The food was super. Our friends alway a choose this resraurant while in town. The service kept up…read morewith our jolly table with ground pepper and cheese.

Good food and friendly service are the hallmark of this restaurant…read more I'm in Alpena about two times per year and I make sure I visit it every time I'm in town. I was struggling to decide between the Prime Rib and the Lasagna. I was prompted to try the lasagna since it was made fresh in house every day. I'm so glad k made this choice!! My only disappointment is the atmosphere - it is always dark and kind of depressing. It is just the style of the restaurant and not my preference. It isn't a knock.

Chef quality gourmet offerings done extremely well. Beautifully plated and created with fresh and…read morecreative flavors. Although the decor was not necessarily luxurious and high end, it was fine and the view of the lake was very nice. While a bit pricey,the food was outstanding. Our group order the grouper, salmon, and chicken pasta meals. Everyone raved about their meals. No one had room for desserts, but they all the sounded delicious and homemade. If in Roger's City again , we will be sure to return for another memorable meal.

Unfortunately they did not have the patio furniture out on the terrace & it was a beautiful day…read more We drive an hour just to enjoy being in front of the water -- we had to eat inside. Sadly, this pla

Casual fine dining with wonderful food. If you haven't tried it yet you really are missing out…read more For me, too many favorites to write about.

We stopped for a late lunch and fell in love with this restaurant! The decor is cozy and quaint…read more The service is so friendly and efficient. The food was fantastic! We had mocktails that were delicious and a great value. Had two appetizers - one was mushrooms with cheese in puff pastry cups and the other was baked Brie cheese with roasted garlic and toasted almond. Both were amazing! We each had a half salad with mixed greens, blueberries, walnuts, and blue cheese crumbles. I added grilled chicken to mine. I'm so glad we discovered this place at the beginning of our trip so that I can come back again.

First time at this restaurant where I ended up getting the Smashed burger with fries and their…read moreHouse Margarita. The smash burger was well made, tasty and comprised of two patties that equated to a 1/2 lb burger I believe? It came with sliced onions and good amount of sliced pickles where these little green gems add so much to the burger in both crunchy texture and taste. The fries were equally well made and crunchy and a nice complement to the burger. Overall a solid good tasing meal at a very reasonable cost versus the down state pricing I am use too. Relative to the Margarita, I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the drink as it was being sold as a well drink that lowered my expectations a bit. It was quite good and served in a nicely salted mason jar which I love and at the very reasonable price of $7! That's a deal in my book all day long! The bar/restaurant itself has a dark inviting vibe too it where it defiantly feels more bar than restaurant which I always enjoy when I am on the lookout for a good bar burger. Staff was very friendly with prompt service and great follow up throughout the meal. I noted the comments on slower service on other reviews which may have been during the peak summer hours but in my visit here I saw none of that on a Monday eying at 5pm during Mid May timeframe. Overall if you are a fan of bars and bar food than this business will probably be right up your alley. Of note if you like Margarita's you should defiantly order one, or two or..... while here as the price is hard to beat especially at this quality !

We stopped in for wings, beer and several apps and it was all hot and fresh. They were all very…read moregood.

Really happy to see that the Sportsmans is doing a great business again. Owner is active and…read moreinvolved and making sure everything is running smoothly. Very friendly guy too. It was the busiest I've seen it in years. The occurring some better draft, beer choices, and there were some interesting selections for liquor, which was a big change and very nice. Haven't tried the food yet so we'll wait and see how that goes. They've done some updating to the place, which is nice, but it still needs a little bit of work in that regard. There was music and line dancing as well, which was an awesome change. It's really turned into a fun place.

Stopped by here randomly on our way back from a camping trip. It was a very small town local spot…read more The waitress was very nice and was doing a great job on her own since the cook didn't show up for work that day. We appreciated her hospitality and the food. The poutine and crab ragoons were really good! The burgers were okay because the buns were a bit too thick and dry. But it's definitely a decent local place to stop by if you're on your way up north or coming back to the SE Michigan area.

Superb pistachio salad and white fish dinner. Five stars…read more Dinner on the porch was outstanding.

The food was what you would expect at this price point, nothing special or over the top. In general…read morethe restaurant was loud, tight and again, nothing special. Wait staff was acceptable but again, nothing special.

Ambiance was warm and friendly. The food was great and the service was attentive. We sat in the…read morebar area.

