As long as you aren't expecting this to be fine dining, you can expect to get a decent meal. Hubby and kids really like the pizza, we all enjoy the salad bar, I thought the T-bone was surprisingly good, and on Fridays the shrimp or frog legs are a good bet. Service can be very slow, so aspire time for a leisurely meal. read more

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Great food and great service!!!! Really a cute place inside full of character for sure. A hidden gem! read more

Forester Inn - Menu 2025 Oct - Pizza Near Me - Carsonville, Michigan

DO NOT EAT HERE!! Food poisoning alert! My wife told me the salad looked sketchy and to not eat it. Welp I've never been so sick in my life. Additionally an hour wait for a pizza and salad on a Saturday during dinner time, with only three people eating there. The front hostess acted like it was the end of the world for two people to walk in for a carry out. Should have known better with how dirty it is in there. Just go somewhere in Port Sanilac. read more

My wife and I had burgers. I like mine rare and my wife likes hers medium rare, they do them up right. I like a cold Two Hearted with my burger and they came thru as usual. Peace read more

we waited an hour and 30 minutes for our food. i have 3 kids and they claimed that the crayons were out, we sat at our table and saw another family walk in about 5 minutes later. each of their kids had a pack of crayons. ridiculous read more

The Forester Inn restaurant is one of the best places to go. Service is great, the atmosphere is great, and the prices are good. We have tried many of the dinners offered, and the salad bar is fresh. Good thing they have parking across the street from them as they get busy a lot. The waitress is attentive even when she is super busy. I recommend you give it a try. read more

Usually really like the Forrester but there is a disconnect in the carry-out ordering system. Ordered a pizza on a busy day (I get it) however, somehow the order was not keyed into the system (so i was told). The short story is when the order was placed, its a normal 30-35 minute wait and i was told 40-45 minutes on the phone (totally understandable). But to wait slightly over an hour and a half and have to pay full is unacceptable. The pizza was Just ok (not like it usually is). Ver disappointing all around. Dine in and get the perch or steaks period. read more

Nice local place in an area with limited options. Rustic, lodge-type vibe, food options in line with this, though the French onion soup was delicious. Great for grabbing a pizza too. Waitress was lovely. Very reasonable prices. read more

Food was meh at best. Not sure I would give it a second try. Parking is horrible. The waitress was adequate, but not real attentive and there were no other patrons there. read more

I've got quite a large family and every time we come here for dinner we're greeted with attitude, we always make sure to tip well and be as courteous as possible, but it seems to me the wait staff and the cook move at their own pace. The food is delicious! Just takes quite some time for it to come to your table :( It's an old timey kind of feel to the place , pull tab machine and a scratch off machine which is cool! Is just love to see some new faces in there for staff, it's always the same grumpy ladies as before read more

Forester Inn - Fully loaded cheeseburgers - Pizza Near Me - Carsonville, Michigan

I love finding old-school family restaurants that have high quality. I can tell you that the salad bar is small, but it is handcrafted and fresh hourly. My buddy goes here every night when he is deer hunting and he's used to some of the best food you could imagine but this place is so satisfying and such a great value that HS couldn't stay away, which is the only reason I get a chance to experience this wonderful restaurant. read more

I have been going to the Forester Inn for over 20 years. The seafood, steaks, burgers and pizzas are excellent choices. Last weekend, I ordered the best hamburger that I have had in ages. It was a special order three pound Mushroom and Swiss burger. It was truly amazing!!! read more

If I could give this NO stars I would. Horrible service, dirty restaurant, sub-par wait staff and a jerk for a manager/cook! They're lucky to be the only restaurant in their area or they'd probably have no business at all. The place wasn't even half full and it took about an hour to get our food.... a salad and burger. Waitress took our order and never came back to offer silverware, drinks or water after that. Finally got our food and as I was eating the salad started pulling out brown old lettuce. The chicken in the salad was like Jerky and probably left over from the day before. Stopped eating the salad less than half way through and when the waitress finally came back I told her that I wasn't going to pay for the salad and wanted it off the bill. Took it back to the manager and he told her no since I had eaten some of it. I would have sent it back right away but didn't mix it up too see all the nasty lettuce hiding on the bottom until I ate from the top down on one side and started picking it out. The manager wouldn't come to our table to discuss so she said I had to go to his little fry kitchen to talk to him. He was adamant about not taking the salad of the bill and I said since I ate some then take half off. He told me that the lettuce was brown because it was romaine! Finally said he'd take $2 off, which was BS, but I decided to walk away at that point. Told my husband he was not to tip the waitress because of the terrible service and the crappy salad. The windows are full of spider webs and spiders, flies buzzing around the salad bar and just dirty looking in general. The only reason we tried the place was because it was a Monday and there were no other close places open.... won't ever make that mistake again!! read more

