Buckwater Brew Works and Whiskey House

A great little cozy bar with great owners and staff. The food and drinks are amazing. Socially everyone is friendly and fun. I had the lemon drop raspberry martini delicious 😋.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Wings

Bartender who I had been tipping 25 - 30% was extremely rude. The owner sits around never cracks a smile when you walk by him.They crank up the music at 4:30 and it very difficult to have a conversation

Good food and beer selection. Tuesday night is trivia night. Nice crowd. Not too loud.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Pretzel, Craft Beer

Kim and James are lovely and attentive!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Wings

One rude bartender, the rest were great.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Wings, Mac and Cheese, Burnt Ends Cheesesteak, Swedish Meatballs Bucky Burger Shrimp and Grits

Such a great place to hang out with friends. The food is always fantastic and the atmosphere is relaxed.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I got the pickle spears and a drink. I stayed about an hour with a group of ten. Everyone received their orders within about 10-15 minutes of placing the order. This was my first visit. Service was great and the staff were friendly.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We had a bachelor and Bachelorette party come through today just after opening. We was denied a pitcher of water to take out to the patio or even to a table inside for those of us that were drinking and the DDs. We were told we could have an empty pitcher which idk why because what are we going to do with an empty pitcher? We had to continuesily order drinks inside at the bar which was another complete inconvenience so there was always 2 of us away from everyone else. For a Friday afternoon I would say you were under staffed. To wait 5 mins to order another round was a little ridiculous. But I will say the staff was absolutely great at what they do and very knowledgeable on the drinks. The last thing I will mention is the last time we was at the establishment there was a way better menu. The menu was pages long of all the different drinks, bourbons, beers, cocktails, etc. This time the menu only had beers and cocktails. We was told that we had to look at the wall of bottles to figure out what bourbon or whiskey we wanted. That again is absolutely ridiculous. Bring back your menu of all of your drinks or change your name. Fix your menu. We won't be back again until this is corrected nor will we promote this business like we did. Very disappointed after bragging about how great this place was last time we was there.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Craft Beer

We had a bachelor and Bachelorette party come through today just after opening. We was denied a pitcher of water to take out to the patio or even to a table inside for those of us that were drinking and the DDs. We were told we could have an empty pitcher which idk why because what are we going to do with an empty pitcher? We had to continuesily order drinks inside at the bar which was another complete inconvenience so there was always 2 of us away from everyone else. For a Friday afternoon I would say you were under staffed. To wait 5 mins to order another round was a little ridiculous. But I will say the staff was absolutely great at what they do and very knowledgeable on the drinks. The last thing I will mention is the last time we was at the establishment there was a way better menu. The menu was pages long of all the different drinks, bourbons, beers, cocktails, etc. This time the menu only had beers and cocktails. We was told that we had to look at the wall of bottles to figure out what bourbon or whiskey we wanted. That again is absolutely ridiculous. Bring back your menu of all of your drinks or change your name. Fix your menu. We won't be back again until this is corrected nor will we promote this business like we did. Very disappointed after bragging about how great this place was last time we was there.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Craft Beer

We love the place. We have been here multiple times. We ordered beer flight, key lime and other drinks and loved them. The staff are very friendly.

Vegetarian options: There are quite a few options in the appetizer for vegetarians and a veggie burger option.

Parking: There is a parking lot in front and on the side.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pretzel, Beer Flight, Spinach Dip, Artichoke Dip

Went for the Wednesday night wing special, and it was a great deal.

Kid-friendliness: They have high chairs.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pretzel, Fried Street Cobbette, Wings

TLDR: frozen food for 90 dollars. Big, hard, fat pass.Came here 10/22 and ordered the artichoke dip (pretty good), the chicken tenders, and fish and chips.Folks, the chicken tenders were straight out of a frozen bag. Same as you would get from Casey’s or Dairy Queen but they cost twice as much.The fish was, no exaggeration, Gordon’s fish from the yellow box you get at Walmart. The breading was clearly from a factory and the grease was nauseating.The overall experience was insulting. The drinks were okay (stay away from the beer, tastes like it’s straight from a Mr. Beer beer kit) but the total bill was 90 dollars for some frozen tenders and Gordon’s god damn cod filets. Grow up and carry yourself with some respect like a real restaurant. This is embarrassing to southern Illinois.

TLDR: frozen food for 90 dollars. Big, hard, fat pass.

Came here 10/22 and ordered the artichoke dip (pretty good), the chicken tenders, and fish and chips.

Folks, the chicken tenders were straight out of a frozen bag. Same as you would get from Casey’s or Dairy Queen but they cost twice as much.

The fish was, no exaggeration, Gordon’s fish from the yellow box you get at Walmart. The breading was clearly from a factory and the grease was nauseating.

The overall experience was insulting. The drinks were okay (stay away from the beer, tastes like it’s straight from a Mr. Beer beer kit) but the total bill was 90 dollars for some frozen tenders and Gordon’s god damn cod filets. Grow up and carry yourself with some respect like a real restaurant. This is embarrassing to southern Illinois.

Great place to enjoy the afternoon or evening. They make a great old fashioned.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I work at a brewery so I know how things go. But a new POS is no excuse for our service. We ordered the wings and a pitcher of beer special and waited over an hour for food. Checked on our food for the third time and just got it to go. Hopefully the place turns things around and gets it's system ironed out. The wings were Very good, and the beer was ok. Oktoberfest in March is a bit suspect? Did we make too much? Was it bad and didn't sell??? Otherwise just call it a Marzen.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3