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Exterior - Smackwater Jacks, Grand Bend, ON

Smackwater Jacks

3.8 (19)
CAN$31 to CAN$50
Canadian
71 River Rd, Grand Bend, ON N0M 1T0

About this restaurant

  • Great for outdoor dining
  • Great for scenic views
  • Romantic
For a front row seat to one of the most beautiful sunsets in the world, Smackwater Jack's indoor seating and spacious patio on the water's edge is the place for you. Our newly renovated restaurant serves locally grown produce served with meat from local farmers along side quality craft beers. Owned and operated by father and son team, Brad and Andy Oke, Smackwater Jack's is the summer go-to restaurant and bar.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    CAN$31 to CAN$50
  • Cuisines
    Canadian, Farm-to-table, Fish
  • Hours of operation
    Sunday - Thursday: 12pm - 8:00pm; Friday and Saturday: 12pm - 9:00pm
  • Payment options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Jill St-Amour
  • Neighborhood
    Lambton Shores
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    Car, Bike, Walk, Dock available for boats in the summer, Smackulance (Restaurant Shuttle servicing Grand Bend and surrounding area).
  • Additional
    Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wine

Reviews

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Reviews from people who have dined at Smackwater Jacks.

3.8

3.8
(19)
  • 3.7Food
  • 3.8Service
  • 4.2Ambience
  • 3.4Value

Noise • Moderate

19 Reviews
  1. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto1 review

    2.0

    Dined on September 17, 2017

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    We made a reservation for 7:00 and got there and waited 15 minutes to talk to someone who then told us they no longer take online reservations. They took our group of 7 right away but they were short staffed and a waitress didn't come for 20 minutes. They were out of a lot of food items such as the ice burg lettuce, pot pies, and side veggies. Food came all at different times was very mediocre. Wouldn't return.

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  2. Loverofgoodfood

    Toronto4 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on September 17, 2017

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    Very nice seaside atmosphere, great selection of craft beers, busy evening, not enough staff but very apologetic, food was fresh & good portions. Nice complementary dessert for the celebrant. Will go back.

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto1 review

    1.0

    Dined on September 5, 2017

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    I booked a table and received a confirmation but when we arrived the restaurant was closed.

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  4. HappyDiners

    Toronto18 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on August 29, 2017

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Great spot on the water. Food was good - the fish tacos were very tasty. Would definitely go back. We had a great server - he was very attentive & funny.

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto1 review

    5.0

    Dined on August 28, 2017

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Ordered the bacon dip- delicious with fresh pretzels, fish and chips- great flacky batter, and fish tacos-full of flavour and colour. Wine, speciality coffee- nice and hot and dessert- apple pie cake- husband loved it.

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  6. OpenTable Diner Gold

    Toronto10 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on August 27, 2017

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great view of the river. Service was great, there was a complementary shuttle to our hotel (Oakwood). Food was pretty good, nothing to write home about. But the view more then made up for it!

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  7. OdiliaS

    Toronto2 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on August 16, 2017

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We had a great time at Smackwater Jacks! The food was great and the white wine sangria was fabulous! I would like to thank our waiter, he was very pleasant and service was quick. I would recommend this place to my friends. Thanks again for a pleasant night!

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  8. Wayne

    Toronto1 review

    4.0

    Dined on August 16, 2017

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We heard a lot of mixed reviews, but we were pleasantly surprised! The food was awesome, and the service was even better. The patio has a really cool atmosphere, and it was a great dining experience. The food was maybe on the more expensive side, but we thought it was well worth it.

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  9. Kayakgirl17

    Naples5 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on August 16, 2017

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    3 out of 4 had the turkey burger with fries which were both good. Our other group member had pickeral dinner which was over priced for what he got. The pickeral was a huge disappointment ( pan-fried) and we had a better pickeral full dinner at the Buccaneer in Port Stanley for less money. I found the menu for both dinner and lunch limited.

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto1 review

    1.0

    Dined on August 15, 2017

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    A terrible experience! Don't go because they don't need or want your business. Arrived about 10 mins early for our 730 reservation. We waited 3 or 4 mins before a hostess spoke to us. We were seated about 725pm along with the people behind us that didn't have a reservation. The hostess was pleasant but we slowly realized she seated us in an area that not 1 of the 3 servers was paying attention to. We kept waiting for someone to come and take our drink order but that never happened. We watched the couple that came after us get their beer and about 744pm we headed for the door. I asked to speak to a manager because even though my family was practically headed out the door I thought maybe she would try to rescue the situation. This was not the case. I explained what happened.She did apologize and kept looking at the computer but didn't make any attempt to try to keep us there. That's when I knew it was definitely not a restaurant that needed or cared to have my business. Grand Bend has a few good places to eat with great service. If you are looking for one of them, this is not it.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    CAN$31 to CAN$50
  • Cuisines
    Canadian, Farm-to-table, Fish
  • Hours of operation
    Sunday - Thursday: 12pm - 8:00pm; Friday and Saturday: 12pm - 9:00pm
  • Payment options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Jill St-Amour
  • Neighborhood
    Lambton Shores
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    Car, Bike, Walk, Dock available for boats in the summer, Smackulance (Restaurant Shuttle servicing Grand Bend and surrounding area).
  • Additional
    Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wine
  1. Home
  2. Canada
  3. Toronto / Ontario
  4. Southern Ontario
  5. Lambton Shores

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