The Watering Hole At Smith Lake

Awesome local place with cheap cold beer! Pool tournaments Thursday nights. Good crowd and fun billiards.

Total let down. From the staff, owners not helping out when it’s obviously needed, wait times are a joke for the amount of people inside unless you are friends w a bartender, specialty drinks taste different from bartender to bartender, and the live music experience was terrible both times we went. Loud doesn’t make it good, can’t even hear yourself speak let alone have any kind of conversation. Bathrooms were horrible on both visits as well.This was our second bad experience here and on the first we witnessed a fight break out and the security was other patrons trying to break it up.Do yourself a huge favor and skip this place.Also the local cops for some reason like to park unmarked cars in their lot to pull you over when coming and going. Be warned about this, we didn’t get pulled over but we witnessed it first hand. Isn’t the parking lot private?Are the owners ok w getting people plastered and letting them get pulled over from their very own parking lot?

This place is fantastic! The drinks are excellent, the bartenders are friendly, and the owners genuinely care about their customers. I took a week off from visiting, and the staff was genuinely concerned about my absence. The owners even came to my house to check on me! It really shows how much they care about their patrons. Plus, Mel's Meat Wagon offers the best Angus burger in town at a great price. Thank you all for such a wonderful experience!

The bartender was fantastic, and the music playlist was excellent. Don't miss the Flaming Dr. Pepper shots!

The Watering Hole is a welcoming local bar with excellent service.