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    Panel Room

    3.4 (25 reviews)
    InexpensiveItalian
    Closed 7:00 am - 2:00 pm

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    Joyce Z.

    Had the deep fried mushrooms as an appetizer --real mushrooms dipped in a light batter; very delicious! I had the lake perch. Perch was very good. Their tartar sauce has a sweet taste that I couldn't adjust to, but the fishy itself was great. Had French fries with it and a cup of sweet pepper crab soup. The soup was delicious! They serve it every Friday. The fries were perfect! My husband ordered the hot beef sandwich. He was expecting more sliced roast beef rather than shredded pot roast so he was not as happy but they took his sandwich off the bill--he only ate 2 bites.

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    Joe B.

    Well. If you're desperate... and the long drive between Chicago and Battle Creek Michigan might kill you of boredom, the Panel room, with no paneling in it (disappointment), is pretty average. Not that I was expecting amazing food, but they didn't even do diner food really well. I had "Hamburger Bowtie" soup and a double cheeseburger. Both were fairly lame and the cheese on my burger wasn't even melted. And it had green olives on it, the attempt at some flair didn't outweigh that it was super average. There was a gross salad bar, too. Service was great and people were super nice, but keep driving past this one in Hartford, MI.

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    3 months ago

    Decent breakfast. We stopped while traveling. Kind of a long wait for food and it was cold when it came.

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    The servers are always friendly. The food is good. Breakfast will fill you up and the buffet is kept fresh

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    11 years ago

    Too typical, tastes like a lot of frozen food just heated up. Coffee is okay - service varies.

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    12 years ago

    Good food, service , and prices. I eat there once or twice a week. Always satisfied!

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    Tosi's Restaurant

    3.8(306 reviews)
    21.3 mi
    $$$

    Wife and I were in the area tonight and had called ahead to be put on the list and were quite…read moreconfused as the young girl said due to how busy they were (Memorial Day weekend) we could be not be on the list until 7:00?? It was unclear what they meant but she seemed unwilling to put us on the list when we called at about 5:00. So, we decided to take our chances and stopped by about 6:15 and immediately got seated.....probably helped it was just the 2 of us as they were very busy. Our server, Zoe was very good, well versed on the menu and was attentive but not overly so....excellent at her job. The highlight however (for me) was watching the entire hard working staff work together. It was like a finely orchestrated ballet. Mostly young people who worked extremely hard and never seemed to miss a beat! The owner or manager stopped by to check on us (seems rare these days) and was very friendly. The food was good, not out of this world good but very satisfying and we were happy.

    Good from far but Far From Good!…read more We had high expectations yet reservations. Good Italian food in SW Michigan? What are the odds? The reviews were mixed but they had been around since 1939 so they must be doing something right. We decided to give it a try on a Saturday night towards the end of summer. As instructed on their website, we called ahead and the hostess said it would be 30 - 45 minutes from when we called at 6:30. We arrived a little before 7:00 to a crowded parking lot (valet only) and people waiting. It looked like what you would expect from an old school Italian restaurant - lots of lions and other statues, a cool outdoor dining area with a screened in area, a wood burning pizza oven, a lively bar and multiple rooms for dining. So far so good. We get to the hostess and she says that they recently got busy (hard to believe) and that it would be 30 or so minutes or 7:30 ish until our table. We grab a drink, listen to the entertainment in the bar and people watch. Around 7:30 we check in and are told it would be a few minutes. We should have left at that point. A few minutes turned into another 30 minutes and we finally sat down at 8:00. Ordered promptly with a frazzled waitress - gluten free pizza (they have a pizza oven in the middle of the room where we were dining), a chicken dish and gluten free pasta. Everything came with soup or salad as well - our waitress said that the minestrone tastes good with cheese and pepper (it was more like a pasta e fagioli in consistency). The pizza comes out and it was clearly undercooked and as we couldn't find out waitress and were hungry, we choked down a few of the pieces (and tasted the undercooked pizza it well into the night). The soup arrived and as accurately described was tasteless and more like porridge but the cheese and pepper helped. Main dishes - chicken that gave airline chicken a run for it's money, with some pasta in an Alfredo or some kind of white sauce and a half an ear of corn (the best thing on the plate). The GF pasta was way overcooked at it was evident after one bite. When I mentioned it to the waitress, she said that we would take it off the bill and asked if I wanted something else. As it was 9:30 and we had a 2 hour ride in front of us, I just said to take if off the bill and to get us our check. The check comes and only 25% of the cost of the pasta is taken off the bill (how does 2 bites of inedible pasta equal 25% off and not 100% off?). I ask the waitress and she said that she spoke to the owner and she said to only take 25% off of the bill. By this point, my wife has called and texted twice as the valet has the car and people are waiting for their cars. I pay the bill and leave, never to return. On the positive side, at least the guy with the oxygen tank got seated before us. Then again, he was waiting when we got there before 7:00... Moral of the story, leave the Italian food to people that know how to make it and respect their customers and waitstaff.

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    Brewster's New Buffalo

    4.0(542 reviews)
    40.6 mi
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    Very cute spot for lunch/dinner in new buffalo. The decor is very tastefully done and the ambience…read moreis great for dates as well as family gatherings! They can get really packed during lunch/dinner so I suggest making a reservation and planning ahead. The chocolate martini was tasty and the cacio e pepe and roma pasta was delicious! Very fresh and simple flavors. Pastas come with a choice of soup or salad. The tiramisu was to die for! Good prices for the quality of the food and the ambience. We will definitely be back!

    After dining for several years our experience was so disappointing. Waited 45 minutes for our Open…read moreTable resy; although waitress was lovely. Suggested the basil lemon chicken for two -claimed they had to bring back on menu by popular demand. Unfortunately, chicken was unpalatable. Waitress asked if we wanted it boxed we said "no we did not care for it." She then commented "some people in the past didn't care for it either. It has a certain flavor." Being a store owner of 12 retail chicago locations, I did not feel it was handled properly. I always appreciates customer calling me direct with an issue. The dessert brownie tasted more like a dried piece of chocolate cake, which we did not eat after 1bite. I called the next day to share with the manager. The hostess from the night before , actually remembered us, said the manager would get back to us, she would relay our experience. Never heard back. It's going to be hard to recommend the restaurant to our Chicago relatives & friends who visit & stay in New Buffalo all year long.

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