The Gathering Place

Absolutely amazing food, service, ambiance, all of it…read more LOVED the calamari! I could eat that for every meal!

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

Spring rolls!

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Peppermill Restaurant

3.1(65 reviews)

0.8 mi

We have given the Peppermill several chances over the last couple of years due to lack of…read morerestaurants in Bad Axe other than fast food. The food is "meh" at best. Omelets containing raw vegetables, crumbling fried fish, under cooked hamburger, to name a few. Then there's the staff. We tried to avoid one waitress that always seemed frustrated and sweaty. Unfortunately she served us a few times. We were there recently during lunch and our waitress came to the table for something. I looked up and noticed she had snot hanging out of her nose. If you are sick stay home. Disgusting. We will not be back. I would give zero stars.

Food is really good and the waitstaff are super friendly! It has a nice atmosphere to eat in.read more

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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.

Only if accompanied but an adult

Strawberry waffles

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Country Kitchen

3.7(10 reviews)

0.1 mi

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

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.

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

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

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.

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(87 reviews)

15.3 mi

Three years later and just as happy with our visit to Bird Creek Farms. We repeated the same meal…read moreand left feeling satisfied. Servers were wonderful, the ambience was comfortable and relaxing and the food was outstanding. Definitely our favorite restaurant in Port Austin

Seafood ! Out in the country with hee haw menu that will…read morehave you coming back for more. The drinks, food and even the awesome service were on target. -I can brag all day about the walleye bites from the Great Lakes it's as good as it gets. --The side of their homemade tarter robust and hearty. ZIP! -The grilled steak bites were tender, but did lack that "chargrilled" just like Texas. On a different note, it is served on a dish that had this flavorful country aroma corn mixture. One thing that I was very happy about was the feeling of being special I just dropped a "boatload" of humbleness on this meal experience and could have enjoyed some more time here if they had a band. Ask for Adrain awesome human being great waitress. That is All! Chief A warrior who does not know hunger hasn't been in combat.

Patio bar

Burger and fries

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The Bank 1884 Food & Spirits

3.2(167 reviews)

15.6 mi

Iconic old building. Sat on patio. After long day of golf. Ordered pesto dinner with shrimp -…read morequite good huge ! Server went out of her way - our hotel had no ice - everywhere was closed - she gave us a 30 pound bag - no charge - sooo nice

After a day of exploring the thumb, our group desperately needed human fuel...I guess not bad…read moreenough. While a couple of us were perusing the menu and ordering, a few were spying an antique shop down the street. We asked one worker who said the Bank closes at 8:00 another server said 9:00. Either way we confirmed they'd be open late and wandered on down there. This was around 4:45 on Saturday, When we returned at 5:15, they'd switched to a dinner menu with higher prices and totally different food. No cheese curds. No Rueben sandwiches. Even after explaining ourselves, they wouldn't have any exceptions. One of the staff actually got short with Mrs. E. something that's very hard to do. You'd think the server or the hostess would explain that there are two menus and that they are about to switch over... At this point, we quietly excused ourselves and avoided further embarrassment. Wouldn't it have been easier to just bend a little instead of trying to be so pretentious and highfalutin?10/25

Ruben Sandwich and fries

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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(119 reviews)

12.8 mi

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!

Great food, super cool location. Food was phenomenal. We got ravioli duck along with mixed greens…read moresalad and an appetizer. Highly recommend this place if you are here. The service was good and friendly. The vibe is cool, there's no music or tvs. Loved this experience and the food.