The Bluebird Dining Room

The Bluebird's dining room overlooks the scenic Leland River and our well-tended grounds which are frequented by a variety of birds. Dress is casual and reservations are encouraged, especially in the summer season. Please call 231-256-9081 for reservations.

Our Dining Room is open Monday thru Saturday for lunch from 11:30 until 3:00. Dinner is served from 5 - 9:00 (10 in July and August)

Please note that our Dining Room is not open for dinners between November 1 and May 1. We do serve our outstanding Sunday Brunch during the winter, only closed the month of November.

SUMMER 2007 BLUEBIRD DINING ROOM LUNCH MENU

Chef's Salad Bar - Create your own delicious salad from our large selection of fresh ingredients, all you care to eat. Includes a cup of soup of the day, fresh made bread, and cinnamon roll. - 8.95
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Plate Lunches - Includes, one trip to our salad bar, bread, cinnamon roll and french fries .

Fresh Bluebird Whitefish - Our house specialty since 1927, a fresh fillet of Lake Michigan whitefish served Bluebird style dusted with our seasoned flour or broiled with our citrus butter. - 11.95

Walleye Platter - 8 - 10 oz. Fillet of Lake Michigan Walleye, fried Bluebird Style - 13.95

Bistro Flat-Iron Steak* - With Madagascar peppercorn Jus and sautŽed mushrooms- 15.95

Mr. B's Pork & Beef Enchiladas - Beef and Pork wrapped in flour tortilla, topped with cheddar cheese, served over chipotle sauce - 11.95

Grilled Chevre' Pizza - With eggplant, zucchini, and red bell pepper. - 9.95

Cod Platter - Battered haddock fillets lightly fried, and French fries. - 8.95

Fried Smelt or Shrimp Platter - Your choice, simply delicious. - 8.95 Fried Clam Platter - 7.95
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SANDWICHES Includes cinnamon roll, and pickle. One trip to Salad Bar-4.95

Fresh Bluebird Whitefish Fillet - A fresh 1/2 fillet of Lake Michigan whitefish fried Bluebird style, served on a roll with lettuce and tartar sauce (not available broiled) - 6.25 Walleye - 6.25

Cherry Chicken Salad Croissant - Roasted chicken breast diced and mixed with our own dressing, celery, almonds, and Leelanau dried cherries, served on a croissant or on a bed of lettuce. - 6.25

Grilled Chicken Sandwich - A chicken breast is char-grilled and served with lettuce, tomato, and mayo, and served on a homemade roll. - 6.25

The Bird Burger* - A 1/3 lb patty of beef ground fresh daily, char-grilled and served with lettuce and tomato. - 5.95 Add cheese .50 bacon - .75

The Great Grilled Cheese - On your choice of bread, - 4.95 Add onion, tomato, mushroom, and /or green pepper .50 ea. Add ham and / or bacon .75 ea.

Club Wrap - Sliced turkey, ham, bacon, American and Swiss cheese, tomatoes, and lettuce, dressed with a hint of mayonnaise and wrapped in fresh tomato flatbread. - 7.95

Hot Turkey, Bacon, Cheese Deluxe - Sliced turkey, crisp bacon, and your choice of american, swiss, or cheddar cheese, served with lettuce, tomato, and mayo. - 6.25

Beef Panini - French onion cream sauce with sliced roast beef, served AuJus - 7.95

Foccacia BLT - Pancetta, spinach, roasted garlic aioli, tomatoes, and sliced portabello, all on a foccacia bread. 8.95

Chicken-Fried Portabello Sandwich - Panko fried portabello, arugula, tomato, Hungarian smoked paprika aioli served on house made European roll - 7.95

Soups and Sides
Soup of the day - made daily - cup 1.95 bowl - 2.95 Fresh Garden Salad - 2.95
French Fries - 1.95 Onion Rings - 3.95 Potato Salad, or Peas and Peanuts 1.95
Chicken Fingers (5) - 5.25 Potato Skins - 1.95 w/cheese and bacon - 3.50

*Cooked to your order. Consuming raw or undercooked meats or poultry may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions

