Good farm to table offerings. Fantastic salad with meals. Thought they were closed Wednesday because the internet hours were incorrect. Ate there two times on this trip. We have enjoyed cherry apricot chicken, Thai peanut pasta, hearty beef chili and vegetarian black bean chili. Too full to order freshly baked pies, desserts. Friendly, attentive wait staff. Enjoyed eating outside tonight. read more

my husband & I really enjoyed our lunch at good harbor grill. we sat on the patio with our pup & enjoyed some refreshing local beer along with fresh, healthy food options. french onion soup was delicious as was the salad & bread! my husband's turkey avocado sandwich was huge & equally as tasty. will definitely come back next time we're in glen arbor! read more

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They grilled the chicken and salmon fresh for our sandwiches which come with simple toppings - lettuce, tomato, onion - but i requested some fresh pesto from another menu item and this felt like a high end salmon sandwich. For ony 13 bucks its a great deal. Other places in town charge that much for a sandwich with deli turkey. Good Harbor is small and their straight forward menu and specials make sure they maintain a high standard. read more

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Nice lunch sandwich and soup option. The turkey with havarti dill cheese on a fresh baked bun was delicious as was the creamy chicken jalapeño soup. Unfortunately my husbands chicken sandwich had chicken that was not fully cooked so he didn't eat but a couple of bites. It's a vacation town so crowded although the staff tried their best and checked on us and provided drink refills. The brownie sundae delivered to the next table looked delicious. read more

Very friendly, cozy, interesting art on the wall. Simple and straightforward menu. I had blackened fish sandwich. It was fresh and hot. Everything is served with chips and the salads are a good up charge. Quick and easy as we made our way to the dunes. read more

We were sick with Covid so yesterday 08-23-24 we picked up a takeout order as it was 10 days later after testing positive . We ALWAYS order 1/2 Turkey with clam chowder soup that you can only get on Fridays. Our sandwich was huge and I could only 1/2 of 1/2. It is the best sandwich EVER. They do not skimp on Turkey as it was so thick ( we even were able to share with our dog) with a huge slice of Havarti cheese. It's no wonder they are the best restaurant in Glen Arbor. We have a small cottage and have been going to Good Harbor Grill for years. We knew the owner Brandon and heard his kids are taking it over and they are doing an awesome job. Everyone is so friendly and being able to sit outside is a real treat in the summer. Even our dog is welcomed outside. Never stop serving the Turkey sandwich! Whenever we have company it's the one sure place we will take them too. Thank yo u for the fantastic lunch we had yesterday. It was soooo good after being sick with Covid and not eating much at all. Also you have the best clam chowder. Hands down! We are lucky to have this restaurant in our beautiful Glen Arbor. I just had to write this review. read more

Came here for breakfast to start our day before heading to the sand dunes. Very nice interior and friendly service, very clean. Ordered the blueberry pancakes and they were pretty good, average but filling and tasted fresh. The bacon was completely burnt and black as the only negative. An easy fix but still shouldn't have been sent out looking like a black piece of bark lol. Still!! The rest of the meals were good and are generous portions for an affordable price. read more

This is a great little place to eat. It was our first time in Glen Arbor and I recommend you try it. Staff is super friendly. Our waitress Laurie Heilman took great care of us. Food was delicious and served prompt and hot! I would definitely return. Would love to try their lunches and dinners. Servings are worth the price!! I tried their Greek Hash and was not disappointed. I had to take half of it home. My daughter had the French toast with fresh strawberries and finished all of it. Definitely a place you must go. read more

Good Harbor Grill - Greek Hash with sour dough toast and two over easy eggs. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Glen Arbor, Michigan

Although the staff was friendly, the food was just plain bad and overpriced. My partner ordered the whitefish and he said it was ok but $30 for whitefish? I ordered the lemon garlic pasta with mushrooms and it was horrible. First they brought me shrimp instead of mushroom and when I pointed it out (which normally I wouldn't do but I didn't want to pay almost $12 for shrimp on my pasta) they just brought me back the same pasta dish with some mushrooms thrown on top (not the kind of mushrooms that were described on the menu either). On top of that the pasta had no lemon or garlic flavor and I was served about 20 pieces of linguine noodles on top of mushy veggies. Never going back there. Would not recommend. read more

All flash and no flavor. Sandwiches and burgers come with 2 different tortilla chips that taste the same. Why bother with both yellow circular tortilla chips AND blue corn triangular tortilla chips? This side dish lacks substance, unless you're a U of M fan, I guess. The Turkey Avocado sandwich lacked personality. Have you heard of chipotle mayo? The cracked wheat bread used is not what it's 'cracked' up to be. Their grass-fed burger was meh. To add insult to injury, it was served pickle-less. The service was good. read more

