Celebrate Traditions | Downplay Trendiness | Cultivate Refinement | The Dining Room

When we first bought Clearbrook in late 1984, our early attempt to fill a culinary gap in Saugatuck was indeed validated by the loyalty of so many of those early guests, many of whom we still see. As the years progressed, and many more guests frequented our restaurant, the changing competitive environment lead us to examine our roots, clarify our brand of dining at Clearbrook, and define exactly what distinguishes us from the rest. At The Dining Room at Clearbrook, we think we know.

Let’s start out by admitting that we’re old in both senses of the word ... not young and not new. How does this make Clearbrook better? Experience for one. Our management team of five has logged over 120 years of hospitality service at places like Grand Hotel of Mackinac Island, Naples, Atlanta, Washington D.C., Cleveland, and Chicago. This maturity is reflected in the Clearbrook "style" of food, drinks, service, and ambience … our "Genuine Hospitality".

As for not being new, it’s true. We’re in our third decade of serving you in a facility that defies time. One look can tell you we’re traditional, certainly not trendy. Our classic foods and recipes are updated every month with contemporary methods and ingredients, but we’re not new. This works by keeping us refined, elegant, tasteful, and warm … but not new. Our service includes starting with an amuse bouche, and clearing your palate with a house-made sorbet intermezzo before your primary dish. Your drinks are served from silver trays and individually carafe poured. Our French Press coffees include five choices of sweeteners. These classic techniques of yesteryear are presented now to remind us of the slower pace our parents and grandparents enjoyed. And they’re not new.