Bootlegger's — Restaurant in Traverse City

Im a local who has lived here my whole life. Last night the Bouncer Scott denied me just because I was wearing a green hat. His ego was so big that he had no time to even explain himself and told me to quit complaining and go home. I was able to go to the other side and get in with no issues especially because the other bouncers are actually human beings and will talk to you. What did I even do? Nothing. Scott couldn't even explain himself. This is one of the worst bars in traverse city. The only reason they stay in buisness is because of location. I had the other bouncers apologize to me and scott was just standing there trying to tell them to ban me from their establishment. For doing absolutely nothing but show respect. Scott is a like 50 year old man acting like a Kid at a Dead end job. They dont have any respect towards their patrons. Take your money elsewhere and support a buisness that has a little respect and realizes that the customers are the one...

Stopped in for a quick bite as it was getting late on a Monday night and options were limited. I was very surprised at how delicious everything was for a pub setting. I had southwest egg rolls and got the Gangster club to go. The egg rolls were gooey fried goodness with lots of flavor. The club was perfect! Fresh ingredients on toasted bread made it the quintessential all American club. My wife had the daily special, and croissant smash burger that was also done really well. Lastly, our friend got the 420 chicken sandwich with pimento cheese and bacon jam. She said it was the best sandwich she’d ever had.

In terms of service, the waitress wasn’t entirely well-educated on the menu, but she was friendly and willing to get help when needed and the service was very quick. We didn’t have to wait long for anything. I would definitely make a stop here again for a cold beer and a...

Came here around 3 p.m. on a Thursday. We sat down and it took ten minutes for somebody to even acknowledge us. Then it took another ten minutes to get our drinks. The waitress told us she'd be right back to get our order. Another 10-15 minutes she came back by and said "I realized that I forgot to take your order." I told the waitress that we now didn't have time for food because we had to get our baby back to the room for feeding/nap. The waitress then said "well, our kitchen is running 45 minutes behind anyway." SERIOUSLY! Wouldn't you tell people that up front? Absolutely unacceptable service. It is the week of Cherry Festival, and the place was clearly inadequately staffed for increased traffic. It is too bad this business owner would rather have the expense of lost business and bad reviews rather than the expense of...