A limited review as we only had drinks. The place was quite busy on the week end we were there. My daughter's wine was OK but my wife's chard was corked. When we brought it up, we got some push back about how they open wine daily. Maybe so. But then it was a crummy chard. Something wasn't right with it , in any regard and push back didn't make it any more drinkable. read more

Still nice staff and good service, but last two times I've been the cheese sauce has made me sick so that's a bummer.

Service was very slow, once they waited on us they didn't come back to check on us. It took us waving someone down to get silverware and napkins. My husband had a beer and it literally took us waving someone down, again, to ask for another diet Coke and another beer. It took them more than 15 minutes for them to pour another beer for my husband! The food was okay. The music was TRULLY terrible. We don't always notice the music but whatever they were playing was a cross between early 70's country music and someone talking for a very long time. It was annoying and not enjoyable or relaxing AT ALL. We will not be back and will not recommend it! Date of visit; July 21, 2023 read more

If I could give zero stars, I would. My table ordered the deep fried pickle, a root beer float, the Mac and cheese, fries, and two boneless wings. Upon receiving the deep fried pickles, the fried pickles were not good, I have had better. The boneless wings were confirmed by the chef himself to be frozen, deep fried, then tossed. As for the root beer float, I could have made a better root beer float at home. Chef also confirmed the Mac and cheese to have cheddar, five-cheese, beer cheese, which don't team well together. Chef basically confirmed that everything was frozen. The waiter, Fletcher, was new but acted as the most experienced in the restaurant. The place looked understaffed, but Fletcher was trying, working hard to ensure his tables were taken care of. When the two servers were trying to keep up with tables, the hostess was sitting on her phone in the corner, as if she didn't want to participate. Lastly, the booth seats were uncomfortably, and resembled an old couch where one would get absorbed by it. read more

We were visiting friends in the Point Ruston area and went to the Twisted Fork Saloon for Trivia Night on a Wednesday. It has a nice casual atmosphere with wooden booths. I had the delicious APPLE HARVEST GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD. They have a full bar menu and the service was good. It was definitely a fun night. Check it out when you are in the area. read more

Walking in, the ambiance was cool and lots of TV's with a variety of games on to catch glimpses of. Our server was super cool and attentive, so I give him an A+. That's about all I can say as far as positives go. When the menus were delivered, they look like they have had several round trips to hell and back. Paper menus WITHOUT PRICES. If you are not going to put pricing on the menu (which I personally can't stand), then why not spend a few bucks and get your paper menus laminated? Passing out menus that are wrinkled and weathered will immediately leave the customers with a negative vibe. I won't go into great details about the food, but we are in line with several other of the reviews. Way overpriced and bland at best. I completely understand they are located in the high rent district which will cause the pricing to be a bit on the high side. I would be okay with that just as long as I felt as though I got what I paid for. Frozen chicken and fries certainly does not warrant a cost over $20.00. That all being said, I would find it hard to give these guys another chance. Review after review states the same thing as the review I am leaving. Obviously management or the owners don't read yelp or else one would have thought an effort would be made to enhance the food quality. read more

We came here for lunch on a Sunday. It is one of the few spots that appears to be open for dining at Pointe Ruston. They have a small outdoor seating area with heaters, although the heaters are not very warm. They have an all day Happy Hour, which is always nice. Looks like they have a makeshift gift shop where you walk in to the restaurant. You can also validate your parking right in that area as well. The ladies working the tables were friendly, but they were a little slow and/or disorganized. The food was okay, nothing to write home about. If I were to come back I would try the wings. Overall rating 3.5 read more

My husband and I had sandwiches which were pretty good. A bit on the small side, but good. And they arrived right away. The waiter forgot our beverages until we were finished with our meal and it took longer to pay the bill than it did to eat our meal. We even stood up to be noticed. When we received the bill we were shocked to see that they add on a service fee of almost 4% if you pay by credit card. No signs were posted of this. Who carries cash? I find this a very petty way to make a few extra bucks. Too bad. read more

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Been here several times since moving to Point Ruston just 6 weeks ago....every time the service is amazing (Talya works her butt off) and David is an amazing bartender and the live music is amazing....each and every Thursday night!! This our bar!! read more

Have eaten here many times. It's dog friendly both inside and out. Menu is full of comfort food with a wide variety. Staff are great, friendly and always available. read more

Grabbed dinner here before a movie. Food and service were great. All day happy hour Sundays.

