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    Market Tap

    4.1 (20 reviews)
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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    Lavender mule and orange spicy margarita
    Mina M.

    Up in flint for the night and very pleased to come across market tap. Very clean and well decorated, good music and vibes up here! On the second floor of the farmers market. Indoor bar with a couple TVs, and rooftop/outdoor seating when it's warm out (not while I'm here unfortunately) with a great view of the little city. Drinks are fairly priced and the bartender is nice. Someone is here serving up some food too!

    Markus M.

    Market Tap at the Flint Farmers' Market is one of my favorites, choosing to carry only Michigan spirits, wines and drafts. There is no food service, but you are welcome to bring your own, which there is plenty to choose from at the market. At times, the Tap features events with particular food vendors, which is a great way of trying new flavors. Of course, the Tap is open beyond days and hours of the market, so plan accordingly! When it comes to bar service, Mackenzie does an excellent job as mixologist, I've thrown her a few curveballs and what she produces is always great. The crowd consists mainly of regulars, which gives this place a great "Cheers" feeling, but still welcoming to newcomers. Added bonus during the summer is the view from the balcony, which is a great place to sit with friends and enjoy a cooling beverage.

    Ben H.

    What a welcome sight at the market. This is a great addition to the downtown area. The view at the top is incredible. Sitting up here drinking a cold beer on a warm day is a good way to spend a Saturday evening, watching everything in the city from a view that I can't get anyplace else in Flint. Location, location, location! The location is perfect- it's right in the center of downtown where most everything fun in this city happens. Nice variety of dark lagers and hard ciders. The prices are on par with other local bars. I grabbed a mix and match six pack to go for $24, which was a really good price. They had Founders Dirty Bastard, Bean Flicker, Centennial IPA, and Lake Bros Lager, all of which I tried and enjoyed. Bean Flicker was great- it has a slight coffee flavor to it, subtle and authentic. I also thought the Centennial IPA was a nice option if you like a really good middle ground IPA, which I do. It was a more than respectable entry in an already-crowded IPA market. I have to say, this bar is so nice, it must be quite the enjoyable distraction for all of the MSU med school and UM-Flint students across the street since the campuses are so close by. The only bad thing about this bar is that it isn't open every night. I haven't minded that they don't have a food program because I can bring up takeout from the market downstairs or the food trucks outside, so it doesn't matter that they don't have a food menu.

    Craft beer at Market Tap.
    Sara S.

    The city's only rooftop bar. You heard me, Flint now has a rooftop bar, located on top of the Flint Farmer's Market. I was quite surprised to see this new addition, and since I love craft beer, I absolutely knew that I had to take a peek. It's great, even though it's still in the early phases of ironing out all the kinks. They have a nice selection of beers on tap, including some really great ones like Brewery Vivant's Belgian Dark Ale (highly recommended for anyone who enjoys a robust, full-bodied dark beer), New Holland and Founder's, which just so happens to be my favorite. The main focus is on craft beers, Michigan brews in particular. In fact, I believe they currently have 14 Michigan draft beers. I liked that. While the focus is on craft beers, they are a full-service cocktail bar, featuring a decent wine and cider selection, as well as premium spirits. The service is friendly and the ambiance is so outrageous. It's a rooftop bar with outdoor seating featuring a panoramic view of the downtown skyline. What's cooler than sitting on the rooftop enjoying a Michigan-produced craft beer while watching the traffic and pasersby down below. The view is really nice, better than I thought it would be. The prices are on par with other local downtown establishments, so it's not a place where you're going to be downing $3 chuck or $2 well drinks all night, but those types of places are few and far between these days. If that's what you're into, this obviously won't be your thing, but if you like craft beer, you'll probably enjoy Market Tap as much as I did. Unfortunately, they're only open three days per week, but they are open longer than traditional farmer's market hours. Maybe that will change down the line.

    Brooke M.

    I visited Market Tap for the first time today with my mom and dad. We all really enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to coming back again. It is located on the rooftop of the farmer's market. They had 14 beers on tap today and had a list of other beers that they had in cans/bottles. I had a Short's Power of Love. There is an indoor and an outdoor area. We sat outside and listened to the band that was playing down at the farmer's market. It was a great place to sit outside and relax in the sun. The servers were very nice as well. Only reason for giving 4 stars instead of 5 is that they do not serve any food. You can bring food up from the vendors downstairs though.

    Nice beer selection great outdoor patio
    Ann R.

    Enjoyed our afternoon at the market. Stoped in for a beer. First time my husband was there. They have a nice selection of tap and bottle beer. We really enjoy the outside roof top patio. Fun to just to relax and enjoy the shopping and music of the farmers market. Service is friendly and price was real reasonable.

