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Bud's

3.7 (147 reviews)
Closed 7:00 am - 2:00 pm

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for groups
Outdoor seating

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Susan A.

We were visiting the area and stopped by for lunch. We had a decent lunch here...ordered sandwiches and salads. Nothing super special, but acceptable. I went back to order a coffee. After ordering one coffee, the screen prompted to leave a tip. Okay, I can do that for good barista service. I gave the tip and swiped my card. Then...I was handed an empty paper cup and told to get my own coffee from a carafe across the room. The carafe was nearly empty and the coffee lukewarm, so I went back to the counter to let them know. He just said "it hasn't been filled for a while". Didn't offer to fill it or get me hot coffee. I wasn't too pleased about that.

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A great place for breakfast on a cool morning. I liked their coffee so much, I went back for more and bought some of their beans, too.

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Colette F.

Thought this would just be an ice cream and coffee place, but they had a lot of lunch options -rubens, egg salad, chop salad, pannini. Cozy booths inside or enjoy seating under cover outdoors. Due to the many options, the ordering required some patience, but food was delivered quickly. Friend loved his turkey sandwich. I had a hot Italian wrap, grilled just enough to warm up the ingredients inside.

Jim Hawley and band playing at Bud's on a Thursday night.
Suzanne F.

Ever since I moved to Interlochen I've been a huge fan of Bud's. On Thursday nights you can listen to the amazingly talented Jim Hawley play in the evening, and on Wednesdays you get a free donut with your coffee. The food is outstanding; I hate having to choose between my favorite margarita flatbed pizza or a honey ham and Swiss panini. Dessert? Ice cream, frozen custard, or a selection of pastries and homemade cakes. The coffee is some of the best in the area. The staff are friendly, courteous, and timely in getting your food out to you. My favorite place to eat and hang out since I moved to the area. If you stop by on Thursday night, my housemate and I are the ones playing Gin Rummy and singing along with Jim.

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Bradley M.

So much high hope for this place. We came on a weekday early afternoon during the end of summer. The place was completely empty. 1. Staff was rude. This is important to me in the food business. My family and I were made to feel like we were inconveniencing them. 2. Usually poorly trained staff can be overcome with excellent food. When the food is 50/50 it's hard to overcome first impressions. Especially at the expensive priced food. I would have given two stars but the place looked nice inside. We ordered: the pizza- good Chicken wrap - good Salad- not good, rubbery. Trekker w/soup-ok but good with soup Chili- ok Buds chicken salad- not good, Bland. The food was adequate at best and largely wouldn't have left a review as it was not a memorable experience. It could have been amazing and I guess I was mostly upset that I brought the kids up for afternoon lunch and some device time and well they advertise WiFi and it just didn't work. We followed their instructions and even elevated to the supervisor and nothing. I'm leaving this review in a hope that management/owners will see what's going on day to day and conduct some retraining to make this a great place.

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Okay food, soda machine wasn't working. a quick bite to eat after hitting the lake. cabin looking interior

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7 months ago

Food is always good and the staff friendly and efficient. Great place for casual breakfast or lunch!

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Could you take any longer to make a breakfast wrap? Waiting over an hour is ridiculous. Do better

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The sandwich was great. They also had quick service. This is a great place and would be happy to eat there again.

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Buds has a lot of great items and has really friendly service. Priced right and always a great stop in the morning.

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