The Gathering Place

The food was delicious I ordered the salmon salad. Service was great no complaints. The ambiance…read morewas good nice clean and tidy.

After long day of golf - very decent patio dinner ! Really good service- fish - chips kinda good !…read moreZero complaints- fun crowd

Spring rolls!

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Peppermill Restaurant

3.1(66 reviews)

0.8 mi

Service awesome!…read more Selections awesome! Salad bar exemplary! Quick efficient effortless staff and chef! Country Kitchen Style Tables! Places to hang your coat, and umbrella! Stash your rubbers! Newspaper stand and local journalists faire! Serve yourself salad bar! Seating next to the windows always open with large group seating too! Big! Big! Dining Area and Clean Cut Appearance! Happy servers fry cook will to make changes to the food items served.

Closed no longer open This place used to be good…read morehhhnjjnnnjjnnbbnnbsdcc Framingham's

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Big Boy

3.1(23 reviews)

0.1 mi

They have a tasty chili here. Go figure! The Broccoli with cheese soup is always a good stand-by,…read moretoo. We picked a great time to come here, Saturday afternoon. Had the place almost all to ourselves. Two of us had salad bar, two had burgers and two just had a bowl of chili with fries. Everything tasted satisfactory and the salad eaters went up for thirds. Can't beat that! We had a snafu with the chili and some teenage server, but she corrected her mistake and gave pretty decent service. Then the manager adjusted our bill and assured us she would make this a positive for everyone involved. Very impressive. The restaurant was clean and quiet. They still hold on to that classic Big Boy atmosphere that we grew up with. If we're in the area again, we'll be sure to stop here. 11/25

We stopped after shopping and both my brother and I ordered a bowl of chili. I heard him say cheese…read moreno onion and I always get mine plain. When she delivered our order, mine was perfect his had onion. When we brought this to the server's attention she immediately pointed the finger at him and accused him of ordering it that way. I think the girl was 16yo. or younger. I just know that it drives me crazy when kids never take accountability for any wrong doing. We explained that he's allergic and can't eat onions. Why would he order them? The food was great, the price was great and the manager worked with us on the bill. We understand people make mistakes. Just correct them and stop jumping on the defensive.

Salad bar.

The Broccoli Soup was thick and chunky.

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The Slim Jim was way smaller than any I've had in the past! Look at it compared to my fork. And it was thin. And bland.

Country Kitchen

3.7(10 reviews)

0.1 mi

We ate here on the way back from a port Austin weekend. After we got seated it took quite a while…read morebefore a waitress came over to get our drink orders. For a while the waitresses stood around we could see them looking in our direction so maybe they were trying to figure out who's table we were. They did seem a little bit disorganized when it came to that. The waitress was very friendly and took our drink order and then when she brought the drinks she did not bring our napkins and silverware so my friend was unable to stir his coffee. It actually took quite a while until we were able to catch the waitress after that. I understand many of the waitresses and other restaurant employees are over worked and understaffed so I do get the situation. I guess I'm thinking if they were a little more organized they could have more efficient service. Just my opinion for what it's worth!! I got the egg white omelette with American fries and dry rye toast and it was actually very good other than one piece of the toast was burnt. My friend got the country special that came with eggs, choice of meat, biscuits and gravy. He said the bacon wasn't all that good but everything else was fine. The ladies room was clean but my friend said the men's restroom was terrible.

The service was excellent, as was the breakfast. Would definitely return if I'm ever in Bad Axe.read more

Zero social distancing of tables.

A mess on the floor that hadn't been cleaned for over 10 minutes.

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An employee with no mask.

Verona Tavern

4.7(16 reviews)

5.9 mi

If you want a delicious burger this is the place. It is large, juicy & flavorful! The fríes are…read moreyummy also. I often convince my husband to stop here for lunch when we are in the Bad Axe area. The tavern is clean & welcoming. The waitresses are very attentive, even when it is busy. Good valué for the money.

We have been in the Verona Tavern many times. The food is consistently good along with great staff…read moreand service. The burgers, wings, cauliflower and the soups are amazing. Give it a try, you'll be glad you did. Peace

Oops! He was NOT on the menu.

Garlic Chicken and Grilled Mac-n-Cheese.

