The food is okay, but as others have said, they might be better off trimming the menu and focusing on doing a few things really well instead of doing a little of everything just okay. There's a good selection of beers, though they don't offer an updated list of everything they have, so once you get past the basics on the menu, you have to get your server to run through the rest. There was a mouse in the dining room last time we were there, so we're not in any hurry to go back. read more

Our first time going here. The first thing you notice is the place is clean. The waitress came over right away and the attention was prompt for the whole meal. We ordered wings for an appetizer with 2 different sauces. They were hot, plump and tasty. The hamburgers we had were yummy. Double patties which were REAL not frozen patties. Good service and good food. Will be back. read more

The location is easy. It's just over the bridge from downtown Harrisburg. If I remember correctly, you could easily walk here from downtown. We sat outside on the deck. It reminded me of being on a beach vacation. For my meal, I had fish and French fries. The meal was appropriately priced and the portions were large. I had a soda so I cannot review the drinks. Two of us got out of there for about $30. You cannot beat the atmosphere. It would be a cool place for a group of friends for a night of light drinking. read more

Mike and i went here as i was dying to eat somewhere outside. Living in Atlanta for so long has made me homesick for the slew of outdoor eating options. I found Docksides by accident in an ad in the Patriot. There wasn't a lot reviewed on Yelp that had outdoor seating. This place is neighbors/partners with Rock bass and just down the door from Duke's. Going to go out on a limb and say they are all owned by same folks. We ordered a Wedge salad to share which was quite good. Our entree was a large Chicago style pizza. Not bad but could have been hotter. Our sever wasn't the best but not the worst we have had here in the burg. we both had cocktails and were surprised at the price of a shot of Cointreau in my TX margarita. $3! Looks like they would have a fun happy hour. Not a bad lunch; the nice shady spot and view of the river helped. WE won't be rushing back but in a "outdoor fix".... worked. read more

Good drinks but food was not hot. Expected pizza from the brick oven to be hot when it got to the table but it was lukewarm. Otherwise drinks were very good!! read more

Pleasantly surprised with the atmosphere and food! There's a beautiful, large outdoor dining area as well as hightop tables inside with beautiful views of the river. My husband and I both had burgers that were very big and came with a ton of fresh cut fries (I took My fries home and they nearly filled a large to go box). My 10 year old (who is a big eater) ordered stromboli-like balls (I don't recall the name) off the appetizer menu as his entree and couldn't finish them. The kids menu offers a lot of variety beyond typical hamburgers and grilled cheese. However, we were surprised that the hotdog doesn't come on a bun (It was cut up on top of french fries). If we are ever in the area again, we will definitely visit again! read more

First time to eat at Dockside Willies. Got pizza which was very good. Our group had 8 adults. All agreed the food was very good and reasonable. Server was Natalie W who was very attentive and did her job very good. Some got burgers, some had pizza and some had sandwiches. Recommend highly. read more

Well, it's official, never going here ever again. 2 of us walk in for lunch. The hostess asked us if we wanted to sit outside on the deck or inside. We decided outside since it was such a beautiful day. She then informs us that the outside bar area is self seating if we wanted to walk down there ourselves...! REALLY? She couldn't do her job and find us a table outside? Strike one. Okay, so we walked ourselves to the bar area and found an empty table by the water. There are 3 people tending the bar. One woman came out to us within 5 minutes to take our drink order. She was nice and friendly. She came back in about 15 minutes with our drinks and asked us if we wanted menus. We said yes. 15 more minutes go by and we finally get menus. 20 minutes go by and no one comes to take our order. Out of the 3 people working in the bar, they must have been way too busy to remember the handful if tables sitting around the bar. ( Only the bar wasn't at all at full capasity )Behind us there is a couple sitting at a table. We can hear them complaining to each other about how long they have been waiting. Oh, it's not just us! My friend decided to just walk up to the bar and order for us there. I hear the woman at the bar say 'oh, i was just about to go and check up on you' .... yeah.... right. God forbid we get any real restaurant service. I guess that's what we get for sitting in the bar area. We get our food dropped off by a guy. A different waitress not even working in the bar area comes and asks us if we need anything. I'm missing one of my side dishes. So she went to go get it. A different guy comes and drops it off. The other woman not working in the bar area comes back and asks us if we need anything else. ( the bar still has 6 or so empty seats and there are 3 people behind it) why are 4 different people serving/helping us?! We come to this restraint once every 4 or so months and everytime it's a disaster. It's not like we are regulars. This place is way poorly managed and needs to have certain people working only certain areas. Everyone was everywhere. It has such great potential. O well. read more