The food is amazing here. Each time I have had something new, it has never disappointed me. Staff is always friendly, even when they get busy, which is often given the location near the water. read more

SALS Chicken and waffles , chicken was nothing special but the waffles tasted like cake. The ambiance was pleasant and our server was awesome she memorized our orders no problem. Never wrote anything down and only once did she come back to ask us about a drink we ordered. I appreciate good service. The place was busy I'll be going back I'd like to try more of their specialty drinks, I appreciate a happy hour all day every day . read more

I liked this place! They have happy hour all day with $3 beers on tap. I had the beefeater which had roast beef, onions and cheese, it could have used a little extra cheese or bleu cheese dressing, it was slightly dry. The tacos looked tasty as did the club sandwich. Portions are generous. I'd stop by again. read more

LOVED the food here! We ordered the Twisted Philly and some wings. DELICIOUS!!! Our server was attentive, drinks were cheap and we sat on the patio on a perfectly sunny day in Ruston Point! So GOOD! read more

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The service provided by the staff is also worth nothing! Lisa the owner, the servers are friendly, attentive, and knowledgeable about the menu. They go above and beyond to ensure that every guest feels welcome and taken care of! read more

I've been coming to this place since the beginning of point Ruston. Always loved the tots. The owners I believe changed a couple times but now they "Don't believe in masks" Bummer read more

Found this place while trying to find a skateboarding park. Food was good and customer service superb! Love the oxtails as well. Variety of sauces were served as well that complimented the fries and onion rings. read more

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Very overpriced, sub par. The only stars are for the solid service to the (servers' credit) but $48 before tip for (3 macro brewery manny's pints , sheet pan nachos $18 (!!) dry ground beef addition.. is NOT happy hour. Tried cpl months ago bc we live down block but bbq sliders were flat terrible and overcooked, didnt even look appetizing- hoping an off night but nope, great location, but absolute let down. read more

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If I could give this place zero stars, I would. I got the Crack Burrito. Firstly it came out cold. I ate a little less than half and sent it back to be reheated. When my burrito left I had little less than half and a whole other half of my burrito. When it came back, I only had my half left, so I guess they decided it was best to throw my less than half burrito away. Their reheated burrito was also terrible. Would not suggest this place at all unless you like terrible food. read more

Worst experience ever! Bartender/Owner gave attitude because we moved a table that "took her an hour to balance." Then she dismissed me as I said my husband was moving the tables back! I wanted to take back my tip as she didn't deserve it! Food sucked, alcoholic drinks sucked!! Good thing I'm not from here and I'm never going back! Don't waste your time or money!!​ read more

Horrible from beginning to short visited end. The hostess tossed the broken tablet that they call a menu on the glass table, causing a loud crash and seeming not to give any sh!ts about the people around her. Complete attitude problem with customers. After trying to order a starter, we were told that they were out of our first two choices. After checking on a third choice, we informed the server of a food allergy, to which we were told that the kitchen would not be responsible for avoiding "double dipping" the utensils, so they couldn't honor any special requests. We paid for our 8.00 iced tea and left. Too many other good choices in Ruston, don't waste your time on this place. read more

First and last time coming here, and I don't even think it deserves one star. We sat in the bar, which has the most uncomfortable bar stools. There were belligerent patrons at the bar who were still being served shots after shots. One puked outside the entrance and it was just pushed aside under a chair. We ordered food, we got the Brie plate, beef tacos and fried bologna sandwich. The Brie plate was more like Gorgonzola and velveeta, I'm not sure but it definitely was not Brie. We watched our food sit in the window under the heat lamp for over 20 minutes. Tacos were cold and rubbery. Fried bologna was toasted on top and soggy on the bottom from sitting so long. Total time there was over an hour and a half, and it was so empty so I'm confused as to why it took so long to just get food. We won't return. read more

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We ordered a lava cake that was supposed to come with ice cream and chocolate drizzle... we were given a warm cake with a hard chocolate lump inside and a small dish of melted ice cream covered in melted whipped cream. Not good at all. When I asked the waitress where the ice cream was, she said, "It's the yellow stuff," as we searched through the melted mess. So disappointed. read more

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The menu they gave us didn't have prices. They referred us to the online menu, which was a cluttered mess and represented the price if you payed cash. If you pay with a card, they add a 3.98% cost they don't tell you about until you get your receipt. Everything is overpriced, a single burger cost $19 without fries. The server was hostile as well. read more

The only thing saving this review from being 1 star was the waitress was very attentive and nice. The smash burger was a joke, I took one bite and they poured sauce all over it, and I got one patty, was smaller then McDonald's patties. It didn't even come with fries, had to order separately for an additional charge. The Philly cheese steak being twenty dollars is INCREDIBLY overpriced, you can get better ones at different vendors with much better taste. AND on top of that, there is a 3 percent increase on price with using a card. I will not return. read more

Food was ok. A lot of dogs at this establishment clearly not service dogs. Even sitting at the table with some customers. Very unsanitary.

