Food Lake Macatawa, Holland
Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant
A place to eat in Lake Macatawa, Holland, pricey ($$$) and worth about 1.5 hours. Best time to go: Summer dinner.

Why go
Lake Macatawa restaurant with a big patio, lake perch and lobster rolls.
It is one of 8 curated places we feature in Holland, alongside 2 outdoor spots, 2 sights and 1 activity. The closest of our other picks is Holland Museum, 0.6 mi away as the crow flies.
- Type
- Food
- Neighborhood
- Lake Macatawa
- Price
- $$$
- Time needed
- 1.5 hr
- Best time
- Summer dinner
Nearby
The 6 closest curated picks in Holland, measured as straight-line distance.
- 1Holland Museum
Downtown museum on the town's Dutch settlers and immigrant history.
Sight · 0.6 mi straight-line - 2New Holland Brewing Pub on 8th
Downtown brewpub of the brewery behind Dragon's Milk stout.
Drinks · 0.9 mi straight-line - 3Windmill Island Gardens
Park with De Zwaan, a 250-year-old working Dutch windmill, plus tulip gardens.
Sight · 1.5 mi straight-line - 4Captain Sundae
Long-running ice cream stand with oversized sundaes.
Food · 1.9 mi straight-line - 5Mount Pisgah Dune Boardwalk
Stairway and boardwalk up a dune for views over Lake Macatawa and Big Red.
Outdoors · 4.3 mi straight-line - 6Holland State Park
Wide Lake Michigan beach at the channel with views of the red Holland Harbor Light.
Outdoors · 4.6 mi straight-line
On these curated routes
Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant is a stop on our Michigan Lake Shore route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.
More to do in Holland
Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant is our only food pick in Holland; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Holland guide.
When to go
Average daily highs in Holland run from 31°F in January to 76°F in August; October is usually the wettest month. For Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant itself, we suggest: Summer dinner.
Modelled monthly averages for Holland from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Holland weather by month.
Getting there
Map links open a live search for Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.
- Address
- 216 Van Raalte Ave, Holland, MI 49423, USA
- Coordinates
- 42.78976, -86.12138
- Destination
- Holland, Michigan
Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant: quick answers
How much time do you need at Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant?
Plan on about 1.5 hours at Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
When is the best time to visit Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant?
Our pick: Summer dinner. Insider tip: No summer reservations; arrive before 6pm.
Where is Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant?
Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant is at 216 Van Raalte Ave, Holland, MI 49423, USA, in Lake Macatawa. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.
Which TripsCircle routes include Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant?
Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant appears on Michigan Lake Shore, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
Add Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant to your crew's plan
Save it to a shared TripsCircle itinerary, settle the timing with a quick poll, and split the costs with everyone going to Holland.
Plan Holland
- Holland travel guide 8 places
- Best time to visit Holland weather by month
- Holland to Sleeping Bear Dunes 137 mi straight-line
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- Saugatuck Dune Rides Activity
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