Vince Manley
Sat at the bar for the salmon, with a blackened skewer of shrimp. I believe the bartender was Erica. Funny, attentive, and very friendly. Best possible place for discerning taste and unmatched staff. I’ll be here again every occasion I can.
… moreMatthew Hoffmann
From the appetizer, entree thru dessert, everything was absolutely delicious. The portions were bigger than expected and certainly brought more for home than I usually do. Besides our waitress, other staff members cleared away our empty dishes and assured us we had water without asking. My only complaint was on my self control, eating too much and feeling uncomfortable for the next two hours.
… moreKaren Jones
The food was amazing… Highly recommend the bacon wrapped crab stuffed shrimp, my husband enjoyed the bistro steak and their Fall salad was delicious!
… moreMarla Hoffmann
Very delicious food and drinks in an ambiance atmosphere on the lake. This place is in the middle of nowhere, but very popular place. Might need reservations during peak times.
… moreCarol Miles
We ate there last week. The food was great. We took home some of the best carrot cake and it was a nice slice with some whip cream on the side. I live farther away, so a relative of mine stopped to pick up some carrot cake and chocolate cake for me. Very disappointed. The take out cakes were tiny, no whipped cream on the side. At 10 dollars a piece of cake, I would think the cake should have been the same size as when we ate there. I will tell anyone wanting to just have some take out cake to not bother with your restaurant. Your cake is one of the best, both the carrot and chocolate. However, as for take out, it is skimpy and not fitting the price. To bad you treat your take out customer worse.
… moreKimberly Doman
This is one of my favorite places to eat. On sundays they have live music outside on the water. The environment is amazing. The food was exquisite. The service was top notch. Tori was a great waitress for us.
We got the chowder soup, the shrimp appetizer. They were both very tasty. I got the mushroom truffle oil ravioli with shrimp. My husband got the perch dinner. Both were so incredibly tasty.
Highly recommend this place!
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Updated 2025
We love this spot. The food was incredible, as always. We love to go on sundays for the live music in the summer. The salmon dish was the best food I ever had. Hands down. Delicious.
… moreHeather Elizabeth
Best place for steak in northern Michigan. Steak au pourve and the mussels are highly recommended. Beautiful view of Douglas Lake. Drinks are amazing. You definitely get what you pay for. Reservations recommended. Also if you are craving ribs they are fall off the bone good.
… moreAngela Brown
By far, I had the best food ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ that I’ve had in a long time at the Douglas Lake Bar & Steakhouse! Absolutely notch! Friends from Mullet Lake took us to this hidden gem in Pellston and the only downfall is the location of the restaurant, in that I live so far away to visit it frequently. How would I describe this restaurant? ✔️Beautiful location✔️Rustic decor, ✔️Lively atmosphere✔️Flavourful and appealing food and ✔️Exceptional service! I had the seafood chowder and lake perch which was to die for and I ate everything and I mean everything on my plate. I wouldn’t even share mine with my friends. We finished off our meal with homemade carrot cake and cream brûlée. The bread they brought to the table was tasty too! Don’t take my word for it…try this place out for yourselves! They are open Wednesday-Sunday from 5 pm to 9 pm.
… morePatrick Shoniker
Lovely venue for a great dinner.
The food was delicious and the atmosphere is very nice.
I had the perch which was delicious and highly recommended.
I would have given them 5* but the service was a little off – our waitress forgot to bring a glass of wine someone ordered, and also forgot my water.
It wasn’t very busy when we were. The waitress was friendly.
… moreMike Vandermus
My wife and I went here for a steak dinner and were not disappointed one bit! The drinks were good and the bartender “George” did a great job. Made sure my wife and I always had a full drink and let us try a bit of a drink that he had made extra of. The steaks were awesome. My wife thought I was ridiculous, cause I was drooling on the plate, but mannnnnn that was a juicy steak. The atmosphere was great and there were spots to sit by the lake before and after dinner.
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