We stopped at Cut River Inn on our way back to St. Ignace and it was the best meal we have had during our UP visit! Deb, our server, was great, the place was quaint and very clean and most importantly- the food was amazing! Fried chicken, pastie, white fish, white fish chowder and the apple dumpling are all highly recommended! You would be remiss if you skip this meal! Enjoy! read more

Very good food. A decent size menu with great choices. The food was rich and delicious. The service was great! It's an easy stop right off 2 and don't forget to visit the Cut River bridge! read more

The Charbroiled Whitefish was excellent. Very clean place, good service, and reasonable prices. Highly recommend! read more

Cut River Inn - Whitefish, baked potato, and squash. - American Near Me - Naubinway, Michigan

The ambiance was pleasant. The staff were friendly. Decorated in vintage western paraphernalia. My spouse said it was the best burger he had in the UP. I got the whitefish basket. It was heavily battered and very greasy. The onion rings were passable. Bathrooms were clean. Restaurant was clean just a bit worn down and lack of upkeep read more

If you have not been to the Cut River inn you are missing out . This is not a fancy place by any means . It had been years since I had been there . My wife had baked white fish and said it was fresh and the best she ever had . She said the sides were just as good . I chose the beef pastie that was hot,meaty, and had a lot of flavor . They feature beers from the UP. on draft . I chose a Blueberry Wheat from Keweenaw Brewing . Great flavor in this beverage for sure . Our server was polite and spot on and helped with menu selections . We are already planning for another outing at the Cut River Inn , read more

Called on a Friday at 6pm to place an order, no answer. Drove to place to order in person, they were busy but not slammed. The waitress said she would have to ask the kitchen (WTF?) they said no carry out orders. So let me get this straight, if I sit down at a table and order, then ask for a box.....no problem, if I simply ask to have the order from the grill to a box I'm out of luck. Frankly I don't care if they have the best food on the planet I will never set foot in the place again. In 3 months they will be begging for business but since it's still tourist season they pick and choose how to serve customers. F-em read more

Excellent home style food. Really enjoyed the cozy and welcoming atmosphere. The hot beef sandwich dinner was amazing. Must stop in if you are in the area! read more

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Great food with awesome service. The staff are very friendly and helpful. I definitely recommend stopping at this restaurant when traveling US-2 in Michigan. For us we wanted a family prepared dinning experience and the Cut River Inn delivered. read more

We went for dinner. Arrived at 7:50 pm. Google showed open til 9 pm, sign on door showed 9 pm so we drove over. When we arrived the staff were saying "how did they get in? We locked the door!' There were quite a few people still dining. The waitress yelled "we're closed!" Everyone was very rude, no apologizing for being closed, no customer service whatsoever. We are locals and will never go back. read more

Right off the main highway makes for a convenient stop for food. The place is cozy and the staff was friendly as well. Unfortunately, going to have to drop to three starts for this one due to them forgetting half my order, as well as the dish I got not quite living up to the description or price from the menu. The food was tasty, but they really load up on the sides and barely give you much of the main entree. read more

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Great food with a fantastic view ! Highly recommended this restaurant. The smothered ch chicken is great!

The menu is impressive! I didn't expect choices along the highway. One could order seafood, wraps, dinner entrees, burgers, etc... I had the pasty which was huge, but not doughy, filled with veggies and beef. The gravy was a perfect compliment. Hubby had the turkey club and fries. It was a pretty lively sandwich with seasoned Texas toast. Now for the coleslaw, it was so good we ordered a quart to go. It was perfect. The server was friendly, and helped with our choices. Inn is the perfect word as it serves spirits, but you wouldn't call it a bar. It was a nice respite on our journey to the western part of the UP. read more

Food is amazing, service is spot on and the space is very clean. Short staffed like most places in da UP, so patience is needed. So worth the wait! read more

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Excellent service and good. We were a party of 10. Portion sizes were large, food tasty. Our waitress was attentive to our needs. Definitely a go to place. We live about 40 miles away and it is worth the drive. read more

