Interesting Since we were only there during the weekdays- it was mostly empty. Our waitress was great, joking and talking to us. The food was okay, not great not bad. The drinks were good! We had a pina colada and the perfect margarita- and it was perfect! At first, when we were scoping out the place- we were daunted by the 400m of boat docks connecting parking to the restaurant. It was also pretty hot that day. The day that we walked over to the restaurant it was cloudy and not bad at all. We were surprised they weren't playing any Buffett music, but the whole Margaritaville Lake Lanier vibe is to just play on the water and chill. I felt relaxed as we left the restaurant (probably due to my two drinks)- so I was cool with it. read more

It was ok but nothing memorable. Service and food was acceptable. Fine for family or to get a bite out.

Came here 2 times, every time we came it would take 30 mins to receive a server. Took 2 hours to get food and it was disgusting!! Never coming back read more

We are starting at the margaritaville campground in lanier Islands and were looking forward to headlong dinner at Landshark on the lake front door my daughter's birthday. Unfortunately, we were extremely disappointed. We understand that sometimes things go poorly when restaurants get busy, but that wasn't the case this time. Only about 75% of the table were occupied and there was no wait for a table. To start, the table was dirty when we were seated, because the bus staff hasn't cleaned it yet. ... no big deal, it was missed. It will be fine. Then, we ordered two beers and an appetizer. The beers took 15-20 minutes to be delivered... at room temperature. The cheese fries app was already cooled to the point the cheese was not gooey anymore and the second size was small. Lastly, we ordered our meals. I had a burger and sweet potato fries which was pretty good, but not warm. My son had the shrimp basket with 6 popcorn shrimp and 13 French fries (if I had ordered from a kid menu, I would have been disappointed in the portion size). Also not warm. My daughter ordered the nachos for her meal. All of the chips were stale and it wasn't warm. Lastly, my wife had pretzel sticks from the apprentice menu and at least one was so stale and old, she was convinced it was made the day before. This was one of the worst experiences I have had with food quality and service across the boats at any restaurant. We will definitely not be back. read more

Oh...my....what a giant over priced crap burger. There is nothing that cooking can help. This I made with gutter beef and tasted so damn bad I couldn't finish. I never complain..EVER! I will never be back. It's for drunk people. So get very drunk then it's great....fries were bad also, just KROGER frozen fries baked bad. Cheap meat, cheap fries = 19.95??? How??? read more

Land Shark has the best views of any restaurant on the lake. However, it is an absolute tragedy how epically bad the food is! Jimmy Buffett is probably rolling over in his grave... read more

Good view, "good vibe", but the services wasn't good at all, girl who took our order forgot to put in, we wait like 1hr to get spinach dip and food.. it was my first time here so, not good as I expected read more

The service was nice and attentive and lots of seating inside. The food was very mid I only went because it was the only thing open by the golf course read more

Fun place to eat at Lake Lanier in the water park the salmon blt was amaZing and so were the fish tacos! They have a kids menu. They have outdoor seating over looking tand indoor read more

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Food was great! Beautiful view and lots of activities! Really enjoyed it. I apparently need to write 85 words or can't leave a review, so here is a bunch more words to say it's great. read more

This is a restaurant offered by Magaritaville, a resort inside Lake Lanier. To access this restaurant, you have to pay , to get into Magaritaville. We visited during off season, and everything (rides, rentals, services, amusement park stuff) is close. Hence, no charge to get into Magaritavilla, and to get to this restaurant. This is a themed restaurant. Its a beach house, with burgers, fish, and chip. The menu is pretty basic. We had the fish n chip , the philly cheesesteak, and the chicken tender. The food is 3 stars. Definitely frozen stuff to fryer, to over, etc etc. The food is meh. But you are here, for the vibe. Its late October, its 75F , the leaves are turning, and the lake is calm, its quiet. That's what you are paying for. The view, the vibe, the feel of being on a beach, without 5h of driving. read more

LandShark Bar & Grill - Yeah... beach house vibes.. lunch spot overlooking beach and lake.. - New American Near Me - Buford, Georgia

Excelente. Service a bit slow, but food is delicious. Environment is family friendly.

