Mike's Place — Restaurant in Ontario

Great neighbourhood bar & restaurant! Licenced patio, excellent variety of great food, including pizza, burgers, pastas, panzerotti, fish & chips, wraps, onion rings, salads, apps, etc.

Updated my review today as this visit was under COVID-19 Interior Dining Health Regulations. Upon arrival, sign in with contact info., sanitised hands & masked prior to entering. Once seated, masks removed. All staff were continuously wearing masks! Plexiglass was added above the normal seatback divider, allowing back to back seating in the booths. I would definitely say all table seatings were more than the 3 metre requirement, which allowed greater comfort if any masked (required) customers walked between the tables. It did not feel that it was crowed at any time. Even the menu's were 2-sided photocopies, which are disposed of after use. Every single person not-seated(required), was wearing masks at all times! As usual, tbe food was top notch. This time I had the beer-battered fish & chip($20.95). Good sized piece of Haddock, browned perfectly. Plenty of fries, coleslaw, seed-topped bread with a pad of butter. My cup of black coffee was flavourful, hot & always full. The other 3 in our party were very happy with their meals (cheeseburg/ caesar salad, fettuccine with chicken/ carbonara) too, but both Ladies did require take-home containers! The bar selection is excellent. So if you would like to go out to dine in at a restaurant in Chatham & feel very comfortable while enjoying excellent food, served by excellent servers, definitely consider Mike's Place! Updated again... the last day before more Covid restrictions end. Still one of the safest restaurants/bars around! Great lunch specials, same great food! Updated now that all Covid restrictions are gone! Arrived about 5pm & seated at one of the last tables! Absolutely busy & by 6pm there was a line of about 10 couples deep waiting for seating with the bar area, restaurant area & most of the patio seating full as well. Even though things were busy, the staff was friendly & attentive!!! Still a great place to eat!!! Perfect weather to enjoy the spacious patio for drinks, snacks...

UPDATE... The owner Mike, who found my number to call me back, which was greatly appreciated, to try and rectify the situation. Mike was extremely lovely and I feel that he shows a better representation of the business. Thank you again Mike for calling us back.

called in today at 7:14pm. To ask if I could place an order for 9:15. The woman on the phone said " I don't know if we can have it ready for exactly 9:15" in about the rudest tone I've ever heard somebody say something to me in, like she was annoyed that I would even call in to place my order. Then I asked if I should call back closer the time, and how long it would normally take for things to be ready. Once again in her disgustingly rude tone she informed me that it all depends on how busy they are. So 30 minutes if we're busy 15 minutes if we're slow. Then I was informed that they were going to have a party of 25 people coming in at 9:30. So after my order was supposed to be ready. Then I asked her if she wanted me to place the order then or call back earlier. Once again in her super disgusting rude tone said to me I don't care it's your order. I will never be visiting this place EVER. and for a person that is new to this community that has never been there before or even eating the food. Great job you should make that lady your spokesperson. Maybe have a different person...

It's OK. Your typical hang out pub to watch a game, or the shoot the bleep with friends. However, the quality of the food seems dependent on who might be cooking that particular day. My wife and I both ordered the fish dinner, and had to send it back as it was ice cold and still partially frozen in the middle. Unacceptable and also a potential food safety issue. Hint to the cook: Use a thermometer, wise guy. You can't judge the doneness of food simply by looks. This isn't a steak you're cooking. YOU, more than anyone, should already know that, but I digress. My son said his panzerotti was just OK, hot around the outside edges, but barely lukewarm towards the middle, and mentioned that the sauce tasted "funny."

I've been here before and had excellent food. The last two visits; one in November of 2016, and again just this past March, left a lot to be desired. Waitress kept yakking away about how "good" their battered mushrooms are. That may indeed be the case, but my wife is allergic, thank-you. Just an odd "vibe" to this place lately. I'll give it another chance in the coming months, and make a final verdict then whether I shall return. Or not. Prices are climbing too, but many other restaurants have also jacked up their prices... If you do plan on going here, go in with mediocre expectations....