This place is great if you're looking for a fun outdoor atmosphere in the summertime. Being right on the water gives it a lot of potential, and the setting itself is definitely the best part of the experience. Unfortunately, the food is pretty forgettable and could use some improvement. The service also feels like it's gone a little stale. Some of the staff seem like they've been there forever and are simply going through the motions rather than trying to create a great experience. The restaurant also comes across more like a personal hangout for the owner and his friends than a place that's focused on constantly improving the guest experience. There's a lot of emphasis on the owner's name and presence, but not enough on the food, service, and overall operation. Great location and atmosphere, especially in the summer, but the rest of the experience doesn't quite live up to the setting. read more

Great location and vibe on the Clinton River in a boater's party paradise. Well designed interior, exterior, and outdoor patio. Good live music too. Decent bar with mediocre service. Don't get excited over the food, it's just okay. The round pizza was no big deal, chicken fingers straight from the food service freezer truck, the ground beef nachos sucked. Diverse crowd, full of rich boaters, poor boaters, the hip, the nerdy, blue-collar conservatives, and liberal women sporting bad tattoos with inflated sense of self-importance. read more

UPDATE after multiple visits: Now that I live nearby and have been to Bumpers Landing multiple times, my original impression has definitely changed. At best, this place is mediocre--and that's frustrating because the property itself has unlimited potential. The waterfront atmosphere during the summer is easily the best thing Bumpers has going for it. When the outdoor areas are open, it's a great setting. Take that away during the colder months, though, and it starts feeling like just another neighborhood hole-in-the-wall bar. The food is decent but nothing memorable, and the service has consistently been mediocre. A lot of the staff seem like they've been there forever and are simply going through the motions. There's very little energy or hospitality that makes you excited to come back. The culture also seems to revolve heavily around the owner, Paul. There are references to him throughout the bar, including a custom neon sign joking that knowing Paul won't get you a discount. I've also personally watched him enter the restaurant with what felt to me like a "local celebrity" presence. Maybe some regulars enjoy that, but to me it comes across as more ego-driven than guest-driven. I've also noticed political messaging displayed within the business. Regardless of whether I personally agree or disagree with those views, I don't understand the business decision. A restaurant should be somewhere everyone feels welcome. Why potentially alienate paying customers over politics? From an operational standpoint, the biggest issue I see is culture. During my most recent visit, one of the apparent leaders was running around helping serve food and handling whatever needed to be done, which I respect, but the overall staff still had very little energy. It feels like a bar that happens to serve food rather than a restaurant/bar actively trying to create a memorable experience. That's the disappointing part: the location itself could be incredible. Bring in fresh leadership, reinvigorate the staff, improve the food and service, create some actual culture and energy, and take full advantage of that waterfront property. This could easily be one of the best neighborhood bars in the area. Right now, though, I wouldn't recommend it. There are other waterfront options competing for the same customers, and a great location alone isn't enough. Bumpers has all the ingredients to be something special--it just needs an operation that lives up to the property. read more

Good vibes, good burger and good music. The new restaurant next to it also has good food

Now that summer is finally showing up, this is such a great hang out! Right off the water, boats and live music most evenings, can't want more than that! I hope they bring back their Sunday brunch! Food is pretty good and they offer basic bar food and pizza. For me, it's the cool vibes that bring me back! read more

Bumpers Landing - Pizza Near Me - Harrison Township, Michigan

This was our first visit to Bumpers Landing, and my wife and I stopped in for a late-afternoon lunch/early dinner. She ordered the shrimp tacos, and I had the Bumper Cobb Salad. Both meals were delicious, fresh, and very satisfying. The weather was beautiful, and we really enjoyed sitting outside on the dock watching the boats come and go. It created a relaxing atmosphere that made the experience even more enjoyable. It wasn't overly busy, and the service was fairly quick. Our server was pleasant and attentive when we spoke with her, and I could tell she was taking care of multiple tables. My only real complaint was that our drinks weren't refilled very often, and we had to ask for refills rather than having them offered proactively. It's a small thing, but I do appreciate having my soft drink kept topped off during a meal. Other than that, the experience was very positive. The prices were reasonable, the food was excellent, and the waterfront setting was fantastic. We'd definitely return and would recommend Bumpers Landing to anyone looking for a relaxing meal by the water. read more

