Saturday 9/10/22, stopped in early afternoon. Had to wait 30 minutes even though table were open. Short staff I believe. First time. Good location/views. Small menu choice. Had burger and fries. Very good but overpriced. $14 burger + $ for fries. read more

Wife ordered a patty melt and noticed that something wasn't right. Not being one to complain she ate half of it and took the rest home. Next day when she went to finish it she noticed that there was plastic wrap still on the cheese. First and last time there. Check your food before you eat it. Help was rude and prices were high. read more

So many mixed emotions about this joint. i will preface this by saying I am from out of state and was visiting with my sister and a friend. First impression was not good- the guy that was at the host stand was wearing sunglasses and didn't seem to care if we were there or not. It took a minute for our server to appear. When she did, I asked what kind of vodka they had. Her response was, "I'll go get the bartender to answer your questions." With that, we decided to sit at the bar instead. The bar area is super cute and the music was on point for the atmosphere (think Marley, 311, etc.). Our bartender, Jen, was *super* friendly and helpful although not very well versed in bartending (her own admission). My sister ordered a chicken quesadilla and it was delicious. I later decided I needed a bite so I ordered the fried fish tacos, at the urging of Christian, who was awesome. I warned him that I am extremely picky about my fish tacos and he assured me they would be in my top 3. So I placed my order along with rice and beans. The flavor of the fish tacos was great...the rest, not so much. The taco was super soggy due to the wet coleslaw they placed on top of it. The beans were...just gross. The rice was wet. Christian immediately checked in with me when my order came out and comped my meal as soon as he saw my response to the food. Later in the evening, Ben joined Jen at the bar. He was awesome. It was later evident that our original server was in training. She could not have been more disinterested in learning her job but did an outstanding job of standing around and checking her phone. Later still, the owner of the place showed up for a bit and we talked with him. He let us know that they had only been open for about a month or so and were still ironing out some things, which is to be expected. He seemed cool enough at first but later after watching him speak with Bartender Jen, he seemed cocky and rude to the service staff. Not cool. All of this said- with some tweaking, this place could be awesome. The view is outstanding. The majority of the staff were fantastic (shout out to Jen, Ben, and Christian!). The food is good....depending entirely on what you choose. I'm from out of state but will definitely consider visiting the bar area or outside patio again. Cheers! read more

As you can see, there are a lot of mixed reviews about this establishment. The food is good, the service is not. Their staff is poorly trained, they do not wear any kind of PPE, not even the kind that is STANDARD in restaurants ALL the time! They do not wear gloves or hairnets when making your food. Waitstaff is clueless or absent 90% of the time while kitchen staff brings you your food. I have been there three times, and only once when everything went as it should. The other two were really bad, and not a comp'd bill to be found. The food is on the pricier side if you have a good experience and extremely expensive if you factor in poor service. None of these reviews or experiences have been addressed by the establishment -- the owner/manager truly does not care if you're receiving poor service. I wish I could go there again, because their shrimp tacos are good, but I will warn anyone against going here until there are certain leadership actions taken. read more

The location of this joint is 5 stars alone, but after a summer renovation this place is finally starting to hum. The menu was overhauled and everything being pumped out of that kitchen has been delicious. The atmosphere is filled with revelry and the Memorial Day opening couldn't haven been better planned following the current COVID situation. Stop in and ask for Jim! read more

Very, very overrated restaurant. A local we met recommended it as the best place in town (?) We went about 7 pm on a Wednesday night. It was packed and very noisy. We were lucky to get seated, as the people behind us were turned away because they had so few wait staff. The fish and chips were just "OK," and some of the vinegar they served us was NOT malt vinegar, as we had asked for. The seafood chowder was the biggest disappointment: lots of thick, creamy stuff with a couple shrimp, tiny, tiny scallops, and lots and lots of potatoes. Very bland. The best thing about the place was the lake view and the eagle who perched on the breakwater during our meal. At 8:15, the place had emptied out so very few were there, but a couple were turned away, even though closing time was supposedly 9. They were justifiably furious, and said they would never be back. Bad PR, Boardwalk. read more

One positive is the atmosphere as it's open and has a nice view of the lake. The staff were courteous and hustling around trying to keep up. However, we were placed on a wait list for a table in front section and after 45 minutes asked the hostess how much longer. Hostess told us the owner was switching people around instead of taking them in order and she didn't know how much longer, but we could go to the back section where there were open tables and we could order pizza or wings. We did that. Purchased a mushroom and pepperoni pizza from the bartender. Gave us a pager. After 45 minutes we asked about our pizza and the cook said he was backed up and hadn't made it yet. At the hour mark we asked for our money back and the pizza was brought to us at the bar. Average looking pizza you would make for your kids when in a hurry. Premade crust, canned mushrooms etc...The toppings fell off the crust which was saturated with pizza sauce. The bartender comped the pizza with manager approval since we had waited an hour. We had a few pieces and left. Maybe a week night would be better. read more

This place Formerly the dockside bar witch was fun but a real dump has been sold and re molded looks allot cleaner service was OK nothing great waitress seemed new so we let it slide food was good fair priced beer was cold live music on Sat. Great view of the lake I like to ride the bike up here beautiful view from patio....One of my favorite places to visit glad the new owner cleaned it up. Family friendly read more

