This place sucks. Nice long wait for the opportunity to order various beer & food... that they don't actually have. OK, I could live without the Wild sour beer & the Grapefruit IPA, but out of the Dry-hopped mead too!? Then the food kicker. Duck confit nachos, hot damn! Well, unless you're at the Midtown Brewing Disappointment Palace, where the menu is made up, and the points don't matter (place was a joke, so a Who's Line reference seemed appropriate). Overpriced, mediocre beer & food - at least my 4th choice for beer and 2nd for food. The Turkey-chipotle burger was OK, the Twisted Turkey sandwich was garbage. read more

Unfortunately I definitely won't be going back. Awful service with maybe only 3 other people sitting at the bar. Very bizarre.

Ok so the staff is great, but the last two times I've been there they've been out of something on the menu... for the price it's kinda disappointing. Had the fried goat cheese which was talked up and it tasted like fried feta that was a tad greasy... not so great. Had a burger it was painfully dry. Again. The staff is WONDERFUL, food... not so much. read more

I came here on October 6th, just forgot to write the review. Oops. Me and my partner don't frequent Lansing all that often, but we were in the area for a show at The Loft and decided on Midtown for our dinner. Upon entering, the atmosphere seemed kind of dark and dreary. Meh, okay, I'll look past it. There were a few gentlemen at the bar - which is where we sat at - and that was pretty much it. It kind of threw me off a bit, especially with the awesome reviews on Yelp? Why is this place so empty if it's so awesome? Anyways...We sat down at the bar. Our bartender - Jesus help me, I cannot remember her name, but she was so accommodating and sweet - was A+ with everything, but kind of slow. That's okay though because we definitely had time to kill. We got the truffle fries (which were a bit greasier than I would have liked) alongside our drinks as an app. I got the Black Cherry Creme soda - that was fricken' EPIC - and my partner had 16 oz of Old Rasputin on tap. Then for dinner, I ordered the Ale House Mac n' Cheese w/ Lobster & Truffle Oil. Ringing in at $18, it was a tiny bit expensive for the amount of lobster I got - maybe 4 halfway decent-sized pieces? So that was disappointing. My partner got the Mutha Ducker sandwich that he is STILL talking about almost a month later. He said the duck was cooked to perfection and everything melded together extremely well. Overall, it was a good experience. I'm just a bit irked by my mac n' cheese. We'll go again sometime and I'll update my review. read more

How many brewpubs are typical, because this is not. Food is off the hook. Pig n fig pizza is a crazy mix of flavors that work delightfully together. Mac and cheese was better than mine, and the mutha Drucker burger is worth driving from the d. An unassuming spot, pleasant chill atmosphere, highly recommended! read more

Our group were the first customers of the day on a Sunday. I ordered the cubano pepper & egg sandwich as-is with garlic fries on the side. Two friends also ordered the sandwich but they got the bacon and/or pork loin additions. One said it was "the best sandwich" she had ever eaten, and the other friend agreed...my sandwich, meanwhile, was just average. By and of itself, not spectacular at all, but if you pay for the additions ($4 for pork or $1 for bacon), it seems to improve. Garlic fries were absolutely delicious for about 30 seconds, then when they cooled off, the overwhelming salt became apparent. SO SALTY. Gave me a stomachache. Prices on their website's menu (and here on Yelp) are not accurate, many items have gone up by at least $1. Didn't come to have drinks but I was impressed by the selection. Would return again for drinks and a bar atmosphere...not so much for afternoon lunch and food, though I am tempted to try the portabella cap sandwich if I do return! read more

This is yet another example of a Lansing restaurant that has wonderful food and terrible service. I have lived downtown for 5 years and simply cannot understand how horrible wait service is the standard. And it has never changed. If you want lunch at MBC you have to allot at least an hour and a half to get in and out. I'm not joking. But...I always go back. Because the food is so good. It really is. They must have a new-ish chef. Their menu has come a long way. However...what prompted me to write this review is ordering the buffalo chix sandwich and asking for it with no onions. The waiter said "no mods." "What?" (I thought he said "no mas.") "No mods." He repeated. "I'm sorry, can you explain?" "NO MODIFICATIONS. But, you can pick the onion off." I was speechless for a few moments. It is 2015, you are paying $14 for a sandwich, and they refuse to serve it to you without putting onions on it. I'm sorry, but no. That is completely unacceptable, in this day and age. Probably will be back, but not often. read more

