The food and atmosphere was outstanding and I planned on giving 5 stars but one servers lack of consideration for the pandemic changed my mind before leaving the restaurant. I was pleased to see staff wearing masks and we were able to sit outside at a table. The tables were distanced from each other in a way it made me feel comfortable to have my meal there instead of taking it to go. One gentleman came and sat down at an empty table and the server asked if she could take his order. He said he was ordering to go and she asked him to go inside to place his order. He replied to her "I don't have a mask so I can't go inside" the servers reply was "we have a sign for masks required but we can't enforce it, why don't you come in and place your order" I couldn't believe she said that. Why not just take his order and bring it out to him? The lack safety and consideration for the patrons really was upsetting. But the food was good! read more

Steve's Landing - Outside table Seating - Seafood Near Me - Soddy Daisy, Tennessee

I've had the bayou chicken there for 15 years and ended trying the bayou red fish. It was amazing but I'd prefer the chicken because it's blackened and has a kick. You can't go wrong with Steve's Landing no matter what you get. read more

Steve's Landing - Bayou redfish with extra sauce for a $4 up charge but we'll with it - Seafood Near Me - Soddy Daisy, Tennessee

This was my first time at Steve's- definitely will not be my last. Everything was great! Ribs were absolutely delicious!! Loved the outside deck. Staff were fantastic. Love the casual atmosphere. Can't wait to go back!! read more

Probably our last time eating there. We got the frIed fish and shrimp. The shrimp tasted good but the fish was mediocre. Not crispy as fried fish should be. The French fries were warm. My fried okra was barely done. The Cole slaw had a sour taste. When I got home I felt terrible and vomited throughout the night and then my husband did too! Food poisoning! The only good thing about our visit was that the read more

What a REVOLTING experience! This place has plummeted down hill! Immediately upon entering you get the feeling of being unwelcome. A petite mid 30's brunette (I overheard her name) shouted "HOW MANY?! In a tone of annoyance & irritability. After "snatching" our menus & silverware from the front. She proceeds to a table quickly without any verbal direction. Frisbees our menus onto the table & distantly tossed our silverware resulting in It "SOUNDLY" landing on top of our disheveled menus. Blank faced & not a word, She walks back to the front. Situated & jackets off, We opened our "Overly circulated" paper menus in hopes our go to meals didn't change. Promptly deciding on my choice of entree & awaiting our waitress. I couldn't help but notice my shirt sleeves were sticky! Lifting up my menu to see crumbs, condensation rings & honey mustard still occupying our table. I began looking at my seat (Booth) to make sure I didn't sit down in anything. Only to observe the opening crease of my booth, looks as if its used nightly as a dust pan. Our waitress greets us kindly!! While taking our order the pungent aroma of cigarette smoke WAFTING into my nostrils & throat was absolutely disgusting!!!! At this point I go to the restroom, wash my hands & come back with plenty of paper towels to wipe off our dirty table. Only to sit down & over hear the "Daily gossip" among the waitresses leaning up at the front counter. They're socializing time could be heard "Clearly" in the entire dining area! That's how I learned the "ill-bred" & "Manor-less" Woman's name who seated us! Food arrives quickly. My food, Ribs= DRY/CHEWY/GRITTY. Heavily charcoaled underneath! Burn't flavoring with a hint of BBQ Sauce. Okra= GREASY/SOGGY/COLD. Husbands food, Mahi (black)=DRY/OVERDONE. Overly seasoned & burnt flavoring. Slaw=WATERY/BLAND It sucked! Paid our bill & left hungry!!!! The atmosphere made me feel, NASTY!! Dried up food all over the walls! Floors look hideous! Bathroom has never been dusted! Chairs are visibly black from built up filth! Abundant of trash under tables! Seated at dirty tables! Stained/sticky paper menus! I spent 9 years writing published restaurant reviews. Naturally I observe my surroundings. Watch employee behaviors & customer service skills. Truthfully I'll never recommend this place but I sure will "Gossip" about it. read more

the food was wonderful, and the majority of the staff was great, we sat on the deck and we had a petite blonde, and let me tell you that is the worst service I have ever encountered there, we had to ask multiple times for things, and she had the worst look on her face, like life couldn't get any worse. Not once was she friendly to us or smiled. She might want to rethink her career path with that personality. read more

Been to Steve's Landing many times. Really good food (shrimp, burgers and ribs are the best!) and atmosphere!

