The service and food were great! The location is on the water with beautiful views.
Marcia Pellegrino
Excellent food.
Kathy Scheible
Really liked this place before they changed the menu to mostly BBQ foods. Could take the family and everyone found something they liked.... not so much now. Tried it once and we all agreed the food (choices and quality) wasn't that good anymore.
Ray Gonzalez
People amazing, atmosphere is amazing. Food was phenomenal and reasonably priced. Got a burger and it was great. Their local beer was also amazing and their food combos with beer is great. Love it and will be coming back.
Anthony DeBiase
Vacationing in the North Country and stopped in the get lunch. The Haddack sandwich, French onion soup and the BBQ platter all were awesome. Plus the view makes everything nicer
Mark J. Radzikowski
Great beer. Stopped in for a quick bite. Cheese curds were great, beer cold. Service was a little slow, but understandable as it seemed two workers covering entire bar and dining room
Pearl Ashcraft
This is in direct response to Lizzie May, I am the other owner of 1812 on the Lake and the River. I happened to be out of town the night that Sam and Quinn performed. I am also the one that booked them. Here is what really transpired…. I booked Sam and Ivy (Ivy was who was supposed to perform with Sam, who is the one who always performs with Sam and who is who we were expecting) through Sam’s parents who are customers of the Pub and a very nice couple. The original date that Sam and Ivy were to perform was rained out and it was my partner, the owner you so unfairly took down, who suggested we book them at another date, which happened to be Thursday, which I thought was a bad idea, Thursdays are typically not a night when we have live music so I didn’t think a crowd would show. I was also informed by Sam rather last minute, that Ivy was unable to attend but Quinn could take her place. It is my total responsibility that I did not ask for a video of Sam and Quinn, I just agreed to it, solely because the owner whom you so unfairly took down, said that it was the right thing to do, give them another date to perform. I was told by Sam that they had an “amazing” sound system…it is not industry standard for bars to provide sound equipment, we are not the Hard Rock. Every single one of our musicians that have been playing for us since 1995 bring their own equipment… On the evening of their gig, I started receiving phone calls from the staff and from regulars at the restaurant that no one could hear them on the decks and that it sounded like they were underwater. I was also told that after 25 minutes of playing, they both went into the bar and proceeded to sit down with family and eat. I was also informed that Sam and Quinn told the staff and my partner that they take 20 minute breaks every HOUR, which equals 60 minutes so essentially we are paying for 2 hours, not 3. Not one of our musicians in 20 plus years has ever taken 20 minute breaks every hour. We offer our musicians free drinks and food on the house and not one person has ever stopped playing after 25 minutes to eat. (Was it you that was sitting with Quinn at the bar? Because the only person other than Quinn that was in the conversation you mentioned…would have been you!) It was my call to reduce their rate based on the fact that they were essentially playing for 2 hours and that no one could hear them on the lower and upper decks. They were also the most expensive band we have ever hired. So Lizzie May, that is my side of the story. Let the readers choose who to believe. But you owe my partner an apology. Not only was he not drinking at all that night, he was working to help the staff out, in case the 30 plus people that we were told were going to show for the band showed (30 plus people did not show up, maybe 10.) He has put employees through school, paid their electric bills when they could not, paid for their cars to get out of the tow yard, sponsored more school teams than I have room to name, given away more beer and donations to veterans, people with cancer, kids with disabilities…He has stayed open year round for our locals even when we were afraid we couldn’t keep the lights on. You want to blame someone, you can blame me. The owner who you so unfairly took down, he is the one that spoke with Sam at length that evening to try and come to an understanding about what happened. I received a very nice text from Sam the next day and we came to an understanding. That’s what happened.
lizzie may
I came to this brewery recently to see two experienced, talented musicians play, and left utterly shocked by the owner’s behavior. He is a ridiculous, unreasonable man, and a mean drunk apparently. The musicians played for three hours with 30 minutes break total, which is the industry standard for a 3-hour show. I spoke to one of them, who was literally going to pass out due to the heat. On their first (20-minute) break, the owner texted the musicians that they had taken too long, and that he was “paying them for three hours.” Alas, he would not pay them for three hours, as he later docked their pay $100. He also criticized their speakers, which was silly, as he did not provide equipment. To the musicians: you were incredible. To the owner: everyone in town now knows you’re cheap and mean.
