Boathouse Lakeside Bar & Grill

Some of the best food at the lake, honestly. Not really by any other fun bars or restaurants and off the beaten path (if travelling via car) and easily can be missed. The bar has just been remodeled, they have a waterfall and color-​changing bar tops. They have a small pool that I heard they are expanding. But usually there are kids in there so don’t expect to relax on your floatie.
Food and drinks are on the pricier side, but that works because the clientele is usually upclass individuals anyways and Boathouse has some of the best food in town because of their chef, Corey.
Head chef Corey is a delight and can literally cook you up some of the best food with ANY ingredients on hand… this is not an understatement. That being said, he makes this bar what it is.
The brunch, the lunch, and dinner all fantastic.
Service is slow if there the bar is even the least bit busy. They are understaffed, but they are usually pretty sweet and well-​mannered.
However, I saw one of the young girls get in a physical fight with another bartender once and cops were called so I guess it gets pretty catty. as im sure any high stress job would entitle but that was a bit extreme.
Management has a lot to be desired, you can usually find the owner/​manager guy sitting in a chair next to the bar not helping his staff out or giving them any direction.
Last point, I have tried pina coladas at literally almost every bar at the lake. Boathouse, hands-​down wins that. It tastes like delicious cake. Most of their drinks are pretty good. (Backwater Jack’s is easily a close second though)

Oh the boathouse! They have indoor outdoor seating, a nice pool, sofas and such around the pool, and best of all… Frozen fufu drinks! There is ample dockage and this place is at village marina, 4 mm or so, north shore!

Great place to go! The food is higher end and not just bar food! We stop for drinks, appetizers or supper after we park our boat at the marina, usually more than once a day! Leah the bartender is outstanding. We ordered supper one evening and were enjoying the view and drinks when the chef sent us complimentary chicken ragoon because he thought we’d been waiting too long (not true).

Simply for providing a pool for my kids to swim in during our 45 minute wait for the table we did not receive, is the only reason a star is provided. The hostess was completely dismissive to our party, the bar waitress did not check for our needs during our wait, and then when our table did become available, another party took it without any hesitation from the hostess standing right next to it. We have visited many restaurants on the Lake, who have welcomed family parties of 8 easily, and this restaurant did not provide service at all comparable to their competitors. Pass this restaurant opportunity up, simply due to the complete lack of customer service. The atmosphere is comfortable & welcoming, but beyond they have a lot to learn for catering to the Lake’s customer base.

Love this place! The food is amazing, the chef knows what he’s doing! There is a small pool if you get to hot, the pool furniture is super cute! Easy boat parking! We will be back!

The food, good. The service, embarrassing. We were staying close so went here for a quick bite on Saturday night when we got in town– it was drunken and slammed, I’m a bit more forgiving in this scenario as I’ve been a waitress myself. We went back on a Monday during the day to hang out at the pool, there were maybe 5 people in the bar and had to beg to get drinks, then had to flag down the waitress to try and pay our tab (she wouldn’t give me the tab and told me the total was ten dollars more than it actually was), once I paid after seeing the actual amount, it took me flagging down the waitress again after 20 minutes to get the change. While I was waiting, three other groups came and left as they didn’t get an ounce of acknowledgement, let alone a menu. Cool setup, but it’s not worth the frustration.

Unique place at the lake… Staff is nice all the time… Food is consistent and tasty all the time. Secret place… Do not tell anyone… :)
Efit: It was 2013 when i was ready to post it for some reason i couldn’t but now it is well-​known and crowded :(still good food nice staff

Best kept secret at the lake in regards to food. Scallop sliders and chicken ragoons are awesome

Decent food and fun location on the lake. Had the veggie wrap with French fries and it was very good. Good presentation too! Servers were very friendly, service was on the slow side but it was busy when went for a late lunch. Very noisy due to the enthusiastic crowd. This is basically a bar with attached pool and above-​average food that caters to the Lake crowd.

They don’t have cooks, they have Chefs! These guys make the food look and taste delicious. You get what you pay for and this place is top notch quality. This is not your average tourist lake bar. Great food and amazing atmosphere. Thank you bartender Kim for excellent service.

Pricey… food is good. Poor beer selection… poor selection of drafts… just the norm.

Very dissatisfied. Took the server 15 minutes to take our drink orders and give us menus. 1 hour and 15 minutes later we were served breakfast that consisted of cold, dried scrambled eggs, under cooked sausage and bacon, barely put any hash browns on the plate and even the toast was barely toasted. We have been to this restaurant before and had great experiences… Good service and food at a reasonable price for breakfast. The server told us the manager was not there that morning and only two people in the kitchen when there is normally four. She could not comp us for the miserable food since the manager wasn’t there. She could only give us free drinks but we were there so long already that we didn’t have time for that. I might give them another chance on the bet that this bad experience was a fluke.

Probably the best unknown place on the lake. Stopped in on a Saturday afternoon and enjoyed great boat parking, awesome view, great food, and the kids loved the outdoor pool. Have been going here for the past year and it has become our favorite spot on this side of the lake. I should have taken some pictures but will update at a later time. I’m guessing this place is seasonal, but on the North Shore it would be nice to have some winter alternatives.
If I had any suggestions for improvement it would be too have more selections on tshirts. I tried to buy one but they didn’t have my size.

Great little indoor/​outdoor bar and grill. Very unique on the lake.