If there's one word I can say about Good Harbor Grill, it would be DISASTER. If I could give them negative 5 stars I would. We walked in at 9:30pm and were seated after they set up the table. It was a large group and everything seemed fine; but then the problems started... As I mentioned it was a large group and they split us up across two tables. Totally understandable and not a problem. I'll come back to this one later. The menu actually looked great. Tons of variety with American, Asian, Italians, all sorts of variety. I was really looking forward to it. So we order and everything is still seemingly fine. First she brings out the drinks. My diet coke was completely flat and the sprite was just plain sickening. We tell her and she says, "oh, it must be out of syrup - do you want anything else"? She brought me a new diet coke. Hey... it happens. Everyone runs out of soft drink syrups at some point, right? So next, the waitress brought out some bread for the table. Well, I literally mean for THE table. Even though we were sitting at two separate tables, she brought out only one basket of bread and expected us to share across tables. So strange... The thing is, I was in such a good mood, I really didn't think anything of it. I thought it was weird, but we asked if we could get our own bread and she offered to bring us some. So OK, no harm, no foul. Same for the salad that's supposed to come with each entree. Just one bowl to shared across tables - again she agreed to get us our own salad. Next, she completely mixed up everyone's salad dressings. People who ordered ranch were given lemon. People who ordered the cherry vinaigrette got ranch. Just a complete mess. When we pointed that out to the waitress, she brought out the correct dressings and practically THREW the dressing on the table. I've never experienced such an attitude at a restaurant. It was really pathetic. One of my friends is really pissed at this point - and he's ready to go complain to the manager. Me and others were talking him down. We were all there to have a good time and figured we could just make it through the non-sense. Anyway, the rudeness continued and I actually said to our table that these guys must be trying to rush things because maybe the kitchen is closing soon. Little did I know... so he gets even more fed up and asks about the manager. The waitress points out the owner, who happens to be sitting at one of the tables eating and drinking. My friend politely told the owner that the service bring provided to us was rude. You can never imagine how the guy responded. His response was, "maybe that's how you SHOULD be treated". You people show up here just as we're about to close and don't order on time and this and that. He started going off at my friend instead of apologizing. This guy was piss drunk and probably the worst person to be running a restaurant. My friend's like, we didn't know you are about to close. Nobody said anything about that. Nobody informed us that the kitchen was about to close. He then has the balls to blame us for not reading the closing time that was written on the door. So that's OUR fault? Why the hell do you seat a large party of 10+ people only to provide them crappy service if you can't handle it? If you're not willing to serve the customer, then say it up front. Complete BS. These people are greedy SOB's that just saw the dollar signs they were about to make off of us. They thought they could make a cool $250 and treat us like crap. Well my friend that was talking to this guy had enough and said, we're walking out. We walked out to the sound of the old drunk yelling at us as we left. I have seriously never experienced anything like it in my life. I've all over the country and this place has definitely set a new low (BY FAR) for the worst experience I've ever had at a restaurant. Restaurants are a service business. If you don't know what customer service is, then you should shut down and go bury your head in the sand dunes. Don't waste peoples' precious vacation time. You are the worst restaurant in the country. Be proud of that title and shove it. read more

We picked the Good Harbor Grill because of the great memories and meals along with reputation the joint has garnered through the years. And boy were we oh so wrong. As we walked into the nautically themed, carpeted, and especially outdated dining room, we noticed the vibe immediately. It seemed like the Good Harbor Grill has hired everyone who has signed up at the job fair at the local high school. As we sat down we couldn't miss the sticky, sudsy, and covered in sunscreen, table. As soon as I sat down I couldn't help but notice the crevice on our table from where the leaf had been risen, was filled with disgusting crumbs and sprinkles. It was extremely unappetizing and I have included the photo. The entire staff from what I understand, was not following health code because there were no hairnets or hats in the kitchen and I was seeing a chef if you will, scratch their head and wipe their sweat before getting back to making food. The rug had sloppy stains and the gross leaking kitchen wall (see photos) was very off putting. When the food came out it was very dry looking. Someone ordered a Turkey sandwich and they claimed it tasted like tuna, however it was clearly a cold cut on the so called bun. I have never heard of a restaurant GUVING a tortilla chip "medley" as the side next to a sandwich. It was very dry looking and resembled high school nacho chips. While the chef was cleaning the counter they shook out the sanitation rag and pieces of food flew at my table and I. After this abrupt flinging, I went to the restroom and I saw a dirty bathroom with toilet paper all over and a gross slime in the sink. I don't think I will ever return to this restaurant ever again. It is sad to see a local favorite go down to crap! read more

