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    Bent Prop Pub

    4.3 (42 reviews)

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Live music
    Juke Box
    Good for kids

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    Steak with special sauce
    Ford H.

    Awesome steak special with a chimichurri sauce! Glad I stopped there after being on that lake a few decades ago.

    Fish Platter
    Dan K.

    The Bent Prop Pub is a great little restaurant located right on Coldwater Lake. It has ample parking across the street and a boat dock that can accommodate ~6-7 boats for lake access. We dined upstairs (Pub on lower level) and had some excellent food. The Garlic Breaded Cheese Curds are amazing (cubed cheese) and recommend either/or Marinara and Ranch. The Pretzel was also very good, but the standout was the bar cheese sauce, which appears more of a creamy fondue than straight cheese wiz and was very flavorful. Main dishes were the Pollock Fish Basket with Fries, Chicken Quesadilla with Lime Rice and the Steak Bites App with a side of Broccoli. Everything was very good,l and the food was hot and service super fast. Staff was extremely friendly and knowledgeable and dining right on the lake is always a plus. Plus we didn't have a wait arriving at 6:30ish on a Saturday evening. Bent Prop Pub earned a five star review due to its food, ambiance, staff and being a nice little gem of a restaurant and pub tucked away in a sleepy section of the Eastern shore of Coldwater Lake. Would definitely go back when we are back up in the area.

    Prop pretzel was huge and they have actual beer cheese!
    Kayla D.

    Coldwater could use more flavor and customer service like they've got at the Bent Prop. We rarely make it out there, but have declared it far superior to our other regular spots in branch county. The food was ALL delicious, the pretzel was the size of my face and actually came with beer cheese instead of nacho cheese. The staff checked in on us frequently and always with a smile. There were lots of staff buzzing around interacting with their tables. And the people there all seemed very happy to be there. It's just a great ambiance to be around cheerful people and great food, and especially when they have a live band playing! 10/10 recommend the Bent Prop! We will be back very soon!

    Lake view off the deck
    Carpage P.

    Great place to eat and drink by the water, friendly attentive waitress, decent fish and chips.

    Best dining view ever from the patio at the Bent Prop
    Jennifer M.

    Great atmosphere and the staff is so fun! Love the weekly specials too always something new to try! And let's not forget the best view ever!

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    6 years ago

    Awesome food and awesome service! So glad this business is right close to home. Gina was an awesome server and the Cuban was incredible

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    4.3(36 reviews)
    18.6 mi
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    Very busy on this Saturday and more rooms to this than meets the eye. Food was great ! Chicken and…read moreKim chi potstickers, cheese curds, and mushrooms. Yummmm went very well with the beer. Had a tasty flight with a Belgian ale, strawberry ale that were my favorite! Parking is tricky. They have a few spots here and there. Part of road under construction so give it a minute and you will find something. Friendly wait staff, very informative and told us about the cigar train tour that they host a lunch for. Train tourism, it's a thing, look it up people. On the site of a very old building that used to many other businesses.

    We stopped on a special day when they opened for our train tour. I appreciate them going the extra…read moremile to serve this group in their day off. The team here asked us to order at the bar before being seated. I don't know if that is their normal process. If it is...it might work well for the restaurants logistics but it creates a less than desirable dinning feel for me. The order takers were very friendly and helpful. They hustled to process the train passengers. The seating area is a large open room. It feels like an old factory turned beer garden. The floors are a nice hardwood. Not much decor or atmosphere in this large room. They did have a singer as entertainment which wasn't the best. For food I started with the potstickers. These weren't your traditional Chinese potsticker. They were over fried and tough. The filling was vegan instead of pork. It didn't work for me and wasn't very tasty. Kinda tough and flavorless. The sweet chili sauce really helped. I also tried the BBQ Mac Burrito. The BBQ was good but not very plentiful. It was a bit hard to find that taste. The Mac & Cheese was nice and creamy. The noodles were soft. Served alone I think they would be fine. Stuffed in a burrito....not a fan of. Please be aware that they don't give free refills on soda. We didn't have table service outside of someone dropping off food. Overall I will give them four stars for opening up special for the train tour. Otherwise I was rather unimpressed with this establishments process and food.

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    30.5 mi

    We like this place when we come through Marshall. Nice atmosphere, friendly staff, and the food is…read moregood bar food. I don't drink anymore but none of our family or friends complain about the beers. Worth a stop if you're nearby. Downtown Marshall is amazing during the holidays, especially Christmas.

    Went based on reviews and input from others that live in the area. Daughter and SIL are moving to…read morethe area and we love Schuler's for quality food but really hoped to enjoy this place for a fun atmosphere. I also heard they rent out space on the second floor and was going to inquiry about that for a party this summer but after today's experience, hell no! We went in and sat at the bar, ordered a drink, simple one with Tito's but it was wrong. That's not what bothered me, the fact that so many ppl walked by and never asked about it or asked anything says something. Also got to hear a lot of complaining. Isn't that what you love? 99% certain the person 18 inches in front of us, working was complaining about a drink made for a customer. They didn't like it and his response was that they could leave. I did call him out on that, you can tell I embarrassed him and he said he was talking about a co-worker. I'm pretty sure he was trying to cover, I know what I heard but he was embarrassed. It has been years but I've been a server, bartender, etc. the conversations are going to take place but you don't do it directly in front of customers.

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