bite to eat. She indicated that they close at 9pm, but she did come to the bar and offer a menu. I quickly perused the menu and ordered a draft beer and the Utica greens appetizer. She poured the beer and then reappeared shortly with a large basket of Italian bread with a whipped herbed butter. Less than 10 minutes later the heaping plate of greens arrives, steaming hot. The serving size was really nice and the greens were tasty, albeit fairly spicy. I ended up eating a small amount and then packaging the rest to take with me, and paying the bill all before 9pm. The menu was large and if I had not felt rushed to select something that was simple to cook, I probably would have tried something different. I also planned to get some baked goods but felt too rushed to head to the back where the pastry case was.

The food is always amazing and plentiful. Service is excellent. They listen to you and are happy to assist. It's a very old building which is appreciated by me but may not be so appealing to others. The greens are the best around and that's saying something for the Rome/Utica area. The desserts, OMG!!! They are nothing short of incredible!

The food is always amazing and plentiful. Service is excellent. They listen to you and are happy to assist. It's a very old building which is appreciated by me but may not be so appealing to others. The greens are the best around and that's saying something for the Rome/Utica area. The desserts, OMG!!! They are nothing short of incredible!

Excellent service and excellent service 👏, made fresh coffee ☕️ my request ,first cup warm and warm water,steak excellent, could not eat everything, ate salad and to much fresh Italian good tasting bread with thier great butter got 3 meals out of one meal.great restaurant 😋.