Reviews of Z's Bar & Restaurant (Restaurant)

168 Louis Campau Promenade NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

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Right now the business gets a rating of 4.3 stars out of 5 and this score has been calculated on 1148 reviews.

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REVIEWS OF Z's Bar & Restaurant IN Michigan

Terance Williams

I love Z's taste spicy BBQ ribs.

Donna Offutt

Cold beer, great service and the food was good. This place has the real flavor of old time Grand Rapids. A lot of character in the old building and don’t forget to check out the scary store underneath!!

Nora Ramos

Fun spot for late night drinks

David Bock

An unknown, but lucky customer purchased a winning Club Keno ticket worth $820 on July 11, 2019. Hope they were a good tipper.

Jason Dominowski

I've been here a bunch being outta town on business as much as I am. Usually Sunday/Monday and it's always got a great and calm crowd gathered. There was even one night recently there was an unruly man & woman who came in the bar already hammered and being out of control. The bartender, Lisa, kindly asked them to leave the other patrons alone...twice. Then when it came down to them falling/cussing she (with the utmost professionalism) told them to get out. When they did, then came back in...she did the same. Being a former bartender-It was refreshing to see someone handle bar business like that. I'd give their service and food 10 stars if I could. Great joint.

Tim Enright

After walking the streets of Grand Rapids for hours we finally found a place we could enjoy. Good beer, great food, friendly service and home town atmosphere. Funny thing was it was right back next to our hotel.

J Hurt

Fun atmosphere and great food! The perfect affordable downtown spot.

Jason Newman

Good food, great drink options and service.

Kenneth Eastman

Great food great environment staff was great to. Try the z Burger and fries they won't disappoint you if you like a good hamburger

Chad Kettner

Quick service and good American comfort food.

Ellis .P.

The best bar food in town. Hands. Down.

James Perez

The best dirty vodka martini ever.

r murphy

Casual, fun atmosphere, great for a late night drink or piece of pizza.

didn't know but anyways

great bar, lots of character

Sandy Kirschner

Our server was friendly and efficient- especially for a busy Saturday early evening. My granddaughter had the cheeseburger, my husband had the shredded beef burrito and I had the veggie burrito. Unfortunately, all of our food was pretty flavorless. The inside of my burrito was cold. So, to summarize, great service, eatable but bland food.

Erica Lake

Wonderful staff! Amazing wings.

Nyesha W

Food is amazing so are the drinks and the staff are always so polite

Benjamin Nisonger

Working late night in retail or the service industry it's hard to find a quick place to grab something to eat and maybe a drink. Z's service good till 2am and they have a decent menu. The service has always been quick and the drinks always strong. Also the karaoke is worth checking out too!

Leon Long

Great food. Great for small groups.

Ray Pudlik

Awesome Buffalo Chicken Egg roll Appetizer!!! We ate there on Sunday at were pleasantly surprised with $6 00 burger baskets (pickle and fries)!!! 1/4 lb patty with plenty of choices, they were all excellent!!!!!

William Turner

Great beer and drink selection. Pizza was awesome and staff were very friendly and responsive. Karaoke provided some good entertainment as well.

John Lane

Excellent food great atmosphere.

Brandon Andrews

horrible service.. I normally would give the benefit of doubt. but in this case.. ppfftt. I understand when a place is busy.. hey I get it.. but to be quite literally ignored.. for 20 mins.. unacceptable. while standing in the path of the servers and waving them down trying to get attention.. as they walk past me time after time.. unfortunately you can't teach observation.

Cameron McIntosh

Pretty nice place ,one hell of a liquor selection.. service was good and so was the food ...

Elizabeth Burr

Glorified and over priced bar food. We went here and ordered the chicken sandwich and it was only half of a chicken breast that they wanted us to pay 12 or 13$ for. When we asked the staff about it, they continued to say it was a full chicken breast and that the breading was the issue. No. It was the size of a small chicken strip. So when we got to speak with a manager, she took 5 dollars off. Normally we dont complain, but it alomst felt like robbery.

Anthony Van Heel

Great sports bar. Good prices! Sundays $6 burger with fries.

Maurice Nate Willis

Late night eats with solid service and convenient TVs placed all around to watch sporting events.

Allen Huston

Great food and friendly staff. Prices are descent. A little slow last night but they was very busy.

Richard R

Thankful they were within walking distance of our hotel. Food was hot and good.

Tara Ryan

Great pub with great atmosphere and food!

