Even though it was crowded, the staff tried their best to keep food and refreshments flowing. The rush in getting food out into the dining room was obvious as the bowl containing my spaghetti order was splashed with sauce. Small thing, but it shows that the kitchen was more interested in pushing food out than preserving good presentation. The surcharge for using a credit card was a turn-off. If you already claim the fee as a business expense, why punish the customer with another charge? read more

Service was outstanding. Very tentative staff. Food was good. All day breakfast is a plus! I had the patty melt on rye and my wife had the biscuits and gravy. Family dinner charm. read more

We went on a Tuesday for lunch. I had the special of the day, Swedish meatballs for $9.99. It came with a salad. I like how they give you a big salad bowl and tongs so you can toss it yourself and then put on plate. They make their own sweet house dressing The Swedish meatballs were delicious. I had them served over homemade mashed potatoes. It was not a salty dish and tasted fresh. My friend's chicken breast salad was ok. It looked like iceberg lettuce. Service was good. They were busy, but we got seated right away. There is plenty of parking in the attached lot. read more

Shaker's - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Houghton Lake, Michigan

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Wasn't too busy when we stopped, right around noon. Food was just ok, nothing better than I could make at home. Got our order wrong, had to wait while they fixed it. Same thing at the table next to us. The place could use a good, thorough cleaning, looked like it hadn't been in a few years. Had to ask for a box twice and we never received our bill. Just told the girl what we had and she rang it up. Will be a very long time before we go back. read more

Love the mushroom burger and the fries. Me and mom loves the strawberry shortcake dessert.it was plenty for us to split just one .the server was so friendly and polite looking forward to going back read more

The food was amazing! Proportions were a pleasant surprise. The service was great as they were very tentative. The overall atmosphere was very welcoming as well. Overall a very pleasant afternoon. read more

Great food big portions our server was amazing. All with a nice cozy family setting. The cost was affordable for our big family. Quite a treasure. read more

Comfort food and the staff is awesome!! Be careful you will smell like food when you leave

Service is dismal. There were two waitresses on 11/21 around 7pm. The older waitress provided menus and took drink orders then pawned us to younger waitress. Had to grab her attention for food order. She then disappeared. Brought salad 20 minutes later and never again checked on us. Never asked if everything was okay and never brought bill. Older couple next to us had the same problem. We both went to register to pay. Fish was greasy and caused severe diarrhea while hunting the next day. Would not recommend read more

OMG this place is rated way to low! Service was awesome and fast. Food was amazing. If you like pancakes theirs are tasty and huge! Sausage gravy is good too. All the food that came out of the kitchen looked good. Highly recommend. This is a must stop. read more

Shaker's - Blueberry Pancakes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Houghton Lake, Michigan

We were recommended this breakfast spot by a friend. I had high hopes. Those were dashed when we were seated right by the kitchen doors at the entrance & could see into the kitchen. Looked like something out of a horror movie. There was a pan bubbling with water literally inches from a large, full trash can. Filthy kitchen doors and floors. We should have left. My husband and I were in awe. Nevertheless, he ordered an omelette, and I ordered biscuits and gravy. His omelette came and was RAW. Looked somewhat like the imitation eggs in a squeeze bottle. Shiny, oily, watery. The waitress apologized & offered to make another, but he had already lost his appetite. My biscuits & gravy were MASSIVE in size. Tasted fine. My son's cheese sticks were fine also. We would not return, based on the state of the kitchen, and the raw eggs. read more

Shaker's - Raw omelet anyone? - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Houghton Lake, Michigan

Brooke was are waitress and she was very professional and the rest of the crew was great. Pancakes were huge and fluffy with great taste. The eggs, hasbrowns, bacon and the other food my family had was great and filling. It felt like a family ma and pa place where everyone knows people. If you are ever in the area go check it out. read more

Stopped in to Shakers restaurant in Houghen Lake. Never been there before and as we drove by the restaurant, we noticed how busy the parking lot was. Glad we tried them out. My Beef stew was fantastic. Huge helping and by the time I finished the house salad with house dressing, and the two pieces of homemade bread that came with it, I was full. Needles to say I could only finish a small amount of the stew. I brought the rest of the stew home and should have enough for supper tomorrow. My husband got a two piece dark meat chicken basket with fries and coal slaw. Lots of food, great price, and great service. We will be back there again for sure. read more

