Limited beer selection, thought it was gross that the bartender opened my beer cap with the sleeve of her sweater, and not a fan of all the MAGA garbage around the place. read more

Rough joint with low expectations and some cool baubles stuck to the walls. How much for the huge metal parrot? It would look great in my man cave. The dining areas were sticky and dirty. Big TV's here, big TV's there, ho hum, you've been here before... One waitress served the whole place so your gonna wait a long time. We had a large pizza that wasn't bad considering we were hangry and tipsy. Prices were reasonable. I don't recommend having your wedding here. P.S. Why is there a skeleton of a horse in the parking lot? read more

Rating a 4 out of 5 the first time. I moved right down the street and figured I would try this place. The customer service is beyond slow- the bartender was extremely slow and remind you it's Sunday at 4:00pm. Unfortunately last time here. The people all seem nice here but not the right environment for me. I would never eat anything from here . read more

Hey, yo. I like this place. Not fancy shmancy at all, but just off Lake St Clair and these are my people. I primarily go for karaoke and the sound is good and you can usually get quite a few songs in where as some other places you might have to hang out all night just to get a couple in. They have a couple pool tables so you got that going for you. Doesn't seem to be a real active kitchen but there is one so you can get something if you want a bite. Like I said, for me it's the karaoke and the local crowd. You got it right, it's called Buoy12 because it's near 12 mile and Jefferson right near the water. Come out and have a drink and sing a song or two (karaoke Wed and Friday if I remember, but call to make sure). Come park yourself at the Buoy and hang with the locals! read more

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So these are some of the best people. I walked there today after locking myself out of my house. When the staff heard about my predicament Angela drove me home to take care of my dog who was out in freezing temperatures. I will definitely be coming back. read more

Need to insulate patio, very drafty Woman's bathroom freezing. Wings, great would get again and recommend. Pasta night. You get garlic Texas toast but salad is ala, not included with entree. Cook needs to know with pre-cooked noodles to plz put in strainer and dunk into pan boiling water ready on stove. Chicken Parm. Chicken Seems almost microwaved. Too thick and couldnt say it was fully cooked with odd consistency? Easy remedy to correct by slicing thru middle and easily cook right way in skillet and serve as two somewhat thinner pieces. Pizza crust was good. But again pizza needed just about 2 extra minutes to cook. Waitress was very friendly when we got her attention. Place was quite besides bar going. Why she brought out entrees all separately seemed odd; not using trays. Not a total loss, but... read more

Absolute trash. Don't go here unless you like terrible service and listening to drunk locals talking to the drunk bartenders. The cooks smoke while they make food. Cant believe this place is in business. Don't go here. read more

Looked like an interesting spot to stop so we did and glad we did Limited COVID menu but what was on it was really good I had a burger, beans and potato salad, wife had a personal pizza both surprisedly tasty! Service was great and nice neighborhood joint atmosphere Will return read more

Had the buoy dog . It was wrapped in bacon and deep fried with onion and Steve's sweet relish. It came with a side of potato salad and baked beans. Everything was very tasty but the beans they were rather bland. Got two labatts blue pints $1.75 each not bad. Lunch for two was $14.00 really reasonable. read more

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Terrible. Ever had a stuffed pepper with chunks of roast beef in it? How about a cheese dome burnt to a hard shell with a blow torch on top of it? No, well head on down to this place for a try. That is if you can get a seat at the bar which is mostly populated by the local retired cheapskate club there for the $1 beers that they nurse all day long. Bad food, horrific service and a local drunk hangout atmosphere. What possibly can go wrong? read more

Came here for the first time last Saturday at 8pm. Figured we would give it a try while seeing it on Groupon. Was given one menu by the waitress at 8:15pm for us to share and was quickly told that the kitchen closes at 9pm. We ordered our dinners as a party of 10 arrived. I also ordered a grilled chicken salad as a carry out when we ordered our dinner. I Ordered a NY strip steak and it was mediocre at best. Was made on a regular flat grill and didn't have much of any flavor. I wanted to remind the waitress of my carry out, but she got too busy with the party of 10. She didn't come back until just after 9pm which I then reminded her about the salad I ordered and the look on her face told me she forgot. Sure enough she did and then 5 minutes later proceeded to tell me that the cook wasn't going to make the salad. So I then have to get a carry out dinner to bring home to my daughter from somewhere else. Also, $5 for a bottled beer for a hole in the wall???? No wonder they were dead on a Saturday evening!! read more

