I loved my visit here. The food was delicious, and so was the service! My waiter Eli was so…read moreattentive and friendly, as was the owner and food staff. The outdoor eating area was beautiful and the restaurant was very clean and had great music. I will definitely be back with my family!

GREAT food, Great Service, and a feel good vibe at Yard & Lake, always!!! We're used to ordering…read moreunique craft beer and fun non alcoholic drinks at the airstream in the front, which is always a good time. But this time we were lucky to grab dinner there with our friends and enjoy a medley of their appetizers, salads and entrees. We even made room for some delicious dessert. I would HIGHLY recommend their fettuccini pasta with shrimp. It's not heavy at all but creamy and light and so refreshing with the shrimp. For appetizers I'd recommend the heirloom tomato burrata salad or dumplings. Our friend got the bimbimbap and ate her entire plate saying it says a lot when an Asian finished her whole plate and highly recommended this Korean dish. The owner, Brandon was there and treated us so well. We felt like home away from home with the service, great food, and ambiance. We will definitely be back everytime we come to Northport!

We had an absolute blast at Traverse City Whiskey! My BF loves their whiskey and decided to make a…read morehuge purchase for his bday! lol He asked the manager how many different bottles of bourbon were available, 13 to be exact, to please package them up! Hahaa I guess we needed a bar restock anyway!

Imagine requesting an old fashioned then being told "oh we just cleaned up sorry but I can do a…read morepour" while they're fixing an Old Fashioned for a few buddies. I literally bought over $400 in merch. Ughhhh and people wonder if prejudices exist!?

I was so excited to give this place another try after the remodel, especially because I love the…read morelocation right on the water in Leland. Unfortunately, our experience was just okay. Our server was not the friendliest and seemed a bit impatient when we had questions. She also seemed eager to get our order in and move on. My grandma is very elderly and naturally takes a little longer, and I felt the server was particularly impatient with her, which was disappointing. We ordered the whitefish basket, a whitefish sandwich, and the fried shrimp. I was completely perplexed that the shrimp basket didn't come with any sides like the other baskets. Without sides, the meal felt incomplete. The food came out very quickly, and everything was good, but nothing was fabulous. The fried shrimp were tasty but really needed some sort of different dipping sauce (not cocktail) , and I think coleslaw would have made the meal feel much more complete. Overall, it was an okay lunch. The beautiful waterfront location definitely helped save the experience, and I really liked the metal cups our drinks were served in -- such a fun touch! I really wanted to love this place after the remodel, but unfortunately, the food and service didn't quite live up to my expectations. The location, however, is hard to beat.

What happened to the Bluebird? The new "Blue Bird" is a shadow of its former self…read more The inside of the place is slick, modern and very brightly lit. If that's what you're looking for, you'll be pleased. But if you're looking for that old and faded in the best sense Bluebird vibe, you'll likely find the experience jarring. It's like they thought "what's the exact opposite of the old ambiance?" and then leaned hard into that. You feel like you're at any of 1,000 generic sports bars in anywhere, USA. The food was not the same either. Yes, they still have their whitefish, but it's a significantly smaller portion and the presentation was basically toss-it-on-a-plate-with-some-fries-and-call-it-good. Probably should have ordered the cheaper basket, because fine dining it ain't. The burger was a solid D. Ordered medium rare but it was a hammered well done, and anything other than meat on a bun now costs significantly extra. Adding on cheese and making it deluxe took a rather small burger up to near $20, which was more than the large pizza we also ordered. The pizza was good though, so if we ever went back, which we no longer plan to, we'd get that again. Cedar Tavern pizza still puts it to shame though, and since the rest of their food is much better and MUCH cheaper, it'll be a shorter boat trip for us. Most distressingly, they no longer have a salad bar, let alone any of the classic salads or cinnamon bread they used to serve. No peas and peanuts. No bowtie pasta salad. None of it. If she was still with us, my grandma would have mourned the loss of the peas and peanuts, let alone all the other changes. It seems like they know the food isn't really the draw anymore, because their website doesn't even suggest a menu - it's ALLLLL about the merch. Which they have a TON of. Including a line marketing themselves as a "yacht club." Which is funny because the old TC Yacht Club and the old Bluebird had a similar sort of vibe. The outdoor seating does have a nice perch over the Carp still though, and I would say that that is an improvement to the old setup. I'm sure visitors to Leland who never knew the old restaurant will find something to like (or at least a lot less to dislike). But I think everyone in our quite extended family have now tried it, and we're all in agreement about the new place: nice outdoor seating, higher prices, worse food and completely altered (for the worse) atmosphere.

