We've eaten at Paul's Pub a couple times now while vacationing in Michigan. Dear Friends of ours also vacation in Michigan while we're there and it's become an annual outing to meet "in the middle" for dinner. For the last two years we've met at Paul's Pub! It's generally crowded at the dinner hour but that does not diminish the prompt, friendly service. The food has an excellent home cooked taste. I've had the perch dinner and their broasted chicken dinners; both tasty and filling. My wife also loves the broasted chicken. I had a house salad dressed with their house made vinaigrette that is equally delicious. It's a great place for us to connect with great Friends over great food. I highly recommend Paul's Pub! read more

Paul's Pub was recommended by a delivery person. I was unable to find a specific location on Google Earth, however, other searches pulled it up. If you are searching for a restaurant that serves great food, reasonable prices in a warm atmosphere, this is a great selection! For years, I was unable to find a restaurant that served a chicken dinner. Not sandwiches or something disguised in a sauce, but broasted chicken dinner with sides. Well, this is the spot! Four pieces, cooked at ordering, tasty, moist and met my expectations. The menu has variety and other menu meals at adjacent tables appeared to be equally tempting. Our server was extremely friendly and was able to provide insights into the 50 plus year history of the pub, but also coming events at the pub and area all the while making sure our meal was pleasant. This was our first visit, but this is now on our short list! We recommend Paul's for an enjoyable meal. read more

Paul's Pub - American Near Me - Johannesburg, Michigan

I come here for the perch and I am always presently surprised. Lightly battered and the major of the time no bones. My wife got chicken pasta and really enjoyed it, bartender treated us really nice. We will be back. read more

We had wonderful service. The staff members were so busy, but everyone was friendly and courteous. The meal was great, and everyone in our group of 14 enjoyed their meals. We will definitely return when we're in the area. read more

We have been going to Pauls Pub for over 20 years. We have taken many family members and friends there, and never been disappointed. You can always count on quality food, generous portions and Service is always great and the ambiance is friendly. While they are known for their great Fish dinners, their Broasted Chicken is also very good, always a tough choice. :). They have a diverse menu with many options. You cannot go wrong with any choice. Would definitely recommend. read more

We were out on the trails in a side by side! Hit Paul's at 11 for early lunch! What a great place, we had excellent service, the bar was really nicely decorated! Food was outstanding! We had 2 grilled turkey and Swiss!! a great grilled cheese sandwich and a chicken salad! The sweet potato fries were delicious!! Will definitely drop by Paul's again!!! read more

Stopped by today for early dinner. We were pleasantly delightfully greeted by Cora our hostess. She thanked us for coming in. Our hostess was friendly and provided excellent service. Paul's is a hidden gem. The pictures don't even come close to the quality and tastefulness of our dinners. And exceptional experience. Significantly Exceeded all of our expectations!!!!! read more

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WOW! Grab a chair and relax as I take you on a lengthy review of how great this place is and to test how much good one is allowed by yelp to write about a dining establishment. If you don't have to patience to read my novel- come on in the food is good and the service is even better. Being featured in Martha Stewart Living for their Perch basket, this should be on everybody's radar and everyone's "go-to" place while traveling in northern Michigan. A tourist destination for sure, with the walls decorated in antlers and stuffed game. The cabin feel makes this the perfect up north dining destination. Guys night out? Huge bar in the center of the restaurant and plenty of pull tabs and keno to play. Just about a 15 minute drive from downtown Gaylord and you won't regret the small town charm this place brings. Stopped in with my family and had a great experience. Being a weekday at 5 this place was not busy at all. Parking lot is huge and has a gas station next to it so if you snowmobile this would be a great winter dinner spot. My wife ordered the wings and potato skins, and I ordered the half perch basket. My kids went with the kids quesadilla and the grilled cheese. Some of the best made kids meals I have seen in awhile, I would order the quesadilla for myself... and yes the kids menu has plenty of kids options, even the pickiest eater (my child) had options... More on the food... The wings were a 10/10. Crispy and tossed in a mild hot sauce. This place has an entire broasted chicken section and feature a wing Wednesday special. And yes, 10x better than Buffalo Wild Wings. My perch basket is a show stopper. No question why this was featured in Martha Stewart. Lightly battered, flakey, and delicious. The perch basket comes with 2 sides and a roll for a great price. We ordered potato skins as a appetizer and these were not skimpy in anyway, just look at the picture and you can see that there was a pound of crispy bacon on top. And the service! We had the pleasure of being in Linda's section... and she has to be the nicest, most thoughtful server we have ever had. From Bringing out kids crayons and asking if we wanted chocolate milk immediately you could tell she understood what it's like to dine with young children and wanted us to enjoy our time. She went the extra step and put the Welch's fruit snacks in my coat pocket knowing not to give them wind of the scent of these prized snacks. She went the extra mile to make sure we had everything we needed down to wipes for the kids or maybe for me after digging into the wings. 6 stars out of 5 stars. The friendly locals just add to how tremendous of a place is truly is. read more

