Smiths' Boathouse Restaurant

When we travel we like to eat at local restaurants. Tonight we had a flawless dinner at Smith's Boathouse Restaurant in Troy, Ohio. It's "casual fine dining" where the ambiance is nice, relaxing, and comfortable. Lori was our server and she took wonderful care of us. We started with a tasty shareable appetizer of crab stuffed mushrooms. The house salads were a nice size with fresh greens and other vegetables. Laurie had the grilled salmon and I had the chef's special pan seared Great Lakes walleye. Both entrees were fantastic. And then for dessert we had a Maple Bourbon Cheesecake that was everything you'd want in a sweet treat. This was an exemplary dining experience, and if we were local, we'd eat here regularly.

Last night 2/17/25 we had my friends birthday a party of 5 we had the Filet which was simply perfect but we ordered lobster- both our lobster were raw and I eat a peace and spit the other peace out ( it was raw underneath and I didn't see it till I had the 2nd bit. I ended up getting food poisoning. The owner told me I would not get sick from that but at 1:00am I was violently sick . So I googled it and well it said I could get food poisoning. I have been there before and the food was always great. My other friend also had the short ribs which she said was bone dry . I love the place but what a bad experience

This review is from 11/8/2024 we recently had our first visit during my daughter and new son in laws rehearsal dinner let's just all 25 people raved over there food and exquisite drinks choices and our waitresses were top notch!!!

It had been some time since I have dined here. My friend and I decided to go recently for a lit of a splurge. We were promptly seated even though the place was busy. The waitress advised that our steak needed to be prepared medium since that is what the chef recommended, I insisted on medium rare for my steak. My steak was perfectly cooked and tender. My friend took the waitresses recommendation, and her steak was more on the well done side and tough. The asparagus was cold, but the potatoes were fabulous. The steak dinner was almost $50. Obviously it was hit and miss but better than most restaurants.

The Caesar salad prepared at your table along with the stories they tell while making it are so fun. And the salad of course, is beyond delicious!!! The mushroom ravioli is my favorite!!

Pretty good experience, but I spent $177 for 2 people, and I have a couple issues......The after dinner butterscotch bourbon coffee was Luke warm. I prefer my coffee actually hot. Honestly, it was gross. The ribs were pretty average and definitely not worth $29. When we were ready to leave, we couldn't go because the waitress gave us a pen that wouldn't write. She vanished, and after a long wait, we found another server with a working pen.Also, I asked to have a bottle of salad dressing to bring home. Idk if she added it to my bill or not, but I didn't get it.Things I loved - French onion soup and salad with white French dressing. I also loved the guava mama. If I knew they were not going to bring me hot coffee, I would have just ordered another guava mama. The peanutbutter pie was excellent.....kinda tiny for the price....but excellent. It's definitely not big enough to share.

Apparently you have to ask for your walleye to be deboned??Food taste was great, I wanted to love it but every bite had bones they'd missed (only took 3 bites)Lost most of my appetite and started Nibbling on my dates fries.They comped my walleye but left the charge of $25 for 2 small scallopsService wasn't good or bad just meh, atmosphere was pretty nice.The lady trying to tell me that bones were normal in walleye Maybe go for a burger ?? Good luck

We've been coming to Smith's for quite a few years, and just never reviewed it. Admittedly in at least 10 visits, I may have had one less than appealing meal, that said my most recent visit this past weekend was very enjoyable. Most everyone at the table had the crab cakes. A friend who comes from an area of the country where crab cakes are king said Smith's is the only place that makes a crab cake like they do from where he's from, and believe me, from this guy that's a compliment. I had the walleye, which was lightly breaded and fried perfectly, really really good. Wait staff is awesome, very attentive and always ready to help. Depending on where you sit, you might get a little better view but overall it's a great little place, no matter where you sit.

Had 5PM reservations, arrived 20 minutes early, had to wait "for 4;45PM reservations", no 4:45PM reservations showed up, lots of tables open. Menu unimpressive and overpriced. Walleye $32 for a small serving. Short Ribs the same. They nickel and dime you for extras. Served 3 small pieces of bread for two dinners, $5 for more. Asked for additional au jus for overcooked, tasteless ribs, was told it would be an extra charge. The area we sat in was cold, noisy and overcrowded, had to squeeze between seats to get to restroom. Small space heaters did nothing. Been here several times before but will rethink return.

It was a perfect June evening and then it got even better. We met dear friends at Smiths'Boathouse and were seated on the deck overlooking the water with a view of sun drenched Troy in the distance. The breeze took two of our menus flying off the table and into the pond, but no worries. Our amiable server quickly replaced them with a sweet assurance that they were probably needing to be updated.Then onto our yummy cocktails (I went for the Strawberry Sangria) and the best calamari I have ever had. It comes with two dipping sauces, both spot on the flavor bullseye and quite different.Along with the joy of our friends company, we next had the delight of a table side salad preparation complete with extra anchovies. Brianna was a master and made sure we followed her progress each step of the way. I am pretty sure there would have been plate licking if we hadn't been out in public. Even the one dining companion who hadn't ordered a salad couldn't resist eating several forkfuls. Then entrees. The clam chowder was very creamy and had depth of flavor. My friend said his crab cake was delicious and the server said the chef who created it was from Maryland and insisted it be made with lots of crab, not lots of filling. And finally the truffle fries deserve a special mention. So, so good. (The leftovers were reheated the next day in my air fryer and still made me swoon).Only my husband's fish and chips were good, not exceptional.We lingered over coffee, too full to partake in dessert. But, oh so happy we had made the drive up I75 to experience this welcoming establishment. The staff could not have been nicer.I highly recommend making the trip. Yummmm.