Latest reviews from Lansing
| 80 /100 518 E SHIAWASSEE “Becoming “the” place in Lansing (that’s my opinion but I’m far from a expert on the dining, entertainment scene). A nice place with good food and decent beer. Both are pricey but we have not been disappointed the many times we visited.“ |
| 76 /100 4906 W MT HOPE HWY “11/3/18 (Lansing, MI): Stopped in for a quick pint, nice family owned and operation brew pub in Lansing. A dozen brewed tap offerings, including a few cask conditioned which is a nice option. I had one cask conditioned beer which was good. My brother tried a flight, with beers ranging from poor to good. Tons of mugs on the ceiling for holders of their mug club. They offer food, and the pizza other customers had smelled good and looked decent. Service friendly, prompt, they like talking about beer and their offerings, very nice. Overall nice local place if you are in the Lansing area.“ |
| 94 /100 Horrocks Farm Market (Grocery Store) 7420 W. SAGINAW HWY. “A sprawling rambling marketplace... Supermarket, garden center, nursery (plants), bulk food market, beer and wine purveyor, plus great deli pizza's, sandwiches, gelato bar. Outstanding beer selection of all stripes - local craft brews, national craft, regionals and imports. Open taps.Outstanding selection. Prices are very reasonable and in line with most other bottle shops.“ |
| 84 /100 305 BEAVER STREET “Visited on an MSU game day, they had two TVs up with the game. Bartender was very friendly and attentive and was well prepared to make recommendations and offer samples. Flights are pick as many as you please for $2 each. $1 beers on MSU game days if you wear your MSU gear. Brewery is small with a small patio. Food truck was non on site when I visited. Mostly street parking and close to Old Town if you need a good bite before hand. Worth a visit back, and looking forward to seeing their beers grow.“ |
| 92 /100 Horrocks Farm Market (Grocery Store) 7420 W. SAGINAW HWY. “THE place to buy beer. Super huge selection. And you can get draft and shop in one of the best grocery stores around. Build your own six pack from anything in selection.“ |
| 94 /100 Horrocks Farm Market (Grocery Store) 7420 W. SAGINAW HWY. “Horrocks has a huge assortment. Probably close to 2,000 choices. They reorganized their stock to make it more logical to search, but a newcomer must still ask if they want to understand the layout. You owe it to yourself to check out every shelf.
There is a bar serving 50 beers from their taps in the store and offer samples. They also have a greenhouse out back that’s been converted into a tavern. That venue hosts food trucks and an occasional band or DJ. Horrocks also offers pizzas made on site.
The only demerit is on "ambience" because how do rate ambience at a grocery store that serves draft beer? I can’t score it high as a place to have a beer, but as a grocery store (which this is) how much better does it get than to 1) sample from 50 beers; 2) buy a pint or half-pint to drink while you shop for groceries or 3) just come in for a beer in their tavern or patio (which have little ambience) or fill a growler; or browse 2,000 beers with something new every week? Where else can you browse nearly 2,000 beers AND drink while you buy groceries? And they also have plants and trees in their outdoors department to compete with Lowe’s & Home Depot.
I appreciate places like Siliciano’s in Grand Rapids, which gets lots of love on RateBeer, and the Whole Foods chain, but Horrock’s kicks their asses for beer lovers. If you are a beer hound and you are anywhere near Lansing, Michigan you must check out Horrock’s. Full disclosure: I’m addicted to this place. . . for good reasons.“ |
| 82 /100 518 E SHIAWASSEE “I’ve been here a few times. Probably your best choice in Lansing. The beer is above average. I’ve only had some appetizers, if the rest of the menu is that good it’s a worthwhile dinner destination.
