6 Best Barbeque Restaurants near Lake Geneva

“The food was delicious and service was outstanding. Savory spices and generous portions. We each had a different daily special and both were well worth the money. We also had an appetizer (sample platter) and dessert which was definitely one of the best cheesecakes I have ever had. Well worth the visit and will return.“

“Amazing food, amazing service. Great view. 5 stars“

“My fiancee and I traveled to Lake Geneva from North West Indiana for a few days and was looking for a great place for the Friday fish fry, with so many to choose from we narrowed it down on the type of atmosphere we were comfortable with, we love the little out of the way small home town bars so with alot of searching we agreed on The Owl. It was great! the Cod was amazing and I chose the loaded sweet potato and am still thinking about it, it was very good. The service was excellent and our bartender was more than awesome. The locals made us feel very comfortable we had great conversations with strangers. We highly recommend The Owl we will be going back in the fall and cannot wait to visit again. I wish I would of bought a hoodie. Lol...“

“We just stayed here at the Timber Ridge for the 2nd time. Family of 4. We went to the Moose and Maple for the 1st time. We went after we were done at the waterpark and arrived at the restaurant about 8:45. Service was excellent. We did not feel rushed even though they closed at 9:30. Restaurant was clean. Food was really good! We didn't get the opportunity to try breakfast but will try that next time hopefully. We had wings, Cheese~BLT, Salad, Loaded Baked Potatoe, kids chicken strips and kids mac and cheese.“

“We ate here, 11/6/25, it was a beautiful day, so we decided to take the drive up to Lake Geneva from the Chicago area. We were there about 1pm. There was a moderate sized crowd. All of the staff was very friendly. We opted for their (cod) fish fry. Honestly, it was better than we expected. It was just lightly breaded (we find that a lot of fried fish at restaurants are way over breaded). It is served with hush puppies, coleslaw, and choice of fries or crispy potato pancake. It was all delicious! They start you out 2 pieces of fish, I guesstimate about 4 1/2”x 2-3”. The fish and potato pancake was so hot you could barely eat it right away, you could tell it had just come out of the fryer. My husband was ready for seconds before I finished mine, so he ordered a couple more pieces before me. They were on the table within 5 minutes!!! You can also order more of the sides! We opted out of that, bc the fish was so good,and we didn’t want to fill up on the sides. I also ordered another piece, and again, it came out quickly. We would definitely go back here. The fish fry is $16.99 if you get there before 4pm, and $19.99 after that. Our server, Jesse, was very friendly, polite, and attentive. We were seated by the window and had a lovely view of the lake. They have a parking lot that is $5/ hour. I don’t know how much the street parking is, but we opted for the lot instead of driving around looking for a spot. We were out within the 1 hour mark anyway. Btw, even the parking lot attendant was extremely nice. Also, they put a little card on your table so you can tell them about your experience, and if you have any suggestions. I feel like they really care about their customers. Will definitely return. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!“

“We received free tickets for a fundraiser here tonight and enjoyed the food so much that we will definitely be back!“