Restaurants near Central Lake

“Y’all are the real MVPs. 😄”

“Second time here and we will not forget to come in for a burger and a beer again when we are in the area. Great burgers, laid back atmosphere, deep fried green beans, what more can you ask?”

“We had dinner here this evening and everything was wonderful. Our waitress Gabriella was amazing. She handled our group of 11 like a champ! Thank you!”

“Love this place. Pizza is out of this world. Best pizza in Northern Michigan. Prices are awesome.”

“Ruthann’s did the cake and cupcakes for my wedding this past weekend and they were absolutely phenomenal! The cake is so moist and the buttercream is so airy. It’s not overly sweet either which I really liked. The cake was designed beautifully and everyone really loved the cupcakes. We even got coffee from them the day after, I am not a big coffee fan (especially hot) but it was really good too!”

“My son enjoys his “donut walk” and the owners and their staff are always so sweet! Irish cream cold brew with the cold foam is absolutely delish.”

“As good as it gets. Great cocktail’s great atmosphere”

“Best pizza in the north. Also amazing drinks- great values and service”

“We were having a horrible day on our 31st anniversary and our waitress Abby turned it all around. Excellent service, and great food. My husband had the house salad followed by the special, ribeye with leek butter-delicious, I had the onion soup with tenderloins with demi glacé. The crème brûlée finished an amazing meal. Good ambiance and fast service”

“Friendly atmosphere. Small town appeal.”

“We have been stopping in at South Arm for several years now when we are in the East Jordan area! Great menu, awesome food, and service with a smile, always! My favorite is the cinnamon toast!! Ahhhmazing ;)”

“Always a favorite stop when I’m in town. Excited to see a location coming in Walloon!”

“Allison our waitress is the best, took a group of 20 there and she did an awesome job of taking care of us.”

“This place was absolutely AMAZING!!! We ended up trying it out cause we heard such good things! I'll start with the location...conveniently located off the hwy. The parking lot was well kept, easy to navigate around and clean! They even had RV parking! Which was great! Since we were camping at the time. When you walk up to the store, everything is very welcoming! There were seasonal flowers outside that looked beautiful and healthy! When you walk in, everything was clean and organized! The play area inside for little ones is such a great idea! It makes it nice for when the weather isn't so great, kids still can have some fun. The coffee area and café were very well organized and clean also! I had a apple cider sundae and doughnut...SOOOO YUMMMY! We also got a pizza and played on the playground outside! My kids loved the mega pillow! We also had a blast on the zipline! We bought some stuff in the giftshop! I love all the different options they had there! Something for everyone! Even a toy area! We had so much fun, that we went back there the next day! lol! We had a wonderful breakfast at the café! This is a one-of-a-kind, beautiful family friendly business and I'm so thankful me and my family finally got to visit! We live 5 hours away, but we will definitely be back! :)”

“Visited during Shortsfeat, and saw Trophy Boy play. What a blast. Great place to hang out and watch a good band. Stuck On Dirty would love to play here sometime.”

“There are several pizza options around and after tonight Papa K’s will be at the top of my list. Excellent “pizza pocket” and the normal pizza is pretty great as well. We also got some chicken strips, which were pretty decent.”

“If you happen to be around Bellaire, please stop and check out our newest addiction, Aiko Street Food! We've been getting Chef Ryan's awesome Street Fries and Smash burgers for a few weeks now, and we can't get enough! If you're looking for a favor explosion, give them a try. You won't regret it! Everything we tried so far has been awesome!!!”

“We loved our food!! It was our first visit. We will come back soon!!!”

“Best pizza in the north. Also amazing drinks- great values and service”

“She made an adorable cake board + cupcakes (cupcakes not pictured) for our daughter’s first birthday! Everyone raved about how delicious both were. She was super quick to always respond, pricing was great, and the pickup was very easy!! Will definitely be using her again and recommending her to anyone who is looking!!!”

“This is a nice, friendly, sit down style, family restaurant. It has good food at very fair prices. It’s a very well run restaurant and I would highly recommend it.”

“Great service, always with a smile and always has great spices. My all time favorite is Maple Bourbon Jalapeño!”

“The arcade was fun and, while we weren’t good at it, we bowled as well. It was a lot of fun and the service was really friendly. Surprised more people don’t come here! (Didn’t eat any food though, but it looked good.)”

“Warm friendly place. Brought 15 people (called ahead). They were very accommodating. We were looking for appetizers for the whole table and the bartender suggested Mombo (?) baskets. They were a bit of everything from the fryer in each basket. Perfect”

“We enjoyed the sampler we got. Everything was very tasty! We will definitely order again!”

“good food good people good service”

“We had our wedding at the Lakeview Hotel at Shanty Creek and it was absolutely beautiful! Our coordinator, Amber, was fantastic and kept everything moving as we’re were planning the wedding and during the wedding itself! Great food, friendly staff, and overall a positive experience. Thank you for a day I’ll never forget!”

“Came here after no one Waited on us at another place. We had great service. The two girls running the bar killed it w their tag team approach and friendly attitude. Burger was great thank you !!”

“We had our wedding at the Lakeview Hotel at Shanty Creek and it was absolutely beautiful! Our coordinator, Amber, was fantastic and kept everything moving as we’re were planning the wedding and during the wedding itself! Great food, friendly staff, and overall a positive experience. Thank you for a day I’ll never forget!”

“We have had great service here in the past and great food. They even made a special pasta for my granddaughter. But last night was a disaster. They were out of so many options on the menu. When we ordered our burgers she said she cannot guarantee they will be made the temperature we requested because they are so busy. Wow, really? When ordering drinks so many options of beers not available. She didn’t know what brands of scotch and vodka were available. We asked for a drink menu but she couldn’t be bothered with that but continued to muddle through her iPad lists. When our food came, I had asked for my burger to be without bun. But they didn’t include the aoli sauce so I asked for some for my burger. My husbands wings came out very dry and just a dab of sauce in the bottom of the basket. So he asked for more buffalo sauce. Waitress said “oh they were tossed in sauce already. Maybe they were just sitting for awhile waiting for the other food to be done.” WOW, really? Well they are too dry. Need more sauce. Then when the bill came they charged us $2.00 for the sauces! We complained and she said she had to charge us. We asked to speak to the manager. SHE argued with us. She said she watched them toss our wings in the 2 oz of sauce and they were fine. I said there absolutely was no white aoli sauce on my burger. She said she would be ok taking that charge off. But since when do you argue with a customer? Especially someone who is a regular and have gotten those same things in the past and had appropriate sauces. Just too bad that even a manager would act this way. We hate being nickel and dimed for everything. Give it a try. They normally do have good food. Most of the time we have good service but last night was very trying.”