Docks Grill - Wauconda

Five star all around, a little far from where I live but worth every drive. We come here often and enjoy it very much. Food and service are great but the view and atmosphere is amazing.

Premier dining on a deck overlooking Bangs Lake. The service was attentive, prompt, and friendly, the food was spot-on. The beer was cold refreshing too.

Only good thing about this place is the view. Prices are just completely ridiculous. For the price they have their food, it would at least taste like the price I paid. I asked for a medium burger and got it medium rare, just really pink. The drinks definitely didn’t have enough liquor in it. Service was mediocre unless you are a regular to chat like all the time and get better service.

The food is always delicious, staff is really friendly and the view from the deck is beautiful!

Last night (June 15, 2023) my husband and I went to Dock's for the first time as out of town visitors (we have a ton of family who moved to the area). It was around 9:45PM and we wanted to sit on the patio because it was a nice night. The outside bar was closing, and so we politely asked the bartender if we could just order inside and then sit out on the patio. We didn't want to bother him with drinks while he was trying to go home. He was pretty rude and had an attitude, but said that was fine. My husband went inside to grab drinks, and the indoor bartender let him know that Dock's was going to close early, but didn't specify when. Ordinarily, it would have closed at midnight, over two hours later. We assumed they'd come and give us a courtesy heads up once they decided what time they were closing. Instead, about halfway through our drinks the outside bartender looked directly at us and literally shut the lights off on us while we were sitting on the patio. No heads up, no one had told us what time the place was closing, nothing. We were just sitting there in the pitch dark completely confused as to what the heck just happened. It was the most appalling experience I've ever had at a restaurant establishment. Since we'd never been there, we had no idea that once the patio bar closes we couldn't keep sitting out there and the guy never said a word or told us how it works except to say, yes, you can sit on the patio. I was a bartender and worked in the service industry for years I can't imagine treating people like this. We were just two quiet folks on a date night. These people are truly beyond horrible.