Tiffany Heyse

The waitstaff is amazing, they made an alcohol free Summer Shandy from scratch to satisfy a pregnant craving! Food was delicious too!

Jonathan Fegel

Classic, narrow city bar. Karaoke was fun! Was packed, after a show at VanAndel. Good time, not a write home about kind of place, but a convenient post show drink stop.

Mary Jo Dougherty

Decent food. Fair service.

Brad Golden

Great little sports bar with excellent pizza and typical sports bar food. Good selection of beer as well, stopped in when they weren't very busy on a Monday night, service was perfect for our quick dinner hour from work.

Matt Keppler

Great atmosphere, good food, and great prices on the drinks. I come here whenever I'm in town for work.

Bernadette Amador

Absolutely love this place..great food..great drinks..decent pricing ..downtown original..love it Tried the pizza awesome..Nachos so good..and Burgers on Sundays $6. Yup..favorite

Sue Sargent

Wonderful services our waiter was great, food was good

Gary Pollitz

Great pizza. Nice bar area. Great staff. Pretty fast service. Call ahead to discern if there is a wait time. Nice food menu. Everything is usually very good.

Maria Boggan

We like to visit Z's when we are in Grand Rapids. It is in a great location and the food is always delicious. I was super happy to see the impossible burger on the menu!

Larry St. George

For a very busy and crowded bar, they had fast service and I didn't have to wait long to sing karaoke

Dawn Simpson

Great place for a drink and some eats. I always forget how much I enjoy stopping in until I end up here

Lise H. Mitchell

Great food, friendly and fast. Amazing reuben, house salad rocked, and baracoca (sorry not spelled correctly) Caribbean sandwich with pepper jack cheese sauce. I didn't get to try, husband would not share! I should have asked sooner

Amy Ross

Wow! We’ve only been here a couple times but never have to ask for another beer and they’re always friendly with good food!

Wanda Kacir

Amazing late night appetizer s

Matthew Peach

Stopped in for a quick bite while in town for a day. Seems like a pretty solid place. The food was good and the service was friendly. I liked the atmosphere and it was very clean. I will definitely stop back in next time I'm in town to try out something more than sandwiches.

Samuel Strother

Didn't even make it to our meal. Our server was so overwhelmed she was rude. Left before our offer came out.

MIKE HERRERA

Buffalo chicken egg roll thing is the best

Travis Lea

I have always enjoyed this place since the late 80’s when I moved into the area. Fortunately this place has not changed much through the years. They still have the original comfy decor, awesome bar and the food just gets better every time. Lots of pub favorites from potato skins to burgers and pizzas. All are great!

Lilly

Amazing staff, delicious food, and a great spot close to so much down town. I've been here many times.

Ashlee Sorensen

We had a large group on a Friday night, and the service was excellent. Our food came fast and we all enjoyed it, I recommend the chicken burrito. There is also a parking structure right across the street, so no circling the block for a spot.

Debra NAPIERALSKI

Great Ruban sandwich, good selection of beers, fast service, not busy at all on a Saturday at 11 AM, lots of good sounding food options

Derpy TRH

Service is bad and it's very crowded. Not a fun place for some quick food.

Joshua Kennedy

Cheap eats, lunch 11-3pm Mon- Fri Food was good, had a gyro.

Tiana Hawver

Great service and drinks. Love their outdoor patio!

Todd McLavy

Good pizza, good service. Nice bar atmosphere.

Brian Johnson

Great food, good drinks, and a nice patio for lazy afternoons. Pretty cool place, check it out sometime.

Ben Parrott

Great food but prices are a little off track. Look at the chicken wings as the prime example. Way to high. They are delicious but still just chicken wings.

Becca Ladyman

Great place. Open late

Chad Pung

Very friendly staff and awesome locals! Thabks loche and wonda!

Rachael McCuddy

Great bar food late at night

brian mcmahan

Good food, staff and drinks at good prices.

John Stone

Stopped by for lunch. Buffalo Bites were really good. Hadn't heard of them before.

Vanessa Marsiglia

We stopped here before we went to see a show at a nearby location. The food was decent and the service was pretty good - nothing to write home about but I would be willing to eat there again.

Pamela Holder

I have major allergies and they were very accommodating.

Samantha

I adore Z’s. Food is delicious and affordable. They offer karaoke if you’re into that kind of thing. Within easy walking distance to fill your belly after a night out.

Paul Bybee

Good food. Extremely slow service, poor service

Pratima Dayal

The very unique tandoori chicken tacos were delicious!!

Christine Tanzini

Good food, good service, reasonable prices, fun (sports bar) atmosphere.

