Food is delicious. We had the fish tacos and steak quesadillas. Just we wish it was more reasonably priced.

Food is nothing special and service was slow and unknowable. We asked a few questions about the menu and the answer was simply, "I don't know." It's basically a walk and order joint but the servers are like vultures because they want a tip. We ordered a drink and asked for a moment to look at the menu. 15 minutes later she came back apologizing that she forgot about us. Meanwhile I watched her pet a dog,fill a pet water bowl, and talk to other employees. But, it's a great view! read more

This was my second time here, and both times Wuaghneta was my server--she's amazing! The ambiance is perfect for relaxing, especially today being Father's Day. I came in just wanting to enjoy the breeze and take in the atmosphere. Wuaghneta was very attentive and kind, even though at first I didn't plan to order anything. I had a sweet tooth and she offered to add raspberries to the ice cream, which was a great touch. I also had a refreshing non-alcoholic drink. On my first visit, I had the smash burger and fries--so good and satisfying before heading out with CDA Pontoons. The service, food, and vibe here are consistently great. I'll definitely be back! read more

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Nice views of the lake with very expensive drinks - our two frozen drinks were around $20 each all in, so definitely a hefty price tag for basic frozen drinks. It is a good place to take a shady break on the lake, but I imagine you can get similar from other locations around town. read more

For a lakeside "concessions" stand, this place is pretty much what you'd expect--okay food with a hefty price tag. We went for dinner, and while it wasn't very busy, the place still felt disorganized, and the service was surprisingly slow--especially considering we ordered everything to-go. It seems to be one of the few quick options right by the lake, but honestly, it's probably worth walking into town for better food at a more reasonable price. read more

EXPENSIVE, no prices listed when ordering, that should have been a red flag. One star for the cost, everything else 5 stars, customer service, food and ambiance were great but unfortunately you get minimal food for a VERY high price. On a budget here, sorry, won't be back. :( read more

My wife and I opted to split the shrimp tacos. 2 small tacos were delivered with 3 small shrimp inside each taco. At $22, they were the most expensive tacos I've ever seen in a restaurant. read more

The Buoy CDA - Hand included for scale. 3 tiny shrimp inside each taco. - Food Trucks Near Me - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

$27 Chicken Sandwich + $13 Beer + tip =$48 lol. The most expensive restaurant in town and it is serving mediocre bar food. There are plenty of locally owned choices downtown looking for your business. Go somewhere else and have a better meal for less, and then go for a walk and look at the lake from Tubbs. I gave it extra stars for the atmosphere and ease of finding an open table. read more

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I just know that this place makes BANK when it's summer time. It's located right by Tubb's Hill, so it catches all the tourists who want a drink, snack, or lunch when they're done hiking. We were hear on the first nice day of the season, and it was the perfect place to visit after hiking. We sat out on the deck and got to enjoy the beautiful view of the lake. We got some of their slushies and we each got a burger. The veggie burger was delicious, I was really pleasantly surprised! Fries were good too, although I personally thought the amount of fries was lacking a bit. Because of the touristy nature of this spot, it's pretty pricey. Definitely worth a visit though! read more

We tried the Bouy for the first time today. I'll be 100% honest, all you are paying for is the fact that it's on the water. The food was decent but could've been better. Definitely not $20+ per person worthy. The drinks are a quite overpriced as well. read more

Adrianna was great! Food was delicious and the service was spectacular. The frozen drinks were nice and refreshing! The setting is second to none, great ambiance! read more

Maya. Legit. She has the best personality and very attentive. She has great customer service. The timeliness of the service was great. If you want to have a great time and know great customer service with a beautiful girl come here! Go big blue! read more

The fish and chips were very yummy and the fries were also pretty good. Probably number three best fish and chips so far on my journey to find the best fish and chips (which is 5 places so far so maybe I just like fish and chips in general). Great location probably helped with overall satisfaction. Less stars because definitely too expensive for what I got. read more

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Great food, high prices, average service. But the view is wonderful. You are right on the water. read more

Went for a quick meal since we were on the boat. The menu had NO PRICES on it. Food took forever the waitress walked around in a daze before she located our number. Food was okay a Hamburger and Shrimp Tacos and 1 Beer. Cost was 65.00.. We will NEVER GO THERE AGAIN! read more

