The VI Grill

Great restaurant and bar in Suttons Bay. Lots of TVs if you want to watch a game, as well as comfortable seating outside if you want to enjoy a warm northern Michigan summer day. They have a robust selection of beers on tap, they even carry local items such as cider from Suttons Bay Ciders. I have yet to enjoy their live music but it’s on my wish list for my next visit since VI grill is our go to restaurant whenever I am in town.

What a great place. I had the best burger cooked to perfection. three kinds of cheeses. onion rings and bacon on it, Absolutely fabulous. Our waitress karlee was fantastic. she was on top of keeping our beverages full and had a great personality. This is a place I will visit again and again.

Great across the board! We had the Bacon-​wrapped BBQ Shrimp, whitefish meal, and perch platter. All superb!
This place is so good, we may make a trip back during motorcycle season!

We arrived to The VI Grill absolutely famished after an evening boat ride on Lake Leelanau, failed attempt to eat at Riverside in Leland (protip — make a reservation, summer is crazy), several bottles of wine on the boat ride back…(you are starting to get the picture?) — The VI to the rescue! Salvation in Suttons Bay.
The VI Grill is a local fav – (I’m a former native). We indulged in the nachos to start, and despite my carnivorous hankerings was convinced by my pal to try the black bean burger, which was excellent as well. The sweet potato fries surely helped its cause. I believe we all consumed our meals in about 3 minutes flat… I had never been so happy for fast and efficient service in all my life.
Service! Yes, our server was exceptional. Despite being new (she let us know) she was sweet as could be, very professionally took care of us for the evening and was a pro.
It’s a pub-​style place, nothing super fancy but very clean and casual and a great spot to hang out. The food is great, will make everyone in the family happy (even vegetarians, as it turns out!) so if you are looking for a bite and don’t want the frou frou, the VI Grill will get you set up. I put it in the ranks with Boone’s, but its a bit higher end with a more diverse menu.
*big TVs.
*nice wine selection!

The Villager is the burger. Possibly the best burger I’ve ever had anywhere. Others got the fish and chips and said they were fantastic too. But for real, the Villager. The fries were worth the extra two dollars, and their ranch is phenomenal.

Just had lunch here! Very good! We ate from the $ 7 lunch menu. The burger and fries were excellent with a couple of drinks. Outside dining was very nice!

Standard bar fried food, worse whitefish preparation… deep fried with a batter from Gordon’s or Sysco’s Food Service, D-​. Chef in need of updating preparation and creativity. Good burgers and fried onion rings: typical bar fare.
Lovely wait staff and service, very accompdating.

Excellent lunch yesterday.
We rolled down via boat from Harbor Springs and picked the VI Grill due to the excellent reviews.
Service was excellent, great waitress with a fun sense of humor, hard working manager on the floor too.
Fish sandwiches, both kinds of fries, and we were happy. All the food we saw go by looked good as well.
Give it a try !!

VI Grill was great! My wife and I had breakfast there on Saturday morning. We got a seat at the outdoor bar since the patio was full and had a wait. Both my wife and I started out with Bloody Mary’s which were Great!!! I had a Breakfast Burrito which was chuck full of goodness and had melted cheese on top of it. My wife had the Sunrise Fajitas which were really good as well. Everything was really well priced and the service was fast and friendly. We will be going back on our next trip to Suttons Bay,

I am a local and this is THE place. There may be a short wait for a table, but it is well worth it. Otherwise, why would there be a wait?
Every single time I order a burger here, it comes out perfectly cooked to my specifications. This place knows what medium rare is!
I have eaten several items here and have never been disappointed. From the HUGE cobb salad, bistro steak, soups, nachos, and an amazing Sunday breakfast buffet to the insanely awesome nightly specials, like prime rib, whitefish, halibut, grouper (that is encrusted in cashews… um HELLO?!? YUM!!!)
Hosts make sure you are greeted immediately. Servers are attentive. This place gets insanely busy some nights so plan on having a beer at the bar until your table is ready, or call ahead for reservations.
Awesome outdoor patio (with heaters for those brave enough to withstand the cooler evenings) with full service, several tables and a bar. Just wish the bar faced the street so I could watch passerbys.
Great and reasonable prices.
I have never been here and not seen the owner waiting, hosting, bartending, and joyfully engaging with the customers. To me, this makes a huge difference for business.
The only downfall to this historical restaurant is that the owners need to put an apartment upstairs for times when I’m having too much fun and don’t want to leave!

We love this place, the Villager burger is amazing… I even will go as far as saying the BEST burger I have ever had!
Great bloody marys and all kinds of infused rum, tequila and vodka for there signature drinks.
The popcorn perch is a must for an app, plus a large room with video games for the kids

Pretty happy with this place. Great, reasonably priced menu with a wide variety of options and excellent service. Plus a wonderful patio. They have salads, sandwiches, burgers, entrees and pizzas! Went with a group of 5 and we sampled a bit of everything. Burgers, sandwiches, salads and pizza.
What really sold me was the service. Our server was amazingly nice. Additionally, when bringing out the pizza the spatula and fell and a piece hit the floor. She comped us for the entire pizza. Not necessary since it was huge, my brother couldn’t even finish it (and he can eat!)
I would recommend this place to anyone.

We stopped here for a quick lunch before kayaking Suttons Bay. What lured my wife and I in was their special which was posted outside the main door. The special was bluegill sandwich with fries… I have a weakness for bluegill. I also have a weakness for bloody Mary’s. They have a $ 9 Bloody Mary which got me really excited…$ 9 bucks… it has to be out of this world.
Well the Bloody was about 10 oz… it came in a mason jar type glass… but was full with ice… not much room for the goods. For $ 9 I expected a lot more… unless I was in Chicago.
The bluegill sandwich came with two tiny pieces… booooooo! It was like a bluegill slider… it needed about 5 pieces to be worthy.
The service was slow as well.

Slow service but not because it was busy. 50% capacity maybe, Monday 1pm. Plenty of servers, slow food delivery. Small portions and cold food. Had to ask for water and pop refills. Just passing through, Unilocal reviews brought us in but would not choose to come back.

We just ate at the VI Grill in Suttons Bay. We had a great experience. They were very full so we sat at the bar and Becky was our server. She was excellent! We had pizza which was freshly prepared and some of the best pizza we’ve ever had! They have lots of craft beers as well. We would recommend the VI grill to anyone!

This place has a great selection of beers and their cherry BBQ sauce might be too sweet for some but I loved it. Great patio with live music sometimes. Well priced for what you get.

The address on the website is wrong. Gps took me to a house address. The real restaurant is kiddie corner from ⁵⁄₃ bank. Burgers were superb. The veggie burger was from Redheads restaurant that is located close by. Unenthusiastic wait staff.

Good service, a good place to stop in for lunch, sports tv on, and music to entertain

Super fun place to go for lunch or dinner. The food is great, the bar options are many, and the staff are phenomenal. Lots of Suttons Bay history on the walls, this is a terrific place to go for a taste of Leelanau County.

Great little place. We have gone here 2x now and love it. I get the black bean burger with avocado which is outstanding. The drinks are good as well. They have a perch app that is pretty amazing as well. They loose a star because service is a bit slow.