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We ventured up to escape The Venetian Festival for an evening. Had never been to the shoppes. Nomad was booked but the indoor / outdoor and open aired bar was available. If you've not been to Bay Harbor, this spot makes it worthwhile. Not every seat is great in the place, but the booths and the bar are very well designed. The view provided outside was an art festival assembling on the lawn of this intimate and opulent harbor. The scene had my mind somewhere between a pharmaceutical ad and Marilyn Manson's, "The Beautiful People." Our server / bartender was super welcoming. We enjoyed a Spritz & a mocktail Mojito. Both well made. We split a large chop chop salad. (Enough for 4 for a light sample but plenty for 2) She had the heirloom risotto and I opted for the spicy sausage rigatoni. We loved the food! A nice spot no doubt. When the opportunity presents itself again, we look forward.
Emily is the best! Amazing food, great atmosphere, and even better service. She made the whole experience perfect. Five stars all around!
We stopped at this quaint restaurant in Bay Harbor for a belated Valentine's dinner before getting to our hotel in Petoskey for a snowboarding weekend. There was live music near our table, too! Drinks and presentation were great - I had the fig and thyme negroni sour, which was lovely. For shared plates, we started with the George's bank scallops which came with poblano pesto, saffron aioli, rutabaga, and butternut squash. Next we had the lasagna al forno with Wagyu beef, short rib, Italian sausage, ricotta, aged Gouda, and mozzarella. The combination sounded incredible, but it was a bit dry for our liking. Finally, we had the little neck clam bucatini with miso butter, oven dried tomatoes, scallion, and furikake. I would've appreciated a thicker or more flavorful sauce, but this was a nice experience overall and I'd come back!
Beautiful restaurant right by the Bay Harbour with great decor, view of the water. The energy was underwhelming. Got seated in the restaurant toward the back and felt like the noise level was very quiet and service staff was sparse. The restaurant is family style and encourages sharing. We had two starters; Pesto Burrata and Chop Chop Salad. The bread on the pesto burrata was the star of the show. The rest felt like a caprese salad with pesto and red pepper sauce for garnish. Good...not great. Chop chop salad had all the right ingredients but just felt they were limited. The flavors were good just not much substance...very lettuce forward. We had two entrees; Corn Agnolotti and Flank + Grits. Corn Agnolotti was visually very appealing and great flavors. Could have been served warmer. Flank + Grits was solid with nice flavor profiles together. Felt like it could have been outstanding and just feel short of being special. Biggest disappoint was service. Our server was below average. Ordered a bottle of Pinot Noir. He presented the wine and luckily, I noticed before he opened it was the wrong label. He got it changed. When he poured the wine for tasting he spilled slightly on the table and the glass. I used my napkins to clean it off both as I had white pants and he didn't move to clean up until after I tested the wine. I asked him to bring me another napkin. It took two trips before he brought. When we got the bill, both bottles were on it. He removed when I pointed it out but disappointed he didn't catch it. Also when we first ordered our 4 items, he commented that we had more than enough food...almost implying we had too much. Every time he would come to clear a course he would comment on how we finished it. At the end, he came to our table with the check ready to present and said "I am imagining you aren't interested in desserts." To which I replied, I would love to at least see the options. Nothing caught our eye, but I didn't love the presentation of the after-dinner options. Even offering coffee or tea would have been a better ending to the meal. Felt like we got food shamed. The lady beside us also had to dash to the bathroom as she was served a food item that had one of her food allergies. Poor thing was in the bathroom trying to recover. Not the experience I am sure they wanted either. Feel like there is potential but service and food execution needs to elevate to their pricing levels as those are top notch.
Read lots of good things about this place so we were really looking forward to dinner. We had reservations but we got there a little early so we had to sit at the bar a while. We actually saw people being sat that came in after us so we asked about our table. They apparently forgot about us as we were sat right after that at a table that had been open for a while. Although the bar was really nice and we had some great cocktails it is not good being forgotten. Once we sat down and reviewed the menu we settled on some pork fat fries and Charlevoix cheese co bites. Both were very good. However there are a lot of fries so be careful to not fill up unless that is what you want! For our main we got the Prime smoked ribeye. This was really good the second time. The first one was over cooked. Our server was great and made sure we got a new steak cooked properly. The manager stopped by as well. Appreciated the attention.
Walking in, the place is beautiful! The decor is very unique and well done. There was a live performer playing guitar and singing. The patio overlooks the lake and it was breathtaking at sunset Food: We ordered a popcorn shrimp bao that was my favorite; shrimp was crispy and flavorful on the outside and soft on the inside, paired with some scallions. Also ordered Brussels sprouts which were good but had a bit too much sauce that was kinda salty and heavy. Pork ribs were excellent; fall off the bone and well paired with watermelon and red onion. Service: Was good at first, then as the night got busier it became nearly impossible to get anything. We waited very long for our check and even had to ask a busser to find our server cause we hadn't seen her for a very long while.
What a FANTASTIC place! Great location and view of the water, the inside of the restaurant is beautiful and cozy - reminded me vaguely of the inside of a boat which I'm sure they were going for. Menu seems to rotate which is nice, there were some things I had seen on some menu pics from Yelp that they didn't have. It'll be a surprise! My coworker and I ended up getting a bit of everything: faroe island salmon "carbonara", the sticky ribs, wonton chips with both sauces, "bang bang" shrimp bar, and lastly the branzino. Loved all of them - we ended up eating 99% of the fish, it was so good. Even our waitress was proud of us for eating everything! Drinks were yummy, food was yummy. Highly recommend if you're looking for a nice dinner!
Technically I should be giving them a three star review, but they really deserve a five. Let me explain. The food was amazing. We had the Devi Eggs, the Scallops, the Bao Buns, with the lasagna and the ribeye for dinner. Our server suggested we get our ribeye medium rare, chef's choice. Of course we went with chef's choice since I like my ribeye mooing. Our ribeye, as you can see from the photo was medium to well done. My husband was devouring the meat, it was tasty still, but I was not happy. When I pay $62 for a ribeye I expect perfection. Sorry chef, but that was not deserving of 5 stars. You were off your mark. Lesson learned... cut into the center of your steak before you eat it. Especially if you're paying $62 for a steak. BTW- the lasagna was to die for. I'll be back.
The sweet pea hummus was amazing. The boa was also very tasty as well. All of entrees were very good as well. The only thing that was off was the sauce for the stick ribs, it not cohesive with the rest of the dish. Great atmosphere and service. Overall good experience.
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Highly recommend the Thai Chicken, it was honestly to die for!! Also we ordered two orders of Brussel sprouts because they were so good. We paired this with Crossings Sauvignon Blanc and Pike Road Pinot Noir throughout the evening. Great wine selection :) read more
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Very cool modern restaurant that serves sharable dishes, but also has plates if you just want something to yourself. I recommend trying as much as you can because every dish our group had was great. Bao Buns and Ahi Tuna Tacos are must gets. read more
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Wow! Delicious! Amazing! We sat at the outside bar because they were booked. However, we are bar people so we didn't mind at all and the bartenders were so attentive and funny even though they were packed! What we ordered was outstanding! The Mediterranean charcuterie board and the Meatball...whoa!!...huge 1 pound but cooked perfectly and the bang bang shrimp and did I mention the chocolate raspberry martini oooo la la read more
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So good! Super speedy, tapas style with a great menu and great service. Beautiful interior, bar, and patio. I hope this one stays in Bay Harbor for a long time! read more
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