Grabbed dinner last night at Audie's…read more We are close enough to Canada when Poutine was offered we opted for it as the starter. It arrived without the customary cheese curds, but the gravy was right. The cheese was cheesy, which is important. Overall, a good dish and one I would eat again. We opted to share the Canadian Perch platter with a baked potato. For $2.00 extra dollars (for a shared plate) we were each given our own potato. The fish was crispy, flavorful, and filling. The tartar sauce...chef's kiss. The right amount of tang, and it was homemade. Was tempting to just drink the rest of it. Staff were all friendly and the atmosphere was casual. If you happen to be in the area, stop in and visit. They have a wide variety of sandwiches and fish platters to choose from.

So to be fair I ate at the bar but... the chicken fried chicken was awesome! The shrimp Lenny was…read moreunbelievable sauce and cooked perfectly. Bartender waited on me and she did a final job. The place was clean and while I ate in the bar it was very friendly. For too long I drove by this place it's not a hidden gem all the locals know about this place and go there! This is a MUST visit!!

This was a tough one because the waitress was absolutely fantastic. The ambience was to be…read moreexpected. The restaurant was clean. The menus were posted the specials were up.. when we heard that they serve liver and onions, I asked the waitress if it was something that was really popular and raved about and she said yes. However, when we got our liver and onions, which all three of us ordered, it was less than desired. It certainly wasn't what we expected. I can understand that it wasn't what I was seeing in my mind, which was a thick piece of liver done medium with a big nice pile of caramelized onions, and a creamy bunch of mashed potatoes with a luscious gravy. What arrived on each of our 3 plates was a very (extremely) thin slice of burnt liver which had a couple slices of bacon on it which were also burnt . On top of the onions, where should've been more delicious caramelized onions were about 10 very thin lightly battered onion rings. Well there were good, it was definitely way off the traditional liver and onion taste or look. What added to the disappointment was that the potatoes were lumpy and not done well. I can say that the good part was that they brought extra gravy in a little steel boat. And I needed that to chuck down the dry burnt liver and the lumpy potatoes. If one looks at my reviews, I'm very careful about leaving bad reviews, and I look at anything that might improve them. However, there was no reason that a cook should deliver. Something that's burned, and the thinness of these liver stakes was uncalled for. And with onions being so inexpensive and substituting it for some very thin, odd onion rings I think Gordon Ramsay would've had a field day on this one. We were all three extremely hungry. It was about 2 PM and none of us had had breakfast so we did eat it, but I can say it would've been almost equal for me to have a McDonald's or Taco Bell, which is something that I never do because it's awful. I think you need to improve the style of this dish. The times I've had anything else there. I can say that it was typical American type food, but it passed in my book. This did not, but your waitress was fantastic. I did not take a picture because time just flew by and we made a mess of it too quickly . We had a bad day and we had not eaten, but I did not let that affect our review. I spoke to the two other others that were in my party and we all felt the same. Improve yourselves, please as you are a very busy restaurant and no one deserves to have something like this.

We had chicken quesadillas that was very good. The chips and salsa are excellent. Our waitress was…read morefriendly and good.

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.

Very friendly tavern, beer was nice and cold. It's pretty dark in there but it is a tavern. Service…read morecould be just a little better as we waited for about 10 minutes before getting served. In their defense they were in the middle of stocking their coolers.

It started many years ago when I was in single digit years of age. At my current age of 37, I…read morerecollect memories that transcend many ideas of service including the aspect of intelligence from the staff in the form of understanding, as well as their attention to the patrons of the establishment. Every time I've stepped foot into this place, I was met with a hearty hello, or a few hey expressions or a hi there! The patrons of this establishment today were extremely pleasant. I love the atmosphere nowadays as well as how it was in the old days and the fact that it is just a wonderful place to unwind from a few months of stress, or go have a good time on the weekends during the seasons that welcome patrons from around not just Alpena, but Michigan itself as well as some random appearances from people out of state. Overall if I wanted to rate this business I would have to give it a 5 and a half stars out of 5. Truly phenomenal to be a person who enjoys the ambience of a space that resembles awesomeness! Thank you. For reference, no I was not drinking at this establishment before legal age, I actually had enjoyed some food and occasional work as a child such as wiping the bar down or sweeping the floor etc.