SUMMER 2007 DINING ROOM DINNER MENU

APPETIZERS

Stuffed Mushrooms Rene' - Large caps stuffed with shrimp, crabmeat, artichoke hearts, and cream cheese. Served with classic Hollandaise. 5.95

Crab Rangoon - This unique blend of lump crab meat, ginger, garlic, and cream cheese are folded together in a wonton skin and fried to a golden brown. Served with a Thai dipping sauce. - 4.95

Smoked Whitefish Spread - Maple smoked whitefish is blended with shallots, cream cheese, lemon juice, and white wine. Lightly warmed and served with seed-encrusted flatbread crackers, red onions, and cornichon pickles. - 5.95

Duck Spring Rolls - Shredded duckling with vegetables are rolled with a crispy, spring roll wrapper & fried. Served with Asian peanut sauce. 5.95


ENTREES

Lake Michigan Whitefish - Specialty
of the house since 1927. The finest handpicked fillets are pinboned, trimmed, and prepared one of 2 ways. - 17.95
Bluebird Style - Dusted with our seasoned flour and lightly fried in pure vegetable oil.
Broiled - with Citrus Butter.

Scallops Leelanau - Large Sea Scallops are dusted with our house seasoning and seared. Served over rice with Reisling Ver Jus reduction from Leelanau Cellars. 18.95

Great Lakes Perch - Delicate, sweet fillets are lightly breaded and fried Bluebird Style.
A Northern Michigan classic. - 19.95

Michigan Walleye - This Great Lakes favorite is hand-selected, specially trimmed, and prepared Bluebird-style. -18.95

BBQ Shrimp - Large peeled tiger shrimp are simmered in a classic Cajun BBQ butter with olive oil, butter, garlic, rosemary, basil, and black pepper. Served over rice. - 19.95

Tempura Shrimp - Large shrimp dipped in tempura batter and fried golden brown. -19.95

Bluebird Seafood Platter - Petite lobster tail, BBQ shrimp, Pacific Rim Salmon, tempura shrimp, fried whitefish and walleye. - 22.95

Pacific Rim Style Salmon - A fresh filet of Atlantic salmon is char-grilled with an Asian influenced marinade with honey, garlic, ginger, lime and lemon grass. Served with grilled Bok Choy. - 18.95

Grilled Rack of Lamb* - Closely trimmed rack of lamb is rubbed with garlic and herbs, char-grilled, and served with classic sauce Bearnaise. - 22.95

Flat-Iron Steak* - This very flavorful cut grilled to your liking and served with a caramelized shallot demi-glace. - 18.50

Filet Mignon* - A choice center cut 8 oz. filet is lightly seasoned and char-grilled to your order. Served on a peppercorn demi- glace. - 21.95

Roasted Prime Rib Au Jus*- A whole rib roast is seasoned and slow roasted for tenderness. A generous cut, served Au Jus. - 18.95

Chicken Crepe - Tender chicken breast, garlic, roasted red peppers, spinach and artichoke hearts, folded with Boursin and shredded parmesan cheese. Rolled in crepes and topped with Boursin cream sauce then baked golden brown. - 15.95

Bourbon Chicken with Andouille Sausage - A large chicken breast is marinated with bourbon then stuffed with chopped andouille sausage, oven roasted.. Served on a bed of rice with a Cajun cream sauce. - 17.95

Smoked Cherry Wood Pork Loin* - A fresh pork loin is marinated with maple syrup then smoked with cherry wood and finished on the grill to perfection. Served over rice with a cherry, granny smith chutney. - 17.95

Portobello Manicotti - Portobello mushrooms, onions, spinach are seasoned, sautŽed in butter then rolled into pasta sheets smothered with Marinara and mozzarella cheese then baked to perfection. - 15.95


Childrens Menu
12 and under, please choose:
Fried Shrimp, Chicken Fingers, Whitefish, or Buttered Noodles. With fruit and French fries. - 7.95

For 3.00 - add one trip to our Salad Bar to your childs entrŽe.

Cinnamon Rolls - .50 ea. $5.00/doz.

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