Excellent smaller restaurant with a small bar and great food. Always offer a number of specials to along with a good size menu with lots of options.
Two empty tables outside, 30 minute wait at 7:30pm on a Friday. (2 people) REALLY! No one waiting. Won't be going back.
Highly recommend the Buffalo Crunch Salad!! I will drive out of my way to get it! Nice atmosphere when dining in as well!
Slow and poor service, slow food, too much food, loud, cramped. Will not go again.
Spent a good chunk of money for a blah meal. I liked the atmosphere and the service and the music so will try again. It's just hard to know what to order when the "signature" dish is totally blah.
Cute low lit setting, homey decor. Menu had good choices and what we had was delicious. They also make great drinks, had a salt and caramel martini and it was amazing.
The food is always amazing. Tonight Christian raised the bar yet again. Loved it! For 7 years I've been eating here and can't think of another place I'd rather be. Thank you
This place is AWESOME. Great ambience, nice service and good food
Nice selection of grilled entrees. The Harvest Salad was very good.
Great place for socials, elegant atmosphere in a cozy setting
I enjoyed a nice meal out on the deck. The menu contained a creative variety of options that I wanted to try, and the servers were absolutely wonderful in terms of being friendly and attentive. I am looking forward to swinging by here again the next time I am passing through town.
Fantastic menu for lunch and dinner. Diverse and truly a taste for everyone. Sandwiches and lunch in general can be quite heavy so be prepared to take some home!
The food here is amazing. Visited before having a wedding shower to see how the service and food was. Highly recommend visiting as the food is amazing.
Food was delicious, had pastrami sandwich with fries. I forgot to take any pictures but the presentation of the dishes were done well. We sat out on the deck as it was a beautiful day. The furniture is rod iron but they provided cushions for each chair so it was not uncomfortable.
They had some great sounding specials, the cooks definitely seem inspired. Our appetizer was delicious, sandwiches not so much. My pastrami was tough and my wifes chicken bland. I'd give it another try for a full on entree. Staff was great and ambiance above average.
The calamari was amazing!!! Had a great experience.
We had my son's wedding rehearsal dinner there for 40 people. They were very helpful, responsive and very attentive. They returned phone calls and emails promptly. They were very friendly and helpful with the set up and service. The food was amazing! Everything from the goat cheese appetizer to the prime rib and seasonal vegetables were just delicious. Evan was very pleasant to work with as this was my first rehearsal dinner to plan. I would highly recommend!
Great place for slow service, overpriced food, and weak drinks. It's open late, which is worth a star.
tne place was awesome tje food was cpoked 2 perfection & Evan was pefect
We went for lunch and ordered calamari (mildly spicy, but excellent), a pastrami sandwich, and a roast beef sandwich. Excellent all around, worth checking out
Excellent service and delicious food. The scallops were fantastic.
Prefer dinner here over lunch... There's something about this place that it seems they rush us during lunch. For dinner, and nice weather, outside deck is the place!!
Excellent service, great food (best pastrami sandwich south of Manchester). Fine establishment. Decent selection of drinks
The food is great, servings are large and the wait staff is friendly and personable.
1st visit was for an informal dinner, but we were surprised by the quality of food & service. Steaks, sea food & drinks were perfect. We enjoyed the experience so much we decided to have our wedding anniversary dinner there. We dressed up a little more than the night before & we were seated in a quieter location. The food and drinks did not disappoint again. When in Salem we will eat here again.
Good service. Great Calimari, I ordered it with pasta and had it as an entree!
A little pricey, but overall a very pleasant experience.
Nice small hometown restaurant. Definitely gives off a home feeling. Food was amazing and arrived to our table very quickly and very hot! Amy our server was very pleasant to talk to.
Pleasant surprise. Came in as we were driving by and had a great meal. It was quite and service was great with good food as well. Well work a try.
Was invited to a surprise birthday party here. To my surprise, they have a function room downstairs complete with a full bar and bathrooms. I had only been upstairs for meals before. Always had a wonderful lunch or dinner. Nice porch to sit out on in the summer. Food was very good. Dining area is broken up into smaller rooms so has a cozy feel to it.
Nice place slightly off the beaten path in an former house. Active bar seating or intement romantic dining, you pick your path for the night. Well rounded menu of American Comfort food to gormet fine dining plates are available.
Just had a baby shower in the function room downstairs. Everything was amazing! Evan goes above and beyond!! Great food. Great customer service!