We were so excited to check out Midtown. The positives: -We got there and there were two other tables sat. -We also have a toddler so I was happy that they had games and toys for him. The negatives: -my husband tried to build a flight. They were out of at least three he was interested in. Like? How? -we ordered apps and lunch for my kiddo right away so we could have something relatively quickly. (More about this later) -tried to order lunch and they were out of two of the dishes we tried to order -twenty min later (still no apps or lunch for my kid) the chef comes over and was like, "I hear you're disappointed" no shit. We told him what we wanted to order and he was like "oh, we have that" you waiter hasn't put the order in yet (what!?) so we can change that -checked in with the waiter five times about the food and he didn't seem to care or know what the hell was going on -after 45 min we finally got water refills -AN HOUR LATER after multiple trips to the kitchen looking for our waiter and the chef our food finally came -the food was mediocre at best. read more

Went to Midtown brewing Company last night, never going back that's for sure! I'd be giving one star anyways, if it wasn't the lowest I could go aready. The one star itself is for the only nice thing I experienced while there, we were greeted and sat much faster then I would have imagined. Our server Emily was as amazing as she could be given the unfortunate situation that had befallen her to work for this resturant. Upon receiving our food, everyone of my company of friends who I came with was either served a bowl (in one case freezing cold) what could only be discribed as an bold attempt to use there fryer trap waste in new creative ways! Or an beef anus tartar that was masquerading as a burger of some sort! Needless to say the food looked terrible, and it tasted far worse. But I must admit, the blazing hot metal plates (seriously metal plates under a heat lamp, are you ran by an idiot?) stale bun, and pool of waste grease garnishment on each plate was a great accent! Although I'd have to say, for me the kicker to this horrible experience was, one of my friends ordered her burger with a over medium egg. Our server Emily said she'd ask, and that it should be ok but... what followed was an absolute fiasco. Emily went up to the serving window, and after what I'm sure was just asking the chef if he could do that (it was only about 1 second from her getting to the window). The chef proceeded to yell and curse at Emily for 5 minutes through the window, right to the ears of the entire resturant and bar to hear, ABOUT AN EGG FOR A CUSTOMER! And apperently this was a common thing, because not one manager (was there even a manager there?) came to the aid of Emily, or to step in and calm that beligerent chef. After that was done, again commending Emily on her composure, she came back to inform us calmly I must add, that the resturant doesn't do changes... what kind of arrogant ass hats thought that up? Can a head chef really be that egotistical to think that there food will be changed so much do to the temp of an egg?!?! Or maybe your chefs can't handle opening anything more then a sysco box and pushing a couple buttons on a microwave? Whatever the reason I highly recommend you go somewhere else, this place doesn't want your buisness, and it's obvious. read more

I was sooooo thankful when I found out that Lansing/East Lansing would finally have a brewery. This place is meh. The beer is okay, but the ambiance needs A LOT of work, and the food is so-so. Still, in the cultural wasteland of Lansing, where people think that Rick's is an awesome bar and that Club Rush is a good danceclub, I will take what I can get. read more

want to grab a decent beer, well above average bar food, and avoid skeezy east lansing undergrads?!? go here! first of all, the beers are great. really big selection and they do a bunch of mixes of their brews -- like a black & tan -- our favorites are the trail mix and anything with the grand cru. they arent cheap, but they are delicious. foodwise this place is not fancy, but it is tasty...and a little more interesting than a typical bar. waffle and sweet potato fries are great and we have decimated a decent portion of the sandwich selection with great success. cant go wrong with a pretzel bun here. atmosphere can definitely vary -- sometimes bustling with professionals (after work?), sometimes crowded with families, and there can be big groups of people. outdoor seating is a nice perk when the weather is decent. going for drinks late is met with mixed results -- it can be dead -- but you can grab a seat at the bar and still have a good time. also -- they have a tv now -- if you care for watching games or keeping an eye out for tornado warnings : ) read more

I read many of the reviews both complimentary and the critical ones. If you write a 4 page critical - 2 star review I become a skeptic. I had two Midtown brews. Both were very good. I had the pizza which was really very good. I will definitely make it a point to return again. The service was prompt and friendly. Food was good. Beer was very nice. The facility is roomy too. read more

We were rained out at Lugnuts game, went there to join our daughter and her family...brought along two friends...we loved the food, delicious and service was great.....we definitely will go back. read more

Good atmosphere & great service. Went for Sunday brunch & Bloody Marys. Great food, great drinks. Went for lunch also, same good time! My only gripe...their only tvs are super small. Not the type of place to watch a game... read more

Amazing portabello burger! Liked the jazz being played over the sound system too. Beers were awesome.

