Kelsey Lakeside Grille

They set up a rehearsal party for 50 with my own menu and it turned out great. Good fast service with good food. Would do it again right there. Thanks for everything, Dave

Just posted my take out order of pan fried perch coated with paprika. Who sautes perch with paprika? THE WORST. I refused to eat it and just ordered take out from another Charlevoix restaurant. And, the dinner comes with salad, but there is no salad. Must have forgotten. Should have forgotten the paprika.

We have at least one meal at this place every time we visit Charlevoix. I almost always get the excellent broiled whitefish sandwich, usually with sweet potato fries. My wife normally has a salad. This last time, on Friday, May 27^th, her salad was not fresh. In fact, the lettuce was wilted. This is my first review of Kelsey’s and I’m sorry it can’t be better because I really do like the place!

The fried mushroom appitzer was wonderful! Fresh, not frozen. We had a beautiful view of Lake Charlevoix.

Good bar food in a casual atmosphere with a great view of the lake. Usually sit in bar area and receive great service.

Pricey. They try to hard to jazz up the food and hide its natural flavor. All in all the food is okay, good place to try in the summer, winter not so much. The music is a little old

We had a pre set up Dinner for 30 Submarine Veterans & Spouses (some WWII Veterans).
Cold coffee was served & then cold food. All 4 at our table sent the cold pork loin, baked potato & squash back only to get new plates of cold food.
Table was sticky, when I asked if it could be wiped off I was told it was from the sun, not much sun on this day either.
Unfriendly wait Staff. This was a group that should have been treated with great respect and Kelsey’s should have cared what they served their guests and how they were treated.
Terrible food, service & not clean.

Called Kelsey’s on a Sunday night and they were very pleasant about seating five of us. The food was very good we had fried perch and a few other dinner items which were quite good the service was very good and the choice of wines was also very nice casual atmosphere good food and a good waitress what else do you want

The food was tasty (I had the locally-​caught whitefish with veggies) and portions plentiful, plus it’s right near the water with an indoor-​outdoor patio. However, the manager was an odd duck. He seemed put out that we wanted to combine tables, so our group could sit together. He was surly and never smiled. When my uncle complained about his food being burnt, the manager seemed to take offense, rather than apologizing and making it right.
If he’s more of a business person than a people person, maybe he should abstract himself from heavy interaction with customers.

Spicy Bloody Mary, very spicy and very good and was only $ 6. Comes with a mini shot of beer. Windows on porch were open to let in a cool breeze. It’s not directly on the water. There’s a parking lot between the porch and the water. Loved the turkey panini and kettle chips. Very fresh and yummy. We also had the Kelsey’s burger and cheese quesadilla. Both were great and would order again. Yes, it’s loud, but it’s a casual, relaxed, family restaurant. Service was so so. No one was very friendly. Would eat here again if in the area.

Our experience wasn’t great at all. The food wasn’t really good. They drenched the fish in butter. We got maybe 5 onion rings we paid extra for and when the turkey burger came with like maybe 7 fries even the waitress said, let me get you some more. You think I paid extra for those as well. The potatoes had so much garlic in them no one at our table could eat them. Thank god we didn’t pay for drinks and just got water lol I wouldn’t recommend this place. Also the server never came back to check in us!

I give this place 5 stars because it’s so easy going and they have a decent Bloody Mary.
The location is perfect and I enjoy the bar. You have to know what to order because so of the food is meh and a couple things are awesome. Like the prime rib.

My husband and I both had perch. His was grilled and mine was fried. Both were good. Waitress was friendly and helpful. Right on the water with a good view. Would eat there again.

Waitress skills need a tuning for the type of clientele that comes in, but everyone works together so it makes up for it. Prime rib was dry but it was a great bike ride to get there, next to a playground for the kids afterwards and they are all so nice !

Went 3 times over the past few venetians. Terrible service, rude waitress and a hair in my fettuccine. No interest in ever going back.

This place has a great view from the porch. That is the best thing about it. It is noisy, was full of screaming kids the night we were there. The food is average– mostly burgers and sandwiches (we went for dinner). The molten lava dessert – much hyped, was a microwaved frozen thing – c– grade from our group.
If you have screaming kids, or like average food with a view this place may be for you. I am unlikely to return.

Great casual dining. Shrimp Cake Appetizer delicious.
Excellent sandwiches and beer and wine offerings.
Friendly efficient service.

I think we hit this place on an off night. As we were walking in there were people turning around and leaving. When we walked in the door we realized why. There was a line of people standing in the waiting area. After a few minutes we asked someone if they were taking names and were told that the hostess had disappeared. We must have stood in line for 10 minutes before we even saw the hostess and she just showed up for a brief second and then disappeared again. We should have taken this as a cue to leave but call me persistent. It turns out that the bus staff hadn’t shown up and she was busy busing tables. Again, should have taken that as a cue. We finally got seated out on the screened porch and waited about 5 minutes for our server to show up and take our drink order. Another few minutes and she returned with our drinks, and informed us that they were out of the appetizer we wanted, but she would be right back to take our order. It was about 15 minutes later that she returned looking very worn out. I commented that she looked exhausted and she said she had been there for 8 hours already and was supposed to have been off an hour ago but her replacement had not shown up. So, finally an hour after we arrived we got to place our order.
The food was o.k., certainly not worth the wait. I wonder who is running this place. It seems mismanaged when several staff members don’t show up and the service goes to pot. I felt bad for our poor server who was dragging by the end of our meal. It seemed that we were one of her last tables and we skipped dessert so this poor girl could go home already.

Consistently good food, reasonably priced, friendly service

We ate here for the first time on the 4^th of July. The service was quick and friendly, and all six of us enjoyed our meals. The steak sandwich was huge, and it was very good. On Fridays they offer all you can eat perch or cod. Their fish all comes fresh from Cross Fisheries, they offered fresh whitefish, perch, cod or salmon. Everything was economically priced. We highly recommend eating here.