Zukey Lake Tavern

Ambiance - five starsService - 4.5 starsFood - 2 starsSome friends told us to try Zukey Lake Tavern. Thought it would be better. Very unimpressive.Drinks were good. Ordered queso/chips, queso was cold and unflavorful. Ordered combo tacos and a blues clues burger. Tacos were lame and unflavorful. Fish taco had a bad "fishy" after taste. Beef and chicken tacos were just OK. $17 crap tacos with dried out rice/beans.Burger bun couldn't hold up, and burger was over cooked. Got green beans on the side, got charged an extra $3. $20 burger with green beans that was unimpressive. Sadly we probably won't be returning to Zukey Lake Tavern, unless it's just for drinks.

Ideal summer dinner/lunch spot! I'm a sucker for a good patio when the weather is nice, and they have the absolute cutest roof top seating. A lot of it is shaded, so you don't have to be in the sun unless you want to. We went on a Friday night, so it was busy. But there was an ice cream shop right down the road that we waited at until our table was ready. Food was good, I built my own personal pizza and the crust was super good. We split some chips and queso to start with, they were nothing special but I've never had a cheese dip I didn't like lol Spicy margarita was exactly what I wanted to be sipping while looking out at the lake. I'll definitely be coming back here!

Ahh the legendary restaurant on the water. If you live in the area, odds are you have been there. It's been a while since I've visited but my friend said their pizza was good and that sounded great to me on a Sunday evening. It was super busy when we got there around 5pm and we waited about 15 minutes for a table. Once we were seated though, our server was AMAZING. I believe her name was Kendra. She was so sweet even though we shot a bunch of requests at her at once. She came over and took our drink orders and we decided to order at the same time. She repeated our order back to us which was a large half and half pizza with a Greek salad and a pitcher of bud light. They did not do pitchers so they brought us our drinks and honestly the warmth from the sun and the buzz from the patio was just perfect. We had such a great time out on their rooftop deck. They had a tv playing golf and everyone around us seemed happy. Highly recommend this place to anyone in this area. I'm so happy it's not a chain and it's a local favorite. Again shout out to our server Kendra and the other staff. The pizza and salad were amazing by the way but that goes without saying:)

Ambiance is *chef's kiss.* They have it all. Upstairs patio bar, big bay windows with a lake view, big, open interior, a stage, t-shirts! It's a vibe. Although the parking lot looked packed, there were plenty of open tables inside.The menu has my complaint for all menus do in this area. It must be a michigan thing. It's too big, so it's hard to tell what items are excellent and what is a placeholder so they can have 100 items. Their business description says they specialize in Italian and creole food. What? This is a very confused burger and pizza jount. They also had a page long menu addition with all kinds of random items from southwest egg rolls to a lamb shank.First, mozzerella sticks. Avoid. You can get the same thing from kroger and make at home. We ordered the "Super Special" pizza that has pepperoni, Italian sausage, olives, mushrooms, and extra cheese. It says deep dish on the menu, but it is standard hand tossed and then served in a deep dish. I would say, don't get extra cheese. It was toojoint. Everything else about the pizza was great. We especially liked the crust and, because we got a large pizza, got a free t-shirt!The coconut cream pie was the star of the show. This is a menu item hidden gem. It must be made in house because it is special. They gave us a quarter of a standard pie----the slice was huge! The crust was perfect, filling creamy, and topped with toasted coconut. If everything was as good as this pie, They would have a line out the door 24/7.

The service is friendly, and that is the only positive. We had been a few times over the past year, and the food was never great, but apparently their menu changed. My son is autistic, and will not eat certain fries. Now they only have steak fries, which is not mentioned anywhere on the menu (they used to have both). I ordered an Impossible burger, my go-to at places like this if available, and it was mediocre at best. I got the bill--$21.75!!! For a veggie burger PInckney!I work at a fine dining run Downtown Ann Arbor, and this is shocking to me. Never again. They are crazy. The Pinckney Diner has better food.

A solid lakeside restaurant!Definitely a lakeside American bar-food style of setup. So the four stars is comparable to any kind of sports bar situation. The food isn't the best I've ever had, but I would say it's been good and consistent everytime that we've gone. I've had good experiences both times we've ordered burgers and pizza. The service itself is pretty good too. As a party of 2, there hasn't been much of a wait for us, and our servers are always friendly and helpful. The food is quick, and the views are great.It's definitely got that summer meets lakeside meets Americana vibe if you're in the mood for some comfort food because that's what this place is. Classic Michigan Americana. In my opinion, the best time to go would be an hour before sunset with a view on the patio sipping a cold beer.

Fast friendly seating, thin over worked wait staff. The Chicken Alfredo was horrible, it was runny and the chicken was undercooked. My wife took two bites and did not finish it. We mentioned the issue to our waiter and all we received was an apology. My fault for not having it removed from our bill. Very poor craft beer selection. Good burger and views of the lake. This was our last time visiting, because we always leave disappointed for one reason or another.

This was my first time at this long-standing local icon. Parking confusing: highly likely that people using lake take advantage of the location. Be careful I'm parking lot as people coming and going! There are separate bar and restaurant areas (upstairs and downstairs). Menu very suitable for special occasions. I was very pleased with the sirloin special. The cut was thick: almost like a filet mignonette but clearly sirloin. A lot less meat than I expected, but very nice for one person. This was artistically delivered, with house/made zip sauce (decent). Roll was freshly baked. Multiple big screens with sports: I am imagine this place really rocks during Big Ten (plus) football games. Speaking of rocks: music was rock classics (70s etc). The salad and packaged butter did not match the quality of the entree. Well, the place still rates a five.

Summer outdoor seating overlooking the lake. It's nice.......burger was good. Pizza is also good.

Been goin here my whole life. Recent purchase will keep me from goin back until I see or hear of improvement!! Very disappointed. For starters my take out order was 2 Patty Melt burgers. No Fries. And a fried ravioli appetizer.. my bill was $50.50!! They changed meat patties, they used to be large and square. Now they are round and significantly smaller. Barely covering the bread. Not to mention the menu has been cut in half! Great items that were a staple here have been removed!! No chicken strips, no mushroom caps, no chilli wedge fries, no boneless pork chops... Truly hope they can turn things around.. seriously bummer about it..