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Wendy's

1.6(7 reviews)

0.4 mi

Literally the best burger I have ever had not to mention that it looked gorgeous. (The phone ate…read morefirst) Hot, juicy, melt in your month cheese burger. Steaming hot French fries. Nice quiet dine in experience with a clean environment. The young lady that took my order was just the sweetest to talk to. Over all a great experience.

Ordered #1 with chili. Chili is watered down, no meat, no beans. I said something to staff and was…read moretold "it's like that sometimes"

You see the subliminal messaging, "MoM" around her neck? Not what I'm talking about. Talking about the 19"69", that Wendy is a little slut.

Inside

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Nice and clean

Bird Creek Farms

4.4(90 reviews)

15.3 mi

Excellent cocktails, even better food and service! The best restaurant in the Port Austin/Caseville…read morearea!

Kind of a neat place a bit off the track but good. Nice menu choices. I thought the food was good…read moreand service was as well. Nice big deck for outside dining. I'm surprised how high the overall rating is but it's good and certainly more upscale menu than many places in the area.

Patio bar

Burger and fries

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Ambience

The Bank 1884 Food & Spirits

3.2(171 reviews)

15.6 mi

Had a great lunch on the patio on a beautiful afternoon. Alecia was a fantastic server and the food…read morewas delicious- the perch sandwich, onion petals, French onion soup and Maurice Salad. All fantastic! If we lived closer, this restaurant would be on our regular rotation!

Absolutely horrible experience from start to finish. I ordered the prime rib and was specifically…read moretold it was the rarest cut they had available, yet it came out completely overcooked. It tasted absolutely awful -- honestly, it tasted like it had been sitting in a dishwasher. For the price, that is completely unacceptable. My sister ordered a filet mignon medium rare, and it came out well done. We sent it back, and it took 30 MINUTES for them to bring out another one. By that point, everyone else had practically finished eating. It completely ruined the meal. And the burgers were somehow even worse. They were loaded with so much salt that they were absolutely disgusting and barely edible. For the prices they charge, the food quality and execution were nowhere near acceptable. Overcooked steaks, ridiculously salty burgers, and an extremely long wait to fix a basic mistake. Definitely not an experience I would recommend, and I will not be coming back. Would give 0 stars if i can. Also the prime rib was $45 and they cant even cook it medium rare absolutely trash

Overcooked prime rib and trust me the picture made it look more pink than it was. In person it was completely grey

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The bank building

McDonald's

2.1(10 reviews)

0.2 mi

Went in the restaurant bc food was wrong manager in the back looked at the food tossed it made a…read morenew one glared and me and said " now she can't say it's wrong because I made it" whatever she seen it was nasty and was just trying to be lazy and not remake it. It's always 50/50 either it'll be great or they will have a stick up their ass

Long wait. Always mess up my order. Chicken nuggets are usually cold and when they get cold they…read moreare uneatable.

Thanks bro, keep flexin son

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Pathetic at best

Farm Restaurant

4.5(123 reviews)

12.8 mi

An amazing dining experience in Michigan's thumb! Great food, great service, and perfect…read moreatmosphere!

Best filet we have ever had! We traveled to the thumb for…read moremy birthday and decided to try this amazing restaurant and we were not disappointed! Everything from the cocktails to the food to the ambiance was perfect! Located on a beautiful piece of land with some of the best food we have ever eaten! The filet was melting in our mouths and the scallop appetizer was so unique and flavorful! 10/10 would recommend if you are in the area and even if you are not! It's worth the drive!

Comfortable, authentic farm house interior

Dessert Special Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse...

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Whitefish Special Cedar Planked Whitefish, parsley butter with Duchess Potatoes

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Kevin C.

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1 year ago

No one answers the phone and they stole my GF credit information an tryed using it at the place they work!!!!!! Been calling them none stop an no answer.... Be careful here!!!!! They never answer there phone at this place crap service!!!! read more

Alejandro M.

Elite 24

1207

154

493

7 years ago

Should change their name to "The Racist Place". Don't speak Spanish near the bartender or they'll threaten to call the cops after serving you drinks. I guess I missed the "Whites only" sign by the entrance. Never again! read more

Julie S.

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2

0

3 years ago

Do not recommend this place. The owner lets his employees vape in front of the customers and they eat while they bring your food to you

Justin M.

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3

0

5 years ago

Rachel wouldn't even give people water.... get a new bartender

Dee D.

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2

0

11 years ago

Thank you for a fabulous luncheon! It was fabulous

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