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    The Waterfront Bistro

    2.8 (92 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 8:00 PM
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Steakhouse burger
    Larry S.

    The wife and I decided to finally try this place. The atmosphere is really nice and they have a great patio to sit on and watch the boats go by. First thing, if you look at the old pictures of the menu, disregard them. The prices are different and many of the items are gone. I was going to take pics of the menu and forgot. My wife had the steakhouse burger with a few modifications and fries. The burger was the best part of both meals. Taking after the now popular smash burgers, it was 2 - 4 ounce patties, flattened and cooked. The patties had a nice crisp crust and were still juicy and not overcooked at all. The burger was extremely good. I had the Cuban and fries. Not really like Cubans I have had in the past but it was ok. The only real problem I had with the sandwich was the pulled pork. It was very dry and the bark on some of it was very tough. The sandwich was fairly small but good for a lunch size portion. The fries were seasoned and tasted pretty good. They are the thinner fries, which I am not fond of but I still ate them. Service was on point and extremely friendly. I found it a little expensive but it's waterfront and very nice. We may or may not try it again, it's up in the air.

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    10 months ago

    No services; no staff. Rude dismissal. Could not be seated today. Get it together and start acting professionally

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    7 months ago

    Great service and food. Better than it used to be. Last time my wife and I went everything was terrible.

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    3 years ago

    One of the only places to sit on the lake which is nice. Food and service is ok. Wish they still had breakfast.

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    1 year ago

    Terrible, tough, no flavor, money wasted. won't buy again. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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    3 years ago

    The food was awful, the service was worse. It felt like we were in an episode of punk'd. The only good part is the view of you sit outside.

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    Best seafood around Lake James, never have had anything to complain about. Nice change from the other local spots :)

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    3.6(14 reviews)
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    Well, like idiots we tried the "new" steakhouse last weekend and quickly learned they still don't…read morehave their act together. Nice atmosphere, which I appreciated because we are lacking a nice place to go now that the Cabin is gone. But, although we were dressed nicely, a family came in and looked they they just got done doing yardwork and I saw way too much of their teenage daughter's a$$ because of her short shorts. They need to decide if they are fine dining or come as you are. Our server never asked if we wanted another drink or dessert (not sure if they even do dessert because no mention of it), and we had to ask for more water, a box, and our check after sitting and waiting for our server to reappear. A table of four next to us walked out because no server approached them after 15 mins. They asked how our service and meal were and we told them to save themselves so they left. The menu is on the wall (wth) and I found out they serve fish as I was leaving and saw another chalkboard on another wall (it was behind me as I sat so I didn't know it was there until leaving). I don't know what it is about these owners but they just can't get it together! They reinvent the restaurant about every year when they should be working on training servers and preparing decent food. We will NOT be back and will steer friends away from a disaster of a night like we had.

    The food was good. Only downside, it's a long wait for your order. Now don't get me wrong. Was it…read moreworth the wait? YES. Other then the wait, my burger was amazing, bacon on it was crispy, veggies were fresh, and it had great flavor. My girlfriend got the Turkey Club Melt, it was amazing. The bread was toasted so well that when she started on the second half of her sandwich. It had the same crunch as the first bite. If you have time try them. Please be patient. The food was fantastic.

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