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Never had a bad meal. The wait staff is very helpful. Good place for families. Large parking lot for cars, suv, or pickup trucks

After waiting for over an hour for our food, it was underwhelming at best. Or waitress was great, and I tipped extra for her having to keep sailfishing for the delay. Disappointing. read more

We have been coming to Paul's Pub for over 25 years. The food is good and they also have monthly specials. The staff is very friendly. Highly recommended read more

Service very slow at lunch on a Friday. I ordered the famous perch that got them featured in some magazine decades (?) ago. Was really bad. Floppy, soft, not fresh fish. Took leftovers home and didnt even want to eat them when I was drunk and starving. Fries and onion rings were good. Broccoli was room temp. Restaurant is cozy in a good way. Seems like a locals-type place. Came again Saturday evening and dozens of bad, boring songs were pre-played in jukebox. Wasted my money trying to play songs. Their AMI jukebox happened to have disabled the ability to pay extra to have your song given priority. So if you like to go to a bar on a Saturday night and listen to Frank Sinatra, Michael Buble, Jack Johnson and the three currently most famous male country artists, you're all good. Otherwise this place is a huge downer. There is no way a patron made those music selections. Michael Buble is listed as one of the ten most popular selections at this place. That's not possible without extreme shenanigans. The service at the bar was not bad. But the food isn't great and the atmosphere at bar time is really, really bad. read more

Very people friendly and very good food hamburgers are delicious So are the onions rings

Pretty fabulous. I had perch dinner. Delicate and flavorful. Husband had broasted chicken. Wow... $7 for 4 pieces and 2 sides. Coctails & wine excellent. Fabulous service. Rustic interior. read more

Paul's Pub - American Near Me - Johannesburg, Michigan

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This place is a must if your visiting Gaylord or driving through! If you love sweet potato fries, you'll love these. My go to order is always the lake perch & sweet potato fries. The tartar sauce is awesome and you can tell how fresh the fish is and also love how the fish is not over fried. All served with a warm roll and salad to start. Hidden gem. read more

Paul's Pub - Half order of lake perch - American Near Me - Johannesburg, Michigan

Awesome broasted chicken, hand buttered cod and hand battered onion rings with jalapeño ranch dressing. Chicken was juicy! Great service too! Will be back!1 read more

Paul's Pub - onion rings in a basket - American Near Me - Johannesburg, Michigan

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The food was good but service was slow and not as helpful. Our food was average good but really hot! From past restaurant experiences most servers will tell you the food is super hot but ours didn't. Also she took forever (after we said we'd need a minute) to take our order. So give yourself some time! read more

We eat here mostly because my stepdad likes it a lot. We take him here for Father's Day or his birthday. They have excellent fried mushrooms. The variety they have to choose from is great. My husband and I have not been terribly impressed with their steaks. Nice cuts of meat, but in our opinion they are bland. Not seasoned well. It is good for pub food, and if that is what you are expecting, you will not be disappointed. read more

Paul's Pub is really good food. The hamburgers are fantastic the fish and chips are great. Great atmosphere. And can be lots of fun there. Great people that work there. So if you want a really good dinner or lunch go to Paul's Pub in Johannesburg Michigan read more

Always great service great food you can't go wrong here!Highly reccomended.Prime rib Saturday is the best around.

Food is amazing!! The best French onion soup I've ever had. The staff is so nice! We will being go back often!

