This is a quaint restaurant with a small open seating room. There is outdoor seating in the front…read moreas well as the back of the restaurant, with more shade. The wait can be 20-30 minutes during prime dinner hours, and the food wait can also be lengthy. Plan on enjoying a few hours here and don't be in a rush once you get here. Let's talk about the food. They have gluten free options and anything can be made gluten free according to the staff. They also have some vegetarian options. I love burgers, and honestly, it's hard to beat a handmade beyond smashburger. This restaurant currently does not offer another veggie substitute other than the Portobello mushroom. It was good, with the added goat cheese, but would have rather had a burger substitute with mushrooms added on top. The fries are great! Perfectly fried with golden crunch in every bite. The garlic aioli is the perfect dipping sauce. I ordered a ranch side as well and it's good, but the aioli is the best choice in my opinion. Great local restaurant with a burger for everyone.

Great experience here. Really the majority of the 5 stars goes to Amy S, who was our waitress…read more Not to take anything away from the food or the ambiance or the opposite wall hung paintings of Anthony Michael Hall and Molly Ringwald from Breakfast Club. But Amy was very good with answering our questions and giving her opinions on various dishes, as well as her interactions with Oliver We started with some wings with house hot sauce and an order of cheddar and candied jalapeño fries. Both were very good, the candied jalapeños had a nice heat but were not rude. I had a Cubano sammich, as you know I am a sucker for these and once again - no plancha!! This one wasn't even squished in a George Foreman grill. Just served on a (good and tasty and crunchy) bread. Oliver had a cheeseburger and fries, and the table order was rounded out with a braised beef sandwich. That was declared by Amy as the number 1 sandwich at the place. Oh jeez I almost forgot - they've got several beers and Amy was again a font of knowledge asking us what kinds of beers we liked and helping craft suggestions based upon what we liked.

Not fancy but comfortable. This isn't a "first date" sort of place and it's not the place you bring…read moresomeone to impress them. This is the place you go to when you're just looking for a fun place to relax, enjoy a drink or two, enjoy some wings or a burger, listen to some music, and appreciate an attentive and caring wait staff. I picked The Bucket because they're in an RV hospitality program, arriving at around dinner time. I was well served by Jordan who was lovely, friendly and didn't mind me taking this table for about four hours. It's just too hot outside and it's nice and cool inside. They weren't ever busy enough that they needed my table. The only point off is that there's only one table with a power outlet which didn't make a difference tonight. Beers were cold, the wings were perfect, and I had an absolutely perfect evening. [Review 747 of 2026 - 214 in West Virginia - 25928 overall]

Atmosphere was relaxing. Outdoor covered area with its own bar worked best for us. The pepperoni…read morerolls are the best i have ever had you will order extra to take home. Burgers and wings were cooked perfectly. Going back soon!

Everything was great. We had the Parmesan crusted cod and the American sliders. Food was great,…read moreservice was great, wait time is what you would expect for this type and quality of food. Absolutely recommend. Great little spot. We will visit again.

We've been to The Fort twice now, and both times it's been amazing. The food has been consistently…read moregreat, everything we've ordered has been cooked well, and tasted amazing. The service has been just as good. Friendly staff, attentive, and we've never felt rushed. We were starving when the food came out, so I completely forgot to snap a picture before we started eating. I guess that means we'll have to get one next time. Looking forward to coming back again.

Only issue I have with this place is the over all cleanliness of this . Floor were was disguising ,…read morethe restrooms. Makes me worry about the kitchen . Staff here are super freindly .

