Reviews for Buckwater Brew Works and Whiskey House in Carbondale, IL

We have had good experiences here in the past and wanted to try out their Sunday brunch. We tried a few weekends ago, waited for... our drinks to come out for over 30 minutes, and ended up leaving. We decided to try again today thinking maybe they would bemore organized. We were unfortunately wrong. Our food was cold. We got waters and the first drink I took tasted like bleachwater. I told the waitress and she said that?s their sanitizer and they must have not rinsed it off. She did wash our cups andgot us new waters. She also took 50% off my food since it was obvious that I didn?t like it, as I only took a couple of bites.We were there for almost 2 hours, they weren?t busy, but everything took forever. Very disappointed. Read more

Its a really nicely decorated bar/resturant with a great atmosphere and awesome food. Tuesday was movie music bingo at 7p.m.... and what a fun time we had. My friends and I are planning on going back for music bingo. Read more

Beer on tap was good and I loved how they incorporated old names from the local area. Food was normal bar food and was just... plain and basic. Read more

Great Decor, seating and service. A must stop for anyone looking for a comfortable and happy night out. P.S. Might want to try... the coffee - goes great with high end bar food from the kitchen. Read more

Perfect bar. Great food. Clean. And very friendly, knowledgeable bartenders. There are a lot of choices for drinks - so take... your time choosing, the bartenders are fantastic guides of the drink menu. Doesn't seem to be a hang out for the Collegestudents, more professionals. Everyone in this place is friendly, which is refreshing and fun. Bright positiveatmosphere. Lots of parking in the lot behind the building. Bathrooms are clean, well kept, and supplied. Go there for datenight, after a game, or after work. Read more

Amazing every single time we come, the employees are amazing and we feel like family!

I try to be very fair about any review I leave, as there are numerous factors to eating out. So here goes. We are a family of... six, and had heard about Buckwater and decided to try it on a Saturday night. We had never been before, and that is in part whyour time wasn't enjoyed. Simply put, various eateries and bars doing things differently Some places, the bar is where you orderdrinks. Or sit if you don't intend to eat Want a closer seat to the sports or trivia At Buckwater, the bar is where youorder. We walked in, and we were told "seat yourself anywhere" And we did. No one said, "seat yourself but don't expect anyoneto come to your table, give a menu, offer you water or drinks or take your order" It being Saturday was fairly busy So we sat atthe table for thirty minutes before finally catching the attention of someone. It was then they said "you go to the bar, ordereverything there including drinks" Non alcoholic, they only had coke, diet coke, sprite. I ordered the drinks, to which I hadto give them a credit card then. And juggle carrying the six drinks to theer table I wrote down what the family wanted,returned to the bar and ordered a few appetizers, and the meals. Another thirty went by. All the food came up at once. I statedseveral things were appetizers. It says appetizer on the menu That word is associated with "pre" dinner typically. When I wasdisappointed that we waited thirty minutes and the appetizers were to intended to pass time, keep four children busy. Theresponse from the gentleman was very harsh, and he basically tossed down the food. His manners were lacking as he roughly andrudely said all the food comes at once and walked away. You can imagine a table of six, everyone drinks at differentplaces Everytime someone finished a drink I had to carry the glass back to the bar, get a refill, carry it back. Over andover. No one comes to your table. Offers water, refills, or even containers for the food. So it isn't exactly a typical d Read more

Great atmosphere. Fun patio. Wide selection of whiskey. Mission street tacos = two thumbs up! Looking forward to a return... trip! Read more