I had a great meal here ordering some innovative creative food off the chalkboard menu. The view across the lake is stunning and the service was very friendly and efficient. more

We were in Cooperstown and found the Blue Mingo and it seemed like a cute place to eat on the water. What a mistake: The service was slow and very unprofessional. It took 15 minutes before anyone waited on us and then we had to ask the waitress to offer us a drink before we were ready to order. It... more

Thought this would be a nice place at a reasonable price---one of the worst meals, terrible service---took over 30 minutes before a waitress showed up. Crab cakes were mush--little crab....$11 salads should have been $3, etc, etc. Might be good for a hamburger at lunch or drinks by the lakefront....otherwise forget this place. Terrible from beginning to end! more

We have a 2nd home near Cooperstown so we are in the area quite often. The blue mingo has good food, the people are very nice but the service is slow.Too slow! We asked for a bread plate because our order was taking long and they said they ran out of bread. It was only 8:30. Beautiful views, nice people... more

The Blue Mingo is a few minutes' drive away from downtown Cooperstown, and that probably helps to explain why it is a cut above most of the restaurants in town (which seem to be more than happy to offer up undistinguished fare to the captive tourists that throng the streets of the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame). I... more

This restaurant had come recommended by friends. We were very disappointed. The only decent offering was the mojito made with fresh ginger. After that, things went downhill. My wife's salad was fine but my tuna sashimi appetizer was tired looking. We both had the stuffed chicken breast. The chicken was unremarkable, the skin not browned, the stuffing just okay, the... more

We were looking for a restaurant on the lake in Cooperstown and saw on TV, mohawk valley living, offering a special at the Blue Mingo. Four of us reserved a table on the water so we would have a scenic view of the lake. The food was not that great and we asked the server if it was fresh as... more

Heard some good things about this place so decided to check it out while in Cooperstown over the weekend. I was intrigued by the idea of an ever changing menu with fresh ingredients. First off, great view of the lake, too bad it was raining. We got the mussels for an app and they were pretty tasty and tender. For... more

Ever go to one of those restaurants where you're treated like a second-class citizen, or you're made to wait unnecessarily, because you don't have a reservation? That's the Blue Mingo Grill in a nutshell. The hostess made a big production out of the fact that we didn't have a reservation. Once we were seated, we felt rushed -- from the... more