Food was excellent and service was great! Reuben and Iced Tea was very good! Highly recommend…read moreDwight's

06-13-2026 Tony Vanoy and I decided to go out locally to…read moredinner this evening! Our Saturday was busy, he mowed most of the day and after errands I joined my 2 beautiful nieces from Charleston at the Ripley Pool!! We definitely had some fun in the sun!! Instead of cooking out, which was our original plan, we decided to go to the Fairplains Yacht Club and arrived about 6pm. We had to wait about 15 minutes, so I went to the bar and purchased him a Budweiser in a bottle. They were out of PBR due to strike at the Beverage delivering company! I had to purchase it there, due to fact they can't transfer to the table. Our waitress was Erin, she is so nice, sweet and attentive! Tony already had his bar beer, so I ordered a Half-Cut Tea w Lemon & Lime! Tony went with the Half Rack of Smoked Ribs with a Baked Potato w Butter & Sour Cream & Wilbur Beans *Baked Beans w Pulled Pork Bits Baked in it! (Very delicious )it also came with a roll... I ordered 6 Bone-In Smoked Wings w a side of Buffalo Ranch for dipping and also Blue Cheese for me and Ranch for Tony! We only had to wait about 20 minutes, so we chatted (which is hard due to noise level) and people hilarious The food was amazing!! Not a fan of Roll, its reheated in microwave so very hard and rubbery after about 6 minutes, they should be kept in warming oven or something...it was undesirable!! But hey, not judging whole meal on just that rubber ball !! The Ribs were amazing and a generous portion! I took a small section for myself and gave him 3 of my 6 wings. I also took a bite or 4 of his amazing Wilbur Beans...they are KILLER!! The Baked Potato was so delicious so I took about 1/3 of the potato and wish I had ordered my own, but my appetite is so crappy lately!! I hate to waste food and over order!! We are definitely going back! Highly recommend and if you are there on Saturday evening after 5pm...the Ribs are simply devine!!! Our check was $42 w taxes and all and left her 23% tip...it was a great relaxing dinner at the Yacht Club w cold beer and delicious food with OUTSTANDING Service from Erin!

Service was painfully slow ( over an hour and a half) for just burgers at 1:30 Sunday lunch. We sat…read moreoutside in constant dust blowing through. Could really benefit by wind shields ! After waiting so long, the burgers had gristle and were overdone and tasteless. Not an experience we look to repeat. They generously offered $2/ off the total bill for the long wait.

Tried Nikki's Bar and in Cross Lanes for lunch. I ordered the smashed burger with onion rings, and…read morethe hubs ordered hot dogs with their homemade chips. When they brought out our meals, I reminded them I had ordered onion rings. They were great to apologize and bring some out. The hubs said the hotdogs were ok, my burger was absolutely amazing! The hubs tried it and loved it as well. We loved the onion rings and homemade chips. I tried the fries, but they were soggy and very greasy. It must have been a fluke, because everyone says they are really good. The place is really clean and staff is friendly. We will definitely be back!!

Service was great but the food was just so, so…read more It's very, very loud so definitely not for date night.

You have to walk up to the counter to order but the people there was so sweet…read more I got 2 orders of the smashed burger and fries and 4 chicken wings and 2 drinks it was $44.06 for both of us The food was amazing and the wings were great and they had so many different flavors to choose from I will tell my friends and go again The only thing that I didn't like was they only had 1 kind of burger and fish and wings on the menu

Unfortunately, my experience here was very disappointing. The service was extremely slow, and the…read morestaff were not very communicative or friendly. We waited about 35-40 minutes for our food, which would have been more understandable if someone had kept us updated, but that wasn't the case. The dining area also didn't seem well maintained. The tables were sticky and the floor was quite dirty, which made the overall environment feel unclean. As for the food, it didn't meet expectations either. The fish had multiple bones in it and the pieces were uneven and very dense. The only available side was fries, and they were soggy and completely unseasoned. The BBQ wings had an odd-tasting sauce, and the chicken itself had a strange, chunky texture. The collard greens were also served cold. Overall, I regret spending my money here and would not return based on this experience.

Hours are listed as open on Facebook, Yelp and Google, but the restaurant was not open when we…read morearrived today. Disappointed! Please update your hours so patrons don't drive out of their way to visit when you're actually closed. Thanks!

Drove 25 minutes out of our way to find out they were closed when their hours say open.read more