419.285.1318 461 Catawba Ave · Put-in-Bay, OH

Kitchen & bar

Reel Food. Reel Drinks.

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner with a little twist you can’t get anywhere else on the island. All-natural burgers, Lake Erie fish, fresh-squeezed cocktails, and over 100 bourbons.

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Starters & snacks

Order these first

Reel Tots
Signature

Reel Tots

Huge handmade tater tots, cheddar, chives, jalapeño sour cream. Load ’em up with queso & bacon.

  • REEL Royal Red Shrimp Deep-water delicacy — more like tender lobster. Old Bay, hot drawn butter. Not always available.
  • Pickle Chips Breaded pickle slices, chipotle ranch. You know you want ’em.
  • Walleye Bites Lightly breaded walleye with lemon dill aioli.
  • Pretzel Queso Dip Lightly fried pretzels, warm white queso. A Reel Bar fave.
  • Chicken Wings & Chunks Buffalo to Korean BBQ — a dozen sauces including Hot Honey Garlic and Carolina Gold.

Burgers & handhelds

All-natural beef · fresh-cut fries

Gluten-free buns available. Street tacos à la carte — mix as many as you want.

  • REEL Burger All-natural patty, lettuce, tomato, onion, branded bun. American, white cheddar, Swiss, pepper jack, or blue cheese.
  • Sweet Bourbon Burger Candied bacon, Evan Williams bourbon glaze, white cheddar, crispy onion straws.
  • Early Riser Burger Fried egg, bacon, American cheese.
  • Lake Erie Walleye Sandwich Secret batter, tomato, lettuce, house mango tartar, grilled Philly bun.
  • Blackened Grouper Sandwich Florida fish in the Great Lakes — mango tartar on the branded bun.
  • Lobster Roll Lobster & white fish, mayo, lemon, chives, celery — on two New England rolls.
  • Street Tacos Shrimp, walleye, braised beef, brussel, chicken, or perch — heat-pressed flour tortillas.
  • Honey Sriracha Fried Chicken Hand-breaded breast, honey sriracha, pickles, Reel slaw.

Bar program

Fresh-squeezed. Island’s biggest bourbon list.

  • World Famous Pickle Shot Jameson or Lunazul tequila in an edible hollowed-out pickle shot glass. The one that went viral.
  • Ray’s Rum Punch Bacardi, Bacardi Black, Malibu, fresh orange, pineapple, grenadine.
  • Spicy Margarita Jalapeño-infused Lunazul, house sour, triple sec, fresh orange. Make it mango.
  • Erica’s Old Fashioned Bulleit, Luxardo cherries, oranges, house simple, soda. Home of Ohio’s Bartender of the Year.
  • Lavender Haze Empress 1908 Gin, limoncello, simple, house sour, fresh island lavender.
  • Espresso Martini Stoli Vanilla, Licor 43, double-brewed espresso, brown sugar simple.
  • Filthy Little Oar Crown Royal, Amaretto, house sour — 2 or 4 shot Reel Oars.

Also pouring

16 draft beers — see the blackboard for what’s on today.

100+ fine & hard-to-find bourbons — ask your server for the rotating list. Largest collection on Put-in-Bay.

Mocktails that spike cleanly — Blue Hawaiian, Black Cherry Mule, Strawberry Mojito, Raspberry Lemonade, and more.

Buy a round for the kitchen and they’ll ring a cowbell for joy — 4 domestic drafts for $20.

Before you order

Allergies & parties

Please notify us of food allergies (milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy, sesame, and others). For parties of 6 or more, a 20% gratuity is added and we are unable to split checks.

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