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Lake Lanier Restaurants


Big Creek Tavern
- Lunch, dinner. Open year around. 1952 Tavern venue, casual dining, Beef and old-fashioned American food. Billiards table, video games, beer, wine and blues on tap. Buford. B-3, 678-482-1662.

Breezes Restaurant & Lounge - Lunch, dinner. Casual, American cuisine, reservations taken. Entertainment is offered along with full-service bar. The

Bullfrogs - Southeastern cuisine offering brunch/breakfast, lunch, dinner. Full-service bar. Located inside the Hilton, Lake Lanier Islands, Buford. B-3, 770-945-8787.

Dock Holliday’s Waterfront Eatery - American cuisine, seafood, open lunch and dinner, casual dining. Open year-round. Located at Holiday Marina. Buford. B-3, 678-482-0990.

Dockside Grill - Full lake views of Lanier in a casual outdoor cafe setting. Featuring the famous Docker burger, sandwiches including grilled grouper, tuna, and mahi. Salads and munchies. Aqualand Marina, Flowery Branch. C-3, 770 363-2318.

Down the Creek Cafe - A fresh fish market with fresh fish deliveries daily from the Florida Keys. Custom orders available in two days, with free delivery in the Flowery Branch area. Also a small café for eat-in diners is available. Located near the entrance of Aqualand Marina. C-3, 770-967-1992.

Fairways Steakhouse Restaurant -
Tues-Sat. from 6-10 p.m. Limited Seating. Reservations required, Ext. 3339. The Renaissance, Lake Lanier Islands. B-3, 770-945-8921. B-3, 770-945-8921.

Lantern Inn - Southern cooking featured on a 32-foot buffet. “Patsy Cline” and “Elvis” impersonators perform Friday and Saturday nights. Lake access.
Cumming. B-3, 770-887-3080.

Renaissance, Lake Lanier Islands. B-3, 770-945-8921.

Sandwich Market - Offers grilled and cold sandwiches, pita wraps, gyros & lahvosh. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., weekends only for now. Baldridge Marina, Cumming. 770-889-2185.

The Galley - Lanier's only "floating restaurant" featuring hot/cold sandwiches, burgers. Weekend specials. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mondays. All foods packaged to go. Gainesville Marina. C-2.

Up The Creek Cafe - American cuisine featuring fresh grouper, authentic Cuban sandwiches, hand-cut steaks and ribs. Dining on the water at Starboard Marina. Open daily, year-round. C-3, 770-967-6163.

Windows - Fine dining with gorgeous views of the lake. Specials available including a seafood buffet this summer. Located at Emerald Pointe Resort at Lake Lanier Islands. B-3, 770 945-8787.