Audie’s Restaurant

My husband and I found this gem over the weekend while on a trip to Mackinac Island. We stayed in Mackinac City and when looking for a place to eat were turned off by all the «touristy» restaurants near all the hotels. A friend recommended this place to us and it did not disappoint. Great service and great food. We will definitely go again.

This was an awesome dining experience! We had the pancakes and omelets. the jam in beyond amazing. We would give it 10 stars if we could. Sharon was an amazing waitress too!

The food was great the service was awesome everyone’s food came out correctly. Didn’t wait long and our waitress Caaren was awesome we were bringing our daughter home from college that is in the UP and the waitress was very uplifting and attended to us very well and very sweet would recommend this to anyone and planning on going back again!!!

I hate to rate this one star. I always want to support local businesses but, I can’t in this one. I had dinner there, the waitress sat me at a table right outside the doorway for the kitchen in the middle of all the traffic in and out of the kitchen. There were three, maybe four tables occupied in the entire restaurant near closing. Food, ok. Pie delish! Service ok. But what really tipped the iceberg, was breakfast the next morning. Same routine. Sat me at the first table right by the door. I asked to move to a table at least by a window. And ordered. Simple order. 3 eggs easy, wheat toast bacon. Not only did my order go in after another table seated well after my arrival, they were being served, my eggs came out hard— I asked for her attention, she said, I’ll have the cook remake them and took the eggs away. While I sat there waiting with my bacon and toast going cold, for almost another 20 min. I walked out and left a $ 5 on the table, never to return. I had heard good things about the Chippewa Room, but, can’t imagine spending the $$$ there for crappy overall experience.
Thank you Katie for responding, however, it does not address key issues I put in my review. I travel extensively for work. I tip well. I eat well, and do not mind one bit paying extra for good service. But this is simply not the case. Since you asked, and commented, discounting my fair opinion of your restaurant I will go further to say, the ONLY, reason I «chose» to dine again there in the morning was from the few choices availible in the morning. As for dinner, the fresh «steamed veg of the day» were purée d squash, with maple candy chunks on top. Hardly a healthy choice. When I asked about the vegetable, I was told by the waitress, that was the veg for the day. Squash. Not steamed by a long shot. As for the eggs, and the breakfast service. After I was seated, a local couple came in after me, she said to them «the usual» (I know this sounds like a cliché’ but it happened) and presto! Their order was out miles before mine. As for poaching an egg, and having boiling water on hand, a short order cook should have an easy recipe, so I have attached a link for you. You don’t rapid boil water poached eggs, I cook them every day I can when I’m home. Here’s the link. It’s a simple process that takes even less time on a commercial stove. I now know for a fact, I wouldn’t step foot ever again into your restaurant after the lame excuses you have given in your response. The waitress was curt, my order was put behind another’s, and I would suggest to all who read this they go to the Keyhole Bar and Grill around the corner. I haven’t given them a review, but every time I have gone there the food and service has been Fantastic. Your pie however wasn’t that bad— but, it certainly didn’t make up for the service, and was a rotten way to start the day. Here’s you link for your cook (he’s obviously not a chef)

As we ended our family vacation, we came through Mackinaw City and spotted Audie’s. We decided to stop and eat. It looked like a family friendly place. We sat down and were greater with a pleasant server. I got a delicious sandwich, my husband got the bison meatloaf, we both got the salad bar and my daughter got the kids lasagna. (They have an amazing kids menu) Everything was delicious. The dressings are homemade. The salad bar maybe small and simple but I would rather quality over quantity. One of the best restaurants I’ve been to in a long time.
Thanks for everything. We will be returning.

New Orleans chicken was Ok, liver and onions was good. Beer and straits of mack-​a-​tini was yummy

We have eaten here on several occasions through the years. Dinners have always been great. We had breakfast today and it was fantastic. The pancakes alone are worth the stop. I had the Fishermans Breakfast. It was 2 eggs, hash browns and fresh grilled Whitefish. It was amazing

Went here yesterday for a family dinner of 9. We haven’t had the best experience with restaurants on our vacation but this by far the most excellent service from Vanessa and the food was outstanding. The sautéed shrimp was amazing as well as the whitefish. You have to get dessert as well, they are to die for. If you want amazing service and delicious food… you can’t go wrong here.

This was the first time I ever had Walleye fish. The fish is prepared about 10 different ways at Audie’s. The salad bar was good and filling. The menu had many choices — all very tempting. Audie’s also offers up some great old fashioned cocktails. The Brandy Alexander was over the top good. Wish we were not driving thru or I might of tried out a few more!!!
The fish platter I ordered was yummy. Sauted in butter and served up with some veges — I was happy. The fries that came with my wife’s Pastrami sandwich evaporated off her plate. The sandwich which she did not eat there, was devoured the next day.
The best service I have had in a restaurant for a long long time. The waitress read our minds, but was there but was not…

So the place is nice and homey the wait staff was nice and kept on checking up on us. My big beef is with the food. For what I paid for I should have had a lot better of a meal. I got a bison meat loaf and who I received it it looked like it came from a TV dinner. Not a good start. I then tasted it and it was just, meh. I was very unimpressed with the food and then the bill came and I was reminded about how expensive the entrees were. I should have paid a lot less for the meal I relieved. It feels like I paid for a nice merlot and ended up drinking some two buck Chuck. What a rip off.

