Well I ordered my favorite go to lunch pick and that's fish tacos. For the price I paid I should had gotten little more fish then red cabbage. But they were still good read more

The Twisted Oar - American Near Me - Buford, Georgia

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Great views, friendly staff and good lake food coming back this weekend. The lake breezes and fans make it super comfortable

Food is delicious!!!! Staff is very friendly! Kristen was our bartender and she was so sweet and attentive She made us some delicious rum runners! Grouper fingers and coconut shrimp was so yummy! I will definitely be back!! read more

The Twisted Oar - American Near Me - Buford, Georgia

I really like this place. Great location on the water, a great selection of seafood and fabulous service.

This place never fails!! The vibe is electric and everyone is there to have a great time!! The bar area is like one huge party. If you're looking for a place to let loose, this is your place. Food was great, we had the burger with fries, and the Ruben sandwich w/potato salad. Both meals were cooked perfectly. Drinks we had the Bob Marley and a Mai Tai. Both were potent and prepared just right! Quality stuff . What stood out to me was Jamie. We opted to sit at the bar since we were hungry and didn't want to wait for a table. Jamie was working and she was a delight. The bar was slammed and this girl did not show any signs of distress, frustration, or anger about it at all. She smiled at her customers, she smiled making the drinks, she was dancing, and singing. Her energy was electric and refreshing to see when you're at a busy bar. She's the type of person you want running your business. We hope Jamie gets praise for her hard work and we will be Saturday regulars now just because of Jamie. read more

From service to location and atmosphere. This location is a great choice to end an evening out on the lake or even just swinging by for their fantastic pizza. You cannot go wrong with the pizza. read more

The twisted oars convenient to my house and to the lake when I'm using my boat. I enjoy having a good drink with fun people in great service. It all it has all that. Yesterday I had the fish and chips it was excellent serve warm asked for extra crispy french fries done. The place is relatively crowded for a Sunday night but the weather is actually beautiful. I have been going to twistador for about 3 years now and always have a good time and the food is always great. I recommend it for socialization as well as Lake ambience and good people. read more

This place is an absolute joke. The hostess didn't page us properly. They made us wait an extra hour due to their own mistake. They gave us no priority in getting our table after they incorrectly paged us based off of the incompetency of the staff. Will never return. read more

Pleasantly surprised. Today's adventure brings me out to Lake Lanier where I'm working ON the lake. I'm by-no-means a lake or boating person, but my work takes me to places that even I am uncertain of at times. The Twisted Oar is not one of those times. Once my work on the water was finished, it was suggested that we take one of our boats over to this restaurant for lunch. Since I don't frequent this area, I was unsure of what to expect. There are so many varying opinions of restaurants "on the lake" that there was only one way to find out. We ended up arriving prior to them opening this day, so we were allowed to hang out on the deck before we were able to come in and actually partake in the food. This gave me some time to peruse the location and get my initial impressions, which looked like a party bar at first. A large, central bar area, with tables surrounding the bar on both the inside and deck sides. I bet this place gets rocking during the busy season now that COVID seems to be tailing off. We get our orders taken immediately, and the server was nice enough to split all of us up since we are expensing meals. A stupid requirement, I know, but it's what has to be done. The server answered a couple of my compatriot's questions and our food was up very quickly. All-in-all, this place was a pleasant surprise. I'm sure that with the busy season comes its headaches, but our experience was nice. We had a nice view, excellent service, and the food was exactly how I expected it. If for some reason someone decides to put me on the water again, I could see me recommending this place for lunch in the future. read more

