Arrived a few minutes after 1pm on a Sunday. The place was hoppin! A sign said to seat ourselves…read more We chose a table in the dining room. The walls are covered with beer signs, trophy fish and old antiques. Fitting for the oldest running saloon in town. Our waitress arrived promptly and took our orders. Our drinks came back quickly and we knew what we wanted. I ordered the chicken fried steak with a side of cheesesy hashbrowns (Additional $1.50), coleslaw and a roll. My friend ordered the 4 piece bbq chicken with fries, coleslaw and a roll. The wait wasn't long. 10-15 minutes if that. My chicken fried steak was good. The cheesey hasbrowns were worth the extra charge! And I don't usually like coleslaw but this was great! My friend sure did enjoy his chicken! The service, food, PRICE for what you get and attmosphere were all EXCELLENT!

Walking into this place, you understand that is completely a local's bar. It's the kind of place…read morefor people bring a deck of cards, or talk union business at the bar. I had barely set foot in the door when the two bartenders at the bar greeted me warmly and welcomed me in and told me I could sit anywhere I wanted. I sat at the bar and as recommended by a local, I ordered the pepper jack crab soup, which was delicious. One thing to be aware of: don't expect real crab in the soup. Imitation only. But it's plentiful and delicious on a frigid winter day. The bartender recommended the roasted chicken or the perch, and living near another great lake and always having ready access to perch, I decided on the broasted chicken. I was not disappointed. It came with four pieces, choice, potato, and a choice of another side. It was way too its food, but I ate more than I thought they would because it was that good. I will definitely return to the painted lady!

Reviewed this back in '24 when they opened and it's gotten better and better. Let me just say this:…read more The Backyard burger is the best burger I've ever had. Period. And I grew up in the 80's eating at 'up north' bars, which previously had the best burgers of my life. This tops it. In addition to great pinball, a nice space, and great vibes, The Outsider is currently winning Manistee.

The food (smash burger and fries, YUM), the drinks, and the atmosphere were great! Truly. The staff…read morewere all very kind. However, we had to wait well over an hour for our food after we'd been told it would be 40 minutes. It did seem like the staff was doing the best they could, and they were apologetic, but it was a bit frustrating especially having our 3 kids with us who were very hungry We might come back next summer when we're in town but the wait time would be the one thing I'd be concerned about. 3.5

I absolutely love the architecture of this restaurant. The entrance is awesome, and I love how the…read moreentire place is kind of underground. The waiting area is awesome I love how it is coaches. All of the workers were very nice. It was absolutely packed, people just kept coming in. There looked like there was an outdoor seating area that looked very nice but we were seated outside. The coke was a bar Coke so it gets mixed with alcohol and bear which is fine but just a heads up. I'm the type of guy that loves mocktails so I got a surely temple it was great nice and fizzy and cherry. We got the bacon Mac n Cheese it was creamy rich and the bacon was super crunchy and delicious. I got the French baguette it was delicious crunchy and flaky it was great and I really liked the balsamic vinegar in the vinaigrette dip sauce. My main dish was the chicken bacon and ranch cheese melt i definitely recommend it was great and the kettle chips were great. I feel like the tables could've been a bit more creative but after all they were just tables. I was headed to the bathroom and I thought it would be disgusting so my hopes were low but how they surprised me the stall was very nice and clean the urinal was also very clean the sink was very nice. It was nice and blue and accent wall was also blue. It really fit in very nicely. It caught me off guard on how nice it was. I really enjoyed this chill night out. Thanks!

Cozy little place, menu pretty typical of quality bar and grill operations. That included a…read moresouthwest-style chicken salad, which is a favorite of mine, and TJ's is a bit unique. It had the standard toppings--avocado, corn, black bean, tomato, tortilla chips. But the cheese was melted on top, like a kind of crunchy/chewey plate--it really looked like it was topped with a mini pizza. Not sure that enhanced the salad, but overall it was fine. Instead of dressing, it came with tubs of sour cream and salsa to mix in. I do that at home sometimes, so can't complain. The lettuce was fresh and crispy. Decent beer selection, including a quite a few bottled ones, which I hadn't noticed until after I ordered my pint of Two Hearted. Be sure to ask for a bottle menu. I sat at the bar and the server regularly looked in on me. Wasn't too noisy, in spite of the tight space that was full when I stopped in on a Sunday night. Nice little spot to check out in Manistee.