Thomas Lerchenfeld

Good late night spot. Good bar food. Karaoke on more nights than most bars. Friendly staff.

Straight Shooter

Fun place. Karaoke time!

blue frost

They have Excellent pizza medium size pizza. There were two people eating it and we couldn't even finish it. The food is worth the price.

Kurt Zalokar

Drunken tater tots were fabulous.

Rich Zuker

Good atmosphere. Food was adequate. Slightly pricey for bar food.

Ariel DuVal

We love Z's! Great food, good drinks and the atmosphere is much more relaxed than other places in downtown. It's a good place to start or end your night out! I'd highly recommend the homemade tots.

David E. Pedersen

Z's has been my favorite watering hole for years. It's a downtown institution. The food is really good. They make the best drinks in town, and they have a lot of craft beers on tap. And the staff is awesome! So next time you're in the downtown area, stop into Z's. You won't be disappointed.

Brad Konkle

Good food, great prices on their specials, traditional tavern atmosphere

Michaela Reid

Food & drinks rock, as well as the Tuesday night karaoke!

Josh Levering

Service was slow, food was good.

Deezle Hardbody

Amazing Karaoke and above average drinks

Damian Huber

I have always loved this place. Great atmosphere.

Jacqui Merritt

Kind of old timey decor and friendly staff. They also had one of my favs on tap!

Kerry Krick

Great atmosphere. Food was very tasty. I ordered a burger medium rare and came out well done. If we weren't on a time schedule I would have sent it back. Took a considerable amount of time to get our food and it wasn't that busy. Our server was top notch though! I will go back.

Ashleigh Curtis

Food was good. Prices were good too. They have the menu labeled for allergies or dietary restrictions. Our waitress had a few mistakes but she was attentive. Staff overall was nice.Great spot for a big group. They were very accommodating. We had a great time. I will go back in the future.

James Schutter

The staff is friendly and helpful. The atmosphere is fun and inviting. Food is incredible.

Donald Nevill

One of the best casual bar restaurant in downtown. Been coming here for years. Good food and atmosphere. Staff great

Patrick Cosgrove

Good atmosphere great food nice people.

Daniel Altenritter

Always been a great bar since my college days. Both lively and quiet depending on when you go.

James Hardie

Lots of Karaoke fun

Dan Natzel

It was ok! Food portions were small. Been to better places in Grand Rapids.

Leah Collins

Go during happy hour and you can score some really good deals on some appetizers. Their wings are really crispy and full of flavor! The bar itself is a little run down but with great company you should have a fun time. Plus they have Karaoke starting at 10pm!

Dirk Bakhuyzen

The ribs are excellent! Friday night activity was average with great service!

Annie Quinlan

Excellent place to meet friends for drinks. Prices are super good. Food is great standard bar fare.

Mimi

Z’s is our favorite spot, we always have a great time the food is amazing, the staff is always friendly and do such a good job. Cysco ( I think that’s how she spells her name ) she was amazing! Made our experience even better!

Lamarr Williford

Good drinks, good food, good staff. I liked it!

DJ

Our family loves to go on Sunday for the cheap burgers and mimosas but we also enjoy grabbing dinner there anytime. The food and drinks are good and the staff is friendly.

Pete Solis

Nice place

Mariah Kuipers

Great food, great drinks, great prices

Aa-Ron

Best karaoke I've witnessed in my life.

Justin Ferguson

This place is hugely popular considering all the hotels that surround the area. Z's is within walking distance of many attractions in downtown GR. They carry a ton of craft beer and the food is also pretty amazing.

Nate Koehn

First off, let me say that I have high anxiety and will not go to places as crowded as this. So, my review is based on friends who frequent here and the maybe 2 times I've been here. The food is good but the service is terrible. My review comes from Tuesday nights after 10 pm. Overcrowded and 45+ minutes to get drink refills or anything. Not the place to go on a date really. More of a place to go for a bar scene. My friends enjoy there so I only base my stars on service and nothing more.

Candy Birgy

Only reason I'm giving you 1 star is because of the food is great... Although, with that being said, Chyna, was a terrible server.. I get that it was busy, after Chris Stapleton concert, but I don't know if she had a bad night, buy her service was awful.. She didn't come back to table but once, and she cut my friend off after one drink, and rudley, said, all you get is water.. Why, serve her one drink and then be rude about it.....I'll go to Bob's next time...

nickk05281982

Nice place for late night bite

William Lauer

Great place for kareoke and eats

Joseph Castro

pizza was delicious, the ingredients tasted fresh, friendly staff

Estrella S

Great food at great prices. Amazing view and place to go with friends or for a take out dinner. Good drinks and open late for good fun with friends. Plus who doesn't love karaoke?

