The Great Turtle was recommended to us by a St. Ignace local who we bought some fudge from, and she recommended right!! My husband (the photographer) and I absolutely loved our meals!

We got there at 1pm, so it was pretty busy, but our server, Pearl H., was so attentive, quick, and efficient with our table. She was kind and helpful and gave great recommendations for meals.

I had the Somewhere in Time cocktail cause I always go with the gin cocktail, and my brother in law got the flight of cocktails, so he tried them all. He agreed that Somewhere in Time was the best. My husband got the Off the Dock cocktail, the vodka selection. He was also very pleased with it. My brother in law liked the whiskey cocktail and the rum cocktail the least, but they were certainly well crafted drinks, just depends on your personal alcohol preference.

We started with the fried calamari and it was, with the whole table's agreement, hella delicious! I absolutely recommend people get the fried calamari.

I got the tacos with grilled chicken and WOW was I impressed. They were delicious! The chips weren't anything to write home about, but who goes to a restaurant for chips? I usually skip the chips anyways. The tacos came with tortilla chips.

My husband got the Cali Chicken Sandwich, and while it was MASSIVE and slightly messy to eat (he even lost his avocado to the floor and our server, Pearl, was kind enough to replace it), he was very pleased with his meal. His sandwich came with kettle chips, which he liked more than my tortilla chips, but again, nothing to write home about. I might recommend paying the extra couple dollars for fries or onion rings.

Despite the lackluster chips (again, who cares? The rest of the food was amazing!) we were very pleased with our food and service. Give Pearl a raise cause she worked hard AF given how busy it was. We will be recommending The Great Turtle to others we know who may visit Mackinac Island. We left with great memories. :)