Paradise Cove Bar & Grill (South End Tiki)

Great restaurant, bar, and marina on Lake Leelanau!! Can’t wait for the ice cream store to open this summer!

A wonderful little book in the south end of beautiful lake lealanau. A family run place where you can feel the commitment. Accommodating host. Great views. And a straight shot to M22 and traverse city or Suttons Bay. Full hook up. Worth the stay for a weekend or a whole season( like us)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing drinks with a great atmosphere. Love being on the water with family and friends!!

I do not recommend this place due to the incredibly rude, hot head restaurant owner. My apologies for this incredibly long review, but we had a really bad experience at this place and we never even made it into the restaurant. Here’s the backstory…My dad and I decided to spend the day fishing on Lake Leelanau. We wanted to launch the boat on the east side of the lake at the launch next to Paradise Cove, so we could enjoy some lunch there when we were done fishing. We’ve never launched a boat at this launch before, and the extremely limited trailer parking situation isn’t entirely clear. Long story short, we screwed up and apparently parked the boat trailer and truck somewhere we shouldn’t have. My dad honestly thought he was parking in the best place available to avoid blocking any driveways, the road, other boaters, etc. When we arrived back to the boat launch, we were barely out of the boat, the owner of the restaurant stormed out to the boat launch, approached my 73-year-old dad and aggressively told him he must immediately move the truck and trailer. He angrily told us we weren’t allowed to park in the only place that seemed, from our perspective, to make any sense. My dad apologized and instantly went to move his trailer. At that moment, instead of offering up some useful information about where we were “allowed” to park, the restaurant owner proceeded to try and belittle my dad further. I couldn’t believe how nasty and rude this guy was treating my dad. His reaction to this situation was completely overblown. Needless to say, we didn’t have lunch at Paradise Cove and we never will again. We will never take family or friends to Paradise Cove and we will never recommend the place to tourists or co-workers etc. So, BRAVO ? Paradise Cove Bar and Grill owner…you managed to run off two potential repeat customers. Bummer, it’s so close to where we live…oh well, I keep hearing the place isn’t what it used to be after these new owners took over anyway. Helpful hint to those who decide to try your luck: If you’re using the boat ramp, do not park your trailer on the grass at the very edge of the campground, you might get rolled by the restaurant owner upon your return ?. However, now, there is probably an extremely obnoxious WARNING that you won’t be able to miss. Good luck maneuvering your boat around this business’s property.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 1

What a slice of paradise! We are camping here and love it! Beautiful view, full service sites with shade. The best part is the awesome tiki bar with excellent service, delicious food and amazing cocktails right on the water of a beautiful lake. Cobb salad, tacos and appetizer were all delicious. Margaritas and Long Islands were made perfectly!!!! Highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fish Tacos, Cobb Salad

Food awful...

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Fish Tacos, Chicken Tacos

PHENOMENAL!!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hamburger

Incredible place to have a drink, lunch, and enjoy the beautiful lake views! The service and the food exceeded our expectations. I highly recommend ordering the smoked white fish dip and fish tacos. If I could give this place more than 5 ⭐️, I would.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My friend and I went here with my 9 year old. We were seated right away. The food was fantastic. I got the burger (well seasoned), daughter got the grilled cheese and friend got the shrimp tacos. All tasted great. The owners are on the premise and spoke with us. Would go again in a heart beat. You can drive your boat up too!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hamburger

We may have caught them when they were short staffed. Service was ok we had either a manager or owner and she was trying to multi task but it made things a little slow. The food was typical bar food and not that great unfortunately. Boat parking was very easy and accessible. But the experience wasn't what I hoped for.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

We were able to pull our pontoon right up to the dock! A worker came right out to the dock to help us and show us where to park. We were a huge group (21 total) and they were able to seat us immediately which was amazing. We had the best customer service. We had 7 kids with us and the owners brought out Foosball and table corn hole to help pass the time. We were blown away by the customer service. The food was great! A lot of us had some version of tacos and they were all sooo good! This was our first time at this restaurant but it won't be the last. This was such a fun trip for our family. Top notch customer service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fish Tacos, Chicken Tacos

20 cyclist and we should have called. We overwhelmed the staff. Fourth of July weekend and super busy.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Jerry, Barb and Todd are so kind! There service is sweet,food is delish and drinks are the top!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Tenders, Fish Tacos, Hamburger

Great place to get gas on the lake. Prices for rec gas are about a dollar higher than the rec gas at gas stations in town.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

excellent time and great service.