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Lunch Menu

Grazing

Giant Bavarian Pretzel

Super-sized soft golden brown pretzel, served with warm No Cars Allowed Cream Ale Cheese and house-made mustard.
Our Famous Brewery Wings

8 bone-in or boneless wings, served naked or with your choice of sauce. Buffalo, Skull Cave Whiskey BBQ, Jerk Garlic Parmesan, or Asian Ginger. Includes Ranch or Blue Cheese dressing.
Beer Cheese Flight

Trio of House Beer Cheese Dips. Horseradish Ale, Hoban Street Stout Cheddar, Boursin Style Pale Ale, served with crostinis.
Poutine

Golden fries topped with chunky cheese curds and house-made gravy.
Cowboy Caviar

A jumbled fusion of corn, black and pinto beans, black-eyed peas, peppers, and onions. Set out with house-fried tortilla chips.
Local Smoked Whitefish Dip
Whipped blend of smoked whitefish, capers, and red onions. Accompanied with house-made crostini.
Michigan Charcuterie

An assortment of local Michigan Chef’s Choice delicatessen meats and artisan breads with a fine selection of cheeses, fruit, and nuts.
Pork Cracklins
Fried crispy pork bells, dusted creole seasoning, served with house-made Peach Skull Cave Whiskey BBQ sauce for dipping.
Buffalo Cauliflower Steak
Pan-seared slice of cauliflower, dredged in buffalo sauce topped with melted blue cheese crumbles and served with celery and Ranch or Blue Cheese Dressing.
Parmesan Brussels Sprouts

Flash fried with diced bacon, shaved parmesan, drizzled with balsamic glaze.
Island Calamari

Golden fried rings and tentacles, served with plum sauce and accompanied with carrots, cu- cumber and seaweed salad.
Ahi Poke Nachos

Sushi-grade tuna with a seaweed salad, shaved carrots, sliced avocado, chopped red onions, crushed edamame, served on a bed of crispy wontons. Chili sauce and plum sauce on the side.

Ask your server to recommend drinks to pair with our charcuterie board!

Entrée Salads

Michigan Cherry Chicken Cobb

Grilled chicken, chopped bacon, diced tomato, sliced egg, crumbled blue cheese, Traverse City dried cherries, on a bed of mixed greens. Served with House Blue Cheese Dressing.
Classic Caesar Salad

Broken romaine, shaved parmesan cheese, herbed croutons, served with a creamy Caesar Dressing.
Garden House Salad

Bed of mixed greens, tomato wedges, sliced cucumbers, shaved carrots, red onion, herbed croutons, blended cheese with your choice of dressing.
Southwestern Wedge

Wedge of romaine, slivered avocado, Cowboy Caviar, cheddar blend, tortilla strips, and cilantro lime dressing.
Antipasto Chopped Salad

Blend of field greens, sliced pepperoni, genoa salami, pancetta, artichokes, pepperoncini, red onion, kalamata olives, red peppers, diced tomato, feta crumbles with a balsamic vinaigrette.
Dressings: Caesar, Ranch, Blue Cheese, Cilantro Lime, Balsamic Vinaigrette, Thousand Island, Oil & Vinegar

Soup

Beer Cheese Bisque

Blend of cheese with chopped Kielbasa and No Cars Allowed Cream Ale.
Soup of the Day

Chef’s selection of house-made soup, served piping hot with crostinis.

Signature Burgers

All burgers are 1/2 pound and made with our signature brisket and chuck blend on an ancient grain roll. Served with crunchy kettle chips. Substitute French Fries, Sweet Potato Fries, or onion rings for an additional charge.
Great Turtle Burger

Grilled to perfection, this burger is served with lettuce, tomato, and onion. Add Cheddar, Swiss, Muenster, Blue Cheese, or American $1.
Chef’s Mess Burger

Bacon jam, Muenster cheese, fried onion ring, fried egg, lettuce, and tomato.
Black & Blue Burger

Seared with blackened seasoning, then we add melted blue cheese crumbles, caramelized on- ions, lettuce, and tomato.
Skull Cave Whiskey BBQ Burger

Our signature Skull Cave Whiskey BBQ sauce tops this burger served with sautéed mush- rooms, swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, and onion.
Shipwreck Burger

Our 1/2 pound burger topped with pulled pork, shaved ham, sliced pickles, swiss cheese, and topped with our house mustard.
Quinoa Burger

A veggie burger blend of red and yellow beets, hummus, quinoa, kale, roasted pineapple, and ginger. Served with lettuce, tomato, and onion. (Vegan pretzel roll available for $1.00)

Handhelds

Served with kettle chips, Substitute French Fries, Sweet Potato Fries, or onion rings for an additional charge.
Drunken Brat

