Fireside Inn

The pizza breadsticks and antipasto were the BOMB! Will def go back. Plus the log cabiny up north feel was very cool.

We visited the FireSide twice during our vacation in the area. On our first visit we had two large pizzas. We found that they were very large, the toppings were fresh and delicious and overall the service was very good.
On our second visit we came on a Friday evening and my wife had the fish and jumbo shrimp special ($ 14.99 I believe). She ranted and raved for a couple days about how tasty that meal was, especially the shrimp. I had a burger and thought it was well prepared and was very delicious. From a food perspective we were very happy with both of our meals. Obviously not fine dining, but good quality.
From a service perspective we had the same waitress for both visits. On our first visit she was quite prompt and we had a great service experience. Our second wasn’t as good as she seemed quite overloaded and took quite some time between visits. The disappointment was on service when we were charged full price for kids drinks (drinks are included with kids meals) because our kids were served in adult glasses rather than kids cups. The waitress did ask us if we would prefer adult glasses (which can we usually say yes to so they’re not wasting disposable cups and so the waitress doesn’t have to do so many refills), but neglected to mention that we’d be charged full price for them. When it was pointed out she did have the charge removed, but not until she pointed out that she asked us. The biggest service positive was that on both occasions we came with lager groups and they happily split the checks and did not automatically add a 15% gratuity as stated in the menu.
Overall the food was very good, service acceptable and prices reasonable. We’ll be back again.

I have eaten here twice this past week, so this rating is an average of the two.
The first trip I was dying for some fish and chips-​since my mom mentioned my little brother comes here for fish and chips I figured it must be good. I must say it started out excellent as the cole slaw seemed homemade and was outstanding! But then when the meal comes out tartar sauce is in a small pre-​packaged kraft tartar sauce packet. Come on now! Tartar sauce is not that difficult to make and stores seemingly forever. Also, one small package of tartar sauce for three pieces of fish? My mother also ordered fish and chips and got the same. The second knock is choice of fish. Pollock is a decent fish, call me old school but it’s not fish and chips unless it’s cod or haddock. There were three large pieces (long and thin) and batter was light and crispy. My wife had a hamburger and fries. The patty seemed to be pre-​made/​frozen and was under cooked. Although the restaurant was not busy, service was slow. So this was about 2.5 out of 5.
Three days later on my daughter’s birthday, we were looking for a good pizza to order. The pizza place we had planned to order fell through (cash only and we didn’t have enough on us at the time), my wife suggested we try Fireside Inn because the folks next to us when we were eating there had ordered one and it looked/​smelled excellent. So very reluctantly, we ordered one for pickup (one large cheese, the other a large supreme-​like) hoping we weren’t going to end up with a bad pizza for birthday dinner.
Both pizzas were fantastic, especially the supreme. They were even better reheated the next day in the oven. So the pizza was 3.5 out of 5 and one of the best that we’ve had in this area of rather limited choices.

Pizza really hit the spot and everyone else enjoyed the burgers! The décor is up-​north knotty pine with visible pine rafters! Love it! Killians on tap was quite tasty after a hot afternoon on the beach.

After 5 years of dedicated service, the fireside inn has been let go for performance reasons. Waiting over an hour for a soggy half done pizza can really rub you the wrong way. I wish management could take responsibility instead of make excuses. My family will not return anytime soon. If you like to wait long times for poor food stop by anytime. If you don’t and want a pizza cooked well I’d suggest waiting for an empty parking lot.

Hated the fried fish they left the silver skin on. Ewww and they use a dry batter so it’s not very crispy… we have had the burgers too… not bad but they are pre-​formed frozen patties they could do better… the pasta was pretty good, and I hear they have pretty good pizza too! if you sit in the dinning area it can be pretty noisy with kids playing video games and air hockey…

Hey it’s a bar. However the surprise is the great pizza. Their fish is pretty good. Rustic and charming.

OK – the waitstaff was very friendly and the air hockey table was a hit with the kids, but we waited forever to be served our food, which was simply frozen food heated up. Really underwhelming.

Typical American food is served. The wing dings and nachos are great. I’ve gotten sick after every salad I’ve eaten there, though. Great place for the family though, as they have an air hockey table, pool table, and various arcade games.

Despite rising gas prices, I still love road trips. I always have, and hopefully always will. I have fond summer memories of driving up the coast of Saginaw Bay on the thumb of Michigan to the Caseville/​Port Austin area. It’s a great vacation spot on Lake Huron and the beaches aren’t overcrowded. If you’re a FFF (fish-​fry-​freak) like me, and you plan it just right, you can hit 2008’s 31^st annual Fish Sandwich Festival August 1 – 3 in Bay Port, MI on the way!
If drinking and driving wasn’t dangerous (and illegal) and you were to stop at every roadside bar on the way to Caseville, it would take you 4 days to make the 6 hour trip. Fireside Inn is one of these roadside bars that has a decent-​sized rustic wooden booth lined restaurant attached. And like in Wisconsin, what do we do on Friday nights in Michagan? You got it! ALL-​U-​CAN-​EAT FISH FRY!
It’s tough to say «oh, this is the BEST fish fry I’ve ever had.» I have discovered so many good ones over the years that it sometimes boils down to how good of a time I had there. Fireside holds its own in the FF department. Their pizza is quite good. I’ve encountered that at random Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan bars. It’s quite weird. Maybe it reminds me of home or something.
Fireside Inn and their friendly wait staff is on Port Austin Rd. between Caseville and Port Austin. It’s worth stopping in for a bite!