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Restaurant Guide

Big Creek Tavern - Lunch, dinner and breakfast at 10 a.m. on Sundays. Open year around. Featuring the “Best” Angus Beef, a step up from old-fashioned American food. Billiards, video games, beer, wine. Buford. B-3, 678-482-1662.

Breezes Restaurant and Lounge – Lunch, dinner. Open year around. Casual dining, American cuisine offered, reservations taken. Great meeting place and resort style service. Entertainment is offered along with full-service bar. The Renaissance, Lake Lanier Islands. B-3, 770-945-8921.

Bull Frogs’ Bar & Grille – Southeastern cuisine offering brunch/breakfast, lunch, dinner. Live entertainment during the summer and Dive-In Theater on Saturdays. Full-service bar. Located inside Emerald Pointe Resort at Lake Lanier Islands, Buford. B-3, 770-945-8787.

Dockside Grill - Holiday Marina. Serving the same Docker burger that’s offered at Dockside Grill Café at Aqualand Marina. Featuring hand-cut, aged steaks, beer on tap. Seasonal. Buford. B-3, 770 945-2208.

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

Fairways Grill – Breakfast, lunch and dinner offering gorgeous lake views at PineIsle Golf Club. 25 TVs available to watch sporting events. Located at PineIsle Golf Club at Lake Lanier Islands Resort. Seasonal. B-3, 770-945-8787.

Quarter Deck - Offers seafood, Grouper sandwiches, full-service salad bar, burgers and Oysters on the half shell. Open for lunch and dinner year around and breakfast bar on Saturday and Sunday. Starboard Cove Marina, Flowery Branch. C-3, 770-967-8660.

Sandwich Market - Offers sandwiches, pita wraps, gyros & lahvosh. Baldridge Marina, Cumming. Seasonal. 770-889-2185.

Skogies - Specializing in barbecue, seafood and American fare. Lunch and dinner. Seasonal. Gainesville Marina, C-1, 678-450-1310.

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

37 Main - a food/entertainment establishment inspired by Spanish tradition
of tapas-small portions of appetizers-also featuring live music. Full bar.
Open Tuesday-Saturday. B-3, 770-614-7197.

Aqua Terra - European fusion cuisine served daily. Open for lunch, 11:30
a.m.-2:30 p.m., Mon.-Fri.; noon-2:30 p.m., Sat.; dinner hours are 5-10 p.m.,
Mon.-Sun. Located on Buford's historic Main Street. No reservations. B-3,
770-271-3000.

Blue Bicycle – a bistro touting “great food in a place not to feel rushed.” Open for lunch Thurs./Fri.; open for dinner Tues.-Sat. Reservations are suggested. Located at 671 Lumpkin Campground Road, behind the Outlet Mall on 400. Dawsonville. 706-265-2153.

Corkscrew Café - Fine dining featuring varied menu choices, open lunch and dinner. Hours: 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Tues.-Thurs.; 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri./Sat.; noon-9 p.m., Sun. Reservations suggested. Located on 51 West Main St., Dahlonega. 706-867-8551.

Grapes and Hops - Fine dining offering wine and food pairings featuring 2-oz pours of three different wines with each entrée. Lunch and dinner. C-3, 770-965-9145.

Luna’s - Continental cuisine, romantic atmosphere. G’ville. C-2, 770-531-0848.

Rudolph’s On Green Street - Fine dining along Gainesville’s historic street. Soup/salad bar at lunch. Gainesville. C-2, 770-534-2226.

Tea Thyme on the Square - Fine dining on Gainesville's Square, Gainesville. C-2, 678-450-5770.

The Courtyard - Lunch, dinner. Continental dining in evenings. Specialty North Georgia Rainbow trout. Full bar. Best Western Lanier Centre Hotel. G’ville. C-2, 770-531-0907.

The Yacht Club - World cuisine w/French flair served Tuesday through Saturday for lunch, dinner. Main Street, Flowery Branch. Reservations suggested. C-3, 770-967-9060.

Sperata - Fine dining with a Mediterranean flare. Open for lunch and dinner. B-3, 678-546-9111.

Johnny’s BBQ - Real Pit BBQ pork, chicken & ribs. Brunswick stew. Minutes from Clark’s Bridge rowing venue. G’ville. Casual. D-1, 770-536-2100

Leftys BBQ - 40 years of tradition features pulled pork BBQ, Ribs, fresh ground chuck burgers and wings and recipes prepared fresh in-house. Buford. B-4, 770-945-9131.

Longstreet Café - Southern buffet-style restaurant serves up home cooking. Gainesville. Casual. D-1, 770-287-0820

Maynor’s - blues mixes with barbeque. Live jazz and blues performances. Specialties include ribs and hand-pulled pork. B-3. 39 E. Main St. Buford. Casual. 678-714-2871

Old McDonald’s BBQ - Real Pit BBQ, Brunswick stew, ribs. Minutes from Lake Lanier. Casual. B-3, 770-945-8608.

Atlanta Bread Co. - Open daily for lunch and dinner. Specializing in sandwiches on thick-sliced bread, soup, pastries and sourdough bread. Gainesville. C-2, 770-297-9700.

