This was the most amazing dining experience I have had!!We are so thankful that we were able to be included in the last table side serving from the Ceasar salad and the escargot to the most tastfull beef tenderloin diner here at my favorite dining restaurant "Micheal on the Thames" the servers was outstand including serves that have been serving there for more 30 years and came back to be part of the last night for table side servings.Thank you all for making this our last great meal experience at "Micheals"Parking: Parked right out front
Joseph Angelini
Over the last 23 years I have been enjoying Michael's on the Thames celebrating many of life's milestones, including birthdays graduations my wedding rehearsal dinner and our family's favorite tradition Christmas eve lunch at Michaels.Last night I had my last amazing dinner at Michael's on the Thames and it truly was sad leaving the restaurant I even got a bit emotional it's going to be a loss when the doors close for the last time.Thank you for all the great memories and meals and Giacomo's lunch time Christmas carols.Parking: Plenty of parkingWheelchair accessibility: The building is wheelchair accessible
Katie Carter
My husband surprised me with dinner at Michael's on the Thames for my birthday.Our first and sadly our last (new owners and new set up apparently). We had table service Ceasar Salad made by Todd. So good, and we won't have that same experience again. Also had the table service tenderloin - AMAZING! Then our server Abby surprised us with a congratulatory dessert. We are so happy that we had this experience and so sad that we waited so long to attend. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Michael's Famous Caesar Salad
Liam Drozdowski
Pros:- Food- Atmosphere- Music- Coat checkCons- Food- Wait Staff- ParkingWent here for a Christmas party with friends. From the hype I've heard about Michael's, I have to say I was underwhelmed by my first experience. When we arrived, it was difficult to find parking, our party all arrived on time/early for our reservation and had to wait in the very small bar area while our table was cleaned and prepared, we weren't seated until 10 mins after our reserved time.Our wait staff (primary server and secondary for tableside service) were friendly, but not as professional as I was expecting for the establishment, the secondary server made snarky jokes all evening and at one point was very rude to my fiancee and talked down to her. Our primary server was much better, but again, you can find more professionalism at the keg or milestones.The food was hit or miss, my entree was delicious, but multiple people at our table got the Caesar salad that Micheal's is famous for, and while it was cool to see it prepared tableside, it was an unevenly coated garlic overload. We did not get dessert so I can't comment on that. Our entrees took an exceptionally long time to arrive, over an hour at minimum. The starting biscuits were good, but nothing special.I was impressed by the ambiance of the restaurant, the live band was a nice touch, and the overall interior was elegant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Desserts
Peter K
Food was excellent!
Richard
Microwave heated food... Fine dining?! Such lies new owners messed it up
Cory Goldstein
Underwhelming experience. The kitchen forgot to put beets in my beet salad, and left a bay leaf in my french onion soup. Our server took away both my forks before the main was served, and I had to ask another server for one. When our server brought the bill, she noticed a mistake and came back with another bill adding $24 for putting a cake down on the table that we brought to the restaurant (no, she didn't cut it).Overall, very poor service, meh atmosphere, and the food is just okay. Won't be returning or recommending to anyone.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Rebecca
My boyfriend and I went here for our anniversary! It was incredible to say the least. Him and I got cocktails - the Golden Cadillac and the French 75 - both were delicious. They really outdo themselves! The food was also amazing, flavourful and the portions were great. We were both left beyond satisfied and we will definitely be going again :)Special thanks to Abby, who made our evening special - you provided us with excellent service and hope to see you again!
Jim Burnard
We emailed the owners with indepth details of our dissatisfaction and they didn't even bother to answer . I guess they dont care about our experience.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
Skye Pavia
Excellent service. Beautiful atmosphere with a piano player. Amazing food and a pretty extensive wine/drink menu. Portions were bigger than expected! They also make the salads and some entrees table side. Highly recommend!
Left hanging with $200. Gift cert. Thanks for not getting back to me. Tried several times and left messages.
Mr Angelini
Over the last 23 years I have been enjoying Michael's on the Thames celebrating many of life's milestones, including birthdays graduations my wedding rehearsal dinner and our family's favorite tradition Christmas eve lunch at Michaels.Last night I had my last amazing dinner at Michael's on the Thames and it truly was sad leaving the restaurant I even got a bit emotional it's going to be a loss when the doors close for the last time.Thank you for all the great memories and meals and Giacomo's lunch time Christmas carols.Parking: Plenty of parkingWheelchair accessibility: The building is wheelchair accessible
Rebecca Reichmann
My boyfriend and I went here for our anniversary! It was incredible to say the least. Him and I got cocktails - the Golden Cadillac and the French 75 - both were delicious. They really outdo themselves! The food was also amazing, flavourful and the portions were great. We were both left beyond satisfied and we will definitely be going again :)Special thanks to Abby, who made our evening special - you provided us with excellent service and hope to see you again!
J Mac
Our wait staff member was Juan. The food and service was a great experience! We will be back...Thank you Michael's on the Thames!!
tbchalmers
Over 30 years ago, when we lived in London, we frequently ate at Michael's on the Thames with friends and family. Fast forward 33 years of marriage, and returning back to Bayfield, after spending 25 years in Whistler, we finally had the chance to revisit Michael's. I do not know what took us so very long to return!! My Mom and I had a wonderful evening on a "girls night out"". Everything from the service, to the atmosphere, and of course the food , was excellent!! We had such a fabulous experience, we booked a Saturday jazz night in two weeks time with my Mom and husband. We would highly recommend Michael's on the Thames. There's a reason why they have been around for 39 years!