Not the best experience for our first visit. We went on Friday night just before 7pm. The music over the speakers was obnoxiously loud (which our waitress empathized with us over). No need to dive into great detail, but it was uncomfortable to say the least. Our waitress was very nice and attentive. The food was okay (6 shrimp in a shrimp platter is a bit skimpy from growing up seafood restaurants on the Gulf Coast). Cocktails and beer were good. We did have a disheartening issue with roaches on the wall near and on our table. After my mom killed the 3rd one and more kept popping up she left the restaurant as did our kids while we waited to pay and go. Our waitress immediately addressed it with us, which we were appreciative of. She mentioned they'd patched the cracks to help stop the issue. They did offer us a percentage off our food for the inconvenience. Overall, this seems to be more of a place that's more about the scene and less about the food, which is fine. We were just trying out new spots since we are new to town. We likely won't be back, but it's just because it's not really our scene. read more

Pulled in for lunch (from Lake Lanier) on a Sunday afternoon and this place has a great environment and excellent food. We ordered a handful of appetizers and all were excellent at a descent price point. Beer was cold and the service was what you could expect from a laid back grill. We sat next to Green Bay Packers Hall of Famer "Majik Man" too. read more

The Twisted Oar - Hanging out with Green Bay Packers Hall of Famer "Majik Man". - American Near Me - Buford, Georgia

One of my favorite restaurants on the lake. Plenty of parking for cars or boats, lots of seating, plenty of staff, clean bathrooms, and very friendly staff! Normally the BEST tasting food of the lake restaurants but tonight was an off night for food. Drinks, staff, and atmosphere was perfect but the food could've been better. We got the soft pretzel appetizer & the pretzel which was very stale/chewy and the shrimp & crab dip appetizer which was good. I had the crab salad sandwich and it was VERY mayonnaise heavy and I don't recommend it. This is the first time I've ever come to twisted oar and not loved everything I ate! So I still recommend it highly! Others in our group got the burger, grilled shrimp, and grilled chicken sandwich which were all great! The ranch dressing is house made and delicious with the fries! Fun live music too! read more

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This place was OK... The location is awesome. You get to sit outside and feed the fish, ducks and turtles. It is quite fun. We ordered snacks for lunch and a fishbowl to drink. The service was wonderful. I did, however, come at 1PM on a weekday.... but I did not have a problem. Their service and location gets them a few of these stars. As for the food, this is what we ordered: Coconut Shrimp- Honestly, they were very fresh and hot, but the flavor was wayyyyy off. And I am not a fan of marmalade. Warm Shrimp and Crab Dip- This was really flavorful and came with fried pita wedges. Damn this was good. ONLY THING, is that there is basically NO shrimp and crab in it. French Fry Basket ( we chose curly)- They're fries.... They are hot.... Not homemade. What else can I say? lol. The fish bowl ( Bob Marley) is delish by the way! I recommend. We will be back for crab leg day, but it is nothing special to go to unless you're on the lake and don't want to drive to a restaurant. read more

The Twisted Oar - I know some people that belong here. LOL! - American Near Me - Buford, Georgia

Never got inside. The "hostess" was a spoiled brat. We arrived on our golf cart, as several others did. We asked to see a menu while waiting to go inside. She handed a menu to my wife then looked at her coworker and clearly said "she's probably going to steal it!" She either didn't think we'd hear her or didn't care. My wife handed it back to her very nicely, looked her in the eye and told her "no, I wasn't going to steal it and due to your comment, we won't be eating here either". She stuttered and stammered trying to backpedal as we turned and left. No sense speaking to management, she's probably a relative. And Yelps automatic rating system is mistakenly showing positive food and service in this review. read more

This place is underrated it is so good even the tendies and Mac and cheese and it is good with music and good geese

Nice staff, quick service, comfort food. Really nice to look out over the marina as well.

Food was terrible and way overpriced. Overcooked, greasy, skimpy. Drinks were sugar water & couldn't taste any liquor, server was sweet but neglectful. Restaurant was dingy & needs an revamp. read more

Taco Tuesday just got better. The Twisted Oar offers a few specials throughout the week. We tried the variety of tacos. They were delicious, especially the fish tacos. You can choose between fried or blackened. The cilantro lime aioli was awesome. Plenty of outdoor seating. read more

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Great location to have a drink a bite to eat and relax by the water. Friendly staff and regulars. Def going back.

