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

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.

Great food and an awesome atmosphere! There is a variety of food for whichever mood you are in that day. The ambiance is lively and fun. The servers are energetic and attentive as well. read more

Walked right up and sat ourselves. Waitress was very nice and accommodating. Had a Brisket special going on and asked for a sample. Was brought chopped because they were out of sliced. Understandable. Ordered a philly, 8 wings (lemon pepper hot), side of beans, onion straws, and a side of Hand Cut fries. The fries are out of a bag and not had cut. Wings came lemon pepper only. I asked if it was right and waitress said it was won't but she would bring me a side of hot. Not really what I wanted. Also ordered a queso that was about 6oz and cost $10. Tasted good but far from $10 queso. Has anyone ever had a $10 queso?! Onion straws were ice cold. Most food was out of a bag frozen and bar food. Environment was a typical bar. Was hoping for better food. Won't be back to spend my $45 again for 2 entrees, 2 sides, and an app. read more

I found this place to be very cool ! Located on the water with great little bar indoors , covered outdoor seating area and deck make for great atmosphere.Service is friendly & quick. Friends and i had : Seared tuna - pretty darn good Salmon blt - Amazing !! Fish Sandwich- very good ! Decent portions reasonable price for quality and flavor . Drinks: great! One of the 3 best bloody mary's I've had (made by a young lady server at the bar who's name I don't recall, read more

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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

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

Brian is amazing, Truly a treasure! I can't wait to come back to this restaurant. It's by the lake and great service!

Our waitress Katie was excellent. We were a party of four and she never missed a step. We would ask for Katie again I didn't give a five because the lemon pepper wings were to spicy. No reflection on Katie's part. read more

I WISH I COULD GIVE ZERO STARS. For "Patrick" and "Patrick" alone. I don't even know if that was the real servers name but it was awful. To sum it up in fast terms: He didn't greet us for TWENTY ONE minutes, when he did, it took us an extra eight to get our drinks. We got our appetizer after 34 minutes and the order WAS STILL NOT TAKEN. By the time we got our appetizer, drinks, and ENTREES, (in that order), it had been 56 minutes which I took pictures of. Food = Amazing. I have been here 4 times now and have never ever had a bad experience with the food or SERVER, but the server completely, and utterly ruined it this time. I would never ever wish someone to be fired even if it was a bad experience, but for this matter, "Patrick" needs to go. I finally asked him why it took so long for everything and he walked away. He came back with the check that read "fuck you" and left no pen for me to leave a tip. I am and have been a server and would've left him 20%. He is immature, young, and doesn't care about his jobs or customers. I did NOT take the check to a manager. My girlfriend and I watched another server with light brown hair server his table to the T!!! He was amazing. He was on top of everything and never got behind no matter how many tables he got. From experience, I took the check with the evidence that I have pictures of to him. This check, with evidence; could bring the entire company down as I could and may easily push a civil law suit. This mature adult said he'd take care of it which I am more than appreciative of. Overall, "Patrick" was a rookie, short, blonde haired male, who doesn't want or deserve a job. If this is not taken care of, I will pursue this through a jurisdiction. I come here to Lake Lanier every week and will not tolerate myself or any others leaving a 5 star restaurant believing it's a 1 star because of "Patrick". Please steer far away until further notice. read more

Atmosphere good, but don't go for the food. Shrimp basket is just that. 6 shrimp no side. Bartenders like the (F) bomb word.

This place used to be one of our favorites...lately both the service and the food are hit or miss. More miss than hit. They allow people to bring dogs inside and say nothing when guys at the bar encourage them to go at each other. They sit up at the tables, the servers pet them and then are serving food. Guys are allowed to sit drinking at the bar till they are loud and totally obnoxious and obviously drunk. Absent management to say the least. This place has definitely gone downhill in the last year. Whoever manages this place needs to learn new skills!! Absolutely NO management! People answering the phone who have no idea what they are doing! Had the most painful carry out experience of any restaurant EVER! read more

Terrible service. We sat outside and nobody asked us for a drink or food order. We finally flagged a waitress for menus and that was the last we saw her. We went home and ordered pizza. Their music and beer selection is great though so I give them a couple stars, but they are not well managed. read more

Terrible service, waited "no joke 1 hr and 40 min for our food, and when I comes out all three burgers were burnt to the same consistency of a hockey puck Just terrible food and service. The server was very nice though read more

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If you like women in slutty beach wear, this is the place. Meat market vibe with live music. Live hookups in the bar and restaurant witnessed multiple times. It's probably going to get shut down cuz the peeps here are prowling and the hands are wandering. read more

