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    Boyne River Inn

    3.5 (101 reviews)
    Open • 11:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)
    Updated a few days ago

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    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Happy hour specials
    Good for groups

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    Full price bill with forced gratuity and guest count of 8 when we only had 7 people. Check the food and drink count to verify for my review.

    My family and I just got into Boyne City and made the mistake of dining at BRI. Three people at our table ordered pizzas and they came out in about 15-20 minutes. Our server then told us that the rest of our food would be right out. About 20-30 minutes goes by and we still didn't have our food. No one came by to update us on when the food would be out or to apologize for the inconvenience. I went up to the bar to check on the situation and saw our server. He told me that the food would be right out. Still no apology or explanation. Finally, the food came out. We ate our meals without any kind of apology or offer of restitution for our inconvenience. Finally we got the bill. No adjustments were made to the bill and there was no acknowledgment of half our table getting food and everyone else waiting 30 extra minutes. Furthermore, 20% gratuity was added to the bill for a large party. I've never seen gratuity added for a party of 7 so I thought it was a little strange considering every restaurant I've worked at adds gratuity for parties of 8 or more. I rarely do this, but since our server didn't acknowledge the issue and disappeared for a half hour, I had planned on tipping 10%. So having to pay for the full meal plus forced gratuity of 20%, I wasn't too happy. On top of that, I noticed that the guest count said 8. Our party had 7 people. I don't know for sure but I suspect the guest count was intentionally changed to 8 so that we would be charged the mandatory gratuity. I went to speak to the manager about the situation. When I went to seek a manager, I was told he wasn't there. He stepped out and would be back in a half hour. A manager left the restaurant at 7:30 on a Friday night. Someone took down my number and told me that the manager would be giving me a call. He never called. Just an awful experience all around. The only plus was that the food was pretty good. No wonder the place was empty. However, there was TONS of employees there just hanging out passing time by being on their phones. That's totally unsanitary. Phones are disgusting and hand hygiene in restaurants is paramount. I highly doubt each employee was washing their hands immediately after putting their phone away. I would seriously avoid this spot.

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    Food is excellent, staff is excellent. Creative and delicious menu. Best coconut shrimp ever.

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    Had great service and meal today. Fish and chips were great! Looking forward to our return to try the pizza next time!

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    I love everything about this place. It's been all remodeled, the staff is so friendly. And the food is wonderful!!

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    That's BRI is back! The food is very good and dependable. Burger and Slim Jim, are excellent. Pizza is the best in the Boyne City area!!

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    Great local restaurant great menu food is great and the pizza is fantastic highly recommend this restaurant

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    Great food and the best Bloody Mary's made by bartender Curt. We will definitely be back.

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