In town from Tulsa OK. Visiting family looking for the best place in town and we definitely found it great service. Clean welcoming atmosphere, great food! read more

Paul's Pub - Cold salads ... delicious cod. bacon blue cheese burgers to die for! The best fresh fried mushrooms I've ever had my cup never went dry - American Near Me - Johannesburg, Michigan

Teresa was a very poor server. Asked us if we wanted our appetizers with or before the meal, we said before. We received our appetizers with the meal. I had asked for ranch with my cheese sticks, received sour cream. She never came back to ask us about her meal until there was empty plates at the end of the table. She spent more time cleaning empty tables than tending to her current customers. read more

if you are within a 100 miles of this place go, just amazing. Best Fried Chicken on the planet. Perch and Ribs also out of this world. Best Place up north by far. read more

I'm a Perch snob. The Perch at Paul's is a ten out of ten. People are nice and happy that work at this place and the clientele is also pretty glad to be at Paul's. Simple, but nice place, great perch. read more

We bought our forever home in Atlanta, MI., like 6 months ago. Stopped in this place on our way home from Gaylord. This place is a A+. The broaster Chicken is fabulous along with there homemade mashed potatoes and gravy. Everything we've had has been fantabulous. Friendly, clean and tastefully decorated. The waitstaff are so friendly and helpful. They made I feel like family. Our favorite go to restaurant always. The prices aren't bad either compared to the portion size. Try dessert if you have room. Bread pudding is very good and homemade. Cocktails are tasty too. read more

Paul's pub has very good food with a wide range of options avialable. They have pizza, steak, sandwiches, fish, and even healthy salad options. I have eaten their grilled salmon and it is very good. Not over cooked or anything highly recommended. Their salads are also very good with lots of fresh greens and vegetables thrown in and they are served on a very large dinner plate too. Only complaint is that service can be slow sometimes. One Sunday evening it took around 45 mins to get our food after ordering. read more

We went here for the first time today and had an excellent experience. Our waitress was a blast and kept our drinks filled and us entertained, her name was Karen. We had the pretzels, fried portabella mushrooms and the French onion soup, everything was great. We will definitely be coming back, the whole menu looked great. read more

Been going here for 20 years. The fish and chips are great and the perch is so good its been written up in the Martha Stewart magazine as a must have. And the Tigers always win on the big screen here! :) read more

Never again! Service and food quality have been going down for a while but our visit tonight still has my head shaking. Upon entering the restaurant we were greeted by a friendly host-that's a plus! Our server was friendly too but VERY slow. Food was bland with little flavor, I could make better at home! Spinach artichoke dip for an appetizer was watery and super bland. I ordered the Chicken Ranch Wrap which had little to no ranch and was mostly lettuce. I usually never send good back but had to send this back! My Mother ordered shrimp which were very salty, soggy, and small for the price ($19.49!). The bill was incorrect in a few different ways and after hosting the wrap (which was nice) they charged me for the fries that CAME with the meal!!!!! We were there just under two hours for an appetizer and two entrees. We will continue to go to the Lewiston Lodge for amazing northern Michigan food! read more

Poor service. Waitresses need to be more diligent in serving their customers instead of chatting with everyone at the bar. Our hard-earned money is spent in this area restaurants. We have choices. You should make your customers number one. Will not go back. read more

Love this place. My son and I road our snowmobiles here for our most recent visit. Good food and service!! I had some fantastic fish taco's Really good!! Nice draft beer selection too. I've already added this to our regular stop list. Gotta jump in the car and bring my wife here too. Keep up the good work!! read more

Love everything about the place really like the fact it's a family owned business their prices are fair their food is very good !!! No complaints if your in the area give them a try read more

Their "Famous" perch is just ok. Pizza is hit or miss.

Deliciousness every time, they get really busy here but the food is so good we wait. Great family vibe and atmosphere. Should be on the must try list to visitors. read more

Excellent find and well worth the trip. Perch is perfect. Friendly and welcoming atmosphere even at odd times of the day. Highly recommend. read more

A friend suggested this restaurant while visiting in Gaylord. A GREAT restaurant. Good service, lots of menu options, and delicious home cooked food. Broasted chicken dinner was on a Sunday special, including mashed potatoes n gravy, creamy cole slaw, and a hot dinner roll. My husband enjoyed the fried perch dinner. It was lightly breaded and really good. The choice of sides is plentiful and tasty. We will definitely be back when in the area. read more

Go for the wet burrito on Monday night. It's very good and fills the plate. Ask for more chips though. It only comes with a few but they will give you more. I had it twice now and have not been disappointed. If you are an average sized person, don't bother with an appetizer...you won't be able to eat it all. read more

Since my best friend moved to Lewiston with her two mentally handicapped brothers she cares for, we had been planning to come there next time I am visiting. No more. She was there with the boys last night and they were grossly mistreated. A kitchen staffer had told one of the boys the bathroom was outside and he went out looking for it. The waitress never checked on them, seemed they just wanted them to leave and not necessarily to come back. read more

Best restaurant in the area. Best food especially their famous fried fish. And the waitress is hot as hell. Ask for Danita! Perfection