One of my favorite spots on the water at Ruston. Never had a bad meal here. Prices are odd and higher than average. Ordering extra sauces or side sauces will cost you. Service has been slow on occasion. read more

Enjoyed the atmosphere here. Ordered the Sal's chicken and waffles with Mac n cheese bites and it was amazing! Also had a peach mimosa which was delicious. read more

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I really enjoy coming here. Their food is so yummy, especially Matt's wrap! I also enjoy the $3 mimosas !! The service is friendly and fast. Overall great place to go. With is being right on the water, it's nice to walk around after or before going as well. read more

We went to another restaurant first and they had a 2 and 1\2 hrs wait so we went to the next and it was 45 min. Us being impatient didn't want to wait so we settled on the Twisted Fork. I knew their fried pickles were amazing from a previous experience and we had yummy drinks but, then we needed some actual food because we wanted to drink more. Well, my pickles were soooo good. The breading is light but perfectly fried with this very tasty herbed blend. The pickle was still crunchy but warm and juicy. Yumm. The sauce for the pickles is delicious and tangy and warm. The best! So, we stayed. I'm stuck between two and three stars because the burger which I saw on many a table didn't have any flavor but our drinks and waitress were very nice. He had an IPA and I started with a Strawberry Lemonade Fizz with suspect whiskey. Minty. Refreshing. Not overly sweet. Very good and I will definitely return for another. Then, we had margaritas on the rocks. He had original and I had a pineapple jalapeño. Again great balance of sweet, sour, and salty. I will for sure have more of that another time. Unfortunately, now for the bad part. We are huge burger fans and when our waitress was talking about how delicious our burgers would be we were drooling. Well... The beef was dry not juicy at all. The taste of the bun was completely null. The onions may have been caramelized but they were diced so you didn't get any actual flavor. That's why they are usually strips so you get all that gorgeous juice with them. It was so bad I literally got so visually upset. It ruined our mood completely. The side Caesar salad was ok but, definitely not homemade, more like. Costco salad kit. I mean, we spent over $100 and if we had only eaten pickles and drank cocktails all night, it would have been totally worth it but $21 for a burger that was so lackluster. It just made a lot of sense that other patrons there left and went somewhere else once their table became available. Sad...please fix your burger. I want to support you: read more

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Service was absolutely terrible. Server was very openly and loudly complaining to another staff member about how a table didn't tip her enough. The mediocre bar food wasn't worth being talked down to and eyes rolled at for asking for more time to look over the single iPad menu for the table. Definitely do not recommend. read more

Good food, chill atmosphere, lots of beers and spirits too. I went on a night they had live music but they also have so many other event nights! read more

Great food, great atmosphere, great location.....unfortunately really sssllllooooowwww service.

I really wanted to like this place but sadly I can't say I did. The good is this...they smoke the chicken in one of the sandwiches and it is was delicious! The floor, however, was dirty and the table sticky. They weren't very busy with only 4 other tables occupied but the still the service was lacking. Our server was inattentive and our food cold. We sent back the onion rings and pork tacos. When they came back to us (supposedly remade) they tasted like that had been reheated in a microwave. Our server was very kind and apologetic about it but overall, we won't be back. read more

Came in here when visiting my friends new condo. It was perfect for a quick brunch. Would have liked a few more options, but they were willing and able to accommodate my GF and vegetarian modifications. The bloody Mary my friend got looked amazing and she said it had just the right kick. Would come back for sure for the $3 mimosas and also to enjoy drinks and dinner. There are many TVs so if you want to watch a game, this would be a good spot. They do have outdoor seating, but it is not covered, so winter during COVID might be tough. We were lucky on our raininy day that being midweek, there were not many people eating indoors, so we felt safe. read more

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This place sucks you have to wait 4 hours to eat cold fries and burgers, beer is cheap but if you want food and a popping place too during go to steel creek like a man and or woman read more

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What a lot of fun this Sunday. Brought the family down to grab dinner on the waterfront and found this little piece of heaven family owned run business. First thing first, the specialty drinks were excellent, followed by the Cheese Fondue served with bread loaf, apples and grapes for dipping. Everyone had different meals and I went for the build your own Gourmet Burger which was outstanding; if you like Totts or fries they will go fast like in our group of six.The servers were all friendly and attentive to our needs and gave us the history of the restaurant. Last but not least the deserts were delicious from the Lave Cake to Berry Tarts with ice cream. I can't say enough good things about this place and will return soon, so make sure you give it a try when you're down on the waterfront. read more

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Twisted fork is a great place to come have a drink on the patio. The service is amazing. Come see lanie and Hannah on Wednesday for trivia. The food is also hot and fresh. We will be back! read more

The only reason I am giving 3 stars is because the hostess wasnt wearing a mask or keeping 6 ft distance, which made us really uncomfortable. I would assume if there is staff who cannot wear masks they wouldn't be the person to greet you as you come in. There's no temperature check or hand sanitizer requirement but they do leave the patio door open to keep it airy. This is the first restaurant we have been to since COVID and our waiter was at least wearing a mask and was extremely nice and accommodating, which made our experience a lot better. The service was quick and food was typical bar food and they are VERY dog friendly which is what brought us in. I'm not sure if I would personally come back during COVID because the hostess and a few other employees (who were distanced) not wearing a mask. read more