Barnacle Bill's

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  We popped in here for a little break from walking around and just meandering through town.  We were able to get good beer and a tasty snack.  Dive-y atmosphere and they have KENO which is always a plus in our book.  We will definitely be back.

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  Posted on 10.07.13 Jenn A.

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  great place.  had lunch one day and dinner the next.  Pizza was good, but the crust was great.  real pizza crust.  great TV's, keno , great service , both on the floor (lunch) and Bar (dinner).   brand new bathrooms and added dining space in the back.  expansion that is needed because this is a popular place, with not many options in downtown East Tawas.  we camped at state park and rode our bicycles to bar (about 4 miles).  we are considering retiring to this great little town and this is our go to bar.  haven't tried Jack's yet (the other bar in town).   I don't see the need to.  Love this little place.

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  Posted on 09.30.13 Russell G.

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  Kind of an old fashioned dive bar - the good kind, though.  Group of six of us had dinner there.  Great food special options and good choices for fish which you'd expect.  I got the bacon cheeseburger with chili fries and so did the wife.  Others got the fish and prime rib entrees.  Food was good and you can tell that most of it is homemade.  
  
  Bathrooms were very clean - a surprise plus.  Service was a okay - friendly but not super fast.  
  
  Would give a 3.5 if I could.

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  Posted on 09.22.13 Matt C.

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  Ordered the dinner salad.  It was iceberg lettuce with 2 spoiled slices of cucumber on it and some croutons.  The ranch dressing on the side came in a plastic take out cup with the lid on and it was greasy and tasted spoiled as well.  Ordered a club sandwich and the bacon was rubbery and poorly cooked.  The whole sandwich was a mess that was drenched in mayo when I had asked for the mayo to be on the side as well.  The waitress was barely civil, never asked if I wanted a refill or another beer.  Service sucked ( left a 15% tip) and I always tip 20% and have been known to tip 50% when I get really good service.  The food was not great, not even good.  This was a one and done and will never return here.  Yuk!!

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  Posted on 09.15.13 R S.

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  Fun place to hang out!

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  Posted on 07.01.13 Traci P.

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  Small sandwich Slow service. Food was good but the size was not.

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  Posted on 07.29.12 Mark W.

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  Besides the bar at the hotel I was staying at, this was the only bar I visited in Tawas. It was ok..I guess. It was average prices and average beer with average service. I went there for a bridal brunch on Sunday and I have never had to wait for service and food for so long. I understand there was a lot of us..but the bride called before to let them know we were coming. If they couldn't handle the large amount of people, they should have told her. Also I guess someone in the group dipped out on the bill, instead of taking responsibility for it..because they should have been paying better attention. They were a total dick to the bride and made her pay for it.

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  Posted on 08.23.11 Theresa F.

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  This is your typical bar, there is pool and a shuffle board thing which I've never played before but looked fun.  Great bar food, breakfast is good too, I had their $3.99 special.  I have this condition called pregnancy so I haven't had a drink there yet, but I'm betting they can make a mean alcoholic beverage and am looking forward to testing it out!

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  Posted on 10.16.10 Cari M.

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  Barnacle Bill's is one of only a few local restaurants located on the main drag of Tawas.  It has a variety of bar & grill fun things to offer such as pool, darts, and even a shuffleboard.  There's plenty of TV's and a nice sized bar.  
  
  The food offerings are the traditional American staples -- burgers, pizza, etc.  I had the buffalo burger which I got to top myself at the burger bar.  The bar has onions, mild and hot peppers, pickles, tomatoes, ketchup and mustard.  The burger was OK, not very big but right-sized in my opinion.
  
  The appetizer we tried was a veggie hand-dip tray (read: deep fried) which was pretty good... cauliflower, onion rings, pickles, and mushrooms.  The onion rings had a good batter on them, the onion and batter stuck together bite after bite w/o falling apart!
  
  The best part I liked about the place was the free internet access!  The food hit the spot but I was really looking for a place to hook up and Yelp, among other things  :-)
  
  This review was Yelped on site!

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  Posted on 07.07.09 John W.

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