Bear Lake Inn and Dingman's Beer Garden

Bear Lake Inn and Dingman's Beer Garden Restaurant
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09/27/2026

So, one of the hard things about BLI (and it’s one of the only ones) is all the young ladies that come to work come with chocolate, cheese puffs. Dipping things. This time of year I do get it because they are working longer hours and it allows them to eat something small while not stopping, which I know you appreciate. Well tonight I joined them. You won’t catch me eating a piece of bread or a French fry but I was menu testing at home tonight and I cut too much gruyere cheese. I did feed half of it for Nora but man!!! Why can’t people over 60 eat cheese!!!! It just doesn’t seem fair. So now I’ll diet for the next three days…. See you tomorrow.

Just thought I’d let you know that we have our first fall cake fresh today. It’s a triple layer caramel Italian cream ca...
09/19/2026

Just thought I’d let you know that we have our first fall cake fresh today. It’s a triple layer caramel Italian cream cake filled with pecans and coconut and caramel. (The caramel is a little laced with bourbon). As usual this weekend we also have gf chocolate mousse cake and peanut butter pie. And we also have peach cheesecake. See you this weekend!!! Open tomorrow at 8 for breakfast. You really need to try Paul’s biscuit sandwich or biscuits and gravy. His biscuits are really great though so I always gravitate towards those. I would also encourage you to try a Crumpetwich. Crumpets are really poplar in England and therefore on every commonwealth country. Being born in one of those means that I have perfected the crumpet, and made it a little bit thinner for a sandwich. It’s like a cross between an English muffin and a pancake. It’s perfect for a sandwich and I’m hoping you try it and love it. See you at 8…. Or 9…. Or 10!!!!
And don’t forget that we have the most amazing Kalkaska Coffee Company coffee and cold brew as well!! And a selection of grab and go muffins and even some high protein muffins.

As we come into our slower, chiller season these will be out new hours. Thank you all for being great customers and supp...
09/17/2026

As we come into our slower, chiller season these will be out new hours. Thank you all for being great customers and supporting your local business.

09/13/2026

Due to some unfortunate circumstances we will not be doing breakfast this morning, sorry for any inconvenience. We will be opening at 11am for lunch. Thank you all so much for understanding and supporting us.

09/07/2026

Thank you for all of your support this weekend. We truly hope that you had a great Labor Day. If you are still in town Mondays are our most discounted day. We have bottled b**r starting at just 2.75. Signature cocktails $. Open at 11. Food specials also but it’s kind of Paul’s choice on this day. So come on in and have a really fun time. We will be there!!

Breakfast starts here very shortly and Tammy has fresh coffee brewing and $5 Bloody Marys waiting for you! Whether you’...
09/06/2026

Breakfast starts here very shortly and Tammy has fresh coffee brewing and $5 Bloody Marys waiting for you! Whether you’re coming in for a full breakfast, amazing breakfast sandwiches or dessert for breakfast we have it all. Our fresh desserts today are Chocolate silk pie, strawberry swirl cheesecake, peanut butter tart (gf) and chocolate mousse cake (gf)

So before this crazy weekend starts I wanted to show you these guys. These ARE the guys. The people that show up to wo...
09/03/2026

So before this crazy weekend starts I wanted to show you these guys. These ARE the guys. The people that show up to work when others can’t come in, the people that right the wrongs that only they can see. The people that are so good at their job that I try to do stuff that they’ve already thought of. It is such an honor and a pleasure to work with Rose and Paul.
I just wanted you know their names and please say hello when you see them this weekend. They are making sure you have a great long weekend!!!

Lots of things to show you- lots of choices to make! Open at 7 in the morning we have special bloody Mary’s for only $5...
08/29/2026

Lots of things to show you- lots of choices to make! Open at 7 in the morning we have special bloody Mary’s for only $5. I added a fresh peach tart today to our dessert menu so that would mean right now we have gf chocolate mousse cake, gf peanut butter pie, caramel cheesecake (but by morning we might have moved on to fresh strawberry swirl) and a fresh peach tart with whipped bourbon cream. I also have a pretty peach ricotta cake ready to go for tomorrow. We looked for fragrant peaches everywhere and I have to say the veggie stand on the left side of 72 were so helpful! I had been looking for peaches all week and as soon I smelled them she said “oh so you want ripe peaches”. I’ll get them for you myself”. And she was not wrong!!!
So we have delicious breakfast first thing, amazing cocktails to compliment and luscious fresh desserts for every palette. See you tomorrow!!

If you’re hungry in the morning remember it is free coffee Friday!!! Open at 8 am. Full breakfast, bloody Mary’s, Mim...
08/28/2026

If you’re hungry in the morning remember it is free coffee Friday!!! Open at 8 am. Full breakfast, bloody Mary’s, Mimosas and keno!

It’s a great afternoon to sit out on the patio and enjoy 20% off w**e and BOGO half price small plates!!Dessert today in...
08/27/2026

It’s a great afternoon to sit out on the patio and enjoy 20% off w**e and BOGO half price small plates!!
Dessert today includes gf peanut butter pie (pictured) chocolate mousse cake and caramel cheesecake.
We open at 8 tomorrow and it’s free coffee Friday so come on in and grab any full breakfast and enjoy a steaming hot cup of Kalkaska Coffee Company coffee!

Address

19 W Bear Lake Road NE
Kalkaska, MI
49646

Opening Hours

Monday 11:30am - 9pm
Wednesday 11:30am - 9pm
Thursday 11:30am - 10pm
Friday 8am - 11pm
Saturday 8am - 11pm
Sunday 8am - 9pm

Telephone

+12313846450

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