Dirty and overpriced the outside is do able but the inside needs work and better service

Bumpers Landing do better!!! Your manager is horrible and has zero customer service. When it's raining and your restaurant is completely DEAD, why in the world would you require a party of 3 (who are beveraging) and have food in hand to stand at the door to move inside to get out of the rain??? Then tell us "I know you want what you want,when you want it... but..." well YES, I do!! And what i want is to patronage any OTHER places than yours!! I would completely understand if there was a wait..... but there was NO wait and NO line! NO REASON TO TREAT US AS YOU DID!! What you accomplished today was a lost of business! read more

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We came here for my son's birthday and I had never heard of it before. It's away from the main drag so you really have to know where you are going. It's really a beautiful location along the river. I tried to make reservations which they said they don't take reservations, then when we got there, they wouldn't let us sit in a specific area because they said they were expecting a group of people so we asked about the reservation situation and they said they must be friends of the owner. Anyways, the food options are very good. They even have pizza. So I have no problem with the food or the location, it was more just bad service and a big mixup on one of my friends meal and so he had to watch while we all ate. He didn't get an apology from anyone which surprised me. I got the power bowl which was very good but I was confused when they brought it because it didn't look like a bowl full of ingredients, it was like a plate of ingredients more like fajita ingredients. But like I said, I did enjoy it very much. One of the people in our party got a salad with salmon on it, and she said it was very heavy with spices which she didn't think she saw listed in the menu. One of my sons got a pizza and he absolutely loved it and then two people got hamburgers which they loved also along with the great french fries. Although I only gave it three stars, I would come back here again hoping that maybe it was just one bad waitress. She rarely checked on us. In fact I don't think she checked on us at all because I had to flag her down to get carry out boxes and she didn't bring a lot of the Side ingredients we had asked for like someone asked for ranch dressing, mine was supposed to come with sour cream and salsa, and another person didn't get their side of cheese. read more

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Very chaotic and disorganized, service extremely slow with no check backs, probably because we didn't do bar drinks. Time was 1:30-2:00 pm on a Friday. Management definitely needs to be more involved with floor operations and training. read more

Came here for bingo on Wednesday night again and came an hour early as usual as we have been for weeks and we come in and a bunch of tables and bar seats says reserved on them! We ask why and staff said owner did it and it's his bar. Apparently only wants certain people now at bingo!! So many people are going to be upset tonight. What a joke! read more

Hugeeeeeeeee patio - great views ! Rum runner to start -tasty ! Shared a grouper plate , fries ,small slaw & a po boy crab cake sandwich- came with small bag of better made chips . Everything tasted really good. - service was top notch also. Fair pricing for waterfront place . read more

Bumpers Landing - Pizza Near Me - Harrison Township, Michigan

Robert C. Lunch on Sunday. Music turned up screaming loud. Asked waiter to turn it down it's not 10:00 on a Saturday night. So loud I had a hard time hearing my wife speaking to me across the high top. Punk waiter said sorry it's set that volume all the time. Can't turn it down. Pretty shitty and I'll hafta consider going again just for that reason read more

Garlic cheese bread was excellent. Paid $20 check with $100 bill. Change was (3)$20 & (2)$10. I intended to tip $5 but lacked the change. It took 5 minutes to get server's attention. She seemed a little miffed when I asked her to break a $20, but was able to accomplish this with the bills in her pocket. I tipped $5 as planned and left. A fun tasty break in my day turned a little sour as a result. Their food is generally good and well priced but I resent getting "handled". read more

The food was good, I wish they had a shrimp Mac and cheese. That would be really good. The service was good, the lady was really nice. The cooks forgot a second patty on one of my burgers. The French fries are yummy. I wish there were more tacos instead of 2. The building was really big, they need to put up a bathroom sign to help people where it's at. Overall, I would say it went well. read more

Waitress was extremely rude even to the hostess. Horrible attitude. Save yourself the trip and read other reviews for this place!

