Very nice place to eat food was delicious. Great atmosphere and wonderful addition to Manistee.

Great food and a great menu. So many choices it was hard to make a decision. Seafood soup was awesome. Salad was delicious. Our waitress handled our table of ten like a pro. She knew where every plate belonged and stated it by name when she placed it on the table. Add deep frying in beef tallow, amazing taste without being greasy, top notch. Great tequila selection with good prices. Live music on the waterfront patio. read more

First time trying. Arrived on a Monday night at 6:15 ish - 40 minute wait for a table. Plenty of seating so thought a 40 minute wait was a little odd. Nice adirondack chairs to sit and wait down by the lake. Finally seated right about the 40 minute mark, ordered right away, waited ANOTHER 45 minutes and still no food. Turns out they were very short staffed. It would have been helpful to know that after waiting 40 minutes for a table it would be another 45 minutes to get food. When we started inquiring at the 45 minute make where our food was it was as if we were the problem. Not cool. Didn't even get any discount . . food was good but I'd hesitate before going again - and definitely ask if they are full staff before being seated! read more

We walked in on Memorial Day at about 2:00pm. I found it odd that they were open because online it says they're closed on mondays. We were told that we could sit at the bar. It was not busy. My husband had a Bloody Mary and I had an iced tea and we were given some menus. We sat for 20 minutes and no one took our order. The bartender looked at us multiple times with our menus in front of us. My husband finished his Bloody Mary and finally looked at him and asked if we could have our check. He said, "Yeah, sure man". My husband said "We would have eaten but no one ever took our order". He looked a little puzzled and said "Oh, my bad". We paid the check and left. It was odd. The Bloody Mary wasn't very good. It was like tomato juice and vodka with a little pepper. I'm not sure what the mix is but they should work on that. It wasn't spicy at all. I would have liked to try the food. There was actually a person physically eating at the bar when we got there. I believe the bartender was brand new. Whoever was training him shouldn't have left him alone if that is the case. I usually give great reviews. Honestly, it's a place that you go to eat for the scenery. The scenery is beautiful. When we were leaving there was another couple that was saying that the food was pretty good but not great and they expected more. If you want to go to a touristy place to look at the lake go here. I found it odd that there were no appetizers on the menu at all. I'm not going back. read more

Had a really poor experience over the holiday weekend. Hostesses needed more training or oversight from an experienced adult. Food did not come for over an hour and a half after placing the order. Burgers were overcooked and the vegetable sides with the other entrees were way over salted. read more

Brand new restaurant with an experienced chef! Dined on a Friday night at 7pm. Quickly found a table inside, outside was a 15-20 minute wait. What a beautiful view! Drinks arrived fast. Generous, fresh side salads, lovely garlicky balsamic dressing and a nice Cesar. I opted for the Salmon which was perfectly cooked. Husband really enjoyed his Pistelo Pasta dish, slightly spicy Cajun dish. Mother in law raved about the Peach Moscato Chicken. Looking around it was a popular dish. What a wonderful addition to Manistee! Great experience. Just wish I would have been offered a second drink with dinner. We will be back to snag a table outside! read more

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Tried to have dinner at this restaurant on Friday, June 26 at around 8 PM. Waited by the hostess stand and no one greeted us, no one said anything. Walked past the bartender - he looked up for a second and then went right back to doing something that had nothing to do with serving customers. Seated ourselves and a table inside the dining room. Nice view, decent decor, this place is definitely not a dump. We got menus with very little cordial greeting and then we sat there for another 10 minutes without acknowledgment from anybody on the wait staff. Prices were relatively high for Manistee. Plan on spending right around $20 for a burger with chips. Entrées averaged about $30. The whole vibe was a restaurant with no professional management. Lots of younger wait staff but absolutely no direction from somebody that understands how to run a restaurant. read more

We wandered in for our anniversary. Our first time in. My dinner was the special scallop dish very good & 'stee sunset. Hubby had Carbonara which was okay but would have been better with the chicken ordered. It somehow hit omitted. Overall positive experience. Next time will try the burgers or tacoes & hopefully be enjoying the outside seating. read more

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First time visit and food was very good. The music was a little annoying because the outside wasn't open yet and it was a small space inside which made conversation challenging. Some criticisms on the food are their fresh bread is dry and not good. The burger I got was very good but they should have other options for the bun instead of just a pretzel bun. One of our party's Caesar Salads was good but dry. These are definitely not deal breakers as all four of us were happy with our food selections. read more

Arrived a few minutes before 5pm on a Friday. Was told to seat ourself wherever we wanted to sit. The restaurant has a very nice, clean and new attmosphere. I sat in the dining room. The waitress arrived and took my drink order. Returned promptly with it and a basket of warm Crescent rolls with butter on the side. I already knew what I wanted so I ordered 12 wings. I was given the option of having 6 with one sauce and the other 6 with a different one. Sounds good! I ordered 6 baffalo and 6 Ancho Dry Rub. The wait was around 15-20 minutes, which is normal for wings. I was not disapointed with the size, nor with the taste and price ($18). I could only eat 8 wings. I would definately recommend the wings! Service was great as well. read more

