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Walloon Lake Inn

4.8
4.8
1066 Reviews
$31 to $50
Contemporary American
Walloon Lake Inn is a unique upscale restaurant, which was totally renovated in 2014. It is a popular destination for people seeking a distinctive dining experience with a reputation of fantastic food, lovely atmosphere and superb service.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 15 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary American
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Daily 4:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (231) 535-2999
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Executive chef
    Mike DeMarco
  • Private party facilities
    We will for a reasonable fee close our dinning room for your function.
  • Private party contact
    Melissa Ogden: (231) 535-2999
  • Neighborhood
    Walloon Lake
  • Cross street
    Windsor
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 1,066 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.9Ambience
  • 4.5Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Northern Michigan / Upper Peninsula

    Best Overall

  • Northern Michigan / Upper Peninsula

    Best Food

  • Northern Michigan / Upper Peninsula

    Best Service

  • Northern Michigan / Upper Peninsula

    Best Ambiance

  • Northern Michigan / Upper Peninsula

    Best Value

  • Northern Michigan / Upper Peninsula

    Great for fine wines

  • Northern Michigan / Upper Peninsula

    Great for outdoor dining

  • Northern Michigan / Upper Peninsula

    Romantic

  • Northern Michigan / Upper Peninsula

    Great for scenic views

  • Northern Michigan / Upper Peninsula

    Good for special occasions

  • Northern Michigan / Upper Peninsula

    Most Booked

  • Northern Michigan

    Best Overall

  • Northern Michigan

    Best Food

  • Northern Michigan

    Best Service

  • Northern Michigan

    Best Ambiance

  • Northern Michigan

    Best Value

  • Northern Michigan

    Great for fine wines

  • Northern Michigan

    Great for outdoor dining

  • Northern Michigan

    Romantic

  • Northern Michigan

    Great for scenic views

  • Northern Michigan

    Good for special occasions

  • Northern Michigan

    Most Booked

1,068 Reviews
  1. JessicaB

    Detroit

    12 reviews

    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    The food was really good. The service was great and the view was fantastic!

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Sat out on patio on a beautiful evening. Drinks, meal, and desserts all top notch.

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  3. DanP

    Cleveland

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Best dining experience we have had in a long time! Staff was great, food was fabulous, and indoor and outdoor seating was beautiful ! Harkens back to the days when dining was gentile and elegant. We will definitely return!

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  4. ScottF

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I can not say enough about the whole experience at Walloon Lake Inn. We arrived for an early dinner on a beautiful Friday evening. The summer-like night allowed us to be seated outside for dinner in late September. The view from the outdoor patio to Walloon Lake started the evening perfectly. Our server was fantastic with just the right amount of attention and recommendations. The 3 course special from 4pm to 6pm is worth every dollar. Everyone in our party of 4 had something different and each meal was perfectly cooked and delicious. If you are more focused on a great meal, atmosphere and service, I would highly recommend the Walloon Lake Inn. We will return on our trip to northern Michigan.

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  5. ShelleyB

    Detroit

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing place!! Setting is BEAUTIFUL!! The food was delicious ! Our waiter, Janice was the best!

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  6. CarolC

    Northern MI

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fabulous dinner as always. Courtney our server was outstanding!!

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Everything was excellent! A great three courses for $60.00 value. Janice took very good care of us and was efficient and pleasant. We will be returning soon.

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  8. DonnaR

    Chicago

    149 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    149 reviews

    Dined on September 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    This restaurant has a gorgeous outdoor dining area, but when weather isn't cooperative, the indoor restaurant is cozy and inviting. Our server was top notch, and our food was all beautifully prepared and presented. For fine dining in this part of Michigan, Walloon Lake Inn is probably the best choice.

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  9. NancyS

    Palm Springs

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 14, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience5
    It is always a pleasure to dine at Walloon Lake Inn. We have enjoyed it for many years.

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  10. jcaestecker

    Orange County

    50 reviews

    5.0

    50 reviews

    Dined on September 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Beyond great. This is the only place we go for dinner when we're in the area. Excellent food and excellent service are consistent here. Our server, Becky, was terrific and highly knowledgeable about the menu. The kitchen never misses on execution. The atmosphere is refined and has a gorgeous view of Walloon Lake. It's a little pricey but you WILL NOT regret it.

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  11. OpenTable Diner

    Las Vegas

    17 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on September 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Lovely dinner to celebrate our anniversary. Beautiful lakeside dining with professional staff and traditional tasty menu offerings. Beautiful bar and outside dining when weather permits.

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  12. Michael

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    As usual was a great experience. The 3 for $60 is a fantastic deal (from 4 to 5 PM only).

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  13. KellyN

    Grand Rapids

    13 reviews

    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on September 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Truly a special place. Food is delectable and service top notch. Loved the apple salad and short ribs. Can’t wait to return!

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  14. Lauren

    Detroit

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on September 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    The braised short rib was delicious as well as the Seafood risotto. The food came out incredibly fast. Definitely recommend for a special occasion.

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  15. JLWCPA

    Nashville

    23 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    23 reviews

    Dined on September 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful dinner for my wife's birthday. Everything was outstanding!

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  16. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    This restaurant is one of our favorite places to celebrate and make memories. As we celebrated our anniversary that evening, we were not disappointed.

