We have always been satisfied with our food and the service provided. My favorite in the whole…read moreworld is the sautéed perch on Friday nights. (I hope that they resume the perch when it's available) The warm mixed green and asparagus side salad with balsamic drizzle is a perfect addition, as well as the rice side. The atmosphere is relaxing, the service is excellent, and the food is exceptional. Thank you!

We love love the Thirsty Sturgeon! First time here in the summer and enjoyed a fantastic meal on…read morethe deck. The staff and food quality here every time!!

My wife and I split a wonderful Reuben sandwich. Her Hemingway Daiquiri was excellent. The…read morewaitress, Rio, was very gratious in providing efficiency service. Enjoyed the dog -friendly service.

Arrived to find the pub was in the basement, not a disqualification on its own but it was not a…read moreparticularly appealing basement. Opted to eat out on the patio which was pleasant. I ordered the great lakes chowder which was a gloppy unflavorable offering. My wife had the French onion soup crock which was presented attractively with lots of cheer and a hunk of bread, but the broth was weak and lacking in much in the way of actual onions. I had the Chimichurri Pub Steak for my entrée and it was flavorful if perhaps overcooked and a bit salty. My partner had the Noggin Pub Burger which was just fine. Wait staff was a bit hit and miss, perhaps because we were on the patio but hardly alone with 3 different people attending tables.

So to be fair I ate at the bar but... the chicken fried chicken was awesome! The shrimp Lenny was…read moreunbelievable sauce and cooked perfectly. Bartender waited on me and she did a final job. The place was clean and while I ate in the bar it was very friendly. For too long I drove by this place it's not a hidden gem all the locals know about this place and go there! This is a MUST visit!!

This was a tough one because the waitress was absolutely fantastic. The ambience was to be…read moreexpected. The restaurant was clean. The menus were posted the specials were up.. when we heard that they serve liver and onions, I asked the waitress if it was something that was really popular and raved about and she said yes. However, when we got our liver and onions, which all three of us ordered, it was less than desired. It certainly wasn't what we expected. I can understand that it wasn't what I was seeing in my mind, which was a thick piece of liver done medium with a big nice pile of caramelized onions, and a creamy bunch of mashed potatoes with a luscious gravy. What arrived on each of our 3 plates was a very (extremely) thin slice of burnt liver which had a couple slices of bacon on it which were also burnt . On top of the onions, where should've been more delicious caramelized onions were about 10 very thin lightly battered onion rings. Well there were good, it was definitely way off the traditional liver and onion taste or look. What added to the disappointment was that the potatoes were lumpy and not done well. I can say that the good part was that they brought extra gravy in a little steel boat. And I needed that to chuck down the dry burnt liver and the lumpy potatoes. If one looks at my reviews, I'm very careful about leaving bad reviews, and I look at anything that might improve them. However, there was no reason that a cook should deliver. Something that's burned, and the thinness of these liver stakes was uncalled for. And with onions being so inexpensive and substituting it for some very thin, odd onion rings I think Gordon Ramsay would've had a field day on this one. We were all three extremely hungry. It was about 2 PM and none of us had had breakfast so we did eat it, but I can say it would've been almost equal for me to have a McDonald's or Taco Bell, which is something that I never do because it's awful. I think you need to improve the style of this dish. The times I've had anything else there. I can say that it was typical American type food, but it passed in my book. This did not, but your waitress was fantastic. I did not take a picture because time just flew by and we made a mess of it too quickly . We had a bad day and we had not eaten, but I did not let that affect our review. I spoke to the two other others that were in my party and we all felt the same. Improve yourselves, please as you are a very busy restaurant and no one deserves to have something like this.

Best burger ever - try the blue cheese and fig smash burger. Good beer, cool place to hangout!!read more

Good spot to hang out, casual with good beers. Good if you want a little bite too! Bring the famread more

Stopped by Harbor Lights Grille for breakfast this morning on the way back from an overnight stay…read moreon Mackinaw Island. What a great spot for breakfast. Betsy took great care of us. We both had the full throttle & it was yummy!!! Saw the amazing looking homemade cinnamon rolls but had to pass...too full!!!!! Great spot right on the lake & we say right by the water. How fun.