Wander In - 6 Ancho Dry Rub wings and 6 Buffalo wings. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Manistee, Michigan

My son and I had a wonderful lunch at Wander In today. My Salad Nicoise was beautiful with spotless greens and vegetables, and a serving of tuna that was perfect -- very slightly seared on the outside and very pink inside. I know that is scary to lots of people, but it was mild and tender and heavenly. My boy's burger and fries looked and smelled amazing, but I was too occupied with my salad to steal even one French fry. Friendly staff and a pleasant view of the water, too. read more

Excellent Thanksgiving day dinner today at Wander in. Service was great, food was plentiful and very very good. And price was perfect. Truly happy we experienced this today. Hope to do this next year with you all read more

Great location on Lake Manistee. Good food and great service. Excellent facilities for outdoor activities and dining.

Had dinner there the other night. What a great location. The ambiance was amazing. Overall, the food was very good as was the service for a newly opened restaurant. I had the Peach Moscato Chicken and my wife had the Carbonara Pasta. We also tried the Popcorn Perch. Please update your website to match your current menu offerings. We were disappointed to find that many items listed on your website were not offered. Also, curious about how you will handle parking? Clearly on a busy weekend night with the Ghost Ship in October will be a challenge. We will definitely be back again. This is a true Gem for Manistee! read more

Wander In is one our favorite restaurants in Manistee. It was one of our first stops upon returning to MI for the summer. We started off with the sausage and bean soup. It had a little heat and was very comforting on a chilly day. We had our personal Wander In favorite- the wings- half hot and half lemon and pepper. As always crispy and very tasty. We tried the brisket nachos and weren't disappointed. It was a generous helping and quite flavorful. Lots of distinct flavors and textures. The service was good. We caught up on the winters happenings with our waitress and future plans. The owner was there offering a personal touch to the experience, asking us about our meal. They had changed the seating,but the room offers a great view of the water and has lots of lite. Music was being set up, but were there too early for the entertainment. Another reason to return. We passed on dessert, we were so full. As always, a great experience. read more

So much potential, such terrible service. Train your people! They know nothing about the food or the beer. They're waiting for tourist season to rip off out of town customers. read more

I was so excited to try chef Brian's new place. I've followed him. Absolutely love the setting and concept. Like Stix on water. But was very disappointed in the fish and tenderloin tacos. Too little meat and way too much greens and cilantro. My husband's noodle bowl wasn't good either. Just ok. Heard the burgers and spinach salad are good. I will be back a second time to try more of a dinner meal. read more

We sat outside on a beautiful day for lunch. We were not disappointed. What a great view and wonderful service. My husband and I each had a salad. He claims the steak salad was possibly the best salad that he has ever eaten! read more

Great food, friendly staff, beautiful setting! I can't wait to go again. There's so much yummy offerings.

The food is amazing, there's a wide variety of food between the lunch and dinner menus. The servers and hostesses are amazing, I got quick service and drinks stars full all night. The view off the water is incredible. I would 100000% recommend! read more

We waited about a half hour after ordering before our waitress came to our table and told us that there were computer issues and the cook just started our lunch order-3 hamburgers, and our order would be right out. That's fine, things happen. It was not right out though and took another half hour. There were maybe 4 other tables with customers so it's not like it was a rush or something. In the meantime, the waitress avoided our table and apparently refills of drinks are not to be offered. You'd think after making customers wait that long for food they'd offer crackers or something. When our hamburgers came the meat was very dry and the "cooked" onions were raw. The kettle chips that come with the burger were stale, rock hard, and inedible. I let the waitress know about the chips and she offered to bring more which I declined because it was all already so bad. For $3 more you could take a chance on some French fries. Those were fine but not for an upcharge on a $15 hamburger. My daughter ordered pickles for her hamburger and the upcharge was $0.75 for 3 slices of pickle on her burger. I have to say good luck to this place because with their poor service, expensive but basic menu, and nickle and diming for every condiment they will not be in business long. Very disappointing when you can get a better burger at Culver's down the road for half the price. read more

Our second visit to this new Manistee restaurant was Sunday morning at 11:30am. We had visited the weekend before when we could enjoy an outdoor table and found the ambience nice and food adequate. Today the weather was cool and rainy so we sat inside which isn't as pleasant. Despite their online menu listing breakfast items they were not serving breakfast. We opted to stay and selected items from their lunch menu. My pear, beet, goat cheese salad with basil balsamic dressing was tasty but quite heavy on lettuce with four thin pear slices and a light sprinkling of goat cheese. I had to dig to find beets. My husband's BLT Wrap was very disappointing. On the entire large wrap there was one slice of bacon and two half slices of tomato. Basically it was lettuce and mayo wrap for $16. We're hoping this and the cup of coffee served in a lipstick stained mug are examples of growing pains-- perhaps they were running low on food ( one slice of bacon-- really??) and the staff needs more training ( be sure dishes are clean before taking to table)... regardless, we won't return for a while to give them time to improve. read more