I have been dining at the Channel marker for nearly 25 years, and it has always been on point, we…read morehave dined with family, Friends, and then just date night. We've taken the boat and have drove up over an hour one way and consider ourselves, " regulars". Over the weekend, we decided to venture up early and get there around 5 o'clock before it got busy, the first thing I noticed was a lot of the staple menu items were missing. The things that we had grown to love were gone off of the menu. I realize Food is now at an all-time high. The Jamaican chicken wings, poblano peppers, and several other appetizers that probably help put them above most other restaurants were no longer on their menu that we always ordered when we came. The drinks, the service are always phenomenal! Everyone is so nice there, what I always find impressive is the owners (the new owners as well) are always working right alongside their staff. My go to item is the coconut shrimp, which is the best I have ever had anywhere! My husband had the steak "Oscar" I ended up getting the smash reds and the brussels sprouts. The brussels sprouts were charred to the point where there was hardly any and dry, I was quite surprised at how very little was left of them under the leafy green, I didn't even eat them And the smash reds were dry and crumbly because of lack of moisture. No! I did not tell my waitress, I didn't want to complain lol (they started getting very busy) I just ended up boxing the food and taking it home (and yet yes, I'm posting a review) lol gheesh We did have to ask for dinner bread, which I thought came with the meal? They should per my suggestion automatically bring that out, If it's already being made in the back, and it's an item that they can provide, especially if people are dining on steaks and seafood, I guess maybe it should be an automatic to bring dinner bread.. I noticed that people next to us ordered prime rib both of them, and they too, had to ask for dinner bread. ( by the way, it was wonderful.)!! The only problem my husband had, was that the butter for the bread and the potato, came in the real tiny little individual packets.... He's a big guy and he could barely open the packets to get the butter out and it was a mess on the table., and he had tons of butter packets all over the place to butter the potato and the bread, etc. I almost wonder if it wouldn't be more cost-efficient just to put butter in a small ramekin like they do the sour cream like any other nice restaurant that you go to? This is only to say that I've noticed some small changes that could be fixed, to improve the dining experience, not to say Channel marker has went down downhill?!? Because it hasn't! We love this place that's why we make it a two hour round-trip to come here, we love the location, the people, and the selection on the menu, was just a little surprised at some of the things that had been taken off that's all. That's why we will return, and that's why we didn't really say anything while we were there as to not cause a problem. I'm not even sure if this review will make a difference. Or if the owners will take note. Everyone wants this restaurant to succeed always, the dining options on Wawasee Lake are outstanding! I include the Channel marker in that lineup! I just don't know if it was an off night in the kitchen, or dinner service was getting off to a rough start, and it got better towards the evening! The cost of our meal was great! What two alcoholic beverages Steak, shrimp, appetizer, and tip It was right around $100 Waterfront dining as well.

The view is great, drinks are yummy and fairly priced. I reccomend 100% for anyone visiting. The…read moretwo downsides. One is ridiculous, they only serve bottled water. It's on the lake, people come in dehydrated, be like every other restaurant and offer cups of water. No need to nickel and dime people, not to mention the insane amount of plastics being used. Heads up their Cole slaw side comes in a condiment cup, it's about 2 bites. Fries are tasting are a good portion size. Love the place, would be all about it if they upped a couple portion sizes and offered water to customers!

I really enjoyed Royal seafood house. It took me a while to choose which seafood place to go to get…read moreseafood boil but I'm glad I picked this restaurant, what won me over for choosing them is they offered dim sum! I got a favorite combo and then a few dimsum to share ( shu mai, spareribs, chicken feet and sticky rice I can't remember the exact name). All was very good. I added crawfish to my combo but I think I'll skip that and add more dungeness crab legs or something else next time- I'm spoiled but super fresh crawfish from New Orleans. Our server was very nice. I would love to go back! We spent a little over $100 for two people.

The place itself is really open and clean. Our waitress was absolutely on top of things and the…read morefood seemed to come out super fast and spaced out really well. One thing worth mentioning is that the menu they have online is different than the one they give you in the restaurant, things like the po boys are not on the menu there. I'm not sure if that means you can actually place an online order for these things or not, as we didn't try. The food was good and I'm sad I don't have any photos of it to share

I have had the Sea and Land and the Seared Snapper. The steak was so tender I could cut yet with a…read moreplastic knife. The coconut rice is delicious and a must try. Service was friendly.

Not very simple, would Not recommend for a family dinner, but is amazing for dates! Most of the…read morefood take a while to come out, but the waiters were kind

Came from out of town for a weekend- Called- was told you…read morecould just walk in. We did but they were very busy.... I would suggest making a reservation. Wait was not long at all. They have a great menu! Something for everyone. From sandwiches to surf and turf and pasta to salads. Was told their pizza was a must try. It was very good.... Would love to go back and try an actual dinner. Salmon/ prime rib-etc Good food- A little pricey but you get what you pay for. Really good portions. More "upscale" for a small town but you will see everyone from shorts and flip flops to nicely dressed people out on a date. Will definitely be back!

Only a short drive from our house but we have only been there twice in the last five years. It's…read morewell worth the time and the money.

Great food and filling portion. Ordered the chilaquiles verdes, which had a nice level of spice…read more Have also been for dinner and got fish tacos and guacamole; both excellent, tasted very fresh. They have beer, jarritos, other beverage options. Not sure their regular hours; they were open from 9am-8pm on Sunday.

Great tasting spicy authentic Mexican food. The salsa peppered my taste buds with seasoning to make…read moremy hair grow, delicious yummy.

Great drinks! Good selection of food and drinks. Nice place for families. Beautiful new dining…read morearea. Nice bar area also. Outside area for corn hole/bean bags and other games.

Went to this restaurant for the first time yesterday evening. My wife had a large salad and onion…read morerings. The salad was average and the onion rings were ok. I had a 4 piece fish dinner with coleslaw and fries. The fried fish was a little over cooked and dry, the coleslaw was good and tasty, the fries were just ok. The waitress was an older lady and we noticed she kept spilling things, she spilled a drink on a friend, spilled salad dressing on the food tray, and did the same to the next table over. She almost spilled the drinks on most of us. The prices are very reasonable, the service was below average. Because the prices were very reasonable, we will give this place another chance hoping the next time the food won't be over cooked and the waitress will not be as clumsy.

We went for dinner and the ambiance is really nice. Our server was really nice and accommodating…read moresince we were with a disabled person. We shared the artichoke dip and it was good. For dinner we shared some sushi rolls and they were all good. The star of evening was the key lime pie. It was delicious! I'd definitely recommend this restaurant.

Very noisy, everyone had to yell at each other to be heard and that did not work either. Our…read moreserver took our drink order and disappeared for 15 minutes, walking by us, no acknowledgment. The bartender had our drinks ready , still no server. She stopped by with our drinks and took our order. We ordered crab cakes and they were tasty, in addition we ordered 3 rolls, the rainbow roll, the kfc roll and the crunchy roll. All were fresh and flavorful. We took half of each roll home with us. Eat later...

Always great fish. Not sure the staff has been trained well. But the food is always good.read more

WORST TAKEOUT I've ever had. Got a couple of meals to go for a night in and was shocked by the low…read morequality of food. The burgers were burnt to a char and only took up half the bun. The cheese in the jalapeño poppers tasted like metal, the tartar sauce was very sour, the hush puppies were burnt on the outside and doughy on the inside. A first and last for me.