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  17. jeff

    Chicago

    102 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    102 reviews

    Dined on September 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    reliably excellent with courteous service and wonderful food

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  18. Terry

    Detroit

    22 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    22 reviews

    Dined on September 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    All good for five of us adults. Always meets our expectations. *****

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  19. DanH

    Grand Rapids

    19 reviews

    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on September 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We celebrated a birthday at Walloon Lake Inn and it was wonderful. The staff and service was excellent. They printed a special menu with Happy Birthday on it. We were seated at a table by the window overlooking the lake. We had the oysters and apple salad as starters. My wife had the seafood risotto and I had the lamb chops, both were just excellent. We finished the meal with creme brulle and key-lime tart. Everything was great. I highly recommend the Walloon Lake Inn.

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  20. OpenTable Diner

    Tulsa

    16 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on September 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We love dining here when in town. The food is great. The service is very good. Prices are pretty high when you consider a salad is $19 and everything is alacarte Can’t beat the location though as every table overlooks one of the most beautiful lakes in the area!

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  21. JeffM

    Detroit

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on September 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Outstanding! Best restaurant on our two week vacation.

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  22. OpenTable Diner

    Northern MI

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food, Service, location… everything is incredible. We’ve eaten here several times and keep coming back. One of our favorite places!

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  23. DougW

    Detroit

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Outstanding porch seating overlooking Walloon Lake. Great food, great drinks, great service, great music. What more can you ask for? Janice provided outstanding service and local insight. We will definitely be back again!

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  24. SharleenD

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 3, 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience5
    We enjoy the Walloon Inn Sunday breakfast however this visit had some issues. Our server was sweet but seemed distracted because we had to ask several times for coffee ,water etc.

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  25. MargaretC

    Dallas

    44 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    44 reviews

    Dined on September 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    As always, we had a wonderful time at one of our very favorite restaurants!!

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  26. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on September 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Very warm and professional staff, absolutely amazing food. Very top notch restaurant in northern MI.

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  27. Taylor

    Detroit

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 1, 2023

    overall4food3service3ambience4
    Portion sizes were way too small for prices. Got the gnocchi appetizer and it was only 6 small pieces for over $20. Way too expensive and left hungry

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  28. OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    15 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on September 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    As always our meal at WLI was excellent! Perfect table on the patio, Ryan was a wonderful waiter and the food was delicious!

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  29. OpenTable Diner

    Detroit

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on August 31, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We were on the patio and had a lovely view of Walloon Lake. Food was wonderful and very attentive service as well. Will be there again. Great evening!

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  30. DebBeast

    San Francisco

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on August 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food, service and atmosphere were lovely as usual. Walloon Lake inn is the finest dining experience in Petoskey. Small note about the kebob appetizer: positively delicious dish, however the 4 or 5 pieces of steak on the skewers were woefully tiny, about the size of marbles.

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  31. DavidC

    Detroit

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Beautiful restaurant and view. You must try this place.

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  32. Marcy

    Detroit

    43 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    43 reviews

    Dined on August 28, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    How was this our first visit here? An amazing experience to celebrate our 40th anniversary! Even the menu wished us a “Happy Anniversary!” A perfect weather day allowed us to dine Al fresco with a lovely view of Lake Walloon just ahead. Server Ryan directed us to delicious choices for our meal. Our starter, a split fried Burrata heirloom salad, with touches like figs and picked onions was delicious. We shared the John Cross Parmesan Whitefish, and the Seafood Risotto - starring three jumbo shrimp and two large scallops - all sautéed perfectly. Finished by a Key Lime Bar with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Holy cow! Wonderful service and dining centrally located from Petoskey, Boyne City and Charlevoix. See you again!

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  33. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful dinner. Fine dining at its best with the best truffle fries as well! Elite service.

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  34. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had a lovely meal! We all had fish dishes-nicely cooked! Fresh and not overcooked. Salads were good and large portions. The only thing that needs improvement is the wine list. Not very interesting!

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  35. William

    Phoenix

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on August 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    phenomenal... a perfect dinner experience. Highly recommended. We'll be back !!

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  36. andreaw

    Detroit

    15 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on August 25, 2023

    overall4food3service4ambience5
    I booked Walloon Lake Inn for my friends and I. I raved ahead of time. My order of short ribs was served cold. I couldn’t really make a big deal out of it, so I ate it cold. Food should never leave the kitchen that way! Also, there’s a bee problem- my friend was stung twice while we sat there!

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  37. SteveS

    Grand Rapids

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on August 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent. Good service. Excellent food prepared perfectly. We had the 3 courses for $60. The Whitefish was excellent and obviously fresh. The seafood risotto was also perfect. Desserts of creme brûlée and key lime pie were generous. We started by splitting a bottle of wine on the patio but ate inside. Best of both worlds. Highly recommended for a special occasion. It was our Anniversary. It will be pricey ….. but worth it.

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  38. ToddS

    Detroit

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food, great view and great service!

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  39. JudyN

    Nashville

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 21, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Great place to celebrate something special. Love the Hummers for dessert!

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  40. SuzanneS

    Detroit

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 21, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience5
    Very beautiful view and great atmosphere. Food was delicious, but this was my second time here in a month and the service was not great both times.

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FAQs

Walloon Lake Inn offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (231) 535-2999.

Walloon Lake Inn is rated 4.8 stars by 1066 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 15 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Walloon Lake Inn

4178 West, Walloon Lake, MI 49796

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Windsor
  • Neighborhood
    Walloon Lake
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Daily 4:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary American
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Mike DeMarco
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (231) 535-2999
  • Private party facilities
    We will for a reasonable fee close our dinning room for your function.
  • Private party contact
    Melissa Ogden: (231) 535-2999
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