The beer is great, however the food was disappointing. I had a lobster grilled cheese, the lobster had no flavor and the cheese wasn't even melted in the grilled cheese. The burger wasn't done correctly, completely charred on the outside and only somewhat medium on the inside. The fries were the best part of the meal. Super slow on a Friday night should have been our giveaway to go somewhere else for food. read more

Great spot! Usually when I order a flight of beer I only like a few lf them, but NOT the case at Midtown! Loved them all. Food was super duper awesome too. Staff was friendly and inviting. No wait at all on a Saturday. Will definitely be back. Oh, they also have a great selection of board games! read more

My sister goes to law school in the city and insisted we all have dinner here. I absolutely loved MBC. The service was absolutely SUPERB. It has been years since I have seen service as good as this. I ordered the roasted vegetable sandwich (made with zucchini, mushrooms, and hummus), and it was fantastic. I would definitely go here again when I am in the area. read more

The server there was really nice and knowledgeable about the beers. Fair prices. Lots of beer choices. Their garlic fries were outstanding! Nice little patio area and they had games, darts, board games, etc, to play inside. I'd go here again for sure. read more

Recent experience.... service was adequate, but just. Food we had was good, except my wife couldn't order a pizza because of a huge take out order for them that had come in. So that was a disappointment. Also had run out of another signature dish (mac and cheese) that she had in mind for a back up. The food she had to settle for was OK, but it felt like we had to work way to hard to come up with something to order. My food was pretty good. That aside, we have to rate MBC low because of the condition of the ladies room. It was not really all that clean and, I'm told, there was a huge number of sewer flies pervading. Ugh.... read more

All of the food was really fantastic. The lobster pizza was rich, but tasty. The pulled pork on the nachos and Hog's Heaven was sooo good. Service was initially very slow, we probably sat for 15 mins before they recognized that we had fallen through the cracks. After that, things went smoothly. Looking forward to going back to try the crab cakes! All beer choices were good, but the cider was served a little warm. read more

As of May 11th, MBC is not filling growlers or selling 6-packs to go due to the Webberville location closing. They also have a modified beer menu with different brews like Key Lime Wheat in the meantime. Check it out if you're up for something new from your local hangout. At least they're compensating and still offering a great experience until the dust settles. read more

Great beer and great pub-style food: I really enjoy the Twisted Turkey sandwich (on a pretzel roll, no less), sweet potato fries, Celis Raspberry beer, and (fried) pub pickles. There's also a less well-known brunch menu on Sunday, and there's a plethora of delicious breakfast/lunch combinations. Only downside is that the service is usually slow. read more

Very disappointed in the service last night. My friend ordered a White Russian and the milk in it was spoiled. The bartenders response was 'oh don't order that again' and the server handled it the best that she could but we were surprised no manager came over to talk to us. When we asked to talk to a manger after realizing one wasn't coming over to us, it turned out to be the unsympathetic bartender who didn't seem too concerned with what had happened. Three of us at the table had tried the drink and it was HORRIBLE. In addition to that, service was EXTREMELY slow even though few customers were there. read more

Do not be fooled by the delicious sounding menu! This had to be one of the worst dining experiences I've had in Lansing. We waited 45 minutes for our food, while the restaurant was basically empty on a Friday night. Once our food came out, the buffalo chicken sandwich was 1.5 chicken tenders on a bun. So sad looking. Seriously, just save your money and eat down the street at jimmy johns. read more

I think MBC has the best burger in town when they're not out of its ingredients which seems to be most of the time (duck pastrami). If they have it the mother Ducker burger is well worth $15. I was a little surprised how expensive their beers are including their own beers. Happy hour is a good deal for their own beers at four dollars each, other than that I can't afford to drink here. read more