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I really wanted to like this place, but just couldn't. The staff was friendly, and its semi-local to where I live. The food I ordered the other day, came cold. We had to wait a while too, which bothered me. The vibe at the place is alright. Not sure If I'll return in the future. read more

Outstanding service, average food at lunch for the price. We were visiting from out of state and didn't know the area. Once we walked around a bit we found places that would have been more fun and a better value for a family. read more

Good Harbor Grill is so good I have no words. And the service!! Everyone is always so nice and patient! They have a wide variety of food also! And overall I would 100% recommend, this is my favorite place to go in all of Glen Arbor. And the outside seating is super cute and the love the flowers that are all around the front porch! read more

Amazing breakfast after our morning hike. Everybody got something different and loved their food. Servers were so kind and we didn't wait long for our table or food. Really recommend this place if you're looking for a tasty breakfast! read more

Popped over hear when our first choice was packed. Glad we did. Early fall and still nice enough to sit outside. I can't remember the name of my entree but it was a Greek pita with seasoned ground beef and Greek salad on the side. Really good. They were busy and Hazel was a great server. This will be my first choice next time visiting Glen Arbor. read more

Busy weekend (4th of July) but got a table within 5 minutes. Interesting interior, West Indies. Clean and pleasant. Fabulous wait staff, very personable. The food was great! I had the blackened white fish (un-blackened) and my cousin had the Cesar salad. All freshly made. Homemade braided wheat bread came with the salad. Yummy! Also had a slice of warm strawberry rhubarb pie. Wished I had opted for it ala mode...sigh! Great meal would go again read more

The food is okay really however the service is hit and miss. There are 2 excellent servers but the rest we've encountered are marginal at best. Roll the dice here. read more

4pm walk in for an afternoon snack. Ignored after seated for better than 10 minutes despite only four other customers between two to three servers plus hostess. If being unrecognized as a hungry patron was an indication of future service, I can only guess what might be in store for us if we remained. 4:15 walk out. Adios. read more

We're staying at an inn a block away. I phoned in my order, and picked it up 10 minutes later. They were at maximum capacity, inside and out, and on a wait. The staff worked efficiently and dined proper protective gear, masks, gloves. The food was hot and wonderful, enjoyed at a table but n front of our inn. Definitely recommend for breakfast! Enjoy! read more

Don't normally leave bad reviews in general but this one annoyed me too much. Called in advance to see how long an order for pickup would be and was told about 10 min but in an hour allow 20 min. Fine, so I called back an hour later to place a breakfast order and was told it would be 45 min. If I knew that I would've just placed the order at the time! You've been doing take out orders during Covid for months. C'mon get it together man. Okay, rant over. I'm sure the food is fine. read more

This place was an insult. We got one of the two dinner specials, linguine w clam sauce, which consisted of lukewarm, rubbery cheap noodles, canned clams, watery flavorless sauce w/no visible garlic or hint of white wine or fresh herbs, and very low quality supermarket Parmesan cheese. It cost $18.50 and ingredients couldn't have cost more than $4. I could google how to make this dish and do better. The Mediterranean Seafood dish was a bit better, but shrimp and scallops tasted frozen and a little over cooked, mediocre at best. The salad, veggies dumped in a bowl, at least had fresh homemade dressing. Really lazy terrible food makes me mad, but lazy terrible food at fine dining prices of $20-$30 a plate is just outrageous. Our waitress was very nice but the food was so obviously a rip off of naive tourists. I had great simple food in Empire so it's not like people around here don't know what good food is. This place just chose to rip people off. read more

I came here in November during an outing with my family. It was pretty late, probably around 7 pm. We just couldn't bring ourselves to eating woodpile fries or a $40 steak from Gordon Foods at Boones, so I said to myself, "self, I'm gonna get me some good ol' fashion home cookin' ". So my sons and I ventured across the street from where we could park (at Boone Docks) We came in and immediately noticed the beautiful decor of ship wheels, ropes, nets and B-B Guns Adorning the walls and ceilings. I was completely at rest knowing that I had made a good decision to eat here. As we ventured forward and found our booth. I noticed that the waitress was staring at me. I'm close to 300 lbs, so I don't think it was my six pack she was looking at. Several hours went by it seemed and we were starving, so I kindly asked the (70 year old) mannican staring at me if she will be serving us this evening. Long story short, we could hardly justify the prices of the noodles so we just ordered pie. I think they tried, it was just highway robbery pricing and the wait(er)ress was a real treat. Never been back. I live less than 3 miles from Glen Arbor and still visit the town consistently. Good Harbor Wretcheraunt, not so much. read more

