Does Water Grill pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Water Grill employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Water Grill. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Water Grill?

24% of Water Grill employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Water Grill 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Water Grill?

Server (22) , Server/Waiter (16) , Bartender (6) , Host (6) , Food Runner (5) , Hostess (5) , Busser/Runner (4) , Manager (3) , Busser (2) , Cook (2) , Food Server (2) , Sous Chef (2)

What are the pros of working at Water Grill according to real employee reviews?

"Very busy during events around town = great money" ((in 16 reviews)); "Good pay and Downtown wealthy Guests" ((in 7 reviews)); "Friendly Staff" ((in 5 reviews)); "Cool coworkers" ((in 4 reviews)); "Great benefits" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Water Grill according to real employee reviews?

"More importantly, one manager will tell you how to solve a problem, ONLY for a different manager to tell you that is the WRONG way." ((in 4 reviews)); "Massive favoritism (believe all the reviews) your schedule, sections and assistance from management all depends how how much you suck up to them" ((in 4 reviews)); "long hours but overall good tips" ((in 3 reviews)); "Our GM got fired within a year, our entire first management team left within 8 months, our bar staff loses someone almost every other month, Boh has changed more times than I can count, and two of our region directors have changed too." ((in 2 reviews))

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Water Grill

Part of King's Seafood

Water Grill Reviews

3.1

24% would recommend to a friend

(97 total reviews)

Nitin Kashyap

28% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (97 reviews)

Water Grill has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 97 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Water Grill employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants and food service industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

97 reviews

2.0

12 June 2026

Good pay, but management issues and kitchen service

Server

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Money is good if there is high cover count. The staff is cool. Food is good.

Cons

Management. To many servers at once. Kitchen needs help.

2.0

7 June 2026

Decent tips but high turnover and mundane work

Hostess

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The tips were decent and paid in cash

Cons

So many people were quitting. The job can be very mundane because it is not that busy.

4.0

30 Apr 2026

High quality and volume, but strict environment

Server/waiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

High end High volume Amazing quality

Cons

Strict Server competition Uniforms were really hot in summer

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