Good drinks and it's on the water. We have tried Grouper fingers, cole slaw, hamburgers, fish n chips, and pulled pork and we haven't complained yet. The orders aren't huge so if you have a hungry man with you consider an appetizer. read more

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We went for a late lunch today. Service was excellent as well as the food. The view was fantastic. It was a nice sunny day as well. We plan to go back again. I can't believe this was the first time we actually made it here. It was a quick drive from Gainesville read more

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Lovely atmosphere kid friendly and pet friendly. On the lake. Service was great. Mother in wheelchair and they where Johnny on the spot. Here in the great state of Georgia. Water is lovely today great place to watch fireworks. read more

The Twisted Oar - Lovely at lake Lanier. Sitting at the twisted oar for the 4 of july in Georgia. Casual dining on the lake kid and dog friendly. - American Near Me - Buford, Georgia

This place was disgusting !!! Will Never return !!!!! Waited FOREVER for food drinks etc ! Absolutely ridiculous! Food sucked ! Fish tacos ????gotta dig for the fish ? .... Where is the fish ? .this place is a joke !!!! Over rated !! For sure !!! go else we're ! read more

This was the absolute worst experience- from the 'pizza oven takes too long to heat up' (at 7:20 pm) to the wrong appetizer, to the cold food, ending with our credit card disappearing. We thought it fell through the deck and even crawled under there looking for it. Yuck!!! Come to find out the waitress had it in a different booklet. Absolutely unbelievably -incompetent and everything that could have gone wrong -went wrong! What a f'n joke!!! This restaurant gives twisted a new meaning! read more

Great place right on the water. Pulled in to their boat slips reserved just for the restaurant for lunch. Had the salmon BLT and curly fries. Both excellent. Food came out fast and hot. Server was excellent. Come by land or boat. Great spot. read more

The burgers are spot on Wings consistently good Salmon blt a winner Great beer selection Service always on point read more

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The bartender Kristen was great! She was on it and all the questions I had she answered well. The food was super good too. I got the grouper bites, coconut shrimp (the sauce they give you is amazing). Please order a pizza!!!! The new owners were very attentive. Im definitely coming back! read more

Good quality food - cooked as requested - cold beer and good choices. Server was awesome - super friendly / attentive and was happy to make recos! Clean - good atmosphere and we are PICKY ! It's a lake marina restaurant not a fine dining establishment - relax to those that have bad reviews - it's a good solid place - we will be back ! read more

First of all lexi was such an amazing server and started our evening off to great start. The food was good. The potato skins were good. Great ambience. The sunset was pretty. read more

Servers were amazing great service great food like always but the manager must have some unresolved issues he brings from home because he is very unfriendly his name is Ryan and he should not be in the food service industry if he has unresolved issues he let's control him in the work place. Would give 0 stars because of him if it was an option. Do better twisted oar. read more

Horrible experience. Unless you're inebriated or are close friends with the wait/host staff, this is not the place for you. Our family has been going here for years. Yesterday was the worst we have been treated at at a restaurant period. There was a long wait, and let me be clear, we were fine with that. Our table is called and I walk up to the hostess stand (pregnant and carrying a 2 year old) to be told "you were called on accident. Have a seat it will be 15 min." Frustrating, as it's much more comfortable to be waiting on the boat, especially with a toddler. But, things happen. We sit, and sit, and sit. We watch friends of the host and wait staff get sat. We watch people come up yelling and saying they had been waiting for 2 hours (so had we). And then, most infuriating, we watch a party of 6 that walked up and added their name 20 mins prior get sat in front of us. They had congregated around the host stand and apparently chit chat is the way to get sat at the Oar. At that point, soaked, pregnant and wrangling a toddler (more than 30 min beyond our second quoted- just give 15 min) we left. Get it together Twisted Oar!!! Management is joke when they are the ones contributing to the "seat your friends first and paying customers later!" Highly encourage you to spend your hard earned money elsewhere. We certainly did. In fact, right down the street was a great Mexican restaurant! read more

The hostess Maddison and Gianna where amazing, the entire staff really, food was great the boneless lemon pepper wings were amazing.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Twisted Oar! The new owners have done an incredible job of creating the BEST Lakefront Atmosphere!!! The food was wonderful! The new bathrooms are clean & fabulous! They are open to feedback ... please before criticizing a small business... give them a chance to resolve ... Not that I expect you to have anything but AWESOME things to say about this incredible Restaurant!!!!! read more

