Restaurants near Central Lake

“Y’all are the real MVPs. 😄”

“My sons and I came here for dinner and we all had different hamburgers. We really liked them and recommend stopping in and giving them a try. Also, our waitress was very friendly and made our dinner stay very enjoyable.”

“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.”

“Good coffee selection with cute names! Breakfast bagels were DELICIOUS! The sausage patty was dang near a 1/2 inch thick! Their cinnamon roll was sinful! Will definitely be back if we’re in the area again.”

“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!”

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

“Friendly atmosphere. Small town appeal.”

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

“Stopped in this morning at the Walloon location, do yourself a favor and get anything with the marshmallow cold foam. BEST cold brew coffee I’ve had! Keep doing what you’re doing!”

“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 ;)”

“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”

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

“So much fun!! Great kids areas!! Love the products, only wish they had gluten free donuts!! 🍩”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“I've ordered from Aiko a few times now, and the food has always been delicious. I recommend their Bento Box with the burger + fried rice option, it is delectable. 😏🍴 (pictured below) + Their new delivery service is great! Super nice for when you don't want to get out, or for when you need lunch/dinner at work like me. 😄”

“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!!!”

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

“good food, great staff, my daily spot for breakfast. highly recommend and it's not cash only fyi”

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

“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 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!”

“Sweet little bar! Lovee this place 🤗 With Beautiful bartenders to boot!!”

“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!”

“good food good people good service”

“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.”