Kruses Deer Lake Inn - Village of Clarkston (MI)

5 /5 Jilly H.: Deer Lake Inn is a place Ive driven by hundreds of times and just never stopped in. That all changed today. I did a chatGPT search on fall things to do in the area and they popped up as an option because of their featured fall menu. The feel of the restaurant is cozy and the fall food was such a good autumn representation because it wasnt just the obvious apples and pumpkin flavorings. I added the Marthas Vineyard salad a la carte and chose the flounder and shrimp/scallop bake for the "select two" entrees. I skipped dessert since I was headed to the cider mill. Ill be sure to order it next time.

5 /5 Angela B: My husband and I came in today for a date night. My husband made the reservation. We were seated right away. Scott took our drink order. Everyone was super friendly and nice. Made us feel very welcome. My husband had the pumpkin patch pick me up cocktail. It was very creamy and delicious. I ordered the chicken fettuccine Casanova and my husband ordered the Maryland chicken. The food was amazing. Everything was so creamy and delicious. I ordered the crème brûlée. It was amazing as well. I’m not sure if the other person that was serving us was the owner or the bartender but he made our visit very memorable. He said he worked with his wife there but didn’t have a name tag and can’t recall if he said he’s name. He was very nice, we enjoyed talking to him. So thank you. Overall, we had an amazing time. We will be coming back.

4 /5 Christine Kunze: The food was good. A bit on the salty side for my taste, but still good. I was there on Christmas Eve, it was massively packed. The way the parking lot was plowed limited the lot of four spaces. We had to wait for tables to leave before we could find parking. Not too long of a wait, but it was a bit of a Russian roulette feeling as others were circling the lot for the space. We had a wonderful server, he was very helpful on answering our questions on food and drinks. The atmosphere felt like they have almost too many tables for the space available, it has a rustic cabin atmosphere where we sat, minus a warm fireplace to finish the vibe. Overall, the experience was good, food good, the menu could be accommodating to different food needs and price ranges depending on what you order. They had a decent seafood menu, so this is great for seafood lovers. I hear they have good pizza and that can be ordered for takeout. This restaurant is good, but its not going on my favorite list. I dont love the atmosphere and my food was just good.