The twisted Oar is located in the Holiday Marina on the south side of Lake Lanier. I visited with a group of friends on a Saturday afternoon after some boat time on the lake. The restaurant is essentially a shack overlooking the marina and lake, which actually made for nice amience, when the weather is nice, their outside porch is open, although most of the seating is technically outside with a roof. It is a bit dated inside, as indicated by the napkin holder with a promotion expiring in 2017 (we visited April 2019). Their menu is quite large, mostly featuring standard bar food, heavy on the seafood (for some reason people like eating seafood from the ocean when near any body of water, including inland lakes). We started with an order of nachos, one friend asked if it came with cilantro and he said no, but it in fact did include cilantro, not a big deal, but that was the first indicator that service was not key here. We asked the change tables before any food arrived and despite being 50% empty, were told no, and only allowed to move after persisting. The food was mostly good, but nothing great. The prices are reasonable and the location is quite nice, but be prepared to mediocre service. read more

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Cool location with friendly and attentive staff. We got a variety of appetizers (wings nachos mozz sticks and onion things) and liked them all. Salads were good, pizzas were good enough for the kids. Max and cheese was a miss. Shrimp plate was overcooked otherwise would have been great. Drinks were good and reasonably priced. I would definitely come back again. read more

Rude hostess. Made me not feel welcome so, not spending my money there. Adios. Never again

Used to LOVE this restaurant! Been there for a quiet lunch of fish tacos and reading my book, looking out at the lake; had dinner with the family, checking out the fish and the Canada Geese and the turtles; and I had fun boating in with friends for takeout on the boat. But...in the wake of COVID-19, their posted social distancing rules are a joke! The restaurant was tables-full-packed, the bar was shoulder to shoulder, and the takeout line, while I kept proper distance between me and the people in front of me, the people behind actually bumped into me! And when I told the hostess, all she did was look at me over her mask and say, "yeah, I know." The sign said anyone not following the rules would be asked to leave, but NO ONE was even checking! On another note, we have been there three times in the past couple of weeks, and the main hostess has been nothing but rude! Every question, every request...NO! No, no, no...so what CAN she do to be helpful and welcoming?! I think we will move down the lake to "Fish Tails" or "Pig Tails" for, hopefully, a warmer, safer, and more enjoyable experience! read more

Came here for the first time. I definitely would go back. The food was good but it was pricey. I ordered shrimp and it only came with about 6 small pieces for $14. Definitely not worth $14. Other than that I liked the place, lots of outdoor seating. Honestly the outdoor seating was a little too crowded but luckily I got a spot that was on the side away from the main outdoor seating area. I do wish the area I sat in had some shade because the sun was hitting my table the whole time and it was strong read more

"The food around here isn't that great" - NO WAY. I love food. That's the worse thing you can say to someone. Considering, I was spending the entire day at Lake Lanier - hunger was closing in and the restaurants didn't have the best reviews. As we docked the boat, I noticed a PokeStop and thought well - this seems promising. The ambiance is fun - they have outdoor and indoor seating, plenty of televisions to watch sports. The staff was friendly and the food was - DELICIOUS. Do you hear me, delicious? I rarely finish all my food, because I get full easily - but it was GOOD - every bit. I ordered the Mahi Mahi with a butter caper sauce and my friend ordered the chicken salad sandwich - which was so good, he went home and made a batch for the week. You won't go wrong with this place, enjoy the great ambiance and even better food. read more

Great place loved the ambiance! The hostess Rebecca welcomed us with a great smile and attitude!

Today a few of us on motorcycles where going to Twisted Oar on the bikes today and no go..new policy of Holiday Marina of no motorcycles on the weekends, due to parking. Not happy and will NOT going back. read more

The burgers, wings and bbq is pretty delicious!! I love that we can walk from the boat to grab some grub! You can bring your own booze to! Hopefully they will get the liqour license soon and add more yummy stuff to the menu. Hard to judge this place when it's not to its full potential yet. Very nice staff. Everyone is always friendly and the food is prompt. Can't compare it to Big Creek tho... Two different worlds... read more

Had the Grilled Chicken with fries. Definitely on point. The past couple of years there has been different places here. This is definitely the best one so far out of the three that have been here. The new owner also checks up on all tables to see if everything is going good. They have TVs all over the place now which is a plus for me cause I love sports. The whole inside is remodeled also. The new owner is definitely putting in a lot of hard work and money to turn this around. If you are on Lake Lanier you have to stop in and give it a try. I give this 5 stars read more

The Twisted Oar - Grilled Chicken with fries. On point - American Near Me - Buford, Georgia