Cute, cozy place. Come for the fish, the ambience and the terrific service. They don't take reservations so get here early. I had the walleye almandine. Another in our party had the veal. Everything was cooked to perfection. Portions were very generous. Save room for dessert. Sadly, we sis not, but the cherry creme brûlée sounded heavenly. Next time, we'll go for appetizers and not skip dessert. Simply lovely place all the way around. read more

So for starters, their bread is straight from the oven and steaming hot. Perfect for melting butter all over it! And honestly, I could make a meal out of their appetizers! Their crab cakes just might be the best I've ever tasted and their mushroom ravioli was delicious! I ordered the shrimp Provençal which was excellent! The shrimp was cooked perfectly. My husband ordered the walleye w garlic and my daughter the white fish special. I thought those were just ok. My other daughter ordered the breaded chicken w capers; she liked it but I'm not much for capers. Service and ambiance were also great. I would definitely come back! read more

Terry's Place has a nice romantic atmosphere where you can dress up or dress casual. We arrived around 8:30 to a full house but lucked out and got the best lil romantic corner of the restaurant to dine in. While walking thru the restaurant I was glancing at the other diners food and everything looked awesome. I ordered the wild mushroom ravioli which all I can say was a total Foodgasm!!! A must if you like portabella and shitake mushrooms in a morel cream sauce. My salad was just healthy fresh greens and dressing. It needed a few more ingredients. I had the scallop florentine w/sautéed spinach and diced tomatoes in a lobster saffron cream sauce w/angel hair pasta. I didn't taste any saffron and it didn't quite come together taste wise. Although the scallops were delicious and perfectly seared. Maybe that's why are waitress suggested the fresh fish entrees. Hubby had the veal morel with a generous portion of thin yummy green beans and a baked potato. His entree would of been perfect if they used less sugar in his morel sauce. Kind of ironic because my wild mushroom ravioli in morel sauce was perfect and not overly sweet. They probably make the morel sauce fresh with each order. Service was above average. This is definitely a restaurant that makes gourmet quality food from scratch. I would definitely come back! I could eat the wild mushroom ravioli everyday! read more

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A friend and I stopped at Terry's after a long day of bicycling. We were hungry; Terry's solved the problem! Hot-out-of-the-oven rolls, excellent walleye almondine with haricot vert, and veal in a tasty reduction sauce. The wine recommendation went well with the veal. Big portions too. Only two waitresses were working, so seating was limited, a credit to the management. As a result, serving times were normal. Definitely will stop by next time we are in Charlevoix. read more

Another delicious dinner with close friends and superb service by Jill. We enjoyed the veal morel, white fish and perch complimented by a bottle of wine. This is our favorite restaurant in Charlivoix read more

Terry's is our favorite go to dinning experience! Food, drinks and service is top shelf and will never disappoint:)

This place is the BOMB! The food is so fresh and yummy! The service was awesome and we actually ordered carry out two nights in a row because it was so good! Great restaurant! read more

The food was excellent!!! Service was great, very courteous servers. Small intimate dining. You were able to hear each other. But I can't say enough about the food-melts in your mouth. Yummy!!!! read more

They don't take reservations and it's not a big room, so expect to wait a while for a table. However, it was worth waiting for. Excellent, professional service and high-quality food await. We had the whitefish and chicken entrees and they were very good, as was the salad and warm bread. Gave it a four rather than five star review because the dessert, strawberry cheese, was just OK--the strawberries seemed to be partially defrosted from frozen, which was disappointing. read more

We have been to charlevoix many times and have never tried this place. We found it on yelp and decided to give it a try. We were so glad we did The place is quaint and well decorated and the staff are very polite and attentive. The waitress we had was fantastic! She was very knowledgeable about all the menu items. Sorry I forgot her name but she is short with salt and pepper shoulder length hair and wears glasses. If she is there on your visit please let her serve you. You will not be disappointed The first dish we had was the carb cakes. They were delicious. They were fried with a chipotle sauce that was fantastic. This was followed by our main course the Whitefish Genoblis this dish will take your breath away it was off the charts good. The fish was tender and flavorful and the presentation was like something out of a magazine. The place is wonderful and worth any effort to get there. Keep in mind they only serve dinner and the place is not all that big so get there ard 5pm if you can and leave out happy read more

