Windows On The Water

Um… okay… so my fiancé and I stopped in to check out the state park to see if we wanted to have our wedding and reception here. While visiting, we decided we needed to try their food so we ended up at Windows on the Water.
The server was not attentive at all– we felt like she was in la la land.
The salad bar was solid– not Sizzler or Ruby Tuesday’s solid but very good nonetheless. The diet coke was the best mix I’ve tasted in a long time. The grilled chicken sandwich is comparable to say a Wendy’s grilled chicken sandwich and I switched the fries (which my fiancé said were really good) for the salad bar sandwich and salad bar $ 7.49. My fiancé went w/​the same dish w/​fries and added the salad bar for a total of $ 10.48. The drinks are $ 1.99– ask for one to go!
In a pinch, I would eat here again BUT I sincerely hope management works w/​their employees on customer service and teaches them to clear empty dishes from the table– several tables sat dirty long after the customers had left and NO, they weren’t busy at all! Also, the place needs to be cleaned– the windows were filthy w/​hand and finger prints, the ceiling beams need to be cleaned b/​c that stuff falls and guess where it goes… Since they don’t care to clean the restaurant, I could only imagine the state of the kitchen…

For fall colors and peak season, was disappointed in the cleanliness of the restuarant’s interior and exterior. Food was average but not anything exceptional!
Worth it to drive out to Grand Rivers and eat at Patti’s Settlement for best and cleanest meal in the area!

We came here for the seafood buffet that they offer on a Friday night, once a month. It’s $ 16.99 per person, but that doesn’t include crab legs. The crab legs were an extra $ 7.50 per pound, which isn’t a bad price. I was going to add the crab legs, but at the table next to us, I noticed that they were extremely small. The buffet included frog legs, shrimp cocktail, pulled pork, clam chowder and a lot of other things. Some of the items were a bit under temperature. I loved the shrimp and the cocktail sauce. The salad was on point too. It’s definitely worth the drive out, if you’re in the area.
The restaurant is actually part of the Lake Barkley State Resort, so when you pull up, there aren’t any signs that specifically indicate «Windows on the Water». There was a small sign that said «dining room». There wasn’t outside dining, which was a bit disappointing, but we sat as close to the lake view that we could. The windows need to be cleaned… just throwing that out there. If you’re going to indicate windows in your name, at least maintain them. There’s an awesome porch area that overlooks the lake. It has a few rocking chairs, but the old ladies occupying them, had set up shop and sat there the entire time that we are inside. They offered and took our picture with the picturesque view in the background, so I took back all of the harsh things I was thinking as I waited inside for them to get up, and it never happened.

WOW offers a full buffet including soup and salad bar and desert bar. They also offer menu fare and kids meals. Most in my party ordered the buffet and everyone was happy. We visited at both lunch and dinner and I ordered menu items each time. The food was good but came out luke warm (both times.). Staff was friendly. We had a 2 year old who wouldn’t eat what we ordered for him. Nobody complained when we fed him fruits and veggies from the buffet and our waiter even brought out an extra bowl of orange slices for him. Overall a good experience. Would return.

The Sunday morning breakfast buffet was good and filling.