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    Breakwater

    3.5 (130 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    BREAKWATER ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Live music
    Happy hour specials

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    Chicken Wings
    Molly C.

    Nice dining on the patio watching the boats pass. Enjoyed the beer selection and relaxed vibe. Service was friendly and attentive.

    Dinners described above
    Russel R.

    Four of us looking for dinner and someplace we hadn't yet tried. Breakwater was a great pick. Everything was outstanding. Service was excellent as she gave us the menus and took our drink orders right away. Menu has a wide choice to select from. Two of us selected the California Cobb Salad. One with crispy chicken, honey/lemon vinaigrette and the other with grilled salmon with blue cheese. Order of one pound of wings half buffalo and half BBQ. Me - The Godfather, Cajun grilled chicken with fries. Everything was very good. To top off the great service and food was the view during the storm. See picture of the rainbow. This would be a great deck to watch boats.

    Outdoor ambience

    Such a lovely relaxed lake vibe - even had live music which made the experience even better!! We came at 6:30 pm on a Friday evening and there was a 20 minute wait so we opted to sit on the upper level outdoor seating where we could order food and drinks from the bartender and find our own table. I had blackened catfish and truffle fries - fantastic! And my kids enjoyed boneless wings and a cheeseburger/tots. While we ate we could watch boats come and go on the waterway. What a great meal and we will be back!!

    Breakwater Breakfast Platter
    Nicole K.

    On Madison Foodies Facebook page, I kept seeing Breakwater advertise their menu and I just had to try it. The establishment is huge, the bar manager told me that when Spring comes there is a roof top bar that serves food and has live bands. I cannot wait to go there this Spring. But I have to go back next weekend because the nachos look amazing. And oh my the pretzel is huge it fits the whole plate, guess I will need to order that after I try the nachos! If you have a boat you can just pull up on your boat too... go check it out

    Panzanella salad sans tomatoes.
    Ashley J.

    Came for dinner tonight on a nice summer evening. We were able to sit outside without a wait. We ordered the panzanella salad. On the menu the first ingredient is tomatoes. No tomatoes on it. Unripe avocados and stale croutons. Asked the server who told me it doesn't come with tomatoes and walked away. Cobb salad had no dressing on it. Will not be coming back.

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    The food service and ambiance was amazing. I will definitely be back. The chicken Caesar salad was the best.

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    Tuff pull tabs, but good food and nice view. Gonna have to come back when it's warm. Pork sandwich was great. Highly recommended

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    I have eaten here several times and have enjoyed it ALL! Incredible food!! Nice staff and great service. I highly recommend this place!!

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