Ordered the nachos with chicken! Excellent choice definitely is for two people. Drinks were a little pricy. But the food made up for it! read more

The Original Margaritaville - a plate of nachos - Desserts Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

Place is currently closed. Await updates on plans. Just rumors at this point. Great location with water views.

Great food! Great service! Great price!! We ordered the burger, queso and chips, chorizo corn cakes (to die for), chicken nachos half order, dates half order! Love the half order options for families with kids and those who like to try a little of all. The dates were ahhhhmazing! Go check it out! 3 of us ate and there was plenty of food for at least another adult to leave full. read more

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Food-D Staff-A+ Ambiance-C+ What a disappointment. So excited for this place to reopen. Kinda figured that it would be lousy when we walked in based on the fact that it looked the same as it did 20 years ago. Don't waste your time or money. read more

We (party of 6) stopped for lunch on Sept 6th. Excellent margaritas! We ordered different burgers. I ordered the jalapeño popper, my daughter ordered a Bourbon burger and the others ordered a Rodeo Burger. Best burger I have had in a long time. Cooked to order, very juicy with a slight char on the edges. . A big helping of hot fries. Excellent! read more

I was so excited when I found out new owners bought Margaritaville and even more so when I heard they were going back to the original menu! So, I went there to eat with family, 2 of the 3 of us had to send our food back. We thought ehh, they were probably new and needed practice. So, my daughter and I came over a few weeks later..I had fajitas and couldn't even chew the meat it was so tough. Sent them back, but by the time our server got back to the table I was no longer hungry and had no appetite to be interested in anything else. Third times a charm, right? This time I tried a carry out. A simple taco salad-who could mess this up, right? Well, let me tell you! They told me on the phone that it would take them 10 minutes. I was there early, thinking I'd have to wait for it. I couldn't find anyone without going into the back. So I waited, hoping the bags I noticed behind the bar weren't mine. Finally, the barmaid comes out, hands me THOSE bags, I take care of my bill then leave and come home. I live 4 minutes from this place. It sure was smelling good in the car! Know why? Bc it leaked all of the salad "liquids?" Out of the bag, onto my cars carpet...very glad I didn't sit it on the leather seats. I get into the house, open the tied bags (with scissors! because they knotted them so tight for no reason!) finally get to the box, open it and am disgusted! There is liquid all in the bottom of the salad box ruining the "crispy" shell as well as any crunch of a piece of lettuce! It was all so soggy I deemed it inedible and pitched it to the trash. I am single, so I do like to bring a date here for a margarita on occasion, love watching the waterfall and the salsa is terrific. But gosh darn, I wish the food was worthy of a better review! read more

The Original Margaritaville - Salad, but the bottom was so soggy and gross because they obviously didn't drain ANYTHING they put in it. Pure laziness. They weren't busy. - Desserts Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

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The food was extremely good. They sat a big party next to us and it was a bit noisy, but this can happen anywhere. The wait staff was polite and efficient. BIG PROBLEM for us was the steep stairs going down. My wife has mobility problems and this will keep us from going back in the future. read more

Terrible experience. Everything that could go wrong went wrong and the people that work there are completely oblivious and/or ambiguous to how bad things are. The waitress took our drink order and then told us they don't have pop (what restaurant does not have soda?) so she gave us some water. Two members of the party ordered margaritas, assuming that "the original Margaritaville" would have decent margaritas. We took one sip ($15 each) and couldn't stomach any more. The waitress never asked how the drinks were or asked if we wanted anything else. The waitress had a terrible attitude and - after screwing up our orders - blamed it on us. The vegetarian in the group ordered one thing but the waitress swore he ordered chicken tacos and then had an attittude when he sent it back. The food is awful and extremely overpriced. We would have been better off going to a Taco Bell. At least the quality of food and value would have been better, not to mention the customer service. And I hate Taco Bell. read more

Place looked clean staff was friendly but food portions were very skimpy for price ... I ordered shrimp fajitas and literally got 6 shrimp for 21 dollars and enough vegetables for 9 shells my date ordered chicken fajitas and counted 7 slivers of chicken very small pieces and again enough vegetables for 9 shells .. no alcohol was ordered I ordered water she had a sprite and 44 dollars later we both left hungry leaving enough vegetables for at least 5-6 vegetable wraps very dissatisfied with meat portions but what we did have tasted good read more

