A nice view of the harbor, comfortable atmosphere that works for casual and special occasions, very…read morefriendly service, higher priced average food. We haven't always found the food to be reliable, but it looks as though their menu has been changed and simplified. There used to be a crazy variety of heavy cream sauce dishes, liver and onions and Italian dishes - the overly wide variety you know can't all be homemade. (NOTE THAT A LOT OF NEGATIVE REVIEWS ARE FROM YEARS AGO.) The new menu is more focused and pared down. Our first taste of the new offerings was via room service on our 20th anniversary. (Room service menu is limited, food comes out of the same kitchen.) I enjoyed my BBQ brisket, my husband said his burger looked okay but had no flavor. Quality of beef is everything in a good restaurant burger, people! Fries were like McDonald's. We shared a Greek antipasto with an enormous slab of good feta cheese, cucumbers, pickled beets, Greek olives, marinated peppers, avocado, red onions and a sweet champagne lemon dressing that was homemade. There was only a bit of spring greens mix, but I can't complain as this wasn't described as a "salad". The brisket was smoked well and was pretty tender. The sweet BBQ sauce caramelized really well with the fat (it's not a lean cut of meat) and produced a great flavor-texture combination. Husband tasted it and agreed it was the best thing to ever come out of Topsiders. We live in East Tawas and have eaten here dozens of times. Old Topsiders was 2.5 - 3.0 stars. New Topsiders a 3.6 - 4.0 stars so far. We have very few solid choices here, so this is exciting! Appreciate the updates, look forward to more. Pleasantly surprised and quite happy!

Here we are in Oscoda, Michigan - up north on the sunrise side of the state! After visiting our…read moremother, me and my sister sets out to go home after one night's stay. We just left Mom in the nursing home dining room and we are driving and I said I am getting a little hungry! So, I make the executive decision to eat at a restaurant with a view of Lake Huron! Lo and Behold there was a resort by the name Tawas Bay Beach Resort and I am sure that they have a restaurant with a fine view of Lake Huron. So, we decide to stop there. The outside was quite nice it sort of reminded me of any other fine Hotel. So we enter by where the restaurant is located and go into the restaurant area. Quite a few people were seated already. Me and my sister thought that maybe there was a family reunion going on at this particular resort. We are seated near a window overlooking Lake Huron. We see sailboats and people on the beach. Very calming and beautiful! The waiter comes out and gives us menus and takes our drink order. Very nice young man, his name is Jake. He takes our food order. We both order a chicken BLT sandwich and it comes with fries. We sit there and take in the ambiance. It is a little loud because there were children, but that is all good! The waiter shared a story about a bald eagle diving for fish in Lake Huron which was quite amusing. He mentioned that he loved his job and it showed through his service. The only thing that he missed was our silverware! But, that was easily solved. I mentioned to him that we do YELP reviews and the next thing you know we both receive a Cannoli on the house! How wonderful. Definitely will go back and if I am not hungry I will just order the Cannoli - OMG it was like heaven on earth! See pictures that I am attaching - definitely a do again especially since the sunrise side has so very few fine dining!

Visited on a Friday evening around 5:30 PM and unfortunately left with mixed feelings…read more Service: We waited nearly 20 minutes before anyone came to take our drink order. That said, a younger employee named William stepped up and did his best to help manage what was clearly a chaotic and disorganized situation -- he deserves recognition for that. Food: We kept it simple with burgers and fries. The burger itself was decent, but the pretzel bun was a real miss -- brioche would be a much better choice and would elevate the whole experience. The fries were fine, nothing special. The ranch dressing, however, was genuinely unpleasant -- easily the low point of the meal. Atmosphere: Right around 6:00 PM, a live band started up. For a restaurant setting, that felt far too early -- most venues wait until around 7:30 PM before live music kicks in. The result was that conversations became nearly impossible, customers were shouting to be heard, and servers were struggling to take orders accurately. It added to an already disorganized environment. Worth noting: Fox News was running on the TVs, which may matter to some guests. The Positives: The place was clean, and the golf course is genuinely beautiful and well maintained. However, I did notice some significant trimming of the pine trees -- hopefully they don't continue cutting them up that high, as the natural wooded feel is a big part of the appeal up there. Bottom line: Hard to recommend for dinner. The golf course is the real draw here.

We walked into the well lit restaurant which only had a few patrons. Our group of 5 were seated and…read morewaited on promptly. We received our drinks and we gave our order immediately because the place was starting to get busy. The waitress was nice. We waited ample time for our starters (salad,soups) when those arrived so did our main dishes. Our soup was cold. Never were we brought crackers or butter for bread sticks; the food is good but the service has a lot to be desired. Not sure who is at fault for the timing of the meals.