Lower Bar. Decent crowd. 5 bartenders. Service not a good . Again . Slow and not pleasant.

The lunch service was TERRIBLE, especially if you only have an hour for lunch. The waitress I'm sure forgot to place our orders for our table of six, then when the food finally came to the table we asked for it to be boxed because we had only a few minutes to get back to work. 10 minutes later she came back with the boxed food but still needed to address the checks! We will never, ever go back! Oh and when Management was advised of this experience they did nothing!!!!!! read more

Great food; excellent service; & awesome atmosphere, especially on the deck on a summer evening!

Had dinner there on Saturday December 1st. Was not busy and got our food really fast. Husbands wings were excellent but my quesadilla was not good. It was made with ground up chicken and the salsa looked like it was somebody's leftovers because it was dark red and ground up and you couldn't even see the tomatoes. Disgusting. We never got a second round of beers because the server was too busy talking. We will not be back any time soon. read more

Went there for lunch on a Saturday. Clean place. Prompt service. Very good food. Portion size well worth the cost which was very reasonable. Will go back. read more

We went there after work one night and had 12 people coming for drinks and dinners. It is ridiculous that half of our party had to be there to get a table and they will not take reservations.. We ended up sitting down at the lower deck you can sit there without your whole party or half of it. The female bartender was so rude. The service was terrible. It took for every to get a drink and order food. This was not our first time we had rude staff when we have been there. read more

Grumpiest bartenders I've ever experienced. I'm sorry but just because my friend and I order a mixed drink instead of a beer at the bar, does not give you the right to make fun of us. If you don't want to make a more complicated drink, find a new job. We were told by 2 different bartenders that they would be right with us, and finally the third one actually stuck around to see what we wanted. To top everything off, a waiter slammed a drink down on a beer soaked tray only to have all that beer soak my entire right side. I was disappointed in my first and possibly last visit here. read more

Daytime hostess is always miserable. I was there on a Tuesday for lunch. They were short staffed but made no apologies. The view is pretty and the outdoor seating is what keeps me coming back...and the crab pretzel. I would not suggest going if you are on any time constraints. read more

Every time I go to Dockside Willie's, it is to enjoy the view. I generally put up with subpar overpriced food and slow service to enjoy the view. Tonight was terrible. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong, and we were disrespected by someone that may have been a manager, or maybe she was a hostess. Either way she was rude and condescending to us, rather than being accommodating. Our server was nice, but his service was so slow. We were done eating and waited- no joke - for over twenty minutes and he only dropped the check because i got up and found him and asked for the check. and then he overcharged me for my pizza by like $4 because he rang it up wrong. the list of problems is too long to mention. after tonight, I wont be going to any of those riverfront restaurants again. read more

Went here for the first time the other night. The service was pretty much awful, it took forever to get our drink orders and our food ordered. I got the Pork BBQ Sliders and they were pretty decent. Based on the service, I don't think i'd be likely to go back anytime soon. However, I would like to go back again in the summertime to eat on the deck and to try out a pizza from the menu. read more

After three visits to Dockside Willies, I feel I'm qualified to submit a review. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY. I give Dockside credit for one thing: they are CONSISTENTLY TERRIBLE. Terrible customer service, terrible food. Tonight we were served rotten salads -- with wilted lettuce, one grape tomato and one cuke slice; and then waited ONE HOUR for pizza. When it finally came and we asked for silverware, we sat and watched our pizza go cold while waiting for plates and a fork! I finally went to the bar to ask for them! I could go on and on about how horrible the service was but it would be a broken record. The last time we went to Dockside, the A/C was broken and we weren't told when we put our name on a 45 minute wait list. This place is just not worth the view. Cheap plastic chairs and all. read more

