Parker House Restaurant Motel & Cottages

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  Day/time of visit: weekday brunch time
  Atmosphere: casual, cozy, rustic
  
  North of Alpena off 23 - rustic cabins on Long Lake and an awesome family-run restaurant. Never stayed at the cabins but the restaurant is a must visit when in the area.
  
  I ordered a club sandwich for lunch and it was awesome - thick slices of buttered and grilled homemade bread with real ham (not the processed slimy lunch meat), turkey, bacon, lettuce, cheese, and tomato = delicious! Everyone else loved their huge breakfast plates too - crispy hash browns, sausage and biscuits, homemade bread, etc. If you are a pancake lover you will be more than packed with a 1/2 order. Solid home-cooking and large portions.
  
  Pictures of the local wildlife are pinned on the pine wood walls, homemade curtains, and checkered tablecloths make for a very authentic northern MI experience. Service can be slow sometimes as it's just the owner and a cook but it's definitely worth the wait.
  
  Oh yes, I will be back! Can't miss this gem when I'm 'Up North' for vaca

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  Posted on 09.01.13 Marinda H.

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  Solid food, but be prepared to wait.  I was here during a holiday with a buddy of mine staying close by.  
  
  The food was seriously great.  Nothing insane, B&G, pancakes, eggs, hash browns, the usual, but everything is really good.  They have cottages for under a hundo which makes it a great get-away spot, but just realize its the only place to eat within 4 solid miles so you may be waiting over an hour for food.
  
  Regardless, I know i'll love eating here again the next time I stay with my buddy up there again.

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  Posted on 07.25.13 Brandon T.

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  The very best! Faye is the owner and she does a great job on food and service. The best breakfast place in Northeast Michigan bar none.

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  Posted on 10.21.12 Mike M.

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  WOW!!  Parker House breakfasts are PHENOMENAL!!  EVERY TIME, and I do mean EVERY TIME, I have time to get out to the Parker House for breakfast NOTHING can stop me!!
  
  A bit out of the way, it is well worth the 20-25 minute drive from Alpena.  The restaurant's a stone's throw from the lake, so DEFINITELY take the opportunity to dip your toes in the lake.
  
  Now to the food.  Have I mentioned that the breakfasts are PHENOMENAL!?!?!?  In the three times I've made the pilgrimage everyone in the group has walked away VERY satisfied and VERY stuffed!!  Needless to say the portions are REALLY good-sized!!
  
  I've had the manhole-sized pancakes in both the regular and blueberry variations.  My ONLY advice - go with the "short-stack" so you have room for the rest of your meal.  YUUUUUUMMYYYYYY!!
  
  This last go-around I had the kielbasa wth my over-easy eggs, American fries, made-daily whole wheat toast...YUUUUUUMMYYYYYY!!!!!!  The kelbasa was unanimously the favorite meat!!  Forgot to ask if it was locally made, so PLEASE post a response if it is.
  
  Another in our party had the Eggs "Bennies", aka Eggs Benedict, with the homemade hollandaise sauce...a definite winner!!
  
  Trust me when I say - you WON'T be disappointed with your meal and experience.
  
  U.P. MICHIGAN ROCKS!!!!!!

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  Posted on 11.21.11 Orlean L.

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