Horn’s Gaslight Bar & Restaurant

Fair prices, a wonderful waitstaff, and delicious nachos. Live entertainment was OK, but after a couple songs his voice started to annoy me. The waitress worked with us to order a little off menu which was nice. Service was a little slow but that’s not unexpected of an off-​season Thursday night.

Eileen was great! She spoke great «kid language» with my crazy three year old boy and my water glass was never empty (which is a must for me)! Thanks for great service and food!

Decent Mexican food for a resort location. The beer is what you’d expect and they carry some good michigan beers. They have live music some days.

Nothing about this place screams «Mexican food». But that’s exactly what you get. Well, it’s Americanized Mexican food, but you get the idea.
We sat at the bar to eat our dinner on a recent evening while visiting Mackinac Island. The bartenders/​servers were all very nice and fairly attentive. They state on their menu that their beans are vegetarian. Score. I ordered some spinach and cheese enchiladas and my wife got a bean burrito. My enchiladas were just ok, required a lot of salt, but I was hungry and there are not many vegetarian options on this tiny island. I tasted my wife’s burrito, and it was just a tad below average. But with some salt and some hot sauce, it got the job done. The complementary chips and salsa were pretty tasty.
There are several bars/​restaurants on Main Street that look very similar from the outside. This is one of them. But they had the Tigers on TV, room at the bar so we didn’t need to wait for a table, and vegetarian options. That’s all I needed at the time and overall it was a decent experience.

We decided to come here because there was no wait vs other restaurants in town. we were not impressed.
Ordered French dip sandwich and three angus beef sliders.
1. French dip sandwich were hot/fresh.but it is just a regular french dip sandwich. nothing special about this sandwich.
2. The beef sliders. the buns were barely presentable. (looked wrinkled and mishandled).the sliders came with fries. the fries are good fresh and crispy
Great service thou. our server was efficient/​polite/​attentive.
The price for each dish is reasonable.

Food iffy, beer decent. Waitress very good. We were a party of six. All tried different types of food and same thoughts around the table. So is a good place for apps and drinks!

My wife and I ate here for dinner. Good atmosphere and service. We had the Chili Con Queso for an appetizer which is really good. She had the Skewered Shrimp which is light and delicious and I had the Fajita Burrito with steak which is also delicious. A little pricey but that is to be expected on an island.

Had the soft taco with beans and rice. It was to die for! The place was full and the server was busy but very good.

Shared a wet beef burrito, along with crab and spinach enchilada. An extra$ 4.50 for side of beans and rice. Food was good not great. Small margarita for $ 6.50. Draft beer $ 4.50. Good service.

Service, food, environment… all absolutely terrible. Our server, Erin, was cold and seemed completely disinterested in her job. My boyfriend ordered a burger, which is typically served with chips. Completely fine… until we heard the server at the next table over offer an upgrade to fries. The message from servers should be consistent. He would have much rather had fries had he known it was an option. Food was just okay, way overpriced for what you get. I ordered the Santa Fe Chicken salad and it was a bunch of lettuce and about four strips of chicken. Plenty of better places to eat on the island.

The staff is great, and there is music every night in the season. Late night snacks and pub subs are a good option after hours

Average food. Although they got my order incorrect and didn’t ask my husband if he wanted the chicken or beef nachos so they had to remake them. The service was ok but nothing special. Server didn’t check on us much either and they weren’t busy.

Fun atmosphere. Live music. Good service. Mediocre food. My wife and I were both served nuked previously frozen spinach in our meals and I believe I was served nuked previously frozen chicken in my burrito. Never in my life have I frequented a Restaraunt that served frozen spinach. The chips and salsa were the only redeeming food my wife and I ate there. The two stars are for the atmosphere, music, and good service.

