Jonathan (yon) is fantastic. My girls and I came two days in a row while in reverse city for a…read moregirls weekend. He was accommodating and a great bartender! He even remembered my drink the next day if I come back to traverse, I will be back to see him!!

Very nice place. Local music playing on stage. A golf game for entertainment. Great beer choices at…read morereasonable prices. Friendly customers and staff. We didn't have any food,just beer.

Started with no alcoholic cider. It was fantastic. Unfiltered and delicious…read more The server was quick and efficient with plenty of check ins. The food was great. We had the Walleye Tacos. What really impressed me was inside their attention to details from the root stumps on the roof, lights, those plants we had in college that grow across everything. Worth going and enjoy

Started out a little awkward when the hostess acted very unenthusiastic about our presence,…read moreespecially when we said we would like a table after she said we can go sit at the bar without even asking our preference. It wasn't super busy. Fortunately, once we were seated, our waitress was very friendly and helpful and made us feel welcomed. We decided to do a flight. My husband and I tried 5 different cider each. I was a huge fan of the cider that reminded me of fall (apples) called Octorock. But the tropical one, skinny dip sunset, came as a close runner up with pineapple and passion fruit strongly coming through. I also tried the Brom, peach and strawberry feels. The peach was probably my least favorite since I couldn't really taste it. It could have just been my taste buds, too! My husband's favorites were the vanilla and the cinnamon ones. I tried both and agreed. The vanilla really came through and was very aromatic and the cinnamon made me think of fall, especially when I drank it after the octorock. I wonder if they have a combination of both in the fall? We also got dinner while there. I had the fennel sausage pizza with their housemate Italian sausage. It was so good! My husband had the jerk pork shoulder served with rice and beans and said it was delicious and flavorful. Overall, it was a successful dinner and a great way to try different cider! The place has modern decor, well spaced larger tables (even the two seaters are quite roomy). They have an outdoor patio that is dog friendly. Since we took our pup on a couple of adventures, she stayed at the house and napped but we saw a few dogs enjoying the beautiful weather and the social time with their humans. This is definitely a great place for a meal or of you're feeling adventurous about ciders. They have a wide variety of selection, and quick, fantastic service (minus grumpus).

A wonderful music listening room where the audience respects the artist. Alcohol is available.read more

I didn't have any food, so ixnay on that. Service- well, the…read moreevent leaders seemed nice, it was a concert. The Sweet Water Warblers: super group consisting of May Erlewine, Rachel Davis and Lindsay Lou. Two of the ladies now live in Nashville. Ambiance- light and sound were good. Poor Lindsay's guitar battery died mid song, but there were others she was able to borrow for the remainder of the show. I sat in the back, far left. I couldn't see the violinist who joined for two numbers, and couldn't see May when she played the piano. But, I could hear it all excellently. Def stop by and see a show or check their schedule to see what acts are coming soon.

Terrific "local joint".., great feel, great vibe! Wednesday night live jazz band that is…read moreincredible! Food was terrific..."smash burgers" and craft beer...what more could you want! And the service is incredible! Ammie is a "Joy" and absolutely the best! Fun, friendly and attentive and helps you navigate thru the beer menu. A sweetheart..., makes you feel like family...and that is what makes an amazing night into a memorable experience!!!

My girlfriend and I recently returned from a vacation to the area, we spent a day in Traverse City…read more I wasn't impressed with the Workshop in the slightest. Although the wildfire smoke likely kept some people away, we came around mid afternoon in what should be the beginning of prime time hours and the place was empty. Not a good sign. I found it a bit odd that we had to order at the bar, considering only 2 other groups were there. There were like 4 employees just chatting away at the bar as well. At this point I know what I like in craft beers and I usually never have an unpleasant experience trying them, but we liked nothing we ordered on the beer flight! We had put in an order for the BBQ flatbread as an appetizer as well, and the chicken was super dry. I can't blame the sauce for being to spicy since I'm sure it's a popular local brand. That one's on us. We decided to have an actual dinner closer to our cabin.

Nikki is the best bartender in town! We come from Bay City and our first stop is always Rare Bird…read moreto see Nikki and get drinks!!

Great atmosphere, beers and hospitality!…read more Good selection of food - the pecorino fries are and awesome appetizer.

Served within 25 minutes of closing time with a…read more Lively older vibe if you want to escape the racous twentysomething crowd.

Waitress was kinda crappy but still not a bad place. Do have air conditioning. Pretzels were weird…read morebut good. More like a bread. Beer cheese is ok. Which also makes the mac n cheese ahhhh. I wouldn't get it and glad I didn't order it. Beet salad was actually pretty good!! Specially if u like picked beets. Didn't like their homemade dressing that came with it though, it was horrible. Would go again. Was convenient.

