My wife and I have eaten here twice in as many months.
We both had burgers and sides. Â We agreed that the burgers were very good, but not the greatest we have ever had.
On both visits we found the service to be a bit lacking.
Ok - we found this weird on the last visit - the ketchup tasted vinegary. Â We could not figure out why, but it was a little hinky.
I am sure we will return, especially when our dinner plans conflict with a football game.
I have to say, we got a great deal. Â I had the Weds. special, which was teriyaki salmon for $10. Â It was well worth the money. We had a groupon, and from checking in with another social media service, got a free serving of the fried avocado (wouldn't order it again, just weird). My husband had the tenderloin and said the meat was excellent, the breading bland. Â Groups were gathering for trivia, but we left before they started. Service was a bit spotty.
Review Source:My first visit here was with my family for lunch. Â The food and service were fine. Â I saw that they served a Sunday brunch, and took my family and dad there for their Father's Day Brunch Buffet. Â There was very little to choose from, and the roast beef was extremely well done. Â We and several other patrons seemed to be wandering around looking for something edible and waiting for more items and/or fresh batches to come out, which never did. Â I asked several times for a new roast, and was eventually told that the buffet was over in 30 minutes and they weren't bringing anymore out. Â That of course did not stop them from letting newly seated customers order the brunch, however. Â Needless to say, this was the only time that I left a restaurant more hungry than when I walked in...especially a brunch buffet. Â There were no apologies and no compensating. Â Although their burgers were fine that I had for lunch on my initial visit, I will never go back to this restaurant. Â I anticipate that it won't last long either.
Review Source:I went here about 2 weeks after it opened. It was safe to say that the service was bad and the beer was warm. Warm beer is like drinking hot water!! I figured it was just a new business and they had some stuff to iron out.
I went back this past Thursday because it's close to home and I thought I would give it a second try. The servove was ok but the food was just horrible. We ordered the nachos and the chips were somewhat stale and they use canned chicken and some kind of cheese from a jar. I love food and usually don't leave much behind but between the 3 of us we didn't make it through 1/4 of the nachos. I won't be back until its something different!! I'm guessing that will be soon!!!
Overall well below average experience. This was our third try at Detour. Â We were slow to be greeted and seated. Â The staff seemed more interested in getting back to their conversations than serving their clients.
Food was below average - even for bar food. Â I had a breaded chicken sandwich, and like the fries, it tasted rancid - Â maybe the grease was old? Â Same with the nacho chips. Â Yuck.
I'm disappointed because I really wanted them to succeed -- they're in a location that's perfect for us. Â I really liked the previous Scotty's Lakehouse when they first opened and before they turned into a noisy day care center for kids. Â
I'm afraid tonight was the final strike for that Detour location - it was our third bad visit. Still looking for a casual neighborhood bar that's worth repeat business.
We were in the area and stopped for breakfast/brunch. Â It was very simple, mostly breakfast items but the only lunch item was roast beef. Â It was tender and delish though. Â The guy making omlets made them perfect for us. My hubster who doesn't usually like them said they were great. Â My dislikes were that the cook put green peppers in the hash browns which grossed me out due to my allergies. Â I wish I would have known but didn't ask because most don't do that. Â The waitress started out OK but a little over the top fake and wasn't around to refill water or bring A1 or something for our beef. Â There were no sauces offered for it and horseradish sauce etc would have been nice . Â The place was family friendly w/lots & lots of kids. Â No problem for us, but we would have sat in the bar. Â All and all it was OK, but a little pricey @ 12.50 a piece.
Review Source:Came here for dinner on a Friday night at 7pm. Â Its pretty much the same setup and atmosphere of what used to be Scotty's Lakehouse, which is a good thing. We were seated in one of the spacious and private booths with its own flatscreen tv.
The menu is a little larger and more diverse than Scotty's Lakehouse was. They have a good selection of starters, entrees, sandwiches, burgers, and macs. There is also a decent selection of draft beer including a few micros.
I had the veggie burger with waffle fries. My wife had the turkey burger with sweet potato fries. My wife's fries were a little on the cold side but everything else was delicious. It was a very filling veggie burger with a tasty bun. The waffle fries were perfect.