We ordered the rib plate and blackberry cobbler for carry out. Great ribs! Not too smoky, but smoky. Fall off the bone. The cobbler is spot on! Coming back for those ribs, Steve! read more

Best ribs in You'll ever eat. Good environment for all ages better get there early as they stay very busy.

Steve's is our go-to place for fried shrimp and catfish. Being a Louisiana native, it was important to me to find good seafood in Chattanooga, and his is superb! It took us years to even try his ribs, for which he is best known, and they are very, very good! We always get the bread pudding with bourbon sauce. It is served warm and tastes like momma used to make! The only problem is how crowded it is during the summer. They don't take reservations but you can call ahead and get your name on the waiting list. Also has outdoor seating in nice weather. It's not a fancy place, but that's usually where the best food is found! read more

I was really excited to try Steve's Landing. It's been on my list of places to try for years now and have always heard great things regarding their food and service, but boy were my expectations crushed. I went on Sunday 07/21 and had the most rude, condescending server I think I have ever had (we sat on the patio and she was a sassy brunette with her hair in a pony tail). She was rude from the get go and never returned to refill out drinks (after taking half an hour to fill up teas in the first place). We ordered immediately and our food took AN HOUR. Half of the table got their food first (I have served before and would never bring only half of the tables food) leaving the rest of the party hungry and irritable. 30 more minutes goes by and two more individuals in my party got their food but mine was STILL MISSING. 15 more minutes and my Seafood combo with catfish and fried shrimp comes out *COLD*. I proceed to send it back to the kitchen and it finally comes out hot about 10 minutes later WITH A TO GO BOX which I thought was rude as anything, pretty much saying, "Get Out," when I hadn't even had an opportunity to eat yet. After all of that wait, the fish was dry and the shrimp was mediocre. The baked potato was better than the main part of the entree. Every time I asked the server what the problem was with my food, she would either ignore me or have an attitude. I feel like they could have been more accommodating and more polite about everything when I simply was questioning where my food was after an hour and a half. LATER THAT NIGHT I HAD SEVERE FOOD POISONING and so did my boyfriend who ate half of my meal because I felt rushed to eat (since everyone else had finished their ribs an hour ago and was just waiting on my food to come out). Only thing going for this restaurant is the location, sadly (which is the only reason I gave it 2 stars instead of 1). Signed, A severely disappointed customer read more

The food was very good. The staff was friendly. They can be very busy expect a wait during the summer months

My husband says they have the best BBQ Ribs bar none. Fall off the bone good! Never disappoints.

The food was pretty good, our server was good but one of the servers and the hostess had a terrible attitude which made the experience a 2 star experience. My previous visits were not quite as bad as my last but not that great either. Nice location they just need to do some cleaning house with some of the staff. read more

Pretty good food, I love 50 minutes away and still make the trip, some of the best baby back ribs in the area

We started out with the onion rings. Great flavor but a bit greasy for me. Wife had the mahi mahi and had it blackened for a little extra kick. Came out with a beautiful blackened appearance but was a bit over cooked. I had the seafood combo which was catfish and shrimp and jalapeños hush puppies. Catfish was PERFECTLY cooked as well as the shrimp. Fun atmosphere over looking the marina! Service was great, beer was ice cold. Had the cook pulled the mahi mahi a minute sooner maybe not over crowded that fryer for onion rings, this would be a four star review. For the fun atmosphere, we will give them another shot for sure. read more

I grew up eating at Steves and it used to be nice place to go have a meal. Now I guess they feel like they don't have to treat their customers respectfully because they don't have a lot of competition in the area. Steve and his manager are arrogant and rude. We ended up walking out and going down the road to a great little restaurant on the river called Zoes at Harbor Lights Marina. It was wonderful with a great staff. read more

Locals favorite casual hangout spot. Overlooks the marina and to the side you can see a lot of turtles. Just a fun place to visit with friends or a dinner for two. Best ribs around and I love the broccoli too. I am not a fan of jalapeno or hush puppies but my hub ordered jalapeno hush puppies the first time we went and they are the best! They give you honey butter to go on them yum yum! We get them now every time we go. Also their raspberry tea, oh my gosh so good, I am told they crush raspberries to make it & it's fantastic. We've had their cobbler and apple dumpling for dessert which is good but now have to try the bread pudding since I saw reviews on it. read more

