I do not understand the negative comments from other reviewers! We have been coming to Northern Trails for years. The bartenders and servers are always friendly, attentive and courteous.
When our family comes up to visit, they always want to go to "The Trails" for a meal. The portions are plentiful and you never leave hungry. Favorites are the Sleeping Cow salad (all the salads are great), jalapeño fries, hot beef sandwich and on and on... they have food and drink specials every day and at least three home made soups.
The establishment has a dining room for quiet, family dining and a bar side for a more lively setting with several tv's for viewing.
We love this place!! Great food, service and drinks!! I always get the Reuben sandwich... I've never been disapointed!! Hubby gets their blackened burger or a wet burrito.. Loves them!!
It was packed Friday night!.. Still got our food and drinks in a timely manner and with a smile. The people here are great!!
The loaves of bread...phenomenal. the risotto was on point..staff is very friendly even on the busy nights.
Great food. Playful servers and hostesses. All in all...great place
Love this place, great food, drinks,service and entertainment
Well known in the area for its entertainment. They host Trivia, Karaoke, and Dancing on different nights throughout the week. Beautiful facility with an outdoor patio. Easily the best burgers in the area, but their entree quality is inconsistent. Drinks are modestly priced and fairly consistent. Overall I recommend giving this place a try.
We love the food. The noise in the building is rough for those with sensitive hearing. The waitstaff is always very friendly and strive to ensure 100% accuracy. When we call in orders, I feel like the noise coupled with an old phone? Make it difficult to place an order, but we manage through it.
My wife and I stopped in for lunch shortly after they had opened for the day. Having grown up in Howard City I always viewed the place as just another whole in the wall bar that all the townies flock to. So I never had the desire to go there. I have to say we were pleasantly surprised. The food was really good and the atmosphere and service were shockingly decent. We’ll definitely be back again.
Great service and food.
Tara was my server. Great job.
Fun atmosphere.
Bar side, dining side, outdoor area. Ample parking. Great Northern feel to the decor and surrounding area.
Prices reasonable and food was delicious. Reuben, French dip, salmon, sides.
I would come again. And would recommend to a friend.
We got the Reuben and the chicken burrito with a slice of German chocolate cake. The onion rings are the best. Everything tastes amazing, food came out fast, Tara was friendly and knowledgeable of the menu and specials. Servings are worth the price. Will definitely be back for our next date.
We had a group of 25 but made Reservations for 20. They had very positive attitudes for taking care of all of us. Edra was our waitress and she was very good. A HUGE Thank You to her and the cooks.
We enjoy stopping here on our way home. Great food, service is always friendly, and love the atmosphere. TV's for sports and such. Wide open space with tall and short tables and plenty of room at the bar.
I had a French dip and it was good, the meat was lean with alittle crispy to it, for me I like that but the onion rings were very grease, normal I guess, love the atmosphere, service was great and price was reasonable
The food and service are great. I was hoping to get the walleye dinner, but they had replaced it with Grouper bites. Lightly breaded and flavorful! All the dishes coming out of the kitchen liked great. I will be returning when in the area.
For being almost in the middle of nowhere, this place was rocking. The restaurant was very large. The food I had was some of the best I have had in a very long. Despite it being packed I had excellent service. On my way out, there were many people waiting to get a table.
Ya just can't go wrong with this place, everything they have on the menu is very good! We recently had the nachos supreme, chicken salad and a few cocktails. Over the years I've pretty much had everything on the menu and I recommend it all. A few weeks ago we rolled in unannounced with a group and they took care of us while simultaneously serving a wedding party. The staff is always on point and attentive. Great place for everyone!
Great perch dinner. Great beef & cheddar samich for my wife! Christina was a wonderful server with accurate suggestions on ordering. Nothings cheap these days, but we will be back! Even brought home a nice portion for lunch tomorrow. Hope it warms ok in the air fryer.
Love the look and staff food pretty good little pricey
Great and Awesome atmosphere! Open and spacious so even if you have a lot of people you don't feel claustrophobic. The servers treated us kindly and the food was great! Good time for when you're done tubing down the river! 😋
It’s a very spacious, clean place with great food! There is a bar side and a dining side, both of which are perfect for a bite to eat. I highly recommend their blackened chicken salad or chicken wrap. Their food and drinks are great! There are usually deals on drinks, which is nice too! People sing karaoke on Friday and Saturday nights mixed with a good DJ too. There is a smaller dance floor, which is neat to see too. It’s a nice place to visit for lunch, especially if you’re in the area!
I ordered the Jack Daniels Burger, expecting something similar to Friday's Jack Daniels burger and got nothing like that. The burger was prepared perfectly however they injected Jack Daniels whiskey into the burger. Good but not what I expected, for me not the best after taste but overall the burger was very well put together. We ordered the Chips Blanco and it was wonderful with a lot of cheese.
We go here on Sunday evenings sometimes 4 of us sometimes 9....we like the food and enjoy our time
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