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Sylvan Lake, Oakland County, Michigan
4 restaurants with a Sylvan Lake address, scored out of 100. Updated October 2026.
As of October 2026, the highest-scoring restaurant in Sylvan Lake, MI on TownAnswer is Sylvan Table, with a score of 71 out of 100 (4.5 stars from 1,416 Google reviews). Next are Ellen's Bakery & Cafe (70) and Lost Sailor Fish & Gourmet (69). We scored 4 restaurants with a Sylvan Lake address. For the highest star rating with 25 or more reviews, see Lost Sailor Fish & Gourmet (4.7 stars).
This page has fewer than three scored businesses, so we keep it out of search results until it has more. The nearest city pages are listed below.
Our October 2026 pull of Google Maps found 4 restaurants with a Sylvan Lake mailing address. 3 list a website, 4 have claimed their Google listing and 2 take online bookings.
None belongs to a business with three or more Michigan locations in our data.
Every business is scored by the same rules. A business cannot pay for a higher place.
The most-reviewed restaurant in Sylvan Lake is Sylvan Table with 1,416 Google reviews. The median rating among scored listings is 4.6 stars.
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The 100-point TownAnswer score. Every restaurant here is checked on the same 5 parts: reputation (26 points), review volume (18), focus (14), profile (22) and verified owner (20). Nobody pays to rank. How we rank
Open after 8 PMWeekend hoursBooks onlineClaimed on Google1,416 reviews
Sylvan Table is at 1819 Inverness St, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320. It sits about 0.4 miles southeast of central Sylvan Lake. Google files it under "New American restaurant". After we adjust for review count, its 4.5 stars count as 4.50.
Weekend hoursClaimed on Google1,013 reviews
Ellen's Bakery & Cafe lists its address as 2495 Orchard Lake Rd, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320. It sits about 0.5 miles south of central Sylvan Lake. Its Google category is "American restaurant", with Bakery, Breakfast restaurant, Brunch restaurant as extra categories. After we adjust for review count, its 4.6 stars count as 4.60.
Open after 8 PMWeekend hoursClaimed on Google183 reviews
Lost Sailor Fish & Gourmet is at 2534 Orchard Lake Rd, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320. That is 0.5 miles south of the Sylvan Lake city center. Google files it under "Seafood restaurant" and also Caterer, Fish & chips restaurant, Oyster bar restaurant. Its 4.7 stars rest on 183 reviews, which our method reads as 4.68 after the review-count adjustment.
★ 4.5 25 Google reviews
Open after 8 PMWeekend hoursBooks onlineClaimed on Google
Sylvan Lake diner SLD is at 2635 Orchard Lake Rd, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320. That is 0.6 miles south of the Sylvan Lake city center. Google files it under "Restaurant". Its 4.5 stars rest on 25 reviews, which our method reads as 4.46 after the review-count adjustment.
| # | Business | Score | Grade | Rating | Reviews | Street |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sylvan Table | 71 | B | 4.5 | 1,416 | 1819 Inverness St |
| 2 | Ellen's Bakery & Cafe | 70 | B | 4.6 | 1,013 | 2495 Orchard Lake Rd |
| 3 | Lost Sailor Fish & Gourmet | 69 | B- | 4.7 | 183 | 2534 Orchard Lake Rd |
| 4 | Sylvan Lake diner SLD | 53 | C | 4.5 | 25 | 2635 Orchard Lake Rd |
Sylvan Lake has 1,705 residents on 0.5 square miles of land, about 3,279 people per square mile (ACS 2024 5-year estimates, Census Gazetteer).
The median household income is $106,429 and the median age is 52.8. These figures describe the town. They do not show who visits any business on this page.
Our October 2026 data has 4 restaurants with a Sylvan Lake mailing address: 23.5 per 10,000 residents. A mailing city can differ from the city limits, so treat the ratio as a guide.
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Chains are scored by the same rules as independent restaurants. Each location is scored on its own reviews.
| City | Distance | Restaurants | Top score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keego Harbor | 0.9 mi southwest | 3 | 70 |
| Orchard Lake Village | 2.7 mi southwest | 3 | 70 |
| Pontiac | 3.2 mi northeast | 41 | 75 |
| Bloomfield Township | 4.0 mi southeast | 14 | 78 |
| Waterford Township | 4.2 mi northwest | 53 | 77 |
| West Bloomfield Township | 4.4 mi southwest | 35 | 75 |
| Bloomfield Hills | 5.1 mi southeast | 18 | 71 |
| Auburn Hills | 6.1 mi northeast | 39 | 75 |
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Our October 2026 data lists 4 restaurants with a Sylvan Lake mailing address. 4 have a Google rating and are scored. A business can be missing, so treat the count as a floor.
Sylvan Table has the highest TownAnswer score in Sylvan Lake: 71 out of 100, from 4.5 stars and 1,416 Google reviews. Scores change when listings change.
Reputation (26 points) is the Google rating adjusted for how many reviews it rests on. Review volume adds up to 18, how closely the business matches the trade up to 14, profile facts such as website, phone, hours, photos and a claimed listing up to 22, and a profile the owner verified with TownAnswer adds 20.
No. Every business is scored by the same rules, and no payment changes a score or a place on a list.
Nearby city pages: Keego Harbor (0.9 miles), Orchard Lake Village (2.7 miles), Pontiac (3.2 miles), Bloomfield Township (4.0 miles).
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Sylvan Lake is in Oakland County. See every restaurant in the county on the Oakland County page.
We refresh the data from Google Maps and change the date on the page only when the data changes. This version uses data read in October 2026.
TownAnswer ranks local businesses by one published method. Businesses cannot pay to change their rank. Ratings and review counts come from Google Maps, read in October 2026. Details change, so confirm hours, prices and licences with each business. How we rank.