From the moment we stepped in we were transported into a warm and welcoming environment, much…read moreneeded after being outside in the bitter cold. The staff were extremely friendly and very attentive. We could tell they were very passionate about their food and drinks which made us eager to try it We started off with drinks. We got Hermes Wing and French Blonde. Both very elevated and balanced cocktails which were beautifully presented. We could drink them all day For appetizer we got the prosciutto wrapped brie. I'm not a prosciutto fan to be honest but my husband was and he encouraged us to try it anyways. I was pleasantly surprised. The prosciutto was cooked to be like a crispy thin piece of bacon. It worked perfectly with the hot honey glaze and to our surprise in house candied nuts. This was an exquisite mix of sweet and savory. For dinner everything on the menu looked really good and we wanted to try it all! We got the sea bass with black rice. I don't know what exactly they put in the sauce but it was by far the best sea bass I've ever had. The pairings with the sauce and rice were intentional and worked extremely well. My husband got the blackened swordfish which was cooked to perfection. This is not a common menu item we see and so we jumped at opportunity to try it. The outside of the fish was crispy but the inside juicy. It paired well with the tzatziki sauce to give a coolness to the blackened fish. We heard the pork ribeye was a must have from other customers so we decided to give that a try as well. The pork was extremely tender and juicy. It was paired with apples which I've never had before with pork but it not only elevated the already delicious pork but also gave a unique flavor and twist Mid dinner we ordered the Figtini and Greek Martini. Again, both did not disappoint. The Figtini was very delicious and you could taste the fig. The Greek Martini was perfect especially for my husband who will get a dirty martini wherever we go Lastly, we got the Tiramisu for dessert. This is absolutely a must have. I love tiramisu and this was a creative and delicious twist on the classic. It had a mix of fresh berries drizzled with caramel sauce. Heaven on a plate Overall 10/10 experience. We will definitely be back. PS I also realized their menu on yelp is not updated. Not sure why but I took pictures from their Facebook page of the updated menu and attached here

We absolutely enjoyed our meal at the Golden Stag. I was able to make a reservation, which I love…read moreand parking was very easy to find. We were seated pretty immediately and our waitress was fairly attentive. While I don't remember the cocktail name, it was delicious! We split the Gondala, which was a giant pasta bread bowl, which got better with every bite. Finished the night with a berry tiramisu. Absolutely delicious meal!

Brewery #266 Third…read moreLife Brewing is a true microbrewery: a small brewery doing good craft beer with no food and no frills. Third Life is located in the former office of an old warehouse that I believe was an old Iron Ore company ( if memory serves me right). The brewery even has the old safe still in wall. I got my usual flight that consisted of Cat Jammin'-Raspberry (Raspberry Wheat), Tomtoberfest (Marzen), S.S. Dankowiak (DIPA) and the Duke of Witch Tree (Hazy IPA). All of them were really good but the S.S. Dankowiak was the star of my flight board. Cool atmosphere with lots of table and board games. Good music playing and a cool brewery sticker. Who doesn't love a bear in a canoe?

Best beer, best local vibe, friendliest staff (shoutout to Jake!) in Manistee. Just go.read more

Not reopen yet. Best place in manistee to have a nice dinner…read morewith spouse or others. They have a wonderful food and drink menu

What a great experience at this restaurant! My burger was cooked perfectly to a true medium, just…read morelike I asked something that's surprisingly hard to find. The hand-cut French fries were absolutely amazing, and the nacho appetizer was out of this world. Everyone at our table loved their meal. We'll definitely be back! If you're in the area, do yourself a favor and check this place out. If you don't, you're really missing out!

Best fish fry in town, delicious burgers and friendly staff - always our go-to on a Friday night!read more

My husband and I came in for a beer then decided on getting just a small bite to eat. The only…read morething going for this place was the very cold beer and it was in a can at that. My husband ordered chili and we saw the cook walk behind the bar to the cooler and walk back to the kitchen with it, that should've been a sign right there. I ordered mac & cheese bites. The mac & cheese bites were the size of a large kidney bean and there were 5 of them for $8 dollars!!! The chili was too salty and more like a soup so my husband sent it back. We got our bill and she charged us for the chili and we asked about that and she said she could comp us a drink and was unpleasant about it. We left without finishing our drinks and won't go back.

Went to watch the World Cup final. Server was awesome and food was very tasty and authentic.read more

If one is looking for an authentic Mexican restaurant this is where they should go. Nice workers,…read morebut as we walked in, it kinda felt rushed they sat us down and we picked up the menus they got us drinks and about a minute later they asked us what we wanted. There is a huge menu, lots of options. But my family is all American and they don't understand much Spanish so it felt a bit overwhelming or all up in our face about it which is fine. But we were rushed into ordering when I might have wanted an extra moment to resume looking over the menu. I got the fajitas de nachos. Very good. They got our food out fast and it was hot but not like steaming hot. There was Mexican music playing in the background which fit the vibe. The bathrooms were mediocre at best kind of crammed together and unsanitary. The tables were nice. What I liked above this place was the seats they were custom seats which set them apart. Overall I think it was good but next time they should've let us sit down and think abt what we wanted for a bit longer.