This is the best happy hour in Traverse City. Year after year when I visit I make sure to stop here. William the bartender is excellent and never slows down. It gets packed with mostly locals despite that it's in a hotel. 3.50 wells, $4.50 Tito's and soda. Drink specials on everything and appetizers/munchies too. The menu is vast from jalapeño poppers and potatoes skins to lobster risotto and escargot. Steaks, seafood, and the best baked wings ever. Get them blackened. They are almost the size of drumsticks so expect a to go bag or share them. It's a hidden gem but IYKYK! read more

ParkShore Lounge - The biggest and best baked wings ever! $15! - New American Near Me - Traverse City, Michigan

Busy! But worth it. Hawaiian Burger, YUM! Nachos, Lord they're big! The waitress, wonderful:) Very active lots of conversation, not a place for a quiet meal:) read more

ParkShore Lounge - Hawaiian Burger - New American Near Me - Traverse City, Michigan

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We've dined at ParkShore 4 or 5 times now and the food is always delicious. The service is fantastic! The only downside to ParkShore is that the restaurant is smaller and always busy so it's very loud. If you are looking for a quieter ambiance this is not the right place but it is still a must try. read more

I was pleasantly surprised by how good the food tasted. I ordered the salmon dinner and then left room so I could order dessert. I had the New York Cheesecake with caramel sauce, and my waitress said she gave me extra whipped cream. The waitress was attentive and checked on me throughout and made sure to refill my drink before it got too low. The restaurant was a little loud but since I was by myself it was entertaining to listen to the various conversations. I want to try other local restaurants during my stay so I am not sure if I will return again before I go home, but I definitely recommend this restaurant. Edited to include a pet peeve - the restaurant charges 3.5% if you pay by credit card. Thankfully I had cash. read more

ParkShore Lounge - Salmon dinner with a creamy dill sauce, wild rice and green beans. - New American Near Me - Traverse City, Michigan

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Wife had a Reuben and liked it. Appetizer of mozzarella sticks to be avoided (soggy). I had special mango burger and it was disappointing. The waitress was very good but seemed spread too thin, we were not overserved. It's a nice place overall and we'd go back again if staying longer. read more

We went on tge Saturday of the Kentucky Derby and they were busy. Our waiter Chris was excellent and attentive. Express martini was good and strong. My prime rib was a bit over done but the rest if the meal was great. My hubby said his ribeye was perfect. I took cheesecake with raspberry sauce to go. It was so creamy! I loved it. read more

Late night eats with drinks available. We didn't know that Traverse City outskirts are like family vacation places that close at 9 pm. Unfortunately our resort had no food. We stumbled upon this lounge which had a pizza and pitcher of beer for $22. We totally lucked out! Reuben pizza was amazing!!!!! Our server was friendly and attentive. Ambiance equals small town bar. read more

We love the lounge!! Love that's it's right in the hotel. The drinks are always good and the food hits the spot! Fun to come down for the live music to relax and drink after a fun day by the beach! Bartenders are always friendly and have a good time with ya. We always make sure to stop here during our stay read more

We have been going here for a long time and it's going downhill. Yesterday I had the rib special. It was obvious that the ribs had been from another day and reheated. They were tough, and I mean tough. I could hardly cut them with the butter knife they gave me. They were the worst ribs I've ever had at a restaurant! The meager amount of fries were small and hard and they put parmesan cheese on top of them...terrible. A tiny cup of coleslaw that a mouse could eat topped it all off. The service was slow. I get it, good help is hard to find, but they need to pay more or get more staff. I'm sorry to say this place is going downhill fast. Try something else. read more

Parkshore Resort Lounge is a best kept secret to most, but not to the locals who frequent that hidden gem. The lounge has all that you could ask for. We went there twice on the weekend Fri.& Sat. nights because of their DJ Mike and discovered a cornucopia of food. Over our 2 day adventure there In between dances, we dined on Escargot, Raw Oysters, Oysters Rockefeller, Salsa & Chips, Crab Cakes, Quesadillas, White Fish, Lobster Bisque, Texas Burgers, and Chicken Wings. We also drank plenty, Lemon Drop, Pina Colada, Hennessey, and draft beers, Winter Lager, Bells, & Labatt. All the food and drinks were awesome!!!!!!!!!!! The service there was exceptional!, our waitress Rachel was phenomenal, very knowledgeable and charming. The bartender was incredible but didn't get her name. Can't wait to go back for Steak, Lobster and some mo dancing!!! It's easiest to park in the back, the lounge is right there. read more

ParkShore Lounge - Oysters - New American Near Me - Traverse City, Michigan

Nice comfortable place to relax, food looks good, happy hour from 3pm/7pm Drinks are nice and strong No keno!

Convenient. Good pizza...never really stay or have anything else, usually just grab a pizza and go to the beach

What a quaint hidden gem inside the park shore hotel. It's a rather small place but wow it's Poppin with energy and the service is over the top. Was totally ecstatic about the food we ordered (minus the escargot) and will come back every chance we get. Looks like lotta locals enjoy this place also. read more

The food and serve was fantastic! We had prime rib, fillet, New York was cooked to perfection. We'll come here again! read more

ParkShore Lounge - Okay loving the coasters!!!! - New American Near Me - Traverse City, Michigan

The smoked gouda mac and cheese (labeled as a house specialty) was literally dry noodles served in a soup of sauce. The sauce did not stick to the noodles at all and was excessive. The lobster bisque was lumpy and inedible. The service was slow and the ambiance was loud. The restaurant, like the hotel, also has a strange smell. read more

