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Torch Lake Café

+1 231-599-1111
4990 US-31, Central Lake, MI 49622 United States of America
Open Today: 08:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Amenities

Service options
  • Outdoor seating
  • Curbside pickup
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in
Highlights
  • Fast service
  • Great beer selection
  • Great cocktails
  • Great coffee
  • Great dessert
  • Great wine list
  • Live music
Popular for
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Solo dining
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Wheelchair accessible seating
Offerings
  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Cocktails
  • Coffee
  • Comfort food
  • Hard liquor
  • Healthy options
  • Late-night food
  • Quick bite
  • Small plates
  • Vegetarian options
  • Wine
Dining options
  • Breakfast
  • Brunch
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Dessert
  • Seating
Amenities
  • Bar onsite
  • Restroom
Atmosphere
  • Casual
  • Cozy
  • Trendy
Crowd
  • Family-friendly
  • Groups
  • Tourists
Planning
  • Accepts reservations
Payments
  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
Children
  • Good for kids
  • High chairs
  • Kids' menu
Parking
  • Free parking lot
  • Free street parking
  • Parking

Best KPortal Reviews

My family and I had a wonderful time at torch lake cafe. The food was amazing, we were very happy with all of our selections. Our service was wonderful, I can’t remember our servers name but she did a great job. The entertainment was also awesome! The owner of the restaurant is the entertainment, I thought that was very cool. My sister has a 3 year old and he was dancing away in the front row.
We will return to try more of the menu. There are limited restaurant options in this area, and it’s nice to know that this place is a total stand out.
Camping nearby and decided to swing over for dinner. Lively on a Friday night but not too crowded. We both had an excellent glass of local wine, then enjoyed the Scottish Salmon and Elk Bolognese. Both were amazing with generous portions. The Brussels are to die for. Lori was wonderful and attentive. Atmosphere and decor are very cool. Highly recommended.
Amazing food and even better service! Lori was kind, funny and very attentive! will be back next time we visit :)
Great service, super cute atmosphere, menu isn’t a large one but it has the favorite classics and a few unique items.
What an absolute gem of a restaurant! The food was amazing! Best mushroom bisque on the planet. The TLC burger was the best burger I’ve ever had. Topped off the meal with “real” strawberry shortcake and from scratch key lime pie. The food and Chef Stafford could stand toe to toe with any big city restaurant. My only regret is that I live 600 miles from here and can’t enjoy it more frequently. Thanks for a wonderful experience. See you again next year.
One of the best places in all of northern Michigan. Great service and great menu. The best options are on the brunch menu and my personal favorites are the eggs benedict and frittata options.
This is the place to stop for local food!
The menu is creative, well balance of variety and local creations. It was refreshing to see chowder made with local fish and morel mushroom bisque at an affordable price!
We were traveling with our dog, and luckily the outside patio seating is dog friendly. The servers were attentive and the food was fresh and delicious! The fries were cooked perfectly, its hard to find a place that does good shoe string fries, and the fruit cup was a good variety, not just melon. My husband enjoyed his pork belly burger, staying it was crispy and fatty. The fish chowder was incredible, it was savory and seasoned just right.
Highly recommend checking out their little shop in the parking lot, that has souvenirs, drinks and pastries to go.
We went for a early dinner at 4:45 since we had early hunger pangs. The near empty dining filled rapidly after we were seated. We ordered Pinot Grigio, a mudslide and Diet Coke to start. The Pinot decent and mudslide very good. For victuals we had Great Lakes chowder which was excellent — nice chunks of fish and veg. The bacon cheeseburger was huge and tasty but the bun drying. The walleye sandwich very bland with little walleye flavor and on a substandard bun that was barely toasted and assembled hastily with shreds of iceberg lettuce and breading that flaked off the fish — a loser in my book. The French fries served with it were excellent however.

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Opening Hours

Sunday 08:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Monday 08:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Tuesday 08:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Wednesday 08:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Thursday 08:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Friday 08:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Saturday 08:00 AM - 10:00 PM

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