Danielle Peterson

Let me just start by saying WOW! I recently moved to Syracuse from the DC metro area and was having a lot of trouble finding great dining in the area but this place has exceeded expectations. The food was phenomenal. The lobster roll did not disappoint and their was a fair serving of lobster in it too. Fries were great and fresh. The stir fry was packed with flavor but maybe had a bit too much sauce if anything could be said about it. The pretzels and beer cheese were a great little appetizer and I loved that they had sushi rolls as an option too! The view from the restaurant is beautiful the lake was so clear. we could see baby ducks chasing each other right outside the window from our table. This was the best dining experience I have had in central New York and I don’t have much critique to add. Tiandra was our server and she did an amazing job checking on us despite being busy. I WILL be recommending this place to everyone I know!

Yelena Mirko

Beautiful location. Big menu with lots of different choices. But maybe that’s why some of the food was meh. I would recommend the bisque and chowder but not the mahi mahi tacos. They were decent but nothing to write home about. Our waitress was great and we had a great time there overall.

Beat food I've ever had. Coconut shrimp was a dream, everything was perfect!\n\n100/100 for me

Beat food I've ever had. coconut shrimp was a dream, everything was perfect!\n\n100/100 for me

Beat food I've ever had. coconut shrimp was a dream, everything was perfect!\n\n100/100 for me

Wanted to recognize Blue water for their awesome brunch. They have a very fun and unique bloody Mary bar, where you can customize your Bloody Mary and create your own skewers. The eggs benny was de…

Blue Water Grill on Skaneateles Lake is a great lunch spot with much to offer. The varied menu includes sushi, salads, chicken sandwiches, and burgers. \nThey don't take reservations for lunch, but…

Took my teen granddaughters who don't eat out much and they enjoyed "sushi Tuesday" and trying the tacos and pretzels which were amazing. Top notch waitress was efficient and accommodating to the…

This spot was a great spot to meet a friend and be on the lake. The food was very good and we enjoyed wine and beer with our meal. My husband and I split the salmon blt sandwich which was excel…

It was a Friday evening and we made reservations for 5:30. Very noisy and crowded but we didn’t mind as the food and the service was excellent.

Sahara237

I often get the salad with grilled shrimp..I think its consistent. Bar tender attentive. Couple tvs for sports. Sometimes front bar can be loud.

Maura Kerkezis

Stopped for late lunch on a Sunday and waited in the lobby for 10 minutes with no hostess around to direct us. We went to the bar and asked and sat in there rather than a table in the dining room. The menu has a wide selection to fit your tastes-including a separate sushi list. The bar tender was attentive and checked in several times and was helpful with the sushi selection. We had SUMMER BERRY SALAD, CALIFORNIA ROLL, NASHVILLE HOT CHICKEN SANDWICH, GRILLED CHICKEN SANDWICH. Everyone said their meals were delicious. I had the salad and the tastes were fantastic mixed together. The Nashville Chicken looked amazing too!

Easy Peasy101

I've been going here since I was a kid and I've always loved it. The food is delicious and it is so beautiful being able to sit right on the water. Recently I've been loving their brunch menu, specifically the eggs benedict. However, the last few times I've been the service hasn't been the best. We barely had our table checked on and already had our orders ready by the time we were asked our drink orders.

staff was so unacceptably ridiculous. My boyfriend and I took off work today to enjoy a day in this cute town. We sit down for lunch here and immediately noticed the staff was all talking about c…

I'll say right off the top that the service and the view are the only things that salvaged the second star. The hostess was very pleasant and seated us right away and our waitress, Rose, was fant…

I'll say right off the top that the service and the view are the only things that salvaged the second star. The hostess was very pleasant and seated us right away and our waitress, Rose, was fantas…

Nice greeting and choice of seating. There is really no great view of the water. The outdoor seating has some view through a tree, open indoor seating the view is blocked by the boathouse roof,…

Nice greeting and choice of seating. There is really no great view of the water. The outdoor seating has some view through a tree, open indoor seating the view is blocked by the boathouse roof, and…

The food was good! The lobster bisque was really good, coconut shrimp mediocre, and the Nashville hot sandwich was pretty good. Overall basic but pretty view and cute town!

