The Boathouse At Saugatuck

Recommendations: Outdoor Table (upstairs), Local Oysters on the Half Shell, Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail, Chicken Liver Pate, and Boathouse Lobster Roll. . Detailed Review: It's Summer 2022, my wife and I looked for a waterfront restaurant in CT. I found this place, however, it's tough to reserve an outdoor table for a weekend dinner. I booked my table on 6/6 for the dinner on 6/25. Initially, my reservation was for 2 of us. On the day of my reservation, my friends wanted to join us, I called the restaurant to update my reservation and they helped us to accommodate it. They handled it very professionally by making sure that they have enough room for us to sit outside, and called me back later to confirm that my reservation was updated successfully. When we got there, the host and the waitors were very friendly and helpful. We asked for recommendations and their suggestions were good. We ordered: Local Oysters on the Half Shell, Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail, Chicken Liver Pate, Prime Burger, Boathouse Lobster Roll, Apple Strudel, and Creme Brulee. - Local Oysters on the Half Shell & Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail: very fresh, you can even feel the oysters were crunchy. - Chicken Liver Pate: the Pate was very good, you may want to ask for more bread to finish the disc. - Prime Burger: it's juicy, the beef was good (but not excellent yet). The fries were crispy. - Boathouse Lobster Roll: delicious. The torpedo was crispy but not hard. - Apple Strudel: the vanilla ice cream was very good. - Creme Brulee: burning smell, not too sweet, delicious. 🍔So I gave 5/5 for the food. 🥂We did bring our own wine, there was $30 for corkage fee. I just wish they could have an ice bucket for our bottle, but they served well and their recommendations for food were good. So 5/5 for service. The view was great, there is the Saugatuck River flows by. Since the patio faces East, during sunset, the sunlight does not shine directly to your table. So view is 5/5. The restroom is nice and clean. They have an individual restroom upstairs and another restroom downstairs. . I hope this review is helpful for you. 🙂

I have been in the hospitality industry for over 20 years and have worked with some of the most premiere chefs in the industry. Tonight was my first experience at The Boathouse at Saugatuck and both the food and service was outstanding which exceeded all of my expectations. Firstly, I called to make a reservation and was lucky enough to get Joette who was accommodating and assured me that I would not be disappointed with the food and view. She was correct on both counts so I am glad that I listened to her. In fact after we were seated she came to our table to introduce herself to us to check that everything was to our liking so she went above and beyond! Will, was our server and he made excellent suggestions for specialty drinks, the main course and dessert. He too checked on us many times throughout dinner to make certain we were pleased. So he was fantastic as well. Lastly, I decided to make another reservation to come back in a couple of days and Danielle came to the table to organize this for me. She was also fantastic, friendly and very professional! It was obviously important to her to insure that I will have another wonderful experience. All in all...if I could give 10 stars to the chef and staff, they certainly deserve it!! Thank you so much for a wonderful night!

My family had a reservation (for my birthday) to sit outside on the balcony for dinner but when we arrived this was not honored and we were notified that we had to sit inside. My wife tried discussing the matter with the owner but he immediately became belligerent and downright nasty to her. He then stormed across the dining area into the back slamming the door behind him. The staff, outside of the owner, was very nice and pleasant. They appeared to be embarrassed at how their boss just acted. We left, luckily found another restaurant at the last minute, and enjoyed the rest of the evening.