Cut River Grille

We've been to the Cut River Grille numerous times in the last month and each time the food and service have been great. Recently went to a wine tasting here. Not only did we taste eight nice wines but great appetizers were provided. For $20 it's the best deal in town and they have the wine tasting monthly.

Best Cobb Salad in NoMi. The menu is robust and lots of options. Great service and very attentive staff.

Nice atmosphere and good service. Cobb salad was excellent and huge. Shrimp pasta dish was good. My flank steak dinner was acceptable (not spectacular), but side salad was very good and so were rolls.

A total delight to select any menu item to find it has been prepared with care and expertise. Their chef knows his stuff and uses his imagination to offer delightful and clever culinary combinations. All so delicious. The bartenders and wait staff are so much fun and cater to our every need, spoiling us every time we visit. And the place is cute. Not overdone, cozy but not crowded and their outdoor patio dining oozes with ambiance and has very enjoyable entertainment. We go every time we come up.

The whole crew was able to get a Friday reservation for dinner. We were happy to catch a perch fish fry & all the kids loved the french fries. A full bar, with knowledgeable staff that eagerly brought samples of alternatives when the 1st pick was unavailable. We appreciated the varied menu, with many options besides fried bar food. Great little spot in the woods. We appreciated the woodsy decor & the excellent wait staff.

I have a problem with remembering the day of the week. Another Friday in Northern Michigan where I forgot what day it was and decided I needed some type of fish entree. I didn't want to cook because first I would have had to gone to the store to buy fish. Not an easy thing to do in Rural Michigan. So I chose Cut River Grille for it's closeness and usually good tasting food. I'm so glad Mom forced me to do takeout. When I got to the restaurant to pickup the food it was a madhouse--which is every Northern Michigan restaurant's dream. People with reservations were even having to wait til servers were available. But patrons didn't seem to care. Just more reason to grab a drink from the bar and go listen to the live music on deck. Hey now that I say that I realize the music was at a decibel of enjoyment. I got there probably earlier than I should've. Takeout on Friday is probably not the norm. The manager hunted down my meal which was still cooking. He asked me who took my order but darn if I knew. I could barely hear her on the phone. The connection was lousy--again whatcha gonna do it's Northern Michigan. I ordered pan-seared Walleye and my dinner mate (aka Mom) had Shrimp Pappardelle...glad I can spell that cause I can't for the life of me say it. The Shrimp meal looked amazing. Homemade pasta with six very very large shrimp. Maybe could have had a little more pink sauce. The portion was huge. I kept asking Mom if she was eating. Every time I looked over the amount didn't seem to change. When Mom claimed she was full I had to assume she had been eating--or did she pull the wool over my eyes. Nah! It was a big portion. The Walleye was fresh tasting no fishy taste or smell. The rice was called Spanish rice but I would call it a flavored rice with onions, red peppers, and broccoli. I have to admit though that when I opened the container, it had an odd smell. I couldn't place it and chocked it up to my smeller being off due to allergies from pollen, wildfire smoke, and weather related sinus problems oh and maybe residual from Covid. What else could it be since I ate all of my meal. The Walleye was a nice size fillet with some bone thrown in. Hey it's Walleye. Cut River Grille has yet to disappoint. The higher than average Local prices don't seem to deter people from coming. Cut River serves unique food compared to other local places and as long as quality continues, people will keep coming. My fellow Yelp Elite team are going to be disappointed in me again. I failed to take pictures of my food. DUH! So instead I'm posting pics of my takeout dining view here in Northern Michigan.