Coffee Shop of Horrors - Unusual coffee shop with horror theme, pastries and desserts in a laid back atmosphere. Gainesville square, C-2. 770-531-1666

Common Grounds Coffee Shoppe - Light breakfast, lunch and dinner and good homemade desserts followed by fresh roasted coffee. Flowery Branch. C-3, 770-967-4080.

Downtown Café - Full-service breakfast, lunch featuring hot and cold sandwiches, burgers, salads and specials of the day. Thursday's signature special of the day: Chicken and Dumplings. 7:35 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri.; 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Sat. C-2. 770-535-8121.

Happy Pickle Deli – on Gainesville’s Square, located at 109 Bradford St. SE, offers grilled “panini” sandwiches, soups and salads for lunch and dinner, six days per week. Gainesville. C-2, 678-450-8912.  

Panera Bread - Features baked goods, soups, salads and sandwiches. Gainesville. C-2, 770-535-6601.

Roly Poly - Deli sandwiches rolled on tortillas. Menu also includes soups, potato salad, pasta salad. Gainesville. C-2, 678-989-0555.

Sweet Escapes Bakery Café - Soups, sandwiches, salads and bakery items such as its signature homemade chicken salad sandwich. Buford. B-3, 770-945-4383.

Turnstile Deli - Specialty, 'the best chicken salad ever'. Other features include barbecue, homemade soups, salads, potatoes, gourmet hotdogs. Catering available. Gainesville. C-2, 770-534-0102.

BiBa's Italian Restaurant - Featuring pasta, pizzas, salads, chicken, veal and seafood specialties. Open 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Sunday through Thursday. G'ville, C-2. 678-450-1661.

Johnny's New York Style Pizza - Features Calzones along with hand-tossed pizza, pasta, subs, salads, appetizers and wings. Family owned, non-smoking facility. Gainesville. C-2, 678-989-5050.

Marchello’s - Hwy 20, Lee’s Crossing Shopping Ctr, Buford. B-4, 770-945-1333.

Piazza - Features traditional Italian dishes, homemade raviolis, pizza, chicken, veal and seafood specialties, plus a low carb menu offering chicken breast, Italian sausage, crab cakes, tilapia, or shrimp served with salad and stuffed with Portabello mushrooms. Open seven days/week: 11am - 9pm, Sun-Thur; 11am - 10pm, Fri & Sat. Located on 24 East Main St., Dahlonega. 706-867-9881.

Rafaello's - Specialties include pasta, chicken, veal and seafood dishes. Oakwood. C-2, 770-534-2933.

Tom's Pizza - Features pizza, calzones, appetizers like wings and cheese bread, and salads. Three locations: Rabbitown, Oakwood,Flowery Branch. Both Oakwood and Flowery Branch deliver to marinas on southeastern side of Lake Lanier. Rabbittown, 770-287-7444; Oakwood 770-531-0322; Flowery Branch 770-967-1074. Deliveries available from 5-9 p.m.

La Cazuela - An Atlanta area landmark that’s expanded to two locations around Lanier. La Cazuela became an award winning restaurant within five years. Features famous fajitas, big selection of combination platters and much more.
Cumming, 678-947-0718
Buford, 770-614-6871

Sonia's Mexican Restaurants - in Buford, Lawrenceville and Winder, this 16-year-old business is open daily with lunch and dinner deals. Live music featured on Saturdays and Sundays. Buford. B-3 678-482-4828; Lawrenceville, 770-995-1617; Winder, 770-307-0094

Oriental

Hiroba – Japanese fusion cooking offered for lunch Tuesday-Friday and dinner Wednesday-Saturday. Catering also available. Gainesville’s Square at 110 Main St., Gainesville. C-2, 770-287-5212.
 

Sabor Latino Peruvian and Caribbean Restaurant - Features rotisserie chicken, ceviches, flan, Cuban sandwiches, lomo saltados, beef filled potatoes, steaks and pork chops. 5545 Atlanta Hwy., Flowery Branch. 770-965-2224.

Lakeside’s Dining Update

Last month, an article was written about a new restaurant, Cocktail Cove and Bar, which had taken over the building that formerly housed Third Coast Grille, and was now offering “generous portions” with competitive prices. Owners David Burleson and Rubin Schulman have expanded the former restaurant and brought a whole new look to the establishment. “We’re doing all-you-can-eat specials during the week and we’ll have regular entertainment,” Burleson said. “We have live entertainment, including bands on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays, plus special activities other nights of the week.” In addition, for those of you who love to dance, a stage, dance floor and a DJ booth are on tap, as well as a full-service bar. Hours for Cocktail Cove and Bar is Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Located at 5715 Holiday Rd. in Buford. The telephone number is 770-932-5000 or visit the website at www.cocktailcovebar.com.

Dam Grill, formerly the Lighthouse Café, now offers fresh seafood and barbecue from Old McDonald’s on Holiday Road. The grill is part of the Dam Store, which is located on Buford Dam Road. For more information, call 770-932-2031.