We usually go to twisted or on Thursdays for the crab legs. Last Thursday we were sitting inside in the bar area and three baby roaches were crawling on the wall. I brought this up to the waitress and she said we can't help it because were outdoors. I lost my appetite after seeing the roaches. We will be making our own crab legs from now on. We eat at many restaurants on the water outside and never see roaches. If you've got baby roaches You are infested. But read more

Delicious food, great service and great view! I had the grilled chicken salad and their homemade dressing was delicious! We also got the burger, chicken salad, pretzel dog something but everything was really good and we all left happy and full! read more

Favorite place on the lake for my friends and I and close to the boat docks. Service can get a little slow on Friday and Saturday nights but that is expected with the increased crowd. I wouldn't recommend families coming with little ones on those nights after 6, some of the older regulars get a little loud and obnoxious from their day drinking. Bartenders are always great, and food is warm! read more

Worst experience we've ever had. Food was terrible and cold and service was extremely unprofessional. Things went wrong continuously from beginning to end. The worst part of the night was at the end when we couldn't find our credit card after paying for our food. We thought maybe it fell through the cracks of the deck, and after searching for about 25 minutes, including going under the deck ourselves on hands and knees to look for this card, the server tells us it was in another book the whole time. This was after she made no effort to help or at least get a manager as we're crawling under the crawl space of a rancid deck. We're on our way home to shower. That was disgusting. read more

I really enjoyed this place, the food was great. I met the owner who was a wonderful man. Great time! After we left, my wife told me the the two guys sitting to my right tried to take my bar stool when I went to the bathroom. She said "No, my husband is sitting here." And one of them responded "You need a better husband." That guy is lucky my wife chose to tell me back at the hotel, because I would have given him a case of sudden deceleration trauma. I am lucky because I probably would have went to jail. Here is a tip; don't but a boat from the two drunk @ssholes at the bar who work at boat dealership on the marina directly behind the restaurant. Bottom line, it is a great place, good food, but as the owner states, he's still battling, trying to get the @ssholes out of there. read more

My husband and I love this place!! It's great that you can pull your boat right up to the deck and tie off and walk right up to the outdoor area. The food is great and the atmosphere is awesome!! They also have live bands that play which is awesome along with all of the tv's so you don't miss whatever sport you're into!! They're pretty generous with the pouring of your alcohol too!! read more

This place is the bomb dot com!!!! The food is so awesome!!! Cary Eubanks is the best!!!

Kari was great, food was great do not miss this local hang out! I had a great meal and excellent service.

If i could give this place 0 stars, i would. i came here the first time with my friend wanting crabs legs. and i've never been treated so rude in my life. the "managers" were rude and racist. I was told if my party didn't leave they would call the cops on us bc we took up too many booths. I've been a server for 6 years. and i've never seen people be soo rude in life. then they charge my shut without my permission, told me to leave and never come back!! This place is horrible. we were yelled at by managers and servers. i asked another server for a refill and i was told i'm not your server. !! This was my worse experience ever !! read more

Terrible time at Twisted Oar tonight. Family in from out of town and got seated at 9 but couldn't get service until it was too late to order food. Approached management without much of an excuse but "sorry". Disappointing. read more

Put one cook on when they had trivia night. I understand it's a Monday night, but if you're doing trivia and the house is packed get more staff! read more

Enjoyed the live music and lakeside atmosphere. However, service was so slow and food came out cold. Server never asked us once if we wanted another drink, so had to go to the bar to get drinks. Don't get the tacos they're awful! Wings were ok. Took over two hours to get our below average food. Won't be going back for a meal. read more

Tonight we went to Twisted Oar and we were seated at an outside table. No one came to wait on us. We got up several times to try and get service. We sat for about 45 minutes. When the waiter finally came over, he said the kitchen was closed. We asked to speak to the owner and he wouldn't talk to us. Finally a manager came out and basically said too bad. I won't go back again. read more

Went for lunch today, ordered fried chicken sandwich with onion rings, grilled cheese with avocado and tomato, chicken fingers for young daughter. Waitress was very nice but quickly got busy with other tables, she may have been the only wait staff there. Almost all the food was inedible!! Chicken fingers were slimy and undercooked, grilled cheese was cold and avocados not fresh, about a day or two over ripe, fried chicken was overcooked but cold so it had been cooked earlier and set aside. All this for about $45.00. Don't waste your time, visit one of the other restaurants on the lake. read more

