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Culinary Heritage

Each season at Grand Hotel introduces new menus, ensuring fresh flavors and memorable dining experiences year after year. From premium ice cream made in Michigan to award-winning wine lists, each one of the hotel’s 13 restaurants and bars is delightfully Grand. Cherished Mackinac Island social events are hosted in Grand Hotel’s Parlor, including an Afternoon Tea service and relaxing evening refreshments with live music. In‑Room Dining offers comfort and convenience throughout the day while Meal Plans give guests a seamless way to experience the hotel’s culinary offerings.

The Main Dining Room invites diners to put on their finer attire. Here, dressing for dinner is a cherished tradition, and gathering with family and friends around the table becomes an occasion.

For a more casual dining experience, Grand Hotel Restaurants offer a variety of inviting options, each with its own distinctive charm. Enjoy casual family dining at nearby Gate House, savor Detroit-style pizza from Mackinac Island Pizza Company, indulge in elevated classics prepared on the wood-fire grill at The Jockey Club, or retreat to a nature-inspired dining experience at the culinary hideaway chalet, Woods.

The Main Dining Room

The Main Dining Room serves breakfast and dinner daily and is also home to the iconic Grand Luncheon Experience at midday. Expect classic and inventive dishes, from breakfast staples to a five‑course rotating dinner menu. A standout offering is the historic Grand Pecan Ball dessert, served since 1947.

Woods Restaurant

Woods serves dinner daily in a Tudor‑style setting reached by carriage ride. The menu features elevated classics inspired by Bavarian and forest‑lodge cuisine. Its unique location in the island’s wooded interior sets it apart from all other dining venues on the island.

The Jockey Club

Open for lunch and dinner, The Jockey Club offers dishes prepared on Mackinac Island’s only wood‑fire grill, including steaks, poultry, and seafood. The wood‑fire‑grilled menu proudly features locally sourced Michigan ingredients. Outside, the dining patio overlooks the first hole of The Jewel golf course, while also offering great people and carriage watching.

Gate House

Gate House is a casual restaurant for lunch and dinner. The menu offers comfort dishes, classic grill fare, and Michigan favorites such as whitefish. Complete the meal with craft cocktails and mocktails. Gate House is an 18+ restaurant after 10 p.m., extending the night with casual bites and drinks.

Mackinac Island Pizza Company

Mackinac Island Pizza Company focuses on lunch and dinner, specializing in Detroit‑style pizza. Each pizza is made with house‑proofed dough baked fresh daily in iconic deep-dish square pans, originally designed in Detroit in the 1940s. Guests can expect classic pies, gluten-free crusts, and vegetarian options.

Fort Mackinac Tea Room

Fort Mackinac Tea Room offers daytime service with simple café‑style fare such as sandwiches, salads, and snacks. The delightful luncheon is elevated with its patio seating by the historic fort and sweeping, panoramic island views.

Esther Williams Pool Bar

The Pool Bar serves lunch and beverages in the lively atmosphere of an island hangout. Casual dining options include fresh salads, sandwiches, burgers, snacks, and a full drink menu with poolside favorites like the Strawberry Freeze.

Grand Coffee & Provisions

Grand Coffee & Provisions is Grand Hotel’s coffee shop, perfect for picking up food before activities like biking, lawn games, or porch lounging. Located on the hotel’s lower level, Grand Coffee & Provisions serves guests from early morning through evening.

Sadie’s Ice Cream Parlor

Sadie’s Ice Cream Parlor serves locally sourced, small‑batch Michigan ice cream made by Guernsey Farms Dairy. Guests can enjoy a wide variety of delightful flavors served at the nostalgic shop at Grand Hotel.

Baroque

Baroque distinguishes itself as a premier brown spirit bar, highlighting rare global whiskies, cognacs, and aged spirits, while also offering select premium vodka, gin, and Champagne. The bar features hand-crafted cocktails, modern classics, and an elevated wine and beer program served with polish and precision. Guests can experience cocktail classes, tastings, and the art of mixology performed with theatrical flair by Grand Hotel’s skilled mixologists.

Cupola Bar

Atop the Grand Hotel guests will find the charming Cupola Bar. Featuring 180-degree views of the Straits of Mackinac and a menu of classic cocktails, Cupola Bar is the perfect pre- or post-meal perch.

Geranium Bar

With excellent views of the Straits of Mackinac and convenient outdoor seating, Geranium Bar specializes in refreshing beverages, pre‑dinner cocktails, and light bites served along the hotel’s famous front porch.

Bobby’s Bar

Next to Woods Restaurant, Bobby’s Bar is a quiet retreat with bar favorites. Featuring the oldest duck-pin bowling alley in the United States, Bobby’s Bar offers up a rustic cabin-like sanctuary far from the hustle and bustle of Main Street on Mackinac Island.

Terrace Room

As the hotel’s elegant ballroom‑style social venue, the Terrace Room sets the stage for evenings filled with music, dancing, and cocktails. Guests dress their best to celebrate the Golden Age of music and romance with a menu of crafted drinks and cocktails.