Jade Canton

We went here after a concert and were very happy with the speed of our service.

Mister Magoo

I stop here whenever I'm in town, but after today, I wish I would've ate at a hot dog stand. Barely anyone there and the server was rude and kept rushing me. I don't drink alcohol, and ordered an iced tea, as soon as I said that i get a look of shittiness from the waitress. The food (black & blue burger) was tasteless, and had more grease than blue cheese. Wanted chips, but apparently since I didn't order booze the waitress took it upon herself to give me fries... which upped my order an extra dollar. I enjoy tipping my bill. It's fun, and I enjoy the smiles I get from the surprise. Today I gave a dollar and some change. I may not look like/or eat like a wealthy person, but I enjoy tipping like it's a 5 star restaurant. Your loss miss rushing waitress. Due to this experience, you've lost my business. Hopefully others don't have this experience here. Also, a note to the waitress: don't pick your skin at the bar, it's very gross, people usually don't like added flavor.

Paul W

Staff lies about time to leave early. We showed up at 1am ordered food and drinks as part of last call. At 1:10 according to everyone’s watch and phone the bar staff yanks our drinks from us and tells us place closss in 1 min. Confused we ask why 1:10 closing when everything says 1:30- they pointed to clock behind bar that was 18 mins fast and said “our clock says 1:28. You have two minutes to get out.” We said that’s not real time and bartenders all said “well it’s our clock our rules. We call it bar time. Doesn’t matter what your clock says here it is bar time.” We didn’t get to finish most of our food and drinks. Bartender literally took drinks from us and told us to get our. Hopefully ownership sees this and realizes their team changes clocks so they can cut out 20 mins early. Bar time is a lame excuse to make a poor experience for your guests.

Jason Messer

Great food and service.

Ethan Hunter

I went to Z's on a Saturday afternoon with two friends and had a wonderful time. I had the fried platter (Home run or something like that). It was deep fried deliciousness. The potato skins were HOT and excellent, the eggrolls were my favorite part. It was an excellent bar food and drink experience. I would go again if looking for great bar food.

Benjamin Reinhard

Z’s bar is my home bar. Staff is awesome. Food is great. And Karaoke is fun and entertaining to watch and listen to. Highly recommend this place for you to check out.

Rachel Rogalske

One of the best bars in GR. They even have a cellar where you can buy some more spirits or snacks on your way home. Exceptional service, drinks, food, and the best ranch in the midwest.

Jennifer M

Do not plan on a quick lunch or good service; *evenings can be a bit better. Today I was promptly greeted; however it all went down hill from there. We were teated like an inconvenience and given plenty of attitude for no reason; didn't even get to finish the meal. If you favor being ignored w/ a side of attitude and having to chase down the staff this is the place for you.

Justin Steere

Great food and great people. One of my go-to lunch spots.

Gretchen Curtis

try the buffalo rolls! friendly staff and great atmosphere:))

Nikki

Waitress pretty much ignored our table the whole time. Took a couple of attempts to even flag her down for refills and items missed on an order. Food was so so. Don't bother getting the steak frites, it is definitely not worth that price. Fries were bland, tater tots were good, and chips were good. Inferno burger was good. Fried pickles were actually the best I've ever had.

Brandon Foster

Bartender was very friendly. Quick service. Enjoyed an evening on the patio.

Jarrett Davidson

Awesome place with karaoke Tuesday through Thursday night. Fun atmosphere and great staff.

Dennis Fessenden

The service was fine. She did get our order wrong and didn't have the pizza crust we wanted.

Kristina McNees-Henderson

Sysco was our waitress good food quick and friendly service

Mark Schroer

A great sports bar with good food.

Turbulent Tuba

Great food, drinks, and atmosphere... Judi don't come if you're in a hurry.

Emilyanne Kellogg

If you want a small town feel bar. Go here. It's great food and good times!

Mason

Kinda sub-par to be completely honest. I was there on a Sunday, maybe 10 people apart from myself. I ordered a pulled pork sandwich, and my companion ordered a burger with a thin patty (which we were told would cook quicker!). The wait was about 35ish minutes, and a pop refill took 10! Food was about 3.5 stars, but the wait was a huge inconvenience.

amardeep sahota

Great Karoke night and great service

Scott Rienstra

Great food great staff and the best karaoke singers in town

Howard Smlth

Nice place to drink and eat. Tucked in a non-busy area that is close to the rest of downtown.

