many many yummy satisfying meals at the lakeside hoppies. Several blurry drunken nights as well, best when Mike Ridley is in the house. Great beers. Always cold. Really nice food. I've never had a disappointing meal here. Really enjoy their mexican food on their menu, especially their cheese enchiladas. The salsa is also homemade and very flavorful. Their green chili sauce is very nice as well the new airport location makes fantastic pizza. Not much mexican on that menu, but go for the meat lovers pizza. It's as good as you will find "up North" Lakeside is PACKED in the summer. I mean PACKED!! read more

What a great find thanks to Yelp! I just had an awesome dish of fish tacos and one of the best bloody Mary's I've had. My husband enjoyed the chicken burrito. It wasn't huge but he said it was delicious. I saw too late that they have an adorable patio. Great place! Check it out!! read more

Hoppies Tavern - This deer mount has 18 points. Is that even possible? Cute rustic furniture! - American Near Me - Cheboygan, Michigan

First time visitor to Hoppies on vacation this summer. Took our boat from Pickerel Lake over late in the day which was almost a mistake as it took a solid 1.5+ hours to get there(lock, bridge and no wake). We let the server know we were on a time crunch to make it back and all I can say is the service was awesome. We had drinks and food right away and they were crowded. I think they moved us to the front which was so nice. Food was classic good bar food, we all really liked what we got (Burgers, Fish and Chips, Wet burrito). We made it back through the lock right before 10pm so the rapid service saved us. Great overall experience! read more

Great time here with family. You can drive or boat here. Great atmosphere and good food....cold beer in the frosty glasses. read more

Hoppies Tavern - the interior of a pub - American Near Me - Cheboygan, Michigan

What can I say - one of the oldest consistent places left in the area. Always get a decent meal and a cold beer. Get's a little crazy in the summer but what wouldn't, being the only restaurant on the water in the area. Come by boat if you can - just a entire experience in itself. Food is consistent and well prepared. Ranges from Burgers and fries to Fish and Steak. Handle large groups very well. Service is good except strange rules about the patio - can bring your drinks but never food. Would be a great place to add seating when it gets crazy busy. Come check it out! read more

Off the beaten path but was good. Service was great. No problem getting a table even though it looked busy. Fries were a hit as well.

I'm giving this such a bad review because of the unbelievably insulting and rude service we received. I was absolutely appalled!!!! Our servers name was Brandy and we have never been so insulted when ordering a drink. For starters, my husband ordered a Bud Light and she insulted him by saying it was a horrible beer. Well....come to find out, she said she had some stupid ex-boyfriend that worked for Budweiser, so she found it necessary to insult anyone who ordered their product. I myself am in the service industry, and the first rule in the industry is to not insult anything anyone is ordering, or make any comments! DUH!!! so like I said...I'm in the industry myself, and well....my husband works for BUDWEISER!!!! She made a BIG mistake. She also doesn't know how deep his roots are with Budweiser. I'll leave that at that. I made it sound like I was joking, but I told her to her face "there goes your tip!" After she saw our reaction, she asked if we had ties to Budweiser. I said "yes!!! That pays our bills!!!!" What a complete idiot!!! I also said out loud that that was the 2nd time on our recent trip that we have been insulted by a server for our choice of beverage. Absolutely unbelievable!!! I ordered a vodka/soda with Titos vodka. Well...she took about 20 mins to bring my second drink and acted like they had to go find some Titos. Yeah right...she just forgot and couldn't be honest enough to admit it. Just the icing on the cake as to why I didn't tip her. As far as the food, the food was great! I had no complaints. My husband and I both had burgers, and my relatives had some of the Mexican items and a fish sandwich. Everybody liked the food. As far as Brandy the server is concerned, we also gave her a bumper sticker from our home town to hang up, and I can bet my life savings that it won't be put up. Really sad because that would have meant a lot to us. She needs to learn to put her personal issues aside in the work place and keep her loud & opinionated mouth to herself. She's screwing herself over, and the restaurant itself. I'd fire her in a heartbeat if I owned the place! She's a cancer to the establishment, and doesn't know the first thing about even decent service. It's a shame because this is a pretty neat place. They just need to pay more attention to the details of their service. If we had even decent service, I probably would have given it 4 stars. I'm giving it 2 stars instead of 1 because of the food. read more

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I recently visited Michigan. And search the internet for places to eat where I was staying I came across Hoppe's Tavern. I was staying in Indian River Michigan and thought I would try it this place out. Took awhile to find the place because of detour signs, but finally found it. It was well worth the roundabout way to get there. The food was fabulous. The drinks were exceptional. The service was great. If I'm ever in Michigan again I certainly will be back at Hoppe's Tavern read more

Up north joint and great place. TexMex food is really good, Friday fish fry is the best. Getting there by water is a bid of a challenge.