Very disappointing experience at brunch today. My husband and I have been coming to Bumpers for many years and have never experienced customer service like this before. The hostess was extremely rude and dismissive. We waited a long time to be seated, yet a party of six that walked in after us was seated immediately. When we asked about it, the hostess argued that she "could not seat two people at a six-top," even though most of the tables in the restaurant are six-tops. The only option we were given was to sit at the bar or share a table with strangers, which is unreasonable. After being longtime customers, this kind of treatment was very disappointing. Management may want to address the level of customer service at the front of the house. read more

Great service and fresh salad. Nice outdoor seating and good menu. Will definitely be back! read more

Bumpers Landing - Jamaican Jerk Chicken Salad... very fresh and moist chicken breast. - Pizza Near Me - Harrison Township, Michigan

We had dinner on Friday and the waitress was very new and inattentive. I had the perch dinner and they over cooked the fish and it was the worst fish I ever got from a restaurant by the water. I would go back to see the band but would not eat. My wife ordered a margarita and they charged $2.00 to salt the rim. Never heard of that at any restaurant. read more

Although Bumpers is on the water, that felt like the only redeeming part of it. Service took a while, and food wasn't that great. I had a chicken sandwich and the best part was the pickles on it. Would only recommend for a quick drink and nice view. read more

Bumpers Landing - Pizza Near Me - Harrison Township, Michigan

Yes! We were going to go Nextdoor again, but decided to experiment. OMG - why are you hiding the grouper bites at the itty bitty bottom of the menu? They are so delish!!!! My BF loved the Ft. Myers cocktail too! Great outdoor seating area. Beautiful boat watching! read more

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Always a great time. Chicken and waffles never disappoint. Be patient but the service has gotten better

They changed their nachos... not good anymore. They use to have shredded beef and a great white queso... now its ground beef and a bland yellow cheese sauce! So disappointed. Will never order again!!! read more

We found this to be a dockside grill and bar serving a mostly typical Michigan dockside and bar menu with a large number of outdoor and indoor seating option. Service was prompt, efficient and friendly. We received a helpful heads up that the kitchen was running behind (took 30 minutes) and we appreciated it. We enjoyed nice views of the boats and the water on the canal. The food was decent, but could have been a 4+ experience it had a bit more flare, uniqueness and freshness. Overall rating 3.25 Here's what we ate: - Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich w/ onion rings (extra $). The sandwich tasted decent, but didn't seem hand dipped or fresh (nor was it promoted as such). The sauce was tasty and had a tad bit of heat, however it needed more sauce and definitely more ranch. Nice paring with the pickles. Onion rings were good - but not fresh or hand dipped. Rating: 3.5 - B.L.A.T w/ sweet potato fries. This looked great but didn't deliver on the flavor. It was decent, but we found the bacon to be a bit greasy. Maybe some pico added to the avocado would help... sweet potato fries were average. Rating 3.0 - perch dinner: the portion of perch was decent, but the breading could use some seasoning. Didn't seem to have much but a flour/egg dredge maybe...? Coleslaw and tarter was not fresh, but tasted decent. Average sweet potato fries. Rating 3.0 Ambiance and location make up for the average+ food. Would recommend and come back again. read more

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Terrible service. Moved into the neighborhood next door expecting a decent hangout spot. Have brought both sides of my family, friends, colleagues, and all times I've had horrible experiences. Takes several hours to get a beer along with food. If I could give a 0 star I would. read more

What a great place! The setting is stellar! Our server was very personable and efficient. The food was awesome. Can't wait to go back and try some different things on the menu! read more

Great service, beautiful view of the Clinton river, wonderful food, boat docks available, Dave runs a nice restaurant for the whole family.

Went today. Several items were out in brunch. Waited 45 minutes for a waffle. Never saw the omelette I ordered. Took a bite of a chicken wing and it was bloody. Showed it to waitress she asked me if I wanted another one. Cool looking bar never eat there again. Still upset stomach from eating raw chicken read more

Was banned out of no where on Mother's Day with my family all because one of the managers, Kim Moody, her sister doesn't care for me out of rumors she heard. Then when I called to speak to the general manager David Colling, the waitress who answered the phone took the phone up to him and then he asked who it was she told him my name and he quoted, " She wants to know why she was banned by Kim and it's because she's a dumb whore". Maybe learn how to put people on hold. Not a professional look. read more

