Fort Mackinac Tea Room Restaurant

So amazing! What a wonderful surprise while we were Touring Mackinac Island in the horse carriages. We stopped & got off at Fort Mackinac to explore & soak in more history. We were getting hungry & decided to see if this a snack bar. Tremendous surprise! We found a Tea Room run by the Grand Hotel! What!!! Everything we ordered was perfect & delicious! We all loved our lunches. The mountain top view was fantastic! God has blessed us with such magnificent views here on earth. The service was terrific!! Such a sweet surprise!! Be sure & enjoy the hot Cherry 🍒 Cobbler with ice cream when you venture up there! Just wonderful!!

August 2024 - My family of 5 came here to grab a bite to eat and to enjoy the beautiful view. I have 3 daughters from age 7-11 and they loved the food. We ordered the assorted scones, milkshakes for the girls (chocolate and two strawberries) and a board of cheese, crackers and some meat. Overall the food and drinks were very good. The jam and mustard were really good. However, I felt we could have had more meat but other than that the food was good. The view is wild, you get a great shot of the area and off to the far right you can see the bridge. The second server we had was good but the first person we had didn't seem to care to be there. I wouldn't let that hurt my time and I would suggest you come by for the view and some good food or drinks.

We visited this place during our Fort Mackinac trip. We were getting late and kids needed lunch before we explored the fort more. It's a pretty shoddy eatery inside Fort Mackinac. The positive is that availability of food inside Fort. Food was terrible, staffs seemed overworked and didn't care. Our BBQ chicken burger seemed under cooked. The indoor area was antiquated but not at all decorated. None spent any money other than whitewashing the walls. Sit out area had a great view but it was a bit cold in the morning. Anyway we had to sit out. Avoid this place if u can.

Really a very nice place, the food is good, for my part I recommend the scones and the chicken sandwich. The main reason why it is completely worth visiting is because of the views, incredible. Nice place to spend a family time.

the view is beautiful!! it was extremely windy. we were seated outside by the edge at first but the tables were about to blow over so they moved us to another table without an umbrella. the food is so overpriced!!! $17 for a basic turkey wrap and $13 for the pecan ball. the turkey wrap was mediocre. pecan ball is very good and rich. service wasn’t great- they brought us the check before we finished eating and didn’t offer any dessert. seemed like they were trying to rush us out although we went in the middle of the day and they weren’t busy

View is spectacular. Service was very slow. Food was ridiculously overpriced and advertised misleadingly. For example, the “assorted scones” for $10 is really just two mini scones. To me, “assorted” means you’ll get a variety. The fruit plate for $14 which lists “assorted berries, grapes” had very little in the way of berries (literally one half of one strawberry and a tiny handful of blueberries), and was mostly the cheap fruit no one wants - cantaloupe and honeydew.

In my opinion, the view on the porch is the best view on the island. With a backdrop of the Mackinac Bridge, overview of the village and beautiful scenery of water, island and mainland, you can't get any better. The food was reasonably priced and very good for a lunch. The service was some of the best I've ever encountered and what made it top notch was that they got the kids food out prior to adults which, if you have small/tired children, it's something you really appreciate. Thank you to the staff for such a spectacular service!

Your paying for the view. That's it. The food is ridiculously over priced and is like cafeteria food. All sandwiches come with a little scoop of chips and very small menu. Only stopped cause we were thirsty and needed some water. Server was very nice.

The view is pretty and the server was very nice. Service takes a long time. Takes a while to get sat and then getting orders in also takes a long time and getting the bill takes a long time. I know it's a tourist destination so there's no expectation of it being a good restaurant. My sandwich was decent.

I mentioned the Tea Room in my Ft. Mackinac review, but since I see horribly few stars here, I'm going to chime in. For the folks in search of a giant burger for lunch, this is not your spot. It says TEA ROOM in the title - translation: light fare, small bites. Like the Grand Hotel, you are going to pay for your view, but I think they've done a nice job with a menu that's different from the hotel. The appetizers were pretty small, but tasty, and I got a good look at a good look at a couple of the salads, would certainly order as well! Service was quite warm and friendly, and the appropriate speed - we weren't rushed at all, but also didn't have to wait inordinately long for the check, etc. Will return again!

We stopped here while exploring the fort for some morning/early afternoon tea. We didn't try any food but it did look pretty good presentation wise. They offer iced tea in black or hibiscus and a variety of hot teas including bergamot. Good tea overall, unsweetened and at about $5 a glass as well it's not a bad stop for a mid morning rest. The views here are really the highlight and if you can get a table overlooking the island cliff, this is really where it's at if you want to get lost in a fantasy of being the old money crowd. 5/5 would recommend for a refreshing break to admire the harbor view

A veranda style restaurant overlooking the bay, accessible only to visitors in the Fort. Very pleasant atmosphere, nice light lunch menu, friendly staff. Had tuna sandwich (nice chunky tuna), and the tea sandwich tier. Four types of tea sandwiches (cheese, cucumber, cherry cream cheese and tuna), 3 buttery scones with 3 amazing toppings: clotted cream, blueberry spread, and honey/cream cheese. The whole experience is a delightful cost effective alternative to the Grand Hotel veranda.

Only two stars because of the view. It's very nice to eat lunch with the view you get on the patio. The food is very basic overpriced crap. I had the pulled bbq chicken sandwich and it was just mediocre, boring. The service was very slow and inattentive. Only eat here if you want the view!

I really enjoyed the chicken salad sandwich with chips. We sat on the deck. It was a nice afternoon. The server was very polite, and our food came out quite quickly.

Nice view of Mackinac Island and the Lake. You have to buy ticket to Fort to get to Tea Rm. Grand Hotel runs it, there for small sandwiches on high side.

Do you like stale chips and microwaved cheese from a can for $10? Then this place is for you! It's a real shame that Grand Hotel has such little respect for the patrons of Mackinac that they would charge people such ridiculous rates for subpar food and service. For the first time in many many years I left a tip less than 20% because the service was so horrible. That view is unmatched though. Hoping thing shape up there, but from what I have heard it's gone down hill since the Grand took over. Such a bummer.

If I could give this place 0 stars I would. It was our first time being on Mackinac Island and so we took the tour at Fort Mackinac. After the tour we decided to eat at the Tea Room at Fort Mackinac. The hostess sat my wife and I down and we looked over the menu. She said someone will be with us shortly to take our order. We sat there for 30 minutes and no one came to our table. Other tables who sat down after we did were served before us. I told my wife it's probably due to my Patriotic shirt. It said "Land of the Free and Home of the Brave in red, white and blue! The wait staff happen to be all minorities. I'm not saying it was because of my shirt but it's ironic that several other tables were taken care of before anyone ever came to our table. As soon as we stood up someone magically came to our table. We told them what happened and we left! On the way out we talked to the hostess as well and she seemed shocked. We will visit Mackinac Island again but we're never going to the Tea Room ever again.