The service was outstanding! We ate inside and the place was nicely decorated and clean…read more Wife had boneless chicken tenders, I tried them and they were delicious. I had the Fish and Chips and they were very good. I'd pass on the coleslaw next time, it was dryer than mom's brownies and tasteless. If we are ever in this area again we would return for sure. If the owner sees this review, contact me for a great Southern style coleslaw recipe..

It was pretty good. But everything needed more seasoning. Fish dip pretty good. But needs salt and…read moregarlic. Gluten free buns were good. Burger was fine but sauce is not tangy enough. Son loved the Mac and cheese and my other son said boneless wings were good. Fries very good also. Service was good and fast. Place looks nice as well.

Very friendly and attentive servers with a menu that has many new items to try, so you can pick…read moreyour usual or be adventurous . I tried an after dinner dessert wine and it was good.

Great variety of wines by the glass or bottle. We had an amazing French board that had four…read morecheeses, four meats, several sauces/butters/mustard, two kinds of nuts and toasted bread crackers. All were excellent! Wish we had a Zephyr near us in middle Michigan!

While eating at the bar at The Vierling (another review), we struck up a conservation with a local…read moreguy. Young man who was a brick mason. He made several recommendations, including Portside. It was excellent. Food and service were excellent. We are a product of the South and dont have much whitefish and walleye available. I had the walleye sticks appetizer with an order of fries and my wife had the whitefish cakes. Both were delicious. Fries were obviously hand-cut and large; also very hot. Our server was great! The best part of the meal was the BREAD STICKS! It appeared that the sticks are baked in a round pattern, like a pizza, and then cut into sticks. They were so hot, I couldn't hold them until they cooled a little bit. The accompanying spread was excellent; also marinara sauce. One could make a meal from the bread sticks. The vibe was pleasantly rustic. We decided on a booth instead of seats at the bar. Again, our server was great. The guy who brought out the bread sticks was equally good. I suppose the bread sticks are brought to the table directly from the oven. Highly recommend this place!

You cannot beat a classic, especially when it's patio season and the Summer Shandies are on tap…read more Smokin'Hubster and I popped in for lunch and had a fabulous time. We rarely sit outside but this patio beckoned and we were helpless to resist. There's even outdoor seating available if you arrive before the restaurant is open! Silas brought us menus and took drink orders right away. We enjoyed the season's first shandies while exploring the menu. His attention was perfect and we shared some laughs each time he returned to our table. Neither one of us wanted to share (I guess) so we each ordered our own appetizers. I can never get enough smoked whitefish spread... until it's ALL MINE! I enjoyed every bite and would do it again. Patrick ordered the walleye strips and he did offer me a bite (generous devil that he is). They were perfectly crisp without being heavy or greasy. If I had known that... nah, I'd still get the whitefish. We'll be back to visit The Portside and try more menu items. Who knows, maybe we'll split something next time?

Our two month motorhome trip brought us to Marquette, MI for three days. After an internet search…read more(thanks Yelp), we decided to eat at The Vierling. There were no seats at the highly touted back room, with a view, so we decided to sit at the bar...excellent decision. BTW, the view at the back area is not worth getting stressed about. However, it is a great area. Our bartender was Marissa; she was great. When in Rome...we both decided to get the whitefish. Mine was just the regular seasoning and my wife got the scampi version. Both were very good. We both had one of the Vierling's brews (cant remember which one) and we both enjoyed it. Vierling also has a blueberry brew and blueberries are actually dropped into it before served. We may go back today just to try it. It was a great experience and struck up a conservation with a young local. He wrote down several recommendations for us, including Black Rock Brewery and Portside, which deserve a review. I highly recommend The Vierling and discovered they take reservations. We enjoyed sitting at the bar. Thanks Marissa!

We came on a weekday at lunch so it was easy to find parking (street/metered parking and paid lots)…read moreand we were seated right away in the back room area, which I'd recommend for the view of the lake, though the bar area was cool too. Service was fine, the ambience was pretty cool - felt historic. We were visiting from out of town, and wanted to try the Lake Superior whitefish that this area is known for. We got the whitefish bites, onion rings, cajun whitefish sandwich, and blueberry wheat beer. The blueberry ale was refreshing but honestly I couldn't really taste the blueberry. The food seemed to be prepared well overall, and the batter was light and crispy, but the whitefish itself (both the fried and the cajun) tasted really fishy, so much so that we l couldn't really eat the cajun whitefish and had to drench the whitefish bites in malt vinegar and tartar sauce.

We were wandering around downtown Marquette searching for the 906 sports bar when we stumbled on…read morethis place. The restaurant is in a historic theater, and we the menu looked so good - and let's face it, we were tired of wandering around hunting for the other place - so we walked in. Immaculate. I had the special smash burger - the rodeo - topped with bbq sauce, Gouda, and onion rings. Oh my word! Delicious! And the fries were perfect. I also got a side of sourdough just to try it and it was so yummy! This is my favorite meal of our trip to the UP so far.

