The Frog Tavern

Rude and unfriendly waitresses and extremely slow service not to mention bad food. My suggestion is don’t stop, keep driving.

They say they have too small of a kitchen to be able to handle a small pizza, a taco salad, a grilled tenderloin, and a roast beef. We waited one hour for our friends to receive their sandwiches. We received ours first, 20 minutes before them. All the owner gave was excuses.

The food was bad and the management was worse. One night we waited for 2 hrs and it wasn’t even that full. Probably never going to eat there again

Took forever to get our drinks. Took even longer for our food. Came out cold. Told owner would come and talk to us. Waited an hour and he still wasn’t there. We will never be back. Years ago it was a very nice place. Not anymore. Go to Sleepy Owl or Jimmys in North Webster.

Had reservations to Ship off our niece who is leaving to VA for the Navy, planned a family dinner at The Frog, took almost an hour to get our drinks, when we did order our food, apps came out slow, food was cold! Waitress & Manager was very apologetic, but had no authority to comp anything… Was told owner was on his way… Never showed after an hour. We just paid our bill and will never go back! Horrible! If there was a negative rating, I would of put that! Worst experience ever! We should of known when their website isn’t up to date & when you put specials out for the night… Charge it correctly! We were even charged wrong for our food! Ugh

Great place to visit. Great food, excellent service and friendly atmosphere.

It’s fun to drive up in the boat and sit by the lake while you eat, so the frog is a fun place to eat for that reason. The food is ok, nothing spectacular. My family stays in Oakwood park so it’s once of the places we keep coming back to.

The only reason I gave this restaurant one star because our waitress was fantastic, but otherwise this place has some serious issues. We arrived there between 6 & 6:30 Friday night and it is summer so expected to wait for our food awhile anyway. The waitress said food will take an hour so OK we weren’t in a hurry so we were OK with that. We finally were served our food about 8:30 and some of it was OK and some not fit to eat. They did have a group go out on the Lillypad soon after we got there and that’s why the waitress said it would take an hour for our food since they had apparently prepared food for that group? My question is? why would you take on a whole restaurant and a catering on a boat if you do not have the means to do it well? I know the kitchen is small so if you are going to have a restaurant then take of the people in it! Our waitress was in tears and we felt horrible for her and what she has to put up with! All I can say is the food is not worth the wait! Will not be going back anytime soon!

You can choose to eat inside with a/​c or outside along the channel. Both have a nice view of the channel. I ordered the buffalo chicken sandwich and onion petals… very tasty. Husband ordered the bbq hamburger with bacon… he said it was very good. It’s a thick burger! My dad ordered their famous chicken. he loved it. We were there around 7pm, wasn’t very busy but it took awhile for our food. Probably do to the huge party that placed their order prior to ours. Overall I was happy with this place and would return.

I really hope the owner reads this. This place is in need of a Bar Rescue! Service was so bad with the exception of one waitress who said she has been there I believe since May. What we witnessed was a male bartender leaning against the bar. We were there a total of 4 hours and did not witness him serve ONE drink. The only thing we saw was him cut up lemons and limes, but, that was when we first arrived. He looked bored despite a fairly busy bar. Table service was the worst I have ever seen. First of all, you don’t know who works there as they were wearing very casual clothes. We also witnessed the staff more interested in watching something on a customer’s phone versus waiting on people. We saw MANY people who were sitting at tables go to the bar to get a drink because wait staff was nowhere to be found. We also saw people walk out after not being waited on for a half hour. We ordered a pizza. Pizza only comes in 2 sizes. Would not recommend pizza at all. The crust is clearly not homemade. Very chewy. There was very little sauce on it. I honestly have had better frozen pizza. As has been previously mentioned in other reviews, no one was in charge. Staff did whatever they wanted. The bar could be succesful with management oversight. We saw a lot of staff which normally would be good for a restaurant. In this case, it was wasted money by the owner. The live band was really good. We also saw 5 guys with Security t-​shirts. Made us wonder if they were expecting trouble. Not the case, good crowd. There was a cover charge for band. Not a good idea at all for this place. If wait staff just waited on people, bar tabs would be MUCH higher. Sadly, we will not be back and we heard others say the same thing.

Service was good but the food was not so good. Our table had two burgers both over cooked and tasted awful.

This was the worst service and food was not that good. I have good memories of fun times here. This is not the way I remember this place. A bunch of barely twenty one year olds with no Adult in charge. People behind me didn’t even eat but one bite of their food! This was incredibly the biggest disaster for supper. Kitchen looked like a nasty disaster that should be shut down by the board of health. Took an hour to get our food and it sucked. Do not recommend!