Waited an hour and 20 minutes to get our food at a not very busy week day lunch. No leadership, poorly run. The staff is just running around with seemingly no plan. The food when it finally came was not worth the wait. Painful experience. read more

We were here Wednesday,July 5th, and apparently trash pickup was on Tuesday. The dumpster smell was extremely off putting. The food was OK. Nothing special. Had the shrimp PO boy, fish tacos, and chicken sandwich at the table. read more

We love the Twisted Oar! We are there 2 to 4 times a week. Love the bar tenders and the food and specials are wonderful. Live music , trivia, dueling pianos, football. The owner has really tried to keep things fun during the colder months. Lots of good people and boaters and regulars! read more

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The portions are incredibly small for the price and the food is mediocre at best. The service is extremely slow. All of the food is served on cheap baskets. Also, their shrimp tacos gave me food poisoning. read more

The worst restaurant if coming by boat. Do not attempt the madness no parking anywhere if you want to spend money for food. 2500 slips and no boat parking the dock people won't even help you. I will never ever go back. Go to Pelican Pete's, they added many brand new docks . read more

My party walked in around 10:50pm & was handed menus... A server, by the name of Kenzie, walked up to us & told us that the kitchen told her that they had already put everything away & that it was closed. I then explained to her that we were just given menus & told that we could order. She then went on to state, with much sarcasm and a "know it all" attitude that all restaurants' kitchens close an hour before closing & that was the rule "everywhere she worked"; I then asked her was that a Lake Lanier thing because that's not generally true... she proceeds to get snappy with her response & told me if I had an attitude, which I did not - until her statement, that she doesn't have to deal with me & put her hands up as if to be washing me away... a manager was called over & he was actually the person who gave us our menus to begin with; he honored our orders & changed the energy... Kenzie, however, lightened up SLIGHTLY but you could tell she still wasn't pleased to provide the customer service. We ordered lemon pepper wings & they were GREAT! Cooked to perfection & seasoned just right! Being able to dock our boat was also a plus, being that we came from across the lake. read more

Love the live music and coconut shrimp. Slow bar service but the drink quality made up for it. Yummy!

Great local bar at Holiday Marina. Usually have music on the weekends and daily specials

Basic bar food but compared to what's nearby, which wasn't much, it was ok. Service was decent as was the food. They tend to overlook the seafood which is common among restaurants at this price point. Nothing was bad but can't say it was great either. read more

One of our favorite places to eat on the lake. We're here 3 or 4 times a month. New owner as of this year. My boyfriend loves the salmon blt, and I alternate between the wings, burgers or salads. The potato salad is so good if you like potatoes. The fries are hand peeled. Live music every week and indoor or outdoor seating. Service was slow last week for us which was odd but the waitress apologized and keep us up to date with the order. read more

Always have a great time- good food and super service - Thursday crab leg special is fantastic!!

This is the best restaurant/bar on Lake Lanier. New owner totally reinvented this location with the bar moved to be between the inside area and the outside covered patio. I can imagine this place gets packed during the middle of the summer, but it was about 50% full today for lunch. The food was surprisingly good. I had the coconut shrimp and my wife had the baked shrimp. Portions were generous and there were a lot of options for sides. I thought the prices were a little low for the location right on the water at a marina. The service was outstanding. Our server came by to check on us frequently. I'm sure service would be a little delayed when they're slammed. I will frequent The Twisted Oar when I'm on the lake and want to avoid the hundreds of boats near LLI or Port Royale. This is a much more relaxed place to enjoy the lake while getting a bite to eat or enjoying a cocktail (Yes, they have a full bar w/ liquor, wine and beer). Also, there were several large flat screen TVs around the inside showing sports. Looking forward to the Fall on the lake and catching some football at The Twisted Oar. read more

Great waterfront restaurant and bar! Love the live music and the food is amazing in a great laid back atmosphere! Recommended for families. Also, lots of TV's for anyone who wants to watch sports! read more

Really a good deal and great food on the lake. You can get thru the gate to eat. You can come by boat but parking a boat is limited space.

