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    Belleville Bait Shop Bar

    3.9 (39 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    BELLEVILLE BAIT SHOP BAR ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Live music
    Outdoor seating

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    Chicken sandwich
    Kristine K.

    My forever date and I went to the Bait Shop for a Friday night "out." We sat at the bar where we enjoyed drinks and dinner. Service was attentive throughout. Sandwiches and burgers are served without sides, so we split some tater tots as well. The food was really good and the portions were huge! Overall, it felt like a great value. The restaurant/bar is relatively small and there was a wait for a table by the time we left at 6ish. I'm disappointed that we had to leave before the live music started which was setting up on an elevated stage near the entrance. We will definitely be back for music and food!

    Amanda D.

    The brunch menu here is delicious! Everything we got was so good. The gravy is SO good. The sandwiches were amazing. Loved the mimosas. The atmosphere is great. The service was great. We will absolutely go back again next time we are in town.

    Potato salad
    Liz W.

    Super friendly place. Great waitstaff. Welcoming atmosphere. Very casual. Fantastic prices. It's pretty much a local bar first and a restaurant second. That's not to say the food is bad. It definitely isn't. The appetizers are clearly the shiny stars here, but we thought all the food was good. We started with the best of all the items, the jalapeño popper eggrolls. Creamy and rich inside, perfectly crispy shell and dipped into a zippy little pepper sauce. I could have smashed a second order. Yum. My husband wanted nachos. Chicken, of course. Huge portion. Tasty. His only complaint is for him they could have used more cheese. I had the cherry chicken salad on nine grain. I liked it. The side of better mades was good, the potato salad was just ok. We got to go for the oldsters. All apps. Super nicely packed up. They were beyond thrilled. Why? Because apps are the best things here. Seriously good. They had the jalapeno popper eggrolls, whitefish dip and pita, some spicy shrimp, and fried green tomatoes. They adored every single bite and raved about each thing. We will be back. For more appetizers, for sure.

    Fish and tots with green beans
    Britane B.

    This food was amazing for a mid day lunch. My daughter had a burger and I had the fish and tots. The place was pretty cool they were clean they even had a stage for a band to come and play on the weekends at night.

    Fish & fries
    Steve A.

    The food was good even though the fish looks like something I eat as a kid back in the day. My wife had the shrimp and she highly recommended

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    Best brunch & burger in Belleville. Portions are phenomenal for the price. Pics of menu Jan 2025

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    Completely unprofessional staff. Food was so-so at the very best. The staff is very immature.

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    1 year ago

    Always a pleasure going! Everyone is very friendly and welcoming! Chris is always a pleasure to talk with :)

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    3 years ago

    The food was delicious. It was moderately priced. The service was good and the location is excellent.

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    2 years ago

    I wish the inside was a little bigger. Last time I was there a group of men kept bumping into me and my table. Food is good though.

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    Great atmosphere ,food, staff. Definitely recommend for food or watch a game and hang out.

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    3 years ago

    The salad and perch basket were delicious. The waitress was nice and quick. Decent place to eat with beautiful views.

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    I had the smash burger and fries and the patty was crispy on the edges and the cheese was gooey perfection.

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    I love the food and the beer selection here. We live about 45 minutes away, but we visit monthly…read moreand always enjoy the food.

    First time visiting, it's easy to find and lots of parking. Parking is behind the pub, employee…read moreentrance is in the "front." We were here in December so the patio wasn't open but looks roomy with many picnic tables. We opted to sit at the bar because that's usually where we get personal with brew pubs we love to discover. We always search local brews when traveling and 9/10 times the bartender will greet us, ask if we've been there, make recommendations or tell us a bit about the brewery style. Not here. I'm not sure the bartender ever even made eye contact and pretty sure he wanted to be there even less than he wanted us to be there. We did get a few beer samples by request, but no recommendations, he didn't ask what we thought and he made us feel very unwelcome right from the start. However, once that bartender was relieved the new bartender was chatty and friendly to the new customers. We had finished our beers and meal by that time and just needed to cash out. So I would say maybe it's just that one employee. We had the pretzels. Kudos to the pretzel bread-- it was delicious. Beer cheese was pretty good, as was the mustard. We asked about the menu and what he recommends (still trying to be friendly and get him to warm up). He recommended the special menu, so we ordered the Blackened Salmon sandwich. It was okay/average. Fries were cold. We ordered the Table Talk beer and I enjoyed it. I'd say that the beer was the best part of the whole experience. Overall I'm glad we tried it but we wouldn't go back. If the bartender had been more welcoming and interested in sharing a bit more about the concept, we would give it a second try when we head out there again. It's always good to try other food items and beers, but the vibe doesn't warrant a second try. I can understand if a place is busy, but we were there at 2pm on a Saturday and were two of four at the bar and he didn't look to be super busy with the restaurant as a whole. It's always so disappointing when service falls so short on something that could be such a unique experience. Three stars for the beer and pretzel.

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