Big Buoy's Restaurant & Bar

We had our company Christmas party here cool place just not my scene.

Food is alright, service isn’t bad, atmosphere is pretty nice, however drinks taste like sulfur, and I’ve hear bad things about the owner.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 2

Not sure how this place has so many rave reviews. Is there a lowered standard in this neck of the woods?
1st the drinks. My husband & daughter’s cokes smelled & tasted like aquarium water. No joke; exactly like it. We politely & gently notified the server & he quipped back, as if we were stupid, that it’s because the sodas are made with the local water that is high in sulfur and they only boil the tea water not the soda water. The water smelled of fish, not sulfur. I think he meant it’s lake water & they’re too cheap to filter it. Looking now at reviews here, I see others have the same complaint. Restaurant states they’ve done EVERYTHING possible to remedy it to the best of their ability. No, no you haven’t. Common sense says, use canned drinks & forgo the fountain drink dispenser using the local water. They don’t want to spend the cash, clearly. You have been WARNED.

Guac was simply mashed up avocados, fresh ones, but guac has seasonings, tomato and onion … even a few shakes from the salt shaker would have made a huge difference. But the kitchen seems mediocre at best.
We ordered the shrimp tacos. My husband & I both were not fans at all. The cabbage & shrimp make for a terrible duo to the pallet. And the sauce they put on them tasted a bit soured or something.
11.5 yo Daughter ordered a bean & cheese burrito. We were told we’d be charged full price for an adult Chicken burrito and they’d make it for her, as there was only 4 things to choose from on kids menu, non being a burrito. She was starving and so we agreed to it. They gave her a can of unsalted black beans, rolled in a tortilla with some queso on top. The queso was ok to her 11 yo pallet, but it was fairly bland and there wasn’t very much of it.
Server never came back to check on us after the drink replacement request. Then he proceeded to litterally hover over my husband as he paid the bill w/ handheld credit card machine. My husband said he could leave the machine with him, as he was planning on leaving an “on point” for our visit 15% tip, and the server said “no, I have to see that you sign and leave the tip.” As if we were going to leave and not pay. We’re 50yr olds w/ a child. We’re not dare-devil teens… know you “audience.” Husband looked right at him and said ,”um, ok.” He tipped him $0 as the server watched and handed him the machine back. We got up and left as he watched us. We have never left a $0 tip in our lives. Food was bad; it happens, but you still tip for the service. This guy did NOT deserve anything, nor did the kitchen.
Will NOT be returning. Will NOT be recommending. Will not be believing all of these reviews are real. Will not be quiet about our experience.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Very busy place on a Friday night. I am sure if they were not so full, things would have been faster. Food was good, but we had to wait a while for drinks from the bar and for the entrees. I did enjoy the Horsey Tacos.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Went to dinner on a Saturday afternoon/evening (almost middle of October so not over the summer), took almost 30 min before a server came to our table, and an hour and a half before our food came to the table. The place wasn’t packed. The food was ok. Atmosphere was the best part of the experience. Not recommended unless you have a lot of time on your hands.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 2

Nice place and very clean wash room. Food was good no issues. The staff were great and attentive. The small issue was the water tasted and smelled funny. No one in our party of 9 wanted to drink it after everyone tasted it. Hopefully it was a one off. Other than the water everything was great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Everything was awesome. We had the shrimp tacos and buoy burger. Best food we've had in missouri. Miguel was our server and gave great recommendations for our food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Buoy Tacos

Great place for lunch at the lake. Pool, live dj great atmosphere and good food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The view of the lack from the patio tonight was relaxing. Our service was great!The boom boom tacos were amazing. Plus they made sure our puppy had fresh water.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very good food. The waitress was very good. We enjoyed everything.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Loaded Lake Fries

Water is very bad - not filtered. Yellow. Manager told us to pay for a better filter.
Will never go back

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Stopped by for a quick lunch and the Brisket Grilled Cheese was incredible! A perfect sandwich, it also has bacon on it.

Racgel our server was great! This place has the best patio on table rock, the food is amazing also. it's a great venue and they have live music which is fun for a nice evening on the lake. Get the fried fish and Gouda mac and cheese!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fries

Rachel was very accommodating with our large group and did an amazing job! Will def be back, food was really good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rachel was GREAT!!!

Dietary restrictions: Gluten free!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Boom Boom Shrimp Tacos