Told us it was our fault we came during a rush. Waited 1.5 hours for food. No flavor. We were very patient till the end. We watched them mess up about 4 orders prior to us getting our food. Meat all undercooked...had to go a back in. Waitress was horrible and loud. Called us liars even though we had proof of time we were there. Do not waste your time. Waitress has self importance issues..gross, just gross. Hope those other tables leave reviews too. They were a disgusted as we were. But they are $45 richer and geniuses in their minds!! Do not eat at this establishment ​ read more

Great whitefish! The 2 of us split an order and it was plenty, especially since we saved room for the ginormous, delicious apple dumpling. The sweet potato fries were thin and crispy - best I've ever had. And our server Deb was a hoot. She let us try a local Apple Jalapeno wine (definitely NOT recommended). read more

Don't be in a rush if you eat here! Crabby wait staff and can't take the time to overlook the patrons to see if they need anything read more

The food is always decent and service is great. We visit here at least 1-2x a year when we're vacationing and I haven't been disappointed yet. If you've never been, get the whitefish. :) read more

The perch and white fish are delicious the breading is very light. Prices are great and the restaurant is rustic themed but very clean. Server was very good not chatty at all since she was the only one read more

Great little spot! There fried fish is wonderful. Looking forward to coming back. Sssssssss sssssss sss read more

Stopped in the cut river Inn for a late lunch when in the area. Clean inside. Got seated immediately. Mother's Day so we expected more of a crowd than there was. It was OK. The waitress never came back to check on our table until we were done and needed a box. The pasty was bland. however, the gravy was really good. The rest of the meal was just OK. Not bad, not great, just OK. They currently do not charge for using a credit card, but are going to start in the near future. Probably won't go out of my way to go back here. read more

Cut River Inn - Pasty with gravy and onion rings. - American Near Me - Naubinway, Michigan

We've been there several times. Always have had good service and great food. Reasonably priced and they have cocktails

What wonderful food!! Great "up north" dinners!! The fish is so yummy! Good service and a truly up north feel inside. We'll keep coming back! read more

Loved this place! Stopped in on a whim when in the area from downstate and enjoyed a delicious meal with my family. All of the food was tasty and fresh, and with our party of 4 we tried the whitefish (both fried and broiled), fried perch, whitefish chowder, and whitefish pate. We gobbled it all up, and will definitely be back for more next time we're in town. We also had a nice chat with the owner (Jim), who gave our daughters some quarters for the trinket machines to cap off the night. read more

Stopped in on my way up for the hunting season and glad I did. My group got the nachos as a starter. The plate was massive and easily shareable for 3-4 people. I got the turkey club which was a 9/10 and the fries that came with it were cooked perfectly. Overall, a very good place to enjoy a meal when you need to take a break on a road trip read more

Decided to order lunch to go here. I ordered sandwich with the homemade chips, side of ranch spinach artichoke dip and a diet soda. Food was brought bagged out to me and I paid. Woman told me to have a great day and I told her I think I'm suppose to have a pop. Which she then remembered and got for me. When I got back to my office there was no ranch for the homemade chips. However the chips were GREAT and I dipped them in my spinach dip as the tortilla chips had no seasoning or salt at all on them and were gross anyways. The sandwich was fair. I won't go out of my way to eat here again. I like the place across the street as they have a salad bar that is really good. Bay view. read more

Cut river in was incredible an incredible stop while driving back home after a relaxing time in the Upper Peninsula. My waitress was phenomenal, super friendly, and kind. The food was immaculate, I had a perch sandwich, and I could tell it was very fresh fish. read more

We have driven by the Cut River Inn Restaurant on US 2 in Epoufette for many, many years without stopping. Shame on us. This is probably the best food we've had in a very long time. Whitefish pate , grilled chicken wrap , mushroom Swiss burger, plus today's cod with fries and Yooper Cuban Highly, highly recommend. read more

Go here. Looks are deceiving, this place has awesome food. The whitefish chowder and pate are a must. Had the pastie here and also wasn't disappointed! Cheese curds were ok, but a bit hard. Overall, the whitefish and pastie made this place, so good! read more

Juicy and large bacon cheeseburger was delicious. The seasoned fries went perfect with it. My husband got the fried perch, which was so good he forgot he had a side of fries! read more

My wife and I like this place a lot. We stop in about twice a month. They put out a nice whitefish dinner that my wife orders almost every time we visit. They have a whitefish chowder that I've enjoyed, and their pasty is one of the best in Michigan. We actually buy extra pasties to take home on most visits. The new owners seem to care about food quality and the place is clean and tidy. There are 3 tap handles behind the bar but this is more of a restaurant than a bar. It's a good place to check out. read more