I've had to go food here twice- also with my husband & mom. They consisted of steaks & potatoes. Salad & soups. I won't go back unless I must. It was ok. Service was ok. Upon pickup. Place seems busy. Perhaps for a bar. read more

We were VERY happy with our time here. I imagine when things are back to full staff, it'll be even better. I recommend the Reuben and 100% would recommend the curly fries. Prices were great. We stopped by around noon on a Friday on our way up the Thumb for an adventure. We had the Reuben, burgers, pretzels with cheese, and curly fries. And I'd do it all again! Only issue with our time there: waitress was not wearing a mask, but she did keep her distance when she saw we were being more cautious. read more

Forester Inn - Menu, setting - Pizza Near Me - Carsonville, Michigan

All u can eat walleye was most likely pollock, or another type fish. However very tasty served with coleslaw plenty of FF. At a great price, read more

We have been ordering & dining out at the Forester Inn in Carsonville for well over twenty years. Normally the Pizza good... tonight, not so much. My wife came gown with a "Blackened Pizza"... she called to complain & ended up talking to 2 different employees about the Pizza. They wanted her to bring back the Pizza so that they could have the employee that screwed up the first Pizza to make the new Pizza ( I'm thinking why do I want another Pizza made by this Pizza person)... & why do a need more inconvenience driving the old Pizza back! #foresterinn read more

It's kinda the only place around Jellystone and their food is good. We had it two days in a row. The menu is three pages, you will never have the same meal twice. We order chicken wing, fries, salad, pizza, and fish. Everything was really good. I would recommend this place to anyone in the area. read more

We have been camping in the area all summer and have been meaning to give it a try. So we stopped in on the way back from the beach hoping we looked presentable enough. Lol! Very rustic decor with an old school vibe. We ordered the Lake Perch and Prime Rib both with sweet potato fries. Honestly the fries were the best ever & cooked perfectly! The fish was delicious as was the prime rib. The service was friendly so I have no idea where the bad reviews for service are coming from. We are not locals but felt like we were. We will be back!! read more

Forester Inn - Lake Perch with sweet potato fries! - Pizza Near Me - Carsonville, Michigan

Stopped here first on our way down to Port Sanilac. Not a large beer selection I lost cell service...... giving them the benefit of the doubt they have walleye for 10 99 special all you can eat you'll be back . read more

The service is slow and the food isn't great. Have ordered carryout and dine in a few times and each experience was the same....slow and inattentive service. Inside has a nice rustic feel and the bar itself is pretty cool but that's about it. read more

Good food, cold drinks and awesome service!! If you like pizza or salmon be sure to try it.

service was by far below any standard allowed by a restaurant. the owner of this place must not know what he's/she's doing. it was honestly a joke. when you go to a bar or restaurant you go to be served food and drinks... it's a delicacy... we sat in an empty room for 25 minutes without our drinks even being served. I should have just walked out at that point but I figured I would give it a shot... 26 minutes later the wrong drinks were brought out and told our food couldn't be placed. place was absolutely filthy inside. I would not recommend this place to a piss poor friend. mind you this is across from a very busy travel destination. they could be making A LOT of money during summer. do not go here. read more

We camp near by and wanted to try this place. The drinks were decent. This is definitely a local hang out, we were treated so-so. We had a large group and the server looked overwhelmed so I assured her we were not in a hurry and that we would leave a good tip in hopes that we would be more welcomed. It was along meal and one item came out at a time, not big deal. Except that each time one food item came out we had to go over the order again and again. The sever wrote it all down so I am not sure what that was about. The fried foods and pizza were all ok. The place how ever was pretty dirty. The bathrooms looked like the floor/baseboards had not been cleaned in a long time. Then I walked past the kitchen......let's just say had I before I ate I don't think I would have eaten. It's very dirty and salad dressings we're sitting out not kept cold. I am just glad I didn't get sick. read more

Coon is terrible (beyond nice words) staff is flustered! Who knows what management or lack there of is like! How hard is it to grill a steak? Allegedly too hard for this outfit. First step would be Is to can the cook!!! read more