I bought a Groupon for this place, it was the biggest mistake I ever made. I went there twice trying to use it but I had no success the first time I went and they said the kitchen was closed at about 8pm..??? So I went earlier a couple days later and I was given a menu and the waitress/bartender never came back I waited for about 10 minutes. I guess I didn't have the right paint job to receive service which I should've figured since the way everyone was staring at me so I left and cashed in my Groupon. I don't recommend this place to any minority(hint)! read more

They have good food and a nice place to hang out with friends and family and make new friends

The service has become pathetically poor. They have a huge sign that states"Everyday 2-6pm Special, $1.75" The bartender begins to argue with me that the beer is $2.50. On top of that it was 3:45 on Sunday during the Lions game. read more

Please go down the road somewhere else and thank me later. Went on a Sunday with 6 people, the place was completely empty, like not one other person inside. Should have turned around and walked out. Ordered drinks from our server, bar tender comes to our table and demands ID since the first time apparently wasn't enough. Ordered food that took nearly an hour to come out (the whole place is EMPTY) and was dry, over seasoned and terrible. Piece of plastic in the mashed potatoes. Asked the server to let the cook know to prevent someone else from getting plastic, but she laughed it off. Kept messing up drinks each time we ordered another round. My mind is blown how this place is in business and people actually spend money here. There are so many good places in SCS that make this place seem laughable. I live about a 5 minute walk from here and would never return. read more

Oh c'mon Yelpers...so harsh. No, it's not fine dining, no it's not a quiet place to have a date. What it is an awesome sports bar. Watch the Tigers/Lions etc., play some Keno/Darts/Golden Tee, eat the homemade items all while enjoying the prompt and friendly service. Done and done. Cheers! read more

Service was great our waitress Maria was friendly, prompt and did a great job for us !! We all had Burgers they were fresh and cooked as ordered and came out hot the veggies were asparagus and they were also great !! It was clean !! I would go back read more

If you like hockey pucks for burgers , stale chipped nachos or white-iceburged salads, this place is yours!! Staff is friendly and Bloody Mary was nice and strong! read more

Good place to drink and talk to locals about Lake St. Claire and boats.

This place is great! Cute and friendly neighborhood bar with super friendly staff. DJ mike Fresh is awesome on Saturday nights!! Don't know why ppl hate on the joint it's a great place to be! read more

So tonight the computers and credit machines went down and my friends and I were stranded at this place. No one would tell us anything or give us our bills. Hour and a half of waiting, no sorry, no updates. Couldn't even give me an idea of what I owed and I had cash!!! Got yelled at for people Not paying their bill and I don't even know them. Friends left to go get cash and still had to wait. Will NEVER be back... we come often as it is down the road. Will find a new bar to spend our money and not be disrespected or trapped. read more

I looked here and on google at reviews before we went, definitely a lot better than what was said. We waited a minute but that's what small talk is for not killing your cell phone battery waiting. The food was okay not completely oh my gosh amazing. We'd go back again. It's a regulars bar so don't get your panties in a bunch if they look at you. It's a cool hole in the wall place :) I'll go back. Reasonable priced food and drinks read more

Atmosphere: Dingy. Food: Common. Service: Friendly and Apologetic ( the Server knows this Restaurant is substandard). Burgers are NOT Awesome. Bun is Wonderbread.. falls apart Burger was not cooked to order: My husband asked for Well .. he got Rare. I asked for Medium.. I got Rare.. to add insult I paid $4.50 for onion rings. they served me four... yes four little onion rings. We will never go back read more

Food is great--be sure to eat the denoted homemade items, especially the walleye nuggets. Beer is cold, and they have seasonal beers on tap. Definitely a find! read more

Sat at a table for 10 minutes, no hello, no service at all. Walked out. Bar wasn't slammed maybe 3-4 tables and a 3/4 full bar and still no service. Bummed because we were looking forward to trying it read more

This is a happy little place. Popped in on a whim for a beer on a Sunday afternoon, wasn't overly busy but all the other patrons appeared to know each other and were extremely friendly. Staff were just as friendly. It has a wonderful laid back feel to it. I didn't eat here so I can't comment on the food but if it's happy, relaxing, laid back atmosphere you're looking for I'd definitely recommend this place. read more

