We were staying at the hotel across the street and got the same coupons as others mention. After reading the reviews we were like "hell no, we're not going there. No coupon is worth that abuse." But then curiosity got the better of us. We wanted to see this mess for ourselves. Color us disappointed! We must have hit it on an off day or something, because we had a decent breakfast and she even subbed fruit for the meat for me! I had three glasses of good iced tea, and the service was on point. Even with the coupon it cost pretty much what we normally pay for breakfast but I assume it's hit or miss with the food and service here. My guess is if it doesn't look crowded go for it. You may, or may not, be disappointed in any given day. We were pleasantly surprised today. read more

Nice atmosphere. Looks beautiful. Hostess was welcoming. Server seemed to have attitude and did bare minimum. Awful. Should have read reviews before we went. Our hotel offered a coupon for this place. Most of the breakfast options are priced around $18.99. Buy one get one coupon is only good for 4 options none of which include eggs. Husband and I decided to share an omelet instead. We each ordered coffee. Had to ask for more coffee. Had to ask for jam. Brought us packets that looked questionable. See pictures. Don't be tempted by the 'deal'. Better off going somewhere else. read more

The Lighthouse Restaurant - Brought out jam packets on a plate. It looks like it was scavenged from another plate, picked up off the floor- or both - Seafood Near Me - Mackinaw City, Michigan

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The service here was so slow. It took 20 minutes for to get a drink order than another 25 minutes to get the waters we ordered. Food was ordered with the waters and took approx 45 minutes. The restaurant was relatively empty and multiple tables just got up and left without receiving any service. The food once received was good though. Do not come here on a time crunch. read more

We haven't eaten yet, but the fact that they ask you if you have a coupon at the door before being sat still didn't prepare me for $18.99 for 2 eggs toast and hash browns. $20 plus tax and tip for a breakfast sandwich and coffee is price gouging in my opinion. This isn't the Mackinac, island this is still the mitten so it shouldn't be over double any normal restaraunt. We will Never be back. read more

The Lighthouse Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Mackinaw City, Michigan

Way too many rules. Six of us had coupons from our hotel and/or 10 percent coupons. Had to sit at separate tables to use more than one coupon. We sat together and 4 ordered menu items that said if you buy one, second is free. Still could only get one. And if you got that, our 10 percent coupons couldn't be used. So for six of us who thought we were getting a deal, we got one free bagel (restaurant chose which bogo to honor) off our $110 breakfast bill. We weren't allowed separate checks, so we each pulled out cash for our portions but they don't take cash. Wow!! So one of us had to charge $100+ and collect cash from the rest. And they charged a credit card fee, we think. Talked to manager about all the rules and got our favorite response, "there is NOTHING we can do." We will never go back but it's a resort so they don't care. If this restaurant was in a non-resort area, they'd be out of biz in a year. Food was average at best -- resort prices. read more

We used the BOGO Coupon we received from the hotel we stayed at. First off -- there are only 4-5 menu items/meals that are included with the coupon. I would not recommend this place for breakfast without one of those coupons. $18.99 for toast, eggs, hash browns and your choice of meat. Hash brown portion was so small and super greasy. Nothing was warm except for the eggs. The sausage links were cold. Service was meh and restrooms were filthy at 8:30 am. Paper towel dispenser broken so a few rolls of paper towels on the counter. One soap dispenser was broken and the other one is placed so high that when your push it all the soap comes flying out at you! Broken toilet paper dispensers, big roll of toilet paper on the floor... sheesh! Someone hear needs to care more about these things. Will never come back to this place again. read more

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EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE MANAGER !!!! Awful food and If you complain about the food someone called the unprofessional manager will come out to argue aggressively with you! They made me put one star read more

Waited a half hour for host to even take our name to get a table for breakfast. He was busy bussing tables and they only had 2 waitresses. Got the menu and noticed they charged $10 for a bagel. $20 for a mediocre pancake breakfast. Overpriced and under serviced. Very disappointed. We will not go back. Only reason I gave one star is the waitress was nice. read more

Service was the bare minimum. Waiter did refill coffee but was lacking on a number of details. Couldn't remember who ordered what. Don't feel the food was worth the price. Close to double the price of other restaurants I understand the low star rating. Would not recommend read more

McDonald's has better food quality. Biscuits were dry yet rubbery and felt like a mouth full of flour when you bit into them. Gravy cold. Hash browns were burned and over easy eggs were barely cooked with most of the egg white still liquid. Coffee was terrible. Service was mediocre at best. read more

Ate here for breakfast. So much oil it Rolls off toast, the hash browns are the same. Service was great since no one was here (pre-season). Room is beautiful. read more