My husband and I just experienced the worst meal we have ever had at Steve's Landing. We have supported our favorite local restaurant since they opened their door in the 1990s. Our usual choice is their famous blackened ribs. However today on May 2, 2020 we had to take advantage of their take out service due to the COVID19 quarantine guidelines. We ordered two blackened rack-of-rib dinners with loaded baked potatoes. We drove over, picked up the dinners and drove home. I was surprised/shocked to find that we had a total of one-and-a-half racks of ribs (one was only 8 inches long) and two overly cooked potatoes that tasted like leftover from previous day. The potatoes were both overcooked, rubberized and inedible. Our bill was over $50 and I had to cook after all. !! VERY DISSATISFIED, DISAPPOINTED and UNHAPPY !! read more

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This place in Atlanta 3 stars, this place in Soddy-daisy 5 stars. Me and Ms. Wonderful were on our way to Watts Bar in Tennessee from Atlanta. We were looking for something local as we didn't have our hopes high we would be able to find anything decent. We rolled the dice took a chance and were pleasantly surprised. It was pretty hilarious when we pulled up as there was a line, no kidding a line out the door on a Friday at 5:00 p.m. One of the patrons told us if you get here at 5:30 you won't be able to get a table. This would never happen in Atlanta. There's too many choices and who shows up that early for dinner. I just happened to not eat lunch that day, so I was starving. We were promptly sat down outside where we had to battle the flies constantly. I'm not complaining as they can't do anything to help this if your sitting outside. I'm just warning you if you want to sit outside you might have to deal with a ton of house flies. No worries. Their beer menu is limited, but come on I know I'm in Soddy Daisy so it was fine. I also found it amusing that they had a selection of wine coolers. Their menu is witty and charming making jokes from time to time. I always enjoy this. The menu is quite expansive for being in such a remote location. Its your basic comfort food with some fairly nice seafood selections. Wanted to go for the tuna steak, but I was told I had to had to get the ribs, so I did what the patrons told me. Ms. Wonderful got the Cajun chicken covered in a craw-fish cream over cornbread dressing. We also ordered the jalapeno hush puppies with honey butter. The Jalapeno Hush-puppies were pretty delicious. My ribs were great. They're not my style, being I like more of a drier rib and a spicier sauce. Not better than fat Matt's but they were pretty darn good and fell off the bone. Ms. Wonderful's dish was awesome. The sauce, the craw-fish, chicken and cornbread dressing meshed extremely well. I declared her dish the winner of best item of the night. My side of Broccoli and Rice casserole was good. Their side selection was fantastic. The whole restaurant was slammed with customers however our service was excellent. I'll be back anytime I'm on my way up to watts bar, if I can find a seat! Pros Great Food Great Service Great variety of options Good side selection Nice Porch and View Cons Decor and Alcohol Selection read more

Steve's is in the Pine Harbor Marina on Lake Chickamonga. This place was great. It was packed and we were seated quickly. The appetizers: Shrimp Bread, Grouper Fingers and Jalepino Hushpuppies were fantastic. I had the Club Sandwich and it was the best I have ever had. The Coleslaw was homemade and perfect. Huge outside seating. You will not be sorry read more

Steve's Landing never disappoints. Wait if you must - it will be worth it. Everything is amazing - the wings (OH the wings - smoked and then sauced - a wonderful combination); jalapeno hushpuppies (do they get any better than this?); rack of ribs (the BEST in Chattanooga in my opinion - fall of the bone, flavorful, yumminess); and finally, the bread pudding (which will leave you feeling intoxicated with all that wonderful bourbon sauce on top - oh my - amazing!). Perfect any time of year, but especially during warm summer days when the deck is open and you can sit outside, eat wings and ribs, sip sweet tea (or beer if you prefer), and look out over the water as you take the last bit of that bourbon bread pudding. read more

I supported this restaurant for many years - especially when the pandemic started. We ordered multiple carry-outs and curb service. Then on Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend we tried to place a carry out order (while the Covid-19 epidemic is spreading in the county) and we were told that they were no longer accepting take-out orders. The waitress on the phone was hurried and short and there was a lot of noise in the background indicating that they were very busy inside. "We are only taking inside dining orders now". Needless to say. they have lost a long-time customer due to their total disregard for loyalty and/or safety..... read more

I have friends and family up and down the east coast. Every time they come to visit, we take them to Steve's Landing. All of them agree with me. Best ribs ever. I get mine blackened with extra cajun seasoning. Everything else on the menu is great too !! read more

Steve's Landing - Relaxing day near the water. - Seafood Near Me - Soddy Daisy, Tennessee

