Irma's Kitchen

Work in-progress... Over the last few years since they renamed and remodeled the place some things have improved. It's a super nice restaurant, excelent location on the lake with public docking, inside and outside seating, etc. However, this place is empty even during peak lunch/dinner hours and there are reasons why. Service is lacking, especially in speed of anything. It took the bartender, I am not joking, over 30 minutes to make two cocktails and find a can of beer. Apparently it was his first time making both of the cocktails my brother-in-law ordered, that was on their cocktail menu, and then asked us if it looked right LOL. It's not his fault though, he should have been trained properly, but it was obvious that they didn't. We stopped in for dinner as well. Again, the service was

This was our first time. I read the very mixed reviews. Our service was friendly. The pot roast & vegetables were really good. My wife's scallops appetizer was solid. The charcuterie board was outstanding (see my attached photo). Our Cabernet was good as well. This is not Bar Harbor, nor did it possess BH's ambiance. But it also didn't match BH's price tag or attitude. We will be back. Later: we have now been here quite a few times. I have changed my rating from 5 to 4 stars as it is always a crap shoot with service. The place is laid out with four separate dining areas. The deck is miles from the kitchen. Maybe it is difficult to know who is doing what there, but the organization of the serving staff needs some attention.

My family had a great time at Irma's. The service was outstanding and the food was cooked to perfection. What a great upscale selection at a modest price. Definitely will be back next year.

Our meal was extremely overpriced. The “wagyu” steak cost $120 and i’m not fully convinced it wasn’t just a $20 ribeye. The shrimp cost $20 and consisted of four mini shrimp over a bed of arugula with microwaved cheese on top. The walleye egg “rolls” were really just one roll cut into three that had clearly been frozen for a while. The drinks were fine but extremely expensive and somewhat watered down. The best thing about this restaurant was the live music which isn’t saying much. If you’re looking for a high end steak dinner for *significantly less*, we recommend Char.

Moved up here and new to the area, menu looked great so decided to go for dinner. Got in and was asked if we had a reservation, we did not, there was 10 people in the restaurant, and we went to the bar area to eat. Sat down and wasn't acknowledged for over 45 minutes, saw people getting seated and their drink orders placed, more people came came got their food orders placed. Watched 2 or 3 servers walk right by but never stopped to say hello, etc. Finally went up to the bar and asked the bartender for a couple drinks, first thing he asked is if we had a reservation? Why would that matter? There was no one at his bar and he wasn't doing anything. Told him we were seated by the hostess and we had been waiting for 45 minutes with no service, he said he would get someone over, poor girl look