The Big Catch - Bristol

Location, location, location. First thing that makes this restaurant unique among eating venues in the Lakes region. Beautiful veranda by the lake, separated from the lake, only by one parking role and the boat docks. Perfect place to have a leisurely lunch, boat watch, people watch, and just relax and look at the scenery. We came over here after an almost full day at the beach in the state park. And of course we were ravenously hungry. They're local beer selection is quite good. Then, we had their basket of clams, my partner had a delicious, huge cheeseburger, and I had a tantalizing lobster roll. It was tasty, well presented, and by the way, the claims were absolutely delicious. Definitely a must go place for a traveler to the newfound lake area.

So this would have had a 5 star review from me until I decided to go back to get ice cream after we got food. The manager, Paul, came over and scolded his staff for not properly scraping out remaining bits of ice cream from a container and discarding it. Instead of simply speaking with the employee, he proceeded to yell at her and threaten to take the money out of her paycheck. Another staff member spoke up and said it was the girls second day and she didn't know. The entire customer base heard this. Unnecessary and embarrassing. I will not go back to a place where the staff are treated like ****.

The ambience of the place is not bad. However, the food is really bad both in terms of quality and taste. The food presentation is very low, just brunch of fried clams on the poor looking white bun. It's the worst food I ever had. Any local food in DR Congo was way way better!

Very convenient if you are at the beach. The inside has a good vibe, however, most of the food is sub-par. For example, the onion rings taste like cardboard. The only items I like are the chicken Philly and the scollop basket. They also have a takeout window for ice cream. It's Giffords ice cream, which is very good! I will continue to come back for the convenience.

I anticipate the opening every year since the beginning! The food is amazing and the service is always very pleasant! I 'm a bit obsessed with the onion rings and fried dough bites, it 's what I anticipate all year until they open, but everything I 've had there is always wonderful! I have the best memories from teen years of summers on the beach, walking back and forth to The Big Catch for chicken baskets to share with my best friend and seeing lots of other friends from school! Now, with children of my own, I bring them to 'The Catch ' and we make more memories! It 's basically the best place ever and I will forever only say the most positive things about it!