Applebee&#x27;s Grill + Bar

Woo hoooo! So freaking good!! Just lunch. They grilled us up something special when we asked for a…read moremodification. Great fries. Great cole slaw ... I mean, so good! Everything grilled perfectly. Cheesecake also (you guessed it) great. Wonderful service. Prices just right. Loved it.

I had family visiting from out of town and I chose Kloostermans for dinner. Big mistake…read more We arrived at 6:00pm and got drinks. We ordered by 6:30. When we arrived there were the big tables facing S Jefferson all empty and all the table facing Court st were empty. We sat at the six top by the wall. The table next to us was empty. Within ten minutes my son's onion rings came out. Then we waited another 50 minutes to get the rest of our food. In the meantime, every table that was empty got seated and every single table got food before us. We got easy stuff. Wraps, burrito, pulled pork. I was so embarrassed. I understand you were short staffed. But come on. You were out of wings, and Diet Coke. The pulled pork was pathetic. For what you charge the sandwich should be piled high. The fish was good, my wrap was okay. The burrito was huge and I heard it was good. The Mac and cheese had some dust of some sort on it. Just a really bad experience and I am not a person who is hard to please. I don't necessarily blame the waitress. But tell me why my son got his onion rings then we waited 50 minutes for the rest. Limited menu. Probably will never go there again. By the time we got our food all the tables that arrived after us, at least 7 tables were served and left before us. The only thing that was fast was when the girl gave us the bill. Served us and gave us the bill at the same time. Do better.

Bar area

Fried Pickles

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1871 Taproom

5.0(7 reviews)

22.6 mi

We came on a Monday night in September for trivia night and there was a pretty good crowd playing…read more It was a fast paced, 100 question, MC ran event. Everyone seemed to have a great time. We had the onion rings as an appetizer and they were incredible. A high quality version of a bar food staple. Wait staff was excellent. Very kind and attentive, even after we ate but stayed an extra 45 minutes for trivia. We will be coming back soon for another Monday trivia night!

Food was great, definitely fresh cooked. I had the perch basket and it tasted like it was fresh…read morebreaded in restaurant. Bartender was friendly provided great service. I would eat here again.

Restaurant and Bar

Whiskey sour, S'mores White Russian

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Fried perch

Custer's First Stand

4.0(2 reviews)

21.7 mi

Good bar for the troops on base. Is cash only! But they have an ATM inside. They do not have beer…read moreon tap. Just liquor and bottles/cans. They have 3 pool tables and foosball and darts. And one of those music jukebox things where you put in a credit card and play music. They have a coin machine that takes smalls bills for quarters to play the bar box pool tables. Pool is 1$/play Drinks are about 3-4.5$

Best place to catch a SHARP case! Cheap beer and great staff. The outside patio is nice with a…read morebonfire sometime.

View from back of bar by bathrooms

View from the entrance.

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Yankee Bill's Wood-Fired Saloon

4.2(51 reviews)

5.6 mi

The food at Yankee Bill's is very good especially their pizza I also absolutely love their drink…read moremenu. It is a bit pricey so I recommend taking time with the menu They have much to choose from their seating is very nice The service is very quick. They host a lot of events especially high school reunions.

12/23/24 R.I.P. Yankee Bills - this is one of our…read morefavorite hangouts! I've seen how the owner has put in soo much effort to make this a hidden diamond in the woods! My heart goes out to you and your family during this very rough and bad timing! Hundreds of us are hoping for a Yankee Bills Phoenix ‍. We'll be waiting for you!

Bacon wrapped hot dog

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Specialty cocktails menu

Buddy's on the Beach

4.3(48 reviews)

12.1 mi

When one of my friends from Grand Rapids recommended a meet in the middle, me being from Lansing I…read morewas pretty skeptical, but what a pleasant surprise. We had a party of 8 and no reservations. As I drove up to the establishment I was taken by the great views of the lake and the public beach. They have two outside patios with one being a 2nd floor observation deck with a bar, beautiful, if you can get a seat as it is very popular. They accommodated us quickly and we were seated within 5 min without a reservation. Servers were attentive, helpful and friendly. The menu is large and varied and the prices moderate. The Ruben, a house special, was recommended and I ordered it. When it arrived I almost lost my mind, it was huge and delicious! Easily enough for two. Everyone in the party also really enjoyed their choices as well. Cocktails were on point. The one outstanding surprise was it had a bowling alley attached, but the noise from bowling was not discernable and what a cool thing to do perhaps during a winter visit. We will defiantly be back and I strongly recommended it even if it is a fair drive in from the expressway. Worth it.

I'm not much for 5 stars but this is pretty damn close. Top 3 burger I've ever had. Beautiful view…read moreof Jordan Lake. We got the Potato skins and Beer Cheese for apps. I ended up putting the beer cheese on my burger! Phenomenal. Mel was our waitress. She was really helpful and even recommended the French Dip to my girlfriend which was also great. Their ranch is top of the line too. Can't wait to come back

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Potato Skins

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Red's Sports Bar and Grill

3.5(35 reviews)

9.6 mi

This is a typical divey sports bar. The ambiance and food are very good and fun. The staff is…read morevery friendly.

I went to Reds for a work outing. I ordered the patty melt and fries. Fries were crispy as…read morerequested. The patty melt was so so, I've had better. We also got fried mushrooms, friend gizzards, steak bites and habanero poppers. Too much breading on mushrooms and gizzards. Steak bites were good. Like the habenaro poppers. Nice and hot. Britt was our server and she did a great job. I had a couple of salty dogs with grey goose and they were good and generous with the vodka.

