I have eaten at The Brass Cafe & Saloon many times for both lunch and dinner and have never had a bad experience. I get myself into a bit of a routine with my appetizer choice and almost always order the Gorgonzola Ale Dip (off of the bar appetizer menu). The few times I do stray from this I regret it, not because the other appetizers are lacking but because I missed an opportunity to eat this dip. As for the Entrees, I have eaten a wide variety of different dishes. A couple of my absolute favorites are the Lamb and The Roasted Red Pepper Ravioli. Both are memorable meals at the least. If you ever have the opportunity to stop in for lunch you will not be disappointed. The service is still great in the middle of the day. It is also a fantastic place to bring clients that you are looking to impress. I almost always get the Pepper Tuna sandwich, although any time I have strayed from this sandwich I have not been disappointed. read more

Almost everything on the menu. I'm from Los Angeles and it reminds me of the kind of places there . The ambiance is wonderful, it's quiet and the service is always good read more

All I have to say is WOW! Best burger in a long time. Pretzel bun, 1/2 lb. Angus beef, Fried Egg, Pan roasted tomatoes, provolone, sweet and spicy bbq saucet and topped off with honey mustard. Yowza! read more

The Brass - New American Near Me - Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Went to CMU for five years and only ate here once. Such a HORRIBLE decision going to Mountain Town brewery or anywhere else over this place for dates, real dinners, etc. Went her for my wife's masters degree. Everything was amazing, including the beer selection that's 10x better than anything at the brewery. All 5 entrees our party ordered were delicious -- particularly the duck and lamb shank. Suggestion however: if you actually enjoy steak, get the filet sauce on the side. It's pretty much an A1 mixture. read more

The Brass - Lamb shank! - New American Near Me - Mount Pleasant, Michigan

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First time for us at The Brass. The food was good and our service was excellent. The wedge salad could if used more blue cheese dressing. A small point but the rest of our meal great. read more

I was there on the 13th with another "local". It was a beautiful evening and we enjoyed the patio. Our server was new to The Brass, but was a delight. When we have out of towners ask, we always suggest The Brass. Enough diversity on the menu to satisfy everyone. Rick, please consider opening on Monday, at least for the summer. read more

Food is great! Good service. Wonderful atmosphere. Emma the chef always comes to talk to us and she has a Scottish spin to her stories! Delightful. We love Wednesday night build your own pasta dish (the red pepper cream sauce is to die for). Thursday night Small Plates are different each week and we attend for a cocktail and three plates. Love the change. Very intimate setting and most of the college profs are seen there. This is one of the best restaurants in town. Do not pass this up! read more

Updating this review from a 5 start to a 4 star because they got rid of my all time favorite dessert- the lemon cake. My family and I loved it and went there today mostly for that reason and then we found out they changed the desserts. They gave us the new dessert menu but they were out of 3 of the ones that actually sounded good. read more

I have been to the Brass cafe many times, and never walked out disappointed. Good wine, cocktail, and beer selection (no sparkling wine by the glass). Variety of appetizers to please everybody. bread is always very fresh and special. Love their soup, but it's always a struggle to choose between soup or salad since both are very homemade. Entree is excellent at this price level. Recently had their five-spice pork shoulder and I thought the spice level was just right. After eating at Brass mutiple times I prefer Brass cafe much than Molly's in midland mi. Should call ahead on nights when there is a show in Soaring Eagle Casino. read more

Very good food!! The goat cheese bruschetta was amazing! I also had a Caesar salad with my meal which was ok, my friend got a soup that looked a lot more appetizing. I order the portabella mushroom and it was very good. I was stuff from our appetizer, the bread and the salad so it was hard finishing my meal but it was so good so I overstuffed myself. We sat in the bar area and the guy playing the keyboard was playing it TOO LOUD, it would have been nicer if we could talk to each other without having to yell. read more

I did not expect the menu options this place offered. Fingerlings, rosotto, walleye, but there is a whole other menu with classic bar food for the more picky types. I ordered a ribeye with a chili sauce, grilled asparagus, and fingerling potatos. A friend got the walleye with tomato soup and another friend got a bacon cheese burger with steak-cut fries. The fish and steak came out stacked on our "sides." The side salad had fresh greens - NO ICEBERG - pears, pecans, red onion, and a citrus vinegarette. The steak was the most juicy and tender hunk of meat I have ever had. They use all grass fed, local, meat. Zero complaints. We went in at 8 on a Friday night, were quickly seated, service was good, food was amazing, and the tab wasn't bad either. The ribeye, two sides, side salad, and fresh baked bread was $26 after tax (drank water). read more

This cafe was very cute and welcoming. I am visiting in the area and to be honest, this small town is a bit of a culture shock compared to most places I've lived. We were in search of a local restaurant, not a chain, and came across The Brass and its lunch menu. Their lunch menu was much bigger than expected! There was a wide selection of sandwiches, salads, and flatbreads. I ordered a chicken and prosciutto sandwich with tomato, spinach, herb cheese, asparagus, and mayo. This sandwich came with a side of one of their soups (or salad, chips, fries, or an apple) and I chose the turkey chili. Overall everything tasted wonderful and it was the perfect serving size. We were dressed very casual but I could see this cafe being more of a fancy date place for a dinner. Our server was very kind and attentive. read more

