Jerry Harrow
Extensive breakfast buffet (you can also order from the menu). Friendly attentive service. My coffee cup was never empty. The croissant, pastries, and cinnamon sticky buns were highlights.
… moreNJ OBrien
Very disappointed in the food for the price. $77.00 per person plus $12.00 to get into the building. Food is served buffet style. We were in the first 10 people seated.
The hot dishes were dried out and the carved beef was overcooked and tough. The oysters in the 1/2 shell were very sandy.However service was great.
The best was the salmon and hot cherry cobbler.
Finger sandwiches weren’t too bad, very little cream cheese on the cucumber sandwiches.
… moreJim Klein
It was a great once in a lifetime style experience. The food was excellent and beyond my expectations. Gladly my wife informed me of which piece of silverware to use when. We had the opportunity to have the Red menu.
Scallop was good perfect. I enjoyed the warm flavor that accompanied it.
Garden Vegetable with Lemon Kale Pesto Pesto soup was a solid vegetable soup. I really enjoyed it.
Arugula and Watermelon salad was delicious. With mint for additional green the was an occasional splash of cool against Agave Jalapeño Vinaigrette. The texture counterbalance of the watermelon was a surprise and a delight
Pretzel-Crusted Chicken Breast was good. I was worried a pretzel crust would not pan out but it a nice consistency and size, not too crunchy.
Michigan Cherry Rhubarb Cobbler was a delightful served with coffee. Really a nice top off. It came out warm with a scoop of ice cream.
… moreSusan Phillips
We enjoyed our buffet lunch at the Grand. Such a huge variety of options! I especially loved the oysters, the roast beef, the salad selection and the ice cream ball with pecans and hot fudge. Everything I has was fresh and delicious. The service was not as gracious as I remember from my last visit, but it was a very busy summer crowd this time. Is it worth the price? I wouldn’t pay that much on the mainland even for a very good brunch buffet… but the atmosphere of the Grand hotel can’t be beat and it’s kind of a “must do” especially if this will be your only visit. Buy tickets with your ferry ticket online for a discount.
… moreJason Collette
Tourist trap obviously and don’t bother getting the lunch buffet, you will be very disappointed. What the hell is going on with that steak I ate? Never experienced the texture of steak meat in the bin, it was like something concocted in a food lab?
… moreJennifer Lynne
Beautiful nostalgic hotel on the island
We come every year for their special.
The new pool area is fantastic!
They also have putt putt now and many activities to do on site.
Unfortunately I guess there are new owners and our meal package wasn’t included this Time
Which was disappointing. The staff wasn’t helpful in that aspect.
… moreShawn Michael
We stayed on mackinac island and thought it would be a great experience to eat at the grand hotel for dinner. We just up in proper attire to be served food that wasn’t even mediocre. My girl nor kids cared for anything and this was a 5 course meal that cost us over 400 for 2 adults and 2 children. This place is terrible and would never revisit this place. They should be ashamed to even serve this food.
… moreRoss Witherbee
Lived in Michigan for 52 years. I have never been at the grand Hotel for lunch. I thought we would take our friends from Louisiana who have never been there either. The food was very disappointing. The prime rib was dry, the pork loin was dry, the chicken was dry,. We asked for iced tea a couple of times and had to remind the servers to bring them to us. I couldn’t believe the $70 buffet price for the type of food that we got. I was really embarrassed to bring my friends here from out of state.
… moreCarmel OSTERLUND
We are on Mackinac Island for the first time for our annual girls trip. We were told a must do was dinner at the Grand Hotel. We figured it would be our splurge dinner as it is a price fix menu and cocktails and wine start at 20.00 and up.
So it was a night we were looking forward to. Which is why the disappointment is so epic. From start to finish the service was sporadic and the food was not good. We got the wrong orders and the food was institutional and cold. You had to pay on the way into the dinning room which was fine, and we got charged after for our cocktails. That bill had the wrong drinks on it and had to be straightened out.
Bottom line if you want bad food, mediocre service and overpriced cocktails then the Grand Hotel is for you.
… moreDebbie Wilson
A nice 5 course meal- service was great, views are fantastic, history is interesting!
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