Restaurants in Lockport

Wagner’s two most popular dishes are quite different, but equally delicious. Certified Angus roast beef nestles within the cushy embrace of a salted weck roll, while the Roaster chicken wings are topped with bourbon- or honey-garlic sauce and serve as a filling snack after a long day of learning how to use echolocation in a dark cave. At lunch, diners can nosh on wraps rolled with Cajun turkey or greek chicken, whereas the dinner menu introduces entrees such as baked haddock and fettuccine alfredo with chicken or crab.

Manhattan’s pleases palates with mouthwatering lunch and dinner menus stocked full of classic steaks, seafood, and a cornucopian wine list. Indulge in the impish spice of chili diablo appetizers, lightly breaded banana peppers stuffed with pepper-jack and ricotta cheeses before being nestled atop onion crostinis ($8). Epicureans excite incisors with eight-ounce filet mignons, topped with montreal spice, crispy onion rings, and tarragon-infused bacon butter ($23). The stuffed orange roughy, a flaky white-fish shell filled with sweet Maryland crab ($18), imitates an edible Russian nesting doll and pairs delectably with a glass of Villa Pozzi pinot grigio ($6).

Winners of the 2011 People's Choice Award at the Taste of Lockport, the family-owned-and-operated Sweet Sixteen Cafe keeps home ovens idle by supplying dessert devotees with fresh, homemade pastries, cookies, and signature cakes. Whether celebrating a birthday, an anniversary, or a state-wide ban on silverware, cake pops provide a stick-based treat ideal for portable snacking. The moist morsels come in a variety of signature flavors, such as red velvet embraced by fluffy cream-cheese icing, decadently doubled double chocolate fudge, and the birthday-cake-flavored creamsicle.

Davison Road Inn's culinary architects satisfy rumbling stomachs by stacking a bevy of burgers, sandwiches, and a menu of other pub eats. Patrons perched at a tiled bar savor hand-carved, top-round roast beef folded into a Kimmelwick roll ($6.99) as cushy as a pillow filled with marshmallows, or juggle a Reuben with slow-cooked, thin-sliced corned beef ($7.99) between turns at darts or pool. Blue umbrellas dotting a pine-tree-lined patio shade the delivery of Davison Road Inn’s fresh half-pound burgers. The Emerald Isle-inspired patty, topped with Irish cheddar, arrives on a soft pretzel bun ($6.99), and the Bacon Blue burger's twists of applewood bacon and melted blue cheese ($6.99) choose to arrive traditionally in a palanquin carried by four waiters. The ears of Saturday-night diners feast on live music between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m.

Baking and broiling fresh seafood, savory steak, and tender fowl, Garlock's serves fine fare in an inviting, historic atmosphere. Clams casino foreshadows later feasting with six fresh littleneck clams baked in white wine and topped with green pepper, onion, and bacon ($8.95). Like Earth, the 28-ounce bone-in beef prime rib possesses a crisp crust, a red, juicy core, and an accompaniment of au jus ($29.95). The baked haddock ala Slavin, Icelandic haddock served with herbs and parmesan, is an old family recipe, time-tested over many family feasts and food fights ($16.95). Similarly satisfying, the swiss chicken enrobes a broiled chicken breast with swiss cheese and fresh sautéed mushrooms ($13.95).

Pizza forms the cornerstone of the menu at Papa Leo’s. The award-winning pies come in varieties such as chicken cordon blue, Meteor Meat Lovers, veggie garden, and philly cheesesteak. There’s even a pizza covered with buffalo-chicken fingers, the culinary equivalent of scoring a touchdown while simultaneously hitting a home run.

Despite its inventiveness with pies, Papa Leo’s menu branches out beyond pizza. From deli specialties such as a hot BLT or cheesesteak hoagie sub to seafood such as Icelandic haddock, the food roster has something for everyone. There’s even a Mexican bent to the menu—beef, chicken, and steak tacos come with cheese and veggies.