Empty and only one person working. Also most songs blocked on touch tunes so just go to another bar. Won’t be back.
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 2
Andrew Zonca
Music is too scary. Could use some classic soft rock. Not heavy metal rock
Josh Parker
Extremely polite and helpful staff. Definitely felt welcome.
Atmosphere: 5
Spud
Got kicked out for dancing 30 min after we got there. Go to Birch Lodge instead, way better
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Mark Quarto
Staff is friendly, but some of the crowd that place brings isn’t as much. It’s a good place to “people watch “ but make sure your out of there before 2am, or stuff gets rough.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
Kylie Parker
I used to be a fan of Dukes, but after a recent experience, I won't be returning. A group of us went to celebrate a graduation, and everything was going well. My boyfriend and I approached the bar for a drink, and there were no issues with his ID. However, when we returned for a glass of water, the bartender demanded his ID again. Despite his valid vertical Michigan ID (given to those who visit before their birthday), we were told he had to leave. We tried explaining that he's 23, and we were happy to verify his ID. He has been served multiple times at this bar, which is confusing why it was an issue now. When talking to the bartender, she stated that this was a “law” that he cannot be in the building past 9pm with a vertical ID, which is untrue. We would be more understanding if this was a policy at Dukes, however that was not the reason that was told to us. Instead of investigating the situation or having a way to verify his ID, they decided to kick him out, even though he has a valid state ID that is not expired. It's disappointing that such an inconsistent ID policy ruined what was supposed to be a celebratory evening. This experience has left a sour taste, and me and my group of friends will never be returning to Dukes anytime soon.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Theo Rio
Awesome oldschool bar! Great prices and great bartenders.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Ryan Novak
They got the touch tunes limited on random stuff for no reason.
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 3
Mike Mazoo
what a dump. the place use to be fun. bartenders and regulars spend entire time outside smoking .
Never been before so this was my first time coming. We sat at a table for about 20 mins and no one came to help us. I got up grabbed a menu walked to the bar got ignored for another 10 , and it wasn’t even packed . So I finally got her attention and asked could I order food she said no it was to late. I asked the other server and she said yes but they started ignoring me again. I just ended up leaving. The atmosphere looks awesome but the service I got was so horrible. I’ve never been ignored like that in a restaurant ever. I’m not that hard to get rid of so I am definitely coming back one day and hopefully then I can see what dukes has to offer cause I was looking forward to enjoying my night but unfortunately the bartenders wasn’t having a good night. I
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 1
T curry
Very cool bartenders the music was a good vibe drinks price a plus a
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Abdus-Salaam Muhammad
Service was beautiful and good
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
David Thompson
Two bar tenders and me and my wife walked in and sat at the bar. The place was dead, but the bar tender was hanging with her friends at the bar. Completely ignoring us. After 10 minutes we had to go walk over and ask can she take an order for a drinks. I'm 45 and have worked in the service industry for several years and have never been ignored like that. Great location great ambience with service was terrible that night. I'm not trying to get a drink it was wrong. Please don't ignore customers.
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 1
Allie Gartside
Visiting Grand Rapids from out of state, came for a show. We were doing some bar hopping and came in on a Friday night. Place was really busy and music was quite loud. Couldn't get to the bar to order a drink, decided we come back the following day when it was less busy. We saw they were doing poutine week and wanted to try just a straight forward poutine. It was really good. Ladies behind the bar were nice. Ordered a tall local cider on draft and was way bigger than your average tall beer in a restaurant. I'm also probably just used to over priced beer in tiny glasses having lived in both CA/CO. But yeah this was a cool spot, would come back again if we ever find ourselves in Grand Rapids again.
Parking: Found parking pretty easily and neighborhood walkability is good so easy to bar hop.
Empty and only one person working. Also most songs blocked on touch tunes so just go to another bar. Won’t be back.
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 2
Music is too scary. Could use some classic soft rock. Not heavy metal rock
Extremely polite and helpful staff. Definitely felt welcome.
Atmosphere: 5
Got kicked out for dancing 30 min after we got there. Go to Birch Lodge instead, way better
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Staff is friendly, but some of the crowd that place brings isn’t as much. It’s a good place to “people watch “ but make sure your out of there before 2am, or stuff gets rough.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
I used to be a fan of Dukes, but after a recent experience, I won't be returning. A group of us went to celebrate a graduation, and everything was going well. My boyfriend and I approached the bar for a drink, and there were no issues with his ID. However, when we returned for a glass of water, the bartender demanded his ID again. Despite his valid vertical Michigan ID (given to those who visit before their birthday), we were told he had to leave. We tried explaining that he's 23, and we were happy to verify his ID. He has been served multiple times at this bar, which is confusing why it was an issue now.
When talking to the bartender, she stated that this was a “law” that he cannot be in the building past 9pm with a vertical ID, which is untrue. We would be more understanding if this was a policy at Dukes, however that was not the reason that was told to us. Instead of investigating the situation or having a way to verify his ID, they decided to kick him out, even though he has a valid state ID that is not expired.
It's disappointing that such an inconsistent ID policy ruined what was supposed to be a celebratory evening. This experience has left a sour taste, and me and my group of friends will never be returning to Dukes anytime soon.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Awesome oldschool bar! Great prices and great bartenders.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
They got the touch tunes limited on random stuff for no reason.
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 3
what a dump. the place use to be fun. bartenders and regulars spend entire time outside smoking .
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
I live going here with friends!
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Never been before so this was my first time coming. We sat at a table for about 20 mins and no one came to help us. I got up grabbed a menu walked to the bar got ignored for another 10 , and it wasn’t even packed . So I finally got her attention and asked could I order food she said no it was to late. I asked the other server and she said yes but they started ignoring me again. I just ended up leaving. The atmosphere looks awesome but the service I got was so horrible. I’ve never been ignored like that in a restaurant ever. I’m not that hard to get rid of so I am definitely coming back one day and hopefully then I can see what dukes has to offer cause I was looking forward to enjoying my night but unfortunately the bartenders wasn’t having a good night. I
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 1
Very cool bartenders the music was a good vibe drinks price a plus a
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Service was beautiful and good
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Two bar tenders and me and my wife walked in and sat at the bar. The place was dead, but the bar tender was hanging with her friends at the bar. Completely ignoring us. After 10 minutes we had to go walk over and ask can she take an order for a drinks. I'm 45 and have worked in the service industry for several years and have never been ignored like that. Great location great ambience with service was terrible that night. I'm not trying to get a drink it was wrong. Please don't ignore customers.
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 1
Visiting Grand Rapids from out of state, came for a show. We were doing some bar hopping and came in on a Friday night. Place was really busy and music was quite loud. Couldn't get to the bar to order a drink, decided we come back the following day when it was less busy. We saw they were doing poutine week and wanted to try just a straight forward poutine. It was really good. Ladies behind the bar were nice. Ordered a tall local cider on draft and was way bigger than your average tall beer in a restaurant. I'm also probably just used to over priced beer in tiny glasses having lived in both CA/CO. But yeah this was a cool spot, would come back again if we ever find ourselves in Grand Rapids again.
Parking: Found parking pretty easily and neighborhood walkability is good so easy to bar hop.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Cheese Cubes
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