Uncle Buck’s Fishbowl and Grill

This is not even worth my time as they only have 2 stars (I wish I could give 0 stars), but I might as well share my miserable experience to warn others… the novelty seems cool, it is not worth your time, money or the headache.
Wait time: 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Ridiculous. After they told me it would be an hour to an hour and 15 minute wait.
They only seated us after I spoke to the manager and complained about how long we had been waiting and how they kept saying ‘just another 10 – 15 minutes’.
Bar:
Service was extremely slow and we were ignored for the first 10 minutes of sitting at the bar. The bartender cleared the previous diner’s food in front of us. I had to ask him to wipe down the bar as there were chunks of food/​dip still on the bar. He used a rag that smelled like it had just been used to mop up spilled beer. Great. So now it smelled like the basement of a frat house, soaked in beer.
Then the bartender told us they ran out of their (crappy) Barefoot Chardonnay. On a Saturday night. At 6pm. Are you kidding me? Then GO GET MORE. Or have a backup chardonnay.
Food: Where to begin…
Ordered a Turkey Avocado BLT (minus the T). Still came with tomatoes on it. The bread was toasted, but cold, and tasted more like it was old/​stale.
The fries were soggy and greasy.
The pepperoni/​sausage pizza was disgusting and both of my brothers opted to throw that one up when they got home.
The fish tacos were inedible.
The tournament burger lost. Complete failure.
Service:
After waiting an hour and 45 minutes and ready to chew my arm off, the service was painfully slow. It took another 25 minutes to get out appetizers (chips and salsa and 5 wings).
Also, they managed to serve only half of our party at a time, and then 10 minutes later bring out the rest of the food for the rest of the table.
Price: $ 140 for 9 people. Not worth my time or money.

So disappointed. This is a glorified snack bar. Overpriced at that. Too much potential to mess it up this bad. Crappy food selection. Indifferent staff. Gnats flying around. Low quality food. Won’t be back.

wow, i really like to know who invested in this plaza. (numbnuts) it must have cost 30 – 40 mil to construct. Its just funny that they have such nice décor, yet they can’t find a decent chef and staff to make some decent food. Its inexcusable that my fries arrive cold n soggy. My fish burger was overcooked and too greasy. The server was nice, but this place seemed understaffed and she was always in a rush. Anyways, the food here is gross. don’t bother coming and wasting your money. Eat at mcdonalds across the street, the filet o fish is 10X better.

Warning! Do not eat here if you have small children. We arrived at 6pm and weren’t served until 8:20! Yes, it was Saturday night, but this was not the reason for the delay. During our wait we could see that there were tables ready to be filled, but no one seemed to be filling them. It’s like the staff hasn’t been properly trained. I got fish and chips, which I expected to be amazing since we were eating in a place called «Uncle Buck’s Fishbowl.» They were limp and had a very fishy taste. Really gross. I had to work hard to swallow without gagging. My husband’s pizza was ok, and what I ended up eating. Do yourself a favor and avoid this place!

Food selection was meh, and the food tasted pretty bad. My fries were soggy and undercooked but everyone else had semi normal looking fries. The fish and chips were alright nothing special.
Also tried the salmon dish with broccoli and mashed potatoes tasted very «frozen food» like.
Came here for a 10 year olds birthday but let’s just say the bowling is the only appealing part.

The history of ratings/​reviews of this place are pretty accurate. My party did not bowl or eat; therefore, can’t speak to their food or bowling lanes.
My observation and first timer experience are as follows:
#1) No clear signs as to where their line is for the restaurant or for the bowling lanes.
#2) Staff has no clear direction on what their responsibilities are. The day I was there, I saw a few staff members standing around, when they could have been greeting incoming customers and directing them.
Not quite sure how or why they would open a sub-​par entertainment/​restaurant establishment in partner with a very reputable outdoors hunting/​fishing/​boating store.