This was the most amazing dining experience I have had!!We are so thankful that we were able to be included in the last table side serving from the Ceasar salad and the escargot to the most tastfull beef tenderloin diner here at my favorite dining restaurant "Micheal on the Thames" the servers was outstand including serves that have been serving there for more 30 years and came back to be part of the last night for table side servings.Thank you all for making this our last great meal experience at "Micheals"Parking: Parked right out front
Over the last 23 years I have been enjoying Michael's on the Thames celebrating many of life's milestones, including birthdays graduations my wedding rehearsal dinner and our family's favorite tradition Christmas eve lunch at Michaels.Last night I had my last amazing dinner at Michael's on the Thames and it truly was sad leaving the restaurant I even got a bit emotional it's going to be a loss when the doors close for the last time.Thank you for all the great memories and meals and Giacomo's lunch time Christmas carols.Parking: Plenty of parkingWheelchair accessibility: The building is wheelchair accessible
My husband surprised me with dinner at Michael's on the Thames for my birthday.Our first and sadly our last (new owners and new set up apparently). We had table service Ceasar Salad made by Todd. So good, and we won't have that same experience again. Also had the table service tenderloin - AMAZING! Then our server Abby surprised us with a congratulatory dessert. We are so happy that we had this experience and so sad that we waited so long to attend. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Michael's Famous Caesar Salad
Pros:- Food- Atmosphere- Music- Coat checkCons- Food- Wait Staff- ParkingWent here for a Christmas party with friends. From the hype I've heard about Michael's, I have to say I was underwhelmed by my first experience. When we arrived, it was difficult to find parking, our party all arrived on time/early for our reservation and had to wait in the very small bar area while our table was cleaned and prepared, we weren't seated until 10 mins after our reserved time.Our wait staff (primary server and secondary for tableside service) were friendly, but not as professional as I was expecting for the establishment, the secondary server made snarky jokes all evening and at one point was very rude to my fiancee and talked down to her. Our primary server was much better, but again, you can find more professionalism at the keg or milestones.The food was hit or miss, my entree was delicious, but multiple people at our table got the Caesar salad that Micheal's is famous for, and while it was cool to see it prepared tableside, it was an unevenly coated garlic overload. We did not get dessert so I can't comment on that. Our entrees took an exceptionally long time to arrive, over an hour at minimum. The starting biscuits were good, but nothing special.I was impressed by the ambiance of the restaurant, the live band was a nice touch, and the overall interior was elegant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Desserts
Food was excellent!
Microwave heated food... Fine dining?! Such lies new owners messed it up
Underwhelming experience. The kitchen forgot to put beets in my beet salad, and left a bay leaf in my french onion soup. Our server took away both my forks before the main was served, and I had to ask another server for one. When our server brought the bill, she noticed a mistake and came back with another bill adding $24 for putting a cake down on the table that we brought to the restaurant (no, she didn't cut it).Overall, very poor service, meh atmosphere, and the food is just okay. Won't be returning or recommending to anyone.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
My boyfriend and I went here for our anniversary! It was incredible to say the least. Him and I got cocktails - the Golden Cadillac and the French 75 - both were delicious. They really outdo themselves! The food was also amazing, flavourful and the portions were great. We were both left beyond satisfied and we will definitely be going again :)Special thanks to Abby, who made our evening special - you provided us with excellent service and hope to see you again!
We emailed the owners with indepth details of our dissatisfaction and they didn't even bother to answer . I guess they dont care about our experience.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
Excellent service. Beautiful atmosphere with a piano player. Amazing food and a pretty extensive wine/drink menu. Portions were bigger than expected! They also make the salads and some entrees table side. Highly recommend!
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Left hanging with $200. Gift cert. Thanks for not getting back to me. Tried several times and left messages.
Over the last 23 years I have been enjoying Michael's on the Thames celebrating many of life's milestones, including birthdays graduations my wedding rehearsal dinner and our family's favorite tradition Christmas eve lunch at Michaels.Last night I had my last amazing dinner at Michael's on the Thames and it truly was sad leaving the restaurant I even got a bit emotional it's going to be a loss when the doors close for the last time.Thank you for all the great memories and meals and Giacomo's lunch time Christmas carols.Parking: Plenty of parkingWheelchair accessibility: The building is wheelchair accessible
My boyfriend and I went here for our anniversary! It was incredible to say the least. Him and I got cocktails - the Golden Cadillac and the French 75 - both were delicious. They really outdo themselves! The food was also amazing, flavourful and the portions were great. We were both left beyond satisfied and we will definitely be going again :)Special thanks to Abby, who made our evening special - you provided us with excellent service and hope to see you again!
Our wait staff member was Juan. The food and service was a great experience! We will be back...Thank you Michael's on the Thames!!
Over 30 years ago, when we lived in London, we frequently ate at Michael's on the Thames with friends and family. Fast forward 33 years of marriage, and returning back to Bayfield, after spending 25 years in Whistler, we finally had the chance to revisit Michael's. I do not know what took us so very long to return!! My Mom and I had a wonderful evening on a "girls night out"". Everything from the service, to the atmosphere, and of course the food , was excellent!! We had such a fabulous experience, we booked a Saturday jazz night in two weeks time with my Mom and husband. We would highly recommend Michael's on the Thames. There's a reason why they have been around for 39 years!