Just passing through and decided here was a good option. The fried mushrooms are delicious (needed a touch of salt, but honestly get them). So I decided on chicken tenders, side salad, and steamed broccoli for the main. I didn't want a huge amount after the appetizer....didn't go as planned which was of course perfectly fine! Great portion sizes and very good food. The buffalo sauce is slightly vinegary, asian sauce very nice, ranch was good, and the fry of the chicken was delicious. Just once again everything needed a touch of salt, but I mean it was on the table so easy fix. My server was very nice and attentive. Overall very nice restaurant with a cozy environment that was great for a nice bite and definitely will be back if we ever come this way again. Casual is fine for dress, they did offer a drink menu so they have that, and also seating outside. read more

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I ordered a carry out order of chicken bacon ranch rollup. First the text didn't work to let me know to pick up my order. The food was not good. The fried tasted like old grease. I could not eat the wrap. The lettuce had a funny taste and I was afraid it was not good. I threw it all away. I used to love the wrap and was so disappointed. read more

This was our very first trip up to northern Missouri, where we purchased our new home. We dropped in for a bite and ended up regretting it. My husband and I were excited to see prime rib on the menu, so we both ordered it. I was taken back when the waitress brought it out. We ordered medium rare, and both pieces were dark brown. Mine was more well done . The texture was also off, just all around not good. The best part of the meal was the salad, which I do believe was made fresh. My daughter ordered the ribeye, and it came raw and cold in the center. It was so unappetizing, that she had them take it off the bill and she just ate her potato. Needless to say we won't be back any time soon. read more

Driving through northern MO and decided to stop at Blackwater Restaurant for lunch. Good service, food and ambiance. BLT was delicious and French Dip was ok - au jus didn't have a lot of flavor and I prefer cheese on my French Dip but still a good sandwich. Will return and recommend others to stop and give it a try!! read more

Waiting 45 min for food i ordered the french dip the meat was cold the dip au ju was room temp ..the service is fine she kept my coffee filled up ...... but dam i really expected better from this type of restaurant .. we wont talk about the horse radish sause ....i think its 1 dab of horsey sause then kill it with some thing else ..as i couldnt even taste horse radish in there sause .................. so the number 1 leader for french dip is still TOGO's and there au ju is to die for read more

I have worked 12 years in Chillicothe and never knew that there was food this good in town! A colleague and I visited the restaurant on a Tuesday night. We had no trouble getting a seat and had a choice of indoor or outdoor seating. I am told that there is nicer restaurant seating other than the bar and grill side, but the section was closed. Our server was Parker, and he was friendly, professional, and efficient. The salmon entrée was excellent prepared, and truthfully, if the casual decor were disregarded, this could easily be served at a high-end restaurant anywhere. There was a delicious five layer carrot cake to finish my dining experience. I would 100% recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for a great meal! read more

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Food, drinks and lots of menu options. 3 huge crab cakes in northern Missouri... Delish!!!

Great service, nice outdoor atmosphere. Good steaks! Loved the shrimp appetizer! I enjoyed my prime rib also

I am on the road a lot for work. The cheeseburger and onion rings were outstanding. Flame broiled hand made 1/2 pound burger and homemade onion rings. Very very good ! Jenifer was also outstanding and knowledgeable with great recommendations ! I will be back read more

Loved the Portobello Mushroom and Shrimp Appetizers! So yummy! Wonderful atmosphere! Casual yet upscale! We'll go back even though it was a drive! read more

Cute place and great food. Onions rings were delicious - breaded but not heavily. Perfect! Chicken and waffles had a great sweetness from the maple syrup, but not overly sweet. Good crunch on the waffles and chicken was perfection. Waitress was super attentive and so nice. Other food being delivered looked crazy good! read more

High hopes, little let down. Not busy on a Saturday night. Sat on the patio. The two waitresses literally were fighting about who had to take our table. Neither of them wanted to. Waitress was not friendly or welcoming. My friend got a spicy bloody Mary and said it tasted fine. The only spicy part about it was the rim of the glass. I got the rivers edge cocktail, this would be more of a breakfast drink in my opinion. Shared a appetizer of onion rings asked for them extra crispy. See photo. These were still good though not super crispy. The dipping sauce was fabulous. Both of us got the chicken ranch wrap. Chicken was very tough and chewy. nothing to rave about. my friend said the sweet potato fries were wonderful. And the regular fries were also good and crispy. Maybe it was just an off night for the restaurant but this overall didn't make me want to come back. read more

Blackwater Restaurant & Lounge - Rivers Edge - New American Near Me - Chillicothe, Missouri