The food was good! The lobster bisque was really good, coconut shrimp mediocre, and the Nashville hot sandwich was pretty good. Overall basic but pretty view and cute town!

A fun spot right on the lake. Sushi was great! Service was amazing. Food and beer were pretty good! I would go back and definitely get more sushi!

I stopped in at the end of a long day exploring the lake area and was disappointed in the service and food quality here. The steak was a brick; the burger tough and flavorless. No place settings. E…

Good value for money. Very busy the Friday night we ate here. Had to wait over an hour for a table but the meals were good when they arrived

Good value for money. Very busy the Friday night we ate here. Had to wait over an hour for a table but the meals were good when they arrived

Jennifer S

My first impression was walking into a wall of heat. With the kitchen being right in the front of house you feel it right away - and we were sat right next to it too so we were kind of uncomfortable throughout the meal. We ordered drinks and food - soup came out and I watched my drink sit at the bar for a good 15 minutes. By the time our waitress brought drinks to us, we had finished our apps and the drinks were watered down from the melting ice. The bisque was very good but the crackers it was served with were stale. Our meals came out and my shrimp was covered in spices that were dolloped on after they were cooked. Overpowering and too spicy for my taste. I wiped off the spice as much as I could and thankfully the shrimp themselves were tasty. The shrimp were served on top of the steak so that overpowering spicy mixture was on my steak as well. Tried my best to scrape it off but it was no use. Only ate about half the steak - it was well cooked though. The mashed potatoes and broccoli were good. We were leaving around 8 and the staff was cleaning up (they close at 9 that night) so even with a full hour left we felt rushed to leave, especially with the waitress sweeping behind me and hitting my chair with the broom.

Michelle

July 2025: we were visiting the Skaneateles area and wanted to grab a bite to eat downtown. Most of the top rated restaurants that were recommended were either fully booked or closed. We walked past Blue Water Grill and liked that it was on the water and they had one high top table open for two inside, so we took it. We were seated at a tabletop in the back of the restaurant in a corner across from the back bar. We both felt it was very warm inside the restaurant, it seemed like they didn't have air conditioning and it was 85 degrees outside. It was uncomfortable for us but we were hungry. The menu was large with a variety of items- from sushi, to hamburgers, to salads, steak, curry, pasta, and more. We ordered the Classic Napoleon and a few sushi rolls for dinner. I liked the Napoleon because I liked the combination of the pineapple, onion, and avocado. My husband thought it had too much red onion and needed a starch. The maki was okay. Overall, a nice place to stop if you want a variety of menu options and a decent meal.

Location and service were great...sushi was okay but the rest of the food we ordered was pretty tasteless.

Location and service were great...sushi was okay but the rest of the food we ordered was pretty tasteless.

Location and service were great...sushi was okay but the rest of the food we ordered was pretty tasteless.

Bartender at the front bar was outstanding. It was also her birthday. After we were seated, we waited 15 minutes and then had to ask where our server was. A server finally came over, but it was obv…

Let’s start with the soup appetizers. Onion soup was just warm. Pretty salty to add flavor. Almost like it had been sitting around for a day or so. Scallop and corn chowder was not up to temper…

Let’s start with the soup appetizers. onion soup was just warm. Pretty salty to add flavor. Almost like it had been sitting around for a day or so. Scallop and corn chowder was not up t…

Disappointed, not as good as it used to be. No refill on coffee. Poor service. Calamari was half peppers. Chowder was short on scallops, too floury.

Disappointed, not as good as it used to be. No refill on coffee. Poor service. calamari was half peppers. chowder was short on scallops, too floury.

Disappointed, not as good as it used to be. No refill on coffee. Poor service. Calamari was half peppers. Chowder was short on scallops, too floury.

Disappointed, not as good as it used to be. No refill on coffee. Poor service. Calamari was half peppers. Chowder was short on scallops, too floury.