Portions small-ordered tuna and got 4 small thin slices on way too much naan bread. Had lobster bisque and it was watered down. Meal was tasteless and way too expensive. Will never go back. read more

The "old" Margaritta Ville is no more! Welcome the newly reopened Margaritaville. The interior had been remodeled, new menu, friendly and professional wait staff. This has been a very welcome change to the restaurant. Enjoy the window seats right next to the waterfalls, watch the trout swimming in the waters, and leaping up the falls. Well worth reexploring Margaritaville! read more

Five dollar tacos that were bland, doesn't anybody know how to spice up ground beef for tacos? Service was good she was a sweetheart. The room was cold enough to hang meat. Condensation dripping from the AC vents on the table, I had to move. Menu looked pretty standard Americanized Mexican, I don't think I'll be back. read more

My husband and I desired to give this establishments another visit as we heard it was under new management with good Mexican food. We were there after the lunch period and before dinner about 3:00. The Ambiance was good and the remodeling was nice. The view of the lake and waterfall are worth seeing even if it's just to have a cocktail. They claim a full bar, however they did not have my drink of choice, Chardonnay. My husband had a Margarita. He said it was excellent and they did not skimp on the Tequila. I ordered the fish Tacos. My fish Tacos came with a black bean and corn salsa and Mexican rice and refried beans. He ordered a taco salad. The Rice and beans were so salty I could not eat it. The fish tacos had three black beans and two pieces of corn on each, but it wasn't a salsa. However, the taste of the fish was delicious. My husbands Taco Salad was delicious too. There were quite a few people there at the time, but just one wait staff behind the bar and one server on the floor. We waited quite a wile for the food. Our server was very pleasant and attentive. She provided us with corn chips and salsa when we arrived and we ordered a queso sauce as well. The salsa sauce wasn't very good and was so cold it seemed like it had been frozen and not quite thawed out. The queso was delicious. I might go back and give them another try during regular lunch or dinner times. read more

They have a lot of cocktail options. I got their mango margarita - sooooo good! We ordered their loaded fries as an appetizer - super delicious. Comes with fries, tator tots, and melted shredded cheese on top. I ordered their grilled cheese, which was also good. I was a little bummed by the severe lack of vegetarian options, but I was happy that the grilled cheese was an option. The service was good, but my friend ordered a daiquiri, and it was taking forever to come. So we reminded them, but still it didn't come. It finally came way after the food was brought and by the time we were almost done eating. We had their brownie sundae, which was average. Although the ice cream was already melted by the time it came, so the waitress actually brought out separate scoops of ice cream because of it, so that was really nice. read more

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Great food and great atmosphere! This is definitely a spot I could sit and sip in all day. They have a lot of great food and drink specials. The scenery is beautiful and it's just a nice chill spot. We had some of the best fried pickles I've eaten, coming from Toledo that's saying something. I can't wait to go back and try some addition menu items. My margarita definitely lived up to its name read more

The Original Margaritaville - Outdoor patio and waterfall - Desserts Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

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This place was a serious disappointment. I read the website and understood that I was not getting the Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville. They made such a point about it that I expected that they would have pride in their food and service. The food was mediocre at best. Almost no seasoning on the Jambalaya Mac! Jambalaya should be full of flavor, this was super bland. Other dishes like the BBQ bacon burger had very little sauce. The chili fries just tasted like they poured a can of Hormel chili over the fries.. I've always said great service can make mediocre food good. Unfortunately, the service we experienced made the food even worse! Our food and our kid's food came out separately (5 min apart) by two different servers that weren't even our server! My wife asked for a glass of ice to put in her drink as all of hers had melted and that never came. Our server only checked in one time throughout the entire meal until he brought us our checks, which took an extremely long time since last checking in. If you are looking for a good time you should look elsewhere. We won't be returning and do not recommend you giving it a try. read more

Service was not very good. We finally just ordered a half order of beef nachos, because we had an appointment to get to. Menu says melted cheese, nope it was crappy cheese sauce. The place was also freezing cold inside. Don't think we will go back. read more

It's been years but heard about new management! Excellent soup and homemade chips! Nice lunch and nice view! read more