As I sit on the toilet, praying for the first time in years and contemplating what I’ve ever done to alligators, I feel like my experience at Uncle Bucks was lacking. I had quite a lot of time to contemplate. Almost two hours, I’m sure you can guess why. Starting with walking into a bowling alley and needing to ask if it is the entrance to the restaurant. You get handed a paper menu which looked as if it had previous patrons coffee stains and smelled of greasy bowling ball fingers. The atmosphere is a mixture of Studio 54 without the drugs and Avatar. I sit at my table and the saving grace to my experience, Shabona, greets me. She’s cheerful and offers suggestions for the first timer she’s now stuck with. We make small talk and she made the experience borderline salvageable. She’s the only reason I’m giving 2 stars. I get my soda and order the Alley Gator bites and a Tournament Burger. Little did I know that the tournament would be how long I can keep my cheeks clenched while I drive home. After a pretty long wait for food and 3 soda refills, I am brought my appetizer and my entrée (which is a pet peeve of mine) along with a salad. The salad looked sad. The leaves were drained of color and life. I would expect this from the bagged salad on its last legs before expiration, but not from a dining establishment. Luckily, I ordered a disgusting amount of Ranch to cover up the mangled ruffiage which I regret eating. The alley Gator bites were just a small amount of meat from a freezer, triple breaded and fried to all hell. The sauce was interesting. A little kick to it, but I used the ranch from my salad to give it the flavor I like. The tournament burger is a grease bomb. I could already feel my stomach churning while I was chewing. The cheese is barely noticeable and the meat is sub quality. Don’t worry about how you like it cooked, it all comes out well done either way. The fries were greasy and soggy.
Overall, I expected much more. Especially from such a highly anticipated store. Not sure if I am going back.

Missed the mark.1. Smile at least once. 2. Adults get served before kid! No! You know your server doesn’t have kids or even been trained if the kid asks 3 times where is my milk?
Adults get food and the kids meal is wrong? You would think the overpriced meal would at least take the kids meal off the tab.
Fish tacos and mahi were good but nothing to write home about.
Sweet tea/​nice southern touch but not as good as the south.
Next time I’ll try the bowling if it’s not an hour wait, but I’ll skip the food. Scramblez is across the street. They always smile and know how to serve families with kids. Thrus review is for the restaurant only.

Fish Tacos looked appealing on the menu, but then you got it and it was oddly different. Food was cold, and service to get apps and drinks delivered was VERY LONG. Expect 1 hour for your apps and drinks and another 30 mins for your food.
Also we came with a large party and the people who got the SALMON CESAR SALAD GOT FOOD POISONING!!!
They need to dim the lights in the restaurant so they are not directly on your face and in your eyes.

Yum!
It’s such an interesting place to eat here because you wouldn’t expect to have such a great restaurant inside bass pro shops.
Definitely try the alligator bites, so good and cooked perfectly.
I ordered the salmon glazed bourbon and it was on the sweet side which isn’t my favorite but still was cooked perfectly.
My dad and boyfriend both got the buffalo burger, which the server recommended to be cooked medium rare which they were nervous about but it tasted so delicious! (I was able to steal a bite off my boyfriends plate.) they were also given the option to choose onion rings instead of fries which were also delicious.
The server was attentive and such a sweet heart and we will definitely be coming back!

Food poisoning
I had the salmon Cesar salad.
I’m not feeling good and not happy.
I will never be able to visit this store without this memory.

Food-​Eh I had the salad, ordered clearly without egg, still came with egg. Also had the wings in bourbon glaze, good but a little on the sweet side. And my hubby had a sandwich wrap which he said was okay.
Décor– awesome. So much to look at! Although in the bar area they have couches, but no tables?! Flaw lol You can order food, though you’ll be eating on your lap, good luck!

Came here for dinner at 6:30pm, and the wait was about 30 min long for a Monday night. Customers have to check in at the bowling alley entrance in order to put your name down for Uncle Bucks.
I really enjoyed the ambiance inside. It really felt like an underwater experience, since lots of fishes were hanging from the ceiling. Our waiter was really nice and friendly to us. It was our first time, so he helped explain the popular dishes.
We ordered the nachos with coleslaw on the side. They were out of pulled pork, so we asked if they can add another meat. It was really nice how they accommodated us with our request by adding chicken to the nachos. When it was made wrong the first time, our waiter noticed right away and had it fixed immediately! I was really impressed how he cared that the dishes were made correctly.
I ordered the margarita flatbread. Since the balsamic can be strong, the waiter suggested it be a side instead of on top. I decided to have it as a side. After 20 minutes our food came out. The flatbread was delicious. I wished there was more pesto on top. I liked dipping the flatbread in the balsamic sauce, too.
Overall, a great and fun place to eat. Service was great!