A friend brought me in Monday 11/6 because she knew I enjoyed a good beer. It was quiet, but about 6 on a Monday so no surprise, but they were setting up for an open mic, so busier later. Our waitress was Casey, she was terrific (the wait staff really sets the tone for any restaurant visit). she quickly greeted us and got us started. she had great knowledge of the menu and beers. we quickly worked out a list of 5 for a sample flight. She was fun and engaging during the meal. I had the Bánh Mì Burger with garlic fries my friend the Mutha Ducker with sweat potato fires...both excellent! I'm coming back on a cold snow winter day and having the macaroni (and more beers) read more

Really awesome selection of beer on tap. Handles rotate regularly. Their own brews definitely need work though. Service is par for the course. The food is really quite a nice surprise. Although overpriced, the quality of the food is spot on. read more

This place looks good when we walked by. The service was nonexistent. The restaurant was close to empty but they said they were still understaffed. The server never came back, we were given gift certificates before the food even came. Multiple times different staff members said our food was coming and we were offered peanuts or hash out of a vat because of the wait. We never even got our food. Horrible experience. read more

The food is excellent and Abby, on top of being a great server, makes the best Bloody Mary I've ever had.

This is a great local brewery. I order the Mac and cheese and was delicious. My boyfriend ordered the French dip sandwich and said it was one of the best he'd ever had before. The beer and cider were also very good. The waitress was very friendly and was able to answer all of our questions. read more

I should start by stating that I am a fan of the Michigan Brewing Co.'s beer, and I think beer fans should make the trip on the merits of the beer alone. I went in with my family during a Spartan football away game at noon on a Saturday, and a football-watching crowd sparsely populated the restaurant. The game was on a large projection screen, and the sound did not in any way disturb our conversation yet was certainly loud enough for those watching to hear. The food is above-average bar fare, and the sandwiches were a good size and the prices were just right. The MBC restaurant is great for a relaxing time watching your favorite sports team! read more

Don't get the pizza. You can find a better tasting pizza in the frozen aisle for less than $2. The waitress and workers were very friendly and service was good. The other people we were with got burgers and sandwiches which looked delicious. I really hope they take the pizza off their menu unless they decide to improve and not use a frozen pizza. read more

This place is growing on me. I don't like microbrews normally but I'm ok with the Celis Grand Cru. Kudos to the staff. They do a good job even on a busy night. Not wild about most of the food. Don't get the burgers. Appetizers are about the only food I've liked here so far. I'll keep trying. They are still new and they have promise. read more

When I heard MBC was opening a 2nd location in downtown Lansing, I was kinda stoked, hoping it would be a good hangout spot. But... Now, I've never had poor service or bad food here so please take that into consideration. But if I'm going out for a drink and casual bite, I like some ambiance. This place feels like it has no pulse. The staff is pretty stiff, doesn't talk much and they don't seem to be enjoying themselves in the slightest. This is a bar, right??? Plus, there's only one little tv behind the one end of the bar and it there was music on when I've been a few times, I really don't remember. I'd like to see MBC do well. They have some good beers but opt to drink them at home until they break this place in. read more

The beer selection is plentiful. Their chicken wings were done just right and the salads are HUGE! A very popular night spot in downtown Lansing. read more

Nothing special. Worth visiting once if ur in the area. Some beers not available due to facility issue.

4 stars because nobody gets 5 in my book. We had a really good time here at an after work function. Our server great. He was very knowledgeable about the beers. He was also very entertaining. It may have beenthe chocolat strawberry stout. We had a fun time. I would recommend coming. read more

I have always liked this place even when it used to be that other "MBC". The food and drinks are still excellent! They even make their own beer now which is pretty awesome, and I can't wait till that expands to a larger production! I love this place so much, that after my fiancé and I got engaged we came here right after for dinner and celebratory drinks! Wouldn't you know we also booked this place for a wonderful rehearsal dinner the day before our wedding! We had a large party of 40 people and they accommodated us with a special limited menu and drinks. The service was great as always and everyone had an amazing time! This place is highly recommended and I hope to celebrate many more anniversaries here! Thank you MBC for being the place I have enjoyed throughout various milestones throughout my life! You rock! read more

Met a friend there. Had a salad with steak and it was really really good. The decor is dated and the wooden bench seats are uncomfortable but the food and the staff are worth coming back for. Updated seating would take it above the mark. read more