Yikes yikes yikes. This food was just...not good. The best thing I had was the tater tots so I think that says something. I paid $20 or more for a piece of catfish that was wet, slimy and flavorless and the tots that were soaking up the weird catfish juice. The salad was okay...? The best part was our waiter. He was very nice and very funny, so we had a good time with him. So overpriced for such bad food. I doubt i'll ever be back to Chilicothe, but I do hope they are able to make some improvements to the pricing and the menu! read more

Good service and friendly staff get this place a third star. Food was bland and overpriced. The "short-rib" bbq sandwich was neither short-rib nor bbq. Chunks of baked dry chuck roast tossed in bbq sauce. read more

Wonderful time. This (bar)Lounge and Restaurant is a great date night or family spot. Double entrance so you can choose to visit the Lounge or restaurant. We went in the restaurant side. Clean. welcoming. greeted quickly by the friendly hostess. we were given our seating choice, menus and flatware. ordered onion rings and fried pickle chips for appetizer. which came with ranch and i believe a spicy chipotle ranch. very good. Fried catfish sandwich was amazing and large. substituted coleslaw for mac n cheese. fried pork tenderloin was brilliant white and perfectly cooked. breading stayed in the entire time. tender. juicy. fries were crispy. delicious. bathrooms are clean. restaurant is clean. staff is friendly and professional. drinks were filled the whole meal. booth and table seating. outdoor seating available. nice instrumental music playing and soft lighting make a nice intimate tone. good for date. family. read more

Blackwater Restaurant & Lounge - vacation date lunch - New American Near Me - Chillicothe, Missouri

This is our go to stop in our hometown. We are never disappointed. Not pictured, but, their fried mushrooms are to die for, salmon is always a great pick, onion rings are amazing, and the outdoor seating atmosphere is pretty amazing year round. read more

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I have found this restaurant to be hit and miss over the times we have visited regardless of time of day. Today was terrible! My medium burger was presented as almost raw, when asked if I wanted a replacement I said obviously yes. About 10 minutes later the same burger was presented now cooked to a crisp, they literally presented raw to very overdone. I didn't eat it and the management said if you visit again we will cook it on the flattop instead of the grill??? They removed it from our bill with almost no apology. Wife's French did was not good and presented with the cheese not even melted. At lease the tea was decent. Won't go back and wouldn't recommend to anyone. read more

58 dollars for a steak, baked potato, and steamed broccoli. Half of the steak was inedible gristle. I will never go back!!!!

Great, attentive service and wait staff visibly working together as a team. How refreshing to see! Food was perfectly cooked and a large menu to choose from. Drinks from bar had well-balanced flavors and were generous.. Comfortable environment. Relaxed. Great prices and value for the terrific quality of product. Can't wait to go back. read more

Ordered and never record our meal for a Two hour weight....this is after a $100 tip. Seriously get it together.

Stopped in on our way to Kansas City. They have GREAT food, AMAZING service and AWESOME ambiance. We have added this place to our favorites. We will definitely be back! read more

Awesome atmosphere and great food. Definitely recommend to anyone looking for a great dining experience

I had the kitchen chicken sandwich and it was very good. Friendly staff, in the rare chance I'll be driving this way again, I'd stop again

We were traveling through and decided to stop in Chillicothe. It was our lucky night when we had dinner at Blackwater Restaurant. The Blackwater Squealers were to DIE for! I had the smoked turkey club and my husband had the pork tenderloin. Both sandwiches were delicious! Ron helped us and was wonderful. He provided great service and made good suggestions for our meal. Maddie was super nice and made us feel at home. Dakota prepared our food and he is an amazing chef! I highly recommend you stop here and have a meal!! read more

Blackwater Restaurant & Lounge - New American Near Me - Chillicothe, Missouri

Nice turn around guys! Your place is great! I like my house salad was loaded up with two small containers of blue cheese. A dollar add-on, but plenty to take home for the other half of my wife's 1lb burger. Jennifer took great care of us. read more

Blackwater Restaurant & Lounge - It's not very often I post food pics online, but it's not every day you see a house salad with both green red and orange peppers! - New American Near Me - Chillicothe, Missouri

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After a 590 mile drive was looking for a nice place to have a cocktail and a good meal. Glad I picked the Blackwater. Friendly welcome from hostess and staff. Tasty Old Fashioned, fresh salad and perfect baby backs. Wife's entree salad was great too. No salad from a sack at this place. We'll be back next time through. I usually don't write reviews but this was too good to go unsung! read more

