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    North Star Tavern

    4.0 (1 review)
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    Bravehearts Pub - No one in front of house or behind the bar Server and bartender stuck in the kitchen cooking food

    Bravehearts Pub

    3.5(29 reviews)
    10.7 mi
    $$

    I've been there twice now…read more First night (Saturday) there was very loud, derogatory rap music playing. Families with kids eat there, they should not have to hear stuff like that. It was very hard to communicate with the server due to the noise. The actual menu is a lot smaller then what is shown on their website. Especially fish options. I had grouper tenders which were small and mostly breading. Not worth it. Fries were excellent. Tartar sauce appeared to be pure mayo, no sign of relish or lemon at all. Ketchup, mustard, and salt were the only condiments on the table, not sure if anything else was available, like cider vinegar or even pepper. It's a pub, you would think all that stuff to be automatic. Second night (9 pm Sunday) I tried to go elsewhere because of my previous night's experience, but not many other options. Most of Alma was already closed. Tonight there was no music playing, so I was able to have a conversation. I had the olive burger with steak fries, my son had boneless wings with Thai sauce and waffle fries. Everything was very good, and a good value for the money. I guess I need a third night to be a tie-breaker.

    I have been to Bravehearts in the past since family lives in Alma. This past visit was painful…read more This business smelled awful. Basically took my drink to the outdoor patio (which was nice) and ended the night. Although I can't confirm my family member who likes to drink alot said the place was undergoing sewer repairs in the basement.

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    Bravehearts Pub - This is the beautiful smokers patio, trashed by its own patrons.  SAD

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    This is the beautiful smokers patio, trashed by its own patrons. SAD

    Bannister Bar & Grille - With big screen TV on one side and 2 over the bar, and 2 over by the pool tables. How great is that!

    Bannister Bar & Grille

    2.8(4 reviews)
    10.1 mi

    Closed permanently years ago. Closed when owner passed away. The shed in Marion springs is a great…read moreplace to if your hungry.

    Bannister is my home town. It's a tiny village that oddly supported two bars, two churches, and two…read morerather large reception halls for a long time. It lost its grocery store a long time ago. Now it's down a reception hall now, but the churches are stable. While the bars, both of them, go up and down with the economy and interest. This bar has been remodeled and opened up. They run karaoke some nights, and when I was here during Lent, they served a huge crowd fish dinners on a Friday night. Even though we arrived a little late, there were only a couple of tables left. It was filled with regulars and groups of folks that travel around checking out Lenten Fish Fry nights. Except for the kids, everyone in our fairly large group had fish. It was available fried or baked, with a choice of potato, and a salad bar. The salad bar is exactly like what you find at many small town places. Several mayonnaise dressed salads, some lettuce from a bag, a few toppings, and dressing, particularly ranch. It was clean and fairly fresh -- from such a crowd. The dinners were all good and arrived fairly quickly, though they weren't particularly interesting. This is good, solid food for the same kind of people. The beer is cold. And the drinks are cheap. There are babies in the bar. Some nights there are still bar fights, and some nights someone drives home a local drunk, so no one has to worry. Tipsy bridesmaids and groomsmen will find their way down to ease the pain (and get lost for awhile) when the reception at the hall down the street is too hot. I love this bar.

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    Bannister Bar & Grille - 2 Pool tables and the TV's to catch the sports and history channel.

    2 Pool tables and the TV's to catch the sports and history channel.

    Bannister Bar & Grille - Some of their best food on the menu.

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    Some of their best food on the menu.

    JJ Rubys - The chef salad at JJ Ruby's

    JJ Rubys

    4.5(61 reviews)
    6.8 mi
    $$

    The food was very tasty. We both had a cup of beef vege soup which was quite yummie! We both had…read moresalads for lunch. I had the chef salad which was freaking amazing! I posted a picture at the end of this review. Each salad included a fluffy freshly baked roll. The only negative was the rolls didn't come with real butter, but instead some oil spread which was not ideal. I also had a piece of their blueberry pie which was amazingly not too sweet not "corn-starchy", which is so often the case. I can only imagine the rest of their food offerings are ample and great! The service was excellent, and the ambience was amazing! The entire restaurant was beautifully decorated for Halloween. The bathroom was clean and handicap assisted. I highly recommend that you stop here for lunch or dinner. I am quite sure you won't be sorry!

    I'm a sucker for a wet burrito so if I see one on the menu, it's always in contention for my pick…read more My wife and I decided to give theirs a shot, both choosing the ground taco beef, and neither of us were overly excited with our choice in the end. It severely lacked red sauce and the meat itself was very bland; we just didn't get that flavorful wet burrito experience we were hoping for. Outside of that, our servers were very good and made sure we had everything we needed. The restaurant itself was a pretty good size spot with plenty of seating; a little outdated on the decor but that's to be expected. I will say, the pieces of homemade pie they had sitting by the register way very tempting and I'm mad at myself for not getting one on the way out.

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    JJ Rubys - Garden outside JJ Rubys.

    Garden outside JJ Rubys.

    JJ Rubys - Corn beef and cabbage dinner

    Corn beef and cabbage dinner

    JJ Rubys - Garden outside JJ Rubys.

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    Garden outside JJ Rubys.

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