I can’t say how disappointed I am to be writing this review of the worst dining experience I can ever remember. The literally YEARS of my anticipation of Bass Pro’s San Jose opening have been permanently tarnished for me. I so wanted to LOVE this experience.
But, to start:
— They were massively understaffed. There were 11 open tables with a 1.5 hour wait and people lined up outside ON SATURDAY NIGHT?! We got in early because we bowled first (for $ 40/​hr)
— Tables next to us stood with dirty dishes for a long time until the server staff ended up bussing them (eventually) because there wasn’t any bus staff.
— It took forever for a server to approach us once seated (uh, because they were bussing tables).
— The brand new carpet and bathrooms were dirty (un-​vacuumed and wet all over)
And then, the food (if that’s what you want to call it):
After the passable alligator appetizer (well, huge gobs of fried breading with small bits of meat buried in the middle.), I was served black, rotten, smelly broccoli with my cajun fish. It literally smelled up our whole section. No chef with any smidgen of self respect, in any market, would ever let it out of the kitchen. I was offended that anyone would even consider a human would accept it. Honestly, I think the cook must’ve had an axe to grind. (Kicking myself for not taking a pic.)
Once my wife was served her salad, it was all floppy white lettuce that looked like it had been sitting out in the sun all day. That was enough.
We called the manager who tried to make excuses about lack of staff and working kinks out, but we just told her we were done and leaving and would never be back to the restaurant.
So sad. I was Bass Pro’s biggest fan boy during construction… but there is NO EXCUSE for this terrible experience. I don’t care where you think you are, what demographic or market, this was a major fail with long-​term consequences for the Bass Pro brand. In Silicon Valley, we like our food edible, imagine that.
Did I say how disappointed I was and how much I really really wanted to like this place?
Boo, Bass Pro.

This review pretty much wrote itself… Pretty much a restaurant worst case scenario.
The only reason I am giving this two stars instead of 1 is because the place is beautiful! The ambiance is wonderful; the painting the giant hanging fish, the ship, all of it is wonderful.
However, when it comes to the stuff that actually matters, this place falls short. Big Time.
Although the staff was incredibly friendly, service is very slow. I came as part of a group of 4, mid week, by no means a packed house, and it still took over an hour to get our food out. They also kept forgetting to bring out our drinks.
FUN FACT: They don’t have a drink menu for non-​alcoholic beverages. When i asked for a non-​alcoholic beverage, they said i could order a mixed drink but get it virgin. No. Do you guys have tea? juice? milkshakes? come on… not all of us are alcoholics and not all of us drink soda.
When we did finally get our food, we got mixed reviews. The fried catfish was good, but the slaw was gross and the french fries could only be described as «mooshy». The flat bread was alright, but nothing to write home about, and the buffalo burger tastes like a frozen beef patty from Costco; definitely not worth its $ 14 price tag.
And last but not least, the coup de grace, there was a mouse in the dining area! We couldn’t believe it. A little field mouse scurrying along the wood trim next to our table. NOW TAKE NOTE, i do not consider this a reflection of the hygiene of the establishment. I do believe the restaurant is clean and hygienic, but shotty craftsmanship of the building (allowing a gap in the wall with direct access to the outdoors) wont let this place stay clean for long. The place needs work, big time. The only thing worse than a mouse in an eating establishment is roaches!
Safe to say i probably won’t be coming back. And surely not with a larger group of people.
Slow service, bad food, but beautiful fishies.

Nachos aren’t great, wayyyyy to much mayo in the coleslaw. Not enough pulled pork, or cheese. Not really nachos– cheese isn’t melted. BBQ sauce– way too sweet.
Tiny tiny side Salad, like 5 leaves was $ 3.50
Service was ok, long wait. Would never come back here to eat.

The wait: you get there and its confusing where to check in to be seated. The restaurant does not have a front desk so one employee stands by the bowling front desk and takes your name and hands you a buzzer. The wait was 10 minutes as she predicted, but that doesn’t mean you get seated after 10 minutes. You come back with your buzzer and you wait in line to be seated. We had to wait another 10 – 15 minutes or so to be seated. Ridiculous system.
The service: the girl who showed us to our seat was nice and helpful. The server was also friendly and although we had a rocky start, she tried her best to correct our bad experience by being a little more attentive.
The rocky start: we ordered our food and drinks at the same time, shortly after we sat down. There were two tables by us; table A just sat down a few minutes before we ordered and table B ordered a few minutes after us. Table A and B get their appetizers before us. I had to call the server to go check on our food and it finally arrives minutes later, all at once. You would think they would send the appetizers out first while we wait for the main course.
The food: our appetizer, although very good (gater), was about half the size of table A’s plate. Looked like they gave us whatever was left behind from the previous orders, bullshit. I ordered the fish and chips and my coworker ordered the salmon. My fish was great, but the fries were so salty, some stale, some over-​fried and some were literally translucent from the oil, they must do a triple fry or something. My coworker’s salmon, he said was good, but my god, for the price, you would think you are getting an adult sized portion.
At the end of the meal, I gave this place 1 extra star because you could tell the server was trying. Also, at the end of the meal, the floor manager or some authority figure came by and asked us how everything was, it was so awkward because he didn’t look happy and stood there very sternly. Made the experience even worse to have someone standing there staring at us.
Note: they’re still working out the kinks as the server said. Orders get sent to the wrong table, you can see this going on frequently.
Overall, meh. Wish I could give it 2.5