Bathrooms were dirty. Manager/bartender did not make my drink properly and wanted to charge us to re make it--he had zero customer service skills. I will say our server was very kind but I would not return and wouldn't recommend to anyone. food is average. read more

I was over charged. I left a certain amount on a tip put a total price in,and then when I got my charge amount it was well over what I wrote on the bill. read more

this is not a good restaurant. people are friendly and not a problem w the waiter though. The food just isn't good. read more

The Lighthouse Restaurant - my over med eggs. like rubber. could not eat them. - Seafood Near Me - Mackinaw City, Michigan

I can't recommend the Lighthouse. The bacon we received at breakfast smelled spoiled and tasted terrible. When we reported this to the manager he didn't react in a way I expected. Instead of being horrified he told us it must be good because it was just delivered. They offered us a replacement meal but we had lost our appetite's. The manager just didn't seem to care. Just because a product was just delivered doesn't mean it's good. The kitchen staff needs to be more aware of the products they are using to prepare meals. read more

Like everyone else staying in Mackinaw City, I dined at the Lighthouse Restaurant because of the BOGO breakfast offer. I had no expectation, other than to get a relatively tasty breakfast, which is what I got after quite a wait. The Lighthouse Restaurant, at the time of this writing, is only open until 2:00 p.m., and they only serve breakfast. Expect to wait in line to be seated, despite the place having a plethora of open tables. The servers are also the hosts. Once seated, coffee will arrive quickly. Sip it slowly; it'll be a while before you get another round. The menu is large, but be sure to pay attention to the starred items - those are what you'll get with the BOGO deal. We ordered a standard breakfast: two eggs, choice of meat, toast, and hash browns. It took about 45 minutes to get our food on a Tuesday morning. Our server was doing the best she could, and she did refill my coffee three times. We were told the restaurant had only two cooks. The food was mediocre, but it was hot when it arrived. The hash browns taste like pickles. I liked them; my fiancée did not. Three stars is a generous gift, Lighthouse Restaurant. read more

Terrible service which is unfortunate because the food looked really good. It was about 20 minutes before anyone came to ask if we had been served. They finally came and took our order and it was another 20 minutes before we got our drinks. People around us were leaving without having their food brought to them, that should have been a clue. We were about to do the same and were told our food would be out in five minutes. 10 minutes later it came out, and it was just lukewarm. A couple across from us received their food a second after us and their food was steaming. read more

Food was mediocre at best and took forever. Too expensive for quality of food. Would never go again.

Don't expect to use the buy one get one coupon they use to get people in the door. Instead expect to pay $15.99 per item for things the coupon only works on one egg meal and the waffles or pancakes which they similarly over-priced. The food was ok and waitress pleasant even as my breakfast got slammed down a bit on the table.. so can't say I'd recommend unless no other options and then expect expensive. read more

The Lighthouse Restaurant - Coupon they offer to get people in but is pretty useless - Seafood Near Me - Mackinaw City, Michigan

The waitress was sweet The Belgian waffles were like the were out of a box I could not choke down the eggs Benedict A big no go read more

I was there 17-Oct-2024 10:51 22A, Transction 104332 I ordered a western omelette,With sausage no ham,When I received my omelette it had ham on it.We was not told about the buy one breakfast get one free until we were done eating,So we did not get the special,Service was very slow,We would never go back again. read more

Looking for a quick lunch before moving on to St. Ignace and settled on The Lighthouse Restaurant. We were a party of four adults and four kids. It was pretty clean looking with some tell tale signs of aging in the form of ceiling tile damage and chipped tables. Our waitress came and went at her own discretion, which would be understandable if there were more patrons, but there wasn't. There were vegans in our group and the customizable pizzas were and cauliflower bites were enough for them. I ordered the the French dip and waffle fries. The au jus was pretty good but I found the actual sandwich a bit lacking in the amount and flavor of the meat. It seemed to run a little dry as well. The waffle fries were delicious, but aren't all waffle fries? The winner of the meal was the cheese bread. The price was cheap, so I expected the food to match. Luckily this wasn't the case. I would go back solely for the cheese bread. read more

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Ordered the brisket was extremely oily. Rangoon was excellent. Service was acceptable.