Learned all I need to when they asked me to leave as they would not allow my Service Dog in with me. I was traveling with someone else who preferred not to wait for the police to arrive and inform them they are required by law to accept Service Dog teams, so we left, but they will be schooled on their responsibility to those of us with Service Dogs. There is no excuse for their ignorance and lawbreaking behaviour. Service Dog teams are everywhere and protected by federal law. You would think they would be happy to learn what they need to accomodate everyone. Instead, they were just unfriendly, confrontational and close-minded. read more

We stopped in for dinner while passing through the area. This was a nice clean place with good food. I had the whitefish basket and really enjoyed it. There was just one waitress but she handled all of the tables well. read more

Over priced, mediocre food with a dull restaurant atmosphere. Slow service and a cold waitress. Will not be going back. Search elsewhere for your dining needs. read more

Loved it! The food was excellent, and we got it to go so we could bring it back to our campsite at Garnet Lake. You could have a beach picnic too, since it is just right across the street from Lake Michigan. I didn't go inside, but it didn't look particularly special. read more

Really like the Yoopers up here. I got the pasty (posty, pausty depends on where you go), man that thing was huge and delicious! Very nice, comfortable atmosphere. Rustic restaurant with bar where locals go. Attached is the picture of my supper and a picture of a whitefish sandwich. Both were outstanding. read more

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Don't even read the other person's 1 star review, I don't know where that person is coming from. The refills are free, the fish fry is all you can eat, and the service is just fine. I think someone just had a bad day overall and decided to take it out on this place. Ok, first let me give you some context for my 5 STAR review..... this place, Epoufette, is a small, very small, little community along the bluffs of Lake Michigan on US 2. So, if you are expecting a high end restaurant....well.... you're an idiot, but if you are looking for a really good place to eat where you can kick back and enjoy a meal and a drink with friends then you have found the right place. The Nacho's weren't super fancy by any means, in fact they were a little small and uneventful... but the Bacon Burger and the onion rings were top notch. Ask for the Chipotle Mayonnaise on the side instead of BBQ sauce and you won't regret it. The bun was excellent as well. Then we had dessert and I had the Apple Dumpling with Ice Cream, and it was completely irresponsible and delicious. It was worth every bite. The prices were reasonable, the two of us had appetizer, dinner, and two desserts for $40 and we both left more than satisfied and neither one of us are small guys at all. They have a full bar, and they have a TV.... it would be nice if they had a few more TV's but the one they had was at least at the bar, which is where it should be. The place is very clean and very professional, and the proprietor took great care in making sure we were pleased with our meal and great pride in the fact that we were impressed with this little spot. I usually go to the place across the street because of the view, but I don't think that will be nearly as easy to do next time now that I know how good the food is at this place. It is a far better restaurant than the one across the street. I don't know what I love about Epoufette that draws me back here, I mean you can't even really get to the water's edge.... maybe it's just the name. Epoufette means "Place of Rest" and lately I've just been tired and hungry. read more

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My wife and I stopped here on our way too Mackinac Island and we were glad we did. I had the Pearch and she had the Patsie. The service fast and friendly and the food was great. If you read Eddie A's review, move on. Sounds like a butt sore curmudgeon. read more

I enjoyed my visit to this place I got the chicken tacos they were very good the service was ok but they took awhile with my lemonade but I did like my dish so 5 stars! read more

My dad is a Yooper so we regularly drive from lower Michigan to Escanaba and we always make a point to stop at Cut River Inn. This place may not have the view the restaurant across the street has, but they more than makeup for it with their food and hospitality. Their whitefish sandwich is one of the best I've ever had. It's everything it should be: golden, flaky, and moist. They keep it simple with just a huge piece of fried fish, bun, lemon, and tartar. The way it should be. I've tried the place across the street (Bay View) and was not impressed. They can't hold a candle to the whitefish at Cut River Inn. Also worth mentioning is that Cut River has jars of jam from Keweenaw available for purchase. read more

Cut River Inn - Delicious whitefish sandwich w. fries - American Near Me - Naubinway, Michigan