Boatyard At Buckeye Lake

I thought we would try this place out for lunch for my birthday. First, it is not clear where to enter to be seated. There were no signs to let you know if you need to wait to be seated or seat yourself. After wondering around for a couple of minutes looking for an employee to find out where to be seated, I finally saw one and asked if we needed to wait to be seated or sit anywhere. He looked around confused and said, yeah, sure. We wanted to sit outside so we could look out over the lake, but there were only a few empty tables in the shade and none of them had been cleaned from the previous customers. There were tables close to the lake right in the sun, but they didn 't have umbrellas or anything to block the sun. We finally found a clean table in the bar area where we were quickly greeted by the bartender. She got us drinks and took our order. That was the last we saw of her until I walked up to the bar at the end of our meal to pay. When we got our food, my wife 's food was wrong. She ordered the blackened Mahi sandwich and was brought the chicken sandwich instead. I attempted to get the bartender 's attention, but she was too busy. I finally flagged down another waitress who informed us that the sandwich was entered wrong and she would get the correct sandwich right out to us. It arrived in about 10 minutes. The food was mediocre and expensive. The Mahi sandwich and two tacos came to almost $50. After waiting at the bar for a few minutes until the bartender who took out ordered was able to spare time to see what I wanted, I asked her for our bill. She asked if anyone came to get the chicken sandwich, because she was going to leave it on the bill if it was still at our table. That rubbed me the wrong way. She made the mistake. It shouldn 't matter if the sandwich was still on the table. Were you going to re-sell it? I hope not. It was a very disappointing visit and needless to say, I only left a 12% tip and we will not be returning.

This is a bitter sweet review as I have always liked the boatyard. It's a small place, but the outdoor patio setup makes up for it, especially waterfront. I come here for the margaritas, one of the best on the lake. They normally have live music, and recently added food. This is where is goes a bit sour for me. I tried a burger and fries, which are extra btw. Burger was just okay, standard flavor nothing impressive. The fries were raw the first round. Mushy, oily, and cold/frozen in the middle. I told the server who went back and retrieved another order. The second round was cooked, but my appetite had left when the cold fry was introduced. Great place for music, brew and lake views. I'll eat before going next time.

Gotta love the boatyard. It opened at some point just before or during the pandemic, and it has become my favorite spot on the lake since then. The hybrid/open air setup in the summer right along the water makes for a breezy island atmosphere. It backs up right against the bike path, which makes for amazing people watching also. It 's definitely a staple area on the more 'touristy ' side of the lake just a few steps from the Buckeye Lake Yacht Club. My favorite drink for those vacation vibes days has to be a mermaid water! Turquoise tangy sweet deliciousness. They also make great bloodys. If you want the extra fixins with all the toppings you might have to ask if you don 't want them, you might end up getting them anyway and paying extra, it just depends on the bartender or how many toppings snacks they have that day. Either way they 're both good, they 're just different prices. They also have different food trucks that come there they 're really good about using social media to tell which food truck they have that day and the times. That 's also where you can find the schedule when they offer live music on the patio!

They need to change the name. It's a bar without even a frozen pizza to eat. Service was okay. What a great view. Don't show up hungry like we did. You will be hungry still when you finish your drink.

Walk up, seat yourself, and a server comes to wait on you. We were approached quickly, things went smoothly, service was good. We had a few burgers which were solid and fairly reasonably priced. Drinks were $10 each. Salad was priced a bit high $15 in comparison to the other items. The location is a stone's throw from the lake, live music to boot. Overall, solid place, just wish it was a bit more reasonably priced. Our final bill came in at over $70. I'd say if you're at BL and in the mood for decent bar food and drinks, and want to sit close to the lake, it's a solid choice.