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Been here 4 times since I moved here two years ago and ordered to-go 3 outta those 4. First time, it was dead of winter so I ordered the chicken and biscuit special bcuz it sounded like good, winter comfort food. And it was. Good enough, anyway, for the price. There could have been more than three chunks of chicken in it, but they made up for it by drowning it all in a sea of gravy. It came with a choice of slaw, salad, etc. and I chose the house salad, which was interestingly good both bcuz of the tasty house dressing and the fact that they include water chestnuts in the salad, which is overall unusual. However, they might want to consider draining said water chestnuts in the future as there was a total swamp of what seemed (presumably) to be water chestnut juice pooling at the bottom of the salad bowl. But for the price, I didn't complain. Fast forward to a recent sit down breakfast at Shaker's. First, let me say this place is *ALWAYS* busy on weekends, times 10 during peak seasons. And there's really no place to wait, so you're stuck either waiting outside or else stuck in very close company until you are seated. So prime time is not recommended for the claustrophobic among you. This time, we luckily got seated right before the Saturday morning rush. My order was a simple scrambled eggs, bacon and wheat toast. My dining companion ordered a breakfast burrito. Both plates delivered in decent time, although our blue jean clad, butt-bedazzled server was less than friendly. Whatever. She got the job done and maybe was just having a bad morning. Having worked many years as a server/bartender myself, I'm more empathetic than most. I am furthermore more critical and discerning than most because I have a firsthand understanding of what's going on behind the scenes. Anyway. Back to the eggs, etc. I ordered my eggs scrambled (ez pz, right?) but when they arrived, they were clearly just the product of their line cook cracking a couple eggs on the flat top and scrambling them about until they were done...beyond done, actually. By the time they made it to my plate, they were dust dry and rubbery. Just crappy tasting. I took them home to my dog. The bacon was... typical food service bacon. Shaker's does claim to make their own breads and that seems credible as the toast was probably the best thing on my plate. My dining companion ordered a breakfast burrito plate,only after taking several bites, he complained that it had a "funny texture" and "tasted weird". He is from the southwest, so this guy has had a breakfast burrito or two...or TEN THOUSAND!! So he knows weird when he tastes weird. He furthermore lamented that he was having trouble chewing his burrito and...lo and behold, we quickly determined that it had been served WRAPPED IN WAX PAPER, like the tissue paper thin kind!! By the time he realized, bits of this paper shit had gotten trapped in his teeth and it was just a miserable experience. Making matters worse, when we brought this to our lackadaisical server's attention, she **DIDN'T EVEN APOLOGIZE**!! Instead, she says, "Well, that's just how breakfast burritos are served..." (*WHAAAT???) UMMM...**NEWSFLASH** BUT NO, BREAKFAST BURRITOS ARE *NOT* typically served WRAPPED in tissue thin wax paper, ya dumb bedazzled ass beeyatch!! I was absolutely taken aback, both by her ignorance ***AND MORE SO!!!* by her failure to even lamely apologize!! WTF?? Had I been her, not only would I have apologized profusely but I likely would have comped the meal or at least offered a free dessert or whatever. Just saying. Plus, this place always looks and feels kinda dirty. The staff obviously doesn't recognize cleaning protocols and will start sweeping floors under and around folks who are actively dining (a definite"NO NO" at most restaurants!) and our table clearly has been "wiped down" with a dirty rag bcuz it was sticky still. Probably that's because of the gianormous pancakes they serve, which I haven't tried as big as a dinner plate and seemed quite popular, judging by the number being served at other tables. At the end of the day, Shaker's is a very, very average Houghton Lake area restaurant-just like any other very, very average log-cabiney/up north themed place you can find here. I can't recommend it to anyone I know and respects me whatsoever because that would make me delusional. Very, very oatmeal. read more

Shaker's - a plate of food on a table - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Houghton Lake, Michigan

Unbelievable!!!! Pancakes bigger than the plate and for a very reasonable price! Dont miss this place! read more

Shaker's - French toast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Houghton Lake, Michigan

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have been a customer for over 15 years and since clearance pasted the food quality has gone down. his son is doing a terrible job this place use to a family place. I purchased a bucket of brosted chicken fries and hush puppies on 5/31/24 the hush puppies were black the French fries half cooked for one the cook should have never sent them out and the waitress should be looking at the quality before passing it onto the customer. I'll be going somewhere else from now on. rest assured I will tell my friends. Need a new cook read more

Waitresses are dress sloppy. The girl that cooks owners girlfriend is very rude and unprofessional. Orderd food it came back not cooked well so I wanted waitress to it take back and the lad6 cook refused to take it, she said it was fine. At thar point j got up and left. They never even offered me a discount or apology Will never go in that establishment again. I suggest going to Garrets place and if course the Spike Horn read more

Want to give Shaker's Restaurant an excellent review. We had breakfast there today and had the best omelette ever, seriously it was a western omelette! Alissa was our waitress she was great and I must also say all the employees went over and above great service with big smiles. Service was fast and food delicious! Thank you read more

Shaker's - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Houghton Lake, Michigan

The food was alright. Kind of reminded me of Denny's or Big Boy.

