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    Waterfront

    2.7 (85 reviews)
    ModerateAmerican, Seafood
    Closed • Closed

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    WATERFRONT ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Happy hour specials

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    Waterfront:  Moonrise after Sunset  *view from Doc
    Stella G.

    Amazing views, food, service, and wonderful experience here at the Waterfront! Very accommodating to large parties & walk-ins. A great place to lounge by the lake -- even if you'd just like to have a drink and stay a while! Very welcoming environment with open choice of seating -- shaded, beachside, inside, or bar-side. I greatly appreciate the Family-friendly atmosphere here! Beach access with space and toys for children to play. Dogs are also welcome to the outdoor patio areas! **This location is wheelchair and mobility-aid friendly, the bathroom area has a ramp for accessibility, as well. This is the only boat-accessible restaurant I have ever seen in Michigan! Plenty of doc space to park in straight from the water to dine in or grab a drink to-go. A wide menu selection, seafood, weekly specials, and live music. My personal favorite is the Saganaki! Largest martini menu I have ever seen-- and half-off on Thursdays, which is a nice touch! Hospitable staff and professional service. Ray-- the live musician "the Breeze," is incredibly talented--; playing live music on weekends! He is very personable and really adds to what makes this place special. Great place to host events or gatherings. Recently moved to the area and had family visiting from out of town and wanted to spend time on the lake. The Waterfront was just the perfect place! Came here with a family of 32. We are all very appreciative of the welcoming & accommodative staff; --for taking us in on a birthday reservation. We had a great time and will be back next summer!

    4 shrimp = ~$18
    Brent B.

    Genuinely the worst restaurant experience in my well-traveled life. Went with my wife and two daughters in July and have sat on writing this review ever since. For context, it was a beautiful day and we sat outside, which is a lovely area looking out at the lake. We were the only customers there aside from one couple. Then everything went to hell. It took MORE THAN TWO HOURS to receive our food. And that food was truly awful from start to finish. The "jumbo" shrimp cocktail (which cost something like $18) was four medium-sized shrimp. $4.50 per shrimp is wild. for some reason, almost everything was served with the same "crostini" bits. Which were so stale we couldn't bite through them. The open-face "filet bites" sandwich was also served on these crostinis rather than bread. just some overcooked pieces of steak (not filet) on inedible crostini pieces with mayo forked on top (see the photo, you can see the marks from the mayo being slopped on with a fork. The spinach and artichoke dip was freezing cold with an impenetrable shield of hard melted cheese on top. Bruschetta was inedible because of a mix of (you guessed it) the crostini and being drowned in balsamic. There were more issues with the food but that's enough for this section. Our server was incredibly sweet. I hate to complain at a restaurant but it was too much so we did speak with her and a manager came over. He immediately said "that doesn't look right" about the steak "sandwich" and offered to replace ONE appetizer (we had ordered three, all of which were awful) with something else. We said "nachos should be safe." Nope, those were awful as well. Stale chips, bad cheese, all slopped together. He offered nothing for the steak sandwich he said "didn't look right" and then took one appetizer off of our bill. He did, however, yell at the server -- despite every failing being in the kitchen -- and when we told him that she was a great server he rolled his eyes at us and said "suuuuure." We were given a $100 check, being charged for several things we literally couldn't eat. Threw in a $20 tip with a note to the server to keep her head up. In short: Beautiful location, kitchen has no idea what they're doing and the manager seems like a jerk who also has no clue how to handle staff or customers. Also, they clearly know their food is overpriced for the quality since they left the prices off the menu on their website.

    Chicken tender wrap
    Deborah C.

    We enjoyed martinis on the deck here recently. Thursday nights are 1/2 martinis and their selection is huge! The four of us each enjoyed two - we really liked the more fruity options like the French cosmo with added a raspberry liqueur. The guys had prime rib which was tender and served pink as we had asked. The girls opted fir a chicken tender wrap . It was big enough we shared with our guys. Crispy lettuce snd nicely seasoned breaded chicken was delicious. Now the bad and the reason for the lower rating-service was very slow. Very very slow. There was one server and a cook. We could see this when we got there and were patient. But the poor guy was simply overwhelmed. We were in no hurry and still had a good time but we saw others behave less than civilly . So if you go plan to enjoy the lake view, order your drinks two at a time and chill on the patio.

    Key Lime Pie, for later.

    After looking at months of advertising in a regional shoppers guide about The Waterfront, I thought I would take my 1st wife there for our 48th wedding anniversary. I looked at recent Yelp reviews but decided to take the risk to enjoy an early dinner and take in the views at Paw Paw Lake with the beautiful weather we were having. We enjoy good food and the ambience at places like Tabor Hill, Ruth's Chris, Tosi's and Win Schuler's to name a few. For us, The Waterfront restaurant did not disappoint. The wait staff was great and attentive. We shared our food selections which were fresh and perfectly prepared. It could not have been a more enjoyable experience for us. Four thumbs up from my wife and I. It's a keeper for a return visit even though it is a 70 minute drive for us. Thanks for giving us a memorable experience. Keep up the great work.

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    4 years ago

    Great long islands and margaritas. We also had prime rib and scallops and they were fantastic. Great atmosphere!

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    7 years ago

    Very friendly staff, great family, large portions. We had a 14 person table on the 4th for dinner last min. Got us right in

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    8 years ago

    Were hesitant to visit due to less than stellar recent reviews. Service was great and food was very good. Also cannot beat location.

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    7 years ago

    Pulling the boat in from the lake was cool. The New York Strip and French Onion was great!!

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    This place is overpriced and the food is poor quality. It is unfortunate since it is the only restaurant on Paw Paw Lake.

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    11 years ago

    Great food and service. We walked in 15 min before closing (party of 6) and they didn't hesitate to serve us. We will be back!

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