We visited LandShark Bar and Grill during our stay at Camp Margaritaville. Overall we were a little disappointed with the overall LandShark Landing as the hype in the advertisements/social media promoted it to be an energetic nightlife scene with music, vibes, etc., which was not even close to real life. LandShark Bar and Grill had decent food, but it is nothing more than a B level "chain" restaurant in desperate need of deep and regular cleaning. We visited for dinner and were surprised in the condition of the restaurant. Nothing memorable, but has the potential to be a great/fun destination. read more

Absolutely horrible, save your money and go eat at McDonald's. The manager would not even come out and face us when we requested his presence 3x. Everything we ordered was wrong and cold. It took an hour for the drinks to come out. 4/19/2025 read more

If you are out boating and looking for a place to dock ans grab a bite i highly suggest coming here ! There is usually a wait but its worth it you can grab a drink at the bar while you wait ! The food is good and service is top noch you cant beat the beautiful view ! read more

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Was out on the boat with family and we decided to stop for lunch at Landshark/ Margaritaville. Love the FRIED PICKLES! If you like seafood, go for the CRISPY SHRIMP BASKET. I quite liked the CHICKEN TENDERS. (The inner child in me was screaming for excitement.) ENJOY! PS: If you can sit outside and people watch! read more

Waited a hour to get served and seated. I would give this place zero stars if I could

It was dead on a Monday afternoon, not much atmosphere. Drinks are expensive, average of $16. Food is expensive for what you get. $17 for 8 tiny wings, $17 for 3 mahi tacos that were just ok. $17 for frozen breaded shrimp that were yuck and comes with frozen fries. I realize it's a resort place, costs of food are higher but at least make it worthwhile. read more

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I live in. Florida and have been to several Landshark locations. We were visiting Lake Lanier on a hot summer day and decided to give this location a try. (It's also really the only casual dining option available once you enter the Margaritaville area.). It is similar to other Landshark locations; open air dining with a patio that overlooks the lake, Jimmy Buffet/tropical decor, and jimmy Buffet videos and tunes playing throughout the establishment. When we went the restaurant was only about 1/3 full. We were seated on the patio and given menus and water within a reasonable amount of time. The menu is what you"d expect: burgers, seafood, tacos, nachos, and salads. Plus they have a full bar and lots of specialty tropical drinks available. My sister ordered a beer, and my daughter and I just ordered water. Someone messed up; and the food runner brought over 2 beers. We said we didn't order it; and they said to just keep it.....so I broke my diet and forced myself to have a beer. It was cold and refreshing! I ordered the Caribbean Chicken Salad which came with blackened chicken, lettuce, tomato, cucumbers, tortilla chips, candied pecans, and a mango ranch dressing. It was a large portion, and really quite good although I did have to ask for an extra cup of dressing to add to it. It was reasonably priced at $13.99. My sister ordered the Landshark burger and she opted for a side salad instead of fries. She said hers was good; although she wanted to cut it up, (salad style without the bun,) and it took a really long time to get someone's attention to come over and bring her silverware. My daughter had the chicken breast with a small Caesar salad and mixed veggies. She liked it and took half of her chicken home because it was a big portion. The restaurant was clean however when I asked to use the restroom we were told that it is not actually inside the restaurant; but in the building out the front door and around the side. It seems to be the same bathroom facilities that people using the waterslides and beach are using and the bathroom area was pretty disgusting inside. I am not going to go into details but I was very glad that I had some tissues in my purse because there was no toilet paper in the stall. This definitely took my review down a bit because the women's bathroom actually looked like it had not been cleaned or serviced for days! I realize that the restaurant and bathrooms are separate things.....but I would imagine many restaurant patrons would like to use these facilities to at least wash their hands before dining. Someone is not doing their job! read more

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Good food friendly staff!!! I recommend highly We had the fried tomatoes which were awesome . Easy to get to great parking . Kid and dog friendly read more

Whew...what a disaster. Slow service, and terrible food. Would rather eat a microwaved Stouffers meal.

Can I just start out with a Birthday shout-out to MYSELF I'm definitely feeling my age between the sun n the water... but I'm going to keep this review for the Resturant & not park There's definitely been a stay flow of people in n out for the past 2 hours & there's other options be it that they r fast food. I had the Korean Buffalo Shrimp which is really beer battered shrimp tossed in buffalo sauce. I was so hungry that I didn't care that they were mediocre only that there were like 12 of them. I followed that up with the blacken salmon which main seasoning was salt. Please understand that this is not me complaining... it just happens to b my birthday & Y'all know how much I enjoy really GOOD FOOD. My friend had the Hawaiian burger & took all the toppings off. That's never a good sign. But if you bring your appetite like I did. Nothing else will matter read more

