Lazy Gators

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  Our family enjoys going here, having drinks at the swim up bar and heading over to Shady Gators for dinner and some live music.

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  Posted on 02.10.13 Katie C.

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  Spectacular view of the lake, this is a swim-up bar with cabanna like feel. Fake palm trees and great lounging areas. Sounds hokey but really enjoy this place. We had superb service from Malissa (yes, with an A), she was johnny-on-the-spot with checking our drinks and gave 6 middle aged ladies fantastic service. A staff member graciously took our picture. A must do if you like chilling out poolside drinking cocktails watching the boaters and jet skiiers. There's a sandy area for beach volleyball.  A minus...and a huge minus, is that people brought their children there. This is a BAR. It's free to go, they make their $$ on drinks. Shady Gators need to put up a sign and enforce that no one under 21 allowed in the swim-up bar. The bathroom, which didn't seem to be used much (yikes) could of been nicer/cleaner...felt like a public pool bathroom. Can't wait to go back, though, and experience this place at night which I heard is really a party kind of place to be.

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  Posted on 07.23.12 Mary E J.

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  This was the only bar we went to the entire time while at the Ozarks; we went once.  My friend and I asked a local where a good place to go to enjoy a cocktail where we could boat or jet ski up to.  Driving up it looked like a little oasis in a sea of, ummm, residential beach front homes and well, the lake itself.  
  
  As with almost everything we encountered in and around the Ozarks it was completely contrived and hokey but not in a ridiculous/can't take it sort of way....and hey, we're on holiday so u just roll w it.
  
  The place was pretty dead but we weren't there to 'see and be seen'.  One 16oz Landshark at under 4$, spectacular sunset while sat under faux palm trees...yea, we're in Missouri.  Oddly enuf it worked.  Again, all about perspective.

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  Posted on 08.23.11 Brent W.

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  My family and I were drawn here by view from the water. The Mexican tiki look with cool white couches looks great from a distance. Unfortunately what we found was a disgustingly dirty and poorly maintained setting. I've been in MUCH cleaner bars IN Mexico. We all went home and showered from the grimy gunk all over us from the white 'couches'. Bathrooms were out of order with portapotties as the alternate. Never ever ever going back.

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  Posted on 07.31.11 Michelle C.

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  This business is separate from it's brother Shady Gators, so I opened a new Yelp page for it.
  
  I went to this place for the first time this past weekend and loved it.
  
  A sizeable pool with a swim-up bar, with patio tables to sit at on the other side. They have comfortable lounge chairs alongside the pool as well as private cabanas you can chill out at if you purchase bottle service. Little rock walls along the pool have soothing waterfalls. Beautiful view of the lake. When we were there, the crowd was very laid back and not at all obnoxious, though we were there during the day; maybe this changes at night.
  
  No cover charge, the place was very clean (including the pool - I was wary of this at first), and the drinks were tasty. If you like pina coladas...! My one star deduction is that I wish they were a little stronger. They had lots of promotional gals going around with free shots, beads, and gifts - I walked away with a free Landshark beach ball.
  
  I know there is a lot of complaint from the residents here about this place and controversy over whether this zone is supposed to be purely residential. I just have to say that I really hope they don't close it down (but it's been a two year battle and nothing yet) because it was a ton of fun! I will be back!

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  Posted on 07.06.11 Christine F.

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