I've been here twice now and I've regretting it both times. The first time, the service was ok but my fries tasted like fish since they used the same old oil. The next time I was there, the server was extremely rude to my mother, belittling her and treating her like she didn't know how to order. Will not be returning. read more

We've came in a few times & only grabbed beer which is always COLD & reasonably priced. The last 2 times we've been hungry and got food. Last time and this time we tried smoked wings. Let me tell you!!!!... The smoked wings are something AMAZING!! We also split a pulled brisket sandwich which was also very good! Bartenders and waitstaff are great! read more

This is a great local place to grab a beer with friends! The music is great especially when DJ Mike Phresh is here! The bartenders are friendly and outgoing! Don't pass up this bar, come have a beer and see for yourself! read more

Yikes, the best part about this visit was the bike ride there, and leaving within a minute. We walk in at dinner time (5 PM), with no one in the restaurant area, and 3/4 of the bar seats full. No one would even look up at us except for a couple customers at the bar, the bar staff seemed preoccupied. We waited a minute with no one acknowledging our presence, and decided to leave because we didn't get a good vibe; the music was too loud and half the building dark. My husband thought a band was performing. We probably won't visit again. It would've been nice if somebody would've greeted us at least acknowledged us, or said I'll be with you in a moment. Sorry to say you're not a Blue Goose Tavern. I would've given zero stars, but I'm required to make it one. read more

If I could have put down no stars that is how I really feel. Food was disgusting. Shrimp Alfredo no sauce 5 pathetic shrimp, Caesar salad with Italian dressing? Server was ok, but the bar manger was screaming about the drunk fest she had with a few at the bar the night before. NEVER AGAIN! Wasted 30.00!!!!!! read more

The menu is horrible and the food itself is even worse. I went here because it's local and was hoping for a nice bar north of the nautical mile. Unfortunately, this was not the case. read more

It's been 30 minutes since I gave them my card. I keep asking for it back. I hope they don't take a picture of it. There's absolutely no excuse for this slow service. Nobody else is in here! I think they're trying to trap us in here. They must need us to spend more time here, or more money. read more

Has a decent bar, and some Burger King like restaurant seats on one side. Not sure what's going on with that. Maybe half restaurant/half bar? Didn't eat, no comment. It did look weird though. The patio with the games was freezing. There were kerosene and electric heater outside but turned off. I'm assuming it's more of an enclosed summer spot? I ordered a drink and asked for $5 worth of quarters. I wanted to play pinball, which was the only reason I came here. The waitress returned with $2 in quarters, informing me the bartender refused to make change. The waitress ended up getting some more for me, and was very nice. So, I guess bring your own change if you want to play pinball or games? read more

The fish it terrible!! It's like nothing I've ever had. It's like a cornmeal coating or something weird. The pizza sucks too. Actually, just about everything we have ever got from this place is bad. I wish it was good. They charge too much for their bad food also. read more

We found out about this place because of groupon. We went there and the atmosphere was awesome, very modern! The staff were so sweet. Always checked on us. The chef came out to ask how everything was, very nice man. The food was delicious. My boyfriend had the burger medium rare, and it was made perfectly. I got the large cheese pizza that was great, very good portions. The apple pie and apple cider ice cream was also a hit. We will be back read more

The polish dinner is awesome, Allison is always a friendly bartender and I love talking to her!

Burgers are AWESOME!!! You can get a flame broiled or grilled burger. I recommend the Flame Broiled and with it you get baked beans and potato salad. Both taste homemade. Juke box also has great collection of songs. Fun place to hang out with the family or friends!!! read more

Went on a Wednesday night and the DJ played pretty foul-mouthed rap music. Also, the Chicken quesadillas were small and dry-tasting. You'd think the DJ would mix it up a little, but had to ask for something different every time to get away from his pre-programmed lousy rap. Some of the customers at the bar were loud and foul-mouthed also. Like really loud and offensive. I was here before and thought the place had potential, but the food has gone down and the general air about the place is not very inviting. Stayed way longer than I should have. Will not recommend in the future. :( read more

We will come back for a beer and the ball game but skip a meal. Decent beer options. Food is the quality of the snack bar in a bowling alley: overpriced frozen novelties, spinach artichoke dip is 99% cream cheese, $9 nachos that were dry with skimpy toppings. Poor waitress was very young, very new and very overwhelmed. We want to see you succeed but you will have to up your game. read more