Boardwalk Grill - Out door patio is the best ...reminds me of Flordia - Bars Near Me - Celina, Ohio

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Was disappointed in the food. The steak was over cooked and over priced. You would think for $30 they would include a salad and rolls/bread with it. Mine came with french fries and a quarter piece of burned corn on the cob. We also ordered the garlic shrimp appetizer that tasted like old shrimp and had very little flavor. Don't ask for extra sauce, you'll get it 7 min later. Service was a little bit slow. And they weren't busy. I know it's the "off" season for this place, so maybe we will try again in the summer. And that's a strong maybe. read more

The food was very good. However, they forgot my Fiancée's food twice, then apologized and said they would take it off the bill. She asked for it to be boxed while we waited, but eneded up eating it since our bill took awhile to get to us. We were then told they could only take half price off because my Fiancee ate her food while we were still there. Finally, when thw bill came, they charged us full price and there was no change made to the bill. I understand mistakes happen, but continuing to change how you will charge us, then make no effort at all in the end is a load of crap. I am severely disappointed in the communication of their team. read more

One hamburger burnt. Other to salty to be eaten. Fish and chips ok. Queso for pretzel, thickened milk. I'll go back and try their pizza. Otherwise not impressed. read more

The food? It's ok. The beer list? Ok. I don't go to the Boardwalk Grill for just those things, though. Every single time I am in Celina I stop for one thing... the experience. We've always gotten great service, and you cannot beat that view. Immediately I feel like I'm on vacation in the middle of Ohio. Because of the sheer experience, I 100% recommend you go here and eat some fried food, and drink a cold beer. Take a deep breath and just get away. read more

Worst dining experience of my life...if I could give negative stars I would. The tacos were burnt to a crisp and my boyfriend's $11 catfish entree was 3 nugget size pieces of catfish and 2 hush puppies. When we asked the server about it she mumbled something about how she wasn't in charge of the portion sizes and people "don't usually complain" never offering to get a manager involved. Another table was sat and never helped by a server...they finally got up and walked out after at least 15 minutes of waiting. Walking back to the bathroom and seeing a small glimpse of the kitchen it was dirty and disgusting. We will never be back. Eat here at your own risk!! read more

Staff was friendly and service was what you would expect for a full house on Sunday afternoon. Atmosphere is relaxing. Food is above average. This is not your typical deep fried bar fare. Shrimp Tacos are definitely a must try. read more

The service here as horrid Slow, the waiters took 15 minutes to grab a glass of water, were there for over an hour till we found out our food was never put in. Waitresses were rude the entire time. Would not recommend this place. Avoid it like the plague. read more

Looking forward to checking this place out again. It is under new management. 3 Owners back I was a constant patron for the food. They made a mean Gumbo and great sandwiches. I tried them out after the 2nd owner purchased it and quickly left. I hear that under the new owner ( 3rd ) thing really improved. I guess I will have to wait until next year to try them out, I rated them a 4 from what I have heard from others. read more

My friends had a sandwich with cheese on it ,Saturday the 25 of August . She said the sandwich did not taste good. They took it home thinking it was her that day . The next day the discover the wrapper was still on the cheese . You won't be getting any of my business. Good luck it sounds like you're going to need it . I have a picture, can't get it to print . Probably better that way. read more

best location in this small town full of nothing this is what you'd think the best option to be right? No. this restaurant does not use gloves when making food. they completely do not care about sanitation and customer safety. this is the one restaurant i've been to since this whole pandemic started and they somehow don't have to wear masks? none of the employee's wear a mask. The servers do not wear their hair tied back so double check to make sure your food is hairless. they ober serve everyone here. they constantly have party buses and things like that and i've literally witness 2 people in a hour time frame crack their head open and everyone in the restaurant just sat back and laugh. I don't know about you but i wanna eat somewhere where they actually care about your experience and how you feel walking out the door but in this scenario that's not even close to the case. i notice that the owner walks around and talks to each table and then he would disappear and go to what it looked to be the basement. when he would come back up the stairs he seemed completely out of it everytime like he didn't know where he was at. Completely inappropriate!!!! don't bring your kids here guys it's not the environment for that unless you don't mind your kids watching drunk idiots fall all over the place. save your money guys please it's completely overpriced and not even close to being worth the money considering my food is cold everytime i've been there. read more

We went to dinner at Boardwalk this evening. They were not busy so we thought it was our lucky day! We were happy to see Jerk Chicken on the menu. The original owners had wonderful jerk chicken. The menu had no descriptions at all. My husband and I both ordered this. We received a small thigh and leg with a large portion of sticky, sweet rice. We also received a portion of bland beans. There was no salt or pepper or sauce of any sort on the table. My daughter ordered a taco salad that consisted of more chips than salad. Needless to say we were very disappointed. read more

Took a bike ride down by the lake stopped at boardwalk pretty simple ordered 3 burgers 1 med well and 2 medium waited 32 minutes got up found the waitress she said they are coming up we're next after serving people that had come after us their food, we finally got our burgers burnt and dry, waitress was doing the best she could with what she was working with. Will never go back! read more

Terrible service!! Took 15 minutes before we were even acknowledged. Finally placed our order and after an hour it still hadn't arrived. Ended up walking out. Waste of time. Place seemed dirty and understaffed. read more