The service was friendly and efficient which earns it 4 stars. We'll be back.
I was excited about Detour opening in the old Scotty's Lakehouse as my friends from Carmel always talk about it. Not exactly sure what all the hype is about. The prices are average for the Geist area and portions the same. A whole section just on Mac n cheese dishes! Fried avocado on the appetizer menu is really good. The burgers are okay, definitely miss the Shewman Special at Scotty's. Seeing how it's next to the lake, I imagine I'll be back during the summertime.
Review Source:My wife and I tried Detour for dinner the other night since Scotty's Lakehouse is no longer there. Â All I can really say is that we miss Lakehouse. Â The atmosphere hasn't really changed, but the quality of service, food, and cleanliness have all went down considerably. Â The area we were sat in was off to the side of the bar, and the first thing I noticed was my feet sticking to the floor. Â In my opinion, this is unacceptable. Â I ordered a burger and my wife ordered one of their mac and cheese entrees. Â I cannot say anything bad about the burger, as it was cooked well and had good flavor. Â My wife's dinner was a different story though. Â It was essentially Kraft mac and cheese with some tomatoes and basil thrown on top. Â I don't mean to be a prude, but there are ways to add flavor and depth to mac and cheese, and this wasn't it. Â The service was alright, but we were empty on drinks multiple times. Â The prices were in line with Lakehouse, but the service and food were lacking. Â All in all, we won't be back for dinner any time soon.
Review Source:Don't get me wrong the food was great, but our waitress was a short rude Asian girl with glasses named Alexis.starting with the food our experience was excellent! My son chose the loaded Mac and he was not dissapointed, my wife got the ahi tuna because she is a sushi fan and she really enjoyed it, and I got bypass sandwich that was big and juicy and had delicious Au ju sauce to dip it in. Now here is where our experience was disappointing, after we were seated our server Alexis did not greet us or ask us what we would like to drink for nearly 20 minutes! When we finally talked to her for the first time she rushed us saying "can you kind of hurry, because I have 2 other large tables to take care of" while I was deciding if I should buy a beer but her remark made me lose my thirst for a beer and I just got water. After we got our drinks it took her another 20 minutes to ask us what we wanted to eat and when she did we asked her what she recommended and she said " I don't know I don't really think the food here looks that good." Thank god we had been here before because if we had not she would have gave us the impression the food is not very special or better than any other restaurant and we would have eaten else where. She also had a rude attitude and made my family feel like we were a burden to her. All in all we will come back to eat again but we will request to not have Alexis as our server. I hate to give this great restaurant a 2 star rating but it was a 4 star on the food and a 0 star on the service so it balanced out at 2 stars.
Review Source:Uneventful. Â This was my first time since Scotty's Lake House. Â It wasn't better or at least the same therefore it was worse. Â Two different local microbrews tasted flat. Â Server was real good. Â Food average. Â Geist prices. Â Best part of the visit was IU beat Michigan State. Â Prob won't b back for a while.
Feedback to management: Â Get rid of the corny named menu items. Â Lead with the hand crafted local brews. Â Be more sports friendly. Â Three people for greeters up front and I'm not sure I was ever greeted. Â If your going to have greeters, then have them greet!
Quick and dirty: sports bar with a slightly upscale menu. Â Service was good. Do not recommend.
We stopped in for a quick lunch on February 15th (I'm a bit behind on my reviews) and had fish tacos and the fish and chips.
Fish tacos: Â Only fair. They use mahi-mahi and blacken it. Â The portion of fish was rather small and the volume in the taco was made up largely by a huge mound of slaw. Â Definitely not for those on a low sodium diet. Â The blackening rendered the fish extremely salty-tasting, and even the mound of slaw did little to ameliorate the taste. Â Do not recommend.
Fish and chips: Only fair. Solid white fish. Breading was  soggy and disappointing.  The fish finely was able to be eaten only by removing the half-cooked coating.  Served with shoestring fries that were good.  Do not recommend.
Your mileage may vary but this is what I found.
Upon entering you may find a bunch of high school or college students leaning on the podium, you will be treated as if you interrupted their conversation, and your welcome is the most tired and scripted 'hello' you've ever heard.
