Best Restaurants with a Tasting Menu in Grand Haven

Great first time experience. The service was exceptional, the manager came over and said hi and wished our guest a happy birthday. I had requested a window seat and was very pleased with where they sat us. The food was excellent and delicious.

Our waiter was attentive and made nice suggestions. The food was phenomenal and we were surprised at the size of the portions for the price. The 2 craft cocktails I ordered were delicious. I absolutely recommend The Scholar.

The Heritage Restaurant is part of the culinary arts program at Grand Rapids Community College. The students, training to be chefs, the ones we met were on the pastry program and the international cuisine class. The service was amazing. The dishes were exotic and the server did an amazing job of explaining what they were, how it was made and the ingredients contained. We took some pictures, because words do not work for something so amazing and memorable. We had the (description pasted from menu): Peach and Goat Cheese Salad Mixed greens, peaches, goat cheese, candied walnuts, pickled shallots, and Lemon Tarragon Vinaigrette French Onion Soup (AMAZING!) Burrata, Pistachio, Grapes and Calabrian Chili Honey- Creamy burrata, roasted grapes, fennel, Calabrian chili honey, grilled focaccia Portuguese Style Camarones Recheados- Crab stuffed shrimp, garlic herb oil, root vegetables, chili flakes, saffron rice Amish Coq Au Vin- Chicken, pearl onions, Bordeaux reduction, buttery pancetta polenta Desert: Ube Cheesecake- Ube and blackberry cheesecake with yuzu and white chocolate All of this, including service fee that goes towards the scholarship fund was less than $60.00 The students and staff here are incredible. Reservations are required and go very fast.

Best in the area. Service without great food would be just another sad West Michigan missed opportunity. Great food without service, go to NYC. But for both, go here. A constant unveiling of creative combinations-- but never precious. And you will walk away perfectly satisfied, no need to hit the drive thru on the way home. Coast (and its Italian cousin, Heritage Social) take the toil out of deciding where to eat out.

Fantastic first experience! My wife and I were celebrating 20 years together and couldn’t have picked a better place!