Greg Vincent

Quick and good. 30 minutes in and out. Good service.

Gordon McQueen

Not a fan of karaoke and it was on that night. Nachos were good though.

scott lee

best place for beers and foods till 2 am

Matthew McDevitt

Great place. Great people and great fun

C J

Single parent with 2 kids on St. Patrick's weekend. The kids were pretty good and our waitress did a great job. Attentive, patient, and courteous. Food and drinks worked well and it was a very good experience. Noce work!

Robin Snider

Good food. Bloody Mary's are great!

Kristen Aikens

Good atmosphere decent food

Xaviar Jaramillo

Good food good drinks

Becca Anderson

Quick service for being a busy Friday night after a concert and hockey match. Staff was very prompt and good about acknowledging people even if they couldn't get to them right away. Good beer selection and reasonably priced. Conveniently located by the hotels & parking garages.

Jonathon Whaley

Great sports bar with solid, late night food.

Brent Peterson

Good food and alcohol

austin graham

Great convenient spot to meet downtown. They stay open until 2 and the atmosphere is friendly and inviting! Love the staff! Super friendly and professional!

Adam Rader

I LOVE the service, ask Jordan and Nita for their favorite puns and pickup lines.

Zachary Stewart

Good late night food joint. Ribs are amazing! Decent amount of taps for craft beer. Lots of liquor options. Fair prices, never had an issue with service. Would return

keith sloncz

Very nice bar, great location, awesome pizza, always has a good crowd.

MS MIDI

Great food, service n great environment!

Derek Bannen

Z's is my favorite place for food and drinks downtown, any day or night of the week. Great atmosphere, and always has specials going on. The staff is always friendly and helpful. You won't be disappointed at Z's. Try the buffalo rolls and chili!

nagendra prasad

Good food and great beer. Wonderful place to hang out with friends

Brice Pinkowski

Great spot and a great selection of beers, has karaoke some nights and is a great place to catch a game. Has great food options including BBQ.

Lion Chaser

A great place, one of my favorites, for lunch and dinner downtown Grand Rapids. Close to everything, walk in nice weather, also very close to skywalk which comes in very handy.

Jeff Moore

Always the pre game for any concert in downtown Grand Rapids. And the ribs are the best I have ever had!

Lorrell Stark

The food is incredible, large portions, and the prices are fair, especially for the quality and quantity you receive.

Markay Kamps

Horrible horrible service, had reservations for 14 of us on a wed and took over an hour for are food,which made us all late for are show! Still tried to charge us for are food! Then when they discounted are food the happy hour drinks went to full price!? Manager didn't seem to care and never apologized or helped the server after we asked for the manager! Very disappointed!

christian topil

The ribs here are fantastic

nick jones

Drink selection is vast!

Brandon Perkins

Excellent food and very professional staff. The setting was also very pleasing!

Josephine Leader

Z's is always one of my favorite places to go. Their Bean Burger is delicious, their drinks are great and the atmosphere is always on point.

Sebastian Jolta

Great place for a late night snack and good drinks. I happen to come in a karaoke night and it was very entertaining to say the least. I would come back. It does get pretty noise, just FYI.

Sharlene Smith

Some of the best karaoke in zGR!

John

Z's is a good way to end a night. The food isn't amazing; it's bar food that honestly isn't as good as most other options downtown Grand Rapids, however It earns its 4 stars as the service is quick and good and it's one of the only places that serves food past midnight. In addition the building has skywalk access. Some people may not realize that there is a door that let's you go straight in without going outside which is a plus during winter.

Rachel Perez

My husband and I love this place, it's great place to sit down and have a nice dinner, the ribs are amazing and award winning too!! Or if you're just looking to have a quick couple of drinks before a concert or a show downtown it's great for that too as Z's is within walking to every venue downtown!! They have great dinner food and bar food as well so whatever you're in the mood for, they can accommodate! The beef nachos are a favorite as well and they use pulled beef which threw us at first but we ordered any way and I'm so glad we did, it was so much better than ground beef!! Like I said, never disappointed here, try it you won't regret it!!

Business Hours of Z's Bar & Restaurant in Michigan

SUNDAY
12PM–1AM
MONDAY
11AM–2AM
TUESDAY
11AM–2AM
WEDNESDAY
11AM–2AM
THURSDAY
11AM–2AM
FRIDAY
11AM–2AM
SATURDAY
11AM–2AM

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