First time at Chandlers and Dawn provided a wonderful Thanksgiving experience with her friendly and upbeat attitude. The food was delicious. Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for opening on a holiday and making our dinner memorable.Atmosphere was wonderful.
Upon driving into Petoskey, we immediately went in for dinner. I couldn't believe how busy the restaurant was a Monday night! We ordered the crab cakes, filet, and a creme brulee. Solid crab cakes. Plenty of crab and not too much filler. The areas that were pan seared were delightfully crisp. The filet was perfectly medium rare with tender vegetables. My personal dish was the elk. They were shaped like thinly cut SPAM, but they were tender and tasty. No game flavor. The brulee was good. It had a nice thick layer of sugary glass and a nice custard. I happened to make it a 2nd visit the same week. This time I got the Maple Leaf Duck Breast. It was perfectly rendered, so the skin didn't have any excess fat. I love duck and this dish was excellent. I could do without the flower since I'm not going to eat it. For dessert, the Chocolate Torte was fine. It came with sliced strawberries, but I'd rather have the brulee. If I lived in Petosky, I could see myself going to Chandler's often.
Wow, Chandler's was pretty fantastic across the board. I went with a large group for brunch and we were seated in their beautiful wine room. Although we didn't get any wine, they have a huge selection of different varietals from around the world. Our server was very patient with our large party, and even nice enough to offer and do 8 individual checks! I am not a burger girlie, but from their brunch menu, it looked like the tastiest option - wagyu meat, pancetta, onion jam, smoked gouda, and roasted poblano aioli. It was really good, and was great paired with the potato chips. Definitely recommend Chandler's if you want a top notch experience!
Chandler's - a classic but our experience last night was a bit disappointing We have really enjoyed Chandler's and this was our 3rd visit in 4 years when we visit N Mich from AZ Paul is a fantastic host and server - we've had the same table for all 3 visits and Paul has served us each time as well The shrimp cocktail was phenomenal - photo of shrimp is only half of the serving as my wife and I shared The filet was disappointing- please bring back the old steak sauce and the asparagus! Charred carrots are just too bitter, pearl onions are ok but there were no mushrooms on the plate. For $58 you expect a better meal...last night was not it and the filet was very small (I get it - inflation etc. We'll be back next summer but please bring back the old steak sauce! Next time I just might order 2 shrimp cocktails as an entree! Thanks Paul for a very nice evening!! See you next summer!
Very prompt service, making sure we always had what we needed even when it was busy. Inside was louder than I thought it would be since it was a cozy place but also very unique layout! Now the food, was absolutely fantastic. Spicy tuna roll was to die for, crab cakes were amazing but could've used more remoulade. We also had the filet which was cooked to perfection and the duck! Sorry I didn't get pictures of the entrees, too distracted by the fabulous taste! Definitely going back when back in petoskey!
Rich accommodated me on a busy Thursday dinner rush at the bar. He had my seat waiting & made my dinner a pleasure by getting me in and out as my dogs don't like me leaving them too long at home. Dinner was Crab Cake appetizer, & Scallops on a bed of sautéed vegetables. It was the perfect meal.
First time in Petoskey and our host recommend this place when we asked for sushi place. They don't have a lot of sushi around here and some of them were closed permanent :( They are very dog friendly! The service was good from the very beginning with the host and the server. The food for me it was just okay, the spicy tuna was so small, I could eat 2 of them in the same time...but I didn't no worries lol. I also get lettuce tuna wrap, which I really don't know how to explain about this dish. It's a little wired, not a very good fusion food. Felt like it's missing so many thing, but unfortunately, I don't know what it's missing. The portion was a little small and I think they can do better on the presentation as well. My husband got the cheese board and wine. he said it's sooo good, he was very happy with his choices! The lady who was our server explained each of everything very well, impressed! I tried some of it and I would say, everything was great even strawberries.