No service! Bar had maybe 10 people in it, 1^st sat at the bar no one helped us, then moved to a table no one helped us. Saw about 3 girls working, a bartender and 2 waitresses. After about 15 minutes we left and went to Louie’s across the street. Had a waitress at our table before we could even sit down all the way.

A unique place in it’s all. Lets start with the food — go somewhere else. Menu is very simple and not much to choose from unless you want fried, processed foods. The nacho’s are ok if you are just getting an ap.
Drinks– pretty cheap and pretty good. Several good beers on tap, Full bar, lots of liquor varieties. I think the drinks were the best part because of the price and qualities. This is deff a watering hole more so then a restaurant.
Service — Sooooo strange… a busy Saturday night, and you have one bartender/​server! So we originally had a waitress that brought us drinks and our dinner… then we see her walking out with her purse in hand. She didn’t say anything to us (not even along the lines of hey I’m heading out, feel free to grab drinks at the bar and you can close your tab there). She said nothing, we just saw her leave. And that was it. Our food sat on the table even though we were done. To get more drinks and close our tab we went up to the bar. Where like I said there was 1 bar tender. She was very nice and did her best to accommodate the thirsty Saturday night crowd.
The fun — ok so it’s great that they make you go outside to smoke so you don’t smell like an ashtray, which is a common thing in these necks of the woods. There was a DJ/​Karaōke. That was fun. The drunker you get the better everyone sounds! There is even a dance floor, which don’t worry had those few rowdy country girls getting it! The DJ played a nice variety of country/​rap/​oldies and took a lot of requests. So that was fun. There is also a pool table and some video game machines as well!
You will meet all kinds of folks in here, most of them pretty friendly whether they are locals or tourists. DO NOT GET DRESSED UP FOR THIS JOINT! Casual… Like REALLY casual. Like jeans and a T shirt casual. In the summer I guess boats dock by here and people are even in swim suits and coverups. So gals, leave your heels and dresses at home for your city nightlife.

Traditional Lake hang out. Go by boat, wear your bathing suit and enjoy a summer afternoon with friends and family. Food is usually good, drinks are strong, good pizza. Be sure to sit outside if possible. i It’s a lake hang out, not the Ritz Carlton

I’ve been here over a dozen times and I got to say it’s either hit or miss. Some nights we get our food and its great! Other nights we wait and wait and wait then get cold food. The drinks are nice and strong and its a good place to let loose when they have live entertainment, usually weekend nights.

It is an interesting place. Service was adequate. Drinks are strong. You can party here and I understand that it is quite the place to be during the summer. We were there in mid-​November and it is really a locals hangout… not a negative. Could use a good cleaning but it was nice.

Went in to have drinks, didn’t happen! We sat at the bar and the bartender walked right past us, they had all of maybe 12 people in the place! And she didn’t make eye contact and went up to sing karaōke! I hope her musical career works out for her! Clearly bartending isn’t! Next time well make sure Lauren is there!

The Frog is like one of those phone calls you ignore because you think, «Oh I’d love to talk right now, but it’ll take too long.» You know what I mean? It’s that friend that always interrupts you when you’re about to say, «I really should get going.»
Make sure you clear your schedule because you’ll be here at least an hour and a half. The food is good, the service is friendly, but it’s consistently slow. And I believe it’s the kitchen’s fault here. Regardless of what your server tells you, expect your order to take a bit of time.
But when it comes to Syracuse, IN this is perhaps your best option. Because the food is good and I’ve always been mostly happy with what I’ve ordered. The Frog is really great for those leisurely summer days with friends by the lake which leads me to say they have great patio seating. And I can’t think of any better way to have a meal by Lake Wawasee.
And as some reviewers have pointed out, it really is «the best food on the lake.»
It should also be noted that the Frog is hopping (no pun intended) with people on the weekends with karaōke, bands, and dancing. I’ve only been once in the evening and had a great time.
The Frog never disappoints but occasionally frustrates.

THEY ARE CLOSED UNTIL MARCH 4TH, 2010
I saw someone used the term «Conklin Bay» in a previous review, that made me smile, I haven’t heard that name in awhile.
The Frog Tavern or «The Frog» is really THE place to be on Lake Wawasee. On any given summer weekend that I’m at the lake, I will have lunch at the Frog and go back that night for drinks. The mix of summer folks and locals always makes for an interesting time.
They have the best food on the lake. I love the onion rings and fried pickles (yes, you read that right). It’s good olé American food. Come proper.
You boat there… always. You only drive if the weather is just awful.
The SS Lillypad II is their booze cruise boat. They have Jimmy Buffett cruises as well which are a blast. You have to get tickets early if you want to partake.
If you go to Lake Wawasee and don’t go to the Frog, you are an idiot.
Get Karmen as your waitress, she’s the best.