Cherry Dining Room

We really wanted to give them another chance. After all we are staying here for a few days. Regretting that we did. It took 45 minutes to get a Ruben with French Fries and a cup of soup. Again, only one waitress and zero bartenders. The restaurant has location and a great view going for it, unfortunately it's just not staffed.

Punderson manor looks cute, yes. The views are definitely nice too. The restaurant food is just ok. It's over priced and just regular. Portions are small and not much to choose from (small menu, small side dish selection etc). Go somewhere else if you can!

We never knew there was a Sunday brunch buffet here despite living less than 10 minutes away! So when the friendly park superintendent let us in on one of Geauga County's "Best Kept Secrets" we made a reservation and stopped in the next day.The restaurant is on the first floor of the hotel-like lodge Punderson Manor, State of Ohio-owned but privately-run by the Xanterra Group. If driving from State Rte 87 (between Auburn Road and Rte 44), you need to drive deep into Punderson State Park to find the manor. Once there parking is plentiful off to the side of the building. Be careful for pedestrian traffic as there is a pool and several cabins nearby!We were there promptly for the start of brunch at 10:00 although the place had already been open for their usual breakfast menu. We had been cautioned to make a reservation for earlier in the day as the place was expected to be crowded for Sunday brunch. At first we were curious about this pearl of wisdom as we were only the second ones seated but about 45 minutes later the larger groups started filtering in. Good advice - earlier the better.It's not a very big restaurant but the views by the window are quite nice. Beyond the outdoor seating area immediately outside our window the grassy knoll slopes into a thick bastion of trees and waters of glacial Punderson Lake - the largest natural lake in Ohio. Of course we were very happy to enjoy this view in comfortable air conditioning rather than sweat it outside. Now the food. I have to be careful here judging the restaurant solely on its Sunday bunch buffet (our only visit so far) because any buffet will suffer that slight cafeteria-like quality caused by cooking for quantity and the ravages of what chafing dishes can do to ingredients. But here goes...For about $19/person, the buffet was better than just decent but had nothing that truly crossed into spectacular or sublime. Not divinely flavorful but certainly not bland. Nothing to complain about and, all in all for a brunch buffet, we were satisfied enough to want to come back time and time again.The selection of their Sunday brunch buffet included the standard fare of scrambled eggs, bacon, and bangers (not cheap link sausage). There were biscuits & gravy, herbed potatoes, and herbal chicken. A variety of fruit salad, cold plates, and pastries were also offered.One of the two highlights of this Sunday brunch buffet is the meat carving station. The prime rib was decent - not as flavorful or tender as nearby competitors (see: Dutch Country Restaurant in Middlefield or JD's Post House in Parkman) but will do the trick on a Sunday morning. However, the omelet bar, of course being the other highlight, with the usual assortment of meats and veggies was definitely a winner.Again for Sunday brunch? Definitely - and many more to come. If we don't keep stuffing ourselves with brunch, we may even have room to try out dinner sometime! ;)

Where to start. Spent the weekend there and had two meals. One night for dinner on the patio and one Sunday brunch. The dinner on the patio was unimpressive. The food not bad, the service good. The Chicken Cordon Blue was about a 7 out of 10. Overpriced though. The patio was disappointing, not very well taken care of. Lacking ambiance for such a manor with a beautiful view. The brunch was horrible and that's putting it nice. The scrambled eggs were old, the bacon soggy and limp. The biscuits and gravy were disgusting. The biscuits hard and dry, the gravy was so thick ya had to beat it off the spoon and I think they forgot the sausage in the gravy. Not to mention it was lacking any discernable flavor whatsoever. The coffee was weak. Beautiful manor and great weekend getaway, but go eat somewhere else. Take a little drive up to Zeppes pizza or head over to the Iron Horse Saloon.

Been here 6 or7 times thank you for coupons I know it's a state park service is way below price of meal help in dinning room r doing other duties not taking care of tables if u come here just order a sandwich that's the service u would expect not for a dinner I'll just come here if I have coupon service is always the same not happy always depressed

The best tasting cheeseburger I've had in recent history. Fries were also good. The views from the dining room are beautiful looking out at the lake.

Ordered two burgers not to bad. Said medium but more like medium well. The bun was ciabatta. Substituted a salad for fries. They weren't sure how much more that would be. Ordered to go. They called when it was ready.

Comfort food at its finest. We started with the spinach artichoke dip, which was freshly made and served with homemade (delicious!) tortilla chips. The ravioli with Italian sausage and the pot roast were both wonderful for dinner. The chocolate torte for dessert was also a stand out. Very pleased with everything. The restaurant is quite large to accommodate social distancing. The staff observed Covid safety precautions at all times.

The worst. Embarrassed that we brought out of town guests. Ran out of beer, not enough help staff, food does not match menu, no salad, couldn't accommodate simple seating request. Won't go back.

I recently visited Punderson Manor for a Sunday getaway with my mom and aunt. We had dinner at the Cherry Dining Room. Although pricey, I was impressed with the food and the service. I ordered the cracker crusted walleye with baked potato. Three fish was fresh and delicious; the crumb coating flavorful. The potato had nice crisp skin with tender flesh. My aunt had the goat cheese ravioli with Italian sausage. Despite it being her first time trying goat cheese, she really enjoyed the dish and stated she would order the same thing if she came back, which we are planning to do. The waiter was friendly and accommodating and the coffee wasn't bad for not being a coffee shop.