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    Grand River Brewery

    3.9 (250 reviews)

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    Moderate noise
    Happy hour specials
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Lunch special - rueben & caesar
    Pam H.

    Okay place to stop for lunch on our way home from Northern Michigan. Nothing was bad, but I wouldn't go out of my way to eat there again. For the quality and portion size, the place was a little pricey. Rueben was okay. Not bad just nothing to get excited about. Caeser salad was fine, not much flavor. Club sandwich was probably best thing we had, but not worth the $16 price tag. Service was very friendly but a bit slow. The peach sour on tap was very tasty. Overall, meh. If someone else wanted to stop there it would be fine, but ...

    Black and blue burger
    Nena M.

    My husband and I were so excited to try this place, we're still semi-new to the area so we're trying to find our favorites. We tried once before and they closed early for a party . We walked in and there was no one to be found, couple minutes later a lady came from the back after we pressed the button, we were seated at a tiny table. Very tiny table, our waitress came over and my husband asked for a booth so we got to move. We were seated at a big booth and got our menus, I already knew I wanted wings and fries. I love chicken wings, and I was excited to try the ranch. I saw in the menu it was "house made" I absolutely love ranch. The waitress came with our drinks and took our choices down, I got the bone in wings and chronic fries. My husband chose the black and blue burger well done with sweet potato fries. We sat and chatted about how cute the place was. After a bit, probably like 25 minutes, the waitress came with our food, my fries, wings and 2 ranch which was VERY watery, my husband's burger and fries (not the sweet potato fries he asked for). I tried the wings, they were super dry, no flavor, tough and no sauce whatsoever. The ranch had absolutely no flavor. The chronic fries were disgusting. Absolutely stunk and had a sour taste, husband did NOT like his burger either, no flavor, sour taste. Fries were already cold. We told the waitress he asked for sweet potato fries so she brought them out, they were actually the only thing hot. This place is ehh, I definitely wouldn't recommend, I'm not trying it again. For $21 for a burger and fries I'd rather go to McDonald's. Waitress was super sweet. But the food was utterly disgusting.

    Gyros
    Mary R.

    Loved my Gyro it was real lamb! The pita was more of a flat bread but still good . Other party had fish and chips I tasted fish flakey and good! My cousin had ribs that looked like to swoon over! His wife had blackened chicken which was fine too .,, They had indoor and outdoor seating ! Booths and high tables ! They forgot our cheese curd appetiser so we said please make sure it's off the bill which they did accomodate . Not needed anyway more than enough food! I'm not a fry person but they were fine !9

    Wings
    Clint L.

    Let me be perfectly clear... 75% of the visit was great! But a couple little things I can't get over drops this place to a 3* visit! The beer was fantastic! I enjoyed the only "coffee IPA" I've ever seen! The Ryes 'N Shine was Very unique and quite tasty. I also enjoyed the Monkey Mouth IPA. My wife enjoyed her wine flight as this place is a brewery, winery, and distillery! Quite impressive! But it was the eatery aspect that was just "meh" and very forgetful. The cheese curds are awful! Sorry, just our opinion, but they were so bland and tasteless. Now I got the wings. They were good and served with 2 sauces. Only $12 for 8 crispy, juicy wings. No complaints! BUT... my wife ordered a Caesar salad for $13! We all know what's in a Caesar salad... Romaine, Parmesan, Croutons, and dressing! For $13?? So, my wife decided to add chicken as that was an option. Either it doesn't say it, or we didn't look, but that added another $8 to the cost! That's right, a $21 salad! And it was the dryest, must have been cooked yesterday chicken EVER! It looked so unappealing, I actually felt sorry for my wife. Oh and the dressing? Where was it? It must have been soaked up by the chicken as it tried to hydrate itself?? The dryest, most overpriced salad known to mankind. I will definitely be back for their brews. I will just eat somewhere else.

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    Cherry O.

    Wow the food here is Ahmaaazingly delicious. I'm from Chicago and we were on our way to Ann Arbor, MI but it was time to head to lunch before we hit our destination. We decided to make a pit stop to Grand River Brewery. The food is well prepared and prices are reasonable. I was really impressed with the fish sandwich topped w an egg and sriracha sauce. We also ordered the club sandwich and that was so good. Really liked how they grilled the bread. And the Reuben Fritters were particularly good. It's my favorite now.

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    Every single thing we ordered came incorrectly. Then, they tried charging for things we never even received.

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    Enjoyed excellent walleye dinner. New management, new menu, new staff made for a very pleasant evening and great value

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    I was there last night new menu Great service I had Michelle ask for her she was Amazing

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    Quality has really taken a hit here, Visited 10/11/24 food came out cold, poor quality. Used to be a good meal, not anymore.

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    Ask the Community - Grand River Brewery

    Is their outdoor patio dog friendly?

    Hi Amanda. We love all the furry friends, but unfortunately due to licensing regulations we cannot allow pets, unless service animals, on the patio.

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    We stopped by One Well Brewing while we were in the area! We absolutely loved the entire experience…read more- the beer flights, the games, and the majority of the food! We stopped by around 1 PM on a Saturday! It was super busy and packed! I love that it's family-friendly! It was fun seeing all of the kids running around and playing games - there are SO many games (two full rooms) from air hockey to arcades games to darts to duckpin bowling to pinball machines to pool tables - they literally have it all! Our daughter enjoyed playing ALL the games while my husband and I enjoyed our beer flights and waited for our food! Food: Our daughter ordered the Kids Mac and Cheese with Kettle Chips. The mac and cheese was cold and dry and her kettle chips were cold and stale. She did not enjoy her meal at all! I wonder if her food sat out while my husband and I's food was being prepared as my kettle chips were more fresh and actually tasted good! I ordered the Cuban with Kettle Chips. This was probably the best Cuban sandwich I have ever had (and I have had quite a few Cuban sandwiches in my lifetime)! The pork was smoked and absolutely delicious and tender! They were not skimpy on the pork either (like some other restaurants can be when ordering a Cuban sandwich)! The bread was perfectly toasted too! My husband ordered Buffalo Wingdings. These were perfectly smoked and fall-off-the-bone good as well (maybe a little too fall-off-the-bone for a wing though)! However, the chicken wings still tasted great! Drinks: My Flight - Straight Forward, Grandpa's Hard, Bad Adz, BBA Wizard Potion, and Bogged Down. Husband's Flight - Stained Glass, Ripped Right, Bad Add, Rogue Red, and Simco. These were all good and we enjoyed them! We will definitely stop by again if we are ever back in the area!

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