The Backyard of Kalamazoo

$ • American, Cocktail Bar, Vegetarian

Hours:
10441 Stadium Dr, Kalamazoo
(269) 550-8888

About The Backyard of Kalamazoo

The Backyard of Kalamazoo is a welcoming restaurant known for its delicious food, including the Mother Clucker taco and refreshing strawberry margarita. The restaurant features a fun atmosphere that is perfect for families, complete with a children's area and a variety of games and toys for kids to enjoy. They provide options like a good veggie burger and veggie sausage for vegetarians. The staff is friendly and attentive, ensuring a pleasant experience for parents with young children. With its spacious layout, families can spread out comfortably. The Backyard also accommodates dietary restrictions, such as shellfish allergies, ensuring everyone can enjoy their meal safely. This year-round restaurant offers a vast fenced yard with activities like cornhole, ping-pong, tennis, and lively music, making it an ideal spot for families wanting to eat, drink, and let the kids have fun. The menu includes high-end pub fare with favorites like smashed burgers, mac-and-cheese bites, pulled-pork flatbreads, and tasty veggie options. Many customers have praised the place for its great pizza, amazing service, and lively atmosphere that feels like a family reunion. The staff is helpful, friendly, and patient, making every visit special. Despite being short-staffed at times, the food remains excellent, and the service is still good with a little extra patience. The Backyard is a perfect spot for families and friends to enjoy good food, fun activities, and craft cocktails, beer, and wine on nice days.

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The Backyard of Kalamazoo Reviews

4.3
287 ratings
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Food
4.3
Atmosphere
4.6
Service
4.3

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Great experience! Had a private party for 30 on back patio with catering. Food was AMAZING! Chef was so nice and on top of everything. Ben was GREAT & helped with the set up and Star was assigned to our party and was GREAT & attentive, always there when we had a question or needed something. It was a nice party and would highly recommend. Thank you so much!~

This is a perfect place for everyone especially if you have kids lots of fun stuffs to do here, Very nice environment great services, and the foods are amazing! Highly recommend it! Come check it out for yourself!

Stay far away!!!! Food taste like it’s microwaved went in for dinner staff is rude and clueless. No one there knows what they are suppose to be doing. Toys are dirty and broken. I write stay far away!!!!

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Hours

Monday Closed
Tuesday 4 - 9PM
Wednesday 4 - 9PM
Thursday 4 - 9PM
Friday 11AM - 10PM
Saturday 11AM - 10PM
Sunday 11AM - 8PM
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