Chianti — Restaurant in Mackinac Island

PURE MAGIC. My husband and I came here for our anniversary dinner, and we were so charmed. We chose to add the first tier (read: cheapest) wine pairing, we were doubtful but willing to try and it added so much to the experience. Every course was outstanding, but my husband's lobster bisque as his second course choice bears special mention, as did the rabbit gnocchi which we both chose for the third course- it was actually mind blowing. The closest thing to a religious experience I could have with food, it was that incredible. The rabbit was shredded and coated in an amazingly flavorful sauce, the gnocchi was perfection in both texture and flavor. The wine pairing was equally strong- on its own I didn't love it, but paired with that course it was incredible! My husband got the prosciutto wrapped veal as his fourth course, I got the prime beef tenderloin. We were afraid anything would be disappointing following that gnocchi, but both dishes and their wine pairings amazingly held up and continued the excellence. For dessert he had the apple pie, I got the chocolate torte. Both were rich and amazing and incredible, and their dessert wine pairings were the perfect complement. The apple pie had the perfect balance of apple and cinnamon and white chocolate with a rich shortbread base, and the presentation couldn't be beat. The torte was rich chocolate heaven- it somehow paired perfectly with the meringue it was served with, not too dark or bitter compared to it.

Our waiter, Basil, also deserves special mention, for both his impeccable serving and his beautiful voice- he serenaded us for our anniversary, and we were lucky enough to hear him serenade a fellow patron for her birthday as well. He has won talent competitions with that voice, and you can tell! Our sommelier, Nenad, was so knowledgeable and friendly as well, he really helped us to appreciate our wine pairings and he genuinely enjoyed doing so. It showed! They both took the already wonderful meal over the top to make it pure magic- we were walking back to our B&B discussing how amazing the night was. It's the most money we've ever spent on food and it was worth every penny. Thank...

I can’t figure out these reviews - this place was really bad - so bad I felt compelled to write this review because I can’t understand any of the 3+ star ones. Starting when we sat down as a group of us - we had to ask for menus, and then more menus because apparently when we asked the first time they thought only half of us wanted menus. So we ordered and our appetizers took around 40 min to come out, the kids food came out around the same time. Calamari was cold, bruschetta had no flavor and was soggy, flatbread had good flavor but on cold floppy bread, antipasti however was good. Bread service I should also mention was good as well. Main entrees took another 40 min to come out - scallops were cold, small, rubbery and overall not good. Chicken Parm was deep fried, had cheese loosely thrown on top (note not baked on) so it was quasi melted, sat on top of a small amount of store cooked noodles. Also this dish was ice cold as well. My mom had veggie lasagna and that seemed to be the consensus best of the bunch. Service overall was slow as the main server had no bus help which seems crazy for a big table. I get the limited schedule the island is open prevents constant training for servers so I give that a pass but the food was truly awful. By far the worst meal of any we had on the island which was surprising since everything else at mission point was great (even the little coffee shop). Save your money - the only reason to come here is the view but you’d be better off getting carry out and sitting on the chairs on the lawn if you wanted to dine...

We have been to mission point many times and always got a package to include dinner/breakfasts. The package changed this year to be a food/beverage spending amount. As usual we spent the majority of that allotment at Chianti and were exceedingly disappointed. We were a party of four and ran into old friends we hadn’t seen for some time at the restaurant. To a person, all six of us voiced the same experience - the value is no longer there at Chianti. The meals were mediocre at best and the portions weren’t small, they were minuscule. We paid only $30 less overall at Chianti than we did the following night at The Woods.. The Woods was so much more in value, quality and taste. To be in a similar price point and so lacking comparatively at the very least reflects a blatant disregard for your customer’s’ experience. If management reads this, I implore you to compare price and value to other like venues on the island. My hope is someone can address this discrepancy and get Mission Points Chianti back on track for those who love this resort and truly want to see it succeed and flourish. Unfortunately, we don’t plan to dine at Chianti again due to this experience even though it was previously a must do for our group. ...