Despite the mouth breathers leaving reviews on this place (Pandoraz B) it's pretty good, cheap food, good service, classic up north ambiance! read more

Waitresses are always nice, food is never a disappointment. Definitely recommend for breakfast!

My Uncle and I came in here for lunch one Sunday afternoon after Church. He ordered the Turkey Pot Pie - I went for a bowl of Chili and a Chef's Salad. My Chili was pretty good! Thick, hearty - with a mixture of beef and beans. The salad was good, but I would have liked to see more options for vegetables - I think it was lettuce, onions, and tomatoes. Service was good. I'd come back here again! read more

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11/11/2022- First Do Not Forget Your Glasses ! I ordered a vegetarian omelette and she asked what I wanted in it . Most places have a vegetarian omelette or so I thought ? but I couldn't read the menu without glasses so I said just whatever comes in it. I was asked onion? Green Pepper? A cup of coffee and onion, green pepper, tomato and cheese was just under $12.99. The omelette was like soup , very wet vegetables and Gross. Will not go here ever again ! read more

You may have a long wait but the food is worth it very heavy incredible Cooks there and the waitresses are always very kind

First time here. Food was good and there are no complaints in that area. I had the eggs Benedict with spinach Florentine. My husband had two eggs, over hard, with hash browns and rye toast. The place was not clean- floors needed vacuuming and our silverware was dirty. Our waitress was friendly but didn't come back after the food was served. The other waitress was less than friendly. I believe that they are in the process of remodeling as bare bulbs and wiring we're hanging from the ceiling. read more

It's hit or miss here. I have had some really good food here but lately not so much. It was not horrible just ok. The staff is very loud at times. read more

Quick, friendly service with great home cooked food. I love ordering the Tyler Muffin. Way better than grabbing fast food breakfast!

Dirty. Crumbs on the seats, menus were sticky. Absolutely no social distancing. It was packed. I shocked and horrified to see because every other restaurant we went to while on our trip followed the current guidelines. read more

Here's the thing. The food was quite alright aside from the mushy green beans that came straight from a can or if I'm lucky a freezer. I had a house salad (expect that it's going to be iceberg lettuce.) I enjoyed that it came with a bowl for me to toss the dressing myself for two reasons 1. It's nice to have as much dressing as you prefer but still have it tossed together and 2. The dressing was pretty oily and needed to be used sparingly I also had the cabbage soup, which was simple with a tomato base. A tad on the sweet side, but I enjoyed it. My main was the prime rib special, I asked for a med-rare cut and that was what I received. I fancy it's probably the straight out of the bag, cut to order and nuke in the microwave prime rib of my diner waitress past, regardless it fit the bill and I enjoyed the hell out of it. The service was very good, young gal with a kind smile and a helpful attitude. She offered up some recommendations and checked in on me often, keeping my water full. What wasn't good and what made this entire experience make me wish I didn't spend my money at this establishment was the guy working in the kitchen openly berating the service staff. I didn't know this sort of thing still happened. Angry chef shouting from the window into the dining room, barking out demands and questioning servers. I don't care if the guy owns the restaurant, this was straight up verbal abuse and clearly it's the norm cause this continued the entire time I was there. It was absolutely awful, completely unprofessional and truly saddening. I left the server a sizable tip and a note telling her that I pitched in a little extra for her having to deal with the jerk in the back. Hopefully I'm wrong and this was a one time thing, but it oddly seemed like something that nobody else was alarmed by so I have a decent amount of doubt. What an awful environment to have to work in. My server accidentally forgot I had ordered my soup and remembered right as my prime rib was coming up. I heard him scold her for bringing it out, so condescending and negative. Hey buddy, people make mistakes. I didn't care and even if I did, people make mistakes. He was going the whole time, this is just one of many things he expresses his opinion about. read more

Shaker's - House salad - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Houghton Lake, Michigan

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The service is very good. The prime rib sandwich was hot, the bun was a bit stale and the sandwhich was tasty. The salad was extremely disappointing. It was totally iceberg was browning not mixed with romaine, the salad was tasteless except for sweet dressing. I really was looking forward to it with my friend loved Shakers salads. read more

