The Reef & Tropics
Good music, real food and one hell of a view.
Wednesday Fried Chicken Dinner Special
Thursday Steak Night
Friday Seafood and pasta
Saturday Ribs /Prime Rib/live band
Serving Mios Italian Products
5 TV’s to watch the games with Drink Specials
Book your parties with us. Full service banquet facility and quality catering. Accommodates up to 140 guests
at an affordable price. Full bar and dining room overlooking the marina. Receptions, class reunions, retirement and award parties, business meetings, rehearsal dinners and theme parties. We can do it all.
Photos from December 2010 Shop With A Cop
Upcoming Events
Wii Bowling every Friday
Saturdays
8pm-12am
4- Trinity
11- Cheap Thrill
18- Cheap Thrill Duo
25- Cold Tuna
Reviews
Bask in a Buffett Afterglow
If the Jimmy Buffet show left you cravin’ for more of that island style attitude adjustment there is a cure nearby.
The Reef in Dayton KY is where it’s at for summer sunshine pool side fun and hot & steamy summer night party action too.
By day, relax at the pool, bring the kids, it’s family friendly. And with chef Jack’s beautiful juicy beef burgers smokin’ on the grill it’s family feast friendly too. Big Kosher pickle and cold draft of course. Don’t miss out on his freakin’ fabulous down home Southern Pride fried chicken either. It’s scratch made, hand breaded, crisp & juicy. There are also pizzas, hoagies, calzones, flat bread sandwiches and a hell of a fish sandwich. But what would Jimmy Buffett do? He’d Say “Where’s the gumbo!” Gumbo of the day is just $3.50. Fried pickles or Cajun rice go with it quite nicely.
How about a dinner menu that’s flamed grilled pool side! Check out this rib eye and skewered shrimp dinner with Cajun rice and mushrooms & peas ($13.95). That’s got “Eat at Joes” beat every way you look at it. Honestly, the food makes the Crab Shack look like Sam’s Club crap. Seriously, don’t waste your money. Drive just a few minutes east on 8 and put the Reef’s chefs to the test. This is real food folks.
There is real music too. Live bands blast the river valley every weekend. You can check out the June schedule on the Reef’s ad on page (4). It’s as well stocked as the big beer tubs outside are.
When the sun sinks into the river the live bands heat up the dance floor. Well, perhaps it’s the tanned bikini clad girls off the boats that heat it up the most, they come flocking in by the dozens. It’s a literal skin fest. Lets just say the view is beautiful, outside and in. Plus... the clock at the Reef is permanently stuck on 5 o’clock. The “somewhere” is at the Reef.
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The Reef & Tropics
Eastsiders...I hate to say it, but we’re about to be bested. Yep,
and here’s the kicker, the operators of the new place are Eastsiders! One of them anyway (the ugly one). Seriously though, The pair got wind they could buy the Tropics and The Reef at Watertown Marina. These guys saw a great thing and jumped all over it. Even though it was in Kentucky ( a first KY business venture for both) they loved the location, the marina it’s located in and most of all they loved the view. Yeah, I see why.
Directly across the river you can see the Garfield Tower and the Water Works on Eastern Ave. So actually they are still Eastsiders, just on the other bank. In fact, it’s only 3 miles as the fish swims down river from the Pirates Cove (at the Four Seasons Marina) on Kellogg Ave. That’s about 13 minutes in a powerboat, or 2.4 minutes on a supercharged SeaDoo RXT running on Turbo Blue gas. What a ride.
As if it wasn’t fun enough just to zip down the river this place will be worth the ride (or the drive for you land lovers). The
Reef is a giant barge (actually two giant barges), decked out and ready to put on a party. You’d never know it was a barge from the inside, except when they roll up the huge garage doors and the whole wall is now uninterrupted pool/river view. Think big ole Margaritas and little bitty bikinis baby.
I think Cheeseburger in Paradise is going to need to find that lost salt shaker after all. I find it hard to believe they will still be able to honestly call themselves the best Buffet party bar anymore. I’m certain Jimmy would agree. Maybe we can ask him. I’ll get back with you on that.
It takes three barges to make up this giant floating entertainment complex. The main “boat” is the Tropics. The Tropics is the flagship restaurant featuring a full menu stocked with surf, turf and pretty pastas. Unbelievable views surround the tables making your dining experience a most satisfying way to spend the evening. Not to mention a large fully stocked bar, live entertainment and a nightclub! One might think the Tropics would be great in itself without The Reef. One must not have seen The Reef yet then.
The Reef is where it’s at. Come by land or sea, come dressed for dinner or barely dressed at all, for the music or the Margaritas, for the sun or the skin, for the paninis or the bikinis, just come. If your thinking about coming during the Poker Run ( July 27-29) or before, during or after Jimmy Buffet (July 26) I hope you come by sea because your boat seats will probably be the only ones in the house. It’s totally set up for a real Key West style mammajamma. The Reef has the grub too. They have their own kitchen serving up a variety of wings, crab cakes, shrimp, sandwiches and appetizers. The outside grills kick in when the boat starts rockin’ and there are plenty of beer girls outside with a cooler full of cold brews to beat the heat. Throw in a live band like 513, The Groove, Above the Bar or Vibe and you got a good thing going.
The Watertown has just completed an 8 foot dredging throught the marina and can accomodate even the largest boats. The marina also features full service ammenities (fuel, laundry, showers etc.) The staff at the Tropics and the Reef have been swabbing the decks and stocking the beer. They’ve already got the grills ready to get fired up for opening day (May 4th). Check out their website www.watertownyc.com for the exact opening date and band line up or call them at (859) 261-7800, I know I’ll be there.
EV will be giving out gift certificates to Eastsiders who check it out and can prove it with a picture. Send us your photo and info (www.eastsidevibe.com and click contact us). We’ll get you the grub, the beer and the band, you just have to bring the boat and the bikini.