Day three in however welcome to ‘Uncle Bucks’. It’s pricey so don’t say I did not warn you. Bowling can be from $ 19 on non peak hours to $ 29 on weekend peak hours per hour. No drink specials and the pricing for the drinks are NOT listed on the menu. Gosh forbid you ask your server what the cost is as he/​she has to go punch it into the terminal or ask a manager what the cost is.
Went with the basic burgers. If you want cheese it is a dollar extra. Also if you want onion rings, a side salad or cup of soup instead of fried is also $ 2.00 extra. A side salad is $ 3.25 not bad.
Food was pretty good. My salad came out dwindling and a bit wilted. $ 4 for bottle Coors Light domes. Ya know you are paying for Outdoor Sporting Disney really. Hence some great deals inside on the apparel and select items throughout the store for their Grand Opening. Sign up for the frequent Outdoor Rewards Card.

I went in on Thursday, with just me and my 10 month old son around 3pm. I know they just opened, so I understand that I wasn’t going to get a very good service experience in general because of hiccups opening — however — I am not really sure that it would have been different a few months from now. Let’s say, I had hopes anyway of something!
There were tables available but I needed to wait about 5mins to get seated (fine). When my pager went off and was seated I wasn’t offered a kids menu which is a separate item from the regular menu. Since my son is eating solids I needed it, but by the time I was seated and the host walked away there was no one to ask.
I waited about 15mins before anyone even greeted me. I saw tables around me getting service, lots of service, with very minimal glances my way. My son became very agitated sitting in the high chair while we waited, maximizing my anxiety. I sat directly across from a server station where they put in orders, and at times there were 4 people standing there while I waited to be acknowledged. My son was squirming at points, and no one looked over.
This is just something that bums me out in a restaurant. I know they were trying to solve a problem so I understood what was going on — but your job is multi-​faceted and can’t be about just one thing when a newly sat guest is 3 feet from you.
I was literally about to walk away when finally a manager type came over to ask if I wanted something to drink. I was in a position at this point where I needed to just cut through the polite banter and directly put my order in with a request to rush it, and with a caveat that if it took a really long time I was unfortunately needing to leave. I truly hate being in that tone and mindset because I don’t want to be that crazy B customer, but everything is different when dining with a baby! She was very polite with me which was helpful. (I never was clear who my waiter was)
The menu is basic, seafoods and general meats with some specialty meats you won’t find anywhere else. Im sure many people will like it. The kids menu is full of processed foods like mac and cheese and sliders, etc. Usually I can pull off giving my son the steamed veggie and fruit sides, but the day I went in all they had was canned mandarin orange slices and steamed broccoli. I wish someone had let me know it was just broccoli because he doesn’t eat it. The menu said «vegetables» so I assumed they were various types.
I had the mahi mahi sandwich ($ 16), grilled, and it was ok. When the food was delivered to me I asked for an extra tartar sauce and never got it. To my horror, I was about to take a bite of the sandwich, and noticed something brown. I wasn’t sure if it was a darker part of the mahi mahi fish meat, but I removed it because I was super grossed out by it and it turned out to be a one inch chunk of hamburger meat. This is the point when I was just completely done with my experience here.
I never eat beef, pork or chicken. For me, this was a sign of a kitchen feeling a rushed pressure with the food beyond a customer request (more like management and training) and that’s when scary sloppy things happen.
Otherwise the fish sandwich was ok. Bun was fresh, fries just ok. I think you are paying for the mahi mahi quality with the $ 16 because nothing else on the plate was worth $ 16.
I just cannot recommend this place for anyone taking their babies with them to eat. For toddlers and older kids who like hamburgers and such, sure.
I wish them well, I know they will do well. Its a super cute environment. I could see myself coming back next year maybe. I just don’t feel like its a good fit for my dining needs right now.

This place is great. Staff is friendly, place is comfy. It is connected to newly opened Bass Pro shop and has a bowling alley inside, 6 lanes on each side 12 lanes total.
Food price is about $ 2 more on average than other places, but it’s worth it for the theme provided here.
What’s most exciting is their bison burger and gator meat. Last time I had bison burger, I traveled all the way to Yellowstone, and New Orleans for gator meat.