They opened October 2015 and still seem to be attracting crowds. That’s a good thing.“ |
| 78 /100 518 E SHIAWASSEE “Place was packed. Glad to see local breweries so supported. Inside is nice, lots of wood accents. Nice bar top area, but ended up sitting in the back room. Good number of TVs if you’re hoping to catch a game. Food menu was small, but good. Felt like a good value for a burger and a flight.“ |
| 76 /100 Big Ten - Oades (Beer Store) 314 S CLIPPERT ST “A dump. But whatever. Good selection. A bit unorganized but I like to look around. Solid build-your-own-six-pack selection, and the beer I picked up was recently bottled.“ |
| 90 /100 Soup Spoon Cafe (Restaurant) 1419 E MICHIGAN AVE “Excellent food, but I go here most often for the beer. They seem to actually select the beer intentionally. Most places seem to use darts, or the ’what’s cheap’ method. On a recent trip the wife and I had Sleepwalker Sorachi Ace Founders Redankulous and we split a Dark Horse Scary Jesus Rockstar. That’s 3 out of the 12 taps they have! If you’re looking for something unusual on tap, this is your place. The bar is small, and very busy, but the service is always top notch. “ |
| 62 /100 4906 W MT HOPE HWY “One word describes this place. Ordinary. The beer is plain and un-exciting. I’m sure it meets the BJCP style guide, but it’s just boring. I go back every 6 months or so, after I forget how little I liked it the last time.
Lansing does not have a lot of choices. That’s the only reason to go.“ |
| 72 /100 402 WASHINGTON SQUARE S “hid place has evolved since it changed over from its connection with the Michigan Brewing Co. They haven’t added taps to compete but have really upped their food game. Instead of going there for beer I go for the food.“ |
| 86 /100 Big Ten - Oades (Beer Store) 314 S CLIPPERT ST “Great service, got 15% off a build your own six pack on Mondays which includes bombers, and extra points for all beers being sold as singles.“ |
| 70 /100 Texas Roadhouse (Restaurant) 280 E. EDGEWOOD BOULEVARD “Awesome steak and a few decent brews.“ |
| 68 /100 Big Ten - Oades (Beer Store) 314 S CLIPPERT ST “Decent selection available as singles with prices that were well above average. Managed to find a few I hadn’t seen before but at the prices I wasn’t looking that hard. Service was okay. Store is cramped and you’re constantly bumping into someone.“ |
| 58 /100 4906 W MT HOPE HWY “This place was hard to find as my GPS led me astray and down the wrong MT Hope and that road was closed so I had to circle back around. Set a bit off the beaten path once I found it. Eight beers on tap and I ordered the full flight and did not finish a single brew on the sampler. Service was okay and they had a nice game room in back.“ |
| 64 /100 402 WASHINGTON SQUARE S “Only 3 of their brews available, all of which were delicious (Golgoltha Belgian Black [IPA], Descension Dry Hop Amber & At Wit’s End [Belgian Wit]). A selection of other breweries offered, including a fantastic mead (John Lemon). Currently the brewpub in Lansing / East Lansing offering the best locally brewed beer.“ |
| 62 /100 4906 W MT HOPE HWY “The first worthwhile brewery in Lansing / East Lansing area. The food and beer are good. Simple place, home-like atmosphere with bar games available. Highly kid-friendly during the day with craft sodas. Very reasonable lifetime mugclub membership available. Highly approachable owners, often available for conversation.“ |
| 64 /100 4906 W MT HOPE HWY “A Mom and Pop neighborhood brewpub. Rotating assortment of beer made on the premises and a limited menu. Very simple, very friendly, very comfortable.“ |
| 86 /100 Horrocks Farm Market (Grocery Store) 7420 W. SAGINAW HWY. “nice funky grocery store/farm market. quite a large selection of beer. almost everything is available as a single, which is very nice. they now have taps as well after an expansion. highly recommended for the Lansing area.“ |
| 94 /100 Soup Spoon Cafe (Restaurant) 1419 E MICHIGAN AVE “Excellent food, and great beer selection. Really glad I found this place from the reviews here. I’ll definitely be back.“ |