Christopher Brooks
Great service! Great food! Shrimp and grits were delicious. Recommend!!!!
Kim Brookman
We had lunch. My husband a brisket melt and thoroughly enjoyed it. I had the haddock sandwich with blue cheese slaw, both were wonderful! I had a flight of their IPAs. Loved the double IPA, Malicious Intent. The waitress was lovely.
3 stars because when we actually got the food, it was good. The staff is friendly, but... service was extremely slow. From the very start, it took a long time for the wait staff to take a drink order (we ordered food with drinks). It took a very long time to get part of our party's (5 people) order, and the rest of the food came 20 minutes later. The staff was apologetic. In the end, lunch took over 1.5 hours. This was a mid week lunch. The restaurant was not busy, and every table had similar conversations about the wait times.
Jennifer Sigmon
We were in Watertown to run errands and were hungry. So we were excited to try out the ol Maggie's under new ownership. Nicole, at the bar, was wonderful. The selection of beer and cider is excellent, I love cider and 1911 Honeycrisp is a favorite. While they were out of brisket for Texas Tacos, the pulled pork substitute in this dish was excellent. A little coleslaw on the bottom, crispy onions and pickled jalapeño on top, yum. I enjoyed it more than any lunch I had at Maggie's. They are going through transition, be patient. My only negative was the ladies room. It was a wet mess. Faucets were loose, toilet was wet, countertop also wet. Hopefully, they repair it. Trash can pedal non working and a pile of used paper towels on top. I felt a little dirtier after washing my hands. A big turn off for me. Service was friendly. Good luck to new owners.
Tammra Schiller
Updated 8/14
My husband, son, and I visited in early July. We recently were camping in the area and during a particularly rainy Sunday we asked our group of friends who were with us if they wanted to go check out the brewery as we had a pleasant visit last month. We went to grab lunch and a pint, and it was truly awful there. The beer was good however the service was absolutely horrific. Upon seating Adele informed us that as a party greater than 6, she would not be splitting the bill. Gratuity was 20% and then there was another service fee of 3.5%. It was not a friendly introduction to the restaurant. We ordered flights, Adele was our server and I am sure it was a ‘don’t blame the messenger’ situation, but she came back to our table of 7 and said they were out of flight glasses and then just looked at us. I changed to order a pint as I just had a flight the month before. She never said thanks for being accommodating, my husband asked if we could just wait for dishes to be done and have flights and she didn’t even bother responding. She just waited for more people to change to pints vs flights. It was a Sunday afternoon. There was our party and one other table in the brewery. No one was at the bar. There was absolutely no reason for a brewery to be out of glasses. Our lunch then came out. My pizza in July was fantastic. You can see the updated pics that the pizza’s cheese was burned and the crust was so over done it’s shameful to charge people for it. My friend got the fried pickles and they were raw and uncooked. Another friend had ordered French onion soup and there was no broth- pure oil. Adele then charged her for the soup and my friend asked for it to be taken off - Adele was NOT friendly at all and gave my friend a nasty face and went to say something several times but she changed her mind and walked away to take the soup off the bill. Unfortunately, this will be our last visit here unless there is a complete change in their service. Unfortunate that we were forced to leave a 20% gratuity for such awful service. My friends and I were a pretty amicable group and did not complain or have attitude with the server. Her treatment of guests of the business was very appalling and shameful.
July 5, 2024 Service was slow but being the day after the 4th it is to be expected. Beer options were good - something for everyone. We sat outside and had a great view of the lake. My husband and I shared a pizza and fried pickles. My son had the half chicken which he devoured pretty quickly. Definitely recommend a stop here if you’re in the Sackets Harbor area.
Roberta Novak-French (Bobbi)
Atmosphere is a 5 if you like dining waterfront, We did not try other meals they offered. We were there for the sole purpose of eating all we wanted hot, fresh crab legs.($240.00 for 4 people). The crab leg experience was a 2 out of 5. Some cold, some hot, some slimy and returned to kitchen, some fishy tasting. We had to constantly ask for butter instead of bringing a new cup with a new batch. It was gelling fast outside. There were no options for sides to choose from. They are understaffed , but our waitress was friendly and responsive. We were the only ones eating crab on the deck, so it should have been a better experience.