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I went to LandShark because I was staying at the Legacy Lodge for the weekend for a conference. The beach by LandShark is the free beach access area for when you stay at any of the Lanier Island properties. I really like that the area does offer chairs on a first come first served basis. I brought an umbrella with me that could easily attach to the chair for additional shade. They do not provide towels in this area so plan accordingly. I brought my own as I did not expect them to provide towels for use at the beach. I am currently on crutches and my trip was planned months before that was the case. It was a little difficult for me to get to the beach area because of the steep incline BUT I was happy there was at least a ramp most of the way down to the beach. I did have to traverse a shorter staircase to get on the beach. I sent my partner to get me a frozen drink from the Tiki Bar to enjoy while I relaxed in my chair. He pulled up the menu online for me and I picked the drink. He came back with one for each of us but said they were over $30. I asked him how if they were listed on their website as $10.50. He had asked the cashier and she said the price was actually $15 each and she'd let her manager know the prices were wrong on the website. She mentioned the prices recently increased and the website must not be accurately reflecting the new prices. We were fine with that but do know if you're looking at their prices online they they may not be 100% accurate. Our drinks were very good though and I would definitely come back to enjoy drinks and the beach. We wanted to eat lunch at LandShark's indoor restaurant but the wait was nearly an hour around 2:30pm on a Sunday. So do plan accordingly if you have little ones or someone who needs to eat on a schedule. We could not wait an hour to eat and left the property to try to find food elsewhere. I would like to say thank you to the staff that works in the LandShark area from the restaurant, tiki bar to the rentals and marina. I had several staff members ask if they could assist me or carry my bag up the long ramp back to the parking lot as I struggled on my crutches. This was the only location on the entire Lanier Island property that staff offered to help me at all. I watched where the young man who offered to help me was actually stationed to work and it was in the marina area. This young man didn't have to offer to help me since I wasn't even using the actual marina area but he took it upon himself to go above and beyond. THANK YOU! It's the little things that go such a long way to make a good impression. I appreciate the staff in this area of the property being more attentive to those with additional needs. read more

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The server was a nice guy, friendly and seemed pretty authentic. The food was just ok. The problem I had with the place is that it was basically all the bad aspects of being outdoors while being indoors(ish). I was camping, so in my one dinner out, I would have liked not to be sweating and swatting while trying to eat. I'm not sure what the solution is, but the flies were swarming. And it was so hot, and we didn't get what little A/C they had back in the kitchen, and we didn't get the outdoor breeze either. Worst of both. read more

After reading the other reviews we weren't sure if we wanted to come here.... Glad we decided to give it a try! We had a great time! Madison, our server was super friendly, polite and attentive. The food was delicious and the atmosphere was perfect! We will be back! read more

LandShark Bar & Grill - Lemon drop Margarita - New American Near Me - Buford, Georgia

Thank you for a nice evening. We enjoyed the cool drinks & good food. Best of all...thank you to our great server! read more

LandShark Bar & Grill - Best server ever! - New American Near Me - Buford, Georgia

stunning lake view! best appetizers and desert dinner! great date spot....plus!!! gabbi makes the best drinks on the lake! read more

LandShark Bar & Grill - Landshark View - New American Near Me - Buford, Georgia

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This place must be managed by brain dead. There is a beach, there are chairs, but there are no umbrellas. You could literally pack this beach with 1000 people if you had proper setup. read more

It's an average lakeside bar with typical bar food and drinks. Nothing special. Nothing horrible. It's your only option so you'll have it, especially after drinking on the water. Be warned even if you dock and pay the fee you will still need to pay to get to bathrooms here and have access to restaurant so be prepared. Small $10 fee but you'll have to pee in the water otherwise. TVs inside with games on. Service is efficient and we had no problems with a table of 8 people splitting tabs etc. read more

LandShark Bar & Grill - New American Near Me - Buford, Georgia

season member, mostly all the lake tables were open but they decided to put us on a 30 min wait list Saturday because the "kitchen was backed up." Manager should be instructing the hosts to say, "you are free to sit, enjoy the lake view tables and order drinks but food might take a minute." So much better than turning us away, clean up your act! We went to the bar, ordered food and it came before the text message saying my table is ready. Terribly run, half the place empty and you aren't sitting people. CLUELESS! read more

The food was sub par. The service was extremely slow! Not really worth the time a prices for a lake view. This is bar food and we were at the water park and did not want to sit at lunch all day. read more

the food was amazing best burger i've ever had.. Super attentive the view was absolutely beautiful

The people at landshark were amazing we have a huge 4th of July event with 38 family members that come in each year and we spent the day at margaritaville. When we asked about seating and accommodation due to the large party and let them know we didn't have to sit together they pulled it off and Misty the manager on was spectacular by far! She worked so well to get everyone in so we could at least eat at the same time! Kudos to the team and working so hard and being so hot out! Cheers we will be back for sure and way to go misty! read more

