Tamarack Inn

Stopped here for breakfast on a recent trip to Copper Harbor.  Good diner fare, but the multigrain toast and homemade strawberry jam were especially delicious.  Service was friendly and warm.  A definite thumbs up!

I really want to give it 5 stars. I do. The pasty I ordered was the absolute best pasty I've ever had. However, I would rather eat my trail mix than return because of the attitude of the chef. My husband ordered our food to go because we had dogs with us. He paid the server and was putting a portion of the cash back into his wallet before dropping some singles down for a tip. The chef was standing near the register watching him and before he had a chance to leave a tip the chef announced loudly "no more take out orders! No one ever tips on take out orders!". This before my husband had a chance to leave the tip!

The server was friendly and the food was tasty but the chef's aggression? "This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stand, man."

Food was fine....let me tell you about the service.  In my experience, locals are treated with priority.  When we arrived, no one said anything to us for 5 minutes, yet walked by us a bunch of times.  There was no "be with you in just a minute" or even a smile.  Finally we sat down and our order wasn't taken for at least 30 minutes.  Again, no acknowledgement!  Finally, we flagged someone down....who wasn't our waitress and begged her to take our order.       She said "we'll, we are busy", but took our order.  You know, I don't care that you are busy, I was a server for 10 years, what I don't like is being ignored and the lack of courtesy of saying that its going to be a few minutes.  This is breakfast, not rocket science, put on a smile and pretend you want to be there.,,,  I'm sad I gave money to this establishment. We won't be back!!!!!