I liked this place before the pandemic (2020) it was always a great choice for dining out. The selection, food and service are all very good here. One thing to note this place did a great job pivoting to takeout and putting together large party orders to go and the food travels well. Everone is going to say the BWG chicken crunch and they are awesome but don't overlook the Asian lettuce wraps. I usually do an entree here and this place makes up a mean steak, but if you are in a sandwich mood there's some good selection but the smoke brisket is fantastic.
Website said open, drove there for my birthday night out and it was closed..
We decided to visit Salem for part of our vacation so we could stop at Canobie Lake Park. The most we had for dinner ideas was ordering pizza ...until we decided to use google maps to find a local restraunt. That's when we stumbled across this amazing place. We ordered the Calamari for an appetizer ( for $9 they literally give you a HUGE portion filled to the top in a bowl!) The staff and especially our waitress were very welcoming and made the experience even better. Our experience at the Black Water Grill was wonderful and would recommend this restraunt to any one visiting the area!
Very good food! The rib eye and swordfish are great!
Consistently great! Great staff, great location, great food.
Good food and good service a little pricy but it was worth it
Great restaurant. Very good food and drinks. Deck, function room, friendly staff.
Food is mediocre and expensive. Many sandwiches not served after 4:00 - seemed odd. Service was great. No real reason to go back.
Service was excellent! Food was awesome. Portions were HUGE! Ambience was great . A little pricey ... but worthy
Outdoor seating, great food and refreshing beverages. Need I say more.
Courteous staff, reasonable prices, timely service and appropriate atmosphere for a bar and grill. Quality food and a modest selection of beverages for most adults.
Our server was so nice and the place was overall a great place
Cute place with outdoor seating, the bar has live music. Services is good and accommodating, food was good however, the drinks tasted watered down. Especially the sangria.
It is a good place. The food is good. Service was good.
Friendly waitstaff. A little pricey, but not unreasonable. Food was very good.
Great spot for a group meeting or gathering. They have a few secluded rooms available. The food and service were great.
Great atmosphere and food. Service was very friendly and personable. I'll be back to sit on the patio for a drink or two!
An island popping up in a quarantine sea. I called on a whim to see if they had any specials for St Patty's day, and they luck of the Irish held out with one of their last two specials. So tasty and filling. Definitely returning.
On the way to screamfest about 5 pm on a Saturday night my husband googled for somewhere to eat close to CANOBIE. Black Water Grille came up. We had a total of six and upon arrival the hostess asked if we had a reservation. We did not but she accommodated us with seating. Honestly, it was not busy and we had been confused why we would need a reservation. We ordered four appetizers calamari, nachos, crunchy fingers and Asian lettuce wraps. Also six meals all was absolutely delicious and the portions huge. Now at this point the restaurant was completely full and my husband said I understand why a reservation is required. Our waitress Katie was awesome and the staff was so friendly. It is Very clean and the pricing is great. I highly recommend and can t wait to go back.
Great service and food in banquet room. They were very attentive while we were there. Provided special info for allergies as well.
Gave this a try. Sat outside, which was ok except for a very large party. Food was nothing special or particularly tasty. Service was not great. Brought the wrong food to the table. Waitress brought my drink almost at the end of the meal. Had to wait ten minutes before she picked up the check to run my card. Probably won't go back.
Great food, great variety and great prices. Everything was delicious and so beautifully prepared. There was something for everyone in our family and everyone loved what they ordered. What a great find for weary travelers!!
Comfy place. One can feel like home. The wait staff are articulate, helpful, cheery. The cook outstanding. The food melts in your mouth. He can cook anything away you want.
A pleasant atmosphere good food and a small room for a catering party I give it an A+
Very good food. Pleasant staff. Eat on the patio if possible, but leave before mosquitoes begin.
The lobster ravioli was awesome. But they were very busy and the service was mediocre.
Service was impeccable and food was remarkable. Would dine here again if I'm in the area. Swordfish, steaktips, chicken sautee and key lime pie were all first class.
Absolutely delicious food! It gets better and better each time I've gone.
The food at the grill speaks for itself. Besides the dinner menu, you can order a sandwich right up until 5 pm which is great. Their $10.00 sandwiches are fantastic and will fill even the heartiest of appetites. Of course, without excellent service, no restaurant would deserve a 5 star review. No worries at the black water grill. EVIDENTLY THEY ARE NO LONGER OPEN FOR LUNCH. MY OFFICE TRIED TO PLACE AN ORDER ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, AT 12:30. THERE WAS NO ANSWER. THE PHONE JUST KEPT RINGING. WE STILL LOVE THIS PLACE, BUT BRING BACK THE LUNCHES.
