Sat at the bar for lunch. The bartender Shannon openly criticized another customer for sending a drink back saying he's just bitching, proceeded to make a new drink pour it into the old glass then drink what was left. Asked for no cajun seasoning and she never even wrote it down, I didn't even want to bother sending it back after watching her bad talk another customer in front of us. Also had the pleasure of listening to them go over "the new girls" schedule with her on the phone and saying she won't last a week. The food was okay, same for the beer. Easily one of the worst experiences i've ever had in a bar, will not return. read more

I like going here. The food is good and the atmosphere is nice . A little expensive but we really like sitting outside in the summer drinking beer. read more

I have been to Dexter's Pub many times, but the service and food has really gone downhill recently. The drinks were watery, the food was mediocre, and the server was cranky and rude. It was definitely not up up to their usual standards! I won't be back for a while- hoping they'll be able to fix this, or I won't be back at all!! read more

I suggest coming here for happy hour, 3-6pm, every day. There's also a "late night" happy hour, but I'm unsure of the hours. I find this place a bit over-priced/not worth it any other time besides happy hour. Their staff kind of suck. Good for people watching. read more

Dexter Pub WOULD NOT HONOR a valid restaurant.com gift certificate for my father's birthday present today. No reason given. Even after asking the manager to make it right, Dexter Pub staff refused. Loss of value $25. I cannot possibly recommend visiting such a poorly managed restaurant. read more

Good food and the staff is good. The beef brisket is my favorite here it is always done just right. On Friday nights there can be a short wait you might want to call and see how long it will be. read more

My family recently dined at Dexter's Pub and I had a restaurant.com gift certificate for $25 that states "This Restaurant Gift Certificate does not expire." I showed to the waitress and asked her specifically what qualified and she let me know BEFORE I ordered our meal. We ordered our meal and ordered a little more than we normally would as the gift certificate suggests by ordering drinks, an appetizer, etc. to take advantage of the deal. When I handed the gift certificate in with our payment, they said we no longer accept these and would not apply it to my bill. This is such bad business. We've been eating at the Pub for 10+ years, but no longer will after that experience. read more

While I was eating there, the owner was loudly yelling at the (young)women working for him, in talking with the table next to us, turns out he's always like that. He called one a f-ing retard. That is ridiculous. I won't support a place like that. The food was substandard anyway. read more

My husband and I eat here all the time. We live downtown and this is by far the best place to eat! The Cobb salad w/honey mustard dressing and any burger (our faves our cowboy plus fried egg & the Carolina burger). The pizza is great too. Pete is the owner and always said hi when we come in. He definitely takes pride in getting to know his frequent customers. read more

Would love to rate the food but we were seated outside by the hostess and nobody came over to wait on us. For the 15 minutes we were there, the two waitresses that were waiting on other tables stared at us each time they came in and out of the restaurant but never stopped in to check on us. We finally went inside and turned in the menus, telling the hostess that we were never served her response was "ok, sorry" - I guess this place makes enough revenue that they don't even have to worry about customer service or repeat customers. We ended up driving to Ann Arbor to Conor O'Neill's where we were promptly served. read more

Can we say food poisoning??? Took the family there and while the food tasted great the two of us who shared the Texas Chili Burger came down with the exact same food poisoning symptoms within 12 hours. Achy skin, fever, chills, nausea, etc. We both lost a day of work. We've been there about a dozen times and the staff is always friendly... but certainly doesn't make up for food poisoning. read more

OK, I didn't actually eat here, but I parked across the street near the Dexter Bakery (with intent), walked up to the pub, smelled the cigars being smoked at sidewalk tables by the bikers who had parked their Hogs all around (not threatening like in the old days), went inside, checked what people seemed to be eating out of those old plastic baskets..... to make it short, I went home and made a salad out my leftovers because what I saw just didn't make me want to eat there. Well, I'll never know what I missed, will I? read more

I really enjoy coming here for their trivia nights on Thursdays. After 9 they have specials on beer, but the real happy hour ends at 6 :/ I do like their nachos, but the fries we got were boring. Service is friendly and fast. It is definitely a cool hang out spot in Dexter. read more