We came here around happy hour/early dinner on a weekday and it was quite empty, and we were seated…read moreright away. We had the puttanesca pasta, short rib poutine, beet salad, steak and sourdough sandwich, and chocolate chip skillet cookie. My recommendation would be, absolutely try the short rib poutine and chocolate chip skillet cookie - both were really really good. The puttanesca was quite fishy for my taste and the beet salad was a bit bland. But we did also enjoy some local beers and coffee which were also excellent. They also seemed to have some pretty interesting cocktails on the menu though we didn't get a chance to try any. Overall, laid back vibes, friendly staff, unique building. I could definitely see this place being a lot of fun on a weekend.

Food and service was amazing…read more We had the mushroom pasta and the fish and chips. The food came out hot and was absolutely delicious. Atmosphere was very inviting. Loved everything about this place. It's inside the Ramada Inn so go inside and enjoy!

Very expensive, ordered an appetizer then went to another restaurant…read more Our server was great

1) the food and service were amazing 2) dog friendly patio…read more3) a whole VEGAN menu in addition to a full regular menu for the meat eaters out there. 4) kid friendly: gave the kids matchbox cars. they really went above and beyond. 5) adorable ambiance, clean and comfortable

This is the only place I've been to or seen in the UP with a full vegan menu. You wouldn't expect…read morethat looking at the outside of this restaurant. I really, really hope they continue to serve plant-based food! Both times I've been here, the food has been good and came quickly.

This co-op is absolutely a hidden gem. It's on-par with co-ops I've been to in Chicago and other…read moremajor cities. In a city where everything is a slab of meat, fried or covered in cheese, Mqt co-op is a wonderful break for our arteries. Not only is the store filled with local goodies and unique snacks, but the hot bar, soup and salad bar is to die for with rotating themes such as Mexican. We grabbed a rotisserie chicken, some salad and bread to have throughout our stay in Mqt. They were wonderful. And with a dietitian on staff, we didn't have to worry about sticking to an anti-inflammatory diet. I'm not sure why anyone would settle for the food at Walmart or Meijer when this market has the freshest and the best of everything. The ambience felt like home. Finally a town with a co-op that was not pushed out by Whole Foods, like we have in the lower part of Michigan. I pledge allegiance to the Mqt Food Co-op.

Nice grocery store. Not as rough as I expected, given it's a coop…read more Some moldy strawberries on the shelves. Yuck! Grabbed cold brew coffee, Bare Apple chips, water, mango kombucha. $26.05 No luck finding lime Perrier or La Croix Keylime though. Water it is.

Isaac was an AMAZING server. Never had someone throughly explain a menu in a charismatic and funny…read moreway like him. I like shutting my brain off when I treat myself to eat so this felt like princess treatment lol. Overstimulating music it's way too loud In here lol. Drinks were bomb af and cheap, shoutout to the backyard blackberry lemonade and the bartender dude with the braid. Also got a blue aloha mana margarita which was very yummy. Reason for three stars is that the chips were stale and it's so loud it must be hell for the servers and bartender

Applebees is one of my "Go To" chains when I'm not in the mood to explore local favorites when…read moretraveling. Normally they rate a 4-5 in my experience. Unfortunately, our experience at this place could only rate 2 stars because the service was extremely slow. We waited over 40 minutes to receive our meals. Unacceptable!

Cold, blustery day, so soup and a bit of pie felt in order…read more We had a generous cup of the Hungarian Paprika mushroom soup alongside a pasty. Soup was loaded with local mushrooms. The broth was full of a deep umami. Ultimate comfort food. Pasty seemed too herbaceous for me. Thyme, perhaps, but hubs loved it. You grab your mug of choice where you order coffee and they fill it at the counter. Everything here was obviously created and crafted with care and attention. We enjoyed sitting to look out the front windows. Various rolling pins and pie plates on the walls created an inviting space to rest and eat. I'd return here and be a regular if I were a local. The prices seemed fair to me.

Good, food was very good. The pot pie was top notch, the soup of the day was tasty and the…read morechocolate chip cookie was divine. Food was served very quickly. Bad, tables weren't clean to start, nor were they bussed to finish. The restaurant help seemed new and inexperienced. I asked one of the waitresses how the ordering and food to the table system worked and she said she'd send a supervisor to help us, who never arrived. The wait staff wasn't particularly friendly nor unfriendly, they robotically did their jobs. The menu looked intriguing until the waitress advised that they were "sold out" of at least half of the menu entree items which was disappointing. I'd go back entirely based on the food assuming the wait staff was bit stressed at lunch time on a Thursday.