Big Bear Lodge menu

Iron Skillet Apple Caramel Pie

With french vanilla ice cream

Creme Brulee

The classic rich vanilla custard with a caramelized sugar crust and a fresh fruit garnish.

Plate Full of Warm Chocolate Chip Cookies

Carrot Cake

House made and wonderfully moist layers of carrot cake with fresh carrots, coconut and chopped walnuts. Frosted with a sweet vanilla butter cream cheese icing.

Cream Puff

Housemade cream puff with a scoop of French vanilla ice cream topped with Sanders hot fudge or caramel

Big Bear Bread Pudding

Banana’s Foster, chocolate chip, pumpkin...and the flavors go on and on. Ask your server for today’s feature. We always have our best selling blueberry with maple creme anglaise.

Chocolate Fudge Cake for Two

A rich, moist, giant four-layer cake with creamy fudge icing, and two forks

Papa Bear Margarita

Our big growler of a margarita cuervo especial, triple sec and sweet & sour served frozen or on the rocks

Mama Bear

Vodka, peach schnapps, malibu rum & grenadine with orange, pineapple and cranberry juice

Lakeside Lemonade

Think ahhh Vodka, pineapple juice, triple sec & fresh lemonade.

Raisin River Rum Cooler

Yummy captain morgan, malibu and myers’s rums, pineapple juice with a splash of grenadine.

Front Porch Punch

refreshing madori, chambord, peach schnapps, vodka, orange and pineapple juices.

Honey Mustard

Ranch

Sun-dried Cherry

Vinaigrette

Creamy Caesar

Balsamic Vinaigrette

Creamy Bleu Cheese

Apple Pie

Liquor 43, apple pucker, warm cider and a drizzle of caramel with a shake of cinnamon.

Baked Apple

Hot apple cider with cinnamon schnapps and brown sugar, a caramel drizzle and fresh whipped cream

Flannel Blanket

Hot cocoa with bailey’s and grand marnier with fresh made whipped cream.

Cozy Cup

Hot cocoa, bailey’s Irish cream and kahlua with fresh whipped cream. Wrap your hands around the warmth

Cinnamon Bear

Bailey’s, amaretto, cinnamon schnapps, frangelico and kahlua. Fresh whipped cream

Campfire Coffee

Bailey’s and amaretto topped with fresh whipped cream

Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite

Barq’s Root Beer

Iced Tea, Hot Tea

Fresh Ground 100% Colombian

Estate Grown Coffee and Decaf

Sprecher’s Root Beer

Angel Hair Pasta

Grilled Cheese

With fries

Macaroni and Cheese

Cub Cheese burger

With fries

Pepperoni Pizza

Chicken Strips

With fries

Red Skin Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Baked Potato

French Fries

Chef’s Vegetable Choice

Roasted Vegetable Couscous

With pine nuts and lemon

Fresh Broccoli

Steamed with herb butter

Candied Sweet Potato Casserole

Whipped sweet potatoes oven roasted with pure maple syrup, sweet butter and mini marshmallows

Soup of the Day

Always made from scratch and changes daily.

Michigan White Bean Soup

The house specialty. Navy bean with smoked kielbasa, pork loin, potatoes and fresh vegetables.

Baked Onion Soup

Flame roasted onions in a traditional sherry broth, housemade croutons, topped with mozzarella, asiago and parmesan cheeses.

Chips and Fire-roasted Salsa

Maytag Potato Chips

For serious bleu cheese lovers, housemade potato chips covered with our maytag bleu cheese crumbles and sauce

Spinach and Artichoke Dip

A creamy blend of spinach, artichokes and water chestnuts served hot out of the oven with corn chips and roasted tomato salsa.

Firecracker Shrimp

Tempura battered popcorn shrimp flash fried and tossed in our sweet and spicy firecracker sauce. Finished with a sprinkle of slivered green onions and toasted sesame seeds.

Chicken Strips

Tender chicken breast strips, lightly fried and accompanied by your choice of dipping sauces.

Jumbo Stuffed Mushrooms

Panko coated jumbo mushrooms filled with garlic herb cream cheese and deep fried golden with remoulade dip

Crab Cakes

Jumbo lump crabmeat blended with fresh herbs and bread crumbs. Pan-seared and served with fire-roasted red pepper remoulade.

Field of Greens House Salad

Mixed greens, tomato, housemade garlic croutons, choice of dressing

Soup & Salad

A bowl of our housemade Soup of the day with a fresh mixed green house salad and house bread.

Grilled Salmon Salad

Grilled salmon fillet with mixed greens, roasted corn and black bean relish, cukes and tomatoes. Tossed with honey mustard dressing and topped with crunchy onion strings.

Buttermilk Fried Chicken Salad

Mixed greens with buttermilk fried chicken tenders, chopped tomato, boiled egg, jack and cheddar cheese, and cornbread croutons. Tossed with bacon ranch dressing.

