Fire By The Lake - Guntersville

The staff was very welcoming. Lona was exceptional—her attention to detail and warm hospitality made the experience truly memorable.

We went today for lunch/dinner. We sat at a long hightop table and we all sat by the waterfront. The hostess laid out menus on the opposite side of the hightop and said here’s your menus then went to a booth and laid her head down to scroll on her phone. Our server switched out menus out from lunch to dinner menus and said we can’t ring in lunch past 3:30- even though it was only 3pm. We must’ve been in the middle of shift change because we witnessed a regular run out to his truck and come back with a paper sack, (everyone at the bar top were clearly regulars) he gets back and sits back at the bar, then the night shift bartender comes in and exchanges something for the paper sack with the man. She then took the paper sack back to the area between the dining rooms and the opening of the bar and I witness her shooting a mini out of the bag. She then proceeds to go behind the bar and begin vaping despite all the signs around the restaurant stating “no smoking or vaping”. After all this entertainment our food arrived. Mine had a small black hair on the rim of the dish which I didn’t call attention to, but shocked that the server or kitchen staff didn’t see. The food was good. The margarita I ordered tasted like Mountain Dew, which as a long time bartender I can assure you isn’t an ingredient. We then watch the night bartender make herself another drink while heavy pouring the patrons drinks. After we were halfway through with our meal we were being pressured to leave, my sister clearly still eating as her fork was in her mouth and we were asked if the checks would be separate while we are offered to go boxes. We hadn’t even been there a full hour before we were being ushered to hurry and finish. Overall- I guess don’t go here unless you’re a local and definitely do go here for a nice family outing. It was an experience, but I wouldn’t say a good one.

I didn't even make it in without a waiter being smart with me .all I asked if they were still cooking or if they were bar only it was late .

Pros: amazing food! I recommend the crab stuffed shrimp plate! Great views by the lake. Cons: prices are pretty high.. our check for three people was $91! I do not recommend the shrimp cocktail appetizer, they only give you five shrimp at $13!!! Also every time I walked back to the bathroom which was twice, there were food plates stacked all over the counter by the ordering kiosk for the servers.. it was gross to see dirty dishes there. The photo attached is of the crab stuffed shrimp plate but I had already eaten some before I took the picture so they actually give you a good bit

Just moved to the area. Brought the family here on a Sunday for lunch and had a good experience. Our waitress was friendly and we had no problems with service. My husband had a filet mignon, I had the crab cakes, our daughter had the chicken parmesan. Husband said the steak was cooked like he wanted and was very good, he wished he 'd gotten the bigger size. I love crab cakes and these were a little different than I 'm used to, but still very good! I 'll definitely want them again when we go back. The chicken parmesan portion was HUGE, we were not expecting that! The only negative thing I have to say is that the hush puppies were maybe a little bland, but overall we had a good time and our food was good.