Drove out to Dexter last Friday night to check this place out. We got seated right away but the place filled up pretty quickly. I was worried about sitting next to the bar because of the smoking but they must have pretty good ventilation because it didn't bother us at all. I agree with Sarah W - the menu is huge and takes a while to dig through. I must have asked our waitress 6 times for "a few more minutes to look, please"! I finally settled on the fried icelandic cod platter and I was not disappointed. Huge portion and it tasted really fresh. The prices are pretty decent, slightly less expensive than similar restaurants in Ann Arbor. Our server was attentive and hooked my husband up with a free soup upgrade from cup to bowl. Overall good food and relaxed atmosphere. I'll definitely be back to try the pizza and other tasty-looking menu items. read more

The seasonal Oktoberfest burger was delicious. It comes with sauerkraut and a whole brat on top! It was big- I probably could have split it with a friend. Staff was nice. read more

A great 'go to' place for burgers, brew, and televised sports. Very large portions too!

Always great service and great food. LOVED the Oktoberfest burger tonight. read more

Dexter's Pub - Oktoberfest Burger. Over the top WOW - American Near Me - Dexter, Michigan

We go to this pub regularly, especially with our dog in the summer when we can sit outside. The food is good - not only a rich variety of pub food, but also specials every day, and deserts. Lots of beers to choose from, and even some decent wine. Always popular with those in and around Dexter, so may have a bit of a wait on a Friday or Saturday night. A lot of people also bring their kids, and they have a separate dining room, away from the bar. read more

Good food. Had a chicken club salad and a BLT sandwich. Something about the atmosphere is a little off......can't put my finger on it.

Really good, almost home cooking. Their smoked meats are excellent as is the service. Nightly specials. Open late.

I literally had to ask my waitress for a glass of water three times before she actually brought me one. Terrible service, not that great of food. read more

I've had pretty good meals here. Nothing great but solid. Prices are reasonable and they have a decent selection of drinks. Service has been hit or miss. Definitely worth a stop. read more

I really enjoy the Dexter Pub. It is a very friendly place, with good service, is conveniently located, and you can always find a table with no wait. However, the prices are exorbitantly high for basic pub food. read more

Stopped into night, grabbed a bar seat and served a cold beer quickly. Had the chicken and asparagus salad, amazingly delicous!! Plenty of games and friendly people. Very enjoyable experience! read more

Very friendly --!and attractive!!-- wait staff. Very attentive and knowledgable. Good menu with specials and variety. This isn't "fine dining" but it is great for families and friends. I don't know if they have music all the time but they just featured LARRY JAMES & FRIENDS. really tasty jazz featuring a wonderful singer. The drummer was good-ok. Not nearly loud enough. TVs all around with whatever YOU want to watch !! read more

Fantastic food and great atmosphere. Burger was amazing and the fish was tender and not heavily breaded. Get the cheesy bread!!! Cold beer on tap is an added bonus! Would definitely recommend it! read more

Came here for the first time in probably 10 years with an old friend from high school and had a great time. The interior has been updated and the food was great. They made a basic grilled cheese on Texas toast taste awesome. Our server was really on top of it and the owner Peter swung by a couple of times and was lovely to chat with. Only downside was the small tequila selection, but the well rounded selection of taps made up for it! read more

We ate here a few weeks ago and it was my first visit here. I have to say, the food was DELISH! and if you've read my other reviews I am very picky. We ordered Mac 'n Cheese, Soft pretzels w/cheese sauce, Gyros, French fries, and more. Everything came pretty fast for a weekend night and the server was friendly. All - around great place to eat and drink, not too loud or fancy, either. read more

I'm a fan. I love the outdoor patio seating (even thought the mosquito lamps or whatever they are, caught on fire once and the hapless waitress had to play fire-fighter). The food is reasonably priced. Great selection, always tasty and not a long wait. Fun local place to eat! read more

The Brisket & pork dinner was OK but the thick sliced brisket was light on smoke and flavor. The pulled pork bbq sauce was thick and sweet. Bells Two Hearted IPA and Dark Horse IPA were among the micros on tap. The Dark Horse IPA has a good bitterness and citrus after. read more

Great service, and fantastic happy hour. We have been going here about twice a week since we moved to Dexter a year ago, and have never had a bad meal. read more