The Original Margaritaville - a close up of a margarita - Desserts Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

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Was there a couple year's ago and really enjoyed it. Planning on going again this week, Their food and service was perfect. read more

I order tacos and the taco meat was raw. Service was ok. The rice and beans were ok. The chips and salsa tasted very good. The view to the waterfalls could have been awesome but the window we were seated near was very dirty and we could barely see through it. read more

This place was amazing! Great food, great service! Alexis was amazing! HIGHLY recommend the Mexican burger! Beautiful waterfall view as well! Can't wait to come back! read more

We came to Margaritaville to watch the band. Unfortunately, we have received the absolute worst service of anywhere I've ever been. It took almost an hour to receive our drinks, an hour and 45 minutes to get 6 boneless wings and a burger. When we tried to order more food, as more of our family arrived, we were told that we could not order anymore food for at least an hour. When i went to the bathroom, i saw that one of only two bartenders was busy on her phone taking a smoke break, even though we had already waited 40 more minutes for the second round of drinks. Having worked as a bartender and server before starting my career, I was pissed. Some of our party left to go get food and then come back for the band. Long story short, don't come to Margaritaville hungry or thirsty. Unreal. This place is a cash cow- if they get their crap together. Oh- and it was a Saturday evening... read more

Don't know why all the low ratings. Probably reviewed before the makeover with remodeling and newer menu with broader selection. Good variety of foods. Not just Mexican anymore. Good service. Nice atmosphere with a window view of the waterfall and nice new furniture. Great salads with some unique dressing offerings. I would recommend and will return when I can. read more

If your ever on an adventure while riding your motorcycle in Northern Ohio, you need to check this place out. The scenery's amazing!! Rather huge place with lots of decks. The waterfall incorporated into the platform of the bar is very awesome. There is also a stream with fish along the bar side outside on the deck. The food is very good. I like the pork grinds with spices. They are very crispy and have some heat to them. The smoked wings are also yummy. They have good service if your either at the bar or in the patio area. They assure you get top notch service and the place is always clean. Very very big place. But, awesome to see. read more

The Original Margaritaville - Waterfall - Desserts Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

Food absolutely terrible grease dripping not fresh at all. Stale chips, drinks 1/2 hr after food served. Not even close to Mexican. Could not finish meal so sickening. Not a traditional Margaritaville. Save your money!! read more

The Original Margaritaville - 1/2 hour to get drinks after the food came. NEVER waste your money here grease dripping,beef terrible. Beans & rice hard dried - Desserts Near Me - Sandusky, Ohio

Got dragged back here by "friends" recently. Still one of the worst margheritas on the surface of the earth. Barfy pre-mix and cheap alcohol. We ended up here despite my warnings to the group that it would be awful. It was, again, awful. The food "arrived" with barely any heat left in it because our server was vigorously texting in the corner for twenty minutes instead of taking care of us or her other tables. Aside from being cold and flavorless, it was presented with all of the flash of an Army field mess tent. We received no refills or enquiry as to our desire for a refill. When one of the others in the group (who had initially touted the many positive reviews) returned from the potty and informed the server that there was no TP the server was non-plussed to now have to talk to another person to resolve that inconvenience. I wonder if we had orderd a few pitchers of Bud Light and buncha chicken wings if they would have done better. One star for the nice view of water demonstrating the continued functioning of gravity. I should probably give another star for the marketing manager who, while we were exiting, drunkedly tipped over his UltraFatClassicBobSpringerXLGHRSVP Harley. We had a great time watching him and his drunken underlings trying to right the beast. Even though they were successful on this evening, I don't know if they have a regular performing schedule or not, so I will hang onto that star and see if they end up featured at some future date. I mean, a watery marg and some ice-cold wings and entertainment like that is definitely worth two stars. So they get one. Seriously, go somewhere else. Anywhere. There are waterfalls all over. PS When we departed, there still wasn't any TP in the ladies rest room. I suspect even now that there isn't any... read more

