Carpie's Grill — Restaurant in Town of Cuba

Updated 8/18/24: Last year I was on the fence and gave them a 3 star.This year all the bad about them is even worse. They are literally just baking, microwaving, and air frying everything. Portions are even smaller now and even more overpriced with even less quality. I went with 8 family members all seated at different tables and none of us were even remotely impressed. My niece and nephew were so hungry after their tiny expensive meals that they begged us to take them for happy meals after. The steak sandwich was literally 3 tiny pieces of steak on grilled cheese. How pathetic. Not only that, but the lake was super littered with trash just floating around so we weren't even paying for a nice view.

2023 3 star: It's a fun casual place right on cuba lake ran by teenagers. You can park on the street up the hill/stairs, park in a lot up the hill/stairs that's across the street, or dock your boat there. It has open doors with fans (no ac so it's muggy), bar stools, and dock seating. Ice cold beer, land shark was great. The chicken Quesadilla was delicious, but $12 for a small with sparce chicken and no sides was too pricy. The chicken pesto sandwich has great flavor, but it was tiny with hardly any chicken at all(only a few chunks). When we were there they ran out of chopped chicken so a waitress stopped serving and chopped chicken on the bar for the boys in the kitchen. I think that's why there was almost none in the sandwich and only a little in my Quesadilla. $16 for 4 little chunks of chicken each sandwich half and a handful of chips was EXTREMELY over priced. We'll give it one more try to decide if we just got screwed over when the chicken ran out or if they really do just give scraps...

It's right on Cuba lake and I mean.."right on the water" with docks and waterfront seating. That was the best part. Relaxing. They only serve wine and beer. No mixed drinks. There is a small bar area. Service was good. The server was on top of it. The food is nothing to brag about. It's very basic and very bland. I had possibly the worst fish sandwich I've ever had. Oddly spiced and undercooked. Mine was raw in the middle. The onion rings were cheap out of the bag Burger King type that the breading was old and falling off. The fries were nothing great. I ordered nachos which were basically a pile of chips with a handful of taco meat thrown on them and some cheap out the bag cheese and not enough to say so. My kid makes better nachos at home. Most of the chips had no cheese on them at all. This place isn't terrible, just not worth the drive if you're not a local. Even if I was local, I might...

The menu may be limited but the food was very good, fresh tasting and the service was prompt. It's all outdoor seating. Unfortunately the tables aren't really far enough apart for people passing between them to still be six feet from the people sitting. The servers were masked but not the cooks behind the bar 🤷‍♀️ Parking is up along the road and then there's stairs or a paved hill to get down to the restaurant right on the docks. Single user bathrooms for men and women. Most but not all of the tables have umbrellas or other shade. More on my order specifically... $13 sounded like a lot for a salad, but the greens were super fresh and tasty, the chicken was delicious and tender enough that I could cut it with the side of a plastic fork. Combined with nuts, craisins, blue cheese and a perfect portion of dressing, I felt well fed and not...