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    Hamlin Pub

    Hamlin Pub

    3.3
    (37 reviews)
    6.6 mi

    We were here on a Thursday night. The restaurant was between 1/2 and 3/4 full when we were there,…read morebut there was not a wait. We ordered around 8:15 PM, a Cuban Crush and a Margherita Pizza, and got our food around 8:55 PM. Between the time we ordered and when we got our food, we did not see our server, Erica G. When we saw her 10 minutes after that, we let her know that some of our food came out cold. Her solution was to reheat the cold food or remake it. After being there around an hour, we really did not feel like staying, so we asked for neither. She sent her manager to talk to us. We did not catch his name, but he was wearing a University of Miami polo shirt. He offered the same solutions. When asked why we didn't have food for 45 minutes, he said a pizza can take up to 15 minutes to make and they were very busy. When I asked what he meant, the restaurant was not full, he asked if I wanted my food or not. I told him no, that I didn't really care for cold food and I was not sure if it was safe to eat. When I asked him that why we had not seen a server from the time we ordered until then, he said "What? Because your drink was empty or something?" At that point, I did not really want to argue over cold food and a waste of time, so we paid for our food and left. It was pretty disappointing to wait 40-45 minutes for cold food. It felt like our server went on break and no one covered for her, or noticed that some tables were going without service. I hope this is not what we should expect from Hamlin Pub. Hard to say if we will return. Picture of Margherita Pizza for posterity.

    Not one to give 3 stars... but, wasn't great. Now the staff- wonderful. Friendly, checked on us…read more But it was shift change, and we could feel the rush. I get it- past server, understandable. But when my side salad doesn't come out (when server asked if I wanted it first) and my friend's burger came without onions.. or pickles (she requested both) and cold fries... when it's a slow Monday, or lax nature tends to wane a bit. This was my first time, so willing to give it another shot but.. sadly, not too impressed.

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    Vic's Place

    Vic's Place

    4.0
    (8 reviews)
    5.0 mi
    $$

    A pleasant surprise…read more About a week ago, I was out with my friends and we were looking for a chill place to just hang out and have a few drinks that wasn't too crowded when we happened upon this quiet little hangout rather by accident. For some reason, it seemed everyone in town was out that night and each one of our preferred watering holes was either too crowded or just felt meh to us. After meeting up in Flint Township after work, we were struggling to settle on an ideal, perhaps new, place that also served decent bar food, but was laid back and not filled with Nascar fans, dbags or overly drunk 21 year old girls. After ditching two other establishments because they were not our scene, we came across Vic's Place, quite by happenstance. Vic's Place was definitely the answer. Located around the back of the new Ruggero's location (with a separate bar entrance), Vic's was a nice, quiet alternative. It wasn't a lame sports bar or dive bar, just a quiet pub with good food and drinks. The food was quite good and the menu was fairly extensive, ostensibly because the food comes from the Ruggero's culinary team. After all, they are located within the same building. The food menu featured a lot of pasta dishes and specialty pizzas, as well as the basic tenets of bar food, namely burgers, sandwiches and deep fried appetizers. I split a ginormous order of loaded nachos, heavy on the traditional fixings with a pretty decent hot sauce on the side. My friend, Jen, ordered a personal margherita pizza and while I didn't sample her dish, it looked great, plus she said it was quite good and would order it again. Vic's had an extensive list of beers on tap, which I like in a bar, as well as a nice selection of craft beers. Draft beers came in two sizes- big and humongous. Guess which size I had. Anyway, the beer and wine lists were impressive and the cocktails, while they took a long time to hit the table, were fun, inventive and decidedly not on the weak side. The Old Fashioned was a good classic, strong, but subtle in all the right places. I'd order it again in a heartbeat. My friend, Jen, asked the bartender to "whip up something unique." She was not disappointed. Her nameless concoction was an ode to a Manhattan, but with a twist. I tried it and she was right- it was sublime. I liked the atmosphere. It was laid back and quiet, despite the fact that there were quite a few people in the place, seated up at the bar and at tables. The bar had a jukebox. That was kinda interesting. It wasn't something you see everyday. As for decor, there was a fire pit near our table and the bar was outfitted with a mix of high tops and low tables, with a slightly elevated seating area near the jukebox and the fire pit, which was where we were seated. Be careful when you step down or you'll trip, especially if you're a bit inebriated. The service was a little slow and it definitely took a little bit longer to receive our food than it probably would in a typical dive bar or a greasy spoon, but it wasn't that bad and there was only one bartender on duty pretty much the entire time we were there. Plus, the food was clearly quite a few notches above basic bar grub, anyway. Prices were on par with what one would expect. The draft beer specials were cheap and well worth the extra money to order the larger size draft. I will definitely be back. Our group came in with low expectations and left with any preconceived notions about the place completely shattered. Definitely a nice place for a quiet drink with friends after work or happy hour.