Not just the best restaurant in Mt. Pleasant, the best restaurant in Mid-Michigan. Consistently great and creative menu options. I've eaten there dozens of times and the food has always been top notch. I just can't think of anything bad to say about this place. Also, the owners are very kind and really love the surrounding community. That love carries over into everything about The Brass. Overall, Mount Pleasant is lucky to have The Brass. read more

This place is awesome! A must try for the area if you haven't already. Fresh local ingredients, nice fun atmosphere, attentive staff. The menu is creative but they should reduce the amount of items offered and simplify the dishes, too much isn't always better, sometimes letting the wonderful fresh food speak for itself says it all. Loved it! read more

Nice bar and grill, trying hard to be an upscale restaurant. Their menu options are ambitious, but sometimes not executed well. Seafood is delicate and can't just be grilled and slapped together. Stick with the burgers and beer, and they probably do it very well. Service was very good, prompt and friendly. The decor is dated and a bit shabby for their ambition of being a fine restaurant. Beer selection is great with a half dozen crafts on tap, and loads of bottles. read more

Excellent restaurant with very good service. While they don't take reservations, you can call ahead for priority seating. I had the rib eye, which was very flavorful and cooked perfectly to our specifications. The potatoes and asparagus were excellent as well. The salad was fresh and the bread was homemade and still warm. I'd recommend you go here! It's very good!! The service was also very good. read more

The Brass Café has the best menu in Mt. Pleasant. For dinner, they are constantly changing what is offered but maintain a series of favorites. Everything is prepared with extreme care and much thought is given to providing an appropriate set of sides that compliment your dish. On the bar side, you can't go wrong. Tuesday's build your own burger special is one of the best burgers anywhere in mid-Michigan. The rajun' cajun chicken sandwich is perfectly crafted with a blackened chicken breaks, wonderful tomato focaccia bun, cheese, and a tangy mayo. Pair the menu with a rotating selection of draught and craft beers, a beautiful old pub feel, and the Brass is one of Mt. Pleasant's best! read more

We enjoyed a wonderful dinner with great service. Delicious house salad and very well prepared entrees. The service was friendly and attentive. The booth tables are very nice. read more

This one of my favorite restaurant in the central Michigan area. The food is excellent.

Started with a Bloody Mary Had the quiche ( spinach mushroom and roasted peppers ) it was the special of the day. It was fantastic. My complaints to the chef. Josh was my server and being from out of town and my first time there he was fantastic. Thank you yelp for helping me find this gem. Overall had great food. Excellent service and wonderful experience read more

I travel a good deal to New York City and have dined in fine restaurants there. The Brass Cafe & Saloon is in the same category as some of the well-known restaurants I have found in NYC. I have dined at the "Brass" (the local nickname) frequently for several years, and have never been disappointed with their imaginative and nicely-presented dishes. Highly recommended. read more

I had never been here before and didn't expect to find such a gem in downtown Mt. Pleasant. I had Panko-crusted semi-boneless chicken breast, goat cheese, pancetta & herb-stuffed crushed fingerlings, roasted tomato, garlic & sherry pan sauce, braised kale. There aren't enough words to describe how amazing this dish was. If you find yourself in Mt Pleasant with some extra $$$ be sure to come here you won't be disappointed. read more

The Brass - Pankocrusted chicken breast goat cheese pancetta & herbstuffed fingerlings roasted tomato garlic & sherry pan sauce braised kale - New American Near Me - Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Arrived at about 2:00 in the afternoon. Just a few people in mostly on patio. Our waitress was friendly. My husband ordered the chicken wrap with steak fries and I had the Short Rib sandwich which was amazing. My husband enjoyed his wrap. Gave it 4 stars because the beer menu wasn't appealing to me. read more

I was so happy when I found this place in the midst of the fast food jungle that is was surrounded with by my hotel. However when my pork chop was delivered to my table I was disappointed, there was no flavor in the meat or in the veggies that it was served with. I had to douse the meal with salt for flavor. The stars are for the friendly staff working here mostly college age. read more

Probably a bit pricey for what you get, and not always cooked perfectly, but good for something out of the ordinary. They do have a pretty good craft beer selection and one item that is always a must: the Roasted Garlic Head. It's a creamy, gooey, almost sweet, garlic head served with herbed cream cheese and some excellent French bread. Get one, or you're missing out. In my opinion they removed their best entree years ago. They used to have a Guinness Steak Pie in a bread bowl and it was just awesome... Then they pulled it. After trying the greater majority of the menu, I'm a bigger fan of the bar food menu than their standard dinner menu. It seems to be not only cheaper, but generally better food. Go figure. read more

Great house salad and the employees were all very good. I had the fillet and thought it didn't have much if any kind of a crust on the outside. Also seemed to need more salt and pepper. But fillet is a fairly tasteless cut so it could just be me. The potatoes that came with it were decent, but mashed or something else might have been better. Great décor and Wednesday was trivia night. read more

If you order the mac n cheese, ask for it without the Chutney, which was a surprise. Doesn't seem to pair well with the dish overall. I'd also suggest they mix the pork in before they bake it. The Big Brassy burger was phenomenal, and put it on my list of great burgers. Beer and wine selection is great, and of course, good cocktails from the bar. read more

Burgers are phenomenal and the chocolate molten lava cake is to die for!