We needed a table for 4 adults, 2 high chairs, and a sling for a baby carrier. We were led to a table where we stood around the table and waited for it to be set up with correct number of chairs. It was very difficult move chairs around with a several people kids around, we repeated ourselves 2 more times about what we needed in terms of high chairs, etc. Each hostess had a cell phone out or visible.
My tacos were a little over seasoned, actually, not good. Basically the food I tried was a cooks work, not a chef. Cheap velveta like cheese, pre-sliced ham, white bread was used in my wife's sandwich.
Though friendly, the wait staff seemed very inexperienced and untrained.
I imagine this place mind be fun to hangout after being on Geist, have a beer & burger, or maybe watch meet friends for a drink and watch the game, but this is not a destination for food, family-friendly-environment, or service.
I thought this place was okay... It wasn't awful, it wasn't amazing, just... F.I.N.E.
Food: decent... they have a large variety of macaroni and cheese options. It seems to be their 'specialty'? I had the Hard Hat - grilled cheese with ham & avocado. It was good. The bread choice was a little boring but the inside was solid. My husband had the fish tacos. They were flavorful and in my opinion, pretty tasty!
Service: eh -- alright. Our server was very nice, attentive and all around a good server. She was on the spot with refills, friendly with our baby. The hostesses were a little 'look downy'. You know, when you walk in and they kinda notice you but they aren't super interested and they look confused about where to seat you. One was friendly the other was unfriendly. We asked a question about when it changed from Scotty's to Detour and the unfriendly one answered us in an unfriendly way. Blah.
Ambience: It's pretty good. There are sports games on the Tv's, the decor is fine for a Grille/Bar. I didn't notice any noise problems, nothing super loud or eerily quiet.
So, you see it's just FINE. If I were going to frequent this restaurant, I'd need the host staff to be a bit more warm and a little less "i just work here on the weekends".
Just tried their special today. Â BLT Flatbread. Â YUM. Â Hoping they add this one to the menu. Â
Caprese flatbread is rather fabulous....but this was a great surprise.
Had my usual "Cask" Red wine......be ready to spend money on this one. Â Its a GREAT wine. Â Many may not realize, but its really high end and FABULOUS
My husband and I went in late and ordered the tempura shrimp, it is way too breaded and greasy and coated with spicy mayo.  I think it should be lighter, and the sauce should absolutly be served on the side. They  should totally rethink that particular dish. We did have a super great waiter, without question he took it off the bill. I personally think they have more variety than Scotty's menu and I look forward to going back to try other dishes.
Review Source:Definitely average food. I was really excited to try their mac & cheese since they have a whole section of dinner-sized varieties. I got the 3 cheese mac as a side to my tenderloin, and it was dry as all the creaminess had moved to the bottom so I don't know if it sat a while before being brought out or what. The bun to my sandwich was definitely the size you buy at the grocery store. Tenderloins, as a rule, are not going to even come close to that size, but at a restaurant, I'd like a bigger bun than what I can buy.
My husband's burger was so small and the meat was pretty dry. His amber beer was somewhat warm so they may have served it in an already-warm glass or just not a very cold tap.
Service was somewhat slow, but they were very busy, and I talk a lot so I don't always mind that.
The one thing I enjoyed was the Mother Pucker drinks. They use the Pucker flavored vodkas and you get to keep the fun plastic cup! Overall though, very "meh".
(As an aside, this used to be Scotty's Lakehouse. Everything down to the napkins is the same inside, but not the food.)
This place was seriously awful. First we ordered the dill chips with horseradish. The chips were fine, but were served with ranch, not horseradish. We asked our server to get us horseradish and were informed that 'both look pretty similar', which I guess meant we were just supposed to keep the ranch. We ordered the flatbread appetizer as well, which is essentially 6 chips covered in way too many jalapeños for $10. It was burned completely black on the bottom. We didn't eat it, which also didn't seem to bother our server. Overall we paid way too much money for some seriously sub par food. We're huge fans of Scotty's and pretty disappointed this took its place. We will absolutely not be coming back.
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