Kilcare Bar and Grill 3942 West Houghton Lake Drive, Houghton Lake, MI 48629

"UPDATE: Still the best place in the area (and beyond) for GREAT SERVICE, FOOD, & SUDS. The waitresses are freaking hilarious, adorable, super attentive, and sweet as can be! I was teasing the waitress and said, "Can you make my mixed drink look manly? Because my wife wants a beer and I can't have everyone thinking she wears the pants in the relationship.". Hilariously, she brings back my drink with a fruity looking umbrella in it. We were cracking up. Awesome stuff guys. Management, you need to keep those ladies... they are killing it. Bravo! I wish I could recall our gal's name... but what a character! Lol Also, side note - the Ribs are fall off the bone delicious... If you just come for the food, you really won't be disappointed. If this place could update the inside eating area (it's REALLY outdated), this place would go gangbusters because the food is absolutely OUTSTANDING. It's almost like the main emphasis is making the bar area appealing when I would argue that you can get liquor quite literally anywhere. Personally, I think the bar should be an after-thought, and they should make this place look like more of an inviting restaurant that it wants to be. Because again, the food is unreal. First, let me address the fried mushrooms with Blue Cheese dressing appetizer. They are absolutely COLOSSAL in size. Almost disturbingly so... like: "Did they get these mushrooms from Chernobyl" kind of disturbing... but in a good way?? Each one is about 3/4 the size of a tennis ball, no exaggeration. Plus, they give you a TON of them. It was just my wife and I, and we couldn't finish them, got through half and we were starving. Barely got through our meals too, and were stuffed to the gills. I've honestly never in my life seen a place actually kill it with portion size, especially on an appetizer. Usually places barely give you anything and charge a stupid amount for it. Not this place. Holy cow. Onto the blue cheese. We came here because I read a review about how delicious it was. I was like, "We'll see..." They weren't wrong. If you like blue cheese, you will adore this stuff. I'm not entirely convinced it's not the lighthouse brand in the jar, very thick with huge chunks of blue cheese in it, but this tastes even better than that. My wife even said it's the best she's ever had. I agree. It has a lot of dill in it too, which just makes it taste even better. Trust me, if you're a fan of blue cheese you'll love it. The cheese soup they have? OMG... Absolutely scrumptious. I only got a cup because she pointed to someone having a bowl and it was GIGANTIC... I thought, no way can I eat that much. One bite in I regretted that decision because of how good it was. So, in closing, if you come for the food and a few laughs, you really won't go away hungry or disappointed."

"I've been here multiple times to get the Perch Dinner, and it never disappoints. The Baby Back Ribs and NY Strip Steak are also very good."

"Quiet different and cozy. We enjoyed ourselves. Our hosts and waitresses were kind and friendly. Cabin setting with tables and chairs. Food was great and so was the companionship."