Food and atmosphere was absolutely fantastic as always. We are part of the marina family and frequent The Oar quite often... whoever the new waitress is named Ashley needs an attitude adjustment- she is quite rude!! The food gets 5 stars! Ashley is lucky that she got 2... someone needs to train her how to be pleasant and smile!! read more

Regular bar type food but great lake view if you get an outside table. Music on the weekends. Very popular with the Lake regulars and often a wait for seating. Asked to sit at an empty lakeside table and was told it was reserved. The table remained unoccupied for over an hour and a half even though there was a line of people waiting for seating. We ended up asking another group if we could share their table and they were kind enough to let us. We ordered the cod tacos and there was barely anything in them. read more

A great atmosphere on the lake. Good food and a staff that doesn't stop! The love bands are amazing!! Love that dogs are welcome and taking care of. read more

Best lunch spot on the Lale Lanier. Try the BLT or Burger, always fresh ingredients and orders are made to order and it shows.

First of all, what a disgrace. 6 open tables and they tell you that there's an hour wait. Then finally after 30 minutes this guy comes up and tells the hostess to keep it moving and that you don't wait for people to show up. These tables were open for the entire 30 minutes. Unreal. Then we go up and ask, 4 tables now open, and the woman says "yeah, there's still 5 ahead of you" - makes no sense. Completely unorganized. The hostess with the curly hair in a bun said "asshole" when this woman who was so nice to her and politely asked when they were seated. It was really rude. Then they're calling people to see where they are. IF SOMEONE DOESN'T SHOW UP WITHIN 15 MINUTES, their reservation should be cancelled. Thank God I live in NYC because this would never happen. How can there be a wait with so many tables open???? And open for 30+ minutes? What a mess. Truly horrible service. Oh and I just heard the same girl go... "I have no clue.. I'm just telling people an hour" and the same girl said to another person, "can you watch the hostess stand, I need to go scream" She also asked us 10 times "what is your parties name?" AND A MESS MORE. Worst ever. read more

The atmosphere is awesome and dog friendly. The service is kind. Frozen drinks are strong and worth it (get a floater - you will thank me), and the food is tasty. The fried ravioli is my personal favorite appetizer. Onion straws are also delicious! The cajun fried shrimp and pizza's are my favorite entrees. Others I've dined with enjoy the fish tacos and grouper fingers read more

Very busy but found a bar table quickly. The service was very good even though restaurant was packed. We tried the wings that had been recommended on previous reviews but were disappointed. Overcooked and dry. The salad topped with grouper and chicken excellent. We noted a lot of bar customers tilt chair to save seat and come back over an hour later. We thought strange as those seats don't make money for restaurant or bartenders read more

Jada was an excellent server. efficient and had a friendly and welcoming personality. Food was served hot and was asked if needed a drink refill in timely non pushy manner. Would recommend Twisted Oar to friends. Added bonus beautiful view of the lake. read more

We went here yesterday for the first time. Luckily got a dock space. The restaurant is very nice, good views. We enjoyed what we ordered ( blackened shrimp, tuna croissant, and shrimp pot' boy.) We didn't , however, appreciate that about 2/3 of the tables had dogs,most of which were barking at each other throughout the meal or wandering around going under our table. It ruined the experience. Not sure we will go there again read more

Being very generous by giving this place a 2 stars. Unless you're a friend of the waitresses, you aren't gonna get good service. All you smell when you walk up is just straight weed. We waited 10 mins just get water in styrofoam cups. The food is way overpriced and most of it is super small portions. Unless you're looking for a place to get drunk you might wanna head over to Pigtails/Fishtails as their food/customer service is wayyy better. read more

After waiting over an hour we were paged by the hostess that our table was ready. By the time we walked up to the hostess desk, which took 60 seconds, we were told the owners wanted to seat someone else there and gave our table away and we have to wait again. This sucks. read more