| 74 /100 4906 W MT HOPE HWY “was there on Friday night with brother and nephew. simple building not sure what it was before they moved in but seems adequate. the place was packed though. found a couple stools at the bar. talked to the owner for a little bit but he was busy. they make their own root beer, cream ale and orange which satisfied my brother and nephew. the beers were all pretty decent. I think the delta porter was the star of the show though. we only had some bread sticks which were pretty good. loved the sauce. seen others eating pizza. not a big menu but enough. i’ll go back again in the future.“ |
| 70 /100 4906 W MT HOPE HWY “I had lunch here with my wife and mother. The food was good, though the selection was somewhat limited. Good service, good beer, friendly atmosphere.“ |
| 72 /100 Horrocks Farm Market (Grocery Store) 7420 W. SAGINAW HWY. “Lots of beer and occasionally tons of it (palate loads of hopslam for example). The layout is really annoying and seems haphazard. They probably have the best selection of international beers in the area though. I didn’t see a ton of really special stuff but I could have come on the wrong day. The market is on the other side of town for me and the parking and checkout are always super time consuming and frustrating. That being said, they have a big selection and the non-beer portion of the market is great.“ |
| 8 /100 402 WASHINGTON SQUARE S “IF I COULD GIVE THIS PLACE A 0 I WOULD! THIS IS BY FAR THE WORST EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD AT A RESTAURANT. THE FOOD WAS NOT GREAT AND THEY WERE OUT OF MOST BEERS. I’VE NEVER BEEN HARASSED BY RESTAURANT STAFF BEFORE AND THE GENERAL MANAGER WAS COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE I HAVE NEVER BEEN TREATED SO POORLY AS A GUEST. HE SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF HIMSELF.“ |
| 92 /100 Soup Spoon Cafe (Restaurant) 1419 E MICHIGAN AVE “Great place! I didn’t know this place existed even though I had been by it many times. It doesn’t look like much from the outside. I found it on Ratebeer and my wife took me there for my birthday. Great food; nice beer selection. I highly recommend it.“ |
| 82 /100 Taps 25 (Bar) 414 E MICHIGAN AVE “Taps 25 is a smallish bar with a big selection. They have been putting on really nice events lately either pairing up with breweries, local restaurants or both. I would frequent more often if it was a bit closer.“ |
| 44 /100 402 WASHINGTON SQUARE S “Others really like this place but I have had three (out of three) bad experiences. Food is ok and beer can be too now that they serve more than just MBC brews. I have always had lousy service though.“ |
| 86 /100 Soup Spoon Cafe (Restaurant) 1419 E MICHIGAN AVE “Nice all Michigan selection of drafts and the best food in town. They also have dinners with beer pairings that are really well done. I always make sure to take my out of town friends when they visit.“ |
| 88 /100 Big Ten - Oades (Beer Store) 314 S CLIPPERT ST “Great selection and friendly knowledgeable staff that go out of their way to help you. They will also reserve beers for you which is a big bonus. This service however comes at a price and they are consistently more expensive than pretty much any place in the area.“ |
| 86 /100 Horrocks Farm Market (Grocery Store) 7420 W. SAGINAW HWY. “This place is my go-to beer store in the central MI area. The staff, especially Dan, is very helpful and has some good suggestions to try. I highly recommend this place.“ |
| 86 /100 402 WASHINGTON SQUARE S “midtown Beer company, formally MBC Downtown Lansing has finally got their class C license which means not only do we serve Michigan Craft Beer but also Michigan Wines and Michigan liquors! We know that many of you who were in here before our switch were high disappointed by our very light inventory, which we apologize for as we were not able to buy any more beer without conflict of our brewers license. Now all 14 taps are filled, and the back bar has been taken over by numerous liquors and wines. The brewers license is on its way and our menu will be updated in the near future! We hope that those who come back are as excited as we are for the many great changes that are to come!“ |
| 68 /100 Horrocks Farm Market (Grocery Store) 7420 W. SAGINAW HWY. “Best selection in Lansing. Not well organized. If you can find staff they’re helpful. Don’t seem to get special releases (or I don’t shop often enough).“ |
| 70 /100 Tin Can Bar (Bar) 410 E MICHIGAN AVE “They only serve beer that comes in cans, and not all of those. Going for a ’nice’ dive bar look and feel. Staff is friendly, prices are low, don’t eat there.