We had 5 adults and 5 children in our group. We stopped in for breakfast. After 10 minutes the waitress came and took our drink and food order. We still did not have water at this time. We went over and asked them to at least bring us some water 5 different times which took at least another 30 minutes before we finally was served water. Another hour before we were finally served our food. On my order they served me scramble eggs when i asked for over medium. Non of the adults got their orange juice but they tried charging for it any ways. I usually leave a 25% to 30% tip. This time i left about 40 cents. I just gave them $20 and walked out. This place was ridiculous. I asked for the manager a couple of times and never saw him/her. I gave 1 star because it wouldn't let me leave zero stars. read more

To say this is a good restaurant is crap. The only really good here was the decor. The service was less than par. Our waitress had left a few tickets on the table behind us. Well something happened with them. Who knows. Well I guess that set things in motion for the worse service ever. First of all you don't bring drinks to a table by holding them by the top of the glass. Maybe even try and smile. We waited well over 30 minutes for our breakfast. She never came back and checked on us. We had to get another waitress to tell her we needed refills for our drinks. Now to the food. I do realize that we are in a different area, however scrambled eggs should not be brown. My grandchildren can cook better than this. I will end this with leave your personal business out of your work place. Greet your customers with a smile and try to make their experience pleasant. read more

Got the cod boy it was good real French fries real butter super fast service great desserts. My wife got the crab legs a bit pricey but well worth it a fine dinner indeed. read more

First visit- we were sat in 5'minutes, acknowledgement of being there 8 minutes, food wait time 20 minutes, Quality of food good & fresh. Server very joyful & polite. Place was very busy. Location good. Parking easy. read more

Food: McDonald's breakfast would have been better Service: Lacking in attentive service, understaffed Ambiance: Good, very nice decor read more

The rating is based on the manager's interaction with us, not the food or the waitress. KAREN was our waitress, and she was very good and accommodating to everyone at the table. Breakfast was good - that's hard to mess up. We had four children and three adults for breakfast. The bill was $113.00 before tip. We utilized the buy one get one free coupons. What wasn't specified was- items with the stars would be canceled out with the cheaper children's menu. We had four adult breakfast and two children that would be covered under the buy one get one free and one additional adult breakfast for $17.99. We understand how the coupon works now, but instead of explaining, the manager stated the bill was actually higher than what we questioned, made the adjustment and "rolled his eyes" Management needs to take the time to clean the outside of the building, fix the windows. The place does not reflect the prices that are charged. AND manager "Jerry " needs to work on his people interaction and attitude. The coupon should state "buy one - get one free of equal or lesser value " read more

Well, the service was horrible! I couldn't tell if it was a lack of experience or disorganization. We waited at least 10 minute before we could catch a waitress to ask who was our waitress. The menu prices were Hugh for breakfast foods. One waffle with no sides was $12.95. All the prices were in the low teens range. I know this a resort town, but really? It took forever for our food and when we finally asked our waitress she told us to be patient. The food was mediocre at best. The bacon was dripping with fat. The eggs were gooey. Coffee was good and plentiful but at $3 a cup, it should be. Overall, a poor experience! read more

Breakfast was ok. A little pricey for the servings. Food was cooked well to order. Staff was friendly but a little slow to for coffee and soda refills. read more

The service was horrible other than the hostess sitting us. Sat for 20 minutes before someone came to our table. We ordered breakfast and drinks, another 30 minutes for that, and then no one between our food getting there to us leaving, did anyone come over to check on us. We went to the front to pay, along with three other families, in which I guess you are supposed to pay your waiter. Horrible, horrible service and the food was really skimpy. read more

We were a party of 8 on a family trip. Inside dining is nice but the Service here is the absolute worst, waited 15 mins before we were even noticed by our server ( only because i said something to the hostess) waited over an hour and a half before we were served our food and then the food came out 2 plates at a time with a 5 minute wait before the next 2 came out. Only a couple tables were stocked with condiments such as creamers, ketchup, salt and pepper so had to take from those tables. Had to ask for coffee refill. Absolutely POOR service. My guess is they are short staffed in the kitchen but that isn't my problem and it should of been mentioned by the hostess before being seated that there would be a normal than longer wait for food due to this. Instead they chose to ignore it and just let the customers get upset about it with no care. They did take items off the bill but still doesn't make up for the time we lost from site seeing with my family because we spent 2 hours in a restaurant for breakfast. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR DINING !!! read more

sat for 15 minutes without being acknowledged. didn't ask if we wanted coffee or anything. most tables were empty. we gave up and left.