Just a small town grill in a seasonal area near Sleeping Bear Dunes NP. Chili is one of the best I have had. Totally unexpected. The other dishes we had were good. Friendly staff. Expect to wait for a table. Only negative was our hot tea was cold! read more

As a vegan, it's very hard to find suitable restaurants in Northern Michigan, especially for breakfast. I was surprised and pleased to find that Good Harbor Grill offered tofu as a substitute for egg dishes! I forgot to specify no butter on my toast, and when the waitress brought the food out, she asked if I needed a full vegan meal and quickly got some dry toast. I really appreciated the service, and the food was great. Everyone in my party enjoyed their meal. We didn't have to wait long, but we did go on a weekday. I will definitely eat here again when I'm in there area! read more

Huge disappointment. Poor quality, significantly overpriced food, and uncooperative staff. Thai Vegetable Stir-fry tasted awful - no sauce. All meals were served with a side of green beans- unseasoned, not even salted. We had a party of 11 people and they initially grouped our bill as 1 and refused to separate according to what we actually ordered. Instead they broke it down into 5 checks, meaning the single guy paid the same as the family of 4 - some ordered drinks, others did not. They served dried out bread, but not enough for each person to even have a piece. The salad was served in a shareable bowl - also not enough to go around. Oh, and they also tacked on 20% gratuity! We would have eaten at Boondocks - which we highly recommend, but they were booked out. Good Harbor is in business because they were the only option. Do yourself a favor and leave town rather than eat there. I pity the unknowing. read more

We had breakfast here this morning and it was delicious! The place runs like a well oiled machine! The service was excellent and fast but we never felt rushed. Great coffee that was refilled often without having to ask. Everyone was friendly and efficient. Would love to go back for lunch or dinner too sometime if we're back in the area. read more

I have never left a bad review for a restaurant but this just had to be relayed... Restaurant has an open view of the kitchen where you could observe the cook pick up the food he was preparing for a meal with his hands and then plate it-no tongs/spoons/spatulas. I hoped it was a one time event but proceeded to watch it happen the entire time we were there. He had a helper that did the same thing. They both put toppings on the plates by reaching into a tub of some sort of seasoning and sprinkled it with their hands before the plates went to customers. Cooked grabbed tofu pieces from a deep container with his hands to put them on grill. Lots of apparent cross contamination if you have food allergies or aversions. If you want your steak/fish/tofu plated with a cook's bare hands eat here. I know choices are limited in Glen Arbor but the health risks posed here aren't worth taking, in my opinion. read more

Nice little restaurant! We ordered the salmon which was seasoned nicely but overcooked and a bit dry. The whitefish was almond encrusted with dried cherries and that was perfectly cooked and delicious. My kids were satisfied with their spaghetti and we all enjoyed the large bowl of salad with homemade dressings which were awesome. Their homemade bread is delicious and they were very nice to give us a second helping when we asked. The local Pinot Gris on menu was delicious and fairly priced. Overall a great meal! Highly recommend. read more

Good Harbor Grill - Salmon - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Glen Arbor, Michigan

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Iconic northern Michigan breakfast place. Our go to spot for 30 years. Menu always the same. Reliable like the rising and setting sun.

The cute patio and dining room exuded a very wine-country-esque, homey ambience to the place, which was the reason I chose to come for dinner while visiting Glen Arbor We arrived very close to closing time, so it is understandable that we were the only people eating there. The outside patio was very cute, except for the swarm of gigantic spiders on the window. The interior looked similar to a cafeteria, so I expected light, inexpensive food that is typical to a family owned restaurant. However, the menu was confusing with items from all over the world with very high price tags; most entrees were in mid $20. I opted for the simple red pepper salad, while my friend order the basil tofu. The shared, self-tossed salad with dressing on the side seemed like a lazy effort, mostly because the vegetable was cut twice the edible size. The pasta was a pathetic excuse with cold noodles tossed with watery red pepper puree and 2 slices of squash and broccoli. The basil tofu was basically a huge piece of barely grilled extra firm tofu with no flavor, served with an undercooked grilled 1/2 zucchini. The water on the table tasted and smelled like sewer, at which point I just stopped eating the food altogether. The place seemed straight out of Lord of Flies where it's staffed with mostly teenagers. Overall a very disappointing dining experience for a lovely beach town, but I should have trusted my gut instinct to avoid places where nobody eats. read more

