Apache Trout Grill

Updated review 2025. I’ve been going first week of June for many years. This year was very good. The traverse city cherry salad was excellent. The key lime pie was back to top shelf goodness. I really must commend our server Vincent -he went above and beyond to make our experience outstanding ! Thank you

White fish and mushrooms are over cooked with toooo much breading. Horrible. The waitress was great but the manager never came to the table and he went to everybody else’s table. My fish was burned on the bottom and dry as a bone.

Our server was attentive and polite. Nice ambiance however; the food was basic. Considering their location and the prices, I expected better quality. Not high-end but more specialized to the area and the theme they were promoting.

Beautiful views of the bay, great food, and friendly staff. The deep fried portobello mushrooms, Caesar salad, and peanut butter pie were all scrumptious!

Our server Danielle was fantastic! She was probably one of the best server's we have ever had. We came on a Saturday night they were very busy and Danielle gave us all sorts of tips and places to visit. She went out of her way to make us feel welcome we never felt like a burden while we were asking questions. Truthfully we were joking that she missed her calling of being a tour guide for Traverse City. You can tell she has pride in her town. The food, the view everything was amazing but most importantly we thank Danielle for going above and beyond. We even found some Leland blues today while rock hunting because of her tips! Again thanks Danielle and Apache for such a nice night this visit was such a highlight in our trip so far.
Thanks again
Donna and Ron (Springfield, Illinois)

Delicious blackened Salmon and blackened walleye!!! Thank you!

Great atmosphere and the food was amazing! We had a little hiccup while trying to get seated, just a mixup that ended up having us wait about twice as long as we were told we would be. Other than that, the service was fantastic. I ordered the Walleye, and can easily say one of the best fish meals I have had. Will absolutely be back!

Great food! Great Service!

My boyfriend and I had our date night here and it was amazing! The food was 10/10 and our waiter Vincent was so nice and helpful. He gave us recommendations on food and drinks and they did not disappoint! He gave his honest opinion on things and we appreciated all of it. He even brought me a sauce he thought would be good to dip my sweet potato fries in and it was delicious! We will definitely be returning in the future.

This was our first experience at this restaurant. It was quaint and cozy with a beautiful view of the Bay & a toasty fireplace. Food quality was good and Server was very pleasant. We will return.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Skip the prime rib. Tough to cut and tpugh to eat! Especially for the price. Came up to TC for a 30th anniversary weekend, enjoyed other restaurants but the food here was dissappinting. Wife's meal was very average as well.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 4

Really nice place. People friendly. Food was very great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I been in this place 2 times and both been pretty bad.They don’t know how to prepare good seafood, specially the calamari is terrible everything is super plain and greasy. My friend had steak and same issue as well.
The only good thing, the place has beautiful view of the lake.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Why are people reviewing this restaurant to be so good? Does no one leave Michigan? ?our Mozzarella sticks were burnt and probably one of the worst I’ve ever had ! I paid 70 bucks for crab legs that were cold and sub par and asparagus was cold also (And an extra plate should be given with the crab legs) For what I paid for my meal, it was not up to par. My husband’s walleye was a very small serving compared to what we have had in many other places. Sorry, I’m just trying to be honest. I feel bad as what these platforms are for to let other people know.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Deep fried borsin with a 9/10 steak, fantastic!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5