Reviews for The Stray Dog Bar & Grill in New Buffalo, MI

I was having a great ride along 94 and exited at exit #1. I wanted to try this well reguarded restaurant. I was seated quickly... late in the season. I had a ruben sandwich and a small house salad. I was recharged from the food energy and felt even betterand well refreshed as I swung back onto 94. The Stray Dog made my great day Better. Thanks Stray Dog Read more

We road our motorcycle from Illinois to New Buffalo. Our mission was this restaurant. A friend of ours lives in the... condominium located across from the restaurant... heard great reviews from our friend.. so we decided to try it.. 4hr ridepassed through so many new restaurants looked tempting to try. But the mission was Stray Dog. We get to the restaurant, therewas a line (expected) host said 29 to 30m for inside. 1yr for out side roof. We decided inside since we road 4yrs. On the sun.30m later we got a text an they call George (which is us) than lady called 2 other names... we walked up to her told her we gota text and you called our name George. A lady behind us say no she called me Georgina.. I say ok you just got here. We beenwaiting 30m. The host an older lady (mid50 to 60).. said to us well I'm just going to put you back on the list and wait to becalled. She walked away took 2 couples who they arrived way after us and got a table. Older hostess comes back. I asked why areyou taking people before us. She looked at us and said "it's just me doing this". ( I was shocked of her response, I thoughtshe would apologize) she come on I have a table... u wanted to leave. But we road 4yrs to experience this so call greatrestaurant... our waitress I give her 5 start. I believe her name is Cindy or Sydney young girl. She made sure our drinks wherefilled all the time.. The food was over cooked and dry. I posted pictires. The appetizers were over cooked dry.. it wassouthwestern chicken rolls. My fish tacos were also over fried . I was disappointed.. I could asked for a manager but I didn'twant anything else in the menu. A gentleman with a table around him, checked in with us to see if everything was OK. I couldsaid no, but just didn't want to stay at this restaurant anymore... very disappointed, Read more

We just happened upon this place knowing nothing about it since we are from out of town. One of the best burgers I?ve ever had!!... Tavern burger with cheddar was amazing. Fries were cooked perfectly as well. This place is packed, but worth every minute of thewait. Read more

We came to New Buffalo one weekend during the summer of 2022 and had a fantastic time at The Stray Dog. We met one of the hosts... that was from my home state of NM which was an amazing treat being this far away! Our server was extremely nice and veryattentive even though the top deck was packed with people. He gave 10/10 recommendations on drinks and food, and everythingtasted great! I highly recommend the Asian Wings! Read more

Great casual place to get a meal. This is the spot in New Buffalo. I?ve been coming for years and it?s not let me down. Good... staff. Good food. Good atmosphere. There can be a stupid wait so be mindful of when you go. Read more

Always a solid experience. Unfortunately, weather kept the roof closed but we got a table quickly inside. The verde nachos were... great. Also enjoyed the southwest egg rolls. The fish sandwich was one of the best I?ve ever had and the Ruben was excellent aswell. Read more

Great atmosphere. We stopped by for a few drinks and some food to go. We really enjoyed the friendly wait staff and the other... patrons in the restaurant. We will definitely return. Read more

Sit near the large fireplace and you?ve found yourself one of the coziest spots in New Buffalo. I liked the nachos verde and was... practically full before everything else came out. The rest of the items I ordered lacked some flavor (French onion soup, codsandwich), so I?ll probably stick with appetizers and snacks next time. Still a good place to check out! Read more