Backwater Jacks Waterfront Bar & Grill

A lot of seasonal venues in the lake area have closed for the season, but not your favorite waterfront bar & restaurant at the Lake of the Ozarks ! You can still get back to Backwater Jack's 7 days a week this fall, and it's every bit as wonderful now as it is in the summer. (Usually a little bit quieter, but still just as fun!)  Just in case you think we're a little biased in that opinion, we've gathered a few recent reviews for Backwater Jack's from across the web. These people have been having a fantastic experience here with us over the past few weeks, and you still can too.  " Stumbled upon this place while passing through for the day and happened to get the crab leg special. Really quite good crab legs for a great price. The atmosphere here is great, with lots of decks, overlooks, swim up bars, seating both indoor and out. You could easily waste an entire day here that's for sure. We had a really good time. " - Joshua Appel , Goog...

If you haven't had the chance to check out our Lake of the Ozarks waterfront restaurant yet, you're missing out on not only delicious food and drinks, but also amazing live music and the most awesome lakeside pool in town! We don't expect you to just take our word for it though. Here are some of the things that a few of our recent customers had to say about their personal experience here at Backwater Jack's.  " My favorite place to eat, best blackened grouper I’ve had. Fun atmosphere and beautiful location when sunset comes. By water or by land great place. " -Rick Russell, Facebook review " Terrific. Everything was delicious and service was fast. Crab Rangoon and snow crab were to die for! First visit since they remodeled, highly recommend. " -Go R, TripAdvisor review " Loved it! The atmosphere was great, the food was excellent. " -Vanessa Blansett, Google review  photo from Google review " Great place to hang ou...

This past Summer season was an absolute success.  The Lake's best waterbar was visited by thousands of people; locals and tourists alike. We were given awards for our food, given shout-outs for our atmosphere, and all around given praise for having the best restaurant at Lake of the Ozarks . We haven't forgotten how we earned all of those kudos either! Let's look back at some of the reviews and posts written by customers on our Facebook page and remember the Summer season 2015! Jared  —   5 star Love this place!!! Great food, staff, and entertainment!!! Always a definite stop on our vacations on the lake!!! Thanks for making us a permanent part of your vacations Jared! We appreciate all your support! Corey   —   5 star Best food on the water. Love the poppers and the Cuban! Corey, We hope you'll branch out next season and try some of our other dishes too, like our award winning Fried Potato Salad! (Pssst, the Cuban is one of our favorites ...

Backwater Jack's strives to provide all our customers with an unforgettable Lake of the Ozarks dining experience. We take extra care to make sure all of our dishes are perfectly cooked and each drink is mixed to perfection. We are so grateful to our loyal customers who choose to celebrate their summer with us!  Thanks especially to our customers who take the time to leave us great reviews on the Backwater Jack's Facebook page ! We wanted to take this opportunity to highlight some of the wonderful reviews we've received in the past. "Don't miss out on this water bar. The music, the food, the sun setting in the back of this fabulous cove. It's a little slice of Heaven right here at the Lake!" ~ Emily W. "Best food and great Lake atmosphere. Service is always friendly." ~ Joe F. "Great food, drinks, and fun right on the water!" ~ Todd P. "Best jalapeno poppers around." ~ Julie D. "Clearly a stap...