Blackwater in Chillicothe for lunch. Table for 10 ppl. Country Burger was supposed to be a burger cooked how you want it, and topped with hasbrowns and a soft egg. Waited an hour for a badly burnt hamburger, an egg that was as hard as a rock and I am not sure if I ever saw hasbrowns. Unedible. Did not want to make a fuss. Showed waitress. Ask her to just take it off my bill and I would eat the fries. She came back and said the Manager will give you 10% off you Burger. ARE YOU KIDDI G ME. SHE DIDNT EVEN SEE IT. 10% was a whopping 1.30. So I paid 18.74 for French Fries. Wow. This was.a SLAP IN THE FACE. ​ read more

Blackwater Restaurant & Lounge - Cowboy Burger Burnt to a crisp! - New American Near Me - Chillicothe, Missouri

I visited Blackwater during a work trip, I ordered the Prime Rib with side salad and green beans. My Prime Rib was cold as well as the green beans which were almost mushy they were so overcooked, the salad has rotten pieces of lettuce mixed in which were probably from an older batch. My waiter was very nice and attentive so I did not have the heart to complain. Would I go back probably one more time as maybe Monday evening at 7:30pm was not the best time to go. I'll update my review once I visit again. read more

Our waiter was good in the beginning but it went drastically downhill. Our appetizer came before our drinks did. Then we got our food, but the side salads didn't come out and we asked to ketchup and ranch for our fries and chicken strips, that never seemed to come. Then we ran out of drinks and those didn't get refilled, he finally came back after our fries were cold and we asked for condiments and the salad again. He finally brought it, but my husband got bleu cheese and he brought the wrong dressing. My husband got the prime rib and would never eat it again, it wasn't medium rare like he ordered, the Mac n cheese was watery and not cheesy. I got a Reuben and the meat was chunky, which wasn't awful, but it wasn't the best I've had. The fries were pretty delicious. The chicken strips my girls had were ok, would have been better warm with ranch but they were cold by the time we finally got the ranch. They weren't great, but decent. Not sure we will go back, the service really pushed it over the top on us not wanting to return. The patio area was so nice however, it is july and we sat outside and the lights and atmosphere were nice read more

Food is excellent, never had anything bad, service is ok depending on who waits on you. Love the atmosphere, great place for families with small children. read more

My family and I went here on our last night in town. So nice inside and really tasty options. We especially loved the white cheddar mac and cheese, the sweet potatoes, and the shrimp scampi. Everything was good! Very nice atmosphere and lovely staff. read more

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Great patio! We could not get the party room one night so we took up the whole patio. It sat 29 of us and was comfortable even though it was cold outside. They have plastic windows that screen it in and heaters and fireplace do work read more

On a Saturday, they had an awesome special. 10 boneless wings and 3 drafts for $15!!!!! Get the Thai chilli sauce. It's great. Service was awesome. Atmosphere is great read more

Excellent meal - lunchtime had a Philly cheesesteak. Very good as our attentive server said!

Had steak twice and excellent. Tender. Very good. Cooked right and had excellent waitresses both times. Great place for great food.

The food was good and Ty was an amazing server. We had our dog on the patio and they brought her a doggie bowl of cold water. Everyone was very friendly. We will be back. read more

I made the mistake of not looking at yelp first. I get through town on business from time to time and knew this place had opened within the last year. The outside looks very nice. Heard a considerable amount of money had been invested. Cloth tables cloths and napkins. Nice start for small town USA. But goes down hill from there asked the waitress about the special and what was good. I got a confused look and answer. Turned out she may just not wanted to lie to someone. The ice tea was very fresh and fine. That's where we really jump off the cliff. I ordered the pulled pork nachos. Same as the other review says. So wish I would of read it first. The pico looked fine but I am 99% sure the pork was spoiled. I took two bites and that was it. Rotted meat on a bed of Tostitos with some luke warm canned cheese sauce. Yummy! I hope they improve but until then like Ricky Bobbie dad says. "Let's go some place nice!" So they are under new owners and things have changed greatly. Service is excellent. I got the philly and tots and a ice tea. All great. But 16.50 out the door with tip. Seems high for lunch in Chillicothe. The odd thing it was their "special" as the waitress called it. Same price as the menu everyday. Oh well it was very good. Hope they make it this go around. Cool building with a less than great location other than you can see the home of sliced bread from the deck. read more

Great selections and staff! The food is very good too! Great salad options! Seating options are numerous! On a nice day you can sit outside. Or there are poults of seating options in the bar area or restaurant! They also have a great meeting/event space with a large tv for presentations, etc read more

Food and service were excellant. Will definitely be back. The Onion Rings are delicious.

Went to this restaurant for first time last night for a small concert to see Mixtapes. Great atmosphere. Great food. Ben, our server, was spot on. And the owner spoke to us to make sure we enjoyed our night which was very awesome of him. We will definitely be back. read more