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It's almost Spring and most downtown eateries were closed 2-5pm this Feb. 2015 So we decided to go back to Steve's Landing. I checked hours on Saturday. Wella! They were Open all afternoon. We beat the rush- yes a dinner rush came right in behind us at 4-5pm. Tables filled quickly. We had the Shrimp Bread again! Yummy and rich sauce. I had Big Fat Chicken Wings. 8 were more than I could eat. A nice sided salad. My friend had Catfish, Shrimp, Hush Puppies, Salad and more. Everything was great as usual. More than we could eat. The waitress and seating staff were lovely and welcoming. We enjoyed watching the TV monitors and just looking out at the LAKE. Casual Dress- Be ready to meet many Locals. Year after year a Favorite dining spot on the lake in Soddy Daisy Tennessee. read more

I went to Steve's Landing Sunday afternoon just before 4:00 pm. My son and I both ordered the Catfish and shrimp meal. The service was good but the food was a different story. All but a few of shrimp were only shelled only half way down; some of the shrimp were not deveined. We've eaten at Steve's Landing a number of times and tonight was really disappointing! read more

i got food poisoning and was sick for a week. DO NOT order their steaks. I would wake up and have to puke again and again but i was just gagging because there was nothing in my stomach left to throw up. 0/10 will not be coming back. read more

Good place for a large group. I joined an extended family outing, with visitors from around the country. Good basic food, lots of choices, and you can get something healthy with just a little ordering creativity. read more

We really enjoyed the food, and the atmosphere. It's close to our home, and we definitely plan to go back. Good place to go for a relaxing atmosphere, especially after a day on the lake. read more

Enjoyed a meal there last night. Atmosphere would be great during the summer since its on the lake next to a boat dock. Food is above average. We had the chips and queso which I liked but my wife wasn't fond of it so mixed review there. Jalapeño hush puppies were the best. I ate the ribs and I am a very tough critic on ribs since I think I make the best ones. I would order them again and that's my best review. Something I don't do often. Wife had kickin chicken. She wasn't over excited about it and would come choose something else next time. Bourbon bread pudding to finish off the night. It was the best thing we had all night. Overall a great place that would classify as a local dive. We will visit again when the warm weather hits. read more

I LOVE THIS PLACE! Great food, great service, and amazing atmosphere--right on the lake! I've been coming here for years with my family and always have an enjoyable experience. I highly recommend the ribs and baked potatoes--so yummy. read more

Great location by the river. Food is good. You must try the queso dip. Usually a wait to get a seat but that's because it's a good place to eat. Very casual atmosphere and you can eat inside or out. read more

Been dropping in here for years, boating season makes for some long waits & tight spaces inside. Check hours or call ahead. Unless change they close down for a span in off season.However we enjoy the food , no complaints here. I'm a Rib lover and these are the best I've found but only wet- NOT blackened. Few time the jalapeño hush puppies have been pulled out to quick for doneness. Desserts, better leave room they don't skimp on size. read more

the most horrible tasting food i have ever eaten . had the worst taste the bread was hard . the chicken was not cooked and had hair in my drink . do not recommend eating there read more

This has been a favorite of my family's for many, many years. The queso is one of my favorite things about this place! My husband loves the ribs more here than any other place we've been. Service is always great, but the wait can be long at times. read more

Excellent food and it's great sitting outside when the weather is nice. This place is locally owned and the staff is friendly and courteous. The ribs are A+, the catfish is yummy, and the beer is always cold! Very casual atmosphere, people dock their boats and walk on up to the restaurant. read more

This restaurant has gone downhill. Understaffed. The ribs were overdone and tough. The hush puppies were burned. I would not recommend this restaurant. read more

I love this restaurant. A little hard to find using GPS but so worth the time. You can't find better ribs anywhere.

Great food! Love that even the fried food isn't overwhelmingly greasy! Seated quickly and service was great!!

I'm stuck trying to decide whether to give 1or 2 stars. My family and I generally will try a restaurant again after a disappointing experience. Since Steve's Landing was recommended and I truly trusted the source of the recommendation. For a restaurant to be SO DAMN LOUD, it needs to be addressed. It would be loud compared to a bar that doesn't sell food. But, unfortunately, it was worse on our 2nd trip. The food was barely warm. I feel that the food sat for a while before being served. The beer was about as warm. Our server clearly rather be somewhere else because she was rarely at our table. If you get past all that and actually taste the food, tge disappointment continues. The server brought the check barely following the late arrival of the food. Since we were not going to eat anything anyway, I decided to pay for the meal and leave. read more