We arrived early for our reservations, but were told to return at the exact time. We were not informed that we could only have ONE check instead of individual checks until after dinner. The waitress …

We arrived early for our reservations, but were told to return at the exact time. We were not informed that we could only have ONE check instead of individual checks until after dinner. The waitres…

I have been here as a local. Each time its been sliding. Barmaid doesn't want to walk over to wait table. No other waitress. Brings water not drinks first. 45 minutes for chicken sandwich an…

I have been here as a local. Each time its been sliding. Barmaid doesn't want to walk over to wait table. No other waitress. Brings water not drinks first. 45 minutes for chicken sandwich and ta…

I have been here as a local. Each time its been sliding. Barmaid doesn't want to walk over to wait table. No other waitress. Brings water not drinks first. 45 minutes for chicken sandwich and …

I have been here as a local. Each time its been sliding. Barmaid doesn't want to walk over to wait table. No other waitress. Brings water not drinks first. 45 minutes for chicken sandwich and ta…

Kept ordering beer and it would run out. Had nachos and there was more cheese than chips. Bartenders were nice but had no clue about the area

Very pricey!! $86 for 2 lobster rolls & Cole slaw. price "MV" on Menu .. What a shock for a sandwich & Cole slaw!! Nothing big or fancy. My husband & I won't go there again.

We visited during the fall on a Sunday and waited for about 40 minutes at the bar before being seated. We had a decent experience at the bar and were entertained by the live saxophonist. Our server…

We heard how great this place was from several sources. Bottom line, it's just average. They only take reservations for groups of 5 or 6 or more and people stand in line for reasons that escape me.…

Fred Ringwald

While the food is average, this is not a seafood restaurant. The only fish on the menu is ahi, mahi-mahi, and salmon. My salmon BLT was mediocre, with overcooked bacon, a wilted leaf of lettuce, and a thin tasteless slice of tomato, plated on a cheap hamburger bun. My guests had better food. The ahi was wonderful, and the gorgonzola was good. The baked brie was not baked brie, it was brie slices (you can't slice baked brie unless you chill it) that were melted on a bread slice with a slice of apple, very sweet balsamic sauce over the top, with a candied pecan on top -- you could barely taste the brie. We made reservations ahead of time, yet were seated at the worst table in the house. As a party of five, we had an extra chair added to a table for four, and the fifth chair sat in the very heavily trafficked aisle in the busiest part of the dining room. The person seated in that fifth chair heard all the noise of the dining room bar, the conversations between servers and guests, and the noise of clattering dishes, and was thus unable to hear most of the conversation with their fellow diners. The server for our table was also the bartender, and provided us minimal service, with long waits for what we needed. This is definitely a caveat emptor restaurant, which can be decent uf you want a salad, a burger, or some wings. It was a serious disappointment given our expectation that it offered and served good seafood.

Fredrick von Weigen

Great food but got the distinct feeling that the waitress was pissed at us. Very uncomfortable feeling and extremely disappointing. I would never treat guests with such contempt. Gave a decent tip nonetheless but will not be back, even though I love the menu. Common decency should be a given in an upscale dining restaurant.

Carolyn Jones

We had about a 40 min wait. Chose to get a drink at the bar while waiting. Got our seats and ordered the baked Brie appetizer. Ordered dinner at same time. It took almost 30 min to get the app which had burnt candied pecans on it. About five min later our meals came. I chose the hot honey chicken sandwich with sweet potato fries. The breading and hot honey sauce was black and crispy burnt off the chicken breast that had been cut in half before serving. The chicken was leather. Sweet potato fries were mostly burnt black with very little orange showing. Very disappointing meal. Best part was the drink at the bar and the very sweet girls who were running the service.

Very disappointing! Hadn't been there in months and was visiting the area. My burger was tiny and dry as a bone, I ordered med rare . Corn chowder was nothing like I remembered and bread bowl was har…

Very disappointing! Hadn't been there in months and was visiting the area. My burger was tiny and dry as a bone, I ordered med rare . corn chowder was nothing like I remembered and bread bowl…

Very disappointing! Hadn't been there in months and was visiting the area. My burger was tiny and dry as a bone, I ordered med rare . corn chowder was nothing like I remembered and bread bowl was…

Very disappointing! Hadn't been there in months and was visiting the area. My burger was tiny and dry as a bone, I ordered med rare . Corn chowder was nothing like I remembered and bread bowl was h…

Our waitress was very nice. The Mahi, mahi was overcooked and possibly frozen fish not fresh. A long wait and the enclosed outside space was like a sauna. Never will come back again

We waited at our table for 15 minutes for a server, who never showed up. We left. This was after waiting 30 minutes for a table. Very disappointing sin w we've been here before and never has a pr…