The 5 restaurants on Watts Bar Lake where you can arrive by boat. All are attached to marinas with transient slips. Call ahead on busy weekends to confirm a slip will be open when you arrive.
A casual bar and grill inside a marina resort with campsite delivery and a short weekly schedule.
The on-site restaurant at Rockwood Marina & RV Resort. Burgers, shrimp tacos, and a bar, with delivery running directly to RV sites on the property. Hours shift seasonally; call ahead or check the resort's website before planning a meal around it.
A family-run waterfront kitchen turning out some of the best home-cooked food on the lake; the wait is the price of admission.
Terrace View Restaurant is attached to Terrace View Marina on Euchee Chapel Road in Spring City. Family-run kitchen, opens around Memorial Day each year, with hours and days that shift through the season. The food is among the best in the area and the wait is real; how you handle the wait determines whether you have a great night or a frustrated one.
A casual waterfront grill inside a working marina, weekends-only, with deck seating that stretches over the lake.
The restaurant inside Blue Springs Marina, open Friday through Sunday only. Burgers, sandwiches, stuffed tilapia, and a full bar, with deck seating directly over the water and carp and turtles below.
A waterfront burger joint in Spring City with a deck, a bar, and a steady following.
Lakeside Grill at Spring City Resort & Marina, just off the water in Spring City. Burgers, wings, sandwiches, indoor and deck seating, draft beer, weekend music, and a "Wing Wednesday" special.
The new lakefront restaurant on the Euchee Marina property, opening May 8, 2026.
Maple Creek on the Water is a new lakefront restaurant at the Euchee Marina Resort & Campground in Ten Mile. Opening day is May 8, 2026.
Dock-and-dine refers to restaurants you can tie up to by boat. The restaurant is attached to a marina with transient slips, and the kitchen is happy to seat boaters who pull in for a meal.
Reservations are usually not taken; service is walk-in. Calling the marina ahead is the most useful move, both to confirm a slip will be available and to check the kitchen's current hours.
Last updated: April 30, 2026