Kalua Beach Bar

Another great weekend in TavaresKalua Beach Bar is the stop!! Live music, great service, yummy food WINGS ARE ALWAYS DELISH ON POINT AND JUICYburgers are delicious too, just make sure to ask how you like them, well or med, because they make homemade so sometimes there more rare then well done.. HIGHLY RECOMMEND KALUA. GREAT TIME ALWAYS

Meeting some friends for a boat ride, we ordered to-go lunches. I'm not kidding...my fish tacos and my Wife's burger took 50 minutes to arrive. All our server could do was apologize. She did give me an additional beer. Luckily my our friends who provided the boat ride were polite and patient. I really couldn't understand why there was such a long delay. Since my credit card had been run, I couldn't just walk away. As for our meals, my fish tacos were great. Wife reported, her burger was very good. But the wait for these lunches will cause me to avoid Kalua next time.

Outside lakeside dining with a vacation vibe. Live music was great with great song selection and talented artist. Server was attentive. We got fried pickles for an appetizer that were good. My fried fish sandwich and fries were great and the sandwich was huge! Prices are reasonable. We will be back!

Let me tell you this place has a great location. BUT it's a trashy establishment, don't take this wrong but it's for smokers (who is able to smoke at a place except the private clubs), the beers are all local domestic beer, but they do have a. single craft beer on top. I ordered 4 craft beers for $24 and some change. Location near the water is nice. i heard it's either rundown crackheads come here and or other clientel comes around. I hear it's a place for the retirees to go and come on shore with the boat. Beers were good from what I can tell. Loved the kolsch which was fabolous.

This place is right on the lake. Service was great! We got the blackened fish tacos. Delicious flavor and definitely recommend. The only drawback was the flies. I guess you can't have it all. Definitely a great place to have a drink and have a snack on the water.

SERVICE: 4 STARS She missed on one thing that distressed Mrs Robert but otherwise did fine.AMBIENCE: 4.25 STARS Right next to the lake, near the seaplane, on a bike path, what's not to like. This section of Tavares is nice, several restaurant / watering holes, good people watching, no wandering muttering backpackers.VALUE: 4.5 STARS One sees very few $ 10.95 burgers these days, and the coleslaw side was good sized too. So it obviously is not a Michelin Star type place, but then again, I don't seek those places out. I would consider it a destination place as Tavares itself is worth visiting.

We found this by chance when we visited our title company before we moved to Leesburg. The prices are reasonable and the servers are always helpful. We would come here every time we needed to go to the landfill. We really like the lakeside seating. This is not a fancy place but it is fine for a quick and enjoyable lunch.

Third time here. Too long for food to wait (45 minutes) , forgot appetizer and only 1 of 4 orders delivered the second visit, third visit had to go to the bar and ask for service. So they are 0 and 3 in my book. The best location around and always great music. Such a shame!

WHAT'S FOR LUNCH: We tied up outside of, and ate at, the Kalua Beach Bar in Tavares on a recent boating trip. The atmosphere at this lakeside restaurant is very nice with mostly outdoor dining. (They could use more regular seating though because no one likes a picnic table without proper chairs.) I ordered the fish tacos which in all honesty were completely tasteless with way too much sauce running all over everything. My husband had the burger which he said was good although the French fries were, again, tasteless. In other words, this restaurant specializes in pub food which in my opinion is on the lower end of the spectrum. If you want better eats, walk over to Puddle Jumpers where the food is much better. However, you aren't really at these lakeside restaurants for the food. You're there for the atmosphere, to drink, and for the outdoor dining. In that sense, Kalua Beach Bar is perfectly adequate.

The food tasted like it was straight out of a box. There was such a stench in the air and the floor was completely filthy.