It was my first time here. Cool place. But super slow service. I cleaned my own table for a party of 6, we were told there was an hour wait, they completely skipped us from the waiting list so between finally being seated and having our food delivered to the table, it was a nice and LONG 4 hours. I asked for the check to pay the drinks and leave long before the food came out but was disregarded. Part of our people left because 4 hours is insane to wait for swearing and food. Money taken off the bill would of been nice. Talking to a manager would of been nice. But couldn't get the server back in time for anything. read more

Love going here! Always relaxed and fun. Summer is too short not to enjoy it. Love their Rum Runners with a floater

Lived on the East Side for 30 years and love being on the water with a variety of bar options after boat days. The customer service and food at this place are the worst on the entire East Side. Being a physician that delivers quality care to my patients, I expect quality service, especially with a full staff and not being that busy on a Sunday afternoon when we arrived. I try to avoid coming to this place at all costs if I can help it. The location of Bumper's is the only leg this place has left to stand on. Do better. read more

Between us we ordered four different beers trying to get one that was cold - both bottled and draft. We even asked the waitress which beer was the coldest. Wow! All four were room temperature and we only had a few sips out of each one. Still charged for all four even though we said they were warm. Food is hit or miss. Another waterfront restaurant depending on location read more

Everything is yummy!!!! Staff is great!!!!! Great gathering place! I LOVE this bar!!!! It's our usual 'go to' place for good food, good friends and good times!!!! read more

Zero stars for the business - 1st time I don't expect a grand hello all the same the 3 female staff @ front entrance off lot lack genuine mannerisms of one feeling welcomed - instead it reminded me of burnout alley back in the HS days, STARES, GLARES, how embarrassing for the owner. I can understand start of shift, getting things together & perhaps a greeting wasn't something of concern @ the time, opening @ 1100hrs - however as a customer, a new one @ that, the glares and their disinterest REFLECTS ON MANAGEMENT - all of them looked like they just rolled out of bed, tired Zero hospitality- other places to visit!! read more

Haven't been there since they went crazy for trump. I won't go to any business that wears their politics so openly. Back then, the food was great. Loved their BLT with Avacado, best bacon, great sandwich. Music is always too loud, can hardly carry on a conversation when it is busy. Great bar and great outdoors, great docks on the river. I just don't want my meal to be politicized. It is totally unnecessary. Just get rid of trump and you get a 5-Star rating. read more

They advertise their hours as 11 am -11 pm but when we went in at 8:59 pm, we were told the kitchen was already closed. It's a shame as though we've lived in the area for years, it's the first time we decided to try them and now we won't go back. read more

We walked in shortly after they opened. We had just left a huge marathon and needed to refuel. We sat at a table out on the marina. No umbrella just out in the sun. It took our waitress 30 minutes to even get us drinks. I am not a patient person but I sat and waited. Finally. We order along with other large parties. How is it that those parties got their food, ate, and were leaving and I was still sitting with a coke. After an hour and a half in the sun with empty promises that ours was next. Ma'am, you said that 15 customers ago. I walked to the front to look for a manager and man that was a mistake. Find her and she makes us wait another 5 minutes. Again, ma'am, your establishment needs more help. Maybe dare I say better? And get some dang umbrellas. I had so much sunscreen on from the race, reapplied as we sat. This is absolutely terrible. If you decide this is the place for you, good luck. read more

Bumpers Landing - Sunburn - Pizza Near Me - Harrison Township, Michigan

Arrived here on one of the earlier and sunnier days of the year. It was packed and in spite of a large parking area parking wasn't simple (although we were in a keep and parked on some dirt!) Had a beer from "self " help and wandered around the big dock and watched the boats and folks. That was interesting! And pretty day. They had live entertainment starting and we went inside to eat. Things got really backed up and it took us quite some time to get some food (so behind that kitchen stopped taking orders for a while.) bartender was nice and kept the beer coming! Can I say my favorite part was the sweet potato fries? So yummy! Had that and the lobster club special. It came loaded with bacon. It was good and probably not anything I'd order again. My companion had the Nashville hot chicken and he loved it! (This is his food that he tries everywhere...) had a few healthy options and a lot of "bar" type food. Get the sweet potosi fries, trust me! (Much better than onion rings, IMO.) read more

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Food was fabulous, location was super nice on a sunny day, service was great, menu was super overwhelming because everything sounded so good lol so that means I will be back for more!! read more