Casual Water

Been going here a few months now, some good experiences and some bad, have been waiting to post so I can average my comments out. So here we go, servers and bartenders excellent, they really, really try hard. Sushi menu and sushi chef, non better and never disappoints. Other food, hey shake some dice, watched tonight as some new residents to the area ordered and ate there food, they were not happy!

Killer draft selection, killer sushi, great salads, local flair. This place is a little gem in York County.

Super slow service. Burgers came out burned on the outside and pink in the middle. Fries were cold. 3^rd visit, with each worse than the prior. Won’t be back.

A good local spot for townies. Sushi is great once it actually comes to your table. Rumor has it the sushi chef will not allow anyone to serve sushi if he is not present. Be prepared to wait about 1 ½ hours for sushi to be served. Hire another sushi chef already. If the food/​sushi came out quicker I’d give it a 4.5 rating. What a pain if you want sushi on his off days. Wait time for food is too long. Serving staff is very friendly and kid friendly.

This is a beautiful restaurant. I’m happy they took out the smokey grill. We went here for Mother’s Day and the brunch was perfect!

I absolutely love this restaurant. Here are my top ten reasons why.
1. The half portions, are half the price, but are still a full meal.
2. The staff are wonderful.
3. They have a sushi chef. I LOVE sushi!
4. The meat is grilled over a bed of real charcoal!
5. You can order from the bar menu in the main dinning room.
6. You can see downtown Charlotte out the window (in the distance, Charlotte is twenty miles away).
7. That cook who wears the hospital pants cooks the most amazing steak.
8. Great local beer is always on tap.
9. The drink specials are fantastic.
10. The restaurant always fills up, but I’ve never waited for a table!
I highly recommend this place for anyone that lives in Tega Cay.

Had a great meal even though the sushi chef was on vacation. My wife and I love the tapas/​half plate option. The shrimp and grits are out if this world. I asked for a small plate of roasted peppers with our caprese salad

Awful.
Lousy, undermotivated service and food not worth the price. Wrong order delivered to our table and no apology or acknowledgement of the mistake. This despite delivering a crab-​stuffed filet to my wife that would have killed her.
Then when the actual food arrived, both steaks were the incorrect temperature, and I was served a Sirloin instead of the Ribeye I paid for, the server tried to argue with me that it was the correct piece of meat. Since it was overcooked, when the meal returned, and it actually was the correct cut, it was bland. My wife’s was well done instead of the medium she ordered, but we gave up at that point.
The mashed potatoes were good, the grilled vegetables lacked seasoning and were two completely different compositions.
Not going back.

Just had the Skillet beef, sausage and mushrooms appetizer. Excellent choice! The sauce on it has a little spice but not too much and is very good with the bread dipped in it. The portion is just right to share with one other.

The food is awesome; better than any we’ve had, including Charleston restaurants like Husk. The prices are extremely reasonable for high quality delicious food. And the service is very attentive without being disruptive.

We have become semi regular customers and I hesitate to let the secret out, but I can’t keep quite. This place is a must try. The menu is awesome they have something you want and it is diversified. We had a egg roll, Cesar, and a pork ribeye. Wow! I am hard on restaurants and they may make a mistake but everyone is human. Give them a try and come hungry. Just stay away on Friday that’s our night lol!

Great shrimp and strong drinks. Priced reasonably and tucked away quietly in Tega Cay.

Excellent food that is worth the wait. Emphasis on wait. You will need to flag a waiter down repeatedly when they are busy but extremely good food; best in the area. I play at this club and eat here every time I am in town. The sushi is the best I have had anywhere down south and they deserve the credit. They could use a better selection of craft beers.

NOTE: This is for the ‘DROP AND DRINK’ outdoor patio bar/​food — could not find a place to review it on its own, I have NOT eaten at the inside restaurant ‘Casual Water’ and do plan to try it.
We went on Sunday, 7.20.14. I was excited to find a place that had jazz outdoor on a deck on a Sunday evening (in the lake Wylie circular). For several weeks I had prodded my bf for us to go. Unfortunately, we won’t be back. The jazz was nice (turn it down just a tad for conversation). The deck is very small and seemed to have a lot of regulars who lived by the club or had been playing golf. Some quite visibly inebriated; one older gentleman sitting near us was slurring as he spoke to two ladies and then got up and left with car keys in hand. There was a rather loud party celebrating a 75 yo lady’s bday which was no problem but one lady walked around wanting them (and other patrons) to sing (‘nah nah nah nah, goodbye’? we didn’t get it) over and over which was very annoying. Also, lots of smoking on the deck, which is unpleasant for those who don’t want to eat with smoke.
The service was terrible. We were there for over twenty minutes and had been given menus by a waitress with a sweet southern accent and long dark hair but she never came back. We finally flagged down a blond waitress and asked her to please at least put in a drink and app order for us. Several of the outdoor tables were dirty and stayed that way for more than an hour, perhaps they were understaffed? The blond waitress was very sweet and took our order but 10 minutes later came back and asked me what wine it was that I’d asked for. I was very annoyed as I have worked in a restaurant years ago and you NEVER leave a patron that long without SOMETHING. When she came back with our drinks I told her we’d been there for over 20 minutes without so much as ice water and she apologized and told us the drinks were on her. Service was very slow, but friendly. She finally brought us crab dip and it was decent but nothing to shout over. We ordered food — I got the Roma Flatbread — I had asked the waitress what her recommendation was between that and the chicken salad croissant and she said the flatbread. When I got it, it was absolutely SOAKED in the balsamic and pesto? — when she stopped and asked how it was and I said very messy/​wet and she said, yes, it’s really soggy. ???Hello??? you recommended it. Anyway I would never get it again, I was thinking a nice flatbread with basil, tomato and mozzerella and a bit of balsamic drizzle. It was very spicy and literally swimming. I had it all over my hands trying to eat it. My bf’s southwester wrap was pretty good. The pub chips were ok, but Hickory Tavern, a chain, has better. For $ 42 (not including tip) it was okay but we’d never go back. The service was really super slow and disorganized and the food was mediocre at best. Such a shame, it really could be a sweet little hidden gem.

I have never had a bad meal at this restaurant. The only reason it is not 5 stars is because sometimes the food is slow. I still recommend it because the wait is worth it.

Glad to have found this place! I do, however, think they need to clean it up a bit and update it as well… especially the outside. We witnessed dirty tables, the staff smoking and the fans above are disgusting… It just needs some TLC

Relaxing atmosphere, friendly staff, beautiful location with outdoor seating, great beers on tap, food was yummy, everything cooked just right, overall a great dining experience.

Awesome place and very very good food

Woohoo! This is one of my favorite restaurants! Best salmon ever! The bar is a ton of fun and everyone seems to know each other. The food is awesome, love the sushi! They have a sushi menu, bar menu, and dinner menu. The dinner menu has a «smaller plate» option on dinner entrees which is very affordable for what you are getting… This place is great for drinks, dinner, large groups, etc… great patio area, live music, karaōke, great drink specials, covered porch with seating options and fans. Can view Charlotte from covered porch… pretty neat!

Casual Water is my favorite restaurant for sushi. Their Sushi Chef Chuck is out of this world. He uses high quality ingredients and prepares sushi like no one else. The presentation of his sushi is picture perfect as well.
The staff is great and Casual Water has a wood fired grill. You can also get half servings of steaks, even ribeye. I would give Casual Water 5 stars if they had an expanded dessert offering with slices of cake and pie. They only have a dessert tree, with mousse desserts served in glass containers.