We just went there for the first time today and we would never go back. It started off badly at just exactly 3 minutes before the restaurant officially opened. An older couple and their grandchild were waiting by the door. The man opened the door and they went inside (everyone was waiting outside for it to open.) A small guy with shorts, a t-shirt full beard and mustache, and sunglasses stepped inside and told the people they couldn't be in the restaurant. The older man said, "I'm just trying to get under a fan and get out of the heat." The waiter guy was very, very rude and told him they couldn't be in there--that there was a fan outside he could stand by. The old man continued saying he was hot and needed to get out of the heat. He said he didn't want to have a heat stroke. The young guy then said, "Should I call you an ambulance? Should I call 9-1-1? Do you need an ambulance? Just totally verbally abusing this man! Then as he walked away he stuck his head inside the open window bar area and yelled, "Get him a water!" My husband and fellow patrons and I just sat there watching this horrible display of inhumanity. I felt so sorry for the older guy and was so embarrassed for the small guy's actions. Maybe the young guy was having a bad day, I don't know, but as far as I saw, there were no apologies ever made. The food was nothing to write home about. Typical bar food. Very loud environment. Poor waitress service. We ran out of water and were never offered more. She never checked on us until the time for the check to be brought. Very disappointing outing to this place. If you go, set the bar low. The management needs to take time to train the staff that the customer is important. Very little situational awareness was seen from any of the wait staff. I would never recommend this place. read more

We stopped by for a couple of drinks and some appetizers. A friend recommended. Had the coconut shrimp and onion straws which were very good. A tad on the pricey side but all in all a nice place with a nice lake view. We will be back. read more

Love this place , great every time, last night Saint Patricks celebration FANTASTIC so special and festive The Ruben sandwich, and corned beef with cabbage was awesome the beer super cold ,and the waitress couldn't be any better she is new from Clearwater Fl wish I knew her name all was perfect thank you so much read more

The food made my friend and I both very sick. Our waitress was extremely rude and there was duck crap everywhere. The smell was awful. Hard pass from now on read more

I had a really good experience here. I went on a week day (Tuesday) and there was a calm/small "crowd" of people. The server was very nice (I can't recall her name tho), she consistently checked in on the table and made great conversation. The food was tasty and not over priced like you might expect at some lake side restaurants. I ordered a drink and that was also nicely made. All in all it was a good experience. I will definitely be returning. read more

I know this place isn't perfect, but it feels "local" and hidden away. The fish and chips are good, the staff is usually friendly, and there are always cute dogs!Fish and Chips read more

This is ridiculous. The food here needs some serious upgrading. So very sad, that a place like this on the water has such poor quality food. Not at all happy with any of our food... Reuben pizza, curly fries, even the chicken wings were freezer burned. How can u mess up bar food,man? I doubt I come back. Sad sad sad . read more

Lovely little spot on Lake Lanier with friendly and courteous service. The food is simple, but pretty good, depending on what you order :) I had a grilled cheese with avocado and tomato. When it arrived it looked a little sad. All bread and a wee bit of cheese. But it was actually pretty tasty! Great outdoor patio where you can watch boats come and go and love life on the lake. They lost stars for their use of plastic and styrofoam. I mean, come on, in a world that's getting so destroyed by toxic styrofoam and plastics, what does it take to use recyclables or hey, maybe real plates and eating utensils that you can wash and use again! Especially in such a beautiful spot where nature is key to your business. At one point, I glanced down at the water below the patio and there were a bunch of discarded styrofoam cups bobbing on the water, and a goose nibbling at the styrofoam. Come on guys, do better!! SO many places are replacing styrofoam and plastic with recyclables. Let's have some respect for the environment you're in the middle of and making a profit from. read more

Omg!!!! Came in tonight to find Destiny at the bar....this place can't get any better Thanks for a beautiful night by the lake with incredible bartenders!!! read more

Good food, cold beer, fun place! Server was great, very attentive, friendly and efficient.