    This would be a great place. The staff is great. The food is good and a decent selection of…read morebeers on tap. Here is the problem... the bartender gives this one Ding Dong at the bar the remote to the music and he cranks it so loud that you cannot talk to the person next to you. This probably isn't a problem at night but at 6pm when most of the clientele is over 60 and trying to eat dinner this doesn't go over too well.

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    Blackstone's Smokehouse

    Blackstone's Smokehouse

    3.2
    (115 reviews)
    0.2 mi
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    This place was in downtown Flint, and was delicious. I had the pulled pork sandwich with broccoli…read moresalad, and hubby had chicken wings amd Mac and cheese. The cornbread was outstanding! And the blackberry lemonade and Bahama mama was also great. It is pricey.

    We live in the Flint area and have eaten at Blackstone many times over the years. Unfortunately,…read moreafter today, we will not be returning, and I cannot recommend this restaurant based primarily on how we were treated by the owner and staff. We had a $25 Blackstone gift card that we received a few years ago. I completely understand that we should have used it sooner, but we simply didn't have it with us on previous visits. Today, we presented it and were told it would not be honored because, according to the waitress, the restaurant had changed ownership. I asked to speak with the owner because I wanted to have a reasonable conversation and find a fair solution. The restaurant is still Blackstone, at the same address, and operating continuously under the same name. I also explained my understanding that federal law provides protections for gift-card holders and asked him to at least see whether the card could be verified or processed. The card has a scan strip and serial number, and we even had the original receipt showing the $25 balance. His response was that he had no way to scan it and that it was the previous owner's responsibility. I asked him to try or find another way to verify it, but he refused. What really bothered me wasn't the $25. It was the complete unwillingness to even attempt to find a reasonable solution. Instead, the conversation became increasingly defensive and confrontational. At one point, he told me that he was a small-business owner who was struggling and couldn't be expected to take responsibility for someone else's obligation. I explained that I am also a small business owner and understand the challenges, but I also believe that taking care of customers and doing what is right matters. He then told me, specifically, that he DOES NOT care about his customers or their reviews. That's a pretty shocking thing to hear from a business owner. Eventually, after the argument, he yelled that he would give us the $25 off. But by that point, it felt less like an attempt to resolve the situation and more like something he was throwing at us after attacking us for even asking. Then, immediately afterward, our server made a sarcastic comment along the lines of, "So can I get $25 off too? Can I give everyone $25 off?" It was condescending and made us feel like we were somehow unreasonable for expecting a gift card to be honored. The owner then stormed off with the card. That he kept. We ultimately paid our bill in full with cash and left a fair tip. We did not accept the $25 discount because, at that point, accepting it didn't feel like the right way to resolve the situation. As we left, we told the owner we had paid our bill in full and wished him a good day. His response was a sarcastic "thank you." And that's really the disappointing part. $25 should never be worth losing a customer over. There were countless ways this could have been handled professionally. He could have tried to verify the card, offered a reasonable compromise, or simply had a respectful conversation with us. Instead, he chose to become confrontational and make us feel like we were the problem for asking a reasonable question. As for the food, it was a mixed experience. My date had the chicken club sandwich and said it was just "meh." It had very little meat on it. I had the ribs, which I thought were good I'd give them about 3.5 stars. The dry rub was good, and I ordered the sauce on the side, although the small dipping container provided wasn't nearly enough for the full order. Overall, I'd put the food somewhere around 2 stars. We sat outside, which I actually enjoyed because Back to the Bricks was going on and I like being able to watch the cars. There was a band playing inside, and it was extremely loud. If you're looking for a dinner where you can actually have a conversation, I'd recommend sitting outside. Unfortunately, the food isn't what will keep me from coming back. The owner and staff are the reason. I'd give the customer service experience zero stars. One other thing I find confusing: the owner repeatedly emphasized that this is a "different company" because ownership changed. Yet the restaurant is still operating under the same name, at the same address, and the online review history appears to continue as though it is the same establishment. If the new ownership truly considers this an entirely different company, I would think creating a new business presence and review page would make that distinction much clearer. I'm generally a very reasonable customer. I wasn't asking for anything outrageous. I simply wanted a $25 gift card addressed to the restaurant to be acknowledged and, at the very least, for someone to make a good faith effort to determine whether it could be honored. Instead, I left feeling attacked for even asking. Blackstone has lost me as a customer. We won't be back, and based on our experience today, I cannot recommend it.

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