Our group of friends decided to have lunch at this popular restaurant that is next to Table Rock lake. Maria provided excellent and friendly service to our table. The food is casual but tasty with good prices. The ambience is casual but fun and a lot of people. It is a large sized open air restaurant with views of the lake. I would recommend this place. read more

Rock Island Grill - American Near Me - Branson, Missouri

They decided to charge me double for a order that should've been canceled. I called multiple times and tried to reach out to a manager. They said that they would return my call and I never heard anything. I will be down there in a few weeks and planning on talking face to face, but then again I really don't want to have anything to do with the place. The food is basically mediocre at best and if you don't go swimming the entertainment is bad!! There is so much to do around Branson and their lousy management will be the downfall until another better bar comes along. read more

The Rock Island Grill offers one menu for the indoor dining experience and a smaller selection (food truck option) for the outdoor bar. Our party decided to go for the indoor menu due to the more options available. We were seated fairly quickly and the waitress took our order too. Then we waited and waited and waited some more. Overall experience was not great. The food was so-so. Guests in the party tried variety of burgers, wedge salads, pork sandwich and the ahi tuna tacos. The food was overpriced for the quality served. The salad was served on warm plates and caused the lettuce to get limp. French fries were not fried well. I don't think they had enough staff for the crowd. Waitress was not able to return to refill drinks or bring back bar drinks. Overall experience-beautiful location, missed opportunity to create an atmosphere and customer experience. No reason for me to go back. read more

Rock Island Grill - Unfried French fries - American Near Me - Branson, Missouri

We had a few drinks and some great food, very fresh! Nice view to the lake. Our waitress was very nice!

Excellent waiter and food! And the view of the lake makes the experience that much better! We will be back. Chuck and Kelly Smith read more

Only had nachos burgers n fries available . Nachos mad me sad. The fries, weird, some were over cooked. Others were soggy. I bet the crispy ones we reheated? Entertainment nearly every day of the week! Nice breeze in the outdoor spac read more

Rock Island Grill - 1/2 eaten sad nachos. - American Near Me - Branson, Missouri

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Food could be better. Rest all good so far as bar service excellent and entertainment

Service and view were great. We sat outside and watched the fishing boats come in. Food was casual seafood for a bar like fish sandwich and fried baskets. But it was all good. read more

I have seen enough bartender red flags here. John Taffer would shut it down. Touching fruit and putting it in drinks. Ice already pre made in cups, and more. Don't come here. read more

Nestled in the Branson Yacht club, this restaurant was hard to find! Saw signs at the street but couldn't find it for looking ! What a view! Sits right in the lake with a large dining room and screened in patio Staff was great, friendly attentive, accommodating Food was great- had a a coconut tempura shrimp on a bed of flash dried spinach ! Yummm Cleaned my plate. Going back tonight. ! read more

The dining area has a beautiful view of the lake, and the food was very good, Great selection of sandwiches . Our service was terrible, I realize they were busy BUT we got our food and didn't have any silverware, she finally brought 3 sets when there were 5 adults dining, we had to ask for salt and pepper, twice for to go boxes. If I'm going to spend almost $200 on dinner I expect better service than that. read more

I placed an carry out order. They said they were very busy and would call me when ready. No call 1 and half later, go in they tell me they can't find my order and are closed. No apology, just we don't have it. The worst customer service ever!! read more

We were Charlie's regulars and absolutely loved it. First weekend of the summer, and we headed to what we thought was Charlie's, to find it had changed ownership. The menu was completely different, the only fresh vegetable was Brussel sprouts (yuck). We waited a very long time for our food...very long . When it came, one order was completely the wrong steak (rib eye instead of filet), and the salad dressing was not the one that was ordered. So we had to wait longer for the correct steak to come. The food was ok. Nothing fabulous, any other steakhouse type food. Our server was very nice, grateful that we didn't get upset about the steak or orders. When we paid we did notice they had taken off the price of my steak. (We didn't ask for that) Oh and what restaurant does not give you napkins with your silverware?? No napkins on the table at all... read more

We boated in for a few drinks and some food. Everything was over priced an just ok. I just checked my credit card bill and our waitress, who we saw twice, changed the tip amount! No chance we ever go back! read more

Meh, Family of 5, $140 for so so bar food. go to Danna's, half the $$ and twice the satisfaction. It's edible, close to the lake, just not what I expected for the premium. read more