Terry's Place - Whitefish Genoblis - American Near Me - Charlevoix, Michigan

Terry's is the best restaurant in Charlevoix. good steaks, really good fish and excellent veal and morels. Decent wine list. Best of all are the waitresses. Everyone of them are best-friend quality. They're friendly and quick. And they remember what you like. read more

Celebrated our 33rd anniversary last Friday and didn't want to hit one of the usual spots. My Wife suggested Terry's Place. Hadn't ever been there. What a pleasant surprise. Waited about 5 minutes while they cleared a table. Great atmosphere. Very attentive wait staff. Trisha (?) was awesome. The food was amazing. We will definitely return... read more

This place is beyond amazing!..we absolutely loved every second, from the time we sat down until after we left.. our waitress, Renee's: I believe, said she had worked there for 28 years and was the "new girl" so that should let u know this place means business.. I had the walleye, Robinson, incredible... she had the shrimp fettuccine, and loved it as well.. u can tell Terry knows not only how to run a restaurant, but how to treat people right... the homemade key lime pie was maybe the best I have ever had... I wouldn't look anywhere else, this place deserves more than 5 stars.. *also- the paintings on the wall, done by Terry's wife, were awesome and unique as well! Bravo to everyone involved, thank you read more

Absolutely incredible. This place is perfectly simple and straight to the point. 90% of the time you're going to have to wait for a table, but the service and food are next level. Waiting isn't even an issue when the surrounding area is as pretty as Charlevoix's! read more

What a wonderful meal! I had the Walleye with lemon butter and asked them to add some garlic for me. It was incredible! My husband had the veal with morel sauce and still raves about it. We shared the raviolis, also with the morel cream sauce, and loved every bite. Service was great and personable. Another great Yelp find! read more

Terry's Place - Walleye with garlic and lemon butter - American Near Me - Charlevoix, Michigan

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Pretty darn great experience. Wife and I had whitefish served robinson and almondine, both were amazing. To be fair there was loads of toppings on whitefish, so if you want something simple to really taste whitefish I would avoid the two types I listed. I also really enjoyed the red pepper relish (?) they serve with bread. Service was great too. read more

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The decor has not changed over the decades I've been Frequenting Terry's. WC still in basement. Cocktails and staff alarmingly the same. Salads and coleslaw same. Both usually top notch. Can't comment on wine list. Perch great. We get Grenoble and get our pie sides. I know---living on the edge. Green beans baked or sweet. Can't comment on deserts. Never gone that far. 5* read more

Our favorite meal in Charlevoix! Everything was great, but the mussels and whitefish are a must.

The best all around fine dining in Charlevoix. Service is usually great. Food is reliably good. Interior could use an update, but Hey this is northern Michigan. read more

After finding this place on yelp, we were interested in going here. The reviews were awesome, so when we had the chance we decided to go. We got some local info about the place, no reservations and we better get in line before 5pm. We weren't disappointed! Our server Renee was FANTASTIC!!! She was a true professional and made us feel at home. We ordered the mushroom ravioli, beyond FANTASTIC. My wife ordered the white fish grenobois. I ordered the filet that came with the peppercorn sauce, get that sauce, yummy! For dessert we got the chocolate mousse, LOVED IT!!! I don't usually order desserts. We will be back! Especially for their top notch quality staff and food!! Thank you for a wonderful experience all around. Can't say enough great things about this place. If you went to Charlevoix and didn't go there, you MISSED OUT! read more

My wife and I celebrated our 50th anniversary at Terry's and the experience measured up to the importance of our event. The Whitefish Robinson was the single best piece of whitefish I have ever had. Great service too from Renée. We'll be back long before our 100th anniversary, read more

We went to Terry's for dinner to avoid a concert in the Bridge Street Park bandshell. Wow! We made the correct choice!! The service was prompt and gracious. The morel mushroom cream ravioli was DE-licious!! We would order again. Our walleye entrees came with salads and choice of starch. My fish was served with a lemon beurre blanc and capers. My husbands walleye was served with lemon beurre blanc and a generous portion of slivered almonds! Highly recommended! Totally WONDERFUL! read more

Never met ruder waitresses in my life. We were there for a birthday with a party of 8. Told us there was a 45 minute wait-after 1 1/2 hours the hostess said she would put is at 2 tables next to each other and we could push them together. After we moved the tables together, one waitress immediately came over and yelled at us in a rude voice saying we had to move the table back which we did. Then another waitress came over and yelled at us again saying we hadn't moved the table far enough. Why they just couldn't tell us all this nicely is a mystery to me and the hostess is poorly trained if she shouldn't have told us we could move the tables together. We ended up leaving and won't be back. PS. We're not tourists either...we're locals and have been there several times before. The good food isn't worth the rude waitresses ruining our night. read more