This place used to be a bar with food and is now more of a restaurant but the ambiance hasn't changed. They've got a Moose head hanging over the bar and the pine paneling is honey gold. There is also a Carribu, a Cougar, a Bull and a Jack Ass (Well, they say there's one in every bar.) plus some stuffed birds as well. A snowmobiler's favorite haunt in season. If you looked up "Casusal" in a dictionary, this place would have their picture in there. Great for burgers, pizza, steaks, chicken, pork chops, and Friday night is all-you-can-eat fish night. It's called Walleye, but it's really Alaskan Pollock. It's great fish and I don't know why people continue to mis-name it. You can get lake perch here too, but it's usually not all-you-can-eat. On Saturday it's all-you-can-eat fried chicken! Televisions here are usually tuned in to Detroit sports, Tigers, Red Wings, Pistons or Lions. Service here is slow. You get used to it. Relax, have another drink, pretend it's 1966 and you've got no place special to go. Prices are more than reasonable, so if you've got kids, bring em. Don't let the "bar" moniker scare you off. It's a respectable place, and there is a dining room seperated from the bar as well. read more

Terrible service, gross food. Don't go. Server forgot multiple items, food arrived at all different times without explanation. Waited 50 minutes for first round of food to arrive read more

Great food great owners BUT if u want some dough balls ask for Connie because otherwise you get told they aren't served here and they are lol read more

I have ordered to go from here many times. I live Close by & wanted a change of food. I have ordered steaks, hamburgers. It's only been ok food, the prices are higher. Place is packed on a Friday & Saturday night. So, beer must be cold. read more

Just a little roadside hole-in-the-wall joint a half-mile north of the Jellystone campground. Great atmosphere, very nice staff, and a fantastic burger! My son said his pizza was great too. read more

Stopped up at the Inn because it was raining and we were camping in the area. The waitress was awesome. Very nice and friendly. We had dinner and came back the next day to watch football. The burgers are great. Very flavorful. The BBQ chicken pizza was very good as well! They even set us up with our own tv to watch the game of our choice. We enjoyed ourselves!! read more

The good - burgers are awesome, well worth the wait during busy times. The bad - after 2 visits, haven't had good service. One year ago, there was a long wait for food which is understandable. But the waitress gave our order to another table. So we had to wait another 30 minutes until that table@s burgers were ready. Today, we got our food in correct order but were overcharged for mixed drinks. When we asked, we were told it's because they wrote doubles. We did not order doubles. Someone wanted a large tip based on a higher priced drink order. read more

We stopped here as we were camping in the area. We both ordered the Walleye. It was wonderful. It was all you can eat for only $11.99 . I got so much on my original serving plate that I never had to ask for more. The coleslaw was really good as well. We went during the Covid pandemic and I am happy to say that the staff was in compliance. I would definitely suggest this place. It's an old well,worn restaurant but it's exactly what is expected from the exterior view. Please wear your mask as you enter to help make it easier on everyone. I would love to go back but it would be a little bit of a ride from home. We liked it,so much we even tipped the cook. We also had a very good waitress. read more

Recommended to here by the campground across the street. Great prices for the size of the dish. We got the large pizza and it was more than enough. It did take a little longer than normal, but our food was hot and fresh. The gal who served me was polite, but her coworker was not. There was an employee walking around complaining about getting guests, which is super insulting and frustrating. I'm hoping it was just an off day for her. read more

Got My wife a steak she would not eat that was a bad peice of meat .............. Never again , I'm glad I did not see what the kitchen looks like ......... Could be a gold mine but it gives you the shaft ........ Hurry up and sell to owners that want to serve good food. Was almost empty during hunting season ! That tells ya something read more

AVOID THIS PLACE UNLESS YOU WANT TO EAT BUG INFESTED FOOD!!! I would honestly give this place a negative review if I could!! We camp up here often and decided to try this place for dinner. My husband had to get up and get our menus because it took about 10 minutes to see a waitress and the place was dead. After ordering, the four adults went to the salad bar to make our salads and the lettuce was brown and slimy. Then almost every item at the salad bar had multiple dead bugs floating on top!! YYYYYUUUUUCCCCKK!!! We gathered our children and notified the waitress to cancel our orders, that we would be leaving due to the BUG invested salad bar. read more

Typical up north tavern. Great pizza and fried food. Friendly, attentive service but sometimes under staffed so be prepared for a leisurely meal. read more

Forester Inn - the front of the restaurant - Pizza Near Me - Carsonville, Michigan

Rhonda our server was very nice and attentive. The walleye was fantastic! So glad we stopped in by recommendation of another tourist. We will definable come back! read more

The Forester Inn makes the best Taco Salad and Apple Orchard Salad. The only restaurant in the area open 7 days a week. The bonus...Gréât Food!!! read more

This is by far one of the worst run restaurant that i have ever visited!! Slow service, and the worst part was the noise. It was so loud from one area of the restaurant that everyone else in the place had to yell just so the person next to them could hear them. And the management did absolutely nothing, and I mean nothing!!!! I would not recommend this establishment to anyone who wants to have a pleasant restaurant experience. read more