Traverse City, Michigan – Travel and Lodging

The Rowe Inn of Ellsworth, Michigan, offers an intimate, casual atmosphere of fine dining for Charlevoix, Torch Lake and all of Northern Michigan. You’ll find our seasonal menus and expansive fine wine collection perfect for any occasion. Individuals, couples, groups and families are equally welcome and catered to. All our meals and wines are served with passion and commitment unsurpassed by anyone in Northern Michigan’s fine dining industry.

Northern Michigan fine dining cuisine at the Rowe Inn

The Rowe Inn’s team takes great pride in creating and serving superior fine dining cuisine and wines. Many of our meals are prepared with the freshest, locally-produced ingredients. And those that aren’t are carefully chosen to ensure we serve only the best.

Much like a traditional French country inn, our fine dining menus change often based on the latest seasonal specialty ingredients offered by nature.

We’re passionate about our fine wines

In addition to our exquisite fine dining, The Rowe inn is both passionate towards – and well known for – our selection of the world’s finest wines.

We offer a 10% discount for those interested in purchasing 12-bottle cases – and those selections can be mixed in a variety of combinations. Please ask for more information – or for help with your wine selections.

The Rowe Inn’s fine dining heritage

Albert “Wes” Westhoven, Proprietor
Wes is truly a restaurant brat. Born into a restaurant family, his parents had a country club restaurant dining room. He began as a dishwasher at 10, became a Prep and Garne Mange at 12, a line cook at 14 and, finally, a chef at 16. His dad and mentor died in 1968 as he was finishing his MBA in Hotel & Restaurant Management at Michigan State University. Afterwards, Wes became General Manager and Maitre’d at the hotel. His mom retired in 1972 and he had “had it” with the country club – and wanted a place of his own.

Wes decided on purchasing The Rowe Inn (a chicken and burger place) in the culinary wasteland of Northern Michigan. He introduced a simple concept: the ambiance of a French country inn, fresh local ingredients, French techniques and casual dining. The Rowe Inn still adheres to those same basic principles after 36 years. Wes sometimes believes he must have been crazy – committing to all those years with four foundational philosophies – but it’s those same principles which bring the Rowe Inn such success as the superior fine dining restaurant in Northern Michigan.

“We pioneered fine dining in northern Michigan. We’ve been blessed with glowing reviews and a host of awards including DiRona, Triple A, Gourmet, and Food & Wine. But the most important thing has been to make our customers happy while putting great food and wine on their tables. I think we accomplish that with both pride and honor.”

The Rowe Inn
6303 East Jordan Road
Ellsworth, MI 49729
231-588-7351

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