Tawas is a tourist destination and the restaurant is usually very busy But tonight, we walked…read moreinto an empty restaurant on a Tuesday evening. A group of 5 came in shortly after. A waitress immediately came and took our drink order and gave us menus. There was soft easy listening music in the background. We could talk to each other without yelling. We ordered our dinners which was honey chicken and honey salmon. You get to choose two sides. I ordered brussel sprouts and cheesy potatoes. All which were tasty. My husband ordered salad and green beans with raisins and almonds delicious also. The meals were great and not overly priced. We will return

Really great place to go for breakfast or lunch. Food is great and it's got a fantastic meal.read more

Great restaurant and bar for summer vacationers. The outdoor patio is perfect for taking in the sun…read moreand people watching. The food is good. Dependable, but not gourmet or exotic. The service is also good.

Raising my review from two stars to three stars. It's been many years since I tried Mr. Jack's. It…read moreused to be absolutely terrible with the exception of the patio for drinks. Ate there several times in the food was just awful. But apparently they were bought by the people who owned mangoes about three years ago or so, and decided to give it a whirl for a drink. They've completely remodeled the inside and it's much nicer. The staff was fantastic. They have a really cool draft of your system that delivers your beer really cold with very little head. I've seen the system on TV and it was kind of cool seeing it in person. I'm gonna wait to give it a higher rating when I can try the food sometime. But so far they've done a great job.

They have a wet burrito that is amazing. It keeps me coming back. They have been remodeling and…read moreupdating it and it's so much better utilized space.

Food was great had the prime rib sandwich and fry's basket . Took forever to get our meal . Looked…read moreat the grill they was using when I paid my bill and it was very small getting things done. We were a party of 4 . Three of got our fry's , then three got the sandwich after awhile one finally got her fry's and then the last one got her burger. We were visiting and not sure if this was normal. A party that came in after us got the meal they ordered on time. The host was the bar tender as she was busy!!! . Had to ask for our utensils after we got our meal . None was brought to us . Did not know what was going on in the Kitchen but that is we're it seems the problem was.

This establishment is part of the Greenbush Golf Course and is attached to the clubhouse. Small…read morebar and decent amount of seating, clean and appealing. The service is friendly and inviting. The food is the issue here, sometimes it is good, other times meh. If they could be more consistent on their food they would get a higher rating. I will try them again as I like the location and atmosphere.

This was by far the worst restaurant experience I've ever had. It was a seat-yourself restaurant,…read moreso we came in and waited about 10 minutes for someone to help us or clear a table. No one came, so we ended up clearing the table ourselves just so we could sit down. After that, my family and I wasted an hour and a half sitting there waiting for food that never came. We were never given any updates the entire time. Eventually, a staff member just came up to us and told us they had lost our food order. What made it even worse was that our family had three separate orders, and somehow they managed to lose all three of them. The whole situation was extremely disorganized and frustrating. After wasting an hour and a half of our time, we left without ever receiving our food. We came expecting to eat and enjoy time together, but instead we ended up sitting there for nothing and leaving hungry and disappointed. It honestly felt like our time didn't matter at all.

The "cheese" enchiladas are filled with orange nacho sauce. The enchilada sauce may have been…read moresalsa. The appetizers are likely from Gordon food service. If you want a Northern Michigan version of Mexican food, Desi's is for you. Nice server, though.

Desi years ago sold his restaurant and the people who bought it kept the food the same it was great…read moreI'd go up 3-4xs in summer...well that family sold it to someone else, anyways last summer went there had to send my Enchiladas back because of too much chili powder on it so now its a year later and same thing happened...the table next to me said they messed up there order and the didn't eat much of it...now let me tell you that place used to be so busy but now not so much ...get a new cook

Please avoid lane 1. It broke down with in the first 5 minutes of us getting there and kept…read morebreaking down every round. The service was ok, the food was absolutely horrible, the pizza tasted like cardboard and grease and was literally a frozen pizza. We only made it to the 3rd round before we decided to leave. Horrible experience.

We came here for the rooftop bar, which you walk into Tawas Axe N Lanes and then follow the signs…read moreout a side door to the outside and then up a set of stairs to the bar. The bar itself is small, but cute and was exactly what we wanted. On a perfect summer weekend day, sitting on a rooftop, overlooking the park and Tawas Bay across the way - it was idyllic! There is a lightly tiki-styled bar on this rooftop that serves fun cocktails, mocktails of yummy fruit juices all in one, and other alcoholic bevvies! Several patio tables with umbrellas and patio chairs to lounge in, along with a line of stools at the edge of the rooftop overlooking the street for prime rooftop viewing appreciation. Loved it!