The service was nice the workers were very friendly! our issue was that we ordered a medium well steak and received rare. We also ordered jerk wings and received plain wings with a side of ketchup. read more

Great menu - great view. We had dinner and the staff was terrific, the prices reasonable and the food delicious. A great spot for drinks as well. We loved it! read more

The setting is unbelievable. This new menu is great, I had the tropical salad with chicken and it was perfect. We sat outside on the screened patio and watched the lake and the boat dock. Welcome to paradise! read more

Used to be Charlie's... loved Charlie's. Came back this year to find it's now Rock Island Grill. Something isn't right with how it's ran. Came on Saturday night and watched the chef come out of the kitchen and motion to his staff "no more!" Maybe give them a few more months to iron things out. read more

We enjoyed our experience. Very clean, great service. Had a salad with shrimp and mango vinaigrette- very yummy. Cocktails were delish. Shrimp tacos- have a kick but VERY good! chip trio was also great read more

Great food and fantastic drinks! The Owner/Manager and Bar Tender were friendly and nice to chat with. Made good recommendations and loved all the suggestions. The screened in patio with full bar and table service was really nice with a good view of the lake. Come thirsty and leave refreshed! read more

The setting is great overlooking the lake, we came by boat and walked up to the restaurant. The staff is extremely polite and the food was awesome! We had the chicken nachos as a starter and the plating was beautiful. My husband had the fillet with the flashes brussel leaves and the mashed potatoes were incredible! I had the coconut tempura shrimp and they were the best I've had! We will definitely be coming back! read more

I have dined in the bar twice during my visit and had the shrimp and flash fried spinach and later the Ahi tuna tacos. Both were very good and a nice change from the standard American cuisine. Service was good and everyone very friendly. read more

I wish I had looked up the restaurant reviews before eating here. I ordered the fish tacos. The description says and herb butter fried Pollick. In my mind I thought herb butter fried and panfried. That's OK I can handle Pollick deep fried. When I couldn't handle what's the pico de gallo. Either the pico de gallo was fermenting or they put vinegar on it. I am Mexican I've been a Mexican neighborhood you don't put vinegar and pico to Gallo. It made the tacos disgusting. They also put queso fresco, or something that resembles Queso fresco in the taco as well but it was extremely wet and salty. My husband ordered some chicken wings but he thought they tasted old. And I understand what he was saying. The chicken wings when you got to the bone tasted strong flavor of chicken. So I understand what he was trying to say. I make chicken wings at home and they don't taste stronger when I get to the bone. But I do only purchase organic chicken at home. My husband also ordered a hamburger asked for the hamburger to be I'm rare and it ended up coming out well done. Bartender was very friendly to us as we sat at the bar. I enjoyed his company but he was the only person running the show. Zero wait staff: HE WAS IT! Mgmt is pathetic! This is their fault! The bar counter was wet and or sticky. I actually washed my hands 2 times while I was there because it was so sticky. I went to grab a napkin from the napkins in holder there were none. This bar had no cocktail napkins. It's the weirdest thing I've ever seen. All these telltale signs no wait staff no napkins poor quality food tell me nobody really comes here except maybe to have the drinks at the bar and maybe a little bar food. I don't understand how people who are so called chef's decide to mess up an easy recipe as a pico de gallo. Vinegar? WRONG! Like I said, it probably was fermenting. Definitely never returning. read more

Nice little walk from our lodging next door. Quick service, food came out quick. Excellent steak and sides! Priced a little high but other items were really reasonable. Would definitely go back! read more

Amazing fish tacos. Seriously great. Don't hesitate to stop in, you won't be disappointed. Fantastic, friendly service with many beer options on tap. Reasonable prices. The ahi tuna entree was excellent. Good atmosphere as well with beautiful lakeside views. Lisa, our server, knew the menu and made good recommendations, very accommodating. Highly recommend, and I am hard to impress! read more

Owner was a complete jerk, everything was overpriced and just overall terrible service will never step foot on the property again

I am always happy to say when things improve for a place that has a ton of potential. That is the case here. New owners and staff who care have made a world of difference here. keep up the good work! read more

The setting was awesome and the atmosphere was good. We ate at the bar had a cheese burger it was awful! It reminded me of when I was in school and we would have hamburgers for lunch! Yes it tasted like cafeteria food! Wouldn't be hard to make a great burger and help be a great place to eat. read more