Save your money and avoid this place. For starters, it's filthy. All the dining tables were dirty with food pieces and crumbs all over and the menus were gross like they'd been fingered up by a million greasy fingers. Not to mention the outrageous price of everything. Our bill was $60 when all we ordered was 2 meals, a coke, queso, and one margarita. $60!! The margarita alone cost $18 and they charged us $8 for the literal ounce of queso they brought to the table. The price would be more understandable if the food was of good quality but it literally tasted like it was cut out of a bag. The queso was weird & slimy and the margarita was nothing special either it just tasted like cheap premade mix. I am not exaggerating when I say I've had better meals from Taco Bell. The cherry on top: our waitress was very strange and was noticeably drunk or high on something. Overall the whole experience was pathetic and for what we paid, we could have went somewhere way nicer like Nagoya. read more

I recently ordered the Smokehouse Brisket BBQ Tacos with a full cob of Street Corn as the side, a 16 oz. Rhinegeist Truth draft beer, and a glass of water. Service was excellent. The food was amazing. Particularly cool atmosphere. Outside seating was closed when I arrived, but it looked as if it would be fantastic. I sat indoors beside a wall of windows directly in front of some sort of outside faster flowing waterfall, small river, or large creek. It was dark out so I was unable to see all of the details. But it was great. read more

The bartender, jodi, was absolutely amazing. She made the best drinks. She really engages with everyone there and makes you feel at home. Highly recommend visiting!! read more

First off--the cigarettes. We sat on the tiki bar deck for lunch and I was just shocked at how many people were smoking, or allowed to smoke, at a restaurant. Next we ordered a pulled pork platter, a turkey sandwich, and a brisket/wing platter. When our food was dropped off, the baked beans were ice cold, the Mac and cheese was ice cold, and the pulled pork was also cold. To top it off, the waitress never even came back for us to even tell her the food was cold. When she dropped off the check finally we told her about the cold food items. The good thing is, she went to her boss and told him about it to ask if he would take those items off--AND GET THIS--HE SAID NO!!!! Hahaha unbelievable. If that isn't the absolute worst customer service ever I don't know what is. We will definitely never be back. 0/10. Do not recommend. One star is for the wings. They were good. read more

The food was pretty average. The barbecue was very dry and not that flavorful. Everything was quite overpriced not to mention their margaritas were $18 apiece which seemed excessive. For the price they were very average. Service was great upon arrival but as it got busier the staff seemed bothered. read more

4th time here. Trying to give them a chance but always disappointed. Last evening, (Monday night football night), we arrive and told that they menu is limited to the Monday night football menu. Not really a problem but they only had burgers and wings and potato skins. Nothing else was available. Disappointing. Food took forever with only 9 people in the entire place. Won't bother again. read more

Great food! We order the ribs and cheese curds. We got it to go but the restaurant is huge and would definitely come back to get the full experience. read more

You deserve what you get when you go to a National chain. We had a table of 13 and everyone's food was cold. Even one of the plates came out ten minutes after everyone else's and it was cold. Unfortunately for the serving staff the kitchen doesn't perform for them. Great table front service just cold food. read more

Amazing burger and fries. The waitress was nice and helpful. Just seems they are understaffed like the rest of the world.

Went here last Sunday for lunch with friends on our way home from Sandusky Bay. The reviews almost turned us away but we thought why not! Overall we had a good experience. The wings are great and had such a nice server! Margarita could have been better but otherwise no complaints. read more

Have been going here for a number of years on average of once a month. They changed owners and changed menus. Not for the better. Changed to Mexican menu but not very many options, food was bland at best. Service was not up to past standards. Same great dining room with one of the best views ever with the waterfall. Hope they change menu or at least add options and maybe add a little flavor. read more

Very disappointing. Chips were melted together. Lettuce was nasty looking. Nachos had cheese whiz and chunks of chips. Wont go again.

First of all if you haven't been here for a couple years don't be fooled this isn't a Mexican restaurant any longer so it is indeed NOT the original margaritaville. I was ok with that so we moved on to order drinks and food. Both drinks were disappointing and not particularly good. I ordered a BBQ platter with wings and pulled pork and brisket. The pulled pork was easily the star of these items everything else was meh. I have found this is an area lacking of options overall so you might not have a lot of choices. Maybe give it a try and see if you like it better than I did. read more

We waited 20 minutes without any server coming up to us to greet us or get us waters. 20 min was long enough and we got up and left, others beside us said it was a good choice. Went to another restaurant and people told us that the food is not good there since the new owners. read more