Cajun Salmon Caesar Salad

Seared cajun spiced salmon fillet, chopped hearts of romaine, parmesan cheese and garlic croutons tossed with caesar dressing

Mary’s Camp Mix

Mixed greens with traverse city sun-dried cherries, roasted pine nuts, maytag bleu cheese, vine-ripened tomatoes, chopped bacon, scallions, cucumbers and wood-grilled turkey breast cutlet. All tossed

Mary’s Super Salad

Chock full of nutritional super foods in a delicious presentation tossed with a honey lemon mustard vinaigrette dressing. Asparagus, avocados, tomatoes, blueberries, sweet potatoes, candied walnuts,

Big Bear Burger

A half-pound of angus beef wood-fired and served with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise. Add your favorite cheese at no charge

Classic Reuben

Shaved corn beef brisket on grilled marble rye with sauerkraut, melting swiss cheese and 1000 island dressing.

The Backpack Stack

Grilled chicken breast, bacon, avocado, mozzarella cheese, lettuce, tomato and honey mustard mayonnaise on our fresh-baked focaccia bread

Rotisserie Turkey

Rotisserie-roasted turkey breast, carved from the bone with cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato and cranberry mayonnaise on our fresh-baked focaccia bread.

California Club Panini

Grilled Italian bread with melted cheddar, grilled chicken, cripsy bacon and fresh avocado spread. Served with fried potato wedges and housemade smoky BBQ ketchup

Chicken Margherita Panini

Grilled chicken breast, melted mozzarella cheese, oven roasted roma tomatoes, fresh basil and our pesto mayo served on turano bread with potato wedges and java ketchup.

Buffalo Burger

A half-pound of fresh-ground, ranch-raised bison. Wood-fired and served with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise

Prime Steak Sandwich

Shaved prime rib, melted Asiago cheese, sauteed onions and mushrooms on house made focaccia with our roasted garlic-Asiago spread.

Ostrich Burger

Ostrich meat has a taste and color similar to beef, but much lower in fat and cholesterol. This red meat comes from the leg, thigh, and back, which has very little marbling. We serve this half-pound

Elk Burger

A delicious burger with a mild beef taste similar to venison without the gamey taste. Our elk burger is one half-pound served on a multi-grain bun with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise.

Pizza Margherita

Thin-sliced fresh tomato, fresh basil, garlic, mozzarella, freshly grated parmesan cheese, and a drizzle of balsamic vinaigrette.

Pepperoni

Pepperoni, cheese and our roasted tomato sauce.

Much ‘Shroom

Wild mushroom blend with caramelized onions, alfredo sauce, scallions, five cheese blend and balsamic drizzle.

Pesto Chicken

Pesto marinated and wood-roasted chicken breast with roasted red peppers, pesto alfredo sauce, five cheese blend, balsamic drizzle and basil oil.

Artichoke and Goat Cheese

Roasted red peppers spiked with alfredo sauce, marinated artichokes, crumbled goat cheese, five cheese blend, balsamic drizzle and basil oil.

Steak and Blue

Thinly sliced char-crust steak, roasted mushrooms, bleu cheese, caramelized red onions, parmesan sauce, five cheese blend and balsamic drizzle

Big Bear’s Big Meatloaf Stack

Juicy, well-seasoned and a bit spicy, our bison meatloaf is served open faced and stacked high on thick egg bread with red skin garlic mashed potatoes, barbecue gravy and onion strings.

Grilled Turkey Tenderloin Steak

Marinated turkey tenderloin fire grilled and served with our garlic mashed potatoes, green beans, a light pan gravy and cranberry relish

Spit-fired Roasted Pork Loin

Fresh center-cut pork loin, herb-rubbed, maple-glazed and slow-roasted on our wood-fired rotisserie with red skin garlic mashed potatoes and our warm red cabbage apple slaw

Garlic Encrusted Whitefish

A lunch portion serving of Northern Michigan whitefish topped with garlic cream cheese and herbed bread crumbs. Cedar-planked and baked in our wood-burning oven. Served with red skin garlic mashed po

Half-slab Barbecue Ribs

Slow roasted and finished on the live fire with our house barbecue sauce and creamy cole slaw.

Char Crusted Strip Steak

Char-crust dry rub seasoned new york strip steak fire-grilled with choice of potato.

Barbecue Combo Plate

Grilled chicken breast and our slow roasted ribs smothered with big bear BBQ Sauce and served with creamy cole slaw

Pasta Provencal-Fresh vegetables

Provencal sauce of olive oil, white wine, shallots,garlic, tomatoes, artichoke hearts, fresh herbs andlinguine noodles. Tossed with choice

Pasta Provencal-Grilled chicken

Provencal sauce of olive oil, white wine, shallots, garlic, tomatoes, artichoke hearts, fresh herbs and linguine noodles. Tossed with choice of

Mary’s Couscous, Vegetarian Friendly

Fresh sauteed vegetables, spinach, olive oil, roasted pine nuts, lemon and steamed broccoli, tossed with warm couscous

Pasta Provencal-Gulf Shrimp

Provencal sauce of olive oil, white wine, shallots, garlic, tomatoes, artichoke hearts, fresh herbs and linguine noodles. Tossed with choice of

Honey Maple Salmon

Honey maple-glazed salmon cedar planked and baked in our wood burning oven, served with red skin garlic mashed potatoes

Lakeside Whitefish

Fresh whitefish filet pan-seared with slivers of prosciutto ham, sun-dried tomatoes and fresh garlic. Finished with a white wine mascarpone sauce and served over angel hair pasta