I know what you're thinking. That place looks so cute. I'm on vacation & having such a good time walking around this quaint little town. But don't do it. Just don't. Trust me. Do not go here. You will regret it. I went here based on Yelp reviews, & this restaurant's reviews have got me questioning if I should even bother to rely on Yelp anymore. I share the concerns about the water quality with another reviewer. I'm stumped how this restaurant got a "$$" rating. Many of the menu items start at $25 & go up from there. I'd rate it more "$$$." The prices are not justified. The service was lacking. And the food quality just wasn't good. Some of my food was over-cooked. Some of it was under-cooked. All of it lacked flavor. Honestly, the best part of this place is the menu as a concept. The items sound interesting, but the execution just falls flat. I had major buyer's remorse after coming here. read more

Highly disappointing customer service. We went in 10 min before it was about to be close and they told us they are open for orders but as soon as we ordered the food , they started rushing food to our table so that we eat quickly and they can close. They were even confusing what food needs to go to what table and were very rude. I have never seen such a disappointing customer service ever in my life. Highly NOT recommended, read more

This is a nice restaurant, they have a Caribbean type theme going on which I do not get as they are located on glorious Lake Michigan! I have eaten here for lunch and brunch, both times were average. The prices are a little steep, but on par with Glen Arbor standards. ::Begin syrup rant:: On the brunch menu they charge an extra 3.75 (or so) for real maple syrup. I'm sorry, that is just whack and (arguably) morally reprehensible. Basically don't get waffles or pancakes unless you are okay with paying an extra 4 bucks for legit syrup, or you can eat that artificiality flavored, thick, corn syrupy concoction (in which case, please try the real thing ((NOT HERE THOUGH (((unless four dollars means absolutely nothing to you))). ::End syrup rant:: SO yeah - the food is okay though, I got a chorizo Benedict on my last visit and was not offended by it. I do hope that one day Glen Arbor can get some Traverse City quality brunch spots. read more

This is the best restaurant in Glen Arbor. They have something for everyone. In our six day stay, we ate here for dinner once, lunch twice, and breakfast on Sunday. There are several vegetarian options for each meal. My wife and I enjoyed the Greek Falafel, and she liked the Portabello wrap as well. Heck they even had soy milk for my lactose intolerant kid! We both enjoyed the whitefish here, it was well cooked and perfectly seasoned. Service was friendly and adequate, except on Sunday morning. But the brunch was great. We'll be back, probably several times, on our next visit. read more

Wow. Woke up this morning in the tent and all I could think about was eggs. Honestly the last couple of days all I could think about was an egg breakfast. We searched the area for a breakfast nook and ended up coming here. First of all, the ambience of this place was everything you could ask for. Flowers on the patio, beautiful Michigan setting, and white diner mugs with endless coffee. Yes I got eggs. I got the good harbor combo, eggs bacon sourdough toast patitos. It came out so fast I barley had a chance to blink after ordering it. And let me tell you it was SO GOOD. I dumped Cholula all over it. They also had ample jam selections on the table to rub all over your toast. Mmm. I cleaned that plate. I'm fueled up to hike the dunes and slip into lake Michigan's frigid waters. Oh and to add, we got a slice of coffee cake to go, it was 7$ but I can tell it was worth it as it was warm and approx 6 x 4 inches. I can't wait to enjoy it later. This place is an amazing all American breakfast spot and when I come back to sleeping bear dunes I will be eating here again. read more

Good Harbor Grill - This is my killer meal. As you can see the vibes were just right and look at the sunlight hitting the egg and butter toast. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Glen Arbor, Michigan

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Small portions, great food - you can tell you are eating locally killed animals and locally grown greens. I like that. Staff is friendly and I like how I can watch the cook make my food - just a perc on how very sanitary they are. BTW, bathroom looks awesome! THANKS GUYS! read more

My family and I stopped here after spending the morning at the dunes. Menu looked interesting, even if a little pricey. I'm glad I read other reviews (after we ate) because I didn't want to think our service had to do with the melanin in our skin. The server took her sweet time waiting on us and I felt like we were imposing on her to actually take our order. When we did get our tasteless food it was dropped off without so much as a word. We had to go to the cook to ask him to get her to come back to ask for mayo. That server should not work in a customer service job and the food had no taste. The restaurant was cute though. read more

Had breakfast at Good Harbor Grill this morning. We arrived about 40 minutes before breakfast ended. Even though it was a bit closer to lunch, we didn't feel our breakfast experience was compromised. Food was excellent. Everything was served hot. The Big Bear Breakfast skillet I ordered was very good. Potatoes were well seasoned and hot. Overall, a very good experience. We plan on returning next time we come back to the area. Thank you for the great food and atmosphere. read more