We came to Audies because it was rated highly and we had had a bad experience with a previous restaurant and just wanted to get something to eat. Once we arrived there we were promptly seated and brought our drinks. The room it’s self is a nice well designed room with a good amount of room between each table.
We ordered the bison burger and the chicken parmesan. The food it’s self was about 11 dollar average and I thought it was a little pricey for what we got until we tried the food. The food was great and not to rich, which is what I was worried about. The amount of food was pretty average and we had a few leftovers after we were done.
The service was very nice, all the staff were polite and prompt without being overly friendly or pushy. A nice place to go to, although after seeing some breakfast plates I do recommend the breakfast here although we did not try it.

5 stars for breakfast. Huge helpings, very friendly waitress, Sharon was fantastic. Freshly baked homemade bread and jam and big leaf real maple syrup served warm. I replied ‘I’m good” on third coffee refill and reply from waitress was funny ‘that’s what I hear around town’. In Canadian accent. Eh

My wife wanted to come here to rekindle childhood memories from coming to this restaurant. It’s a family style restaurant, they seem to have the most options for seafood though. They also sell all kinds of books and souvenirs here.
It didn’t start out great, we had to wait 10 mins to be seated. Not because there were anyone ahead of us but because the only person that apparently can seat you, were busy letting customers that had finished their meal pay for it.
We eventually got to a table but it had to be cleaned first. After a while, we were finally able to order our drinks. I had heard good things about their seafood and I ordered the perch sauteed with rife pilaf. On the menu it says fried but they can cook it the way you want it. The perch was incredibly good! It was probably among the best perch I’ve had. The seasoning was perfect and it was really prepared well. The coleslaw that comes with it was OK but nothing special. It seems like most of the restaurants here in Mackinaw City makes the same style of coleslaw which is a little different from what I’ve had elsewhere.
They also had a small buffet but it didn’t look appetizing and it least it looked stale.
They definitely have great seafood here, you just have to be ready for a wait unless you go off-​peak hours.

For a first timer I wasn’t disappointed. Food quality wasn’t bad but the service is where it lacked. Didn’t feel like she was enthusiastic about what she did, nor did I feel like she check in. Overall not a bad place when others in the area are crowded.

Family style restaurant with a salad bar. Stopped in for lunch on Sat. Was promptly seated, with drink and food orders quickly taken. We had very good service.
Open face broiled whitefish was tasty. It was served on three half pieces of Texas style toast but the fish fit on slightly more than just one piece of toast. I opted to add the salad bar which has 14 items on it. Standard items– lettuce, toppings, fruit, beets, pasta salad, dressing. One strange item was cold baked beans. The flavor was good but was surprising option– perhaps a Michigan thing?
Lunch for 4 was about $ 50 including tip. Would eat here again.

The food was bland. My whitefish sandwich was small and pretty fishy. Overpriced and slow service.

While vacationing I took my family and my sister in law and family here for dinner went to the family dining food int bad is average no views wait staff was average bottom line 120 for seven people eating fish and burgers good for a first night stop not sure if I would recommend past that was expecting more especially in a tourist area

Food is great! Stopped for breakfast and everything is homemade, I think. Jam, pancakes, sausage, everything!
Staff was super friendly too.
Coffee was the best I’ve had in the area.

I don’t really know how to rate this place… Part of me wants to give it a 1 star and the other part wants to give it a 3 star, so I will just settle on 2…
After a long 6.25 hour drive, I decided to snag food at this place, more so because it was the only place open and available after 8pm.
After being promptly seated and greeted, I was excited to order some hot chocolate on a rather bristly windy day! The nostalgia of marshmallows in warm hot coco reminds me so much of my childhood, until I tasted this hot cocoa. It was hot, super sweet, brown water. Maybe I expected too much… I mean, this place isn’t suppose to be known for its hot cocoa, so fair enough.
I could make this an overtly long review that seams to «bash» this place, but I’m not interested in doing that at all. I’m thankful that there was a place open to even serve me food. There seemed to be regulars, and the crowdhere was very diverse.
The food just didn’t do it for me. I ordered the whitefish, w/​fries, and cottage cheese (not my choice per se, but when faces with cole slaw, not so fresh salad, and cottage cheese… I big the lesser evil), I didn’t enjoy the fish. It didn’t look nearly as delicious or as appetizing as the other Unilocal photos suggested. Maybe dining in after 8pm is just a terrible idea.
The clam chowder was thick and healthy looking, but the level of SALT could make anyone balloon up and float out of that place… crab cakes were just really bad and this is just coming from someone who really knows crab cakes… so, I’m not sure is my assessment is fair, maybe the vast majority of people like more breading and filler.
Great beer battered chicken tenders and awesome BBQ sauce.
This place is a diner. It lives up to serving diner style food. I think one needs to adjust their palate for the time of food that is being served. I shouldn’t expect a Guy Fieri type of meal. I know this, shame on me.
I personally would go back for the nostalgia of «this is the diner I ate at the first time I visited Mackinaw City,» but not for the food! $ 50 dollars lighter and I feel like I’ve been ripped off a little bit… I think I paid for the attraction of the buffalo on the wall.
OR maybe breakfast is the highlight of this place. Either way, visit Audies, support local business, this is a town that stabilizes itself on tourism. Like it or not, the experience is what’s worth paying for so smile and eat some fish!

Breakfast was wonderful: from the homemade jam, hand shredded hash browns, fresh whitefish. Was the toast even homemade?
Breakfast served til 1130am on Sundays. Will definitely be back when thru Mackinaw City again.