The Dexter's Pub provides a wonderful atmosphere with incredible staff and food. The menu offers a perfect range of American style dishes. Each and every one of the staff is polite and well mannered adding positively to the overall experience. The service time is just as one would expect and has never disappointed. The food quality in every dish is to an excellent standard. Having been here countless times, I cannot recommend this restaurant enough! If you are looking for a good time with good food, drink, and people, the Dexter's Pub is your stop! read more

Wow, upon returning, they ran out of crab on an all-you-can-eat crab night??? At 5:30pm with the place not even half full?! Call in advance if you plan on going to make sure they have plenty of crab! Yikes. read more

The pizza is excellent, as are their blooming onions. The prices are pretty decent, slightly less expensive than similar restaurants in Ann Arbor. I'll definitely be back to try other tasty-looking menu items. read more

5th stop. If I was just rating them on their beer selection they would get 5 stars, but unfortunately the fiancee and I ordered some food. I'm probably being generous giving them a 3 given how bad the food was, but did I mention how great their beer selection is? Burger over-cooked and not seasoned well (does any place in Dexter know how to cook a burger?) and the pizza we ordered didn't taste like much. It wasn't necessarily bad, but it definitely wasn't good. We're going to go back and try the food again in the hope that it's better a 2nd time around. read more

I kind of can't believe how bad this place was. It's possible that we got totally manipulated by our server, but the food in general was also so, so bad. Our main mistake was probably coming with a child; either the kids meals don't come with a drink or we got duped, because we somehow paid $5 for milk. The menu stated that the meal would come with a side, so we asked for fries and to add an applesauce; she rang the fries as the extra side so they would cost $5...and there were LITERALLY 6 "smiley" fries on the side. Altogether, we paid for a $6 kids meal, $5 for milk, and $5 for a side of fries and my kid's $16 meal that she ate 3 bites of was more than my own. My own, by the way, was nachos with burnt chips. When ordering, the server asked, "guac, salsa, and sour cream okay?" I said, "sure." HAH - guac was also a $2 add on. I understand that you want the bill to be as high as possible and it's part of being in business, but this is just sad manipulation of a new customer and we will not be back. read more

I went to the Dexter Pub with one of my friends because I'd come to see her new place and this is literally on the same block where she lives. We just stopped in to grab a quick drink and some munchies. The atmosphere is very small-town pub...a small bar, some booths, and some tables, tvs on to sports, etc. It was late enough in the evening that we were able to walk right in and seat ourselves at a booth. We both ordered 20 oz beers. I thought 5 bucks was a little pricey for 20 oz of Blue Moon, but whatever. Even though there were few people in there because it was 10 pm on a Wednesday, our beers took longer than average to get to us. And then we both ordered food...my friend had chicken tenders and fries, and I ordered the kiddie portion of macaroni and cheese because I was just looking for something little. What I got for my money was Kraft Mac and Cheese that had clearly been cooked several hours earlier. It was so overcooked that the noodles fell apart pretty much as soon as I touched them, and the noodles had that dark orange look that Kraft Mac and Cheese gets after long exposure to the air. I had about two bites and then ate the fries that came on the side and that was it. My friend did enjoy her chicken though. The service was not terrible, but not great. Next time I go into Dexter, I'm definitely going someplace else. read more

Have been going here on occasion for many years. Had an excellent Cuban Sandwich there last week. We find most of their menu offerings to be very good. They are also very generous contributors to their community. read more

If I could give this place 0 stars, I would! I've never liked this place because the service is always bad, the waitresses are rude and act like they hate their job - but I agreed to try it again for lunch with a friend and once again it was a bad experience! Our entree came out before our appetizer (wtf?) and when we asked where it was we got a rude response from our waitress - saying it takes at least 20 minutes to make spinach dip. OK, I don't need to know how long it takes to cook our appetizer, I need to know why you brought out our entree before we even got the dip? So that turned me off from this place even more - not to mention the chicken on our salad was bad and the dip was not worth eating after our entree. She didn't refill our drinks or ask how our food was. Bottom line, this place is the definition of greasy spoon - if your looking for better quality AND service, go to The Red Brick across the street!! read more

My sister talked this place up for the past year. I finally made it from Florida and the beer was warm, the waitress was sooooo slow and the kicker was the famous pretzels....... over done and grainy cheese. We sent the overdone pretzels back and they came back totally underdone and soggy. I feel like it was a f"@&$ you. read more