Bentwood Tavern

600 W Water St, New Buffalo
(866) 238-2208

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Linus

Had reservations to visit for a birthday dinner. Food and service was excellent. Had the smoked whitefish and deviled eggs for starters. Both were excellent. The table had a cross section of foods: the trout, salmon and steak pot pie. All were excellent. "The best salmon I ever had" was one of the comments. The only slight misstep was that the order was for chicken pot pie and we received steak pot pie. Our waitress noticed and offered to replace it. She couldn't pry the steak off the table it was so good! Highly recommend it. Make sure you get reservations.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jason Newman

Amazing menu with options for everyone. Burger is ridonk. Dana at the bar was great! Amongst the best of Harbor Country dining.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Caroline Dimauro

Very enjoyable experience. Super friendly and accommodating, timely service from McKenna. She’s fantastic. Mussels, steak frites and steak pot pie ALL delicious. Beautiful and perfectly relaxed, comfortable ambiance on a Sunday evening. Wish we would have discovered sooner!! We’ll definitely be back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Anthony Salas (Tony)

Amazing food and service!! Ask for a filthy vodka martini!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Vicki Woods

The only negative is the cost. Be prepared to spend some money. It is a beautiful restaurant. The service was excellent, and the food was delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jennifer DeWilde

Went here for daughter's 21st birthday. They ask you when you make reservation if you are celebrating any thing special. I told them. When they called to tell us outdoor patio was closed due to rain, they asked again if we were celebrating anything special, I told them again. Not only did the waitress not acknowledge that we were celebrating a 21st birthday, she had zero personality and was very inattentive. Had to be asked more than once for several things. Left my dad waiting for his meal and brought it 15 minutes later than everyone else's. Two of us ordered the $32 bland and boring lobster roll with the potato chips that tasted like they were fried in OLD SEED OIL. $270 bill included the waitress $42 tip that she circled like she deserved it. Also got the wedge salad which had watered down bland and sour tasting dill ranch dressing. Soft soggy tomatoes. All the food was average at best - but mostly subpar for a restaurant with these ratings. the location is nice especially outside but they need to step up the service, and the menu.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

A. Jaden Jones

This dining establishment offers many amazing cocktails, along with an exceptional wine list. The food is great quality, especially the scallop dishes. They offer indoor dining in a cozy space, along with a beautiful outdoor option harbor side.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lorraine Johnson

Great food and creative drinks. Service was amazing, both at the bar with Julie then at our table with Jeana. Both offered just the right amount of attentive customer service, expertise and fun!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Luna Shotsberger

Seasonal smart menu

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Christy McBride

The food, service and cocktails were amazing at the restaurant!

I graded the atmosphere as a three only because of the number of crying babies all around us and toddlers bouncing off of the seats which was annoying. I realize that isn’t the restaurants fault mostly the parents who couldn’t control their kids.

We opted for a 6:30pm dinner time perhaps if we waited until later there would have been less kids everywhere. The deviled egg appetizer was delicious and my roasted chicken was amazing. The beignets were a highlight as a light dessert.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kevin Harrigan

Absolutely loved this place. Awesome atmosphere and amazing food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jonathan Ragan

It feels like this place preys on old people enjoying the atmosphere inside. The food really wasn't too great the truffle fries were okay but lost their touch a little before halfway through, I had the equivalent of a French dip but it was nothing special. Waitress forgot our drink but was amazing other than that, for the cost definitely not worth it save your money and go somewhere else in town. It's as though they believe their atmosphere warrants the cost but the food is not on par sadly, I feel like a lot of American restaurants are leaning this way and it's not fair to the customer.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Henry Hanauer

This place was ok… if the service was better. We came with 11 people, split into a table of 4 and 7. We each had our own waiter. I timed it, and from the time we ordered to when we received our food was 53 minutes. Food was fine, portions were good. Would not go back.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Tavern Burger

Ted Jones

Our waitress was very nice, attentive and interested in our anniversary dinner. The view was great for us being active boaters having dinner in a marina. Comfortable seats.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Raquel Ratleph

This restaurant has a beautifully cozy, laid back atmosphere. It’s fancy, yet family friendly. We bought our two toddlers and we felt welcomed and not like we were intruding in an uptight place. So the food… delicious!! We had the deviled eggs, and a couple sandwiches. The flavors were so yummy and unique. I even munched on my kids grilled cheese and it was delicious too. ?

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