The Gristmill

Visited off season. Staff were very kind and informative of their cocktail offerings. We enjoyed 4 different ones. There is plenty of outdoor seating for the warmer months as well as a stage for performers.

Great bartenders, drinks and great atmosphere. Love the Gristmill!! Consider it my "home bar" in Port Clinton.

Come here if you like drinking margaritas that taste like lime Gatorade mixed with bourbon. I seriously wonder if the people who work here have ever tasted a margarita, or know what it's supposed to taste like. I wasted $28 on two of the world's most disgusting drinks that neither I nor my husband could get one sip down. Bar was so busy and the bartender was so slow that we didn't even have time to complain. This does just seem like a one drink stop on your way to put in Bay but I would highly suggest one of the other bars in the area wolfies was amazing!

My husband and I came in on a Labor Day weekend and bellied up at the bar. The 2 female bartenders were next level and so kind. The live music was surprising amazing and I would 100% recommend and come back myself. Only a mile walk home to the Airbnb also.

I’ll never give this place another dime. The staff here are unbelievably rude, and last night sealed the deal for me. After leaving the Brick House, where we had exceptional service, I walked in with two friends. Normally, you’d expect at least a “hello” or “welcome” when you enter a business. Instead—nothing. Not even eye contact. When I asked if we could still get a drink (it was 10:30 and they close at 11), the bartender gave a dismissive response I can’t even recall because what happened next overshadowed it. The owner sat in the corner staring at us like we’d just landed from another planet. It was uncomfortable and unwelcoming. I politely said, “I don’t like the way you treat people here,” because this wasn’t the first time I’d felt disrespected in this place. That’s when everything