Reviews for Cove Lakeside Bistro in Portage, MI
I was really surprised with how good the food was here, especially the salmon! The char was perfect, the sauce delicious! The... service was also really good even while we had a table for 20. Everything was fresh....and their bread! Piping hot and youdidn't even need butter (although their garlic butter on the side was a bonus! I also had their rose ice tea which was reallyrefreshing and well balanced! Highly recommend! Read more
This place feels like it wants to be a fine dining establishment the atmosphere and price point says let's be a fancy resturaunt... but the paper menus and water spots all over their carafs really threw it off. The casual attire their employees are wearingmade it feel like more of a diner As for the food the baked bree was a delight Their French onion soup was lacking a hair inseasoning both otherwise was well put together. Then there's the blackened chicken tortellini the chicken it self was packedwith flavor but the sauce itself was just missing something. It was overly bland and rather disappointing My wife got thecoconut battered fish and chips and the thickness of the batter causes them to over cook the fish. Over all it was ok.... butfor the price point I really expected better Read more
This is a nice location along the lake! We finally tried it out for the first time today and my wife and I enjoyed the awesome... view and friendly service! The lobster roll and fries were great! We also loved the French onion soup and this beautifulflourless torte! Looking forward to our next visit! Read more
Great ambience and food for a reasonable price. It was raining for us, but the view is nice and the food was good. Total bill... was $48 for two (which wasn't too bad after spending $41 at Five Guys the night before). Read more
Amazing selection of well prepared seafood, designer cocktails, and daily specials. Best salmon I've had in a long time.
Dined here twice last week to take advantage of the last two 82 degree days, the beautiful view from the patio and the wonderful... food and service. My favorite tranquil dining spot looking over the water. Read more
My wife and I were vacationing on the west side of the state when we ate at this restaurant (August 6, 2020). After our hike on... the Eliason Nature Preserve trail (I wrote a review for that trail) we were hungry for lunch. We searched for restaurants inthe area and discovered this one was only four or five miles away. The restaurant is on the west side of Portage Rd rightbetween West Lake and Austin Lake, about three blocks north of Lakeview Park. The staff and our waitress were friendly. Therestaurant had a clean, updated, nautical theme with white shiplap, white and beige paint and the tables and bar had multi-shadenatural wood surfaces. There was plenty of seating inside, but since the weather was postcard perfect we asked to sit on thepatio; we had a perfect view of West Lake. The patio seating provided a very relaxing, scenic view of the lake and thesurrounding shoreline and homes. It also had a covering so we were not baking in the direct sunshine. My wife had the Caesarsalad and I had the mushroom ravioli. Both were very tasty. I enjoyed the mushroom ravioli so much that I would definitely getit again! I would recommend giving this restaurant a try. Read more
Food was excellent, very flavorful. Just the right amount of thicker sauces to blend all the elements together. The view for... dinner was incredible. It was a very good overall restaurant lakeside. Read more