Love this place! The food is amazing! The staff is friendly and the owner is one groovy cat! read more

We love the Parkshore Lounge. We stop by here every time we come to the Traverse City area. It's been a couple years since we were here last. We were pleasantly surprised at how much cleaner it is now. Megan and William are wonderful! My husband loves their ahi tuna. He loved it so much that he had eight orders in two days. Great dive bar that all the locals frequent. read more

Only giving it 1 star cause 0 isnt an option. There Buffet was way worst then any free hotel breakfast ever! Definitely DON'T recommend!! And the other food tried was stale and from a can. read more

The food would've been good if the Alfredo dishes actually came with Alfredo sauce...had to ask for more sauce as we couldn't even tell there was any, the pasta just tasted like noodles. Took 20 ish minutes for sauce by then the noodles were cold. We did not order alcoholic drinks just soda and we got the impression that meant we did not deserve good service (or refills for that matter). The Mac n cheese with lobster however was great. Service was not great. read more

So I usually take bad reviews with a grain of salt if there is at least some 4 star reviews. I shouldn't have here. The service was good. Not anything over the top but good. That's where the good review ends. To sum it up this is probably one of if not the worst meals I've had. It was the prime rib dinner. Steak came out gray and was more medium than medium rare. There was just 0 flavor to it. I should have known when the waitress offered A1 sauce for a prime rib. Who does that... The mashed potatoes were dry and the broccoli I'm not sure how it was cooked but it was under cooked. Both completely void of flavor. The shrimp cocktail we are pretty sure was frozen before we ordered it because it came out warm like they had just microwaved it. The wedge salad was good and the garlic cheese bread was as well. So I guess there is a plus. I normally would have sent it all back but it was late and we had been traveling all day so I just powered thru just simply to get some sustenance. Hotel is lovely just find a different place to eat. read more

The waitress was nice for starters. The place was poppin on a Friday night! Asked her how the artichoke dip was and she said good.... It was melted bitter with artichoke chunks and some bread ends. Worst appetizer ever! Ordered the pizza and it was ok. The pictures on yelp damn sure don't match what's coming out on the plates!!! Skip this place unless you're getting in late, like we did! read more

The Park Shore Lounge has excellent food. Wonderful shrimp bisque. But it's very loud in there.

Extremely understaffed. Took 30 minutes to get a food order in (drinks can fairly quickly) not much follow up on how we were doing. Forgot side salads for the prime rib dinners. We had to ask a flustered waitress to get another table some menus because they had not been checked on or offered menus. Food was ok...nothing to write home about and nothing special. We chose this as somewhere that indicated they didn't have a 2 hour wait when called, however, if we would have know that the service was terrible, we would have chosen something else. read more

It's not a bad place at all. I ordered a NY strip but they did forget my salad. But I really only rate on quality of food. The steak, baked potato, and broccoli was really good for the price. Happy hours has amazing prices also. Would definitely come back. read more

I ordered the surf n Turf. Lobster tail was overcooked and tasted like rubber. My steak asked for Medium. Came out well. So after waiting another 20 min for another steak to come back well done for the 3rd time. 3 strikes and you're out! The fact that I still had to pay 25$ of the 40$ meal is complete bs. My wife ordered the prime rib and was nothing but fat and grizzle. We've been coming to TC for many years. Save your money folks this is not the place you wanna eat at! read more

06/11/2021. Beware of the double tax at this restaurant/lounge. They charged me double. I questioned them in front of patrons and they said they always do this. They corrected the problem and than barred me from coming back. The whitefish was terrible and had to be returned ! I only noticed the tax mark up after checking to be sure the bill was correct. The female bartender acted as the manager who obviously has no management training. In two days i spent $160 and tipped 20%. Even with the food being mid grade food is generous. Very disappointed with the lounge overall, for a $3 over charge,some poor waitress or waiter will lose $15 to $20 in tips and the restaurant will loose another $160 because. I will gladly eat somewhere else,hopefully were the food and service is better. Its got to be! Hi read more

When we get in to Traverse city this is the first place we go. Love the artichoke appetizer

So my sister and I were supposed to go to Peru this summer and obviously because of the virus we couldn't. We decided to try and make the best of it and head up to Michigan for a few days. We stayed at the hotel attached to this place and the hotel was just fine but this restaurant is full of awful people. We stopped down for a drink before we went to the lake and we refused to let someone sit next to us (there was a blue X on my seat mind you to indicate you weren't supposed to sit there) at the bar who was there was meet a group of locals who apparently go there often. The group of people harassed my sister and I loudly and not a single person who worked there interfered. The bartender and several of the wait staff were standing right there and watched the whole thing go down. Obviously this bar doesn't follow the guidelines set by the CDC and don't enforce social distancing. I still have a bad taste in my mouth for the way we were treated. If you don't live in Traverse City don't bother going to this place because they'll just treat you like crap. read more

Very overpriced on everything we ate and drank. Service was slow but pleasant - we were in no hurry.

Terrible for kids anyone under 21 is unable to be in the restaurant after 9 pm service was terrible and it took for ever to get our drinks and to ask us what we wanted if you have kids do not go here also it is extremely noisy read more

You get what you pay for during happy hour; queso was Velveeta. Service was slow due to the restaurant being woefully understaffed. Salads never showed. The prime rib was *okay*. read more

The Parkshore resort has friendly staff and good drink and food specials. You can take your drinks to the beach and walk freely around the resort. This bar offers a lot of freedom to its patrons and is a great spot to drink. More importantly, they are super friendly to new customers and the staff is very accommodating. read more