Moose Preserve Bar & Grill

Moose Preserve is our favorite overall Michigan restaurant. It's really the perfect go-to restaurant for our family.

Moose Preserve has the most distinct and relaxing dining room in the area. The restaurant is part cabin, part arctic lodge, and part retro modern cool hangout space. I don't know how to describe it. That's the best I can do with it.

Food is made from scratch, creative and portions are large. The menu offers a gamey, kind of nice Mountain West cuisine, with some interesting specials. Kids love the space. The ambient soundtrack is fun. Who picks the music and decor? Probably the life of the party.

Service is great. We leave with leftovers. Outdoor dining space in the back is beautiful. Whoever conceived of this space, menu, concept, etc... great job!

Kid-friendliness: Super kid friendly dining room and menu.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Venison Chili, Buffalo Ribs, Meatloaf, Buffaloaf, Salads

Unfortunately, our last visit predicated the night manager changing the movie we were watching to a non-local sports game that was "mandated by the owners". The patio crowd lost interest in the TV and we were certainly ready to leave sooner than later following Joel's rebuttal of our objections.
NOT HAPPY!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 3

This is a favorite when we are in Pontiac. Don't even ask about the chocolate chip cookies. Crazy good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Hosted a social group dinner here last night. Great atmospher, friendly staff & management who know what they're doing. The food and service were wonderful which really adds to an event's enjoyability. The portions were good or generous; the buffalo meatloaf got great reviews as did the seafood, pastas and everything else. Was happy to see that the Chocolate chip cookies were as awesome as always. We plan to return again soon for another dinner.

Wheelchair accessibility: Good

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Jerk Chicken Pasta, Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies, Buffaloaf, Sandwich

We have been going to the Moose Preserve for many years and absolutely love the place. Last night was the first time I was really disappointed with my meal. I ordered the blackened perch salad. The fish on the salad was not recognizable. It appeared to have a dark glaze on one side and the backside looked to be uncooked (white). We sat at the bar and the bartender was swamped so I decided not to complain to her. Please go back to whatever your source of perch was in the past because I couldn’t eat what was served last night.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Great food and fun environment.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies, Hancock Burger

Good location. Friendly people

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great place. Great food. Meat lovers kinda place. They have a separate Gluten Free menu which I greatly appreciated.

Dietary restrictions: Gluten Free

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I order a 75 southchicken sandwich after having a bite I noticed the bun is stale. On inspection I could see mould on the bread. The waiter just took the plate away and said he would take it off the bill. I am shocked to see how can someone put unsafe food on the plate and say I will take it off the bill. He started justifying “its just a small patch of mould its normal to have mould on food, cheese is mould” and so on. I ordered a bloody moose drink, it was just tomato puree i could not taste, smell or feel any alcohol in there. I was told literally half of the glass is filled with vodka instead of fixing it. Highly unprofessional staff. I would never come back.

Food: 1

Service: 1

Excellent food, professional service, awesome ambiance! What a menu selection! Shepherds Pie was delicious!our table of 8 had the same comments and everyone had something different. Overall…”I’ll Be Back”!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

❗Yo, our server, the staff & the general clientele were very casual & friendly.
And have to comment on the "Buffaloaf" - WOW, now that's a tasty stack I won't forget soon! Yummy ?

Get the prime rib! Finish w the cookies (we get them to go). Cocktails were great. The bar tender was also our table server and she didn't miss a beat - she checked on us several times. Very pleased w our experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies

Comfortable atmosphere. Food not as expected. The fried chicken dinner include unflavored broccoli, potatoes with a dribble of gravy and 5 strange pieces of chicken. I could identify a leg and wing but the other pieces, as explained by staff, should have been half a chicken breast and a thigh and ? The chicken breast was a strange chunk with a large piece of skin batter dipped and fried hanging off the piece. I do not know what the other pieces were. Not appealing. The piece I had was very dry. The server was adament that I had a leg, thigh, half breast and wing and ? I was offered something else or a chocolate cookie. The charge was removed from my bill. The man who was the bartender was very pleasant.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Classic American Restaurant, anything you get here is solid and freshly made. My personal favorite so far is the Jerk Chicken Pasta!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Venison Chili, French Onion Soup, Hancock Burger

Go to hell and wait. Couldn’t get drink or waitress to take my order. Walked out after 40 mins

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1