Uncle Buck's Fish Bowl & Grill

PROs: We were seated in the bar area, Coleman, our waiter, was friendly and attentive. No wait time for an early dinner. Away from the Branson strip. No traffic to deal with. Surrounded by beautiful wooded areas. Underwater theme/ambience throughout the establishment. A bowling alley and it appeared arcade were available for entertainment. CONs: The underwater theme could pose anxiety issues. Approx.$47 (before tip) we ordered Fish & Chips and Cheesesteak Sandwich with a Dr. Pepper.

I asked if there was availability for two, but the hostess avoided my question and mentioned instead that the Blue Fish Bar was first come, first served, as well as the Bunker Bar downstairs. It seemed like they were quite full. I had to ask four times if there was availability at Uncle Buck’s until she finally told me there was a 15–20 minute wait, which was fine with me. In the end, we got a table 15 minutes later. The food was delicious. I’m leaving a good review because, despite the hostess’s indifference, our server was really nice.

The food here is spectacular. It's a little more expensive that you would pay in town but once you see the portion size, you'll understand why. They seem to always be understaffed for some reason which takes so long time for specifically alcoholic beverages, and appetizers to come out in a timely manner. Plus getting your ticket at the end takes a wee bit. But you can always make a reservation here and I promise the food is always going to be delicious. Worth the wait.

Food was decent and the prices are good. Large wall of TVs to watch football! The cheesesteak was just kinda ok…was missing something. Drinks are kinda steep at $14 each

Food is really just okay. We got a pizza. Actually we got two. We got the Detroit style pizza with the side of cheese bread, and the kids meal pizza which was quite big actually. I don’t know why but the crust wasn’t great, on either pizza. It was….gritty? My husband went to go pay the bill, and they cleared our table. And threw away everything and our drinks and all that. So we weren’t even able to finish our sub par pizza…..I had stepped out to let my kids play on the slide because they were getting restless. The view? Top tier. This resort is so beautiful. And inside there is slides, and activities you can pay for. There are also go karts outside. There is an arcade inside. There is also a bowling alley, which we did not use but is fish themed and sooooooo cool. The aesthetics of this place is out of this world.

It is a fun place for family, kids, or just adults. There are various of games, including bowling, indoor putt, putt, go cart,... We enjoyed the food there as well.

Brought my family here to celebrate our first teenage birthday. We had celebrated a birthday a few years back at an Uncle Buck's in Colorado Springs and were so excited to find one within an hour of us in our new state. We came to bowl and ride go-carts on the Fun Mountain side of the resort, but this review will be strictly on the bowling portion of our experience. As per usual Uncle Buck's fashion, the atmosphere was on par. We got there just as they opened at 11:00 am and the place was immaculately clean. The front desk sells the Fun Mountain cards, which you load with money and allows you to do all the on-site activities you want with a swipe of a card. Once you load your card, you walk around to the back of the front desk to reserve your lane and order your shoe rentals. We only wanted an hour of lane time and had six players. Since our lane was already open, our time started the moment they swiped our card. This is my biggest PROBLEM with this location. By the time everyone got their shoes, tried them on, traded for a size up or down, found an acceptable ball weight and size, ran to the bathroom and logged our names into the lane, we had already lost 10-15 minutes of our lane time. Every other bowling location allows you time to get settled in and log your names in AND THEN starts your timer. We had to rush through the last few frames in order to finish our game before our time ran out and that was a tad frustrating, especially to my bowling league champion dad, who is in his retirement years now and was looking forward to playing a game again after all these years. Overall, the place has the signature atmosphere. It is clean and they're maintaining the lanes very nicely. Our lane was not equipped with pop-up gutter guards, so ask for that when you reserve your lane. The lanes we did see gutter guards on were fixed, so keep that in mind as well. Due to the time starting as we were given a lane, I'd also suggest reserving an hour over the number of games you plan to play if you prefer a leisurely playing experience as we do.

Laser tag, bowling, go carts, rock climbing, good food, arcade, bar, indoor golf, lounges, play areas, and more this place is an absolute blast! They spared NO expense in the decor, quality of the games, space for party sizes or ideas to have fun. There’s no way I can list all they have available just in this review, but we just explored ONE of the buildings, Fun Mountain, there was not enough time in one day to get to do everything. Don’t come for an hour or two, plan for the entire day if not a couple of days to get to do everything, at least in this building. You can stay on site in their suites or stay off site in the numerous hotels that surround the area.