Akwa Marina Beach Bar

I’ve been here twice, both times we pulled up on a friends boat. The first experience was pretty good, it was late on a sunday night and we stopped in to have dinner and a couple of drinks. The drinks came out fast but our waiter rarely came around to ask if we needed refills. After ordering our meals (party of 6) we waited close to a half an hour for our food, which doesn’t seem like a big deal but there were only around 6 – 8 other people in the entire place. But when our food came out, calamari, root salad with salmon, root salad with streak and a chicken sandwich they were all delicious so we were fine with the slow service.
The second time we went was this past Monday afternoon. We got there around 1pm and there were 3 or 4 other tables seated so it was pretty slow. We were told that if we sat at the bar our service would be easier for our waitress, which we didn’t really want to do but did anyway since the waiter went out of their way to tell us. So we sat at the bar and ordered our drinks which came out pretty quickly and I reordered the same root salad with grilled salmon that I had ordered a couple weeks prior. That’s when the misery started. We waited about an hour and 40 minutes for our food. Other tables were seated and placed their orders, they complained about the slow service but got their food way ahead of us anyway. We were told that the cooks came late and hadn’t done any prep the previous night so everything was going a little slow, which I could understand at first, until our meals came out. My salad was about ½ to 2/3’s the size of the same exact salad that I had ordered a couple weeks earlier and the salmon that I was looking so forward to eating seemed like it was once grilled but then flash fried or something to heat it up, it tasted more like salmon jerky than grilled salmon. I was so disappointed and when the waiter asked how our food was we told him. They ended up giving us a hand written piece of paper for 2 free apps on a future visit but there were 5 of us there and we probably wouldn’t go there together so it was really all for not.
The setting and views are great, the food is obviously hit or miss and the service is some of the worst ever. I feel bad saying that because our waiter was also a bartender and was actually really nice but waiting almost 2 hours for food mid day on a Monday is absolutely ridiculous. Needles to say we will never stop there again.
I do NOT recommend this place.

I adored this place! The open air restaurant is relaxing and the views of the lake are terrific. Our waitress was attentive and friendly and we found the food to be awesome. Although the menu is limited we found it satisfying. We ordered the Captain’s Calamari and loved it. It was fresh, lightly battered and cooked to perfection… and the sweet/​spicy banana pepper relish just added to the overall, mouthwatering flavors. I highly recommend this appetizer! The summer root salad made with fresh garden greens, walnuts, fruit, goat cheese, grilled beets and topped with a balsamic vinaigrette was incredibly fresh and delicious… the goat cheese doesn’t overpower the salad and adds a wonderfully distinct taste to this dish. I opted to add the grilled chicken to this salad and it made it a perfectly light entrée. My husband ordered the haddock sandwich and once again it was fresh, lightly battered and golden brown delicious! Give this place a try… you will not be sorry!!!

So I see many folks coming into the yacht club. sitting at the pool and angry when asked to leave, guess what. I am glad the owner police’s the place. I pay a lot of money for the pool and my boat! I decided there versus other marina’s because of the pool and the beach. The food has always been good. Trevor the new cook is outstanding and will make anything you want. Corey the bartender makes some of the best drinks on the lake. So if you must hate because you were asked to get of «MY POOL CHAIR». don’t take it out on the owners or the staff, come and enjoy our marina/​yacht club, have a drink get good food. but the pool and the beach is not yours. My suggestion to the owners is to have a card key or bracelets for members… I know the members would love to help with the policing…

I’ll give it two stars because I see potential. The bar is a cool concept, the wait staff is just not there yet. We sat down at the bottom seating area to view the water. Every other table got service, I had to walk up to get someone to come take our order. Our waiter was very nice, just not attentive. The calamari was delicious but we cancelled the chicken order because we didn’t want to stay. They didn’t have red sangria, so they made me a white one which was very nice of them. It’s. It not a bad little bar, just needs way more training.

Can’t beat the atmosphere and views at this beach bar! Huge boat for the bar with all the rigging up. Friendly staff and great service. Been there several times and food has always been great. Lobster roll is a huge portion that the waitress said was hand chucked, served on a buttery bun. Will definitely be back

I have never written a Unilocal review, but after such a terrible experience I felt it necessary to make others aware of what an awful restaurant this was. Walking in there the restaurant was pretty empty which I thought was odd for a restaurant right on the water on a beautiful warm summer night. My fiancé and I sat down and quickly realized why not many people would choose to go here. The tables were dirty and the staff was rude and unorganized. They were out of half of the food on their VERY limited menu. We drove 40 minutes to go here for dinner and left very unsatisfied. I would never recommend anyone to go here.

I don’t typically write reviews based on restaurant experiences however this was one of the worst restaurant experiences I’ve ever had. If I could give a zero I would. Extremely rude owner and horrible wait staff. the area is very trashy and has a one star motel feel. The bar was dirty and as our drinks were placed on the table we were told they were out of their «best lobster roll in New England and had no chicken» We told the head waitress that we were leaving as its a very limited menu to begin with and we came for the lobster roll, she said she understood. We left and were chased down across the property saying that we didn’t pay for our drinks that we hadn’t even had a sip of yet. I get its a busy weekend and things happen with supply shortage. We are in the hospitality business and would NEVER make someone pay for a drink in this situation. It’s customer experience if the waitress had told us in the first place we would have left immediately to begin with. I would recommend going further north to Meredith for a good restaurant experience.
The other 5 star rating is from the cook**

Where do I start, this place is awesome! Great location on the lake. They have the best lobster roll I have ever had, piled high on a brioche bun toasted to perfection with butter. The calamari is awesome it comes with a tantalizing sweet Asian chili sauce. The fish sandwich and summer root salad are also a few of my favorites. Their bartender makes some of the best drinks on the lake, if you’re not sure what your in the mood for he is sure to whip up something you will enjoy! Their waitstaff is very friendly and accomodating. The bar itself is one of a kind, made from an old sailboat will a custom glass top, at night it’s a sight to see all lit up! This place has my vote and I will definitely be coming regularly.

We went back and the owners were extremely rude and service was absolutely the worst I had ever had, anywhere.

Libster Rolls were a work of art, loved them. Will be back this summer. Great bar also!

Good food. Limited menu. Place is a bit
Pricey. For the most part they have fried
Fish, lobster roll, chicken sandwich and hamburger. A few other things. Cool stop to grab a drink at the yacht shaped bar.

I would strongly recommend not going here. Not only were the owners rude, but I got sick off the food. I have also had friends that have gone there and got sick. I heard something about how they store their food and its not on the premises. Lake Winni has plenty of other options to have to settle for this one.

Great place to stop while out on the boat. Fish sandwich on bulky is definitely a favorite. Small first year startup challenges but overall a great place to try.

Great location. The view of the lake makes having a couples dinner here worth it. At the same time the atmosphere is great for a perfect night of drinking with your buddies. The chefs are proud of the work they do and it shows in the final product.