Situated right on Omena Bay the views from here are excellent. The atmosphere is definitely in the…read morenautical theme. Nothing wrong with that as it is done in a welcoming way. I started with their Seafood Chowder ($10) this is said to be loaded with Shrimp, Clams and Crab. I could identify these things individually, however taste wise it was excellent.  I definitely wished the cup of it had been bigger. Price seems a little steep for portion size, but no complaints taste wise. I then ordered their Fried Chicken ($19) this had Golden-Fried Breast, Drum and Thigh with Mashed Potato and asparagus. The chicken was excellent, well seasoned and crispy, but still juicy. The asparagus was cooked perfectly. The mashed potatoes were undercooked. A little harder then I prefer them to be, but edible and at least it was real potatoes. The service was great. Super cheerful and helpful. They accidentally put someone else order on my bill and they corrected it with cheer. Overall a couple minor issues, but still a solid 4 star review for me. Would I return? Absolutely!

Food was good, service was quick, and the view was outstanding! We would have loved to sit on the…read morepatio overlooking the water, but it was hot and humid. We opted to sit indoors, but it was super warm. I don't know if we made a good choice. The server also took a long time to cash us out.

Awesome food and drinks! Love this BUT I would appreciate if the website showed up to date menus,…read morewish I could call and order food more easily to go- because you are unable to make any adjustments to menu items on door dash and that's a bummer when you have some food restrictions!

First night in traverse City Michigan and we're looking for a place to stop around 4:30. Found a…read morespot that both had its own free parking and, bonus, was happy hour from 4:00 to 7 with 50% off anything alcoholic..... Great find!!!! Enjoyed a local bubbly for half price that we plan on visiting this week and had a good healthy meal. I had the Mediterranean appetizer plate which was completely filling, and my friend had a barbecue sandwich and was also full. Definitely enjoyed the fun vibe, fast service, and private parking an extra was the happy hour price. Good for people coming in from out of town. I need GPS to get to the back off of front Street into the old district, but not hard to find with GPS. Well done

Walloon Watershed is SUCH a vibe and has quickly become one of our favorite spots for a date night…read moreor a night out with friends. The poke nachos are absolutely to die for! Genuinely one of those dishes I will specifically come back for. And I LOVE that their non-alcoholic cocktails aren't an afterthought. They're creative, elevated, and actually feel like a special drink rather than just juice in a fancy glass. The atmosphere might be my favorite part, though. It has this gorgeous modern prohibition-chic vibe that feels sophisticated and sexy without being stuffy. It's equally perfect for getting dressed up for a date or grabbing drinks and sharing food with friends. Poke nachos + phenomenal NA cocktails + an incredible atmosphere = an easy five stars. Absolutely worth a night out!

Our favorite little cocktail bar next to our cottage. We love coming here year round! It has cozy…read morewinter cabin vibes, great place to catch a college football game in the fall or peaceful meeting place to catch up with friends on a warm summer night on the patio. The crafty drinks pair so well with their elevated dining experience.

My husband and I have been here twice and it's been perfect both times. We had the chicken and…read morewaffles and the classic boatman's breakfast. The chicken and waffles had a crispy fried egg on top that was so yummy. It also had a bourbon maple syrup that is so yummy and flavorful. The potato's are perfectly crispy and fluffy at the same time. Can't wait to go back!

Great food and service. Engaging staff and great wine list. Try the bread from the appetizer list…read moretoo. Outstanding!

Amazing cocktails and an amazing team. They've never steered me wrong when it comes to their…read morecocktails and they're always letting you try their spirits to make sure they get the right profile for your pallet. They have such a unique concoction of drinks and you can tell the effort and research that goes into each recipe. They're creative and innovative and it's such a great gem of the UP. They have had a food truck there each time I've visited (Alley Cat's) so you can hang out for dinner and drinks! I love their outdoor area, it's lively but has a great amount of vegetation and seating so you can still feel like you're in an intimate setting.

Unique outdoor setting and a very personable bartender. My White Russian was amazing!read more

Joni and her staff were wonderful and super personable. The oysters were fabulous and the…read moreatmosphere even more so. We will be back with friends in tow!

Of course some of the best local wines! Have brought local friends and they had no idea how good…read moreeverything was!! The food tasty! Everything we ordered was so good! The oysters always the best!! Thank you for always for a great experience! See you again soon!!

So very disappointing - we loved the old bluebird for over 20 years but the new one is so loud it's…read morenot enjoyable no Matter how good the service or food is

Table of 6 on a Sunday at 6pm, a super nice day out on the patio overlooking the golf course…read more Whitefish chowder - very watery. More of a soup than a chowder. Potatoes were...al dente. Choices were made in the kitchen. I would recommend they make different ones in the future. Who knows, tho, maybe watery chowder is your thing and you prefer your potatoes just barely to the right of crunchy. Beet salad - the tiny beet cubes are hard to fork...but there are a generous amount of them! Tons of goat cheese. I added candied pecan pieces and it was a great compliment. A perfectly serviceable salad. Oddly enough, could have used more lettuce. Whitefish sandwich with fries - we love salt, but there's an upper limit and these fries hit it. For once in life...could have used less salt. The sandwich itself was only so so. Could have used more fish and less sauce. Nothing in this had very much flavor, unfortunately. Not great, for the price. The view makes this place, for sure. Very nice outdoors under the veranda on a sunny summer day. Service was very friendly and knowledgeable. They got very busy and we had to flag them down for the bill after a while, but they were otherwise great!