Lame! Hostess sat us on the deck and no server ever came to get a drink or food order. After waiting 25 minutes, we got up and left. We won't ever be going back. read more

a few months ago had to send my burger back cause it was raw... yesterday in the sliders there was a big black HAIR in the one small burger.. waitress offeres to bring another slider.. Are you kidding me I was grossed out by then. will NOT go back for awhile. Also they seem to be understaffed constantly! read more

Tried going here for lunch with my mother-in-law today. Since the weather was great, we wanted to sit outside somewhere and take in the view of the river. We entered dockside willies and the hostess was not at the front station, and there was no obvious signage if we should wait to be seated or not. After waiting a couple minutes, we walked toward the POS station. Two or three waitresses walked by without acknowledging us, so we walked to the deck, still confused. On the deck, I saw a waitress standing around, and asked her if we could sit wherever. She said no, the hostess would seat us. The hostess snapped "I've got to go up to the front" (whatever that was supposed to indicate), and comes back with a large party who arrived after us. She said to us "you WERE supposed to wait up front" and walked away. So, we DID go to the front... And out the door. Bad organization and attitudes, unnecessary hostility towards customers trying to give them our business. There are plenty of good restaurants on the riverfront, so we went to one of them. As far as dockside willies, I have to hard pass. read more

this bar should be ashamed for how slow the drink service is on a friday for such beautiful weather. very slow drink service. i know very little regarding resteraunt management but I am certain the owner/owners lose thousands of dollars a night. ive been coming to dukes and dockside for years and it has been like this as long as i can remember. hire more people to work the bar and wait service or hire more seasoned employees. read more

Our party of 6 stopped in for supper before a game on City Island. We were seated quickly, but our table was sticky and the floor was trashed. We pointed it out to our waitress, Miranda, and she reluctantly swept up a little. Then we ordered drinks and an appetizer and the wait began... The appetizer came out before the drinks and we waited for Miranda to come back so we could order. Then we waited some more... and some more... and some more. Our food finally arrived and it was very good, but not everything was hot, so I think it was sitting there for awhile before it made it to our table. After eating, we waited forever again so we could ask Miranda for our check. Someone from our party talked to the manager and he just said he was surprised to hear we were unhappy. That's it. He didn't even come to the table to apologize. So in summary, the staff is not so great, but the food was good. Don't go here if you want a quick meal! read more

The outside of this place has curb appeal with a palm tree out front. Parking lot was full at 1:30 pm. Place is big inside with a bar off to the side by itself. The deck is big too, with a deck bar down below. Seemed rather empty. Our waitress did not hurry to wait on us, or hurry to bring our food. I ordered a philly cheese steak. Cost was $7.95. I didn't care for it only because it came with spaghetti sauce-I'm not use to eating it this way. The fries were more the burnt style, again, my choosing-I don't like them this way. My husband got chicken alfredo, and he didn't care for it. Cost was $13.95. My toddler got chicken basket and they were good. The 3 chicken breast were very thick and meaty, nice and juicy on the inside, crunchy on the outside. Came with fries. Nice portion and price for a kids meal, a whooping $4.00. Most kids meals are $6. and up. We did get the Roc appetizer. Not bad. Today was a cloudy day, but the view was nice. Basically, this place is what you can expect when you go on vacation and you eat at a waterfront restaurant. Most of those places are overpriced and not the best food, you get the view without the quality. So I say, take friends, out of town guest and head there for a change. They did have about 20 pontoon boats sitting at a place next door. This place does have a dock for boaters to pull up, dock and eat at the restaurant. Our waitress was friendly. They are in no hurry though, so don't go starving and expect your food, unless you tell them your in a hurry then it may change. I did like the fact that they had tons to choose from. From mixed drinks-for those who like those but can't remember many because your not a big drinker, to appetizers, sandwiches, pizza, hot meals and pies and ice cream for dessert. Nice place to experience the outdoors. read more