Yes, it was Friday night and hence, you should have to wait. And we did. For the table, and for the food. Once we got the food, it was excellent, or were we just that hungry? Remember, you are up north with very limited options and you are suppose to be relaxing. read more

Garlic shrimp was 5* stars. Nachos were great also. Good ambiance.

I love love love hoppies! It's in the middle of nowhere, but completely worth the drive. Fish fry Friday's are amazing (and I love the terryaki white fish). They serve the best tex-mex in the area (not that there's much competition). Killer burgers and fries. Prices are cheap, atmosphere is bar-like and food is phenomenal. If you're very daring, you can also get there by boat (they've got a dock out front) but it's at the empty end of Burt Lake, so it can be quite a trip. Great if you're out for a ride and need a destination. read more

Tasty olive burger and seafood. Not the greatest burger, but it hit the spot after a long day of travel. Decent beer selection compared to some other places in the area. read more

Went to Hoppies after fishing. Ordered a wide range of meals (there were 7 of us) and overall the food was good. Service was a little slow but not bad. Can't remember anything that would cause me to complain or rave about. Just OK. read more

Great Food The wait staff are very friendly and knowledge.

We were there when they opened, among the first people to be seated. Saw our waitress twice during the 70 minutes we were there and the second time was after 35 minutes of waiting and only after prompting did she come take our order. Waited another 35 minutes with no sign of the waitress despite checking in with the manager twice. Ended up leaving when they lied to us about the readiness of our order. Never again. read more

Great food, great prices, great portions. We eat here on a regular basis. The wait staff are very friendly and knowledge. We will continue our weekly dinners. read more

I have an update on Hoppie's...just ate there over Memorial Day weekend and they are no longer serving ice cream cones out the side window. Kind of a bummer if you ask me. Instead though, they are serving take-out pizza from that windown from 4-9pm. Haven't tried it yet, but will post another update after we do later this summer. read more

I love eating here. The fish is my number one favorite. It just melts in your mouth. Very yummy.

We ate here on New Year's Eve, and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The service is always friendly, the food is always great. The Bacon & Bleu cheese burger was amazing, but I have also had their amazing prime rib. Always leave happy. read more

I used to love going to Hoppies, but the last time I was there, the food was not that great. They advertise Mexican food as their specialty. But what you get is ground beef on nacho chips. It's something you could make at home. Nothing special. I was sad to see the quality drop. read more

While the atmosphere and food are very satisfying for a lake restaurant, the service my family received made it an awkward dining experience. We arrived to a nearly empty restaurant for a late lunch, yet the server made us feel like we were imposing on her throughout the meal. Maybe they were short-staffed; she never said (which would have eased our pain). We were polite and wanted to relax, but the service made us want to finish and get out pronto. As a former waitress, it really blew my mind. read more

This is an amazing place to eat! Great food, great atmosphere. Stop in by boat or see if you can find it on land. Definitely THE place to eat! Mexican food, burgers, drinks- kid friendly. Such a great time, every time. read more

Well worth the trip. A little out of the way but what is GPS for? To find Hoppies! Very good menu, friendly service and convenient hours. Cool display of college flags and great atmosphere. You'll be glad you stopped in, we were. read more

A local sports bar, good for a night out. I had ribs and they were Awesome!!! Very well with kids as well. Right by Burt Lake! I would definitely recommend it! read more

Come by land, air, or sea. Well I'm actually not to sure about the air part, but you can park a boat near here in the summer or drive your snowmobiles here in the winter. They have a good bar and a nice selection of food. I recommend the Chocolate Quesadilla for dessert! read more

This is a great bar with cold draft beer and a 5 star Friday night fish fry. Hippies gets crowded in the summer so go early if you don't want to stand in line. The food and atmosphere make this a place to take up north guests. read more

Extremely overpriced food, double the prices of other great places. 100% markup on food just like the liquor!! Almost $20 for perch..IN SEASON!?????? There is one born every minute: I got double the food at McDonald's bought some refreshments at the store and we sat around the fire and saved enough money to spend another day here!! Hop on past this tourist trap!!! read more

We made the trek up to Hoppies while on vacation. Wonderful food, exceptional service, and a great local beer selection. Worth the drive from our cabin an hour away. read more

we have visited Hoppies for years while vacationing, used to love this place, not so much anymore. same menu, quality of food gets worse every year. taco salad tasted like a loose meat sandwich, granddaughters chicken tenders, inedible to say the least, tasted like they came from a microwave TV dinner, atmosphere is incredible, but come on guys, get it together, it's almost as if your so busy you don't even care. So many good restaurants opening up in the area that we'll have to retire this place. read more

My grandson and I were there tonight had the cod dinner very good. He had the bbq burger and loved it. The staff was great