Hands down THE best whitefish in the area. My family has a house about 40 minutes out of Charlevoix and we drive there to eat every now and then. Never a disappointment! read more

Terry's Place - American Near Me - Charlevoix, Michigan

Five stars hands down. This may have been one of the best meals I have ever had. I went with the waitress' recommendation the whole way... wine, entree, sides. Then sampled my friend's food. They don't take reservations so be prepared. We came just before closing (per restaurant recommendation). Our table was ready and waiting. The restaurant was packed even after we left (well after closing). No wonder!!! read more

I can't understand why this fantastic place has never been reviewed. We have been coming for years, the best White Fish dishes ever. Go enjoy read more

"Jill" is a most attentive server!! Everything she suggested was superb: French Onion Soup with a perfectly melted and broiled top, tender and flavorful New York Strip, expertly preparedColorado Rack of Lamb, and a delectable local Whitefish prepared with garlic, parsley and lemon. The chocolate soufflé with a Creme Anglais was pretty much scraped clean and the cheesecake was creamy and dense with raspberry and chocolate! read more

Terry's Place - Chocolate soufflé is a must and should be ordered in advance! - American Near Me - Charlevoix, Michigan

Most of these reviews are positive for a reason....this place rocks. From the cozy setting to the kindly wait staff to that ravioli appetizer, we were so impressed! No trouble getting a table on Saturday @7:30pm but this is march in northern Michigan. Even locals vacate if they can. The salad was ridiculously fresh for March, the bread warm and soft. The fish was perfectly cooked and the soufflé was heavenly. I will say that as a usual vegetarian, I saw no obvious choices for a non meat entree. The waitstaff, I'm positive, would have helped produce something suitable but nothing was listed. But I was happy with my choice and thrilled to have this gem right here. Keep it up! read more

Delightful! Went there with a large group, so we were able to sample everyone's dishes. For starters, the mushroom ravioli were amazing. The sauce was rich, earthy and so creamy. I could have made a meal out of them! The lobster raviolis were good, but not like the mushroom ones. We also tried the crab cakes - I personally thought they were average, but they didn't go to waste. Most people at the table ordered some variation of whitefish. Mine was topped with a lemon beurre blanc suave and capers - YUM. My hubby's was topped with a mixture of fresh minced garlic, fresh herbs and olive oil - I preferred his! Another diner at our table had the scallops and said they were some of the best she ever had. Very quaint place - reminded me of a French bistro. Would definitely go back when we return to Charlevoix. read more

Eight of us went to Terry's last night, and we all had a fabulous meal. Think of how rare that is, for EVERYONE in a large party to declare their meals delicious. Six of us had Terry's signature Long Island duck with Michigan cherry sauce. Even under the sauce, the duck skin remained nice and crispy while we ate. The duck was accompanied by slightly-crispy green haricot verts (very thin green beans). My other side dish was a baked sweet potato. My suggestion to Terry's is either truly roast the sweet potatoes (these seemed to have steamed, probably from being baked in foil, which makes them bland) or offer toppings to give them more flavor. One person had the whitefish special, which last night was made with basil beurre blanc, and one had the New York strip steak. When I asked them how their meals were, they both said, "Excellent!" Two people had the french onion soup and loved it. I was one of three who had the escargot, which was very enjoyable. The snails, cooked in garlic butter, were big, meaty and tender. I'd also like to mention the garden salad. What's so special about that? Sadly, it's special because Terry's seems to be one of the few places left, even among fine restaurants, that serves a fresh mix of greens. I would be surprised if they came out of a bag, because usually bagged greens have an odd odor and taste, and sometimes they are even musty! If Terry's isn't tearing up their greens fresh in the kitchen, you can't tell. Another delicious item that everyone liked: The roasted red pepper/shallot/garlic/olive oil bruschetta-type relish for the bread. I don't eat bread (celiac) but I enjoyed this relish on my salad instead of dressing. The only complaint anyone had was from a person who doesn't like green beans. He wished that there were another vegetable choice. I also want to mention our waitress and our servers, who did a great job. Note to diners: Terry's is a small restaurant that doesn't take reservations, so call as far ahead as you can to "put your name on the list," and take their suggestion for seating time. In the past we've waited a long time for a table, but this year we called a few days in advance, and when they asked if we could come earlier, we did, and we were seated right away. We will definitely come back to Terry's when we return to Charlevoix. read more