Great shady dog friendly patio that is right on Lake Coeur d'Alene! Fun, casual summer food (tacos, burgers, and salads) and refreshing huckleberry magaritas. Friendly and helpful servers and overall good summer vibes. 9/10, would come just to watch the sunset with a huckleberry magarita and friends. read more

The Buoy CDA - Frozen margaritas at The Buoy! - Food Trucks Near Me - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Definitely a tourist spot. $73 for a beer, marg, burger and tacos. 2 shrimp tacos had 3 pieces of shrimp between the 2. One was a large tortilla with 1 piece of shrimp so 75% of the taco was onion and tortilla. Can spend the same money for much higher quality food and taller glasses of drinks. Beer was on tap and warm. Good spot for a view and a drink but not worth eating at. Service was good though. read more

The best family friendly location to enjoy some outside eats!! You get a beautiful view of the lake with great service and delicious food/drink options. A perfect place to stop at before or after a hike on the hill. My go to order is The Buoy fries and fish tacos. Occasionally, I'll switch it up with a sandwich or veggie burger but I always wash it down with a delicious blended huckleberry marg. read more

The Buoy CDA - Huckleberry margarita and fish tacos. Could not wait to scarf down after a swim/hike - Food Trucks Near Me - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

You simply can't beat this location. It's delightful. They often have music playing people are out with their dogs and kids and letting everybody enjoy the beautiful weather. It's a wonderful place to have a drink or a snack and watch the boats in the lake. Can't wait to go back very soon Service at the counter was very smooth and the drinks were, OK nothing amazing but certainly enjoyable read more

The Buoy is an outdoor "taco shack" type restaurant that sits right where the lake, Tubbs Hill, and McEuen Park converge (making it a great location). I ate there with my wife and we both ordered the fish tacos which tasted good but were way overpriced. Ordering 2 or 3 tacos each (plus a gatorade each) our total came to above $40. It seems wrong to ever pay that much for tacos, especially tacos as common as the ones at Buoy. What you're really paying for here is the location. Other than the price, our experience was positive. I can't say I didn't enjoy the great view of the marina but I'm not in a hurry to return. read more

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Quick update, so I started getting texts for July saying they have live music and a few things on the menu. At the top of the menu is Gucci Fries. I think oh yeah, they brought some sort of special fries option back! This week we made a trip there for the day, went, ordered a couple of drinks, told the nice young ladies that I've been receiving messages advertising something called Gucci Fries. They all said yeah, we're sorry but we have no idea what those are.... Everyone asks about them..... Wth? Anyway, had the usual phenomenal night at The Buoy with some drinks, had fish and chips and the food was absolutely phenomenal! But.... Why advertise something that you don't have or that the employees say you don't have? Still one of my favorite places!!! read more

Got chicken strips and the fish tacos. Fries were great, fish tacos also delicious. The location is fantastic as you're basically just on the dock. Only issue we had is our order was forgotten and we got our food after like an hour or so. Tough with a kid. Also, the lemonade was delicious! I'd come back. read more

Great little Cheese Burger and Fries!!! I share with my Big Dog! Great outdoor music! Super nice employees and Mgr. Right on the water in CDA Best Park!!! Lexi Girl, waiting for our Burger & Fries at McCuen Park! read more

The Buoy CDA - Lexi Girl, waiting for our Burger & Fries at McCuen Park. - Food Trucks Near Me - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

This place is ridiculously expensive. Husband had two fish tacos for 20 dollars and nothing to write home about. I had a hamburger and for an 18 dollar burger was small and fries were terrible! Great place for view and a beer but that's all. Don't waste your money. read more

One of the best views you can get. However, the cost for the food is outrageous... they just started a new menu recently and the prices went up. Burger and fries are close to 30 dollars and no you are NOT getting a gourmet burger with that price. Big bummer to see a good place destroy its reputation with over charging. FIX YOUR PRICES read more

Place wasn't too busy during the week which was great. Shrimp tacos are perfect, loved the chipotle sauce. Burgers are great and they have the good beer battered fries. read more

Always packed with tourist but it has the best seats in the area and by far the best burgers we have in town. Staff is always friendly and wait time is never too bad. read more