Every time we go to this restaurant it will be dead empty and a waitress will come up arguing with another waitress about whose table it is this has happened three times seriously then they added brunch to the menu let me tell you about their brunch buyer beware disgusting . After 30 minutes and no one in the restaurant my burrito was brought out frozen they offered to even add bacon for me and after another 30 minutes my husband's food was done and my new burrito came and let me tell you it was nothing to write home about. This place needs serious new management and new staff and new training and according to my husband they have got to get some new breakfast taters so if you like cardboard the wrong eggs and frozen burritos this is your place read more

Came here on a Saturday afternoon for lunch. Restaurant wasn't busy so we a party of 3, we're seated immediately. Was greeted by Trent and placed our drink orders. He was a superb waiter and very attentive. Food looked great and arrived quickly. My friend's Jerk chicken plate was a little dry he said. My Salmon but was a bit dry as well but the extra jalapeño tartar sauce helped. Also, felt like the portion of the salmon was a bit small for $17.99. The other friend's Fish tacos were above average. Overall the service was good. We were seated outside, socially distance from others and had an amazing view of the docks. (None of the employees were wearing mask if you're conscious about that detail) read more

LandShark Bar & Grill - Fish Tacos - New American Near Me - Buford, Georgia

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$15 mixed drinks that are not stiff or tasty - only 20oz. Honestly a rip off. They will not give you tap water or a cup of ice to pour your bottle drink over that you just purchased while dining in. All food served in styrofoam and also overpriced. The french fries were good though, I will give them that. A passive aggressive waiter...should I go on?? The only winning factor to Landshark is the prime location on the lake. There's plenty of places to park your boat and the beach is a pretty awesome hangout spot. read more

LandShark Bar & Grill - Fish tacos - New American Near Me - Buford, Georgia

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I'm all for Landshark. Having not lived on the lake in a while, nor spending a lot of time at the islands vs my friends, came here to see what's up, pricing, food quality. Great service first. Did get a Landshark which I liked- draft was only $4 so that's cool. Just really came to try it out, got some fried pickles and peel and eat shrimp, all good. Waiter was spot on, mostly boaters in as I'm looking for new places to eat by water and just moved back tot he Hall County side of lake. Will update when I spend a bit more money but prices were not outrageous and plenty of severs on a Sunday made it a great snack. read more

LandShark Bar & Grill - Peel and eat shrimp- park prices but tasty!! - New American Near Me - Buford, Georgia

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Service was super slow, despite the crowd thinning out considerably for a late 3:30 p.m. lunchtime on a weekday. Landshark wouldn't have been my first choice to eat, but several of the boardwalk (walk-up casual, basket-grab) food places never opened their windows for service, and the other options didn't sound agreeable to our appetite, so that's how we ended up there. Pros: cute and fun atmosphere, not lacking in pretty views. Relatively varied menu to appeal to different tastes. Server was very friendly and anticipated refilling drinks without our having to ask. Cons: (above, long wait for our food), having to leave the restaurant to use nearby port-a-potties, and cost (Myself and two children $40+ lunch is a chunk of cash, after having spent the admissions and parking for Lake Lanier.) If I was on a boat and was brought to Landshark for a sunset drink, yes I would totally be down for that, but I wouldn't opt to eat there again. read more

LandShark Bar & Grill - The fish tacos had a good taste, but not so much that I'd return in a haste. - New American Near Me - Buford, Georgia

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We came to Land Shark bar and grill for lunch today since we were at Margaritaville and there weren't many other options for food around. I ordered the house salad with balsamic dressing since it was basically the only vegetarian option on the menu that wasn't fried. It took FOREVER for the salad to be ready I got to thinking that perhaps they were growing the tomatoes onions and cucumbers in some secret garden they had in the kitchen and waiting for it to be ripe . But for some pre-packaged lettuce and prepped vegetables...they could've had that sad lookin' salad ready in 5 minutes- so...their staff needs to do better. I also got a pina colada which was ok, a bit too sweet for my liking but it was refreshing on this hot Atlanta day. read more

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I've eaten at the Landshark in Pensacola and it was great but this One was a different story Location: It's located near the water park in lake Lanier so it's easy to get to. Staff: I will say the wait time was very lonnnggg so I went to the actual bar outside of the restaurant and what do you know? Long wait time again! I figured at this point save yourself the hassle and just wait. Service: I wait about 4 minutes and the woman finally came over to me. She took my order and decided to take 6 other beer or liquor orders before completing mine! I mean I couldn't believe it. I finally got my drink and it was good but that's all I was able to get because the food in the restaurant wait was that much longer. If I were to go back it would probably be early in the day before the crowd. the cup was the coolest part about the experience - it's literally a mini blender read more

LandShark Bar & Grill - Drink was yummy and cup was cute - New American Near Me - Buford, Georgia

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