Old fashioned trendy. Felt as though my grandfather would love this place. Food was good, highly recommend the sweet potato fries. Staff comes off as snobby. read more

We arrived on time for our reservation only to be told that it would be a 10-15 minute wait. Usually that wouldn't be a big deal however we needed to be somewhere in an hour and half and thought we might be cutting it close, hence the need for the reservation. While we waited I had a glass of their house red wine... for $7.95. Really? Wow. We finally were seated and noticed that none of the tables around us even had salads....again, with the time crunch it wasn't going to work so we ended up getting up and leaving. I will say the hostess was extremely sweet and busting her butt running around. The bartender however seemed to be inconvenienced by my request for the wine. I also don't understand why there are several reviews that say it has a lot of vegetarian options, obviously those people are not vegetarians. I believe I only saw 2 vegetarian entrees and both were pasta, of course. I would like to come back and give it another try, but for now it's only 2 stars. read more

Too often I come through town on Mondays when they are closed. This is my favorite place in my pleasant. The Otto's Chicken tonight was amazing and their beer and wine options are always great. . read more

This is our absolute favorite restaurant, bar none. The food is always fresh, inventive and tasty, and we also appreciate the emphasis on local/regional foods. Small Dishes Night, on Thursdays, is always great fun. The desserts are outstanding, especially the homemade ice creams and sorbets. We've enjoyed the featured beers/wines of the day as well. We are also impressed with the professionalism and knowledge of the waitstaff -- a rare thing around here. read more

Disappointed. We read reviews sat outside on patio looking forward to a nice meal. Since we arrived at 4:30, kitchen was not open for dinner. I ordered the Sauvignon blanc from happy hour menu and my husband ordered a Corona off the main menu. He received a corona premier?? It's a 90 calorie beer. When bringing it to us Audi, our waitress's attention we were told it wasn't her fault that's what the bartender gave her. Then she brought the correct Corona. We had the crab cake appetizer which was very good. My entree was the basil capellini with chicken, it was very enjoyable. When I asked where the bread was that accompanied my entree she looked a little put out. She said the cook had not prepared the bread yet but she could try to get another type of bread in a couple minutes: it did arrive a few minutes later and it was warm and tasty. My husband's rib eye steak was good, the fingerling potatoes were cold to the touch. When we called Audi back she didn't really know what to do so we asked for the manager. The manager explained they had recently run out of Corona and he was letting the staff know. He apologized for the cold potatoes. We were given free deserts. Very disappointed in waitress and the manager. Good Luck! Hope your experience is better than ours. read more

Hmmm... Traveling through town decided to stop for sandwich and beer. Ambience was pinky up. Friday nights an obvious after work rendezvous crowd - very loud even though it was only 6 pm. Disappointed with draft beer choices- no reds or ambers- disappointed with cost of overall meal which was expensive in terms of value- probably won't be back even though we travel through often and stop somewhere in for dinner in Mt. Pleasant quite often! read more

The service was great (Michelle?). We were there Th 6/20 around 6:30. It was not crowded in the dining room. We had a booth and it was appropriately quiet and private. Nice decor. Food was excellent. We had shrimp capellini and the Brassie Burger. read more

Mediocre at best. Attractive menu poor execution

Food was great, atmosphere is great. Service was terrible and it wasnt busy. Waitress forgot appetizer entirely, walked by empty glasses numerous times etc. The woman behind me must have had a nervous disorder because she beat the crap out of my back in the adjoining booth. Was hoping for more. Might have been an off night. read more

We had a surprisingly good meal here after an event elsewhere in the area (we were in from out of town). I had searched online for promising sounding restaurants in the area and this was one of the few options that intrigued me. We were not disappointed. Excellent food, coupled with polite, attentive, and swift service. The dinner specials were excellent, the appetizers terrific, and the wine list more than sufficient. This restaurant is also quite accommodating for vegetarians, which is ultimately why I chose to try it (my companion doesn't eat meat). We both thoroughly enjoyed our food and overall experience here. I don't know when I'll be in Mt. Pleasant next, but I plan to return here when I am. read more

The service was extremely slow. I ordered a three cheese flatbread, and they brought out a cheese pizza

Wow, what a total disappointment, We have been coming to Clare for over 15 years on our annual golf outing and usually not happy with the food at our hotel stay. Found this restaurant on a search and were so thrilled to try it. Walked in and were seated, waited 5 minutes before the hostess brings us water and tells us our server will be right over that they got really busy. We waited another 10 minutes and still no greeting from anyone else, however the table behind us that was seated several minutes after us got a visit from a server so we decided to give up. As we were leaving out the door the hostess came up to the door and says goodbye as I told her nobody ever came to the table and we were tired of waiting and all she said was okay..have a good night...totally a bummer read more