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Players Grill

3.3(63 reviews)

21.8 mi

Service was exceptional! I visited two days this week, while visiting the area. The food was way…read morebeyond average. They were busy both nights, but the staff handled crowds very well. Sat at the bar one night due to the dining area being full. Great service both times. Thanks!!

We sat down barely 5 seconds and our waitress demanded we order drinks. She was really pushy and it…read morewas our first time. I asked for on tap drinks she pointed me to a board that was not visible, mumbled bc something quickly and left. Then she stayed away although i tried to make eye contact for a couple of minutes. Ok she came back with are you ready???! She came to take our order and again now more curt and lacking interest. Maybe she's having a bad day. Sorry for her. I was here to enjoy my meal. The food was not good quality. Meat was dry and the veggies were hard to chew. For butter we got unhealthy spread- see image! Maybe we were just unlucky with our server and food.

Instead of butter for a baked potato! Yuck!

NY steak

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Blackjack Sandwich Sandwich & Fries

The Irish Pub

4.2(37 reviews)

37.1 mi

Locally owned & operated

Sports on TV

Had a nice time service, food, and drinks for real good…read more Friendly staff. Nice place to hang out.

Dined here at 12 pm on a Saturday, small amount of people so it wasn't too busy…read more Service: it was good, waitress was very nice and was quick with refills and the bill Food: there was a lot of options for food, I ended up getting the Guinness Chicken which came with bread and two sides, I got onion rings and a Caesar salad. All for $14 which is a really good deal. The chicken was some of the best chicken I've had ever, it was drenched in their bbq sauce which I love, the Caesar was a good portion size and onion rings were crisp. There was a lot of TVs in the bar to watch sports, and had many great deals for food as well, highly recommended coming to eat here. I will be back

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One Nation Tap & Table

3.8(97 reviews)

24.6 mi

Big place. Nice TVs. Menu looks great. A little expensive for the area. Food took a LONG time…read more Literally four tables in the whole place. Been here for 40 minutes

I really want to like a local place, but my experience was so subpar…read more No one initially greeted us upon entering. Tables and floors were -dirty-. The house chips were a little too thick, tasted slightly stale and the flavoring was coated on and not in a good way. Mac and cheese was bland. Wings were odd flavors with no classics. The menus are outdated tech and clunky. For a place named after tap, the selection was not impressive. Sad.

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Trash can nachos

The Copper Athletic Club

4.4(101 reviews)

31.2 mi

The food was so good, and the service was fantastic! The ambience was perfect for catching up and…read moregreat conversation. I have no complaints.

Their BLT is killer. I came in here with my boyfriends family while visiting Marshall and we…read morestopped in on a Thursday night, so the place was decently active. We had a great spot in the booth so prime visual of the TVs and the rest of the restaurant. Our waitress was very nice and accommodating and our food didn't take too long. My BLT came with an aioli sauce which was so tasty. If I happen to come here again I would definitely order the same. It was clearly a popular spot with the locals too.

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Beckum T.

8 years ago

Great place! Rebecca is a fantastic waitress and the food is always great! I love coming here. Whenever I experience a problems they are very concerned and willing to work with my needs. I also have had Kayla as a car side and she always makes sure to great my vehicle in a very timely manner and the order is always correct. Also when I come and sit at the bar, my favorite bartender is Jakob. He's so much fun to talk too and is quite knowledgeable and makes the best drinks. Overall one of my favorite restaurants. read more

Ashley N.

3 years ago

Zach was an amazing waiter and always made sure that we were all comfortable and had the correct food and drinks. they also made an effort to provide a quick check once they saw everyone slowing down if they needed their checks. they were just all around amazing read more

Allison T.

8 years ago

5 STARS!! Olivia was our waitress. She was AWESOME! Super nice, attentive, and was busy!!! She was running the bar and all the tables surrounding. This Applebees was far superb to our local Gull rd location. thanks for the great experience. we WILL be back! read more

David H.

14 days ago

Owen did a great job. Service was timely and he made sure that we had everything we needed. It was the best Applebee's food we have had in a long time. Megan runs a tight ship. read more

Traci M.

8 years ago

Traci M. My husband and I love the food and all of the staff are excellent, Saturday Tesla was our waitress, she was wonderful. read more

Richard B.

8 years ago

I always have an amazing experience at this location, the food is always perfect and the staff is very friendly and helpful!

Littletang T.

3 years ago

Great food and staff the on of the cooks are cute I think his name was Joe. Will be coming back to see that hunk of a man!

Dot Z.

5 years ago

Food tasted great. There were 7 of us and we all enjoyed our food. Service was great. Server was friendly and fast.

Erin S.

8 years ago

Good times and good people. My favorite place to eat. Had a burger that was out of this world. read more

Madison C.

3 years ago

Food was good. Had fun, service was fast. Good music, cheap prices and good margaritas read more

Stephanie B.

8 years ago

Great food and awesome service!!! Always have a great time whenever we come here!!

Christina W.

8 years ago

Service is swell, drinks were very timely. Food could be a little better.

Charles G.

3 years ago

Sarah b was an excellent waitreass. she was friendly and funny

Brenna S.

3 years ago

Good food, good prices, had fun good music and friendly staff

Chelsea S.

150

8 years ago

It's a good place to eat and family oriented

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