The service and food were great! The location is on the water with beautiful views.
Excellent food.
Really liked this place before they changed the menu to mostly BBQ foods. Could take the family and everyone found something they liked.... not so much now. Tried it once and we all agreed the food (choices and quality) wasn't that good anymore.
People amazing, atmosphere is amazing. Food was phenomenal and reasonably priced. Got a burger and it was great. Their local beer was also amazing and their food combos with beer is great. Love it and will be coming back.
Vacationing in the North Country and stopped in the get lunch. The Haddack sandwich, French onion soup and the BBQ platter all were awesome. Plus the view makes everything nicer
Great beer. Stopped in for a quick bite. Cheese curds were great, beer cold. Service was a little slow, but understandable as it seemed two workers covering entire bar and dining room
This is in direct response to Lizzie May, I am the other owner of 1812 on the Lake and the River. I happened to be out of town the night that Sam and Quinn performed. I am also the one that booked them. Here is what really transpired….
I booked Sam and Ivy (Ivy was who was supposed to perform with Sam, who is the one who always performs with Sam and who is who we were expecting) through Sam’s parents who are customers of the Pub and a very nice couple. The original date that Sam and Ivy were to perform was rained out and it was my partner, the owner you so unfairly took down, who suggested we book them at another date, which happened to be Thursday, which I thought was a bad idea, Thursdays are typically not a night when we have live music so I didn’t think a crowd would show. I was also informed by Sam rather last minute, that Ivy was unable to attend but Quinn could take her place. It is my total responsibility that I did not ask for a video of Sam and Quinn, I just agreed to it, solely because the owner whom you so unfairly took down, said that it was the right thing to do, give them another date to perform. I was told by Sam that they had an “amazing” sound system…it is not industry standard for bars to provide sound equipment, we are not the Hard Rock. Every single one of our musicians that have been playing for us since 1995 bring their own equipment…
On the evening of their gig, I started receiving phone calls from the staff and from regulars at the restaurant that no one could hear them on the decks and that it sounded like they were underwater. I was also told that after 25 minutes of playing, they both went into the bar and proceeded to sit down with family and eat. I was also informed that Sam and Quinn told the staff and my partner that they take 20 minute breaks every HOUR, which equals 60 minutes so essentially we are paying for 2 hours, not 3. Not one of our musicians in 20 plus years has ever taken 20 minute breaks every hour. We offer our musicians free drinks and food on the house and not one person has ever stopped playing after 25 minutes to eat. (Was it you that was sitting with Quinn at the bar? Because the only person other than Quinn that was in the conversation you mentioned…would have been you!) It was my call to reduce their rate based on the fact that they were essentially playing for 2 hours and that no one could hear them on the lower and upper decks. They were also the most expensive band we have ever hired.
So Lizzie May, that is my side of the story. Let the readers choose who to believe. But you owe my partner an apology. Not only was he not drinking at all that night, he was working to help the staff out, in case the 30 plus people that we were told were going to show for the band showed (30 plus people did not show up, maybe 10.) He has put employees through school, paid their electric bills when they could not, paid for their cars to get out of the tow yard, sponsored more school teams than I have room to name, given away more beer and donations to veterans, people with cancer, kids with disabilities…He has stayed open year round for our locals even when we were afraid we couldn’t keep the lights on. You want to blame someone, you can blame me. The owner who you so unfairly took down, he is the one that spoke with Sam at length that evening to try and come to an understanding about what happened. I received a very nice text from Sam the next day and we came to an understanding.
That’s what happened.
I came to this brewery recently to see two experienced, talented musicians play, and left utterly shocked by the owner’s behavior. He is a ridiculous, unreasonable man, and a mean drunk apparently. The musicians played for three hours with 30 minutes break total, which is the industry standard for a 3-hour show. I spoke to one of them, who was literally going to pass out due to the heat. On their first (20-minute) break, the owner texted the musicians that they had taken too long, and that he was “paying them for three hours.” Alas, he would not pay them for three hours, as he later docked their pay $100. He also criticized their speakers, which was silly, as he did not provide equipment. To the musicians: you were incredible. To the owner: everyone in town now knows you’re cheap and mean.
