5 stars is a nearly untouchable bar for me which is the only reason Parker House gets a 4…read more First and foremost, a greeting and service from Lori is a great start to the morning. She is absolutely a wonderful and cheerful person. This is the only place to go in the morning for breakfast. Excellent quality and a nice portion size. Omeletts are wonderful and I really enjoy the hash browns (crispy). French toast and waffles are a must try for those with a sweet tooth. Also heard that the breakfast burrito was quite good.

The omelettes were fluffy, yummy and extra large. Playing added to the aesthetics. We also tried…read morethe Turkey grilled cheese with avocado and garlic aoili! A must is my comment. Clean, friendly and well run. Barb and Lori kept the place moving on a Sunday morning. The few is great. I didn't take a pic because when they put the food in front of me and dove in

Delicious food! I had the Patty Melt with their famous Rum Runner, which is a frozen slushie type…read moredrink. They had a fun summertime topper of a pink pony duck to make your drink a "Quacktail" instead of a "Cocktail". FUN! Sit outside if possible for their gorgeous view of the water!!

I brought my mother here for Mother's Day, and I'm really glad I did. Our waiter was very friendly…read moreand greeted us with a smile every time he came to the table. He even wished my mom a happy Mother's Day before taking our order, which was a nice touch. We started with the Street Corn Nachos as an appetizer, then ordered a pulled pork sandwich and a grilled portobello mushroom sandwich, both with fries on the side (an additional $4 each). This was an excellent place to bring my mom since she's vegetarian, and the restaurant had plenty of vegetarian-friendly options. The food was excellent, especially the nachos -- the queso was amazing. The restaurant also gives you a lot of customization options, like swapping chips for fries for an extra $4 or adding protein to the nachos for an additional charge. That said, while the nachos were really good, they were still $18 without any protein, which honestly felt overpriced for chips, cheese, and vegetables. We came during lunch service, and overall the food, service, and view made for a great experience. However, it is definitely on the expensive side. Most entrees seemed to range from around $20-30. Still, if you're willing to spend a little more for quality food, generous portions, and a great atmosphere, it's definitely worth visiting.

Baked potato soup with a side of homemade baked-fresh garlic bread was a hearty lunch!…read more Delicious food. Great service.

Great food and wonderful service!! The food was prepared very quickly and was delicious, I would…read morehighly recommend stopping in for a bite!!

This is a wonderful little place for breakfast in Alpena. The food is excellent and the staff is…read moresuper friendly. My girls all had the blueberry pancakes and they were big and enjoyable. You also can't go wrong with Plath's meats. Great breakfast.

Food is delicious we had omelet and hash browns they were cooked perfectly the waitress was very…read morefriendly kept our coffee filled made sure we had everything we needed the restaurant was very clean.

Amazing bacon good waffles in my opinion it is the best bacon ever it brang up north vibes and…read morethere was bears everywhere on the walls

We were driving back from Mackinac Island, and wanted a place where we could bring our dogs. There…read moreare tables outside, but it started raining so we ate in our car. Wood Winds has the look of an old school diner, with tasty pies available by the slice in a glass display. They also have excellent cookies and assorted nicknacks for sale. But the meals are the real attraction here. I ordered a Reuben, which I always do when I want to get a lay of the land. It was perfect, with generous stacks of corned beef, sauerkraut, and Swiss, and buttery crispy marble rye. My wife got the chicken fajita wrap. She normally orders any chicken sandwich plain, but she forgot to ask for no peppers and onions. She loved it, since they sautéed them. Sandwiches and wraps are served with perfectly crispy fries. Not a scrap remained of either meal. The price was reasonable, and the food was ready in less than 10 minutes. We'll definitely plan to visit here again, whether the dogs are with us or not.

Came for breakfast at 8am opening and could choose our own seats in the well maintained and clean…read moredining room. The server came promptly and took our beverage order and returned quickly with them. The server was friendly and took our food order. We had the waffles with blueberries and the breakfast burrito. Both were excellent and made fresh. This trip thru was a 1 star improvement from our last visit. Try them out, I think you will like it.

It is one of the few options in town for breakfast, and the options are pretty good, but I've been…read morecoming here every year since they switched over to the red fork and the wait time has been an issue every time. I understand the weekends can be busy, but waiting 30 minutes before we get waters and over an hour before we receive our food just doesn't sit right with me anymore.

It's surprisingly difficult to find decent biscuits and gravy anywhere, or at least, so I'm told…read more But the biscuits and gravy at Pancake House are actually very good! The gravy is hot, the biscuits are soft, and if you get it with an egg on top, they're even better. But biscuits and gravy are just one of the items you'll find on the breakfast menu here. (They serve breakfast all day.) Of course, they have pancakes: buttermilk pancakes, blueberry pancakes, chocolate chip pancakes, and even red velvet pancakes. We got an order of the buttermilk pancakes, which are a la carte, and then you can add on an egg or bacon or sausage for an additional fee. We got bacon on the side. Another sweet thing we got for our breakfast: a cinnamon roll, which was large and perfectly swirled. Apparently, it had the perfect amount of icing on it. I got the mushroom and Swiss omelet, which was not my favorite. Swiss cheese has such a mild flavor, as do eggs, and mushrooms have zero taste unless you add something to make them soak up that flavor, so this omelet tasted like ... butter? Or whatever they used to grease the pan. I had to add a lot of Cholula hot sauce to my omelet just to taste something. And I don't even particularly like Cholula. Omelets come with your choice of toast. The coffee was great, though, and was replenished quickly. The service was super quick, too. You can tell that these guys are used to dealing with a crush of people during the busy season, because everyone was very efficient. Pancake House also shares the same location as Ryba's Fudge Shop. You're actually sitting and eating breakfast in a fudge shop. (Or maybe people are buying fudge from a breakfast joint. Same-same.)

Great spot! I got the avocado toast with 2 over medium eggs. It was so good!! Our waitress was…read moresuper nice and the place was super cute! to me it was giving 50s diner. :)

Oh my, what a hidden gem! I was looking for a good family ran restaurant and was not disappointed…read more I got the special of the day, cod nuggets and they didn't disappoint. Hot and fresh and the fries were yummy too. The service was great, my drink stayed filled and the waitress was attentive. The restaurant was clean and had really neat curtains. One thing to note, they only take cash or checks. No debit or credit cards.

Great breakfast. We…read moregot takeout several times. Pancakes are big and good. When you add blueberries they add lots. Omelets are good. Corned beef hash is good. Biscuits and gravy is good (I'm a southerner). Portions are a good size. The bread is homemade, and it's good. Takeout was well organized - they gave us plenty of condiments. Highly recommend for breakfast. Cash or check only.