The Bucket

$ • Family, Tiki Bar, Burgers

Hours:
1212 S Ironwood Dr, South Bend
(574) 289-1616

About The Bucket

The Bucket is a restaurant in South Bend that offers a unique and refreshing dining experience. The menu features a variety of options, including the popular Beachcomber smash-burger and Tiki Salmon, which one customer's son enjoyed. The sweet potato fries and regular fries were also praised as being very good.

The atmosphere at The Bucket is described as nicely decorated, with a great patio that overlooks the river, creating a relaxing and enjoyable setting for diners. The service is generally attentive and friendly, with the staff taking pride in interacting with customers.

However, some customers have experienced issues with the service, such as long wait times for their food and problems with orders being prepared correctly. One incident involved a customer's burger being served with aioli, despite their request for it to be made without it. The handling of this situation by the manager was described as rude and disappointing, which left a sour note on the overall experience.

Despite these occasional service challenges, many customers express a fondness for The Bucket and look forward to its reopening in the spring. The new menu is praised as unique and a "breath of fresh air" for the South Bend dining scene, with the kitchen's attention to detail and plating being particularly impressive.

Overall, The Bucket offers a mix of positive and negative experiences, with its delicious food, scenic location, and friendly staff balancing out the occasional service issues. Customers seem eager to return once the restaurant reopens for the season.

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The Bucket Reviews

3.5
237 ratings
Restaurantji Rating
5
46%
4
9%
3
14%
2
11%
1
20%
Food
3.7
Atmosphere
4.1
Service
3.9

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Restaurantji Rating

The service was terrible, took forever to get served and we were the only ones inside, unless you were ordering drinks on the patio, food was mediocre and if I wasn't honest could have walked out without paying because no one brought the check to the table.

Great service…don’t like the menu

The staff was so great, our waitress was Precious and she was on it. The onion ring appetizers were very good along with their homemade dipping sauces. All of our burgers were so delicious and if you have any questions about the menu items, you can simply ask the knowledgeable staff. There is beautiful waterfront seating as well. 10/10 recommend.

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Hours

Monday 11AM - 10PM
Tuesday 11AM - 10PM
Wednesday 11AM - 10PM
Thursday 11AM - 10PM
Friday 11AM - 11PM
Saturday 11AM - 11PM
Sunday 11AM - 9PM
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