Fire Water Bar & Grill 06464 Arvesta Dr, South Haven, MI 49090

"Smelt! Not too many serve it anymore. Though it’s temporary. Good music"

"Hands down the worst experience I’ve had at a restaurant. Terrible service and charcoal briquette if burger with a dehydrated bun crumbling in my hands. Lied about the complimentary discount for the 2.5 hr wait after being seated, then added everything to the bill. I just paid and got the hell out of there. I can’t believe anyone had a positive experience in such a disaster of a place. If you want to ruin a good night and feel ripped off and lied to, firewater’s is the place to go!"

"I so badly wanted this to be a 5 star experience! I’ve read so many positive things that I couldn’t wait to try it out! Tonight, I’m not sure if it was just a fluke (we all have off days), but it was quite disappointing. Being in the food and beverage industry for many years, I understand being understaffed, in the weeds, and unable to be able to give 100% to everyone. I’m very patient and understanding. The server we had was very kind and explained to us that she was not even a server, but due to staffing issues, she was stepping in to help. First, we were seated and not spoken to for about 20 minutes. Second, we order our drinks and are told that out of everything on the drink menu, 3 of the items weren’t available. Third, we order appetizers and I request to get my 4 year olds meal with our appetizers. A solid 45 minutes goes by before we get our appetizers, which of the three, only two come out. Not accompanied by my 4 year olds food. While waiting for appetizers, we had to approach the bar to request drink refills. Finally, our food comes out! Not all at once, though. Although the Salmon I ordered would have been delicious, it sat in the window long enough to be lukewarm at best. My boyfriends burger was not only well done, his bun had been cooked by the heat lamp. My sister received her appetizer AFTER her meal, and my 4 year old was the very last to receive her meal. All of those were things we were willing to look past, as we are all understanding that some days are better than others. I was not even intending to leave a review, but the last event that took place put a bad taste in my mouth (pun not intended) that as solidified my decision not to return. The (not server) server came to our table with our checks (3 of them) she explained that she removed the kids meal and one salmon meal off of the tab for the inconvenience. My boyfriend said that he would just pay for all of the checks with that being the case. Very thankful and satisfied that she put in effort to acknowledge that we received subpar service, we all collaborated on what our total would have been prior to the comps and planned to tip her well above 25%. Then, she came back with the tab for my boyfriend and she had added all of the meals that she had originally comped back onto it. I really wanted to enjoy this restaurant and talked it up to everyone that came out with me tonight, all to be disappointed."

"We could not have picked a more amazing venue for our wedding!!! The food and service was spectacular. Everyone went way above and beyond to guarantee our special day was absolutely amazing. Special thanks and shout out to Scott for being such an amazing, thoughtful and totally invested coordinator. Dan, Sierra and Thomas for tending to our every need. Jonathon and his talented kitchen staff for making sure the food was spectacular. We would strongly recommend and encourage Lake Arvesta and Fire Water Bar& Grill for any wedding or special event!"

"A great restaurant just outside of downtown South Haven and close to lots of the campgrounds in the area. There is lots of outdoor seating where you can watch all of the watery fun of the Arvesta Sports Complex. The inside has comfortable seating and a large bar. The food is excellent and the staff friendly. This is a great way to escape the lines of downtown."