It’s worth a stop.“ |
| 78 /100 Big Ten - Oades (Beer Store) 314 S CLIPPERT ST “It’s small and it’s a dump, but the selection is good. Single bottles of every thing. Staff varies from good to excellent.
This was the first place I found non-supermarket craft beer, it’s not as amazing as it was the first time, but still worth the visit.“ |
| 50 /100 Frank’s Press Box (Bar) 7216 W SAGINAW HWY “Sports bar; usually busy. Wife and I quit going there when I got into craft beer a few years ago and they didnt offer any. Heard they expanded their beer selection, so we ate there recently. They only had a few craft beers on tap (or maybe the waitress didnt know of them), in contrast to what their webpage shows. They did not have a beer list at the table; when asked, the waitress got a list from the bar printed on a cash register receipt...tacky!
Service was otherwise good, even though they were crowded. Food was good. Go for the food or to watch the game with friends, but craft beer doesnt get much emphasis. They have another location in Okemos.“ |
| 82 /100 Horrocks Farm Market (Grocery Store) 7420 W. SAGINAW HWY. “Great selection. Fair prices. Not many sales. Helpful service. Lansing’s go to brew store.“ |
| 50 /100 Tin Can Bar (Bar) 410 E MICHIGAN AVE “A bar that uses the "we don’t take ourselves seriously" marketing angle. Their website says if Walmart had a bar, this would be it. That describes it. No draft beer. No bottles. Just cans: about 50 choices at cheap prices.
And don’t expect a big food menu, either. Choose from chili dogs, grilled cheese, chips, etc. They offer a $6 Happy Meal: a chili dog, a PBR, and a shot of Jack Daniels.“ |
| 72 /100 Taps 25 (Bar) 414 E MICHIGAN AVE “I believe this could be the first attempt at a true craft beer bar in Lansing. The bar is located downtown near the minor league baseball park on the same block as a sports bar and another bar called the Tin Can that calls itself the Walmart of bars. Taps 25 has a traditional, narrow, old-fashioned "shotgun" layout and, most importantly, has more than 25 brews on tap. It offers few choices for the BMC crowd; almost all taps are dedicate to good beers. It is no nonsense, beer and liquor. This is a drinking bar . . . they offer only a few appetizers.“ |
| 82 /100 Big Ten - Oades (Beer Store) 314 S CLIPPERT ST “A great place to shop.great selection of products and good service.“ |
| 74 /100 Big Ten - Oades (Beer Store) 314 S CLIPPERT ST “pretty much a dump, but quite a decent beer selection. you’ll find much better stores in Detroit or Grand Rapids, but this is about as good as it gets in Lansing. organization was iffy at best, but I don’t mind looking through everything. best of all, I didn’t see anything that wasn’t available as a single.“ |
| 86 /100 Big Ten - Oades (Beer Store) 314 S CLIPPERT ST “Good selection.“ |
| 94 /100 Soup Spoon Cafe (Restaurant) 1419 E MICHIGAN AVE “Very cool, fun place to hang out and get some great food and craft beer!! The service is excellent and they tap a firkin of MI brew every first Fri. of the Month!!“ |
| 100 /100 Soup Spoon Cafe (Restaurant) 1419 E MICHIGAN AVE “My go to place in Lansing for friendly service, great Michigan craft beer and outstanding food, breakfast through dinner.
Twelve taps, all dedicated to craft beer and most often all dedicated to Michigan craft beer.
Firkin tappings on the first Friday of each month began in February 2012 with Bell’s Two Hearted Ale - next up is The Poet oatmeal stout by New Holland on Friday, March 2, 2012. I think Hop Rocket by Arcadia Ales is the April firkin offering.“ |
| 78 /100 Big Ten - Oades (Beer Store) 314 S CLIPPERT ST “I check out their nice selection a couple times a year when I am on this side of town. Coolers could be better organized, but its not too troubling because I am going to look at every bottle in the store when I am there.“ |