Stopped in recently and had breakfast. This was our first time stopping since last Aug due to us…read moretraveling. Needless to say our experience wasn't great. We waited nearly an hour for our food when it wasn't that busy. Coffee was so dark and tasted burnt. When we received our food the skillet was the size of a one egg pan (one skillet was $16.00) and the omelette size was the same with meat. Our waitress looked like she was hungover or on drugs on top of the prices definitely have increased which is expected from inflation but to add one egg to your plate was $2.50. That's outrageous

The food and drinks here are really great. I got a blueberry mint martini which was incredible and…read morethe Parmesan crusted walleye was well-portioned and flavorful. Everyone I dined with enjoyed their meals and our waitress Ella was really friendly. I will definitely be coming back again!

This place has been a staple for our northern Michigan visit for over 20 years. Since covid the…read moreplace and quality has fallen off. Specials are out, NO white fish and no scallops, shrimp Lenny was dry AF and had a drop of sauce. While pricing has gone up significantly. Service was average. Eva was our server. She did her best with the kitchen and hostess handing her lemons. Had to ask a few times for some things.. Like the scallops and had a return of web to wedge with unripe lettuce. Never got handled. We asked since nothing was gonna be done for it to be taken off the bill. Once seated we were sat at 8 top for 11 people and had to argue with the hostess and threaten to leave and then again ask our server for an additional empty table. It was resolved. Food menu is shrinking and price have gone up 20% over last year. To start we always arrive early and have a drink and pictures on the back patio . The Bartender had no idea how to make a Boulevardier. And didn't even know where to look? The ambience has become a burger and trailer park crowd. We probably won't come back until they bring back menu items, improve quality of food coming out or lower prices or expectations This is NOT the same DLB sadly. I don't normally leave reviews like this unless there are major issues that are NOT resolved at the local level. No attempts were made to correct salad issue until I asked the waitress. Dinner was better but the perfectly cooked stake but room temp and was not salted. I asked for kosher salt and it was brought out promptly. Our visit was on Thursday at 7:15 pm. No excuses for things to be this bad! I haven't been this unimpressed since eating a Mcdonald's hamburger. It's become Culver's with overpriced stakes :( Also this dining experience was on a Thursday night where the place was 3/4 full. Sadly our tradition ends with the DLB. We hoped after the last two years it could have been better. We tried but it wasn't.

This is my favorite restaurant in Northern Michigan. It's a family run,…read moreAnd the owner along with his team makes you feel like you're at home. Last night, I tried a new entrée I didn't try before and it was the best entrée I've had. The chicken cacciatore was outrageous. The flavor the chicken was full of the bone. It was tremendous. I keep thinking about it.. I could eat there every night. I really feel like I'm at home . Our server was so cute and knew everything and we had a bubbly personality to even make the experience even better.. Can't wait to go back

I worked directly with the owner of Bella Vita as the wedding planner for one of my clients, and…read moreunfortunately, this remains one of the most unprofessional vendor experiences I have had in the wedding industry. During the wedding, the owner made an incredibly inappropriate comment directly to my bride, telling her that she "wasn't the prettiest bride" she had seen, but that "she'd do." There is simply no circumstance in which I can imagine that being an appropriate thing to say to someone and particularly a bride on her wedding day. Unfortunately, my interactions with the owner throughout the event were also extremely difficult and unprofessional. The issues weren't limited to customer service, either. The food was served cold, and the brisket was tough and chewy. As a wedding planner, I take vendor recommendations seriously because the professionals we recommend become part of our clients' experience on one of the most important days of their lives. Based on my firsthand experience working with Bella Vita, I would not feel comfortable recommending them to my clients or other couples.

The food was fantastic! We had the pulled pork BBQ entree and the "She's Gone Mad." "She's Gone…read moreMad" is a super creative dish with a waffle covered in pulled pork and Mac n cheese. The wings and crab cakes were a great start too. Looking forward to our next visit!

Recently there with a party of 6 everyone loved their cocktails, appetizers and meals. I had the…read morepork chop special which was excellent. It was a beautiful night and we sat out on the deck. Really nicely done!