Great service! Great food! Shrimp and grits were delicious. Recommend!!!!
We had lunch. My husband a brisket melt and thoroughly enjoyed it. I had the haddock sandwich with blue cheese slaw, both were wonderful!
I had a flight of their IPAs. Loved the double IPA, Malicious Intent.
The waitress was lovely.
Restaurantji Recommends
Salmon is amazing. Must try.
3 stars because when we actually got the food, it was good. The staff is friendly, but... service was extremely slow. From the very start, it took a long time for the wait staff to take a drink order (we ordered food with drinks). It took a very long time to get part of our party's (5 people) order, and the rest of the food came 20 minutes later. The staff was apologetic. In the end, lunch took over 1.5 hours. This was a mid week lunch. The restaurant was not busy, and every table had similar conversations about the wait times.
We were in Watertown to run errands and were hungry. So we were excited to try out the ol Maggie's under new ownership. Nicole, at the bar, was wonderful. The selection of beer and cider is excellent, I love cider and 1911 Honeycrisp is a favorite. While they were out of brisket for Texas Tacos, the pulled pork substitute in this dish was excellent. A little coleslaw on the bottom, crispy onions and pickled jalapeño on top, yum. I enjoyed it more than any lunch I had at Maggie's. They are going through transition, be patient. My only negative was the ladies room. It was a wet mess. Faucets were loose, toilet was wet, countertop also wet. Hopefully, they repair it. Trash can pedal non working and a pile of used paper towels on top. I felt a little dirtier after washing my hands. A big turn off for me. Service was friendly. Good luck to new owners.
Updated 8/14
My husband, son, and I visited in early July. We recently were camping in the area and during a particularly rainy Sunday we asked our group of friends who were with us if they wanted to go check out the brewery as we had a pleasant visit last month. We went to grab lunch and a pint, and it was truly awful there. The beer was good however the service was absolutely horrific. Upon seating Adele informed us that as a party greater than 6, she would not be splitting the bill. Gratuity was 20% and then there was another service fee of 3.5%. It was not a friendly introduction to the restaurant. We ordered flights, Adele was our server and I am sure it was a ‘don’t blame the messenger’ situation, but she came back to our table of 7 and said they were out of flight glasses and then just looked at us. I changed to order a pint as I just had a flight the month before. She never said thanks for being accommodating, my husband asked if we could just wait for dishes to be done and have flights and she didn’t even bother responding. She just waited for more people to change to pints vs flights. It was a Sunday afternoon. There was our party and one other table in the brewery. No one was at the bar. There was absolutely no reason for a brewery to be out of glasses. Our lunch then came out. My pizza in July was fantastic. You can see the updated pics that the pizza’s cheese was burned and the crust was so over done it’s shameful to charge people for it. My friend got the fried pickles and they were raw and uncooked. Another friend had ordered French onion soup and there was no broth- pure oil. Adele then charged her for the soup and my friend asked for it to be taken off - Adele was NOT friendly at all and gave my friend a nasty face and went to say something several times but she changed her mind and walked away to take the soup off the bill. Unfortunately, this will be our last visit here unless there is a complete change in their service. Unfortunate that we were forced to leave a 20% gratuity for such awful service. My friends and I were a pretty amicable group and did not complain or have attitude with the server. Her treatment of guests of the business was very appalling and shameful.
July 5, 2024
Service was slow but being the day after the 4th it is to be expected. Beer options were good - something for everyone. We sat outside and had a great view of the lake. My husband and I shared a pizza and fried pickles.
My son had the half chicken which he devoured pretty quickly. Definitely recommend a stop here if you’re in the Sackets Harbor area.
Atmosphere is a 5 if you like dining waterfront, We did not try other meals they offered. We were there for the sole purpose of eating all we wanted hot, fresh crab legs.($240.00 for 4 people). The crab leg experience was a 2 out of 5. Some cold, some hot, some slimy and returned to kitchen, some fishy tasting. We had to constantly ask for butter instead of bringing a new cup with a new batch. It was gelling fast outside. There were no options for sides to choose from. They are understaffed , but our waitress was friendly and responsive. We were the only ones eating crab on the deck, so it should have been a better experience.
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