After a day of driving and exploring the area the family was famished and we decided to stop here…read morefor dinner, so glad that we did!! Service was very friendly and fast. They had a decent amount of options for food and desserts, and everything seemed pretty fresh. There were one or two things that weren't our favorite, but generally any one of the many chicken dishes were pretty good. And they had a decent amount of options for veggies, and some seafood. The fish was good. They had multiple soup options including wonton, egg drop, and hot and sour. They have some factory baked desserts, at least 4 different puddings, and soft serve ice cream! Prices are pretty reasonable, we also saw people come in for the pay by the pound option to take to go.

At first, when I was absolutely starving, everything tasted great. And then it just did not…read moresuddenly the consistency and a piece of dark meat that was fried was in my mouth and had a spit it out cause it tasted bad rancid. Service is impeccable. Ambience is casual and great. That place was clean. Waitress is awesome. Picture is our wasted food and I hate to do that for a place but the second plate just did not look good or taste good.

Upon reading some of the reviews of this place, we were kind of skeptical but decided to give this…read moreplace a go anyways. My Dad swears this is the best buffet, and he is absolutely right [as per usual]. We arrived around 2pm and spent a good hour here. For two of us it was 33 dollars, that included one fountain drink and a tip of more than 20%. The food was fresh, hot & steaming, deliciousness in every bite! The buffet was very well tended too. Workers did a fantastic job. The ambiance was clean usual buffet style setting. We will definitely be back again! This place is a 100/10. Definitely blows China King out of the water! China King wont see us again, but Jade definitely will!

My wife and I have eaten there a half dozen times and its always good. The place is always clean…read moreand they keep the food filled.

The food is the worst part. There was a mix of Asian and Mexican. Make your own tacos and nachos is…read morea good idea. There was an option for crab legs ($20 extra) and you could tell some cooks to make a bowl of pasta. What made this bad was quality and quantity. If there had been more options or better quality, it would've been nice. Cakes were hard on the outside, pie was just canned pie filling with a premade crust cracker, Mexican foods were dry and rank below store bought premade. Service was good- for the single waitress working at dinner time. She was stressed and struggling. Ambiance was fine. It was clean and looked like it was a better quality place than it was. Overall, it's probably a fine place to eat if you're drunk and having fun, but don't go out of your way to eat here.

It's just the saddest casino buffet I've ever been too. The food is so blah. I will say the build…read moreyour own pasta wasn't horrible. The server we had was doing her best to make it seem like she was enjoying herself but we were yelled at by another waitress because we weren't her table and we asked for something. The place just made me sad. It was pretty clean so that was good.

I was very pleased with the lighthouse and I don't normally give out four-star ratings and did not…read moreexpect to do it here. I don't like buffets, but I couldn't help myself when I took a look at it. They had Plaths smoked pork chops on the buffet and if you're from northern Michigan, you know what those are. Delicious. But they also had fried shrimp and fried fish and pot roast all of which were surprisingly good The mashed potatoes were absolutely homemade I was very surprised and pleasantly pleased with my meal. The server was absolutely delightful And the restaurant was very clean with the exception of a cobweb by the front door, which considering how nice everything else was I'm inclined to overlook.

We were up in Rodger's city before Memorial Day. It was pretty quiet. After a stop at Plaths we…read morewere told about the lighthouse restaurant. It's attached to a bowling alley and the restaurant is to the left after you enter. The bowling alley was not opened yet. The waiter was friendly, some Whitney Houston was playing, and their was some fun singing by the staff. I had a French dip sandwich. For a nominal fee I was able to get a salad and some waffle fries. They also had malt vinegar - bonus- for the fries of course. Good meal, great service, and very value priced! Would recommend.

Ate here for dinner since my friends and I were staying at the hotel. Good menu options- I could…read morenot decide what I wanted. I asked the waitress what she recommends and she said the Alfredo sauce is homemade and delicious. I ordered chicken Alfredo pasta. It came with a side salad and garlic bread. There was SO much sauce- which I am someone who likes a lot of sauce so I liked it, but even I thought it was a lot of sauce. We also got the cheesy Mac bites appetizer. You could taste the smoked Gouda inside of them! One friend got the hot Turkey sandwich with mashed potatoes and the other friend got a flatbread pizza. We all enjoyed our food!! The portions are huge. The service is quick and friendly. Nice ambiance in the restaurant. Overall, I'd definitely eat here again!

The place was hopping. Hostess was working everywhere from seating to waitressing and checking you…read moreout. We had a wonderful server who was the cook but stayed to help as we were a senior tour group. My companion had the fish and chips. I had a rare cheeseburger with grilled onions. It was perfect. If you get a chance come here. Everyone so kind and helpful. You are gems. Thank you for a beautiful end to a rainy day on Mackinac Island

It's a good price for a pizza buffet but the pizzas were like cardboard. I had trouble cutting…read morewith my knife. The salad bar was fresh and several toppings to choose from.

Mama LaRosa's is the perfect stop if you're in the mood for eating loads of pizza and salad. The…read morepizza itself is so-so, but there's a nice variety. The salad bar is impressive and the cottage cheese is really good. The desserts are a nice bonus -- cinnamon bread sticks (yum) and a soft serve ice cream machine. Most restaurants on the island are pretty costly so $11 for adults qualifies as a bargain.

I couldn't decide what I wanted for a late breakfast, and I finally decided that pancakes or the…read morelike would hit the spot. I walked into Pancake Chef -- which is on the strip with all the other shops in Mackinaw City -- and there were hardly any people eating there, so I started to second-guess my choice. But, I was greeted warmly and quickly. They were switching from breakfast to lunch, and when I walked in, they still had the breakfast bar up but were also offering the salad bar. I took a look, but it didn't appeal to me, so I looked at the menu instead. What caught my eye was the banana bread French toast. It turned out to be amazing! Three large, thick pieces of banana nut bread turned into French toast and served with fresh fruit. It was so good that I didn't even want syrup or butter on it! I wasn't quite as hungry as I thought I was, so I only ate half of it at the time. But, being a good traveller, I had a cooler and ice with me, so it made my entire journey with me. Nothing like stepping into a car that smells of banana bread! I actually finished it after I got home. Even reheated several days later, it was still really good!

Just arrived in Mackinac city for the summer and was so looking forward to good pancakes!…read more They were cold, tough and tasted and felt like they had been sitting around for hours! Stale old buffet pancakes w/o the buffet. Terrible! Terrible! Terrible

Food was amazing and the entertainment was wonderful! 100% will be back…read more Oh bathrooms need some work! But they were clean.

My wife flew into the airport there in Traverse City, so we decided to go to the Asian Buffet for…read moredinner. It was the first time for us going there and the food wasn't bad... but some of the food on the buffet was cold. I got stuff for the Mongolian grill they have there to have the cook stir-fry it for me... he cooked/stir-fried what I gave him on the plate, but it wasn't cooked all the way through. Also, I LOVE hot mustard, and I like to mix it into my food, but all they had was packets of hot mustard that were jellied and tasted horrible. They need to make fresh hot mustard, NOT packets!!! I lived in Florida for 20 years, so I know good crawdads and what they should taste like, I also know how to cook them with good seasonings... but the crawdads/crabs they had on the buffet were horrible tasting and over cooked!!! My biggest complaint would be no fresh "Hot Mustard"... and the cook on the Mongolian grill needs to learn how to stir-fry.