Island House

Island House is pretty much a dive bar. But this dive bar is staffed with ultra kind and accommodating people. I showed up by my lonesome, not knowing anything about Island House or Buckeye Lake or anything, and I was greeted warmly and shown to the popcorn maker. The popcorn maker is there by the bar and is available (with buttered popcorn) for your popcorn-eating needs. I'm assuming that popcorn is complimentary with your meal, because I saw a dude come up and get a bag of popcorn (twice). That's nice that Island House offers free popcorn.Anyway, I didn't eat the popcorn. It was a little ... I don't know. It was a little much for me. Instead, I ordered a Club Sandwich (toasted bread, ham, turkey, bacon, cheese, lettuce and tomato). The club sandwich was great! It's sometimes difficult to make a great club sandwich, even though the components are simple. This club sandwich at Island House was great. It came with ruffle chips.There is patio seating here at Island House, which is probably amazing during the summer and fall, because you're steps from the lake. I sat indoors (by a window), which is an option but FYI the ventilation is a little lacking and it was a tad stuffy inside.

We loved this place so much on the first night of our vacation at Buckeye Lake that we returned on our last night! The food and service were excellent, and the ambiance was absolutely perfect for this hidden gem.

Island House is definitely a spot for locals only in my opinion.Most of the tourists head to Papa Boo's or the Waterfront or Buckeye Lake Boatyard, but nobody drives all the way around the lake to Lieb's Island.It's small on the inside, with the bar taking up most of the space, but the patio is large with two levels and a small stage for live music.I have yet to eat at Island House, but it's definitely a spot to see "Lake Culture".It's right on the canal right across the lake from the boat launch on Lieb's, so there's lots of great people watching and lake life bustling about.Last time I stopped in, our server was Clair and she was super awesome. I would go back just to chat with her. I hope that she had a great time at the concert she went to at the Bluestone when she got off of work :)

We were checking out Buckeye Lake and came to this spot for the first time. Low key and casual environment. Dock space available too- people were coming off lake to eat. We had wings, shrimp, and a burger at our table. No complaints about any of the food! Simple and good beer selection and full bar. Friendly service.

Never knew about it but when the sun goes down and the cooler is empty man,,, your looking for food and a place to just relax. Just outside the boat launch we saw it, dragged our two burnt boys up on a Saturday night to live music . He played good ol' island bumming songs and seemed to know every one. Everyone was practicing safe distancing, hand sanitizer everywhere and we were able to sit outside and get fabulous service from a great waitress. She was slammed! She must have been the best bc everyone asked for her. Menu could have been better but the burgers were awesome, beer was cold and my chicken grilled sandwich was so yummy, I inhaled it! I never do that..... LOL. We will for surely be back. Thanks for the good times!

Just a local yokel hangout...food not that great...help is good....kinda old and dingy inside...would pass on this one.

I love the Island House! The of the regulars are very friendly. Jules, Shannon and Shannon are the best. Dan runs great place with great food.

Food is decent. My favorite is shrimp. The drinks are pretty good. Rum bucket is awesome!

Shrimp Salad is the best. Boat here. It's a hidden spot that I like to visit when I am in Ohio instead of CA. Great little lake community.

We were checking out Buckeye Lake and stumbled upon this place. The staff was very friendly and went above and beyond to give water and attention to our pup on the patio. Good food selection for a good price, and you can tell that it was homemade from what we had. Looks like they might have events or live music sometimes since there was a small stage on the patio. Nice relaxing spot on a beautiful day :)