Came from out of town , paid for parking . Walked down and it was closed , even though hours were updated two months ago stating it was supposedly open today . Definitely call before making the time to go. read more

Somewhere between the start of season and July the prices were almost doubled..As a local we will never go back there..there are too many other local businesses with better food.. read more

Ate lunch here after hiking Tubbs Hill. Chose it out of convenience and for the views so didn't expect much. WOW! Excellent Bulgogi burger and crispy fries! Best fries we've had. Burger had an amazing flavor, loved the hint of spice from Serrano pepper. Friendly counter service too. The view is epic so this is top tier for taste and location. read more

I was advised by my children to leave a review. We had just hiked tubs and I expected them to be extra hungry. We had two burgers and two orders of chicken strips. We ended up with some leftover fries and chicken strips, which prompted my inquiry of what they thought of it. The short of it was this. "It was a 4 star dad, but the fries were extra good so it gets an extra. " I asked - So why didn't you want to finish the food? "Cause we want to enjoy it later too!!!" In my opinion, the location was convenient so that we didn't have to walk back to the car and drive somewhere, and the price was indicative convenience it gives along with the nice view. It was clean, the staff was pleasant and the communication provided regarding the estimated wait was accurate. read more

Such a friendly staff! Just stopped in for a drink (and lemonades for the kids), and seeing the fries, had to order some, and some fish tacos as well! AMAZING fish tacos! Excellent view of the lake and Marina. Kylia and Gabe were awesome. Thank you!! read more

The Buoy CDA - two drinks on a table - Food Trucks Near Me - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Amazing view from the deck. Strong well drinks and some beers. Enjoy the view of the lake and docks.

A must when in CDA, can't beat the view and ambiance of such a great spot. Thank you "The Buoy " for a great time read more

The Buoy CDA - boats docked at a dock - Food Trucks Near Me - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Location hard to beat Atmosphere fits perfectly Always out of the shrimp roll The $9 beer "big dawg" 24oz at most but you're paying for location and atmosphere I suppose... The $15 mushroom Swiss burger is bun, patty, cheese, maybe a couple mushrooms, & bun. No lettuce or tomato or onion or pickle.... I smiled and said, "hey, no lettuce or tomato?" She said that "it's not in the budget." I sat down. I went back and said,..."do you HAVE lettuce and tomato?" She said, "yea." I said, "can I have lettuce and tomato? I'll pay $10 for it." She said, "hey kitchen, can I have lettuce and tomato?" Kitchen looked at me as if I bothered kitchen and handed up a little piece of lettuce with a medium sized slice of tomato on it. She said, "don't worry about it." I didn't worry about it, ate most of the burgy, drank the little big dawg, soaked in the late afternoon end of summer sun,...because obviously we come here for the location and atmosphere. read more

Upscale-ish boardwalk food served literally right on the lakeside. The patio is spacious with many umbrellas for shade (you'll need it!) food is handhelds, burgers, fries and salads. Standouts are the fish tacos and the shrimp po'boy. There is a decent selection of craft beers on tap, ciders and seltzers in cans and the crème de la crème, frozen boozy drinks, slushee style. read more

We stopped over at Coeur d'Alene on our back to Seattle from Yellowstone National Park. The food was good , especially the fish tacos and the veggie burger! The drinks were good too but expensive though - $4.5 for a lemonade and $11 for a margarita. The location is amazing! read more

The Buoy CDA - two tacoss and french fries - Food Trucks Near Me - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Great casual place to watch the sunset over the lake and have a cheeky beer and burger. Occasional live music entertainment and servers were friendly. read more

Had dinner here the other night. It was about $100 for four people with two drinks. Food was decent but you are definitely paying for the view. The fish tacos were good. My son loved his anchor burger. We will come back here. read more

I was recommended this place by one of my coworkers and It ended up being amazing! I got the shrimp roll and it was great! Definitely recommend the fries! They're so crispy and whatever ranch they have is the perfect complement! The view is amazing and was right near the part of the lake we wanted to go to! The employees were so sweet and I feel terrible for forgetting her name but the women helping us was beyond helpful and super sweet! Definitely going to be coming back! read more