Terry's is my favorite Charlevoix restaurant. We got there at 5:15 and had about an hour wait. We walked next door and grabbed a drink at their sister property while we waited. Terry's entire menu is delicious, my favorites include: the wild mushroom ravioli, crab cakes, mussels, all the white fish entrees (greobois is the best one in my opinion.). The veal morel was good too. All entrees came with a salad, choice of potato and green beans. The wine list is fantastic and not over priced. I recommend the house-made ranch with the blue cheese crumbles on the salad. The bar tender makes a great dirty martini. Although, the menu is fancy the place is charming and relaxed. We saw everything from t shirts and shorts to dinner jackets with ties. Our waitress Renee was so sweet and very helpful with explaining any questions we had. The food came out in the appropriate time and we never felt rushed. We had 6 adults, 2 children (2.5 yrs and 3 months) we were not the only people with children either. Our bill out the door was $470= $230 for food (6 apps, 6 entrees) $140 ( 2 bottles of wine and a martini) the rest was tax and tip. Parking is super easy. read more

We always enjoy dining at Terry's. Food is consistently great as is the staff. My personal is the perch served Robinson style. Green beans are the typical side veggie and are crisp and flavorful. Many friends rave over the stewed tomatoes. Wether you opt for fish or red meat, the food is superb. read more

Terry's has consistently served an upscale menu in a casual atmosphere for years now. It's the kind of place I could dress up for and have a romantic dinner with my husband and feel pampered yet walk up and down Bridge Street all afternoon in jeans and still stop for dinner, not feeling out of place. It's as laid back or as dressed up as you need it to be with an attentive staff and terrific menu. Both service and quality of food has been consistent. It's a small place but never feels crowded, ever at its busiest. I'm a Charlevoix fudgie and have been coming to town since I was a little girl. I'm an adult now and coming on my own. Summer here is a tradition, and Terry's has become one too. It's a mainstay for a reason with a killer, fresh menu and great wine selection. The attention to detail and friendly staff make you feel at home and unrushed. And the french onion soup and ceasar salad are big enough to make a meal on their own! read more

Good food, great portions , delicious fish preparation And I had the best, most sincerely nice and down to earth server ever. read more

Terry's Place - American Near Me - Charlevoix, Michigan

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The very best dinner we've had on our vacation in Michigan. Very large portions of the quality food. Staff and atmosphere was perfect. Wonderful way to end our visit in Charlevoix, Michigan. Many thanks to our server Renee. read more

I went to Terry's a few weeks ago on a Friday night. When we arrived around 6, it was pretty quiet, but by 6:45 almost every table was filled. During the slow seasons, they have a 3 for $30 pre fixe menu. I thought this was a great value for the good quality of food. I had a ravioli app, the duck entree, and the desert escapes me. The one bad thing about Terry's is that although it shares a kitchen with Villager Pub, it doesn't share their beer menu. Villager has a superb selection of drafts, while Terry's is just standard domestic and import bottles. read more

This was terrific. We had escargot appetizer which was good. The bring fresh hot out of the oven rolls and have a delicious red pepper spread. We each had whitefish. DH had the special which was tomatoes, artichokes, capers and 3 large shrimp. I had the robinson, which was garlic and parsley. Both came with choice of salad or coleslaw. He had a salad with blue cheese that came with extra blue cheese crumble and i had the coleslaw, both were excellent. Both whitefish dishes were outstanding. Both had green beans and we choice hashbrowns. The hashbrowns were the best we've had. So the point is do not miss this place, it was delicious!!!!! read more

We came to the door 10 minutes before closing with tons of open tables but were turned away as clearly they did not want to deal with another customer and get the hell out of there- is this even legal? They could have been nicer or said to order something small quickly read more

Best restaurant in Charlevoix. The wait is worth it, just get there early because they don't take reservations. For some of our 45 minute wait we had drinks around the corner at The Villager. We started with the escargot which were plump and delicious. The salads were incredibly fresh. For my entree I had the filet stuffed with roasted garlic which was perfectly cooked. My mom enjoyed her duck. Even the table bread was yummy! Overall it was a wonderful evening. read more

Just FYI, they sell the exact same desserts next door at the villager pub for half the price Incase you want to save a little extra $$