Ate there today me and my wife had hush puppies appetizer 2 cokes I had a burger not very tasty 5 onion rings that the batter was falling off. My wife had 4chicken wings cup of soup hash browns hers was 17.00 dollars for four chicken wings. Then they charged 4% for a atm card. All said and done 57.00 dollars. Never again food was not worth it. O more going there. read more

Stopped for breakfast on Valentine's Day; delicious food, pleasant staff, and no complaints. For the social distancing negative reviews, try keeping it more food based? Ty read more

Stopped in on the morning of the 26th for breakfast. What a mistake. The restaurant was packed. No social distance at all. Food was good service not so good. The three waitresses two had mask the other had one around her neck. All the condiments were on the table and booths. Nearly everyone entering the restaurant had no face mask and were never questioned by the hostess. I understand the pressure to stay open but the mandate is there. Get it changed but conform to it til it is. I mention my displeasure with the cashier an told her I would be reporting this to the state's attorney generals office. She said she would let the owner know. I won't be going there again. read more

2 stars only because, I was expecting a better breakfast for how busy this place was. Just ok! I got the big breakfast plate with 3 eggs, ham, sausage, bacon, potatoes, and toast. Tiniest piece of ham i'd ever seen - if my mom would have been with me she would've asked for more. Very tiny piece of bacon and 2 sausage links. Was expecting a bigger breakfast for what I paid for. Little Boots is much better in comparison, if you're looking for a good breakfast in Houghton Lake! read more

We came here right before closing time so the review probably is based on a staff of employees ready to go home for the evening which we didn't realize when we walked in! Anyways the salad choices were great they have a bottomless house salad with their own signature dressing. And I got the two-piece Broaster chicken dinner which was quite a deal at $6.99. The meal included a choice of bread or hush puppies, choice of potatoe, and a vegetable besides the choice of salad. The chicken was dry but being so close to their closing time might explain it. I know it's a very popular place for locals. read more

Shaker's - 2 piece Broaster Chicken with Mashed Potatoes, Chicken Gravy, Hush Puppies and green beans - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Houghton Lake, Michigan

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My family and I were looking for any restaurant open in the area , couldn't find one so we checked this place out. Bad idea. Restaurants literally opened again like a week before we came here and no one was taking precautions. The waitresses were wearing masks, that's about it. Everyone was sitting 2 feet from each other, the dining room was packed, at least 40 people in a 700 square foot space. Food was disgusting, old and tasted weird. I'd avoid this place if I were you. read more

We have the broasted chicken dinner with the house salad as a carry out order and ate at home. The food was great and as usual the salad was phenomenal, I hope they don't quit selling the house salad. The food was made in a very timely manner and ready when we were there for pick up. My experience eating at shakers has always been positive, I've never gotten bad food. Give it another try or come in a enjoy their food, I intend to return. read more

We loved our breakfast. I got the Big bird special, the bacon and ham were exceptional. Their cinnamon toast looks homemade and it is amazing! I took half the meal home, but loved everything. My husband got the country fried steak and said it was incredible and my daughter loves her omelet. The place was packed, they were on a wait. The staff was friendly & quick. We will define my be back. read more

Shaker's - Breakfast menu - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Houghton Lake, Michigan

Came for breakfast. Ordered a sausage and egg burrito, comes with american fries. Egg was slimy and liquid was oozing out of the burrito and the potatoes (the few that were there) on the plate were raw. Terrible experience. We had to finally summon the waitress. Waitress didn't even ask what was wrong with the food just took my plate after I ate only one bite from the burrito and left the potatoes alone. Very disappointing read more

My husband and I have been here a few times prior to this visit, located on your way into Houghton Lake from Roscommon. So for us it's quite convenient. When we pass by the parking lot is usually full which is always a comfort. The interior is packed but cozy and very rustic. Feels like you are actually in a cabin. The menu is large with many options for breakfast, lunch or dinner. We have done lunch and breakfast before and this time it was my son and I for breakfast. It was very busy due to the holiday weekend, the waiting area isn't set up for a back up so it's congested and hard to know where to stand. The staff was extremely overwhelmed which is understandable but it lead to guests including myself to feel rushed and stressed... sacrificed service to try to be fast. Once seated we ordered right away because she made us feel like if we didn't she wouldn't make it back to our table for a bit while attending to other guests. In northern Michigan the pace tends to be slow and simple... so I get it. I got a pure Michigan pancake which was HUGE so happy she explained the size and I ordered one. My son got French toast and we both got a side of ham. The pre Michigan pancake was soooooooo amazing. Traverse city cherries, Michigan apples and blueberries and real Michigan maple syrup nice and warm. The prices are beyond reasonable, we both were stuffed for $12. read more

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