The Gate House
1547 Cadotte Ave, Mackinac Island
(906) 847-3772
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It was a pretty cool place but our server was super moody and ignored us when our food had been done for half an hour and they weren't busy at all. He had not asked us how we wanted the bills split he just put it all on one tab. Not very professional or friendly behavior at all would not go back!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
There was nothing special about this place. Everything was deep fried, greasy and heavy. We ordered the sampler and it was ok, nothing I would recommend. We also ordered the onion rings, they were good but way too much batter and greasy. I ordered the cheeseburger, missed that it was a double patty, so I ended up removing one of the patties and then paid extra for the fries since it’s an up charge. I immediately wanted to taste the fries but they were cold, not even warm. I tried looking for the server, she never came back to check on us, since we were in a rush, we left. So I ended up paying for the up charge for cold fries and didn’t even get to enjoy them.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
The dueling pianos show is a blast. Good times, great drinks. Bartenders Bree and Goron are the best.
Music is way too loud
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 5
The Adult Grilled Cheese is really a ham sandwich with cheese. The thinnest layer of cheese I've ever seen on a grilled cheese. Why call it that?
Grilled Ham & Cheese is a thing. But a Grilled Cheese Sandwich should have cheese pouring over the sides more than the ham.
Tasted fine. Would have been better with 300% more cheese.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
CUT BACK on the SEASONING! Everything was SO salty. The seasoning on the fries was so thick it fell off and stuck to my fingers. Felt like my mouth and esophagus were cauterized from the salt burn. Terrible slaw. Like raw cabbage . Need something sweet to balance out all that sodium.
Good portion sizes, but you can't eat the whole meal because it's so damn salty.
The service was Excellent!
Prices high. Better than some on the rock, but everything Mackinac Island is WAY over priced.
What's up with the $1.66 Historic Preservation Fee on the bill? Should be optional or disclosed up front by the server. If you want to cut out that fee and still preserve something, you should use some of that salt you're so heavy handed with.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
The Crispy Chicken Power Bowl was fantastic.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Crappy pricey eatery on Mackinac Island (like all of them). We got the “chicken pot pie” for $28 and it wasn’t good. It was just a layer of flaky bread on top with a subpar creamy chicken soup. You could barely call it chicken soup though since they just added small shreds of chicken, they cheaped out big time. Atmosphere was below average. Very loud and not family friendly, especially at night. Drunk people coming up to me in front of my wife pointing at women who were leaving and saying they had nice butts, that kind of thing. Service was bad. Had to wait at the front for 10 minutes before I was noticed and sat down. Don’t recommend this place to anyone going to Mackinac Island nor do I recommend going to Mackinac Island at all.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Great atmosphere and good food! Karice was excellent and accommodating!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
We had a very late lunch at this restaurant. There are plenty of choices in the menu. We had shrimp tacos, burgers, fries. Recommend to skip fries as they are overcooked and very salty. Restaurant is clean and service is efficient. Wait staff is mostly temporary employees from Jamaica and some of them are pretty rude.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Restaurantji Recommends
We had our rehearsal dinner here and it was SO delicious (get the nachos and the fish and chips!). Absolutely loved it and the patio was the perfect place for it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place! We stopped in for lunch and had good service and good food. White fish sandwich and tuna rice bowl were both awesome. Server disappeared at the end of our meal, which seems to be a theme on the island. But other than that everything was great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Had a really great time here over the weekend. We popped in for an earlyish dinner before catching the boat home. Didn't have to wait all (got there around 5:30 on a Saturday) staff was very attentive and kind. Pace was great. Drinks and food were yummy. Prices were fair especially on a tourist centered island.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It's a large sports bar on a tourist island. I can't say I would recommend the place. The food was really salty. I didn't expect a whole lot though. They seem to have a wider variety of menu items because it's a tourist island. Probably not a lot of repeat customers. If it were on the mainland I don't think it would be in business long.
The service was good. We were sat quickly. Our server was around often, nice, and didn't have to be reminded to get things.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
FISH and CHIPS
45 minutes food waiting!! My fried fish is not crispy anymore and my fries is so salty and soggy, the tartar and coleslaw are just fine.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
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