There is no better pub on Mackinac Island. A couple others are on par, but certainly no better. Every time we visited Mac for a week or so — for the Chicago to Mackinac Sailing Race, or to enjoy their lovely Autumns, we came to Horn’s almost every day.
Our favorite is their White Chicken Chili. I’ve never known of anyone we’ve dined with here who wasn’t happy with their food. Besides my/​our favorite white chili, I love the specialty brews available on tap.
Keep in mind it’s a pub, serving PUB FOOD. If you want linen service and cuisine, go elsewhere (Island House has a great view and nice menu with moderate pricing compared to Grand Hotel, Mission Point, The Inn at Stonecliffe, or Windermere — though we don’t recommend Windermere for dining, and will never return). We prefer to grab a booth at Horn’s, providing one is available, and just enjoy a step back into a simpler time for a spell.
During the Mac Race, everyplace on the Island that’s any good is packed to the gills (those that aren’t good are busy due to the overflow). We always found Horn’s as friendly and accommodating as possible in any case. They always made us feel welcome and attended to.

Service is spotty. Our server was good but greeter, seater and others seem like they don’t want to be here. Took a while to get our food. Kitchen definitely seems to be bottleneck, as for food, my shrimp salad was quite disappointing considering it was $ 15 — 4 shrimp and 4 meager Dulce’s if avocado. I’m giving 3 instead of 2 stars though because their «traditional» fare if burgers and fries seemed to be decent based on the opinion if others in my group.

Good service. Burrito and nachos were decent. Like everywhere on the island, over-​priced for the quality.

Italian sausage ginger ale
The sausage was the sweet style but they put honey mustard on it. This added some spice and more sweetness. Very interesting and tasty.
Had to put away water bottle we were carrying when we entered. Luckily we had a backpack
Interesting that water is given in 6 oz glasses I think that is fine and might save water
My wife had the seafood quesadilla. Very good cheese, avocado and tomato.
The service was very attentive.
Two lunches, a water and a pop was$ 22.00. So for the type of meal I am giving them top rating.

My wife and I stopped here for a few drinks after riding around the island. It was mid-​day, so it wasn’t crowded at all. It has a cozy, old-​school atmosphere. I was afraid to order a standard bottle of Budweiser, because I thought it would have a ridiculous touristy price. But, I was actually relieved to see my beer was only $ 4 a bottle. Our waitress seemed like an airhead, and despite the relative emptiness of the place, it took 15 minutes for a bottle of beer to be delivered. My wife wanted a glass of pineapple juice, but when she delivered it, the glass was about two ounces short of filling the glass since it was the last of the juice. The waitress poured immense apologies, and my wife was like «um, it’s okay, really.» She pretty much begged my wife to select another juice for a complimentary cup.
I was getting somewhat hungry for a snack, but their appetizers were pricey: $ 7 for 5 cheese sticks – so, I passed on that. I had two beers; my wife had a pineapple juice (and complimentary cranberry juice), and it cost $ 10.50. A few hours later, I wanted another drink and discovered Doud Market down the street, where they have a common stock of alcohol. I decided to brown-​bag my drinks for the rest of the evening. Horn’s was a nice place, nothing special or really noteworthy.

Went in with another couple for food and drinks. This is after my wife and I were there the previous night… This time they said our friends stroller couldn’t come in (next to a closed section and a restaurant with only 2 tables that were sat) although their twin girls were sleeping. After inquiring why, we were told it couldn’t be next to the table because it blocked a fire exit… When they wanted them to park it right by the entrance, partly blocking the ONLY exit… After asking again, she said, «well honestly, the owner said no.» I requested the owner come and explain… To Which he promptly went back into the kitchen and continued avoiding me for 20 minutes. As an operator of 8 restaurants, don’t have someone insult my intelligence.
If you’re a couple without kids, enjoy. Food is ok. But if you have a little one take your money elsewhere, unless you want to be treated like a second class citizen.
To the owner, next time be an adult and handle your guests concerns personally rather than hiding behind your servers.

Food and service here is pretty good. I ordered salad and my husband ordered steak fajita. The food was very tasty. The ambience is good. They have live music on weekends but I did not get a chance to watch the performance. I will definitely go back whenever I am on the island.