Super slow service, food tastes super processed, not good. Had to wait 30 mins to find the manager to use the BOGO coupon they hand out at the hotel. Save your money. read more

Horrible service, AVOID this place. If I could give them a negative star I would. We went there for recommendations of our hotel. Waited at our table 45 min during a slow time (4 tables with customer) we asked about our food because other customers that came in after us got their food, ate and got their bill... Waitress not only gave us an attitude but told us our food would be in 30-45 min extra... We ask for the bill and waited another 15min, end up paying $9.51 for two coffees and a kid Apple juice! Ridiculous waiting when the restaurant was half empty, terrible service! read more

We were there on a Tuesday morning for breakfast. We had a buy one, get one free coupon! The waitress did not seem to know what she was doing and couldn't seem to understand English. When she delivered our food, one member of our party had ordered a waffle. When it arrived, it was cold. She asked for it to be reheated. Instead of asking the cook to reheat the waffle, our waitress asked for a new waffle to be made. Thus, the rest of the party was almost done eating by the time the second waffle arrived. It was barely warmer than the first waffle. Butter wouldn't even melt on these waffles. When asked to speak to the manager, the waitress left and then came back, saying the manager was busy with a different customer and he would be there in about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, she gave us our checks and we were surprised that the waffle was on the bill. It should have been comped, especially since it wasn't really edible. We again asked for the manager. The waitress returned a bit later to collect our payment. Two of us paid by credit card and one (reluctantly) with cash. When the waitress returned with the change, she short-changed the customer who paid with cash. As we were ready to leave, we noticed a bus boy cleaning a table and asked him if we could speak to the manager. He went immediately back to the kitchen and the waitress, along with the manager, followed him back out into the restaurant. When we explained that the food was cold TWICE and the service was poor (to put it mildly) and we had been short-changed, the manager glanced at the table and saw a credit card receipt. He said he was sorry, but they couldn't reverse a credit card payment. When he was told that this individual had paid in cash and was short-changed, he said hopefully we will have a better experience next time. Of course, we indicated that there wouldn't be a next time. As we left, the greeter at the door asked what had happened. She apologized profusely, which the restaurant manager never did (regarding the cold food). Find a different place to go if you want to get a good meal. read more

If I could give this zero stars, I would. My son and I had just rolled in to town late the night prior, so we were looking for a close place to eat breakfast yesterday morning. Situated just across the street from our hotel, we joined the line of folks crowding the pavement outside. Our wait was about twenty minutes, but that is pretty standard in Mackinaw City and especially in this time. Our hostess seated us and was also our server. I got the feeling that none of the waitstaff actually wanted to be there, one actually gave an entire spiel of how cranky she was "doing this for so long." My son and I ordered drinks, which came promptly. The menu is fairly limited -- no lunch served was mentioned to every single table. I placed an order for one of their omelets, and asked to leave out two items. Our server said "oh, you need to place a 'build your own' omelet." Which seemed weird, because I wasn't adding to, but whatever. I told her what I wanted and she left before she could even finish taking my son's order. We had to flag her down to complete it. He ordered French toast and bacon with OJ. I had an omelet with rye and a hot tea. Our food arrived; my son's was correct, but my omelet was missing the cheese. I again flagged down our server because she had once again set down plates and scurried off. Removing my plate, she returned with cheese melted into thr filling, which spilled out of the eggs. Our food was decent, certainly nothing spectacular. When it came time for the bill, I was surprised to find that two breakfasts added up to more than $48. Upon closer inspection, I discovered that my 'build your own omelet' ended up costing $22. I flagged down our server, again and asked about it. Her reply was "oh, you added so many things to your omelet." I ordered an omelet with ham, onion, cheddar, and hash browns inside. Certainly didn't add the Kitchen Sink. She did offer me a 10% discount after rolling her eyes and getting huffy. So that is how I wound up paying $22, minus 10%, for the most basic omelet of my life. Do yourself a favor and skip this place. Take the extra steps or laps and head down to the main street for some home-cooked fare served served a smile. read more

The elderly lady at the front desk was rude and insulting. First she messed up seating. She seated a couple with a kid before us when we came before them and we're also a party of three with a kid. The other couple told them that we were first which she choose to ignore. Later once we were seated and eating, she comes in the middle of our dining and takes away our condiments, ketchup, creamer etc and gave it to the party next to us who just got seated - all this without asking us if we still need it. She clearly had a problem and does not like her job or people! read more

Had a party of six for breakfast. Waited and no one came to seat us. My husband flagged someone down and they said they were short a hostess but would be with us as soon as they could. I followed up with the woman and said we would be ok with two tables of three. There were plenty of open tables so that shouldn't be an issue. She pointed out a man who would seat us. We waited even longer. Finally, I flagged down another woman and she explained they didn't have a hostess. I asked if we could be seated. She said she couldn't seat us. Fifteen minutes of the run around and no breakfast! People behind us waiting in line left as well. read more