Michaels On the River

I put out a request on Facebook Downriver and asked for the best fresh Cod fish fry , hand battered, like we used to get @ Fergies on Fort St./Lincoln Park. A lot of people on Facebook fondly remembered Fergies fresh fish flown in from Nova Scotia. YummO Michaels on the River was suggested.... along with a couple places that we've already removed from our go to places. ( we are very set in what we want . )We went with our very best friends of 45 years and we were all SO HAPPY ! We had the very best service, too. Be sure and ask for William! He was very efficient.. even in the hectic packed room. He was so awesome to realize that my husbands steak fries were burnt & he got him new to take home. The 3 pieces of perfectly fried Cod was delicious and hot. The thin cut fries were perfect and there was a light coating of a crunchy bite that was awesome! The home made coleslaw was fresh, sweet and great dressing! We did have to wait for a seat... but it was Friday at 7pm- I expect to wait for GREAT food. The clam chowder was absolutely the very best that I've had.... anywhere ! It was definitely NOT Gordon's reheated nasty stuff you get at most places. Bravo! My friend shared her Huge piece of Walleye , lightly breaded in Seasoned Panko . It was beyond wonderful!!! I will definitely go back for it next time. William did say that it is recommended to make reservations on Friday and Saturday. We will know next time! I really am excited to check out the rest of the menu. You will thank me for this one!

We had the In Laws in town for a visit and had been scoping this place out for a to visit location. Parking is all around building and there is extra by the river. Upon three stairs up, One enters from the left and go around to more seating area with the bar with seating in the middle. Great design trick using mirrors for the whole wall. This expanse the space quite a bit. Food was great and came quickly. We boxed up leftovers for we were too full! Sour out to our waitress who kept our drinks full and all happy to have chosen this spot. Thank you!

The wife and I stopped in for dinner tonight. Its wasn't very crowded for a Sunday at 5pm and there was plenty of seating in this hole in the wall restaurant. Alesha took good care of us with prompt service and refreshing our drinks. We had the Prime Rib and Beer Battered Cod dinners. We had a French Onion soup and salad to start. Onion soup was in a large crock and very good but a little salty. The Prime Rib was also good. The cod was a little doughy for my liking but my wife thought it was great. The tarter sauce has a sweetness that was a refreshing change to the normal tartar. We saw a couple pizzas delivered to a nearby table and they looked incredible. Looking forward to trying that next time. I would recommend this place for those looking for a good meal without a crowded atmosphere. See you again Michaels!

It was my first visit, place is very dark inside, looks old and rundown. had lunch and was not the best, just so so for the price. only had one waitstaff so service was very slow. when I left by the back door I could see into the kitchen, yikes was filthy and it was early in the day. needless to say I won't be returning.

Very friendly & fun local bar. Day time it's family orientated, this place comes alive at night. If you we're going to order food I would suggest Chicken fettuccini Alfredo pizza or the large everything burgers well done. How's the beer ? It's cold. Decent amount of variety on tap and draft. Warning : this place is usually packed so get your order in first. With a warm atmosphere and friendly vibes I definitely suggest this as a normal go to.

We used to come all the time. With good food and service. Since covid we have been doing take out which seemed to be getting worse. Take the hamburger for instance, it's not meat. It's pre-made thick long so called hamburger. To bite into it was like a thick peice of cardboard and couldn't swallow it. Please go back to your regular good beef that u used befor. Till then bon voag

Went on 2/14/25 had to wait for a table only 15 minutes. Our table had no lighting above, it was very dark we couldn't see menus. We asked for a light bulb or light they finally got us one after a bit. We all ordered the special that was ribeye steaks. They came with some werid sauce on them that all three of us asked about. We all took most of the dinner home. That next morning all three of us were very violently sick. The whole weekend we were ill.i called Sunday to let them know all three of us had what we were sure was food poisoning. No Mgr on duty when I called. I could tell the young lady was busy on the phone, she really didn't ask anything just said no one else got sick. She asked if I wanted to leave my number for the Mgr to call. I said no. We just wanted the business to know that 3 people got food poisoning. Unfortunate

Great good, good service and cold beer. A must stop place. Try the fish options or the pizza, you'll be happy ya did

Husband loves their prime rib dinner. I've ordered a variety of different meals. Always delicious. Service is always friendly.

Great little Downriver gem. All homemade food family owned with old school charm. Try a Long Island best you ever had or some fresh battered mushrooms.