Chargrilled beer brat smothered in No Cars Allowed Cream Ale beer cheese and sautéed peppers and onions. Served on a pretzel bun.
Brewery Tacos

Choice of: Brisket, Pulled Pork, Ale Battered Whitefish, or Grilled Chicken. Three flour tortillas, blend of Mexican cheeses, creamy coleslaw, and Pico de Gallo.
Braised Beef Brisket

Juicy braised beef brisket, muenster cheese, horseradish sauce, topped with a fried onion haystack, and served on a brioche bun.
Snapper Fried Chicken Sandwich

Super crispy and SPICY chicken breast, crunchy coleslaw, bread and butter pickles, garlic aioli, and fried jalapeno straws. Served on a split-top roll.
Chicken Club Sandwich

Chargrilled chicken breast, slice Avocado, bacon strips, swiss cheese, house-made ranch, lettuce, tomato on a split-top roll.
Great Turtle Reuben

Golden flash fried whitefish filets with swiss cheese, coleslaw, Thousand Island dressing. Served on a rye bun.

Flatbreads

Margherita

Plump tomato, fresh shredded mozzarella, fresh basil with a Balsamic Glaze.
Mediterranean

Grilled Chicken, blistered tomatoes, kalamata olives on a pesto base, with spinach, mozzarella and crumbled feta, drizzled with garlic parmesan cream.
Hog Heaven

Pulled pork, crumbled bacon, chunks of pork crackling, red onion, mozzarella, and Skull Cave Whiskey BBQ sauce.
Bahn Mi

Seared shrimp, shredded mozzarella, house- pickled veg (carrots, cuke, red onion), and cilant- ro, drizzled with Siracha cream.
The “B”s Knees

Brie, Bacon, Cherry Balsamic glaze with pears, fresh strawberries, and arugula.

Our delicious wood fired flatbreads are made to order

= Signature Dish

Ask your server about menu items that are cooked to order or served raw. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

Dinner Menu

Fish of the Great Lakes

Deep fried, broiled, or pan fried. Your choice of French fries or mashed potatoes, and vegetable of the day.

Lake Superior Whitefish

Walleye

Lake Perch
Hoisin Glazed Salmon

Seared fresh salmon with Hoisen Sauce. Served with garlic fried rice and ginger stir-fry vegetables.
Parmesan Encrusted Whitefish

Whitefish dusted in a panko parmesan fusion. Served with French fries or mashed potatoes, and vegetable of the day.
Colossal Shrimp Platter

Ale battered or grilled. Accompanied with French fries or mashed potatoes, and vegetable of the day, cole slaw, and cocktail sauce.
Seafood Lasagna

Shrimp, scallops, and Krab, with spinach, red peppers and a creamy cheese sauce. Served with crositinis
Shrimp & Grits

Jumbo shrimp with towered cheese grits, sautéed peppers and onions in a Bechamel sauce. Served with a corn muffin.

Great Turtle Brewery Steak

18-20 oz. Bone-In Ribeye, basted in herbs and butter. French fries or mashed potatoes and the vegetable of the day.
New York Strip

14 oz. New York Strip, Skull Cave Whiskey Mushroom Cream. Served with French fries or mashed potatoes and vegetable of the day.
Steak Frites

8 oz. Flat Iron Steak, marinated in Chimichurri and served on a bed of golden fries. Accompanied by the vegetable of the day.
Peached Bourbon BBQ Ribs

1.5 lb slab of fall-off-the-bone Ribs, slathered in Peached bourbon BBQ glaze. Served with baked beans, corn muffin, and choice of French fries or mashed potatoes.
Honey Bacon Fried Chicken

Half a chicken sprinkled with bits of bacon and drizzled honey. Served with the vegetable of the day, and French fries or mashed potatoes.

Our Beers

Craft brew lovers, rejoice! Great Turtle has some “out-of-the-shell” selections expertly crafted for every taste.

Our Spirits

Craving the latest craft cocktail? Our mixologists make it better with our signature spirits. All of our spirits are distilled locally by Les Cheneaux Distillers in Cedarville using the water from the Straits that separate our two communities.

Bike Basket Gin
96 Proof – Gluten Free.

Hints of floral and citrus notes with a natural finish. Made in small batches with the pure water of the Straits of Mackinac.
Pedal 8.2 Vodka
81 Proof – Gluten Free – GMO Free – Allergen Free.

Corn-based vodka with a fresh aroma. Distilled in copper pots with water from the Straits of Mackinac.
Skull Cave Whiskey
81 Proof –

Our whiskey starts the first five years of its life in Kentucky and is proofed by Les Cheneaux Distillers in Cedarville, MI using the natural waters of the Straits of Mackinac. It has a smooth nose and flavor.