Waterside Bar and Grill

Hey Sherrills Ford here's your fun spot. Friday night live music, good bar food, and nice beer selection. It looks like they are expanding their dock space too so plenty of room for boaters to come on in. 3 stars just because of interior is worn out and food was ok. Here's my three things:1) Staff is very friendly and welcoming. Had a great feel of neighborhood joint. Lots of first names being thrown around. 2) This place is probably ascending as there is a lot of new wood decking and additions being done. Will update this review in the spring. 3) Small convenience store with bait next door for the fishermen out there.

A must !! Outstanding views..... fantastic service and the food was superb!! Large portions and delicious.I truly recommend this restaurant. You can bring your fur friend and the location is beautiful

My wife Susan volunteered to take me out for lunch today and suggested Waterman's in Cornelius. Went a short time ago so wanted to try something else. Last time we went to The Landings off of Slanting Bridge Road, our server told us the new owners, they were planning on closing in November for a much-needed remodel.My wife called yesterday, and no one answered the phone. I tried myself yesterday afternoon and got the same thing. Checked the website and it said they would be closed from Oct 17 to November 30 and it was now December 2.Posted an inquiry on a Face Book page devoted to food in the Lake Norman Area and someone posted that this sign out front now said reopening Dec 9.A number of folks responded to the inquiry with suggestions of places to try. The vast majority were for very good restaurants that I had dined at over the years. One was for Waterside Bar and Grill which I have never dined at but have driving by many times and on several occasions, went to the North End of Lake Norman on my boat and motored right past it. Crowded in the Summer months and looked more like a bar than a restaurant.The woman who recommended this restaurant indicated they had the best Cheesesteaks in the Lake Norman area.They open at 11:00 am so we left the house around 10:45 for what was supposed to be a 30-minute drive from Denver. Turned out to be a bit more because I missed a turn in the rains and ended up doing a 10 minute detour.Got there about 11:30 and were told to sit where we wanted.My wife wanted on of the high tops in from of the bar so that she could watch the World Cup and one of the big screens.The hostess presented us with the menus, and I must say, the menu is very extensive. My wife has gotten into a Chocolate Martini routine so guess what she ordered. A Chocolate Martini is a bit out of the ordinary and I was surprised when our server said, "no problem". Last week in Kennesaw GA, my wife ordered one at Marlow's Tavern and it was a disaster.I had my normal unsweetened Iced Tea with Lemon.At first, we were not going to have an appetizer but changes our mind and ordered the fried Mozzarella Cheese Sticks with Marina for dipping. Very good and great portion size. Most places on the Lake, you're lucky to get 5 cheese stick and here we had 9.My wife as predicted ordered the Philly Cheese Steak and Macaroni and White Cheddar Cheese. She loved it, particularly the Macaroni and White Cheddar Cheese,I ordered the French Dip with a side of homemade Potato Chips. I messed up on this order because I forgot that you could get it with Creamy Horseradish but you have to ask for it and note you will be charged a small bit more for it.Even without the Horseradish Sauce, the sandwich was delicious. Piled high with juicy Roast Beef and a great au jux. More than ample serving size.The Potato Chips were a different story in terms of uniformity. Most of the chips were uniformly cooked nice and crisp but more than a few were undercooked and very limp.The inside of the restaurant/bar is more of a dive bar experience but in a good sort of way. Food is excellent and the place is very clean and well maintained. Bathrooms are spotless but my wife wonders why there are two unisex bathrooms next to each other as opposed to one men's and one women's bathroom.The backside of the restaurant hosts a large outside dining area overlooking the upper end of Lake Norman and lead down to the Marina.When the weather improves, I can see a number of great lunches here just looking out at the beautiful lake. Very relaxing.

This is our first time ordering from here.... But let me tell you I regret not ordering before!The young lady on the phone was so friendly .:. I ordered the fried chicken sandwich and hubby ordered the Philly without the peppers and onion rings.The homemade chips even with take out were AWESOME! Still crispy when we got them home. Best homemade fries I ever had.The onion rings were equally crispy and so good.I am so glad we ordered because we absolutely will be back! If you can get a to go order that spot on then we can't wait to eat there in person!

Great place! On the water--boat or drive. Great drinks, great food, outstanding service!Live music Thurs-Sunday.Stop in!

Cool waterside bar and grill on Lake Norman on the Catawba side of Buffalo Shoals Road/Hudson Chapel Road. Good food, service and a great setting. The prices are reasonable and the food selection is much larger than expected. The setting is definitely one of the features of the business. It sits right on lake Norman and has about 12 boat slips and looks very recent construction. In a few weeks the place will be looking really good in terms of between the boat slips and the stairway to the restaurant. I would highly recommend this a great motorcycling, boating, or driving destination.

We visited in late June and had a sub 1 star review. I though, maybe this was a one off - it happens.....We just got back and oh boy, what a disappointment. The place was slammed at 1:30 on a Sunday. Okay, I get it. But, 30 minutes for our first beer? 45 minutes to get our appetizer, after asking twice. One hour to get our food. My previous review still stands, this is bar food and expensive at that....... Straight from the freezer to fryer. We sat outside on the deck, the awesome smell on cigarettes combined with the stagnant air was just awesome. When the new owners took over, I had high hopes. It is still the same dive bar, with highly prices. Moving on....

Omg amazing.., it was a little out of the way but once got there, it had a great view of the water. It looks like a little diva bar but the food and service was outstanding. The garlic cheese curds were my favorite. My boyfriend got the mahi fish tacos which he loved and I got a steak salad which was delicious too. Delicious definitely worth the drive. Can't wait to go back.

Great experience. Nice lake view. Outstanding wait staff kept our drinks filled in a timely manner. My grilled chicken sandwich was very moist. Onion rings were a perfect side.

Food was great! We had a couple appetizers and they were both good but the beer cheese and pretzels stole the show! The staff was on point with drinks and food. Definitely will be back more often.