River Lake Inn Restaurant Gardens - Trails

Great experience! Food was delish I had Lobster and Steak, service was even better! Can’t wait to go back! Want an amazing view to go with your dinner? This is the place!

Visited my brother in Kalamazoo and the kitchen in the long term rental is the smallest kitchen on the face of the earth. So we chose to drive 50 minutes southeast of downtown Kalamazoo, to have River Lake’s Thanksgiving buffet. Best decision ever. We talked about how great it was the entire time we ate and the entire drive back. The food was PHENOMENAL. What a wonderful well served event. HATS OFF to the chef and staff who CONTINUOUSLY restocked the buffet items and cleared empty plates and tables. Pictures aren’t great but they had everything holiday protein and enough side staples to satisfy anyone. Roast beef, Turkey and ham were moist, flavorful and wonderful. And of course, the mashed potatoes was a star of the show. Took all of me not to go back just for a plate of mashed potatoes and gravy.

First time here with the family for my birthday dinner. So glad I picked it! The menu is limited but everyone was pleased with what they ordered. Pineapple chicken was delicious, walleye was delicious, can't speak for the steak but it looked good. Ilma was our server and she was very wonderful. Gardens were so pretty and definitely lots of humingbirds! Can't wait to go back. And the salad bar! Lots of options for everyone. Desserts were top notch. The inside is decorated in an old vintage style, lots of cool things to see if you walk around. Overall very good experience which is hard to come by these days. Good job River Inn.

Had dinner here for a family gathering after thanksgiving. There was 16 of us with a reservation. Our waitress was wonderful! It was in the middle of nowhere and the roads were not plowed - very scary with snow! It doesn't overlook a lake and not much of a view. Salad bar was included with the meal, including the coleslaw and potato salad. The walleye was delicious, and the Hawaiian chicken was below average. Overall I'd recommend this place for a big gathering.

Owner run. In the summer, they have hummingbird feeders all around, so you can watch hummingbirds while you eat. Can also see deer, purple martins. The food is awesome. If you like chocolate, then the "Mile high cake" is for you! Can not say enough good things about this restaurant!

We ate here for Thanksgiving. The food was great! The accommodations were very tight where we were located. The restaurant is 1970s historical, or very dated. They could stand for a remodel, but still very nice and well kept.

Beautiful gardens, great quiet atmosphere, you can actually hear each other talk at a decent level. Salmon was great, steaks could've been better. Very good salad bar with lots of choices.

Have been going here for 25+ years. Usually go for an occasion and the buffets. Menu is short and sweet with homemade deserts. Atmosphere is fine dining with linen table clothes.