Great location, right across from the lake, with outdoor seating for perfect lake views while you…read moredine! The restaurant is casual, has comfortable seating and plenty of lake view tables in their main dining room. The menu had a nice selection of handhelds, salads, sandwiches and entrees. We tried the shrimp/lobster bisque, perch and chips basket and the panko walleye sandwich. Our server was attentive and friendly, we loved everything and will definitely go back!

Place came highly recommended and was let down. The pricing and the quality of the food doesn't…read morealign. The miso honey whitefish was overcooked, dry and had no taste of honey or miso. Should have sent it back for the $42 price . The butterfly fried shrimp was good and so were the fries. The walleye was mid and the smallest piece for over $40. It was surprising that none of these entrees came with a starch . Just a small amount of vegetables . They don't offer bread service but you can upgrade for $10 for bread with olive oil.. why anyone settles for this is beyond me. There is dozens of better restaurants in Traverse City

My friends and I made one final stop here on our girls trip before heading back to Indy. I had…read morestopped here with my husband, sister, and brother in law several years ago when we vacationed here and had a really delicious cider flight, so I was excited to try their wine this trip. We stopped in on a Thursday, early evening. They were not very busy and there was a table inside available to sit immediately or plenty of bar seats and tables outside. The man working the bar said our server would be over to bring us menus and to sit wherever we'd like. Some time passed and he eventually brought over menus since we hadn't seen a server and said our server would be over soon. Less than a minute later a woman comes over and asks if we know what we want and was just very curt and unwelcoming. We had not had any time to read the menu, so we said we still needed to look over it first. She did not come back for a long time after this and when we ordered our glasses of wine I also asked if we could get glasses of water. She said "it's over there" looked briefly over her shoulder and then walked off without saying anything else. I then noticed that there was a water station back by the bar and went over to grab them. I wasn't sure what the attitude was over a simple question, but our entire visit was like that and it was incredibly unpleasant. We all really enjoyed our wine, but it was collectively the least favorite stop of our entire trip. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone and wouldn't come back after the service we had.

We stumbled on this at the end of a long drive on Leelanau peninsula, and decided to check out the…read moreGrand Traverse asylum area, an Old State hospital that's been renovated into mixed use purposes. Ironically lead with Charlie's Wine stumble was the first one we had. "Stumble": resiling and gvertz and Pinot Blanc. Nice lemon tart, spicy, light tropical, coconut. We learned a wine club wine was open., Pinot Blanc, for the wine club due to being off of a 30-year-old vineyard in the front yard of the winemaker partners home. Lovely, rich, Blaufrankich was very good, the best one we had in Mission area. Really great flavors. Very glad we had a chance to stop in here. Highly recommend it for wine people, and close to town! Thanks Brandon

This place is great! I brought a party of 13 on a Saturday night with no reservations. We couldn't…read moreget into anywhere in town (high season) and they welcomed us with open arms. I am a big city, five star diner, and this place was very good. Everything about this place was great. Service, food, dessert. I had burrata, salmon and chocolate cake. We had almost everything on the menu, and the execution was consistently excellent. James was our server and he made sure that everything went smoothly. His backup team were young guys who did a very good job as well. I am not comparing this place with fine dining in a major city, but that is where I do most of my dining. For a meal in TC, this place is awesome! I also stayed at the hotel, which is excellent! They have a giant room with a fireplace where we spent two hours after dinner. I will definitely return to this property on my next visit to TC!

A very nice family resort right on the bay of Lake Michigan. Rooms were clean. Pool is enclosed…read morefrom the outside but has a open sky. Food was adequate. Customer service was first rate. The workers went out of their way to make it a pleasant experience.

This is such an absolute gem of a place! We love visiting these gardens whenever we are in town…read more They are so well maintained, and the volunteers are so friendly and love to share their knowledge about both the plants and the history. It is a perfect opportunity to learn and stretch your legs. Festival it is free to walk around the grounds and take in the breathtaking views that this site provides here in the shadows of the spires of this former state hospital. The children's garden, fairy garden and Japanese gardens are all breathtakingly, beautiful, and fun to explore how fortunate the city is to have Such a place to retreat to.

It is totally free, including guided tours. They do request donations as the place is fully funded…read moreby donations and grants. They have a large grounds with a lot of different gardens and the old farm buildings being repurposed. The history of the place is interesting: The land was initially part of the Grand Traverse Commons, which was once the site of the Traverse City State Hospital, a mental institution. They have healing gardens, labyrinth, fairy garden, Asian garden, fire resistant garden, community garden, etc... they also have a lot of trails and a self guided tour with a map. The guided tours are done by volunteers.