Aerie at the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa
- Call 231.534.6000 right now to reserve a spot at Aerie’s Mother’s Day breakfast buffet bonanza. Preview the menu here: GrandTraverseResort.com. Located 10 minutes north of Traverse City at 100 Grand Traverse Village Blvd.
Pearl’s New Orleans Kitchen in Elk Rapids
- Start strong right out of the gate with jalapeño-steeped fresh orange juice and bubbly, brandy milk punch, or a Big Easy Mary garnished with a whole crawfish. Follow with blackened catfish benedict, eggs sardou or pain perdu with pecan-orange butter. From 10 am to 3 pm. 617 Ames St. Elk Rapids, 231.264.0530.
Firefly in Traverse City
- Downtown Traverse City’s Firefly will have the mother of all buffets: the standards are all present (eggs benedict, quiche, breakfast meats) but then there’s something called ‘deconstructed chicken cordon bleu with champagne cream sauce’ that needs to be tasted to believed. 310 Cass, Traverse City, 231.932.1310.
The Bluebird in Leland
- Dine at The Bluebird from 11:30 until 8 pm for a cozy, comfortable and delicious Mother’s Day; reservations recommended (call 231.256.9081). A special menu for a special day, featuring broiled whitefish, perch, bacon-wrapped scallops and frog legs served with a grain mustard créme.
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The Rowe Inn in Ellsworth
- Quaint country inn with a savory 3-course brunch 11 am to 3 pm this Mother’s Day: choose from seared chicken, almond-crusted salmon and pork tenderloin for you main dish. Noon to 3 p.m. 6303 East Jordan Rd, Ellsworth, 231.588.7351 for reservations.
Stafford’s Bay View Inn in Petoskey
- A longstanding Petoskey tradition (reservations recommended) with carving stations, waffles, classic eggs Benedict and Stafford’s sticky buns; 9 am to 3 pm. 613 Woodland Ave., Petoskey 231.347.2771. Check out their website for the full Mother’s Day menu.
Sagamore’s in Bay Harbor near Petoskey
- Elegant daily breakfast menu—lemon soufflé griddle cakes with ricotta, oatmeal brûlée—with a Sunday buffet (which includes this Mother’s Day) from 7 am to noon. 3600 Village Harbor Dr., Petoskey, 231.439.4000.
Mission Table in Traverse City
- Make reservations for a special Mother’s Day brunch with chicken confit hash, locally harvested beet salad, asparagus and raclette soup, and more. Located on Old Mission Peninsula; 13512 Peninsula Dr., Traverse City, 231.223.4222.
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murphy12
Also for more local, the Catch in Traverse City, Moms eat free….what a great idea.
Anonymous
Another great place to add is Arcadia Bluffs in Arcadia (on M-22 south of Frankfort). We’ve been going there for several years. Beautiful view overlooking Lake Michigan. Food is fabulous. This is my first year as a mom myself, so I am very much looking forward to it. Oh yes, and the mimosas… 🙂
Anonymous
This list is exactly the kind of thing we were looking for when we were planning our Mother’s Day weekend in Traverse City and were trying to find out which places were offering a special brunch. These all sound wonderful – just wish you had sent this out earlier, as we have already made reservations elsewhere. I’m sure a lot of others have, too.
Also, for those places having a formal Mother’s Day Brunch (as opposed to just ordering from the menu) the price would have been helpful.
I will keep these places in mind for next year.
Thanks