COLEMAN LAKE RESTAURANT 823 Stevens Crossing Rd. Midville, Georgia 478-589-7726 Open for dinner only Tuesday to Saturday

Coleman Lake Restaurant sits along side of the Ogeechee River, a blackwater river that is surrounded by Spanish moss and cypress trees. Try to get your seating in the dining area that has the view of the water. You may see alligators or fish such as gar swimming in the river while you are dining.

Fried flounder with fries  (June 28, 2007)

Self-serve appetizers include seafood chowder
with hushpuppies and cole slaw  (June 28, 2007)

A mixed grill with red snapper, stuffed shrimp, and salmon  (June 24, 2004)
 

A buffet is featured on the weekend, but you must order from a menu on weekdays. While your food is being prepared, you serve yourself from the salad bar and two chowders, as well as regular or hot hushpuppies. Combo seafood plates are available on the menu. Choose either two, four or five items from a selection that includes such items as flounder, scallops, freshwater fish, frog legs, oysters, shrimp, etc. Two types of tarter sauce are provided, one regular and one hot.

If you are on a tight budget, there is one note of caution - Coleman Lake is expensive for this part of Georgia. Reservations are recommended for Friday and Saturday. This location is not one that you might casually discover while traveling, so directions are a must.

Directions:  from Midville, go south on GA 56 less than one mile and turn right (west) onto Wadley Coleman Lake Road. Then go two miles and turn right (north) onto Steven’s Crossing Road that goes to the restaurant.
 

Coleman Lake web site