Bayview could be really good if they got a menu update. They have had the same boring food forever. The servers also tend to have a chip on their shoulders and can snap and be rude. We dine here alot because sometimes it is just convenient to not have to drive into t.c. They have a great location and could benefit by not just banking on the fact that people are going to eat at this establishment just because of its location.
Review Source:If you're in the Acme area of Traverse City, and in the mood for a great burger and beer this is an excellent choice.  This restaurant is located just down the road from our marina and we eat here 5 times a week in the summer and it is like home to us.   The greek salad and gyro is a favorite and the prime rib on friday and saturday is very nicely done and a good bargain.  If you are lucky enough to be there when they have the walleye special going  ORDER IT!  By far one of the best fish dinners I get around here, and we have some great fish places in Traverse.  Hope to see you there.  Have a great summer.
Review Source:My family goes to weekly trivia. Some of the servers can be rude but its usually fun. Twice now we've come and there has been a customer appreciation party so we can't get a table for trivia. Why you would schedule two events at the same time is beyond me. Tonight we came in and again its so packed you can barely get in the door. We asked for a table for 6 and were told it wasnt possible and we should just leave. We really wanted to play trivia so we asked if we could have an open booth the youngish waitress yelled at us and said no, we had to wait for a 6 top. Ignoring her we sat down with no desire to stay or give them any money.
The staff is rude, clearly the owner can't plan, and its not even worth the headache. I mean what kind of business tells customers to leave?!
I went to this bar for drinks with friends on a Friday night. It was later, we'd had an excellent dinner, and just wanted to relax. We came into town just a few hours earlier for a short vacation.
The service was excellent that night. The atmosphere is slightly dive bar-ish, but not in a bad way. They have a jukebox, pool tables, food (I've heard the pizza is really good), and outdoor patio, and that trivia that you can play with a controller at your table. The beer/liquor selection was very adequate.
The low stars come from our experience two days later. We stopped in around 10pm on a Sunday and they were closed! I realize that's not an unusual time for a restaurant to close, but this place looks like the kind of bar where manual laborers go for a few beers after work. It seems like the kinda place that would be open until 2am every single day.
And what's worse is that there were quite a few people inside sitting at tables and at the bar drinking. The doors were locked, and the wait staff just stared at us when we motioned to them. Yes, it could've been regulars and off-the-clock employees who were in there drinking. I know how it goes. I've done it myself many, many times.
I guess it was just disappointing.