Great spot! Great food, drinks, and service. Lots of activities. You can boat or drive. All that's missing is a karaoke night! Oh and the only down fall to this place is you can't smoke ANYWHERE, not even on the deck! read more

We came in on a Sunday night, it wasn't super busy but there definitely were a few people seated around the restaurant. It took nearly 40 minutes for our appetizers to come out. We saw our waitress twice. No apologies, no warning that they were backed up, nothing. The food and drinks were ok, but the service was horrible. Never again! read more

My husband and I had a great time and a great meal. Our server Michael was great and gave awesome food recommendations. We started with the smoked white fish dip. Omg it came with warm home made pita chips and they were deelisshh!!! For dinner I had the coconut shrimp and my husband had the burger. Fun and casual place and the bonus is it's directly on the lake for a nice view. Check them out!! You won't be disappointed. read more

I ate here a few days ago with my family and the short old lady hostess was really rude. We eat her once a week, so we're practically regulars. That day I even brought a good friend with me to experience the wonderful food I've been bragging to them about. On top of that the short waitress with glasses took forever to take our order and we only seen her twice the entire time we were there and that was to give us the check. She never checked on us to see if we needed anything. When we had asked to speak to the manager they pointed to a elderly man at the bar who was really intoxicating and stated that was the owner and to talk to him about any problems we had. The owner was racist and rude as if my kind wasn't good enough to eat at his establishment. I'll never eat here again, if they don't like their jobs then they need to find a new profession. Horrible place to waste your money. read more

I use to love this place and have been going for years but my past 3 experiences there have been absolutely horrible. 1- I got a salad with salmon on it. It was extremely expensive for what it was about $13 for a tiny plate with iceberg lettuce, shredded cheese and a piece of salmon that was hard as a rock. I threw up only 20 mins after leaving the restaurant and I NEVER get sick and nothing that was stated on the menu was on my salad. It was supposed to have onion, carrots and tomatoes too. 2- im not even going to get into this one but after 1 hour and 20 mins we had NO food and left because we were told we were still going to have to wait for our food. 3- I get a side of coleslaw that was absolutely rotten so they bring me another side of "new" slaw that was still rotten. I paid 13 dollars for !!5!! shrimp that were supposed to be blackened and they were absolutely plain and rotten slaw. The Mac and cheese was good though. THEN We watched our server clear a table and put all the old drinks into a pitcher then COME AND FILL OUR CUPS WITH THAT PITCHER!!!!!! Every time I've been in this calendar year of 2018 has been a disappointment. I'm not sure if the management changed or the kitchen staff changed but man, has it changed. read more

Absolutely awful service. My friend and I stopped by this afternoon for a bite to eat. There was no host so we found a place to sit down. 30 minutes later, still no service and the place was not even busy. Will not be going back to this franchise. They have no customer service skills for a lakefront restaurant. Coming from New England, this place does not fit under the definition of southern hospitality. read more

Great service here! I believe our waitress was Kelly. She was awesome. Food was pretty good. Pretty large menu. Cool atmosphere. I would definitely come back. read more

Worst service in the world! If there was competition they'd be extinct. Why post a review...nothin gonna change.

Exceedingly mediocre. Limited variety, total lack of ingenuity, and a liquor selection that would seem great if it was 1997. We ordered Lemon Pepper wings. When they arrived they reeked of Movie Theatre Popcorn Butter, and were so covered in grease the any seasoning had been washed away. In fact, all of the food lacked proper seasoning. Good thing they have little Coronita bottle salt and pepper shakers on the table! Truth be told, there are better options on the lake, but if you're in a pinch, this place does technically have food. read more

I love this place. Their specialty cocktails are great. The fish and chips are the best. Friendly staff. But.... The live music on Saturday night is so loud you can't talk to your dinner companions. read more

We really enjoyed this place. The blackened fish sandwich was great as well at the shrimp Po Boy. Beer was cold and service good. Open air overlooking the marina. Closest thing to the beach around. read more

We were there on Friday, June 9. We were there late at night. The server forgot to place one person's order. After about 45 minutes of waiting we left without any food for that person. Our server was not concerned at all, thus we didn't leave our normal 20% tip. We eat at your establishment approximately once a week during summer months and continue in the off season. We have not returned since the night of the really poor service. read more